005 [Action (Locked)/Video]

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[It's summer. School is out. School is out and Pilouette has been left with an abundance of free time, having chickened out on asking to work in the Welcome Center. And having this sudden excess of free time, Pilouette finds herself a little bored. Back home, she at least had a moderate amount of chores to do to keep her busy every once in a while; she would clean the whole house from top to bottom, vacuuming, mopping...It's not that she particularly liked doing it, but it was something she had gotten used to.

However, now that she's living in an apartment, even if it is big enough for three people, there's quite a bit less to do. So having finished cleaning up a bit, she sets down the small vaccum she found in the item shop (a find she was quite happy about) she starts heading to her room and, with the intention of making herself useful, she nervously takes to the journal.]

Hey, um,...this is probably like, super weird, but does anyone need any help with any around the house-type stu-

[As she pulls open the door to her room, she stops short, her eyes widening. As the journal slips from her hand, she lets out a high pitched screech.]

Ehhh…that’s not a very cute sound at all.

[The video shows…a panda. Literally, a panda going through some of Pilouette’s things.]

Where do you keep the bamboo? I haven’t eaten in so long that I’m light-headed.

Wh...What are you...?!

[The sound of retreating footsteps can be heard from off frame only to return seconds later. Within moments Pilouette is upon the panda and...starts vacuuming him? He falls over immediately, almost as if he’s intimidated by the vacuum.]



Uwaaa--! Don’t suck me up!

[While flailing, he manages to knock over Pil’s journal ending the feed…but he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.]

[ooc; Joint post from Pilouette and Panda! Panda will reply to most if not all threads himself. He’ll either talk with Pils or just start his own, depending on how conversation goes.]

Comments

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

Yeah, at least it will keep you busy. Hopefully, it won't be too much trouble.

[voice]

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Of course it won't! Like I said, I'm used to doing way more cleaning at home. I'll just have to find something to keep busy with once I'm done...

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

I know how you feel. I wish I could offer up my apartment, but it's not that bad between me and my roommate.

[Not true at all, because his roommate is a slob. But deep down, he likes the responsibility. ...somewhat.]

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Well, that's okay. I'm sure I'll find something to do. Maybe I'll just have to ask people again once this whole...panda mess is over. ...Maybe I could try cleaning the stairs between floors here...

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

That's a good idea. I think everyone's too distracted by the panda to even remember what you asked.

[It was actually kinda funny, when he thought about it.]

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Plus, I never even got to finish asking! I just came in to sit on my bed and...there he was. One of the few times I try to get people's attention for something and I can't even get that done!

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

I-it was just bad timing, that's all. I mean, what are the odds of another panda showing up the next time you tried to ask?

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Well. When you consider that this is the third time that a panda has showed up in my room...I mean, that kind of thing doesn't happen to most people even once, right?

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

W-wait, this is the third time this has happened to you?

[voice] fffffff i need to proofread things better orz

[ribbonbon]

Well...no. Just the second. Might as well be the third time, though. But, it's the fourth time that I've had a surprise visitor like this. A month ago a guy appeared in my closet and just after I first got here, a giant bug showed up in my shower while I was showering...! I'm just getting tired of all these sudden house guests, you know?

[voice] akdkjhdk oops!

[shinesbrightest]

W-well, I can't say I blame you. I've had people randomly show up in my room here, too. ...never any animals, though.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

You've had people show up? Like, as in more than one?

[She actually finds it kind of a relief that someone else has gone through this kind of stuff.]

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

Yeah. I mean, not all at once, but it's definitely happened. My roommate even fell on me when she arrived.

[...and it's not the first time that's happened, either!]

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Whoah. I've never had anyone fall on me. I guess I'm lucky as far as that goes. But I guess since she ended up being your roommate it's not that bad that she ended kind of...appearing in your house, huh?

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

No, it was still pretty bad. [Most guys probably wouldn't have minded having Misato on top of them, but... Shinji minds. 8|] She's a friend from home, anyway, so she kind of just... moved in on her own.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Oh! So your roomie is like, someone you know! That's got to be kind of nice, having someone from home here with you~!

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

Y-yeah, it kind of is. I didn't really mind being by myself, though. This place isn't so bad once you get used to it.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

You were really fine being alone? ...But I guess you have a point. This place isn't completely bad. The people are nice, at least.

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

Well, it's what I'm used to. [Of course, whether or not he likes it is a different matter entirely.] But the people here are much nicer. I mean, it's hard to like the experiments, but otherwise, I think it's okay.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

I guess you're right. ...Plus, we can do more or less whatever we want here, right? No "be in bed by ten", no "call me when you get home"...

[Even though she generally does what people tell her to do anyway. But the idea of being able to do what she wants is nice.]

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

Y-yeah... [Unfortunately, Shinji has never heard those words a day in his life. (foreveralone.jpg) But he can still relate:] It's nice to be able to do whatever we want. We don't really have to worry about any kind of responsibilities or anything.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

That's right! If I don't want to go to school, no one can make me! And I eat whatever I feel like! Plus, if I don't feel like doing any chores, I don't have to!

[Not that she ever follows through on these things because she's so used to trying to be "good" that she does exactly what she did back home, anyway.]

This is the kind of thing that most people our age almost wish for sometimes, huh?

[She lets out a little sigh. Even if she's able to do whatever she wants here in Luceti...she stil can't help but be homesick every once in a while.]

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

You're probably right. When you put it that way, I think one of my friends would love it here. There are no rules, and there are all kinds of different people here. Normal people can even learn things like magic. It's really... different from where I come from, anyway.

[voice]

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It's pretty different from where I'm from, too! Back home, stuff like magic wasn't even real. Just things you read about in fairy tales and storybooks and stuff. Sometimes, I still can't believe this is happening, you know? It's like...so totally out there.

[voice]

[shinesbrightest]

Yeah, no kidding. There are so many weird things here. I-I guess it's... interesting, at least.

[It's almost ironic for him to say when he pilots a giant robot in his own world.]