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[Good day city-zens, it's User Name Junpei here with another paranoid rant about god only knows what. Just kidding, he's laser focused his paranoia these days, so, ahem:]

Hi, uh, I'm Junpei, if you didn't know. [A brief pause, while he internally laments that he will never get his goddamn codename, but okay. He's made peace with it. He holds up two fingers.] Two things.

[He leans forward and his head and shoulders go out of frame for a moment, while the rustling of papers can be heard somewhere beyond the camera. Should he have gathered his materials beforehand? Yes, for sure, but such is life. Enjoy this view of his t-shirt while he swears and drops something back there...

When he leans back into frame he doesn't hold anything up just yet.]

First, since it looks like people are going missing now, do you guys think we should have... I don't know, a system? To keep track of each other? I don't mean something like the buddy system— [Although he doesn't NOT mean the buddy system, always investigate mysterious liminal cities with a friend!!--] —But... something. Besides running around looking for signs every time. We need to figure out where they're going.

[He's convinced they're still in the city but Taken Somewhere, you see. Where, though... mmm. Workshopping that. He sits there looking grim for a beat, then sighs himself out of it and lifts up one of his papers.

It has beautiful birds drawn on it. Some people may recall his canary symbol idea from Setsuna's meeting, ahem...]

Second is... this. Somebody out there's gotta be better at drawing a bird than me. If you see these hung up anywhere... be careful of whatever's around. [Another beat.] And, uh, if anyone wants to contribute to the cause, I'll pay you in beer and gummies? Normal gummies.

[sorry, he has no edibles. also never mind that one can get beer and gummies without joining his danger birds cause. sign up for art club!!!]

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[ what's a penguin

anyway she's happy again her quivering existence is calmed. ]

Perhaps the opposite? If it is odd enough to draw people close to it, rather than ask them away, then it should be used thusly.

Huh, like "come and look at this," for important places? I can see that. Yeah, that's a good one.

[hold on, he's going to lean out of frame yet again to get a piece of paper to write on, scribbling down "gross eye for points of interest".]

Probably shouldn't go crazy with too many of these. [but. he's enjoying it, so.] You got one more idea?

[ ... hold on she's flopping back to the side for something. you only get her legs kicking in the air this time. ]

For what purpose? I have as many ideas as there are stars dotting the night sky, Junpei, and I shall go crazy with as many as I please!

Okay, take it easy. I just mean we want everyone else to be able to follow, right? A few at a time.

[they don't even have a Trivia Person to follow everyone around and explain what symbols mean....]

So uh, is one more for now okay?

For now.

[ ... ... ...

okay. she's back up with colored pencils this time. View. ]

'Tis a toad!

Oh, huh, it's round!

[round animals series...!! yes, he loves this toad, what the hell. he's even going give her a double thumbs up for this one.]

Nice. What does it mean?

All toads are round! And it shall mean...

[ ........... she didn't think this far ahe wait ]

A meeting spot! We may place these with various colors to their warts, and it will be a way to say whence we are meeting. "I shall see thee at the red toad," and the like. There are many a place one can place such a thing, provided it is open enough for a few to sit and covet enough to be unseen. Hidden in plain sight!

[he's thinking about it, very seriously like "see thee at the red road" doesn't already sound kind of cool. that's his criteria, besides how easy a thing is to draw.....]

Yeah, alright. Sounds good to me. So toad, eyeball, and bird so far... Now we just have to get everyone else on board with it.

[smash cut to multiple people asking him what the hell the bird means, damn, like he didn't say!!]

[ she's just happy to be helpful. after failing to protect those important to her several times over the past two months. ]

That should be easy enough, no? It would seem thee have a knack for leadership, [ whatever she is seeing she is seeing, ] and I shall assist thee however necessary. Once we have those who are willing to explain, it will be easy to keep all up to date.

[congratulations, kromer also said something like this to him and he was just as ??leadership?? that time too—]

Sure, I guess—I'll uh, find that librarian-looking guy from the meeting at least, if he doesn't find me first. He was into the birds, he might be willing to spread the word.

[ don't mention that to her. she'll short him what it means to distort. ]

I shall do my part as well, since I have come to know many others due to the letter... kehm, the video of challenge I sent forth only a few weeks ago. It is a wondrous method for making friends, Junpei, should thee ever wish to try it.

[ this........ is probably a joke? ]

[the video challenge... sadly junpei is a fucking zoomer so he earnestly is trying to think of what kind of video challenge don could a) know about and b) be into? some cinnamon-challenge-tier thing? what's going on—

oh nope no he's got it, zoomer instincts defeated, DON....]

Nah, I think I'm good. Don't think too many people would be impressed with me just copying your thing, anyway. I'll make friends the old-fashioned way.

[whatever that is.]

[ please she'd love to do the cinnamon challenge can you teach her ]

And how many have thee made so far?

[sure she can watch him pass out in a cloud of spicy hell]

What, here? I don't know, a couple. It's not like it's a contest.

It is not a matter of competition!

[ though

not gonna lie

it sort of is!!!!!!! ]

One should be able to say they hath surrounded themselves with plenty of allies, so thee should attempt to make as many as thee can! How else are we to keep everyone safe?!

Yeah, no, I know. I get it. I've been saying we're not going to get anything done if we don't shut up and work together, but...

[people are difficult! and sometimes he gets in a mood and snaps at people who won't just get over it and be team players! it happens. but rest assured that he Knows teamwork is the only way out of this.

sigh!! stay positive, ahem,]

You find any fireworks for your block party yet?

[ between the two of them they can manhandle everyone dw ]

Nay. And I do not know how to make them, so I am at a loss.

[ she's become useless again....... rolling back onto her bed to draw. ]

Have thee an idea of it?

Not really, no... Buuuut I know someone who might.

[It's Wrench again. It's always Wrench when it comes to things that might be illegal somewhere else.]

You think you want to have this party soon, or would it be too weird right now?

[ wao........ the man with all the connections. such leader material, like she'd been saying.

and

truthfully, she would like the distraction, but it is a little weird. she guesses. once he points it that it could be. on the other hand, distraction would be nice. her current fervor for art has most of her room dashed with sketches, paintings, worn down pencils and crayons off screen... thankfully sinclair always knocks should he need to enter, and she always meets him at the door. no one needs to see the disaster zone it's become in her melding of grief and rattling brain.

see her stillness. the quiet contemplation. she's forgotten she's on video. it's gonna be a hot minute before she speaks up. ]

... We will need to explain that we are attempting to make a racket like nothing else, and I think it will draw the attention of those who otherwise may not attend. To do so covertly, we shall need a reason for such an extravagant gathering. When is thy birthday?

Edited 2023-08-05 01:11 (UTC)

[oh, she's just zoning out... junpei will look at his own bird doodles again in the interim, maybe try to draw one that looks less like a tennis ball. it is weird, the idea of a party right now, but then again—not everyone is as bothered about the missing people as the ones who knew them, right? so.

maybe not so weird? quantum weird. whatever.]

Uh, good question. It's in February, but it was New Year's the day before I got here, so it's also kind of already passed...? You know, in terms of linear time.

[so he's useless in this regard, sorry. for accuracy purposes anyway.]

That will not do at all.

[ and she's not gonna make him lie about his birthday...... hmmmm. ]

Perhaps, then, a change of ideas. What say thee to a cultural exchange?

[great, he likes to keep his hands or whatever liars have to lose.]

Sure, I guess. You have a holiday in mind, or something?

[ tongues, junpei!!! and the... ten truthful things or whatever she threatened before. too bad they can't do christmas. it's too far away. that's definitely the only reason.

... ]

Nay, but I do not think the others would be against a gathering to learn of one another. There was a post some time ago about stories from home, and it seemed to do well.

[ she honestly. did not last past like, the first, with roland's. for specific reasons she's just staring at the ceiling for. it does not come through in her voice, hands raised in excitement.

and then don rising in excitement too, back to staring down her phone. ]

We could do something similar, but on a grander, more in-person scale! And at the end, we shall let loose the fireworks! There are many cultural differences in the Districts alone, so I have no doubts that those of different worlds would be just as dissimilar! Cuisine, holidays as thee have spoken, perhaps the sort of things that others value in art, history, and music -- such things are all important to humanity, no? And non-humans, for I know we have such about as well! It could be interesting, and helpful, to our goal of getting along, should we get to know another.

[ ... cuisine... ]

Oh, yeah... I didn't really pay attention to those.

[oops! he was probably sulking about something. but he remembers the call for stories, so hm, it did well... neat.

that said,] Cuisine, huh. [gaze.......... anyway.] And I'm not saying no, but I can't organize a party at all, so you're going to have to take the lead on this one. And get ready for a bunch of jackasses who hate teamwork to shoot you down.

[he doesn't think this will put her off, really?? but it's the thing that would make him too angry to follow through, soooo.]

[ her cuisine was......................................... not lethal! ]

Worry not, Junpei, for I am a very persistent person. Should they not wish to come, they will be missing out on a great many things -- that I shall ensure. If nothing else, those who are alive shall always long for community and companionship, no?

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