Video + Voice | UN: Serenity

[chaossealer]

[ For a good while, all anyone's going to see is the cityscape of the second district. There's clear movement as the scene seems to move and shake with what seems to be the sounds of footsteps in the background. ]

Hello? Hi, my name is—oh no, the video is on backward, uh—

[ There is a small pause, and after much tinkering, the feed switches over to the front camera. Crisis adverted? On the screen is a teenage girl, looking barely legal with a strange hairstyle. She has on a pretty friendly smile, with all things considered, and doesn't seem entirely too distraught. ]

—there we go! Hello again, sorry for the trouble! My name is Usagi Tsukino and I'm new to the city. So far, I've found a place to live, I think, and I'm just trying to familiarize myself with the place so it's easier to navigate.

[ She looks pensive for a moment. ]

Or perhaps more information on the place? How do things work around here? Anything is fine. [ She pauses for a moment. ] Oh, maybe a place to get food? I haven't seen anywhere that resembles a restaurant where I am, but I'm not entirely sure.

Sorry for all the questions, and thank you for your time!

[ The video feed switches off, but it seems like she somehow didn't close the voice transmission along with the video. ]

Okay...where am I, ooooh, I could really go for a large banana split sundae right about now...where does a girl get some ice cream around here?

...wait, didn't I walk past that place earlier? Huh? Why is this still on? Oh no.....!

[ And the voice transmission cuts off here. ]

Comments

[inlovewithmycar]

Relatively speaking? Sure, five months is a while. Long enough to see some patterns, know what to expect.

Name's Crowley, and yeah, we can. Got an inbox right here. Always happy to answer whatever questions people toss my way.

And hey, I know the whole 'trapped in another world' might seem daunting, but just take things one step at a time, alright? Most of the people here are alright - odds are most are happy to help you if you ask.

[chaossealer]

Well, five months is better than 3 days, right? That's, uh, hundreds of times longer.

[ She's trying. ]

Regardless, I'll keep that in mind, Mr. Crowley! I'll just... [ She's going to try. ]

Yes sir! I'll do that! Taking it easy is my specialty! I can lounge around all day, you know? It beats crying over spilled milk, right?

Thanks, Mr. Crowley!

[inlovewithmycar]

That is, as the kids these days say, a mood. Nothing better than slacking off.

And no problem. Stay safe out there, alright?

[chaossealer]

Hehe, that is definitely a mood! Too bad I had to do schoolwork back in my world...

Yes, sir! I will keep out of trouble!

Will you bail me out of trouble if I do, though?
Hehe, I'm kidding!

[inlovewithmycar]

Well, there's a university if you don't want to treat this as an extended break and actually keep up with said studies.

And sure; wouldn't be the first time I bailed someone out of prison.

[chaossealer]

Noooooo anything but school!!! I was so happy to finally be out of school... [ Cue massive panic.

Aww, Usagi feels super happy to know that people are willing to bail her out of trouble. ]

Hehe, thank you! I was mostly thinking about being lost or something... [ ...or eating entirely too much that there is a food shortage...welp. ]

[inlovewithmycar]

What, you don't like being squished into a pseudo prison for eight hours a day where you're expected to conform to a rigid curriculum that sucks all the actual joy out of learning because schools aren't actually institutions for education, but rather for indoctrinating good little worker bees who do as their told?

I never would have guessed.

[Crowley has Opinions about schools, okay.]

Fair enough. Jail isn't really a thing here, but getting lost absolutely is.

[chaossealer]

...it's kind of...soul-sucking, to be honest. [ Like creepy youma-level energy-sucking lemures crossed with death busters. ]

Wait—that was sarcasm, right? [ It's got to be, otherwise, she'd think he loves school as much as Ami does, and as much as she loves her, school is a source of headaches for her... ]

Anyway, school definitely does not teach you to get un-lost, or whatever, so I'll be needing a really, really good map, you know?