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[Anaido enters the room - and instantly, when he sees a certain someone near the DVD player, he winces. That...sure is a gaze. He knows he doesn't like it. Dimitri knows how to use his presence where it counts.]
Ah, you're giving me that look, brother...I guess you still haven't forgiven me for earlier.
Ah, you're giving me that look, brother...I guess you still haven't forgiven me for earlier.
[ Dimitri is often gentle, but he's also the leader of his school house and prince of an entire nation, so. He has had years to practice Scathing Disappointment. Even when he's just looking up from a DVD player that he's on the verge of destroying, probably. ]
...I believe Shinobu meted out the appropriate punishment already. [ Can anything he say really hurt worse than that? ]
...I believe Shinobu meted out the appropriate punishment already. [ Can anything he say really hurt worse than that? ]
[ Shinobu, hero to us all. Still, Dimitri doesn't seem like he's going to continue where she left off, instead giving him one last, firm look before turning his gaze to his current foe, the DVD player. ]
Sort of... Frankly, I don't even know where to begin to ask for help with this.
Sort of... Frankly, I don't even know where to begin to ask for help with this.
Here, let me see.
[Does he have a DVD on him? If so, he'll reach over to take it from him, before squatting down and reaching to press the button to open the DVD player, before slipping the disc inside.]
These round items are called DVDs. They have movies on them...they're sort of like plays. [He presses the DVD holder and it slides in with a whir.] There. Now we need to find the remote.
[Does he have a DVD on him? If so, he'll reach over to take it from him, before squatting down and reaching to press the button to open the DVD player, before slipping the disc inside.]
These round items are called DVDs. They have movies on them...they're sort of like plays. [He presses the DVD holder and it slides in with a whir.] There. Now we need to find the remote.
[ He's watching with RAPT ATTENTION as the machine consumes the disc. Unfortunately, he doesn't know what a remote is, so he just blindly hands him some stuff that's on the table.
He gets to the remote after a game controller and the steel box set of T*arantino films. ]
A play? There isn't exactly room for a stage...
He gets to the remote after a game controller and the steel box set of T*arantino films. ]
A play? There isn't exactly room for a stage...
[Anaido is more than patient, just setting the things aside until he gets the remote.]
Hm. Watch! [And he clicks it on. Huh, "69 Tints of Orange"? Never heard of this one.] This is the magic, Dimitri. It's a bit complicated...but the stage is in the box.
Hm. Watch! [And he clicks it on. Huh, "69 Tints of Orange"? Never heard of this one.] This is the magic, Dimitri. It's a bit complicated...but the stage is in the box.
[ nice
And woah!! He starts, shoulders hopped up as the TV flickers on and a bunch of people show up on screen, the video track adding on top of the bus's OST. ]
Goodness— [ he's awed, then concerned, reaching out for the screen but not quite touching? like it's impolite. ] We didn't trap them in there, did we?
[ kidnapping is on his mind, unfortunately. ]
And woah!! He starts, shoulders hopped up as the TV flickers on and a bunch of people show up on screen, the video track adding on top of the bus's OST. ]
Goodness— [ he's awed, then concerned, reaching out for the screen but not quite touching? like it's impolite. ] We didn't trap them in there, did we?
[ kidnapping is on his mind, unfortunately. ]
[He lets out a laugh, sliding back to plop himself into a beanbag chair.]
No, no, those aren't real people. Think of it as...hm. They are real, but someone made a picture of them. One picture after another. And then you watch them in sequence. They call that a "recording".
No, no, those aren't real people. Think of it as...hm. They are real, but someone made a picture of them. One picture after another. And then you watch them in sequence. They call that a "recording".
I see... [ He gets it as much as any medieval boy can. Or at least, he trusts Anaido enough to believe in, carefully sitting back onto one of the weird squishy chairs.
The girl on the screen—Caitlyn—is currently over at someone's very plush apartment. It's very 90s, not that he recognizes that. ]
It's a very elaborate play, then. Do you know what it's about? [ he just grabbed some box off the shelf ]
The girl on the screen—Caitlyn—is currently over at someone's very plush apartment. It's very 90s, not that he recognizes that. ]
It's a very elaborate play, then. Do you know what it's about? [ he just grabbed some box off the shelf ]
I don't think I've seen this movie before...then again, maybe I did, and I just forgot.
[This does seem like an older movie, he can recognize that.]
Ah, look, she's waiting for the one she loves. [And sure enough, here comes Mr. Orange himself, dressed in a nice suit. He approaches, brushing her hair back.] I guess this is a romance. How nice.
[This does seem like an older movie, he can recognize that.]
Ah, look, she's waiting for the one she loves. [And sure enough, here comes Mr. Orange himself, dressed in a nice suit. He approaches, brushing her hair back.] I guess this is a romance. How nice.
[ He already looks a little scandalized but it's. relatively mild. By now he's just trying to get used to the fact that not everyone grew up with expectations of courtly romance. It's fine. Mr. Orange looks deep into her eyes, the look they share is Scorching with Passion. ]
Ah, like an opera. [ except without music so not at all. the characters are talking without singing, obviously a little tense and charged ] They do seem quite infatuated with each other... [ good time to take a side long glance at Anaido ] Is this the sort of story you prefer? [ romance and intrigue? ]
Ah, like an opera. [ except without music so not at all. the characters are talking without singing, obviously a little tense and charged ] They do seem quite infatuated with each other... [ good time to take a side long glance at Anaido ] Is this the sort of story you prefer? [ romance and intrigue? ]
[Hey, Dimitri. Here's Anaido, sitting by the bonfire, throwing a tennis ball up and down as he stares at the flames - when he sees movement, though, he catches it, smiling lightly over at his so-called "brother".]
So I guess we couldn't escape a murderous fate even here, huh...
So I guess we couldn't escape a murderous fate even here, huh...
[ Congrats on surviving Week 0, Anaido. Dimitri is plainly agitated, stiff-shouldered and stiff-jawed as he trudges back to the cabin area. He only relaxes enough to let out a quiet huff, frowning. ]
So it would seem. I assume you've taken a look at the 'rulebook' already? [ it's practically mocking them. ]
So it would seem. I assume you've taken a look at the 'rulebook' already? [ it's practically mocking them. ]
[ He looks like he's struggling with the invitation for a second, like he has to go pace uselessly somewhere instead or he'll combust, but he eventually does sit down beside him. Sure. He'll try. ]
...I so wanted to believe it. [ Anaido's correct, but. ] Maybe I wanted to let myself be fooled.
...I so wanted to believe it. [ Anaido's correct, but. ] Maybe I wanted to let myself be fooled.
It's easy to sink yourself in good thoughts than to open your eyes to reality.
[There's no judgement in his words. Just stating it like a fact.]
Anyways...I'm sad, too. It means we have to deal with all of this over again.
[And here, he finally wanted to stick around for the chance to see a certain someone, again.]
[There's no judgement in his words. Just stating it like a fact.]
Anyways...I'm sad, too. It means we have to deal with all of this over again.
[And here, he finally wanted to stick around for the chance to see a certain someone, again.]
[ He nods. Even if part of him knew this was a possibility, or maybe even a likelihood—who wants to say as much?
The stiff set of his shoulders relaxes a little, more defeated than before. ]
Another ritual... [ he's just going to watch Anaido's tennis ball for a second before blinking back to reality ] I'm grateful that you're all right this time. Though that feels callous to say when someone else still died.
The stiff set of his shoulders relaxes a little, more defeated than before. ]
Another ritual... [ he's just going to watch Anaido's tennis ball for a second before blinking back to reality ] I'm grateful that you're all right this time. Though that feels callous to say when someone else still died.
Ahahaha, I don't have the best track record, do I?
[There's something a little distant in his eyes when he says that.]
I'm a bit surprised, too. Tsuru was a warrior, you know. Whoever killed him was confident they could take him on...or, at the very least, fool him.
[There's something a little distant in his eyes when he says that.]
I'm a bit surprised, too. Tsuru was a warrior, you know. Whoever killed him was confident they could take him on...or, at the very least, fool him.
[ ...He doesn't comment on it. The circumstances of Anaido's own death were different. It could be avoided a second time so long as he still has the will to survive these wretched games. Surely.
As for Tsuru. ]
Mm. Even a skilled warrior can be taken by surprise. There isn't much you can do to defend yourself with a sword when you're stabbed in the back.
[ Especially if Tsuru hadn't been expecting it. Dimitri's brow furrows. ]
But what I don't understand is that we were out looking for him yesterday. You'd think we would have seen him before... [ Before whatever it was that happened. ]
As for Tsuru. ]
Mm. Even a skilled warrior can be taken by surprise. There isn't much you can do to defend yourself with a sword when you're stabbed in the back.
[ Especially if Tsuru hadn't been expecting it. Dimitri's brow furrows. ]
But what I don't understand is that we were out looking for him yesterday. You'd think we would have seen him before... [ Before whatever it was that happened. ]
[ someone in hiding, or someone he trusted, or someone he didn't perceive as a threat... there's too many reasons to say. ]
He had been in our cabin for the night, but left not long before the doors locked. I went out with Flayn and his friends when he didn't return shortly after.
[ the island had taught him a little caution, but there's no reason not to share details with Anaido. ]
We were locked out... and still, we didn't see him while we were outside.
He had been in our cabin for the night, but left not long before the doors locked. I went out with Flayn and his friends when he didn't return shortly after.
[ the island had taught him a little caution, but there's no reason not to share details with Anaido. ]
We were locked out... and still, we didn't see him while we were outside.
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