un: tigerpoet, video

[tigerpoet]

[It's Atsushi! Without his glasses, and with his hair pushed back, and looking 95% more grumpy than anyone has seen the 'usual' Atsushi, but it's definitely him.]

My other half told me that I need to make more friends. [Speech patterns are definitely Inner's, but it may come as a shock to anyone who hasn't met him yet.] I don't care, but if it'll satisfy him I'll ask.

People willing to be sparring partners preferred. No one too noisy or annoying. If the other Atsushis don't like you then I hate you already, so don't bother replying.

[This is how you friendship, right?]

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un: accipitrinae

[tastes_like]

[Well, that's a big change from the mild mannered teacher that saves stories from destruction. Keigo isn't entirely unfamiliar with personality changes as far as personas for heroes go, but he claims that he's Atsushi's other half. Which means that it's quite possible this is a separate identity entirely. So kind of like Twice, perhaps?

Kind of being the keyword. No one is exactly like Twice.]

This is a pretty rough way of getting to know people. He should have given you a tutorial before sending you out.

[tigerpoet]

[Tch.]

He was going to do it for me. That's too embarrassing for me to allow, so I took over to do it myself.

[It's not Outer's fault.]

[tastes_like]

A man's pride has to be considered.

[He has a feeling that the other Atsushi is the reasonable one on every level.] Any luck on those rare quiet and not-annoying sparring partner friends yet? They're hard to come by.

un: rashoumon

[killercoat]

[Hmmm?

Akutagawa doesn't usually bother with the network, but every once and a while something interesting pops up. Today must be that day. Since he's staring hard at someone who looks like Atsushi, but their facial expressions and speech don't quite match up.

Forget everything this man says, Akutagawa can't ignore the imposter.]

Who are you, fiend? Why are you posing as Atsushi-san?

[tigerpoet]

[Fiend is a new one, but Akutagawa's obvious hostility just makes Inner roll his eyes.]

Split personality.

[killercoat]

What?

[ Split personality? Akutagawa frowns not sure if he should believe the imposter. Though the resemblance is uncanny.]

You expect me to believe you without any proof.

username: inaban

[dereban]

👏👏👏

[tigerpoet]

Are you mocking me?

[why is that always your first assumption-]

[dereban]

Why would I do that?

[scarsnstripes]

Maybe you could tell people more about yourself? That might help. You're really very sweet once people get to know you.

[And here comes Atsushi stomping on that tough guy image--]

[tigerpoet]

I know enough about friendship to know starting it with lies is a bad idea.

[he's mean and rude and not sweet at all!!]

[scarsnstripes]

It's not a lie though? You're fun to spend time with. You're very honest and straightforward, and you value the same. You have a sweet-tooth and like fighting, but you also find challenges in general fun.

[Just casually lists that all off as if he's one of the most wonderful people in the world, nbd.]

And you're very loving and devoted to the people you like.

video; un: filthyrich1

[whitehairedprettyboy]

[ It takes Valmont a moment to place this guy - he can't really be Mr. Nakajima, can he? Well, he can, apparently, and yet not at all the same one he's used to. Hmm. Two halves of the same person, identical apart from minor differences in fashion sense, yet opposite in personality... There's only one thought in Valmont's mind. Talismans. ]

Quite the transformation, Mr. Nakajima. Indulge me for a moment. You wouldn't happen to be in possession of any, shall we say, unusual artifacts, would you? Possibly tiger-related?

[tigerpoet]

It's tiger-related, but it's not an artifact.

[Swing and a... kind of hit?]

[whitehairedprettyboy]

[ Okay, well, now he's confused. The situation has tiger talisman written all over it, they've established that there is in fact a tiger connection, and yet... ]

What? Of course it is - what else could it possibly be?

[ Well, theoretically it could be an actual tiger, but that's past his canonpoint. ]

UN: whatever

[noenvy]

I'm all for sparing to make friends, but wouldn't it be easier to just talk to someone casually?

[tigerpoet]

I hate talking to people.

[So, not if you're this guy!]

video | un: druidic

[arrowroot]

[What... is happening here... ? Ana is very confused. This really doesn't seem to be like the same person she's been chatting with over the network on and off, and yet...]

And you are... ?

[tigerpoet]

Nakajima Atsushi. Or if it's too difficult to keep track of us like that, you can call me 'Tiger'.

text | username: absterge

[downswing]

You cannot befriend on command.

[tigerpoet]

Tell that to him. He's the one who thinks I need more friends.

video | un: stcethleannfan

[baitless]

[...um? what is going on here...

...

Well, he's heard one of the, ah, Abyss kids gets a little funky in the sunlight. M... maybe it's the same thing?

...and you know, actually, he kind of remembers when things got weird-]

...when you were talking about your "other half," this wasn't entirely what I expected.

[tigerpoet]

So Cichol isn't your split personality.

[That sure was weird when that happened huh-]

text; un: no

[terribletwos]

other half/

[ There's other people who are similar to he and his friends. He wonders why Atsushi has never brought this up before. Then again, why would he? It's not really a normal conversation topic, right? ]

[tigerpoet]

[So close and yet so far.]

Split personality.