video; un: otoproxy [backdated to August 22, before the rainfall]

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[ as tempting as simply using text would be to send out what amounts to little more than an advertisement, Otonashi comes to the inevitable conclusion that the subject requires more care than a faceless message. despite sporting the “perpetually exhausted” look, the redhead on the video feed offers a warm, weary smile. ]

Right, hey... I figured this is as good a time as any. I pitched an idea a while back about an informal, survival support group. I know for some people, this place is a respite... for other people, it’s hell.

[ those parameters, too, are subject to change from month to month. taking a deep, steadying breath, Otonashi forces himself to maintain focus on the video. ]

No matter how you see it, one thing is true for everyone: you have to connect to survive. That’s easy for some of us, but all of us have stories from home, and not all of them ... make this whole “hey, go touch other people” thing very easy.

I want to hold meetings around the 20th of each month in the Level 2 community center, after the moons’ effects are gone and before anything else starts up, since... that seems to be the trend. There are no requirements to join. This is a way for people to look out for each other... either as friends or as a mutual way to get needed chroma, no strings attached if you’d prefer that.

[ brushing at one of his eyes, he glances over to a small, paper enclosure with a few origami animals in it, deliberately placed in the feed: a paper bunny, a frog, a cat, and a few others that are more difficult to distinguish. ]

But I want everyone to know that they don’t have to fight alone. We’re all sharing this world whether we like it or not. I’ll be offering “SSR club patches” for anyone who wants them, and... origami animals in honor of someone who isn’t with us anymore. And food! A season’s end meet-and-greet picnic, maybe with marshmallow toasting and campfire stories. Something easy to start. I’m open to having one this month if people are interested, even if it’s a bit last-minute...

So, please consider it. If you’re alone and you’re feeling lost, then... come, and don’t be for a while.

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[ this “backspace” thing, as Dave calls it, and the unfiltered imagination that was clearly poured into this is quite charming in its way.

it reminds him of so many of the people he misses, so Otonashi can’t help but smile. ]

uhh if you want codenames I’ll oblige, but your stories about the name “proxy” are actually much cooler than the truth... so I don’t know how much you want to hear about the reality, but I’ll share it sometime.

spoilers: it’s pretty stupid.

you might be onto something with that sentient thumbs thing. cool ability if it’s true. unique. would definitely win a talent show?

nice to meet you, Dave. I’m confident your fingers/thumbs will be put to good use

You’d be great at working with origami paper.

[itsknighttime]

[[The world will weep for those able to stand Dave in his rambling incarnations, but Dave himself appreciates these unsung heroes from the darkness of his apartment.]]

ah man nah you cant leave me hanging
okay tell you what im going to that meeting not only for the chance to put my unique and possibly sentient thumbs to use but im going to hear this story up front and face to face
that way i know if youre trying to pull one over on me
nothing with the word proxy is going to be lame so im all for hearing it

deal? pizza rolls and a story?

then I sucked and didn’t send this gnjdkng so sorry!

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alright, just promise you won’t get your hopes up too high. I don’t want to disappoint immediately.

sounds like a deal. pizza rolls and a ridiculous story. see you in a bit, Dave.