001 POINTS | video | joint post with fineprinted

[accurately]

[ The video post flickers on to show two people, both looking rather different in demeanor. The taller of the two looks to have a scowl on his face, and eyes and hair a matching deep green. He’s not happy to be here, he doesn’t even feel comfortable leaving the apartment. Which is why he’s here with the shorter of the two boys.

It would’ve been hard to tell that the scruffy, blue-haired boy is the older of the two, but that’s probably part of his charm and it shows in how he addresses the network with a bright smile and a wave of his hand, as if he were a natural at this. ]

--Oh, I think we’re on! Hello, Lunatia! We’d like to introduce ourselves first of all: My name is Aoba Tsumugi, and this kind lad over here is my roommate! Ah, you should say hello too, Midorima-kun!

[ He gestures at the screen as smoothly as he could.

Midorima’s brows furrow before he’s even finished talking, looking mildly annoyed. What he’s annoyed about becomes apparent within only a few seconds as he doesn’t say hello and instead focuses in on correcting what he thinks was wrong with that sentence. ]

Who’s a “kind lad”? Focus on the task at hand.

[ Apparently, that’s all the greeting he’s bothering with. Tsumugi can only sigh a little before facing the screen again, smile still intact. ]

This is Midorima Shintarou, by the way. Seriously, kids these days… Um, but before I go off track, the reason why we’ve put this up is because we have one thing in common, and that is horoscopes. Luck, in general. Do you know there are apps here that tells you your daily fortune and what lucky item to bring around with you to ward off bad luck? Technology’s so amazing! Even though we’re from different worlds, it’s nice to know that there are other people who believe in them -- and that is why we are here today.

[ Midorima’s worried that Tsumugi’s going to go on for too long, so he chimes in with a much more direct demand of their audience over the network. ]

Respond with your astrological sign or birthday if you aren’t sure. We’re also looking to know what items are considered lucky in other worlds that may be incorporated into an apartment.

Y-You can just ask nicely them, you know! People wouldn’t know how to respond if you’re being demanding like that... [ why are tsunderes the way they are, man ] Anyway, it’d be very helpful for us to know everyone’s signs and birthdays to balance out of luck if it ever goes bad for a day so that we can stick with those people for a while… I’m a Leo and he’s a Cancer, if that helps.

Also! If anyone knows other forms of divination such as palmistry and tarot, that’d be greatly appreciated as well… I’m honestly more comfortable consulting with someone privately about my fortunes rather than rely on technology all the time, so let me know if it’s all right to approach you for regular sessions! I’ll pay with Chroma if I have to.

[ Midorima just decides to move on and end the video. He’s not going to give Tsumugi the chance to say goodbye. ]

We’re done.

[ And the video cuts out. ]

Comments

[tigerpoet]

You forget a lot of things when you die.

[Sorry Tsumugi, your consideration went to waste.]

If it comes back to me, I'll let you know.

[accurately]

Are you claiming to be a ghost?

[ why is everyone claiming to be a ghost
this is like the second person he's talked to and the other person was lying and Midorima's horoscope legit says today not to believe what people say unless you see it with your own eyes so he's extremely skeptical right now. ]

[tigerpoet]

Something close to one. I know it's hard to believe, but it's the truth.

[accurately]

Another person claimed to be a ghost to me.
They were lying.

[ Which isn't his fault, but Midorima is stubborn. ]

[tigerpoet]

What does anyone gain from lying about that? I can't see why anyone would do that for any reason other than to be mean.

[accurately]

When I figure that out I'll let you know.

[ Because Weiss is a weirdo and wanted to win an argument because Midorima was being.. well, himself. ]

[tigerpoet]

I'm very sorry.

I can prove that I'm not human, at least, but it involves... well, showing what I have instead of blood now. So I'm a bit reluctant to do that unless I must.

[accurately]

Does it affect how we'll interact in any way in the future?

[ Because he'll just like. Not deal with it if it's not necessary. They can talk and that'll be that. ]

[tigerpoet]

Not unless you have strong feelings about 20th century Japanese literature.

[accurately]

Don't say something like that without elaborating.

[tigerpoet]

My name is Nakajima Atsushi. I might have been in some of your textbooks?

[There's no way to say that that doesn't sound egotistical...]

[accurately]

Assigned literature.

[ That's all he says because now he really doesn't believe him and is trying to figure out how to even deal with this. What if he's telling the truth? What if he's an alternate universe version? Does this mean he's a zombie, not a ghost? Now he wants to know what is with his blood.

Ultimately this doesn't really affect his life but he's gonna need a minute to process here. ]

[tigerpoet]

[what if he's a zombie ghost
where is john freeman]

I hope you liked them at least a little. I know being made to read something can suck most of the enjoyment out of it.

[accurately]

I didn't dislike them.

[ Midorima is a nerd, being assigned something won't make him dislike it.

That said it's not in him to give a stranger a compliment so "didn't dislike" is all he's giving him. ]

[tigerpoet]

I'm glad to hear it.

[It's okay, Atsushi speaks tsundere.]

[accurately]

I didn't say anything worth being glad about.

[ and there he doubles down on the tsun. >B( ]

[tigerpoet]

[It's like talking to Chuuya sometimes, except less drunk.]

But I appreciate it nonetheless.

[accurately]

Switch to video.

[ ..Look, his horoscope says not to trust people, he wants to see. He knows what Nakajima Atsushi is supposed to look like!! Which isn't going to help at all in this case.. ]

[tigerpoet]

[Obligingly, Atsushi turns on video! He has anime hair and eye colors, but Midorima can't exactly talk there.]

Is this better?

[accurately]

[ He definitely can't. But he's also thinking of the short-haired nerd with the bowl cuts in real life. His hair is definitely different. Though the only photos he really knows... ]

In my world, the photographs depict you with much shorter hair and much thicker glasses.

[ But he can see the resemblance, so he simply points out the most noticeable differences. ]

[tigerpoet]

Not to be rude, but I'm sure you haven't had the same glasses your whole life...?

[Changing perscriptions, glasses getting broken or lost, etc.]

[accurately]

I have.

[ He buys the same frames. Over and over again. Despite the fact that he actually likes going to glasses shops and looking at different frames, he always gets the same ones. He's kind of.. he likes things to stay the same. ]

[tigerpoet]

[Well, now he's embarrassed.]

Oh... well, sometimes people switch frames? Not that there's anything wrong with keeping the same ones.

[accurately]

I'm aware. It's still jarring when you're expecting one thing and not the other.

[tigerpoet]

I'm very sorry. If it helps, this isn't exactly what I looked like when I was alive?

[No, that just makes things more complicated.]