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[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

[accurately]

What's yours?

[ He's assuming she's from this place called Remnant using context clues. ]

[schmisse]

Thankfully something more useful. I have my Glyphs, which have many uses, such as platforms, shields, conduit for Dust, and summoning.

[ And because it'll probably be confusing without a visual, she summons a small one on top of her palm. The snowflake at the centre moves, rotating like a clock. ]

[accurately]

So you have magic.

[ Try to explain your way out of that one Weiss. ]

[schmisse]

Semblance isn't magic. You're using your energy to to make it tangible, but magic doesn't require any of that.

[ The Glyph disappears and she sets her hand back down on her lap. ]

If you can use magic where you're from, there's no source for what you're making. It just appears out of thin air.

[accurately]

There are a number of fiction works that have sources for magic.

[ Weiss Schnee: Ghost Magician. What kind of impression is he forming of this girl. ]

[schmisse]

Are you comparing me to a work of fiction?

[ Thanks, Midorima... ]

[accurately]

I'm comparing everything here to a work of fiction. My world has no magic and technology is not this advanced. Our people are not part-animal in any way.

[ There are a lot of differences, but every last bit of this is sci-fi-fantasy to him. ]

[schmisse]

Oh. Just know that I'm real.

[ Okay, now she feels a little bad. Not because she's been sassy to him or anything, but she can't imagine being brought into a world like this and finding it way too different from what you're used to. ]

... How are you adjusting?

[accurately]

I know you are.

[ It sounds more plausible than him being in a coma somewhere. He's sure he'd be able to figure out if he was in a coma. Most of the time he can recognize dreams eventually. ]

As much as can be expected. [ Not great but he's doing his best. ]

[schmisse]

Has anybody told you of the different Moonblessings yet?

[ Because that's another thing to adjust to... ]

[accurately]

I've been told, but I haven't experienced it myself yet.

[ So he has no idea.. to what extent this is going to affect him. ]

[schmisse]

That's what I thought, but being informed is still helpful.

Before the new cycles begin, you should probably stock up on food and water just so you don't have to go outside. That is, if you'd prefer to stay in, anyway.

[accurately]

[ One thing that he's noticing about this girl, ignoring her weird moment of insisting she was a ghost, is that she's typically very helpful despite that she's kind of easy to raise the hackles on. He's not one to judge for crabbiness, though, and so far she's come back despite how their last conversation ended. He doesn't dislike her, he decides.

Even if she's an Aquarius. She's an Aquarius semi on the cusp of Pisces though (the dates of cusps vary significantly, but the biggest range for them is 14th-23rd), so he can give her the benefit of the doubt. ]

I don't have any money to purchase bulk items. [ He's living day-to-day right now since he doesn't like to touch. ] Are there any odd jobs you're aware of I can get demichroma from?

[ Help him. He won't say it but it's what he wants. ]

[schmisse]

[ Odd jobs and Weiss don't really mix well. Weiss has no idea what this guy could do for work, but... ]

Working at a cafe seems easy enough.

[ You just have to tend to a cash register and make coffee... it shouldn't be that hard. ]

Oh— maybe a bookshop or a flower shop would be good places to work in, too. Or a pet store!

[ Somehow, she seems excited at the prospect of working with animals. ]

[accurately]

I hate cats and I'm not going to smile for customers.

[ Which eliminates.. basically all of those. ]

I'm very good at handing out flyers or anything involving manual dexterity.

[ It's true, somehow... ]

[schmisse]

Do you like theatre?

[ Maybe he can work on props and hand out flyers... ]

[accurately]

It's fine. I don't have experience with it.

[ Besides like.. watching. But watching theater shows is not a job. ]

[schmisse]

We could use the extra help with props for the musical. You can even hand out flyers during your free time.

[ It probably won't pay well because ~theatre~, but it's still money?! ]

[accurately]

[ "We" huh.. So she's in a musical. ]

What role do you have in a musical?

[ ...At least he has an in on the job if he agrees. ]

[schmisse]

The Lady in White. She's supposed to be a fairy tale character based on a young woman who can sing and dance with animals like foxes, cats, and owls. She's then poisoned and falls into a coma, and the other characters in other fairy tales travel into the forest to find an antidote.

[ I CAN'T COME UP WITH STORIES LIKE THESE ON THE FLY ALFJSLF shit's hard this sucks ]

[accurately]

I suspect a lot of worlds have similar fairy tales.

[ They're all tropes anyway. There are only so many types of stories, right? That sounds like Snow White. ]

I'll do it.

[schmisse]

I'll have to tell the head of Production, then. They'll probably have you come with me to talk to them before starting.

[accurately]

Set it up. I have no problem interviewing.

[ Plus he won't have to have good customer service doing props and background stuff. ]

[schmisse]

I'll send a message when things have been set up, then. Thank you, Midorima.

[ As for the message, it'll definitely arrive within the next week! ]

[accurately]

In this case, I'll thank you.

[ She's the one getting him the job so he doesn't have to ho himself out.

But he also definitely ends the conversation there too so bye later Schnee ]