001. VIDEO

[aesthetic_ally]

[ And there is a yelp and an almighty splash - someone's just landed in the fountain, and from the looks of it, the device is soaked with the person as well. Bubbles everywhere, a flash of blond hair, before a hand grabs hold of it. The screen is turned towards a wincing, waterlogged Dino Cavallone, who is currently stumbling out of the water and

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[renegare]

[ You are Hibari Kyouya.

(Sadly, you are not a Homestuck troll.)

(But you are sure they would make you a honourary one, if you asked nicely.)

(Unfortunately, you never learned to ask nice.)

(You also never learned to look nice.)

(Rude, ugly mofo.)

You are up and about, minding your own business, notably not dragging any man's intestines, the single and immediate cause of a scientifically determined 98.16829% of your two (2) tripping experiences.

Then you suddenly, randomly, and inexplicably fall on your face. ]

T - 59 minutes

[renegare]

[ Still minding your own business, which at this time involves the business of a businessman's teeth.

(You are working very hard on your dentist degree.)

(You make a note to invite the baby to the graduation ceremony.)

You are about to deposit the money from your recently acquired fine in your new building (of sorts), when you realize with more horror than your single alloted facial expression can handle that the Namimori replica doesn't look 100% shiny from this angle.

Your world is never whole again. ]

T - 24 minutes

[renegare]

[ You are overcoming your intuition that something is terribly off about today, although you really, really shouldn't, because your Godmode senses are always EXTREME!!!

( Sorry about the copyright, Sasagawa. )

You lean in to indulge in the comforting trill of your delightful, loyal pet bird --

...and it shuns you. ]

T - 8 minutes

[renegare]

[ And this is how you know, it's time to change your phone number before the exasperation war begins.

You know all this bad luck has a source. An unholy origin. A beacon of blonde-haired evil.

You know. ]

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[faroffdream]

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[faroffdream]

H-hey, are you okay?!

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[aesthetic_ally]

[ SNAPPING SOUNDS IN BACKGROUND, TURTLE RAGE. And Dino is wincing -- ]

Yeah -- I'm fine! Only dealing with a minor inconvenience right here.

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[faroffdream]

[ jklmefpjsdlkkds TURTLE RAGE is...not....so.... ]

Are you sure?

Do you need some help?

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[witheringlily]

[Dino Cavallone, is that you?]

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[witheringlily]

[Yes! It is! And she's happy to see him--

Except he looks hurt.]

[witheringlily]

--Ah! A-Are you okay? [And, in a quieter voice] Did the water...?

[aesthetic_ally]

[ FORGETTING ABOUT TURTLE AGAIN, because he's staring, wide-eyed, at the newest face on his screen. Wait, wait, shouldn't she -- ]

...Uni?

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[umathematic]

[ Right world...

... wrong boss. ]

[umathematic]

[ ... and an even wronger sense of foreboding. God, why. ]

[umathematic]

These things are fucking useless-- What oh no?

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[aesthetic_ally]

Haha -- no worries! I'll take care of this.

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[derpioso]

Oh, hey, when did you get here, Dino-san?

lol wrong icon

[derpioso]

[uh. yeah. that doesn't sound or look good.]

...Enzio came too?

lmaoaskjdhf /touches!!!

[aesthetic_ally]

Yeah, he never leaves my side!

[ BARELY DUCKING.

promptly trips over his own feet. again. ] Ugh -- speaking of, what are you doing here, Yamamoto?

iyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

[derpioso]

I guess that should've been a given, haha. But- looks like he got wet, huh? Need a hand?

[.............................Dino, hat off to you for managing to stay alive as long as you have. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION. Wiiiincing.]

Oh, I was pulled in the same way we all were!