[Video] First Oddity

[emotional_ahoge]

[After playing around with it for a while, Araragi finally gets his SFC working, with the video feed showing a confused high schooler staring at the screen

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[girlpowertouka]

[And a girl appears on screen, with tiger ears.]

Hiii! Yeah, this is your cellphone. Welcome to Vatheon! It's like an underwater city in a different dimension that pulls people in from other dimensions.

I'm Touka Kishi. Nice to meet you!

[emotional_ahoge]

Underwater city? Well, I guess that does explain a bit, but still not how I got here...

I suppose I can figure that out later. I'm Koyomi Araragi. It's nice to meet -

[Suddenly, he notices Touka's ears] Errr... you... do you always have those weird ears?

[girlpowertouka]

None of us know how we got here, actually. It's like a big mystery thing.

[Touka laughs.]

Nice to meet you, Koyomi-san. And no, I don't always have these. Sometimes we have curses here in the city. This is one of the nicer ones. Check your head.

[She gestures, feeling the top of her own head.]

[emotional_ahoge]

Wait, you mean I have them too?!

[Araragi checks his head, and sure enough, he finds his dog ears] What is this, oddity city?! Then again, if it is part of a curse or whatever, I guess it's the same oddity...

[pristinestar]

... You're like the rest of us now.

[his dog ears wriggle once, curiously watching the other guy]

[emotional_ahoge]

Rest of us? That would make this a pretty big oddity, then-

[Wait this guy has ears too!] M-more of those ears?! How many oddities are in this place?!

[pristinestar]

... This? It's from this week's curse or something. I heard that weird things happen here often.

Other than that, it's not that bad... I guess.

Kind of boring, though.

[emotional_ahoge]

Week's curse? I haven't even been here for that long and I'm already completely baffled! Jeez, what have I gotten myself into this time...

[video]

[twotimingmutt]

You're sure taking this well.

[video]

[emotional_ahoge]

I've dealt with things like this before. Not on this scale, mind you, but close enough.

I take it you're a victim of the curse week as well?

[video]

[twotimingmutt]

[Ears twitch.]

Something like that...

[emotional_ahoge]

You wouldn't happen to know why it's happening, would you?

Video LOL WRONG ACCOUNT FAIL

[idkmybffthecity]

Welcome to Vatheon. I'm Akina. You are?

[He's got fluffy white cat ears on his head, and a fluffy white tail to match]

Video! I saw nothing

[emotional_ahoge]

Koyomi Araragi.

Thanks for the welcoming, but I can't say I'm thrilled to be here. [He sighs, then notices the cat ears on Akina's head] Looks like you're suffering the curse week too, huh? I guess it affects everyone here.

Video forever

[idkmybffthecity]

Yeah. But hey, it isn't all that bad.

I run a counseling office here, we can help get you set up in this city, if you'd like. Chances are, you're going to be here for a while, anyways.

[emotional_ahoge]

I suppose it isn't, I mean, I haven't gotten any verbal abuse since I got here!

Yeah, I figured as much... I'll gladly accept your help, Akina-san. Since you run an office like that, you probably have a lot of info about this place too, right?

[Video forever] in which Enjin is himself

[stoleurniisan]

Heh... you find a barrier odd, kid? That's pretty sad, considering how weak this one is. I'd say you should be more concerned with what you gained after you got drenched, eh?

[ /golfclap. GOOD JOB! ]

[video] :| He was enjoying his lack of verbal abuse too

[emotional_ahoge]

[Araragi stares in disbelief. Luckily, he's used to this sort of thing] ...And here I thought I'd been spared from verbal mockings. Is it too much to ask for that?!

By "what I gained," I assume you mean this glowing thing near my shoulder?

Enjin is notorious for breaking any good records and ruining peace in general. :3c

[stoleurniisan]

Heh... you'd better look again, kid. I suggest a mirror; maybe a window?

[ Snrk. ] Unless, of course, you're too stupid to even see something that obvious? I mean, hell... if my hearing suddenly got better and I had another thing attached to my spine, I'd DEFINITELY feel it. You must be some kinda new form of dense. Well, I'm not surprised--if you're used to getting mocked, that probably just means you're an idiot. Heh...

SO CRUEL ;~;

[emotional_ahoge]

What are you talking about? There's nothin-

[Araragi places his hands on his head, only to find-] E-eh?! When did I become the victim of another oddity?!