001 [video]

[misakinoseme]

 Ursa...?

[The feed turns on to show a Teddiursa peering curiously at the camera. Behind him, there's a tall, sour-faced man staring off into space, looking quite intrigued and muttering out loud to no one in particular.]

...I've heard of and written about a lot of strange things happening in the world, but I've never heard news of someone opening

Comments

[video, and I have to be off for work RIGHT NOW so I'll reply when I get in tonight.]

[usaginouke]

[Misaki can only stare into the screen. He's not seeing what he thinks he's seeing, is he?

They said it was possible... They said people from your world did show up randomly but... Could it really be...?]

[video]

[usaginouke]

Well, of course! I'm at least capable of taking care of myself, unlike a certain novelist I know. [Of course he did spend one whole night running around screaming in terror, BUT HE DID SURVIVE, RIGHT?]

[video]

[misakinoseme]

That's good to hear, although in my defense I did survive perfectly fine on my own for the last few years of my life, you know.

[video]

[usaginouke]

That's only because you had Aikawa-san around to keep you from dying of starvation. Face it--you're hopeless without someone around to trail after you.

[And did Misaki just let on about knowing someone he shouldn't have yet? Yes, yes he did.]

[video] 1/2

[misakinoseme]

[That was not a smart move Misaki.]

---- Huh?

[video] 2/2

[misakinoseme]

You.... know Aikawa?

But how?

[Suspicious look is a go.]

[video]

[usaginouke]

[And Misaki responds with a slightly annoyed frown.]

What's with you? Of course I know her. She comes over to help you with your research, and I keep having to apologize when you miss your deadlines.

I see her all the time, you know.

[video]

[misakinoseme]

What are you talking about, Misaki? [His voice is level, but there's a definite edge to it: he doesn't want to go picking fights with Misaki, but he's confused. How could Misaki know Aikawa?]

Aikawa hasn't come to the apartment once since you moved in. How could you see her all the time, anyway, when you've only been living there for a few days?

[video, 1/4]

[usaginouke]

Like I said, I--

[video, 2/4]

[usaginouke]

I...

[video, 3/4]

[usaginouke]

[video, 4/4]

[usaginouke]

[And he suddenly starts laughing. He's figured it out now. Oh god, it's just like with Miles and Kanji!

But as he laughs, a few tears might have just started to run down his face. Probably because the shock of Usami being here is just now getting to him. And he's also not sure if he should be happy or sad about this strange twist of events.]

[video; wow icon fail on my part F-FFFF]

[misakinoseme]

......

[For a moment he wonders if Misaki's lost his mind, and then he's worried. Why is he crying?]

....Misaki?

[video]

[usaginouke]

S-sorry! Sorry... [Misaki rubs the tears away quickly and faces Usami with a smile. He just won't think too deeply on it now. No need to get worked up about it right now.]

Ahhh, I'm going to have to explain some things to you when we meet up. Like... the strange things this place does to people. And how time is kind of screwed up.

[video]

[misakinoseme]

....Be careful on your way over, then. I'll be waiting for you.

[And don't think you're off the hook for the crying thing, either.]

[video]

[usaginouke]

Sure, sure. [He tries to at least sound a little uncaring, but his voice lowers a little when he mutters the rest.]

I'll... see you soon, then.