Who is this mysterious person on the network?

[deathboss]

[Someone felt that his permanent blue hair dye stood out a little too much for his now confused brain. He remembers wanting to start a band...but that wouldn't make sense. He hates the public eye. Better to move mostly unnoticed in the crowds. But don't they excite him? He'd have every reason to want to go out...No wait. They make him uneasy....right?

There's a quiet look of surprise when he realizes he has turned the video on against his better judgement. Wearing the most boring shirt imaginable, he tries to speak out like he usually does, but fails, closing his mouth after leaving it open for a few seconds. He knows he should be talking about how awesome he is but...while he REMEMBERS having no problems with this...he also remembers not being a very social kind of guy? Seriously, what's the point bragging about yourself?

In fact, why did he even bother opening this?]

Sorry.

[At least his voice is the same, if not utterly devoid of the usual Michel panache...Just apologize and close the feed.

Perfect.

Man, he's got a monster headache.]

Comments

video

[lighter_flick]

Died? She's not dead...

[...Is she? He's pretty sure that Eikichi's mom is still alive...]

video

[deathboss]

[He frowns again, trying to think, before slapping his head.]

No I...

[He had to push her down a pair of stairs because she attacked him.]

I killed her....

[But they painted together? Or was that just a happy memory he made up to cover the fact and...suddenly he's panicking and clutching his head.]

Tatsuya-san, I remember now! I had to kill my mother I...

[Suddenly a sobbing mess.]

video==>quietly makes this private

[lighter_flick]

[Yeah, locking this.]

No, she's a painter, isn't she? You said you painted with her- [...Wait.]

...Did you just call me 'Tatsuya-san'?

video==> he can make this private!

[deathboss]

I remember saying that...bu now I'm starting to think I was just forgetting what really happened. [He sniffs pathetically, but turns around to blow his nose politely.]

I did call you that way...Is that alright? If it upsets you, I apologize and will use your full name, Suou Tatsuya-san.

[lighter_flick]

[That's even weirder!!]

We've known each other for ten years. How is that better!?

[deathboss]

[It's true that they have!]

That's why I was calling you Tatsuya-san instead of your full name...bab....ba...yeah.

[?!?! It's the best he can do.]

[lighter_flick]

[Stares at uncomfortably.]

You just tried and failed to say Baaaaaaaby [Complete with dead-on Eikichi imitation] and you're trying to tell me there's nothing wrong.

[deathboss]

[Stare back.]

...do I really sound like that?

[lighter_flick]

Yes! [Pauses...]

Not all the time, but yeah it's a catch phrase.

[deathboss]

[Okay let him try to attempt it.]

Baaaaby?

[See! That's not bad! ...if you wanted a soulless sounding version of it, anyway.]

[lighter_flick]

...Don't...worry about it right now, okay?

[deathboss]

Alright, Tatsuya-- I mean Suou Tatsuya-san.

I am sorry if I sound different. Admittedly the more I try to think about it, the more my memories seem hazy. But I do not want to lose you, Jun-san or Miyabi-san...I've already lost seven friends, I don't want to lose more.

[So his three friends, Lisa and Maya...wait who's the two others?]

[lighter_flick]

It's Ta-chan, you call me Ta-chan you idiot...

[His voice audibly cracks at the word idiot and he moves his face away from the COMP just a little bit so Eikichi can't see him like this...]

[deathboss]

[Wow he's visibly upset and if here's something even his linefacey...ness can't stand is seeing his best friend in distress!]

I...I'm sorry, Ta-chan. [This is so informal!] I just have a lot of respect for you, and wanted to use a proper name for you. If you feel that Ta-chan is better then I will do my best.

I remember calling you that before too...

[lighter_flick]

I know. And yeah, you did. Just...keep to that, okay?

[deathboss]

[Despite thinking he usually does the contrary, despite the fact that part of him things he shouldn't be doing it, Eikichi slowly smiles at him. Dunno it just...feels right.]

Yeah. I'll make sure to call you that.