Getting off on the wrong foot [Video]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Well, this was a lovely way to get into a new place, wasn't it?

The feed opens to this gray-haired boy, and behind him is a conveniently placed set of ruins from the Moonlight Bridge for him to subtly gawk at for a few moments before finding his bearings and realizing said feed was on to begin with. Huh. How'd that happen? Was it a part of the welcoming to this new city he's found himself in?

He doesn't seem too fazed by what he was looking at, though. ...On the surface, at least.]

Ah.

...Perhaps I'm asking a rhetorical question, but did I pick a bad time to get here? [Bad time was relative, but this seemed particularly terrible a moment for him to arrive, seeing the damage...]

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

I don't think its proprietor is the kind of person to tell things straight, anyway.

[unbroken_chain]

"Alright! You got any other questions?"

Slight pause.

"Say, what's your name, anyway?"

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

...I just mentioned it. It's Souji.

[Might be getting a little hard of hearing there, Kotoha. Not that he'll say that out loud.]

Anyway...the damage to the bridge -- what caused that? The rest of this side of town doesn't look too good, either...

[unbroken_chain]

She was busy, and her last two Official Greetings didn't bother to introduce themselves until she asked. It was a reflex.

Not that this is said.

"Well, I was back in my home world dealing with a small ninja/fashion model terrorist team-up thing, but apparently some random guy that nobody suspected revealed himself as a criminal mastermind and unleashed an army of demons on the city."

Entirely serious as she says this.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

...Sounds familiar already.

[A little too familiar.]

Do you have a name?

[unbroken_chain]

...wow, what a straight line. Kotoha does her best to match Souji's cadence as she replies.

"...I just mentioned it. It's Kotoha."

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[If there was a misfire, it was right there in the way he worded his question. He cradles his head for a moment.]

Not what I meant. The name of the person who did all this.

[unbroken_chain]

Sorry, Kotoha's a smartass sometimes.

"Tomokazu Tokudome."

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Different name, same situation. At least it didn't involve TVs or anything.]

I'll keep that in mind.

Do you know anyone I can contact that's leading the rescue efforts?

[unbroken_chain]

Pause to think.

"...hm. The mayor was kidnapped by demons and got banged up during the rescue efforts...I think his assistant Isabelle is coordinating the rebuilding efforts, for the most part? You can't miss her, she's a talking dog in a beige blazer."

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Alright.

You wouldn't happen to have a map on you too, would you? [He could use one so he doesn't have to bog her down with questions about where he could go next...]

[unbroken_chain]

"You've got one stored right on the COMP - it's a little difficult to find, you need to check the Info tab under Options."

Oh hey there it is.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Isn't that a bit inconvenient?

[...not that he'd know but now he's suddenly looking at that map to get a better view of things.

Wow, this city's big.]

[unbroken_chain]

"A little, yeah! Once things calm down a bit I'll be asking about that."