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[greaterdays]

[When the video switches on it's a bit crooked, but it's soon apparent that a child's face is staring into the watch.]

Is it on?

[Someone else off-camera must have given an affirmative answer, because now she smiles.]

Hello!

[Then she pauses. She wants to introduce herself, but that someone has just reminded her not to. When she continues speaking, the smile has faded and her voice sounds... well, like a young child who is a bit scared, but mostly confused, and also trying very hard to sound confident instead of either.]

Can anyone I know hear me?

They said I should ask because lots of people can see this, like on television! [Who 'they' is is also left unclear. But the idea of a video phone is apparently exciting, smartphones aren't exactly the norm in Inaba...] Um... So if you know me, then answer back with a video.

[Because text answers are apparently also bad. This list of rules is even longer than her Dad's.]

And don't worry, I'm okay. [This, she adds because she knows her family well enough to predict their reaction to this weird kind of message. Her Dad is probably going to yell either way, though.] ...Thank you for listening.

...Um, how do I turn it off?

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[Video]

[greaterdays]

But you still told me. So, thank you.

My Big Bro and his friends are here.

[Video]

[themortalhalf]

Your big—[a second later, he'll quickly glance at the network replies, noting the names, and putting those names to the faces that appear right along with them. So that guy's her—

Not who he would have guessed, but whatever.]

Well, good.

[Video]

[greaterdays]

[Hmm, that reaction...] Do you know him?

[Video]

[themortalhalf]

[A shrug, though he arches an eyebrow at the question. Huh.]

He the tall kid with grey hair?

[Video]

[greaterdays]

That's right!

[Big Bro is so good at making friends...]

[Video]

[themortalhalf]

Then I know him.

[More like he'd good at invading another's private space.]

[Video]

[greaterdays]

[what her big bro would never do that...]

My name's Nanako... what's yours?

[Video]

[themortalhalf]

[Don't worry. You'll understand when you're older.

Then you won't want to marry your not-but-sort-of-trollish brother anymore.]

Shinjiro. [A pause, because hell if he knows how to introduce himself to a little kid. Usually this would be where he'd tell some nosy dumbass to get lost.] Aragaki.