compnetwork | [VIDEO] ☾ first phrase: death-bros and introductions

[ The video feed clicks on to display two boys, one a young child in black-and-white stripes with curly black locks of hair, and the other a teenager with a long yellow scarf wrapped smugly around his neck, suspenders and slicked back black hair. They share an identical small beauty mark under their left eye and they're both seated at a table in... Minato's apartment. (Blame Pharos for the location, okay.) Pharos is speaking, clear and modulated in his tone of voice; ]

—It's on, I think.

[ The transmission of the boardcast jars unpleasantly for a moment before stilling as Ryoji steadies the camera and beams down at it, not as cheerfully as he would have before attempting to end the world, but it's a start. It's probably right about here you notice they have the same blue eyes. A shade of blue so unnaturally bright it's almost creepy. The older teenager then starts talking, still grinning; ]

Anyway, it's working now, right? [ Why wouldn't it be, oh, wait, this is these guys we're talking about. Godly beings or not, it probably took them awhile to puzzle out all the tricks of the comp. Nevermind. Ryoji presses onward; ]

Good! Well, first things first. Hello, Hinoto-Ri, I'm Ryoji Mochizuki... And this is Pharos. [ He gestures at the small boy, who nods and waves cheerfully at the communication device, mouthing; Hello. ] He's my... Hmm, well, I guess you could say we're brothers, the two of us! We've been here for a couple days now and thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves on the network. I mean, that's what everyone normally does, right... ? Either way, it's a pleasure to meet you all!

... [ Pharos decides to offer his own public greetings to the city of Hinoto-Ri. The small ten year old was seated on a chair, his pale face barely level with the video feed and he totally doesn't have a creepy yet innocent smile at all, nope. ] I sincerely hope we'll be able to get along and be friends, everyone. This may be quite a strange world we've all been pulled to as Guests, but it's an interesting one, indeed.

[ There's a pause. Are they going to end the feed here? It sure looks like it— ]

Hey, by the way Minato-kun! [ Hahaha, you thought this transmission would end without Ryoji being a silly derp. He winks at the camera. ] Haha, I forgot to ask back when I first arrived; are there any cute gir—

[ Pharos is already reaching for the comp before Ryoji begins talking, unintentionally cutting off the end of the teenager's question. The feed ends. Sorry, bro. ]

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[ They're here because they love ya', death bro. And of course they won't be so careless as to damage a single of his cherished social link items; Pharos fully endorsed Minato making bonds after all!

If Minato is looking at the screen, he'll see all the responses, including a white-haired girl—Miki—staring blankly out of the video feed before abruptly cutting off the connection with no further explaination for her behavior. Pharos doesn't offer any commentary on Ryojis' and Minato's conversation regarding 'cute girls' since he has no personal interest in 'cute girls.'

But he'll let the grey-eyed teenager look at the comp without protest or anything on his part. ]

Really? That's too bad.

[It was fun going out with people... ! So having it harder is no good. Though, if anything...]

Maybe the challenge is more rewarding, in that case.

[ Though at first distracted by the manner of Miki's disappearance, Minato smiles a bit at Ryoji's conclusion, looking up and over at him. ]

Yeah. I'm sure it is.

[ He glances back and forth between the two of them. ]

... are you two hungry or thirsty or anything?

[ Gladdened by Minato's good cheer, Pharos blinked, pulled his attention from the comp back to the conversation between Ryoji and Minato, and smiled. ]

Not really. [ Thoughtful pause. ] Should I eat something anyway?

Have you eaten today?

No.

[ You suck at this human thing, kid. :| Your homework is to eat regular meals and also take a bath at least every other night. ]

Then yes, you should eat something.

[ Gosh, rude at least he didn't try at all?? Fine, fine he'll try to remember to do his homework every... day or something. ]

Alright! [ Let's see what the contents of your refrigerator are, Minato. p.s. he's probably not going to pick very healthy food to eat while raiding your fridge. :P ]

[ After sending off a text to Miki, Minato comes over to supervise the food picking and gently attempts to guide Pharos to a more healthy selection. ]

Try to eat balanced meals. It'll help you keep your energy up.

[VIDEO] ☾ first phrase: death-bros and introductions

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