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

[the_usual_stuff]

[ 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. ]

Comments

[video]

[demifemme]

"Seriously, what is it with newcomers and this obsession with girls and cup sizes? Is this a new universal trend I'm not aware of?"

Shura, it would probably have helped to not do a video for this. Or at least, put a shirt on first.

[action]

[fools_journey]

[ Minato first sees this when he's on the train back to Pisces after a morning shift at the cafe and wandering around a bit. Fortunately (?) he doesn't need the complete question to know exactly what Ryoji was asking, though he's not really sure if he should be telling him about the cute girls he's met here...

In any event, it's not too long before he shows up at his own apartment. ]

... I'm back.

[ It seems proper to announce it as he comes in and takes off his shoes, since death and death junior have commandeered his kitchen table. ]

[Video]

[helenchanted]

[WHAT. WHAT.

WHAAAAAT.]

>There is now a girl staring at you from her camera. What do?

[Video]

[deathboss]

Your bro's not going to randomly appear in my bathroom, is he?

[video]

[ihaveanannouncement]

[Well, Saori had had a long day, after coming back from a trip home, her boss had called and said she needed to work today. So she wouldn't even be able to call and meet up with Minako or any of her other friends. And when she gets back home, she's too tired to even consider it.

So when she goes on the network, in an attempt to relax, and sees this as the first post. Well, all she can do is give a weary laugh. (They'll also see she has a mole under her eye too.)]

Ehehe. Hi. You know Minato-kun?

[1/3]

[themortalhalf]

[ > "Are there any cute girl—"

This is Ryoji?

This is the other guy Minako had dated? ...Among other clearly less important things, such as being death reincarnated, combined with all the world-ending fun that had come with that, nipping at the metaphorical coattails of the kid's hellishly long scarf. Well, he'll be damned. Shinjiro had always idly wondered if Ryoji would show up here. Seemed bound to happen eventually, considering how saturated this place seemed to be with people from their world—or versions of them, anyway.]

[video]

[electricyousei]

A completely deadpan looking and sounding girl appears and stares at the video.

"You're one of Minato's friends? Were you involved in persona use before too?"

[Video]

[bondsofsuffering]

I've seen some cute girls around, but I haven't been able to talk to any outside of the Velvet Room! I wonder if she's off-limits...

It's a real shame!