5th Screw [Video/Action]

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[Video; afternoon]

[The feed comes on to show Nano, standing in her apartment wearing a Santa hat and an apron and surrounded by baked goods.  She's made several traditional Japanese Christmas cakes with cream icing and strawberries, and also quite a few cookies and cupcakes of varying shapes, sizes, and flavors.  It looks like she's been busy baking for days.]

Merry Christmas, everyone!  I was doing some baking and made a little too much... so if anyone would like some cake or cookies, please feel free to stop by.  I live in the Pisces building, in room 02 on the tenth floor.

[Action; around the apartments; late afternoon to early evening]

[Later in the day, Nano's going around town making some special deliveries in person.  For anyone who has positive CR with Nano (which honestly constitutes talking to her for more than five minutes), she's stopping by each character's apartment, ringing the bell and waiting politely for someone to answer.  She's got a small package with her, lovingly wrapped up in tissue paper.]

Hello?

[Action; a KFC in the shopping district; evening]

[On her way home after handing out various packages, Nano passes a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise.  There is a statue of Colonel Sanders situated outside that is scandalously missing its traditional Christmas decoration.  Reaching up to remove the Santa hat from her head, Nano gingerly places it on top of the statue, giggling a little as she adjusts it.]

Merry Christmas, Colonel-san.

Comments

[acapriciousthing]

I'm Death. Or Didi, if you'd prefer that.

[She extends a hand]

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Death?

[blink blink]

[acapriciousthing]

[She nods. She gets this a lot.]

Divider of life from all that comes before and all that comes after.

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Do you know the, um...

...

...the other one?

[acapriciousthing]

The skeleton?

[She's heard about a few others, but as far as she knows, he's the only other one who goes by just Death]

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Um... yes, that one.

[acapriciousthing]

Yeah, he's my...

[An awkward pause as she searches for the right word. "Boyfriend" seems a little weird for a skeleton. Can't just say assigned husband, because he isn't here.

Okay, new tactic.]

We're...

[This doesn't quite work either]

Uh, together.

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...Together?

[She still doesn't get it.]

[acapriciousthing]

[She is, admittedly, failing fairly epically at explaining it]

It's a bit strange to really put... words to it.

[She knows what she means!]

Romantically involved?

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You... oh...!

[She's a little speechless at that.]

[acapriciousthing]

It... wasn't really something either of us saw coming.

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Oh... well... congratulations to both of you, then.

[acapriciousthing]

Thank you. It's all so... different, sometimes it gets hard to find the right words.

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Different isn't always bad.

[She should know.]

[acapriciousthing]

Definitely not. It's been confusing, but it's been wonderful.

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It sounds great.

[acapriciousthing]

It really is. If I had to wind up in another weird place, I'm glad he's with me.

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Another weird place? What do you mean?

[acapriciousthing]

We met in another place that brings in people from different worlds.

[In bed. It was weird.]

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There are other places like that?

[acapriciousthing]

At least one other.

[She shakes her head slightly]

Ten billion years without running into one, and then two in a row.

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That sounds like very bad luck.

[acapriciousthing]

A bit. It hasn't been all bad though.

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At least the two of you were able to meet each other.

[acapriciousthing]

And a lot of other great people too.