melodiesofkupo | Video [With bonus linkshell issues]

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[Hey, it's some guy standing in his bedroom wearing street clothes. But in the next moment, with a rush of power, he's adorned in a set of armor. It's a mingling of steel plating, chain, and coarse fur draped over the shoulders, topping a cloak down the back. The giant hammer was lifted, swung like it weighed nothing, and settled against the fur-covered pauldron. The grin he gave the camera was pretty toothy.]

Yo! Name's Kanji. I said I'd go all out and be myself, so here I am.

I make stuff! Y'know, dolls, knit blankets, a whole bunch of cute shit. And there ain't a damn thing wrong with that, y'hear me? But I'm officially offering my services in makin' stuff like that for... y'know, birthdays or whatever.

But this right here's my gear for my Berserker Asterisk, and I can put somethin' together for you guys, too. I'm takin' commissions for job outfits, either to make 'em myself or work up design sketches to have made later once your mind's all made up.

...Uhhh... [He paused, and his expression faltered as he tried to think of something. Then a gloved hand went to mess with his hair as he gave a small, unsure growl in his throat. He had to be forgetting something, and it wasn't coming to mind.]

Yeah, I think that's it? Never advertised before. But I gave it a good shot.

[He nodded to someone off-camera, and the feed cuts.]

[An hour or so later, it's time for a private message. However, it was a technical oversight sort of evening. In contrast to the guy showing up earlier with slangy, slouchy confidence, he seemed a bit fidgety this time around.]

Y-... yo, Naoto! So this ain't a huge deal, but I'm almost done with your birthday present and I, uh... I need to make sure it fits. Normally the person would put the stuff on and see if somethin' needs to be looser or tighter and I'd just fix it no problem, but I wanna keep the final outfit a complete surprise.

So that means... w-well, it... that means I'd...

[His eyes turned away from the camera, his face an awkward pink.]

I-I need to take a couple measurements later if- if that's cool with you!

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[Oooh boy. What just happened? She looked to Cristo, but he's just cheering 'He made you a gift! How kind of him!'. Gosh, she's going to have to deal with this.]

... I'll trust you didn't mean to make that message to me public?

Wh-whadda you mean? I set it to message you, like Suzette told me!

[But then he went a bit pale. His eyes turned off-camera, steely.]

What's THAT look for, kupo!? I didn't do anything! Look, right there, there should be an icon that would denote its privacy and its recipient, kupopo!

[The camera moved, and went dark. The feed is cut for a minute, before it's just a moogle face. There's shouting in the background. Three guesses who that is.]

H-ha... haha... whoopsie, kupo~ What a day for a glitch, huh!?

[She's fanning herself frantically. Oh dear, she hecked up.]

[Naoto will give them a moment... yup, yup, that was about what she would expect.]

Odd... why was there a glitch?

[Though she gave a side glance at Cristo, he... didn't seem to want to answer. Interesting...]

No clue, kupo! Perhaps one of the administrators fell asleep at the console...

[But she's flailing her arms.]

Th-the fact of the matter is, kupo, I wouldn't be so GARISH as to make the brute lay everything out in public! I've sent a ticket to the admins, kupo!

Thank you, Suzette-san.

[Huh... Kanji still seemed occupied.]

I'm planning to head back, but does Kanji-kun require more time to himself?

Kufufuuu... ahh, nnnno... but I've really gone and mucked things up this time, kupo, and could use the help in cooling his jets!

It was my fault, kupo. I insisted that nobody likes an outfit that pinches or doesn't sit right, but he was too embarrassed to ask you in person...

Edited (welp) 2018-04-26 04:30 (UTC)

I see...

Very well. We'll be home momentarily.

Roger that, kupo!

Now see, Kanji? Was that so hard? Get your head out of the sink- you'll make a mess, kupopohhh...

[And that, as they say, is that on this line.]

...

[Yeah, going to close the iMog and get going before Kanji drowned himself.]

[YOU CAN'T TELL A TATSUMI WHAT TO DO. If a man wanted to run cold water over his head, he could! Drowning wasn't in his itinerary, despite the fretting moogle fluttering back and forth in the kitchen.]

What's done is done, kupo! A glitch happens in every system! Though...

[A rumormonger like Suzette wondered if the rumblings of dissatisfaction in Yun'Ashia's got anything to do with the hiccup. But the office was too far away! Best not to fill the humans in on this unless it was something more dire than a simple whoopsie.]

Well, it doesn't matter. Ku-poh! Heads up, poms up! I hear footsteps! You wanted to make her gift the perfect size, right??

[Briefly, Naoto knocked to warn she had arrived before opening the door. Cristo entered first, peeking into the kitchen before floating back to Naoto to inform her he wasn't drowning himself, he was onto in the kitchen sink.]

[She decided to settle herself in the living room and give Kanji time to dry himself off.]

[She'd be waiting a while, before he would step into the living room at Suzette's insistence. The towel at his shoulders helped gather the water that slowly dribbled from weighed-down hair.

Rather than babble, Kanji let his hands hang at his sides, clenched. His jaw set as he wasn't looking at her.]

...Sorry, Naoto.

[She had begun reading while waiting, going through a book she stored on her iMog to avoid any other network complications. When Kanji entered, she looked up... and shook her head.]

It's quite alright, Kanji-kun. Technical difficulties are beyond your control.

[He deflated a notch, but turned his focus to the floor.]

Yeah, but... hell of a time to have one. H-how can ya be so cool about it?

I- shit- who knows if this is gonna be a thing that happens a lot? I don't even trust the stupid linkshells anymore!

To be fair, it could have been worse. You could have admitted some personal secret now.

[Just asking for her measurements was tame.]

I certainly hope it's not. Fortunately, Cristo is fine with delivering letters and notes.

Like your third eye, kufufu...

[He passed a frown Suzette's way, and she awkwardly hovered back around a corner.]

Yeah. I think Suzette's gonna be put to work instead of pickin' off my plates and calling me all those names for a while. I swear to god, it's like havin' a fluffy, flying Rise within arm's reach at all times...

[But he folded his arms and shifted where he stood.]

E-either way, I just need a trunk and an inseam measure later... it hit me pretty late into makin' this thing that you're gonna be movin' around a lot in it, so it needs to be less "fitted" and more open for movement without bein' baggy.

... Now that you've said that, that seems like an almost apt description.

[Marking her spot, she closed the book.]

Very well. Shall we go into your room to take these measurements?

[He stiffened up.]

Oh... uh, r-right now?

[Oh god. Oh god, she was asking to go to his room. Was it clean? Sure. Was his present to her in there? Um, yeah. Wow, he'd never had anybody hang out in his room before. Not for years...]

I-I NEED TO HIDE THE STUFF. G-GIMME TWO MINUTES.

[He all but vaulted over the coffee table to get to his room to go hide everything. Suzette's tiny paws on her hips, she shook her head.]

For kupo's sake, is he ALWAYS like this?

[Blinking, she slowly nodded.]

Alright.

[There was no need to vault the table, but he did and - well - he was gone. Looking over at Suzette, she nodded.]

Not always. Usually around me...

Makes you wonderrr, kufufuuu...

[Really, girl, this friend of yours was subtle as a behemoth. How??

Pay no attention to doors slamming and a lot of commotion from that bedroom.]

[Welcome to hell Suzette as Naoto gave a questioning look.]

Wonder?

[However, she was easily drawn away from the conversation by the commotion.]

[A commotion that lasted another minute. Then, silence.]

Okay! Ready! And hang up your coat!

[Exchanging one more look with Suzette, Naoto headed to her room and hung up her coat there. Once she was sure it wasn't going to fall from her chair, she crossed from her room to Kanji's room, knocking on the door.]

You're positive you're ready?

[Suzette just masked her face with her fan, snickering. This poor woman...]

Y-yeah, totally ready! All the work's just made my place messy and I wanted it nice is all!

[Well, he said he's ready. So, slowly, Naoto opened the door and stepped inside. She was down to her dress shirt beneath, but nothing major... should be fine, right?]

Which measurements do you require?

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