[ ONE ] video | accidental
[The device turns on with a loud THUMP!, as if someone had accidentally knocked it off of a table. The screen seems blank, but on closer inspection it reveals a dark, empty room.
A soft groan. A wave of dark blue cloth moves into the picture, ending in a callused hand. Everything in the picture was at an odd angle, as if the communicator had fallen sideways on the floor.]
This is...
...
What?!
[The arm moves, giving way to the grey cloth of a hakama and tabi-covered ankles.]
This place… Could I have been captured?
No. Impossible. They have never taken hostages before- it would not be to their advantage to start.
[The picture sways, blacking out as something scuttles over it. A metallic CHINK!, and the image returns to reveal the sharp tip of a sword and the pixelated figure of a boy securing his footing in the background.
He gave a soft snort.]
I guess even the Shinsengumi have rats.
...
"Use This"… A mirror? No, it looks like some sort of device.
Since when do captives receive gifts?
[The feet move closer to the camera until the the communicator is picked up, revealing his face for the first time. The boy is currently frowning at the piece of unfamiliar technology, his sharp blue eyes overpowering any features that may have otherwise been called delicate.]
What am I supposed to do with this?
Hm? There's a button on the side. Maybe that could be a--
[The transmission ends abruptly, cutting off whatever he had intended to say.]
A soft groan. A wave of dark blue cloth moves into the picture, ending in a callused hand. Everything in the picture was at an odd angle, as if the communicator had fallen sideways on the floor.]
This is...
...
What?!
[The arm moves, giving way to the grey cloth of a hakama and tabi-covered ankles.]
This place… Could I have been captured?
No. Impossible. They have never taken hostages before- it would not be to their advantage to start.
[The picture sways, blacking out as something scuttles over it. A metallic CHINK!, and the image returns to reveal the sharp tip of a sword and the pixelated figure of a boy securing his footing in the background.
He gave a soft snort.]
I guess even the Shinsengumi have rats.
...
"Use This"… A mirror? No, it looks like some sort of device.
Since when do captives receive gifts?
[The feet move closer to the camera until the the communicator is picked up, revealing his face for the first time. The boy is currently frowning at the piece of unfamiliar technology, his sharp blue eyes overpowering any features that may have otherwise been called delicate.]
What am I supposed to do with this?
Hm? There's a button on the side. Maybe that could be a--
[The transmission ends abruptly, cutting off whatever he had intended to say.]