[001] video/action - new in town

[empireofmymind]

[The video screen's fuzzy for a moment, then sharpens to - a jerky shot of the buildings and streets surrounding the lab. Someone doesn't know his feed is on.]

Uh--umm...

[A crinkling of paper as he consults some written instructions.]

Ermis Suites....Ermis Suites....

[If you're in the area, there's a boy with a rather blank expression on his

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[manjuumagic]

[Suddenly, a shoulder full of Mokona. This is a daily hazard.]

Where are you going~

Are you lost~?

[empireofmymind]

[Ah! Is this normal? Ken can't be sure....but he'll stop in his tracks all the same to stare at Mokona a little.]

I...don't know.

[manjuumagic]

Really?

You're new, right?

Where are you going?

[empireofmymind]

Mm. [Ken nods in response, still unsure what to make of the creature perched on his shoulder. But it - seems friendly enough. And helpful. New people aren't left to fend for themselves. That's encouraging.]

Ermis Suites...?

[He holds up his piece of paper.]

They said I'd be staying there....

[manjuumagic]

Uwaa.

Mokona lives there too! Maybe we'll be neighbors!

[empireofmymind]

Mokona...?

[Blank stare for a moment. (Normally he'd catch on quicker, but his focus is elsewhere today.)]

--that's - you?

[manjuumagic]

Uh-huh! That's Mokona!

[empireofmymind]

Nice to meet you...

[This is where a bow would go, but that's not exactly feasible right now. So he'll just bob his head awkwardly.]

I'm Ken. Thanks for the welcome, Mokona.

[Again, where an honorific would go. But what on earth to use.]

[manjuumagic]

Mokona is happy to meet Ken, too!

And don't worry about the pigs if you see any, they aren't a usual thing!

[empireofmymind]

[It's funny how one can remember absolutely nothing, but some sentences still come as a surprise.]

....Pigs?

In a city?

[manjuumagic]

Uh-huh.

One of the mages made a mistake. And now there's a lot of bug pigs around.

[The best part of this is that it is completely true.]

[empireofmymind]

[Well then.]

I see.

Is there a way to - undo the mistake?

[Because that is clearly what he should be asking, when handed this information.]