02 | Video

[todistantskies]

[ Alto is sitting at a large table in one of the open rooms. His sleeves are tied back as if he's about to do some work, which exposes the tell-tale signs of the ink creeping past his elbows, though his hair is loose and covering his neck. From the way he gives the device a short, but intentional look, it's obvious the feed is intentional (this

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[action, because how did I miss he was in Hibu?!]

[fox_shuuichi]

[Kurama catches only the tail end of the transmission, walking by the room, and he pauses in the doorway. He knocks, softly, on the frame before speaking.]

You ought to ask the servants if there's any rice paper around, the kind they use on the doors. It ought to be lighter.

[He's dressed in feminine kimono, as always, with his light coat of makeup and the ornaments in his hair - ambiguity is what they're all about, after all.]

[todistantskies]

(ooc: I didn't mention it in his "intro" post. XD; )

[ Alto has since set the device to the side and has begun smoothing out the crooked nose of the failed plane before unfolding it again. He looks up at the ... person in the doorway.

The young man, himself, has a rather simple dark blue yukata on, and his hair and face aren't any more decorated than usual. Someone doesn't care much for how this house works. ] ... I guess I could, if I could catch one. [ Someone has a bit of a rep for being "big and scary" since he scolded the two young ones that filmed him in the bath. ]

[fox_shuuichi]

[He smiles, and reaches out to snag a passing servant by the sleeve, exchanging a few soft words with her before sending her on her way. Then, he turns his attention back into the room, leaning against the door.]

You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar, you know.

[It's said conversationally, with no hint of scolding or judgment - just a statement.]

And some of the servants can be quite helpful, if you get on their good side.

[todistantskies]

[ Alto watches, though it's not like he is taking tips. ] Tch. I've got no interest in the ones who think I'm just here to show off.

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[so_not_a_demon]

Maybe something about transitioning from one realm to the other just has odd effects.

[todistantskies]

Growing taller is a weird side-effect for that. [ Of course, he thinks the guy meant transitioning as it relates to foldspace travel. ]

[so_not_a_demon]

Well, this whole place is pretty weird, right? It's par for the course, then.

[todistantskies]

It's weird, but that doesn't explain this, now does it?

[Audio]

[wrathoflove]

[ A female voice peels across the network to answer the inquiry on physical alterations, though the owner keeps themselves hidden. ]

I'm a girl now, have been for four days. I dunno when I'll turn back into a guy.

[todistantskies]

[ Alto just stares at the device a moment, before giving up an irritated sigh. ] Don't mess around. This is a serious question!

[wrathoflove]

I'm being serious!

[ fklhfsdlkdf fuck this, turns it to Video. ]

[todistantskies]

[ He looks on when the video cuts on, but all he... sees is a girl. ] ...and? [ There's no proof, after all. ]

[video] [private]

[galactically]

And you just noticed my gift now?

[Screw doing this in text, she's Sheryl Nome!]

[private forever]

[todistantskies]

[ ...of course she would do that. He keeps it audio on his end, at least. ] The room was a mess after that incident. I found it when I was cleaning up and put it away... [ And then kind of forgot to check it out. Whoops. ]

Re: [private forever]

[galactically]

W-Well... it'd be in your best interest if you check it out.

[She laughs sheepishly, trying to keep herself composed.]

You might like it.

[todistantskies]

[ He sighs. ] I didn't say I didn't look at it, yet.

[ Quieter, because he's turning his head away from the device to look across the room. ] --I put it on the high shelf closest to the window. [ Near the futon. ] It looks nice, up there.

[ video ]

[lowboilingtemp]

So you grew taller immediately after or just before arriving? Did you have any aches or pains around that time?

[ He's marking that down in a little notebook he keeps tucked in his pocket. Nena had mentioned it was pointless, but he was determined to keep track of all the... anomalies. ]

[todistantskies]

Right after -- though I went and got a second opinion, just in case the measurement was wrong the first time. [ He shakes his head. ] Besides being groggy from whatever they used to put me to sleep, and the tattoo, no, I wasn't sore at all.

[lowboilingtemp]

[ Hmmm... that was strange. Sudden growth spurts usually had some type of ill effect. Maybe he was out longer then he suspected. ]

Right, thank-you! [ sliding that notebook back into his pocket ] I'm afraid, however, that this is not uncommon. Whatever technology they have here, it's capable of changing the physiological make of our bodies on a regular basis. I myself have lost my hearing for several days before it was restored. Others...

[ he shrugs ] More drastic things were done to them. [ It was really quite annoying, to be honest. ]

[todistantskies]

You went deaf? [ Color him shocked, as he focuses on that first bit. ] Just like that?