[Week 11 | Day 3] Video

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[The feed starts sometime during the later afternoon, with the Hitomi being rotated and turned over left and right, with fingers tapping the screen and curious eyes frowning at the device. Then the feed dies off. Roughly about fifteen minutes later, the feed starts and the face that comes to view is one that is quite exasperated, hair down and

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[Private Video] /CANNOT RESIST, SO HORRIBLE

[whitenighting]

[Blinking. Something is off in this message; it looks like Iruka, perhaps dressed a bit differently, but everyone changes what they wear sometimes. He sounds different, though.

Asking strange things, though. Maybe Allen didn't know him that well, though? He rather didn't...

And that... question.

...

It itches at something. Something oh, Allen is quite familiar with but would rather forget and bury with the memories it came from. Not that he's had to put it to use here at all. Not that he'd ever want to if he had a choice, but... but maybe Iruka really needs the money for something, he seems a good person usually.

...And that hypothetical situation speaks so strongly to Allen, sometimes having to dip into that dark side just to scrape by. Compulsive need to palm the cards or slip in an ace, win or bust; literally as it felt like win or die horribly in some gutter....]

I'm not familiar with any particular establishments.

[Planning to keep it that way if he can. But have the brightest not-quite-a-smile in the world.]

But have you considered cards?

[He's presuming you have because he knows that language, but just checking.]

[Private Video] LOLOL

[smiling_umino]

Cards or dice. It's all good to me. I'm not very picky.

[Who doesn't cheat with these kinds of games? In fact, who doesn't cheat in general? Iruka can't think of anyone but the benefit of having chakra control is one of the things that has helped him survive.

He gives a bit of a shrug and a smile that's not really a smile but more of a extension of his lips curving upwards. Habit when talking to people.]

Got any ideas, boy?

[Private Video] 1/3

[whitenighting]

[... He utterly didn't have you pegged for this, Iruka. And something keeps tweaking him as wrong with the situation. ('Boy'?)

It's a little weird, but it's hard to keep this ball from rolling once it gets started. Blame it on the stress syndrome and being a bit obsessive compulsive when it comes to this topic..]

Ah... I haven't done anything like that here.

[Slight pang of guilt. Right...]

[Private Video] 2/3

[whitenighting]

[Although... there was... well, he had been in Yomisato a bit for his job...]

Although I know where to look.

[Private Video] I love you forever for bringing out black!Allen

[whitenighting]

[No, no, no. Mentally shaking his head to chase that off. Besides, there is an important question. And after all, Allen only ever played because he really needed the money for something serious like surviving or helping a friend.]

But what do you need that kind of money for?

[Private Video] Oh mai~ 1/2

[smiling_umino]

To pamper myself of course, why else~? Besides, to travel the roads, one needs sufficient funding. Stealing is too overrated these days. Besides, playing a game gives you opportunity to win more.

[An eyebrow raise.]

And it's not boring.

[Private Video]

[smiling_umino]

Want to point me in the right direction~?

[The thirst for excitement, it's probably like black mirrors in Iruka's eyes.]

[Private Video]

[whitenighting]

[... Okay, back up a moment now.]

... Iruka, are you-

[Slight pause. It sounds rude in his head to say it, but... Okay, this really is off. He has to ask because he doesn't think he's that bad of a judge of character.]

... Are you feeling alright?

[Private Video]

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[Okay, back up and rewind. What is it with him today and not remembering people with white fucking hair?! Worse, why does this white-haired-boy know his name?!]

Hey ...

[Iruka frowns now. Actually confused.]

Do I know you?

[Private Video] pffffft so many white-haired guys

[whitenighting]

[... Okay, something was seriously off here.]

I... Yes. I'm Allen. Allen Walker?

[Blinking. And with Iruka not knowing things about Kannagara that Allen seemed to know, and Iruka seemed the one who had know so much more than him about everything...]

[Private Video] It's kinda nuts XD

[smiling_umino]

[Iruka pauses to think of that name. Rolls it around his head for a while and still hit several blanks. Well, all blanks really.]

No. Doesn't ring a bell. I'd remember a face and scar like yours. And that odd sounding name. Sorry ...

[Private Video] In ur godland, dominating ur hair colorz

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[Allen's scratching his head for a moment because... Well, it's not that he feels Iruka should really remember him; they didn't know each other that well at all, but... Well, it bespeaks the bigger issue and weird things he keeps saying.]

You don't... remember anything strange happening to you lately, do you?

[Really, what is with all the odd things that keep happening to people here and how much their memories seem to get messed with.]

Re: [Private Video] if he sees a brunett he will weep with joy~

[smiling_umino]

I certainly remember being in Fire and not in this ... Kannagara place. I also woke up naked with a man that I do not remember.

[A one shouldered shrug. It is a shameless admission, but it's the truth.]