one more time...

[rolling_boy]

[To be honest, this was not what the teen was expecting when he woke up. Some odd sort of dream? Either way, he doesn't look quite the same as the normal newcomer to the city... while his haircut is definitely reminiscent of a Mikuo, his hair is a very normal, natural shade of black. Unlike the Zatsune who recently showed up, though, his eyes were

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[lovediseased]

[For what is probably the first time in his entire life, Luki fails to notice a Mikuo until said Mikuo runs into him. Must be because he's not stalking them all anymore.]

Oh! I apologize, I should have moved.

[rolling_boy]

[The fact he's neither very Mikuo-looking or, in many ways, very Mikuo-like probably helps. He nnhs, looking up at the other boy.]

...don't sweat it. Sorry.

[There's a bit of a pause as he looks Luki over, then muses to himself.]

Not a bad effort, except for the whole 'being a guy' thing...

[lovediseased]

[Those are definitely factors, as Luki is still at least somewhat uncertain that this new guy is in fact a Mikuo, even after seeing him properly. Identity confusion aside, he isn't certain what the other meant by that second comment.]

What does my being a guy have to do with anything?

[rolling_boy]

[There's a bit of a chuckle.]

You're cosplaying, right? I mean... the outfit looks like something I saw on a Vocaloid box cover once. But that character was a woman.

[This Mikuo apparently knows what Vocaloids are but ISN'T one, and is apparently about as subtle as a brick to the face.]

[justanimitator]

[Len wasn't watching where he was going either, so--

*oof*]

[rolling_boy]

[This one, Mikuo actually bows to, though he gives a bit of a sigh.]

I'm sorry again. Maybe I should just go back to sleep in that alley and maybe I'll end up back in my bed.

[Huh. Kagamine. He'd pondered buying their software, but he heard countless bad reviews that said they were nearly impossible for beginners to work with.]

...nice cosplay.

[justanimitator]

In, um, an alley? That doesn't sound very--

[blinks. new word]

...What's a... a 'cosplay'?

[rolling_boy]

...

[How could someone be in costume but not know what cosplay was. Was he some lost trick-or-treater?]

It's when you dress like a popular character, like from an anime, to show off how much you like them.

Yours is very detailed, I'm impressed.

[howdoispell]

[ We're very distracted, what with our attention entirely focused on this dictionary, and don't pay any attention to the surroundings until..
THUD]
-- Ow!

[rolling_boy]

[Hey look, someone who isn't a Vocaloid! Regardless, Mikuo doesn't stumble much - surprisingly - and offers the other boy a hand.]

...sorry about that. People seem to enjoy walking right in each others' paths around here.

[howdoispell]

[ Rubbing one cheek with the heel of his palm, and accepting the boy's outstretched hand with his unoccupied one, Steven gets to his feet. ]
Hey, thanks! But it was prolly my fault- I wasn't watching where I was going.

[rolling_boy]

[That warrants a slight chuckle.]

We were both at fault, then. My apologies.

[perfectvoice]

[Congratulations, you've run right into Miku.]

A-Ah!

[rolling_boy]

[...Unlike with Len, this one has a reaction. He knows that voice. He's used that voice.]

...Miku, yes?

[..if Len was right, then he just bowled over someone he could arguably call his best friend.]

I-I'm terribly sorry! I didn't mean to harm you, Hatsune-san!

[perfectvoice]

A-Ah, that's all right! Don't worry about it.