roar 001 - video

[beardedveteran]

[ For the first few seconds of the feed, a middle-aged guy is staring hard into the camera, looking perplexed. Probably a common sight on the network whenever a newcomer appears, but this guy is wearing a green-and-white eyemask along with a smart-casual shirt and tie, like he started to dress up as a comic book hero but got lazy after that. He can

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[lockandkeyblade]

Wild Tiger. Nice to meet you too! Lookin' pretty sharp.

[For a superhero anyway. For all its follies, Sora sure can't complain about all the good guys Siren's Port is bringing into the city.]

[He's just about to drill this guy for all his superhero tips when the call ends far too abruptly.]

Are you okay over there!?

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[beardedveteran]

[ When he gets back to you he seems a little more ruffled than before, but in good form nonetheless, just slightly spooked. He's grinning and waving, in any case, never mind the edge of surprise to his voice. ]

Hey, thanks! Glad you think so! Don't worry, there was just a ... bug Darkness thing out there. First time seeing one. [ Shudders. ] No big deal, it's out there and I'm in here! [ ... another glance. Better not think too hard about the thickness of the window glass. ]

[lockandkeyblade]

[Sora lets out a breath in relief as he sees Tiger on the NV.]

Yeah- it can get pretty nasty out there in the darkness.

You didn't get hurt, did you?

[beardedveteran]

Nah, I'm fine. Just a scare. Can't say it's the best welcome to the city!

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[underachieves]

Vigilantism's illegal here.

[Normally that warning would be at least slightly less cold, but it's been a bad month.]

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[beardedveteran]

Vigila-? [ Squint. A word that holds no bearing where he's from, but he ought to know it anyway. ]

If anythin' I did on the job counted as illegal they'd have kicked me off ages ago.

[underachieves]

It means chasing down and detaining criminals when you're not an officer of the law. No heroes. Not allowed in this city. You understand? You gotta join the cops to do that kinda thing.

[beardedveteran]

[ Frowns irritably. He looks like he's about to launch into a tirade, then shrugs, scratching the back of his neck. ]

Well, of course a free agent wouldn't be so great, but you gotta understand I only do my work via an agency and a sponsor. I couldn't actually do that stuff without them, you see. [ Glances aside. ] No heroes at all? How do the superpowered guys get caught, then?

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[madeinoblivion]

What's with all this hero business? Between you and that other guy, with the HeroTV...

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[beardedveteran]

What do you mean, what about it? That's exactly it, it's the Hero business, featured and directed on HeroTV.

[ -Sits up straighter as if in surprise; ] Wait, don't tell me you've never watched HeroTV?

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[madeinoblivion]

I've....watched some Steel Samurai? [No matter what Maya says, that's probably not the same thing as HeroTV, not from the way that other guy was talking about sponsors.]

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[beardedveteran]

[ Scrunches up his face. That sounds like the kind of thing Origami'd like but that's not it ] It's a channel, not a programme! A legitimate channel that shows real-time criminal arrests, disasters, civilians being saved-- Heroes! On the side of justice! [ His tone is bordering on desperate but damn, it's difficult explaining something natural to you... ]

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[haki]

Sanji!!! [ this boy is hungry for----what. ]

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[haki]

[ staring into this feed... you're not sanji. mouthbreathes ]

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[beardedveteran]

-?! [ Jumps at the yell, causing the NV to bobble about as well, before he blinks and frowns at the camera. Uh. ]

...Eh? What? 'Sanji'?

[haki]

Uh-huh, you sound just like him. It's really cool--but kind of weird at the same time!

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[doublehats]

[...........Sanji?]

[doublehats]

[wait no, he doesn't even look like Sanji. but apparently this guy is a hero. EVEN BETTER. most excited little boy voice!]

H-HERO?! You're a hero?! Really?!

[haki]

Chopper.

Did Sanji grow another beard?

[doublehats]

Huh? But that's not Sanji, even though he sounds like Sanji... why does he sound like Sanji but doesn't look like Sanji?

Does Sanji have a brother?