( 001 ) finally, he makes an appearance :'|

[maybetouchable]

[ the video starts off to show a fairly nervous man in the latter half of his twenties staring directly at his seal, his lips moving for a moment before words and sound actually come out- ]

[ before he gets a chance to say anything, Julian has bounded onscreen with a beaming grin that’s twice as large as usual. He nudges Rob’s side encouragingly

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video;

[mykimlasca]

[Have a sincerely pleased smile, as the feed opens]
My, I'm glad you've settled in nicely Julian, and not alone either! A pleasure to meet you, Rob. You may call me Natalia.

voice;

[maybetouchable]

O-oh, er, you too, Natalia.

[ awkward turtle is awkward and failing at extending the conversation any further ]

video ; jalfkjwlak

[mykimlasca]

How long have you been here, may I ask?

[maybetouchable]

[ there's a small pause as Rob thinks and counts ]

Just over a week? I- at least I think so. I've not really been k-keeping track.

video;

[w_oapplause]

[Oh. Hey. He talked to Julian. He will say hello to this other dude too. Because I am intent on smothering you both. This little puppy face is grinning excitedly at you.]

Hi, guys! Where are you guys staying, since you're stuck with us?

voice;

[maybetouchable]

[ omg this is much easier when Rob knows they can't see his STUPID BLUSHING FACE ]

He- hello. We're at the, ah, Gilded Castle? I-I think that's what it's called, at least.

tink will stick to video forever;

[w_oapplause]

[His interest perks.]

You guys are neighbors! Bambi an' me are at Parkor Manor... Estate... whatever it's called.

and rob to voice forever (until julian coaxes him into video idek);

[maybetouchable]

[ assuming that Julian has probably enthusiastically told about who he's already met, since he's a chatterbox, Rob attempts to make an educated guess. ]

Are you - Tinkerbell ... ? [ YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE A TEENY DISNEY FAIRY THIS IS MILDLY CONFUSING FOR ROB but he soldiers on ] He- er, Julian, that is, uhm, m-mentioned you.

[Video]

[saiyajinsoul]

Hey.

[Small hand wave of greeting]

I'm Trunks. Pleased to meet you.

Have you been in Splendor long?

[voice]

[maybetouchable]

Oh, er, hello.

No, n-not for very long. It's been just a little longer than a week, I suppose.

[saiyajinsoul]

Did you and your friend arrive here together? It must've been nice to already have a familiar face with you.

[maybetouchable]

[ it would have been pretty great had his friend not immediately dropped dead BUT GENERALLY YEAH ]

M-mm, I'm counting my blessings in those terms... [ come on, Rob, try and keep talking, for crying out loud. ] I- I hear quite a lot of people arrive alone, though.

[Video]

[fallenambitions]

[...This man's timidness was almost laughable to Alexei, but he will show courtesy with the man.]

Well then, welcome to Splendor I suppose. Don't seem so on edge, we're all in this situation together after all.

[voice]

[maybetouchable]

A- ah, thank you.

[ there's a self-conscious pause as Rob tries to gather himself into a non-stammering mess, but he fails quite a bit. ]

Sorry, I'm just- it's a bit of a ... habit. [ he swallows nervously. ] I'm not very good at, er, socialising.

[fallenambitions]

Oh if that were the case, I wouldn't be able to understand you. You must feel slightly intimidated to find yourself in a foreign land so suddenly. It's understandable.

[maybetouchable]

Uh, yeah, i-it's fairly unusual, to say the least.

video.

[nicepartner]

It's nice to meet you, too! And no need to worry, this place isn't all that bad, even if we can't leave. [ oh, he almost forgot. ] I'm Ash Ketchum, and this is my buddy, Pikachu! [ and pikachu gives its usual squeal of, "pika-pika!" ]

voice.

[maybetouchable]

[ there is something weirdly familiar about this frankly surprising yellow creature, though Rob can't quite place it, being the massively reclusive fail that he is - he chooses not to pass comment, though. ]

H- hi there. It's nice to meet you- um, both of you.

It's somewhat- it's just a bit of a shock, really. I'm kind of getting used to it. I-I think.

video.

[nicepartner]

Well, I guess it's like that for everyone who comes here for the first time! I was pretty worried too, since I didn't know anyone when I got here - except for Pikachu, of course - but then I met a whole bunch of new friends!

[maybetouchable]

Y-yeah... so far everyone I've talked is quite friendly, and- yeah. It's not too bad.