[2.] video | un: 2cool | february 19th

[glitterpants]

_{[ The feed clicks on and shows not one, but two-almost-Karamatsus. The difference between them is easy to see once you find it: Karamatsu’s confident posture and Ichimatsu’s slouch— Karamatsu’s bold eyebrows and Ichimatsu’s stubby ones. Yes, this is one out of the five other identical brothers that Karamatsu has. Some of you have met them both and maybe have noticed the difference right away, others may still be struggling to tell them apart. Here they are, side by side, though, and it may be hard to make out good details of them in the dim light. Karamatsu clears his throat, looking rather serious for a change. It takes him awhile to speak, running one hand down his face and curving it around his chin, obviously distressed by all of this. Ichimatsu? Not so much. ]}

Ah, good evening, everyone. It’s I, Karamatsu.
It’s been.. awhile since I have spoken with you all, but I come baring some tragic news. Yesterday, me and my brother took a walk through the atrium to find better sources of light. What we found was something else. In the trees, we found the gruesome display of organs thrown over the vegetation in a horrific showcase. A—ah, that’s.. not all that we have found..

_{[ He looks a little pale just talking about this and for a moment he has to pardon himself out of the camera. ]}

...You’re still sick about that? Pansy.

[Ah, there’s another difference. While they both speak in deeper voices than one might expect from their looks, Ichimatsu speaks much less clearly, barely opening his mouth and mumbling as opposed to Karamatsu’s clear enunciation. Nevermind the fact that Ichimatsu looks approximately like he’s not used a hairbrush in a week. He rolls his shoulders and takes over, scrunching his face at his brother off-screen.]

There was a boot in the trail, dunno what happened to the other one. The viscera was all up in the trees, like he said, but it was too dark to really tell what was where and if any of them was still intact. There was also a heart in a gold box-- we surrendered it to find out who it belonged to, so I guess there’s not really anything for a burial.

_{[ Karamatsu returns to the feed, wiping his lips across his sleeve. ]}
….For those of you who are friends and family of a passenger named “Rey” … my condolences go out to you. Please keep close to those people you love. Thank you.

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voice | un: ny4n

[ichimyatsu]

[He leans back into Karamatsu's communicator, entirely ignoring his personal space.]

I'm probably more okay than he is, this loser keeps getting sick over the gore.

[glitterpants]

_{[ SHOVES ICHIMATSU BACK. ]}
It wasn't anything I ever expected seeing! Anybody with any amount of sensitivity left in their body would feel shock after seeing that.
_{[ You're just so insensitive, Ichimatsu. ]}

[unluckynumberseven]

That's true. Seeing a lot of blood... or other stuff... when you aren't used to it can be pretty scary.

But at least you have, um...

[Oops. He never caught the other one's name.]

At least you both have family around!

[glitterpants]

That is true.. we do have each other.
_{[ He sounds more relieved about this. Honestly, despite how Ichimatsu treats him, he's not sure if he could have done well at all with this if he was by himself. ]}

His name is Ichimatsu. Together, as a duo, we were able to do what needed to get done. I hope that this was helpful for everyone aboard this ship.

[unluckynumberseven]

Pleased to meet you, Ichimatsu! I just wish it could have been in better circumstances.

[And back to Karamatsu:]

Yeah... it's good to know, if only so people know to be extra careful. Someone is going around doing such awful things to people.

[ichimyatsu]

Ah, mmn. [He waves a hand in a vague sort of greeting, content to return to being not a part of the conversation.]

[unluckynumberseven]

[Too bad, Itchy. He's curious. And a little eager to get away from upsetting subjects,]

S-so... you guys are twins, right? You look so much alike! You act different, though.

[glitterpants]

_{[ distraction is good.. Karamatsu thinks so, at least. Let's be completely oblivious, sure. He's all about that. ]}

Of course. Because we come from the same, loving, Mommy and we are identical, it does not mean that we have the same personality.
Our bodies are simply the vessels for our unique souls.

_{[ Karamatsu loves standing out and it's hard to when you have five other identical brothers.
Anyway, the change of topic.. it's good. He sounds more fake like himself. ]}

[unluckynumberseven]

[That makes sense. His twin sister was always the more serious and 'adult' of the two.]

I can see that! Do people ever get you two confused? If I hadn't already met you, I'd probably have a hard time too.

[glitterpants]

Not as much as they do with Totty and Osomatsu-niisan. It is easier, now that we have grown up and blossomed into who we really are.
_{[ which is sometimes fake... that's one thing that both Ichimatsu and Karamatsu have in common: hiding their real feelings. ]}

[unluckynumberseven]

Totty...? How many of you are there?

[And are you all this interesting?]

[ichimyatsu]

Six.

[And, yes. Though Ichimatsu wouldn't use interesting as his first choice of words.]