[Video] UN: Komaeda

[despairing_hope]

[The video starts with a close up of Komaeda's face as he's messing with the settings. It's advanced technology he's not familiar with, but it didn't take him long to get it going. Nothing ever takes him long to figure out when he tries.

He leans away and offers a smile, but it's a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. He's tired. There's a weight there. People who are familiar with him might notice it's a little less carefree than he usually is. But then it's only to be expected.]

Hello! This is quite the interesting thing to be suddenly rushed through. They said anomalies were the cause, but isn't that a bit curious? "Anomaly" is such a vague term. It's the sort of thing you see on TV used to hand wave fantastical concepts they don't want the audience to think of too much. So is there something not being explained here?

[Of course he barrels straight to the delicate question.]

But, what do I know? There's a lot of surprising things happening all at once. In fact, at this point I wouldn't be surprised if I was told we were in some sort of MMO! Being in some sort of elaborate program would make more sense than not anyway.

[He goes quiet for a moment, his expression far away lost in thought. It takes him a moment to remember the camera and go back to his train of thought.]

Ah, since I was just recently welcomed to this little expedition, I should introduce myself. My name is Komaeda Nagito. There's not really anything else to say, I'm a bit luckier than most people?

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video; un: NANAMIN

[virtualbytes]

There's probably a lot that they haven't explained... I think.

[ Nanami herself doesn't have any doubts about that at the very least, especially when you kept into consideration the facts and just how much has been left out. ]

I don't know if we're in an MMO, but if we were, I'd like to think that I would have been told if I leveled up or not by now, probably. Or gotten skill points...

video; un: owari

[muncher]

[ Owari remembers hearing something about "anomalies" during orientation; she didn't care to think about it then, and she doesn't care to think about it now that Komaeda's brought it back up. The only thing she can think about is the surge of annoyance she feels seeing his face and hearing his voice, but they'll run into each other sooner or later, so it's better to just get it out of the way now. ]

Oh. It's you.

[ It's said flatly, but hey, at least she's not yelling at and threatening him...yet. ]

Video | un:NEKOMARU!NIDAI!

[nodyinteam]

[Nekomaru is of course surprised when he checks the communicator and sees a very familiar face. Komaeda is one classmate who has proven the hardest to understand and easiest to tie up. And something about him seems different now. But despite all of that, Nekomaru can't help but be relieved to see another familiar face up in the lonely reaches of face.]

Komaeda?! You're here now too?!

video; un: KANEKI

[anthropophagite]

Elaborate program? [ that sounds creepy, and yet- ] I'd prefer if it was something like that. [ because it meant someone could eventually find a way to break it, and they could return.

anyway, he will nod his head politely ] It's nice to meet you, Komaeda-san, I'm Kaneki Ken. Also new.

[Video - UN: Hinatahaj]

[thisisourfuture]

[He had wrestled with himself on whether or not to respond. By coincidence, he had been about to head planet side. Hinata sighs and stares directly into the screen.]

We're above a planet. Whether this is a program or not, I really dion't want to have this conversation like this. Ask what you want about where we are now. The rest you ask planet side. Face to face. That fine with you?

[He isn't going to let Komaeda control the talk this time. Avoiding him would do just that.]

un: el rey

[shabby]

[ He doesn't listen to most of this. (Sorry, Komaeda. It's him. Not you.) But he hears TV and that catches his attention. ]

What is your favorite TV show?

video | un: KUZURYUU

[mobilized]

[He wants to ignore it. Really, really wants to. He's upset and confused, and the "orientation" process didn't do anything except make both of those things worse. The idea of adding "dealing with Komaeda in any capacity" on top of all that is just, like. Hard fucking pass.

(That, and seeing Komaeda's face on the screen is uncomfortable and unsettling, too reminiscent of another video and another message.)

But he knows ignoring it would be irresponsible, and so here he is, scowling when the feed clicks on. Getting them all back eventually was always the goal, that's true, but he's not about to pretend he didn't have an order of preference, or that Komaeda was ever at the top of it.]

Yeah, no shit. If you're wanting a decent explanation from them, you better be ready to wait a long fucking time.

[there might be some residual anger there. maybe. a little.]

Video; UN: Nanamicchi

[partyleader]

You... Komaeda-kun!

[Nanami's expression immediately slips into a relieved smile. She's concerned about the tiredness weighing heavily on his face, and she doesn't want anyone else to be stuck in this situation with them, but... Nanami would be lying if she said she wasn't glad to see him.]

There's definitely some weird things going on here... Some of it is really concerning, too. [And more than just the strangeness of what the people in charge told them upon their arrival. She thinks back to the things she's heard about the past few weeks but has not seen... About the dead bodies that had apparently been showing up.

But she pushes that out of her mind, at least for now, because she's more concerned about Komaeda at the moment. Even if Nanami can be bad with people, she still has a knack for picking up this sort of thing... And even if she didn't, it's easy to see that something is wrong.] Are you okay, though? You look like something's bothering you...