002 - Dictated

[lifeandpride]

Ah.. hello. I think I understand a bit more about this device and how it works, now, so I thought I would try it out.

[He pauses here, as if considering what to say.]

It appears I will be staying for a while, so I should introduce myself. My name is Ukitake Juushirou. ...If it sounds familiar to you, perhaps we should meet to try to find a way home.

If not, that's all right. I'm always willing to meet new people.

[An intake of breath, as if he's remembering something.]

Oh yes... I do have a question. Is being in the company of others really the only way to make the ticking sound stop? It can be a bit difficult to sleep.

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video:

[charring]

Hi, Ukitake! I'm Charlie. And yes, company of others helps. Or get a pet. I have two cats and a room-mate so the ticking is very manageable on my end.

[lifeandpride]

[He switches on the video for the sake of fairness.]

Oh, hello. I'm pleased to meet you. Pets work as well? Hmm... that isn't something I really considered. Besides, I don't have the funds at the moment.

[charring]

There are always places hiring and working with others helps the ticking, too.

[lifeandpride]

I suppose that could be an option, but I'm hoping that I find a way home before that becomes necessary.

[charring]

If you do, that's some serious luck on your side, Ukitake. Best be prepared, though. And I'm pretty sure most places of business are used to people just vanishing when they go home, so it's not like that's an issue. Right?

[lifeandpride]

Well, I'd like to be optimistic for now. It's still rather hard to believe all of this.

...When the time comes for gaining employment, I'll do what I must.

[charring]

I know how you feel there.

So where are you from?

video;

[dignity_misery]

Maybe you should find somebody to sleep with.

[lifeandpride]

From? Well...

[He hesitates.]

I'll say, Seireitei.

voice

[lifeandpride]

...Pardon?

[dignity_misery]

An obvious answer to a simple problem.

[lifeandpride]

[Splutters.]

I think that's a private matter, if you don't mind.

[dignity_misery]

I clearly don't.

[Not a lot of class, this lady.]

[lifeandpride]

Clearly.

[dignity_misery]

A great way to meet new people.

[child_radical]

Being with people or pets is the only to do so.

[likeabreath]

Pets work if you're not so keen on a roomie.

[charring]

Can't honestly say that I've heard of it.

[Hesitation noted, if only because she does the same thing sometimes.]

[crowing]

Nice to meet ya.

video;

[nohometown]

Hello. My name is Sephiroth.

I would recommend a pet, as others have. [He's scanned the other responses.] I adopted mine from an animal shelter, and it's rather easy to find work here.

[lifeandpride]

[Taps the video on.]

Pleased to meet you. It's something I'll have to consider, I suppose, but I'm normally not one to keep pets.

[lifeandpride]

...you sound familiar. Are you someone I spoke to the other day?

[lifeandpride]

I've heard that, yes. I prefer to be a private person when it comes to sleeping arrangements, but I'm not sure I can handle having a pet, either. There's my dilemma.

[nohometown]

A pleasure.

I myself have never had a companion animal before arriving here. It does lessen the ticking, and since I live alone, it's preferable to the alternative.

[lifeandpride]

That's all right, not many people here have, I imagine. Yourself?