2nd play. video.

[whirling]

[ the feed turns on to reveal Orca, who is awkwardly trying to position the camera properly. it looks like he's outside, judging from the view of the sky. ]

Ehhm, it's on, right?

[ he clears his throat, into his too-long sleeve, and gives a big, toothy smile. ]

Hi! I'm Vercingetorix! They call me Orca, though. [ pause. ahh, what else was he going to say ..

oh whatever, he's bad at this stuff anyway, so: cutting to the point. ]

I'm looking for people to be my friends! There's a lotta people in this city, there's gotta be someone who'll be my friend, right? [ hopeful smile!! ] And there's gotta be people who are strong, right~!

Oh, and Agito's not allowed, 'cuz I don't have enough patience yet. [ nod. ]

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[whirling]

Mm, I am! Ooh, and I made one, too!

[errandry]

Yeah? You get their name?

[whirling]

His name's Ser!

[errandry]

—huh, guess that's step one. What's with the search, anyway?

[whirling]

Akira says I need a lotta patience to be Agito's friend, and Agito says I can't be friend 'til I try for years.

But I 'un wanna wait forever, and Spitfire said I should make other friends! So I am!

[errandry]

... yeah, that guy's got a defense system of a thousand gatling guns in his heart. You know Spitfire?

[whirling]

Who doesn't? He used to be friends with Sora, you know!

[errandry]

... I remember that! Just didn't know you listened to him too.

[whirling]

Why not? Should I not listen to him?

[errandry]

I didn't say that! He just hasn't been friends with Sora in a while, so...

[whirling]

Uh-huh. But good advice is still good advice, right?

[errandry]

Yeah, if you've gotta pick between 'em, Spitfire's definitely the guy to go with.

[whirling]

Sora's mean! Spitfire's a lot nicer, 'n he's not dumb like Sora is.

[errandry]

Wait—was he mean just to you or to everybody in Genesis?

[whirling]

All the gravity children. Why?

[errandry]

I dunno—kinda starting to wonder why any of you followed him, I guess.

[whirling]

That's something you don't know~? No wonder you're not the main character!

[errandry]

Wh—don't just pull that fourth-wall crap on me! Like that's even got anything to do with it, that kinda choice doesn't make sense from any perspective!

[whirling]

It makes sense, you're just not thinking hard enough. But that's okay, unimportant characters aren't the ones that are supposed to have epiphanies about this stuff, after all.

[errandry]

The logic's totally circular, he only got to where he is 'cause people like you backed him!

[whirling]

.. Heyy, here's a question. If your mama, or papa, or whoever raised you - they asked you to do something, would you do it for them?

[errandry]

[ ... ]

He raised you?

[whirling]

No, of course not!


Nike did!

1/2

[errandry]

[errandry]

Yeah, that's a fucking mental picture I never want again.