Capsule 001 💊 (Video)

[rassera]

[If there's one thing you never want to do, it's recruit Kaneda for anything that he didn't want to be a part of originally. Because getting teenagers to do ANYTHING you want them to never goes over well. In hindsight, the city should've known that. But being recruited for some military position? Doing a job (and an awful one at that, in Kaneda's opinion)? You might as well sign the release form now and let him get back on with his life.

But they didn't. Which...complicates things.

He doesn't leave a moment to cool off, flicking on the communication device to reveal a...very upset, very angry Kaneda.

Understandably. He already lost most of his life and friends. Two more just takes the proverbial cake. So the government might have to work a little bit to get Kaneda to cooperate, just a little.]

HEY! Anyone going to tell me what's going on without using crazy talk? Where my friends are? I don't exactly trust authority.

[They kind of fucked up his friend mega.]

And where's my freakin' bike?

[Ah, there's the teenage boy problems we all know and love. After all, why read the information when you can yell about it?]

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[glitchinthesystem]

.... [ Sighing so much. He mutters it to himself: ]

Was this how I was when I got here?

[ Okay moving on. ]

Did you read ANYTHING they gave you?

[ From one grouchy teen to another. ]

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[rassera]

[Well, he handles it better than an adult saying this, so that's something.]

Eh, bite me, kid.

[Sort of. His eyes trail to the file in his hand, holding it up and waving it.]

This? All I saw was some government mumbo-jumbo and me having a job.

[He shut that file pretty quick after that.]

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[unbreaker]

[If there's one thing Josuke understands, it's anger at being wrenched out of a life he wasn't ready to leave behind only to be forced to settle down in a new place he knows nothing about. It's not all bad, though. He's come to learn that in his time here, so...

...from one teen to another, he thinks he can answer Kaneda's questions pretty well.]

I'd ask you to define 'crazy talk' but I think I know what you mean. I also think you might find it hard to get the answer you want without at least a little of it! That said?

[He waves a hand.]

This place, all of us imPorts? We're here from very different worlds 'cause of that Porter thing. Your friends are probably still back where you came from.

Your bike too...unless that managed to come through with you, in which case...I'm a little jealous!

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[rassera]

[Something about talking to people his age seems to work for him--maybe just dealing with the adults of his world made all the other teens seem trustworthing, but he can see Josuke knows what he's talking about, in Kaneda's terms anyway.

He calms down a little, proverbial hairs settling on his neck.]

Heh, whole world seems pretty crazy if I'm gonna be honest. They started talking about 'powers' and enlisting to help them and I was like-- [A whistle as he does a thumb gesture for 'get out']

[But he listens, figuring that a fellow kid would give him the real details, and in a way that he'd understand.]

Soooo....different worlds. Like...alternate dimensions?

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[enucleation]

If you believe the "crazy talk" or not, it's the talk we all get and the only talk we have.

They must have given you a brochure of sorts, explaining how things work, I believe.

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[rassera]

[Not the preferred answer, but one he'll accept for the moment.]

Yeah, started talking about 'powers' and 'enlisting'.

Not exactly my kind of thing.

[See: he skimmed it.]

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[restingstitchface]

[Talking about friends attracts certain people. Well-wishers who know nothing of the pain of loneliness and loss; optimists who believe this world has everything to offer that they were fleeing back home; cynics who hide what they fear by being grumpy about everything. His eyes check the grumpy teen's post again.

Fortunately there are those, like him, willing to draw out truth.]

Do you fear authority, then?

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[rassera]

[Oh boy, get ready for some 100% concentrated teenager.]

No.

[And he says that part honestly. Fear isn't something that gets to Kaneda often. Although...]

Just don't like the way they march around like they own the place.

[They technically do, Kaneda...]

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[selfimage]

Oh good, that means we can bypass the first part of the "don't trust authority" part of the explanation.

Though I doubt it's by their hand that you're unfortunately and loudly bike-less. That's another thing entirely.

But I still wouldn't trust them.

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[rassera]

I like the way you think.

[Finally, someone who agrees with him that authority is a bag of ass. Not one for dwelling on anger, he changes his tone to something more lighthearted. Now that he knows what kind of person he's talking to.]

So what, not even the government's responsible for why I'm here? How'd they get so lucky?

[cuff]

[ Oh hey a teenager shouting about how unfair life is, what a shocker. Though okay this time it is pretty damn unfair. ]

Petty sure all the answers're gonna come with some kinda crazy talk. Just how the boat floats around here.

[rassera]

[Ugh but he just DEALT with crazy talk, dad! At least people understanding for once calms him.]

Heh, wouldn't be so bad if I didn't just come from everything going crazy. Kinda want a little bit of a break, you know?

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[orangehoodie]

Ah... well, the crazy talk is your reality, just like it's our reality. And if you didn't have your bike when you got here... you probably won't find it.

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[rassera]

Well, what'd they do to it? It's my bike--there's...It's special.

Was it left home too?

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[bindsthedead]

Unfortunately, you can either have some sensible sounding lies, or the truth, which is absurd. And while most people here don't trust our hosts, they don't seem to be lying about how we arrived here.

But unfortunately, we arrive with nothing but what we were carrying at the time.

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[rassera]

Well, that'd be a first. Can't say the guys back home ever were too truthful on what went on under the table.

[Call him skeptical.]

But hey, you'd know better than me, right?

[As for his bike....he flips through his file again.]

Well...says here I can conjure it up. Like with some kind of magic or something.

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[rideme]

Would it help if I said "magic", kid?

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[rassera]

Goooona need a bit more than that, pops. You can't just say magic like it exists.

[If it did, his problems would have been solved ages ago.]

...What's with the getup, huh?

[He'll just gesture to all of you, Bull.]

[resipiscent]

[Here's another teenage boy, albeit a little weird-looking.]

It's a hassle, isn't it? But it does get easier. Likely your friends are still at home.

[rassera]

[Don't worry, you're not nearly as weird as the Espers. And they're younger than he is.]

I guess giving them a quick call saying I'm fine is a bit out of the question, huh? They didn't seem all too keen on the idea when I brought it up.

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[sidecars]

[ Oh man... is this what he sounds like when he complains? It's really loud. Damn, he hopes not! No one's gonna be taking him seriously if his voice is that whiny! ]

Easy there, tora! Shoulda kept your hands on it! Don't think they valet that shit to your digs....

Bites, huh?

[ Yup, nothing useful. You can work the other stuff out from the people who care to tell you. Him not being one of them. ]

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[rassera]

[Wow come say that to his face buddy he's the leader of a whole bike gang!!!111]

Funny, hands were on it just fine. I know my bike, and I don't lose control of her easy, you know?

[But he huffs, running a hand through his hair.]

Definitely bites.

permatext; comm tag is "Tadashi"

[tadeadshi]

[Whoa.

Whoa hold up. That's... Wow. Nope, nope, reign it in.]

Looks like everyone got the crazy talk out of the way, but if your friends haven't found you here, they're back home.

[rassera]

[A text. That's a new one, but not one he's going to refuse. (There's probably texting in 2019 Neo Tokyo so sue me)]

Seems like everyone's playing the same tune on that one.

Government doesn't get any easier to deal with, does it.

[tucky]

You can buy a new bike. You got a job, right?

[rassera]

I don't want a -new- bike.

I want my bike.

text; comm tag is "Hiro"

[microbrobotics]

[ This is even better than the time James Goddamn Kirk showed up. Good thing Hiro's using text (as always), or he'd be able to see this kid grinning like a loon. ]

duuuuuude. oh my god. it's really you.

[rassera]

[Another text! This one...slightly more cryptic than the others. And somehow knows him? There's a brow raise as he contemplates just how to respond to that, before typing back.]

Sure is. Didn't realize I was a celebrity.

[Either that, or he's wanted. Usually it's the second one.]