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[ghoulking]

[ Video starts and there is one (1) Kaneki and one (1) Riptide looking back at you. Kaneki gently nods his head as a polite greeting and riptide raises a hand in a light wave.]

Hello everyone, we are making an official announcement that we are currently working to visit Death Island and build a memorial on site for the imPorts who have permanently died there. For those who aren’t familiar with the story, in 2008 a group of teenage imPorts went to the island in order to stop a man who built a Death Ray. I understand the naming is… [ IT’S SOMETHING. ] but the Ray killed seven imPorts permanently. It has been ten years since then, and I think it’s important to remember those who were lost.

--Right, yeah, [riptide leans a little closer to the camera. it’s time to pay attention to him now!!] it’s got a weird name and the history sucks. So, anyway, we already have quite a bit of backing from ambassador Baal, Baelish and senator Hundred. Er-- [he looks down. at his hand, where he’s written this information like a normal person.] --The Airforce, some other native institutions. They sure love their advertising. I’m sure you see where this is going.

The only people left to ask are… [he points dramatically at the camera.] you. Is you? Grammar. You. Give us money for this. Also, yourselves. Please.

[ oh god, no - Kaneki moves in, shoving Riptide away as he tries to salvage this ] He-- isn’t wrong. We need funding to build the memorial, but we also need signatures to show imPorts support this idea. We are also gathering them from natives, who have been very receptive to this idea. [slightly off camera, riptide can be heard mumbling that’s what i said!. Kaneki will ignore him because what else can you do? ]

We want to ask you for your support on this, any kind you can give us. [ he bows gently to the camera ] Thank you so much.

Yeah, thanks-- and if you’re gonna bitch about how this ain’t our problem, I don’t wanna hear it! Put that attitude back in the toilet you fished it out of, idiot! [ and before the feed is cut off you can still hear Kaneki going “Riptide, No-” ]

Comments

[viciousmaukery]

What exactly are you expecting to find there? Building a memorial doesn't sound like something that carries the risk of disappointment.

[ghoulking]

I mean disappointing as in, we won't be allowed to build the memorial.

[viciousmaukery]

I'm sure you'll be allowed. It's decent and very public, they'll fall all over themselves to give you a ride and enough money to get there.

[ghoulking]

I'm hoping for that, actually.

[viciousmaukery]

And if they don't, you can always tug on the public's heartstrings to get them to clamor for a change of mind.

[ghoulking]

I'll try not to guilt-trip people, though. This is meant to be something kind. [ sure it is, yep yet, no other intentions behind it, never ]

[viciousmaukery]

[God, does Molly wish he could just believe that. Sometimes people are good and kind, he knows that, he himself tries to be. More often, though, they’ve got some ulterior motive, and Molly’s been on that side of things too.]

Sure. [Underneath that word is the undercurrent of doubt. Not that his intentions are good and kind, but that they’re the only intentions there.

But he doesn’t push for more detail.] I’m hoping you won’t have to. These people deserve to be remembered, at least. [Even Molly, who’s good at moving on and forgetting what’s behind him, knows that.]

[ghoulking]

Yes, they do. [ kaneki might have other intentions with all of this, but he does plan on making an actual memorial and actually let people remember their heroes. They were but children, trying to protect this world - they deserve to be remembered ]