01: [Video]

[nyandeshiko]

[The camera is shaking, and the first thing it pans over is an out of focus black spot around a fuzzier line. The camera slowly adjusts to show an imp with shredded ears, gnarled teeth, and claws that look like knives. As soon as the focus has cleared, though, the lens zooms back to another out of focus figure- a face this time, all silver blond hair and scared blue eyes and-- cat ears?

Mimio's pretty visibly frightened, and he's doing his best to keep his voice down, but it doesn't seem like he's taking any chances, trying to scoot away as quietly as he can, as quickly as he can.]

That... that thing. What was that? If ya didn't get a good look at it a minute ago I ain't goin' back there, sorry, no way.

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[video]

[orphans]

Circumstances 've changed, if you've yet to notice.

Where is the imp?

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

Oh no, I noticed jus' fine. Th' monsters kinda cemented that fer me.

I dunno, I was kinda too busy running for my life ta pay too much attention besides making sure it wasn't coming after me.

[video]

[orphans]

Then change to suit your surroundin's.

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

Oh sure thing. Lemme jus' go steal a knife from th' kitchen or somethin', break lines and lines of code, and change my programmin' ta suit ya. That's gonna be real easy.

_{[Oh look, sarcastic kitty.]}

[video]

[orphans]

You're an android?

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

A robot, ta be accurate. Made ta be th' perfect housewife. 'cept, yanno, not a girl.

What th' heck are you?

[video]

[orphans]

Somethin' I've yet to come across in my readin'. Intriguing.

A troll, 'a the Alternian variety.

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

...What's that?

I ain't ever heard of Alternian. Or trolls. Ya look kinda like an oni, but those are jus' legends. An' yer kinda pale fer an oni.

[video]

[orphans]

A troll is what I am, obviously. I'm a sea dweller, to be precise: the highest 'a trolls.

An' no, we're not demons.

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

O...kay...

_{[He'll just be taking your word for it. First monsters now trolls, he's going to need a while to take this all in.]}

Guess ya'd know whatcha are better'n I would. 's just how it looks on this side'a th' screen.

[video]

[orphans]

[cue irritated flaring of fins.]

Indeed. An' I'd say you resemble a pink money attemptin' to pass off as a furbeast, but so I've gathered otherwise.

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

_{[Cue ears flattening against his skull. If he didn't have more control, he'd likely be hissing.]}

Well, excuse me, 's not like I said I wanted ta look like some kinda fetishist's fantasy! Yanno what, oni's too good fer ya, ya look like somethin' a chef would chop up an' add ta a plate'a sashimi!

_[Grumbling.]

Expectin' a guy ta be able ta change programming and protocols overnight, then add in crap on top'a it all? Please.

[video]

[orphans]

You'd mean fish, I'd assume.

Though touchy, aren't we? [hypocrite.] Is it troublin' to know you're incapable 'a ever changin' yourself?

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

You betcha I do.

I ain't touchy, I'm stressed. There's a diff'rence. An' I ain't totally incapable'a change. I was designed ta be as close ta human as possible, it's jus' a matter of I'm goin' home as soon as I can find a way, so why change m'coding fer this?

_{[At least, he thinks he's going to find a way home. Against all probability.]}

[video]

[orphans]

But you won't be. The only exit here is death, an' even then they take that 'way from you.

To ease your current sufferin'? To rely on others less, perhaps? There's a multitude 'a reasons, 'specially if you can change it once home-- if you ever get there.

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

_{[He's not doing a very good job hiding how upset he is by this. No matter how hard he tries to mask it with irritation.]}

...I'm gonna get home. Alive an' in one piece. I dun buy this 'destroyed' crap.

_{[All the same though...]}

Maybe ya got a point, though. Might not hurt ta be carryin' somethin' ta defend myself.

[video]

[orphans]

Yes, that was my point in the first place. You're welcome.

[video]

[nyandeshiko]

...yanno, yer kind of a jerk.

_{[Just going to edge off to find something to defend himself with now.]}

[video]

[orphans]

[wow this is kind of the first time someone's said so directly to him??]

I'm only statin' the obvious. Apologies if it just so happens to cause you excessive emotional harm in the process.