Entry Log 1 [Video]

[cutestprogrammer]

[The computer network is up again. Chihiro is very much on his element and has been at one of the terminals all day. He takes a break from trying to hack into the tower to make the following video message.

The video feed turns on to show a young 'girl' smiling sweetly.]

Good morning, everyone! My name is Chihiro Fujisaki and there are several things I was wondering if anyone could help me with.

Firstly, is there anyone here who could teach me some sort of self defense? I don't really mind what kind and am willing to try anything! I would just really like to be able to defend myself without having to rely on someone else all the time.

Secondly, I was told that there's someone here who can build anything. Does anyone know where I might find him or contact him?

Lastly... would anyone be willing to teach me how to cook? Just simple meals would suffice. I'm afraid the the current menu is a bit...  [too exciting for his rather delicate constitution... He laughs a bit in embarrassment.]

Thank you very much!

[And he bows politely at the camera.]

Comments

[mutab1e]

Alright... I hope you've gotten what you wanted, then.

[cutestprogrammer]

I have! Thank you so much, Equius-kun! [takes a bite of fish] Ah! This is absolutely delicious!

[mutab1e]

...Well, good. [As Chihiro gets more animated, Equius seems to shrink more in on himself. What is praise and how does he accept it????]

[cutestprogrammer]

... did I say something wrong?

[geometry]

[AUGH NO HE UPSET HIM NO--]

N-no! No you didn't! Sorry!

[cutestprogrammer]

Then... why...? [and how he's fretting a bit at how he seems to have upset Equius by making Equius think that he's upset him...]

((Is it alright for me to assume that Chihiro's laptop was successfully built about a week from this thread?))

[geometry]

It... it's just me. Sorry.

((Sure, that's fine.))

[cutestprogrammer]

Just you...?

((Thanks! ^^))

[geometry]

I'm... not really... accustomed... to hearing that. [He wraps his arms around himself and looks at the floor, the very picture of awkwardness and nerves.]

[cutestprogrammer]

... you mean... being thanked?

[geometry]

Yes.

[cutestprogrammer]

Is there... a reason for that? If it's alright to tell me, that is...

[geometry]

No. No reason.

[cutestprogrammer]

You're... just shy then?

[geometry]

I... guess?

[Not so much 'shy' as 'perpetually terrified', but same difference, right?]

[cutestprogrammer]

It's... it's alright though. I'm often like this too!

[geometry]

...Oh.

[His conversational skills are exceptional, as you can see.]

[But really he's just kind of freaking out because Chihiro is... really really nice??? WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE]

[cutestprogrammer]

I'm trying to become more sociable though.

You don't really need to be scared, Equius-kun. There are lots of really nice people here.

[geometry]

...Yes, there are.

[Wow that is a really awkward smile there.]

[cutestprogrammer]

And you are a really nice person too, Equius-kun! So I'm sure you'll do just fine!

[geometry]

[Chihiro receives nothing but nervous laughter, as if he wants to dispute this claim but is having trouble actually speaking to go against it.]

[cutestprogrammer]

[takes his hand and looks up at him earnestly] I'm sure you can do it, Equius-kun!

[geometry]

[Wow, okay, this just got really weird really fast. Equius stands stiff as a board for a couple of beats, and then pulls his arm away like he had been calculating how long to allow Chihiro to hold it before he could take it back again.] T-t-thank you.

[cutestprogrammer]

Ah! [quickly back away a bit] I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you... I just... really want to help you, Equius-kun...

[geometry]

...Why? [Was it because he taught 'her' just to do that one simple thing?]