video;

[velveteened]

( oz has spent some time practicing, so when the video feed comes on, it's steady and propped up to give a good view of him in the living room of his apartment. he shoots the camera a grin before holding up a helmet that may seem familiar to some people. )

Hello, everyone! You won't believe what I found today. ( a meow can be heard off-screen, and he corrects himself - ) Or more correctly, Li Jun did. Something like this must belong to someone, right?

( he hefts it up closer to the camera so that viewers on the network can get a better view. it's probably clear he basically thinks it's one of the coolest things ever. a real helmet like what a real knight would have!! maybe even what one of his favorite fictional knights would wear while doing something gallant.

it would probably be rude to put it on his head. which is what he does a moment later, cheerfully, because look okay how many chances like this does one get!! the network gets a wave before he takes it off and adds, )

Well, if it someone's, I wouldn't want to keep it from you. So tell me if it's yours, alright?

Comments

[heartsink]

No, not always.

[velveteened]

Well, it's true that people don't always feel guilty when they do bad things.

[heartsink]

And the meanings of the words don't always match from person to person.

[velveteened]

Of "bad" or "guilty"?

[heartsink]

Mmhmm. Right, wrong, good, bad. It's pretty subjective. And many people will throw away their own beliefs when their hearts are damaged.

[velveteened]

( he laughs, but it's without any mirth )

When it comes to affairs between people, it's never really a matter of "right" or "wrong."

[heartsink]

And that's when right and wrong should be the most important, I would think.

[velveteened]

Even so, it usually ends up being about what each person wants - and what they're willing to do to get it.

[heartsink]

Exactly. When it matters most, most become hypocrites.

[velveteened]

It's complicated, isn't it? Sometimes people do terrible things, thinking they're just doing the right one.

[heartsink]

Humans make a pretty sour mess of things like that.

[velveteened]

( laughs at that, strangely enough )

Exactly! Even when trying to do the opposite.

[heartsink]

Especially when.

[velveteened]

Especially when! I know someone who would've said it's useless to find something like that sad, but I can't think that way. Though, I don't think it's always a sad thing.

[heartsink]

Oh? Why's that?

[velveteened]

It's probably impossible for people to live without making a mess of things. But sometimes those messes turn out even better than what they were hoping for.

DRAGS SELF OUT OF OWN POSTS, CRIES A LOT

[heartsink]

So a sort of, "happy accident" thing, right?

/HOLDS?

[velveteened]

Yes that's right! ⊂((・▽・))⊃

/CLINGS I HAVE MADE A HUGE TACTICAL ERROR

[heartsink]

They're nice, but it's impossible to depend on something like that.

OH NO I UNDERSTAND

[velveteened]

You can't rely on that at all. But they can surprise you sometimes.

ENDLESS TEARS

[heartsink]

Sometimes.

;~~;

[velveteened]

Sometimes! (☆^O^☆)