one.

[ex_longanimity327]

[ After being shown the observatory and being told of the events as well as the objectives he must do, Izumo moves out to the hall, leans on the wall next to a window showing the infinite expanse of space, and gets out the handy-dandy tablet given to him. A few minutes of fiddling with it, he manages to make it work (it's almost similar to the ones back home), and decides to look through the network.

Hmm. ]

( text, private: mikoto, yata, eric, fujishima. )

[ he almost wanted to let totsuka know, but. come on, totsuka? really? he doesn't believe the guy's breathing and talking until he sees for himself. ]

Looks like you're all doing fine down there. How's things?

( text, public. )

Space. Didn't think this would actually happen, especially to me. Never really dreamt of becoming an astronaut when I was younger.

[ ... ]

Ah, but we're all here for a very important cause, isn't it? Guess it's time for introductions. Name's Kusanagi, I'm sure it's a pleasure to meet any of you fine people.

Comments

text, filtered;

[capitulated]

icy

( text, filtered )

[ex_longanimity327]

Need a hand?

( text, filtered )

[capitulated]

no

( text, filtered )

[ex_longanimity327]

Are you sure?

text;

[skilful]

[ BUT WHAT IF THE NOT DEAD GUY TEXTS YOU?! ]

What was your childhood dream, Kusanagi-san?
Did you already know you were going to run a bar (・ヘ・ )?

[ He's just teasing, though. ]

[ex_longanimity327]

[ Well the dead guy better shows his face before he believes this is Totsuka texting him. ]

Business management.
Running a bar was far away from my thoughts at that time.

[ He could have gone to college. College. ]

[skilful]

[ who made it a text post in the first place. ]

Ohhh! ━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━
What kind of business?

[ and then, a minute later, a private text: ]

Are you enjoying the moon?
We're on Earth already! (｡´∀｀)ﾉ
Come down and join us, Kusanagi-san!
King will be happy to see you!!

[ex_longanimity327]

[ like he's going to show his face to a bunch of strangers! ]

Didn't think that far.

[ ... there really is only one person who calls Mikoto "King". ]

I'm a new arrival.
What are those idiots even doing down there?

[ brb texting you on your own damn inbox, there's no way he's doing this on the network. ]

text;

[clansman]

[ he tries the filtered thing (read: he stares at the tablet and wonders why it's showing him more text than usual), and the only reason he even bothers is because of who it says the sender is.

it's not filtered. fuck that. ]

youre late this time

[ex_longanimity327]

[ oh for the love of god. ]

Darling, mon minou, mon cœur, please accept my apologies for my lateness.
I had some business to attend to; it was a delicate matter.

[ he's pulling your leg, Mikoto ]

[clansman]

[ THE WORLD'S LONGEST DELAY ]

hit your head huh

[ex_longanimity327]

[ he missed you too, lovebug ]

Chéri, you are too cruel a lover!
You should be happier, I've finally arrived, after all!
Ah, but is it true that my love is suffering from the harsh conditions down below?
Must I come and protect you, my darling heart?

text;

[battering]

[ he tried to filter it, he really did. but he was too excited to do it right. ]

kusanagi-san!!!!!!!
its cool down here lol get it
what took u so long? u gotta see the yetis!!!

[ex_longanimity327]

[ this is why he likes Eric more. ]

Well, obviously, there is snow.
Yetis? [ are you for real ]

[battering]

[ how dare you. ]

yeah!!
i got one for mikoto-san ill save u some yeti curry
so come down soon ok

[ex_longanimity327]

[ insert laugh track here. ]

....................

[ex_longanimity327]

[ then he switches to voice, I hope you can hear the disapproval in it. ]

What the fuck are you idiots doing.

[badnewsboy]

Needless to say it does seem to be happening to you. Now, how do you feel not that your not-quite-childhood dreams are being fulfilled with space travel?

Though I would add that such isn't very much travel, 'less you'd like to argue the whole objects-in-space philosophy. Because then, really, aren't we all space travelers?

[ex_longanimity327]

Nothing much. Except that the view of the stars is better up here.
They're brighter, for one thing. But I'm guessing it's because we're a little closer.
Well, we're all here, aren't we? It only stands to reason.

[badnewsboy]

Closer, perhaps. Or there's less noise.

Regardless!

SPACE! The final frontier! An adventure for the ages!

text;

[getoffmyearth]

NASA's not all it's cracked up to be.

[ex_longanimity327]

Oh? Odd, when people back home made it a big deal or something.

[getoffmyearth]

Nah. Trust me. Way behind the rest of the universe.

[He'd know. He was an astronaut, once. Didn't end well.]

text; private

[chastens]

Im alright
How are you Kusanagi San

text, private

[ex_longanimity327]

Ah, you got my message.
You Earth-bound with the rest of 'em?