Video, UN: Puppetking

[throneaway]

[ The video cuts in to a very plain assigned apartment room, and a tall, reedy-looking individual who smiles to see something light up or turn on on the device. Success!

Maxwell doesn't look too worried about all this 'saving the world' jazz.

Neither does the little floating eyeball that nuzzles up to his shoulder. He pets it absently. ]

Say, pal. How many of you 'randomly chosen' otherworldly visitors were already heroes in your own worlds? How many of you were ... Less heroic?

I don't mean to be suspicious, you understand: I'm sure they actually do need help here.

But I have some prior experience with kidna--err--this kind of selection process.

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[throneaway]

Do you like it? Or do you prefer rock?

[roundandaround]

I dunno, I like all kinds of things. My own music is something like pop meets dubstep plus happy hardcore. Oh, but some people don't get that, so lemme show you!

[Immediately puts this on.]

That's my solo cover of an anime OP I thought was fun!

[throneaway]

[ Maxwell listens to it intently, with the most confused expression, initially. The Peeper squints and then bobs happily to the beat, finding it a lot easier to parse than Max does, but it also sounds nothing like the music he hates, so he's able to give it a fair hearing, even if it's ultramodern. ]

You have a talent for singing, even just for fun. And it does sound 'happy', I'll give you that.

[roundandaround]

Thanks, it's a lot of work! Back home I'm in a unit, but here it's just me. What do you like to do?

[throneaway]

I know the feeling... [ He hesitates, then clarifies. ] About being alone, I mean. It's surprising how much you can come to miss someone who you never really appreciated being around before.

I suppose there's always a chance your companions might show?

You know, I haven't been at liberty too long. I have always loved chess, but I can't find too many people to play with me these days.

[roundandaround]

Chess? Hmm... there's a ton of smart people here, so probably some of them know how to play! I bet I could ask Evangeline-neechan, she knows everything.

[throneaway]

That's very kind of you. You're far too helpful, you know that? [ Aren't you sick of being nice? Don't you want to go apeshit? ]

Forgive my terrible manners, I didn't ask your name, either.

[roundandaround]

Rinku! I'm Aimoto Rinku!

[She smiles guilelessly. No, she has not once considered going apeshit, why do you ask.]

And my sister's Evangeline -- her eyes sparkle too, so you've probably already noticed her! What about you, what's your name?

[throneaway]

A pleasure, Rinku.

Ah, yes, I have met her, I think. You're both very lively, it's true, if that's what you meant.

I am Maxwell.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, that too! [nod nod] Nice to meet you, Maxwell-san. I bet you'll have a ton of fun here♪