video; un: saxitup | two truths, one lie

[saxsongs]

Hello! Some of you might remember me, but in case you don't - my name is Ren Jinguji. I returned during New Years and I'm resuming my work as an idol!

[With rewnewed energy, as one might notice from his annoyingly sparkling smile.]

But that's not why I'm making this post, really. I want to propose a game! Something so we can get to know each other better.

This is, two truths, one lie. Write three things about yourself, one of which is a lie. Others will have to guess which one it is. Of course, you can also reply as a video or a voice message, if that's easier.

Simple, right? Let's have fun.

Comments

[hypothreaticals]

If we ever get a pet, I hope it's a dog. Though there are a lot of stray cats around, that's likely too.

Yes, exactly! It's a LOT more soothing than coffee, but it's still hot... And it's less bitter, too.

Has someone in your life played a lot of old man rock for you too?

[sonic_wachowski]

Cats can be nice too, but dogs are a lot more playful. I've been around cats, they're a lot more exist around, but I do have a dog and he really needs those run arounds.

Oh yeah. Tea can be made sweet a lot easier than coffee. Coffee needs so much sugar.

Yeah! Tom does. My dad. He loves those acoustic guitars and old man rock.

[hypothreaticals]

Dogs do need an awful lot of care and attention and play. But any pet really depends on the person who owns it, so there's an awful lot of responsibility there no matter what... What's your dog's name?

I took mine with so much milk and sugar! I do still like it, I just like tea more now... Energy drinks were a lot worse, though. I still drink them, sometimes, not as often, but they're NOT something you drink for the flavor.

I think that's a dad thing. Which ones did he have you listening to?

[sonic_wachowski]

It is, but so worth it.
Ozzy
He's great
He's a very good boy and mostly well trained
Its just real hard to get him to not lick every new person

Oooooooh
Yeah
I'm not allowed to drink those
Not even in my parents banned me
I had one once and then the next thing I knew, it was three days later and my place was totally rearranged
Coffee isn't as bad, I remember everything
but its still
A lot
Tea is pretty chill though!

Uuuuuuh
The only name i'm recalling is Hall and Oates
There were some more, but most of the time when i listened to his music, I wasn't really asking who it was, I was just vibing
But that was when he was playing himself
Its not as gripping over a stereo

[hypothreaticals]

[Oooh, a LOT of messages. Anxiety tries to adjust so she's not just sending awkward blocks of full sentences in return. But she shouldn't just come across like she's trying to mimic him, right?]

Ozzy!

He sounds so friendly, I'd love to get to meet him. I don't mind if he licks me!

Oh NO that sounds scary actually? Caffeine might not agree with you, that's definitely something to keep in mind.

Hall and Oats! Dad likes them too. Maybe every dad likes them, they're definitely a dad band.

He plays an instrument himself? That's pretty cool!

[sonic_wachowski]

[The Gen Z is strong with this one]

You can absolutely meet him!
Ozzy knew everyone in Green Hills.
So he needs to meet a lot more people here.
He's got a new social network to make!

Yeah that would track
I have a superfast heart rate so anything that does all that
Chemical alteration stuff
Does all sooooorts of fun things
So caffeine hits hard
On the other hand!
I can tank bear tranquilizers in under fifteen minutes so that's fun.
As in very inconvenient when it happens but good to know

Maybe!
Hall and Oats are just the sweet siren songs for the provider fishing trips and dad jokes

Yeah!
I would listen to him all the time when he played on the porch
It was really soothing
I should ask him to teach me one day
After we figure out the driving thing

[hypothreaticals]

[Honestly someone needs to teach Anxiety not to text the way she does, Ennui has not managed it.]

It sounds like you took him on a lot of walks back home! I'm sure he'll be happy to meet all the people here.

I'm still at the starter apartments so I might see you if you come by 😊 [She does know how to emoji, tho!]

Oh, your heart rate is naturally faster? It sounds like too much caffeine WOULD be a bad idea, it's nice that you can still enjoy tea and I'm glad having an energy drink didn't do anything worse.

Wait, HAVE you had to deal with bear tranquilizers? How many times?

I kind of miss fishing trips 💔 But I don't think he'll ever stop the dad jokes.

Learning an instrument could be fun! Our dad used to play, too, but he hasn't in a while.

Have you tried learning to drive yet?

[sonic_wachowski]

[That is probably not going to be Sonic because he is a MESSY TEXTER.]

I did!
And do
I'm his primary caretaker now so I take him on more now
But its good
Means I slow down as I see more of the city

[And having Ozzy nearby helps soothe his anxiety because oh boy. OH BOY. This place is so much bigger than Green Hills and he's not used to being in such a tight population where he knows he will have to Continue To Exist. Its one thing to be lackadaisy in a city where he knows he's only gonna be there a few hours, what are CONSEQUENCES then, but here, there COULD be and it's hard when he's got less than two years combatting a lifetime of isolation.]

[But what is actually TALKING about his anxiety.]

I live in Sunwaning right now with one person from home and alternates of us
Which was WILD let me tell you
Its like looking in a funhouse mirror
But I can walk by the starter apartments (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

Yep!
Goes like a jackhammer ALL the time
Mom's done TESTS
Even my sleeping heart rate would be concerning for other people

Yyyyyeah
Just the one!
That's actually how I first talk to dad
He thought I was a raccoon and he was trying to scare them off
I kind of scared him and then he shot me
He did not expect me to wake up that fast
He didn't even lock the doggy cage

Unfortunately the fishing trips have a price
And the price is dad jokes.
ALL the dad jokes
And they're terrible everytime and he always looks SO smug about them too

Its been a while since I heard him play
I should ask him about that
It'd be nice to hear him again

'Learning' is a strong word
Driving I have been
I keep ending up in the driver seats of cars
But hey, I never crashed!
Just sideswiped sometimes

[hypothreaticals]

[Look, he's unintentionally encouraging her not to text in full paragraphs, that's a start.]

I need to explore the city soon. I've actually only just gotten here and it's a little overwhelming, but I'd like to know where everything is!

It looks so BIG, though.

Sunwaning is south, right? Between Summer and Autumn. The map makes it look like the city's split up like a giant clock or pie chart.

Wait, alternates of you? Like other versions of yourself? That does sound wild!

That's cute! (ﾟヮﾟ)

My heart beats pretty fast too but I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to go that fast all the time...

Oh no, I'm glad it didn't hurt! And that things worked out between the two of you. He adopted you? It sounds like you're really close now.

I bet he's even more smug because you're stuck out there with him!

Is he here with you?

Oh my gosh, be careful! If you keep driving you should definitely learn. Cars can be really dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.

[sonic_wachowski]

[The ADHD wins again!]

Oooooh
Welcome to Ellipsa!
If you want
I can take you on a tour
I'm great at memorizing locations and directions and all that
I have SO many places of interest I want to check out
I just know where they are right now

Yeah that's where it is!
Direct south.
Its got a very asian vibe to its stuff
very warm without being too hot
the whole city is very clocklike when you take out the elevations
that differs a whole lot more
the different vibes are super fun though

Yeah!
Its really wild!
There's another Sonic and another Shadow and they're only like a year or two older, but they are SO different.
Like even how people react to them.
Like they act like older Shadow is an adult and I'm a kid and its kind of funny.
The power of vibes and just recognizing our entire race apparently does not get tall.

ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬

Oooooh.
You should get that checked out.
All the people at the vets did SO many tests to make sure I didn't have some kind of heart problem.
They were real worried it wasn't just the speed thing.

Yeah, no pain
Except when I tried to walk off a table
That hurt because my limbs were still noodles at the time
But yeah!
There was a whole thing where the government wanted to capture me because
AAAAAH ALIEN
You know
Government things
Went on a whole road trip across the country for problem solving and so much happened and by the end he and Maddie invited me to live with them
And convinced the entire town of Green Hills to lie to the government
Its amazing what you can convince a town of after they destroyed the center of town with unrestricted government funding while trying to capture the local cryptid
It helps Tom is the sheriff and Maddie is the head vet
Lotta people like them
Still it was great watching how often they got stonewalled for MONTHS trying to find me

He really is!
He knows I can't swim!
The fishing is fun, but I swear like half the time he decides we need to go fishing because he wants to have a TALK that I can't run from
I mean
The talks are usually better for me to have
But I could do without the diceroll of chill time or emotional time





no he's not
hes still home
only a new


friend?

a new friend and ozzy are here from home.

True
In most cases
I'm very durable
And my reaction time is exceptional
So I'm great at never hitting anyone
Its just making sure the care doesn't hit other things because it reacts TOO SLOW to thread the needle

[hypothreaticals]

Thank you so much, I'd really like a tour! I don't know anything about this city or the different places to go, so I wouldn't even know where to start other than visiting the guilds!

Or, well, Spring Guild? I'm a Spring power holder.

Oh, I'd like to see what that's like. Do the different parts of the city have different vibes? The Nightwake city center is even bigger and busier than San Francisco, does it get a little less crowded in the outlying districts?

Even when someone is a year or two older they can seem SO much more mature, I kind of get it.

How tall are you? Everyone I've seen here so far has been a lot taller than me...

😆😎🎶

Oh, where I come from we don't really need doctors ourselves, things like that can't actually hurt us. It takes a lot to be a BIG problem like that.

But if things are dangerous here, maybe I should see a doctor so they know what's normal for me in case I do get hurt?

People thought you were an alien? You aren't human either then, are you?

I am SO sorry the government was after you and destroyed part of your town, though, that sounds terrifying!

You can't swim? Are you planning on learning? It's a lot safer to know how to swim, especially if you're out on boats a lot...

Ohhh not knowing if it's going to be a Big Important Talk would be so stressful 😱




Well, when you get home or if he shows up here, you can still ask him. I bet he'd love it. 😊

Yes, even if you can get your reaction times to be AMAZING I don't think it's possible to improve a car's reaction times very much. I'm glad you've never gotten in an accident or gotten hurt, though!

We still have a few years before we have to worry about learning to drive but it is a SUPER worrying thought. But if you're going to drive it's soooo necessary to learn.

[sonic_wachowski]

Oooooh, spring!
I haven't learned what Spring can do yet.
I really should.
I just know its not water or earth magic, so its one of the other elements.
What does Spring do?

But yeah, I can show you around, no problem!

The segments are super different in their vibes.
You're definitely in the more city like parts of the place.
Nightwake is really popping.
There are some heavily populated parts of the city, but some of the other parts are a lot less
Compact?
More breathing room
Segments are really low population but that's also where monsters are

True!
Though I think in this case its the whole life experience thing
We have very different histories

Mood
Three foot, one inch
There is SO much looking up

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Okay putting on the serious gloves
GET A DOCTOR
Get those baseline readings
Also depending on how good your stranger danger sense is
A second person to sus out the doctor
You need a doctor who is willing to be a little experimental so they're not afraid to figure out how you tick
But aren't so experimental that they get WEIRD and INVASIVE about it
But you definitely want a doctor you can go to when you need it
And its a lot easier when you know who they are BEFORE you need it
Trust me, its a lot easier and a lot less stressful for everyone involved

Nnnnnope.
Space hedgehog.

It was pretty terrifying at the time.
Now I'm just really annoyed with them.
The government and G.U.N keeps playing GAMES and I can't believe I have to go to yet ANOTHER meeting playing dumb games with resources I can bribe them with so they'll stop being weirdos
Its not that hard to just accept aliens are people who can be talked to!

I've tried learning
Never takes
I just sink like a rock no matter what I do
But its fine
Tom knows how to swim and he has first aid training
And I'm really easy to pick up
So I've never been in danger of actually drowning when we fish

It is, but I think I dodge him one too many times now for him to warn me ahead of time
The downsides to quick escapes

I'll definitely ask him!
I bet the dork will be happy when I do
He loves showing off

Oh, I've gotten into accidents, its just no one's been hurt in them
Because my reaction time IS amazing.
If I can't get the car to not hit someone, then I just move them out of the way myself
Creative problem solving
Though to be fair the accidents only happened because it was a car chase
Which is why I keep driving cars most of the time
Only one time I drove with it being calm and that mostly happened because I think Tom and Maddie were in shock so they were in a
'this might as well happen' mindset when I asked to

The biggest hurdle is reaching the brakes and seeing over the dash

I'll learn properly one of these days
Cars just need to stop being convenient shields

[hypothreaticals]

Oh, I asked about that! Spring is wind! And Summer is fire, which makes sense if only because of the temperature.

Are you Autumn?

Whenever works for you! Places with a little more breathing room sound nice, but I should learn what there is in the city center too.

I don't think I'd do well out in the segments though, I haven't ever fought and I don't know if I could...

Oh, that does make sense. It sounds like your life has been really eventful so far, though!

Well, congrats! I think I'm a little shorter than that. I haven't measured yet, though.

😂‼️

I have spoken to one doctor already, when I first got here. Kantera. I don't know if you know him, but he seems like a sweet guy, and he might understand some of my, um, peculiarities a little easier.

But it's a really good idea and I'll definitely take your advice!

Oh! Speaking of names, we've been talking so long and I haven't asked. What's yours? I'm Anxiety.

You're a hedgehog from space?

Even if you are an alien, that really is stupid. Obviously you're someone they can just talk to! You seem like just another person to me.

Okay. All right, that's good. As long as you're careful, that should be fine! Just remember to stay around people who can swim if you're near water 🐟

Ohhhh you actually keep running away from talks. I can't judge you, it's really tempting.

I thought you said you just sideswiped, not crashed!!

I wouldn't even want to be in one car chase, it sounds like you've had so many

Oh no you'd... need a smaller car, that's true. Maybe they have something like that here?

[sonic_wachowski]

Yeah, that tracks for Summer.

I'm winter!
It was a pretty big wake up call showing up here with all the snow.
Thankfully I'm furry.

I like visiting cities but I like having room to run around
But I guess cities are nicer when you want everything in walking distance
I have a larger walking distance than most
So sprawling is still pretty convenient
I probably wouldn't have picked Sunwaning for myself
But the older Shadow invited me to live with him and the other me
And its nice to have people who look like me around you know?
So I agreed

Oh yeah if you're not sure you can fight
Don't go into the dangerous areas
At least not without a bodyguard
Someone who can get you in and out of situations
No harm in avoiding fights

Eeeeeh most of the events have been the past few years
Most of my life is actually pretty boring in comparison

My condolences
I also recommend rolling step stools

ღවꇳවღ (o^-')b

Hmmmmmm dunno a Kantera
But I can ask if the people who have been here longer know him?
Get those background checks on lock
What kind of peculiarities?
You don't have to answer if you don't want to

Another name where I have to wonder what parents are thinking
Unless you happen to be a literal emotion too?
I'm Sonic Wachowski also sometimes The Hedgehog, but with the surprising number of The Hedgehogs around, Wachowski is the better last name.

Yep!
Blue
Walk around on two legs
Full of quills
And can curl up into a ball

Exactly!
Like I would have been way more open to a meeting with them if the times they made contact didn't involve laser drones and taser nets!
Like
What did they EXPECT I was going to do?
Agree to go to one of their government buildings full of guards and guns for a chat?
People in power are crazy
Next time send a fruit basket

I do, I do
Well for now
I supposedly can learn to breathe underwater
Who knows maybe I will be able to learn to swim when I don't mind swallowing a few galleons of water

Its super tempting!
And I don't have the best impulse control
And I'm real fast ε=ε=┏( >_<)┛
Doesn't help I've left many social interactions like that so its not like I have
what is it
The social contract brake

When I'm full control of driving its sideswipe!
I am just not always in full control of the driving
Things happen where I can't alter the brakes or accelerator
Or people crash into ME
Usually on purpose
I keep getting into car chases and only half the time am I the one who gets full control of the car and potential crashing situation

maybe
Probably not
Sports cars might be small enough
They can be real tiny

[hypothreaticals]

Oh, so we can live in any districts we want? It doesn't make us out of place or even feel strange...?

That does make sense, if you move very fast it makes travel a lot easier, I know I can get around a easier than some people I know even if we don't really ever go anywhere.

We lived in the suburbs before, it was really nice and calm but things were definitely more spread out, and it wasn't as easy to just take a bus somewhere. Which is also good in some ways.

I'm glad you get to live with your friends 🦔

I will DEFINITELY not wander into the monster segments alone, I can think of twenty different ways that could go wrong right away and I can come up with more if I have a minute to think.

Maybe things will be a little slower here? I HOPE the government here isn't as likely to chase you.

Oh, great idea! I'll have to look for things I can use to reach higher places. This apartment isn't too bad but I could definitely use step stools. Thanks!

I don't think there's any harm in asking about him

Um, peculiarities though

Oh! You already guessed it. Yes, I'm an emotion! A specific person's emotion, but she's not here... Do you know Sadness? We worked in Headquarters together!

Sonic Wachowski... It's great to meet you, Sonic!

Blue is definitely different from the hedgehogs we've seen. At least you'll stand out! 🆒

That sounds like THE WORST, I hope they finally stop bothering you!

Oh, right, Winter has water powers! That could be really helpful. Maybe if you can control water you can also just... make it push you to the top, like, it helping you float? I wouldn't want to be too careless testing it but it sounds like it could help you not drown.

If it wasn't basically a death sentence it would be so much more tempting to do it your way, but we really don't want to make mom and dad mad or upset our teachers or make other kids hate us...

😨 I hope there's less government hunting, car chases, and tranquilizers, and no drowning, in this world for you while we're all here 😣