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video; un: ushiromiya
[ Even as the image can be seen, it seems like there's still a moment of set up, tiny hands fiddling with the Omni like they're trying to get the perfect shot.. But then there are two faces visible. Two faces that are looking decidedly younger than usually - it's Ange and Ruby, looking like they definitely can't be much older than six years old.
And looking very excited. ]
Um, so, so..! We heard that there's some sort of reaaally scary snake monster out there! So.. we thought we'd help out everyone and get rid of it! Because Ruby.. She's a really, reaaally cool huntress! [ Ange may be Will-Smith-esque posing at Ruby for emphasis right as she says that. ]
[Ruby just stares at the camera briefly until she notices Ange's hands pointing her way. She blinks and quickly starts to flex her twiggy arms to the camera.]
Yeah! We're super strong and awesome and we've got tons of weapons! [Ruby gestures to a sack of potato's and a large collection of sticks that they've gathered up.]
That snack is going to be- a- -uh- a, a piece of snack!
[ While Ruby is saying that last part, it seems that Ange has already moved over to grab one of the sticks for a demonstration. As she's running back towards where Ruby and the Omni are, she's waving the stick wildly. ]
We'll get it just like thi--
[ Ange manages to smack the stick right against the device, turning the view sideways before it just cuts out entirely.
Oops. ]
And looking very excited. ]
Um, so, so..! We heard that there's some sort of reaaally scary snake monster out there! So.. we thought we'd help out everyone and get rid of it! Because Ruby.. She's a really, reaaally cool huntress! [ Ange may be Will-Smith-esque posing at Ruby for emphasis right as she says that. ]
[Ruby just stares at the camera briefly until she notices Ange's hands pointing her way. She blinks and quickly starts to flex her twiggy arms to the camera.]
Yeah! We're super strong and awesome and we've got tons of weapons! [Ruby gestures to a sack of potato's and a large collection of sticks that they've gathered up.]
That snack is going to be- a- -uh- a, a piece of snack!
[ While Ruby is saying that last part, it seems that Ange has already moved over to grab one of the sticks for a demonstration. As she's running back towards where Ruby and the Omni are, she's waving the stick wildly. ]
We'll get it just like thi--
[ Ange manages to smack the stick right against the device, turning the view sideways before it just cuts out entirely.
Oops. ]
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[ Ange doesn't even sound sceptical of this claim.
No, she sounds like she's in utter awe of this boy who is telling her that he can hold a sword. Maybe he's also a real huntress! ]
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[ There's pride in his voice now. Can he hold it well? No. But he sure can hold it in a way. ]
Me and my best friend train all the time. We're going to be knights.
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[ Now she is most definitely amazed. The girl doesn't even say anything for a moment, she's just.. staring. ]
I didn't know people could become knights for real! I thought that was just in fairytales.. You must be so strong and cool! [ Even though he doesn't seem that much older than her. ]
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[ Except, he's not here. He's not here, and his absence is an ache at the back of Yuri's mind.
To distract himself: ] Knights are real. What kind of weird world are you from?
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It's just that knights aren't real there.. I mean, what would knights even fight? It's not like we have dragons, or monsters..
[ Thankfully. Ange still remembers being terrified when she thought there was one living under her bed, until her mom convinced her it was all fake! ]
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It's visible on her face, that she's scared.. ]
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Oh, yeah?! W-Well, if you leave the city where I come from, you get taken away by scary men in white vans..!
[ Is she being defensive about the weirdest thing possible? Yes, absolutely. But she doesn't want to seem like a baby from a baby world! ]
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[ He's taking far too much pleasure in teasing her ]
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[ Come on, Yuri, please be aware of the danger that's being posed by Men With A Van!
Do you think Ange knows what their specific danger is? No, but she knows they're dangerous! Every kid knows that! Yuri is.. clearly.. a weird kid..!! ]
Don't you know what they'll do with you?! Stuff that's worse than what a-any monster could do!
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[ Eat you = you're dead, in a very painful manner ]
I can fight guys. I have and I will. Monsters are harder to beat than most people.
[ Even knights are poorly trained. They don't put in the work, but Yuri will. He'll be one of the best there is, if he has the chance to ]
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[ Yet Ange doesn't sound 100% sure of it as she's saying it. But it does seem like the logical thing to think here, right? Ange sure couldn't do it herself, and Yuri looks like he's only a little bit older than her.
It just doesn't make sense. ]
Didn't people tell you it is rude to lie?
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[ Huff huff don't call him a liar! He's being truthful! ]
But I could fight them. Monsters are a lot harder. Even knights have trouble killing monsters.
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[ The maturity in this conversation is suddenly and absolutely off the charts, isn't it.
But apparently kids just go all the way when you get them in a huffy enough mood. ]
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[ Maturity abounds! Yuri, don't fight this child who you've already pointed out: can't fight. And yet, here we are. ]
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[ That was not her stammering, okay! Not.. like she's afraid of this other kid who does seem like he could definitely kick her butt and Ange realises it..
O-Obviously! ]
You.. You wouldn't!
[ She's sounding more hesitant though. Ange doesn't want to be the first one to back down and seem like a wimp, but she would also prefer her butt not kicked.
Life is hard. ]
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[ He doesn't consider this backing down. It's just the truth. Why would he kick the butt of some kid who didn't deserve it? ]
So-- don't do anything bad and I won't have to.
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[ That's a lot easier to say over these devices though. You know, when Yuri isn't anywhere in her actual near vicinity. ]
Dad told me all boys are bad, and that I shouldn't let them come near me!
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[ Which she isn't disproving, but he's rising to the bait, so... ]
Your dad is wrong. Not all boys are bad. My best friend, Flynn, is the best person I know and he's a boy.
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So she certainly doesn't feel like throwing away that entire idea over what some random boy is saying. ]
If he's the best person you know, then everyone else you know could just be real bad!
[ She has found the potential logic trick here!! ]
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That-- well-- no! I know other good people! I know Hanks. And Jiri. And Miriam. They're all good people.
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[ Ange, please, don't be a little know-it-all, just because you finally feel like you're starting to get the upper hand over a boy.. ]
How can I know they're good people then? Do you have proof?
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[ It's just his word, but to him that's proof. They do that, and they're kind (for the most part). They take care of their own ]
What'd your proof that your dad's a good person?
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[ Hey.
At least Ange's dad was honest. ]
But I still love him, 'cause he's my dad! And he's always really nice to me! So I don't know how he thinks he's a bad person...
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[ Like Jiri, really. She does bad things, because she has to to survive. Yuri would never call her a bad person, though. She's smart and brave and does what she has to, and no more than that. He respects that. ]
I don't think all of one kind of person can be bad.
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