[002: Video] Oops?

[The video starts off moving down a hallway of a slowly-being-renovated house, before stopping near an archway. There are voices from beyond that archway, and eventually the video sneaks around the corner to record a certain conversation. The video isn't that great (it's pretty much recording nothing but ceiling, and maybe the very tip of two heads), especially considering the person whose recording isn't looking, but the audio is clear]

No worries on my behalf, J., I've got claws.

[The sound of glass clinking against tin.]

Ya know, it does sort of grow on you.

It does, a bit.

[It's silent for all of five seconds.]

You're sure that your claws still work here?

Seems to. You given yours a shot?

I haven't had reason to just yet. I probably should at least try, though.

Can't hurt to know what you've got up your sleeve, right?

I may have to go outside the city walls to try. I don't want to give up my trump card.

I'm not gonna say no if you want to come taunt some dragons with me.

I might take you up on that.

[A little more silence, and another sound of glass on tin.]

So what've you been up to? Other than keepin' an eye on Phones.

Pissing off the natives. It's fun.

Ha! You and your romance novel. Can't believe you got the kid reading it.

That's the beauty of it. What I had wasn't a romance novel at all.

Oh yeah?

It was just a blank book. I made the whole thing up.

[The voice sounds quite obviously like the person speaking is grinning. The other voice lets out a loud cackle.]

So tell me, did ya pick the title to send people off after a crappy romance, or was that part an accident?

A complete accident. It worked better than I had hoped.

Not bad.

[A slight pause.]

You want any more of that or should I put the cap back on? Answer carefully, gettin' it off's a pain.

I think I'm going to throw up if I drink any more.

Wouldn't want that. I'd end up cleanin' the floor.

If you're lazy, you could have the live-in help do it.

I'd feel bad makin' the kids clean up too many messes.

That's all this place is. One giant mess.

Yeah. It's givin' me a headache.

[More silence, the sound of clothing shifting.]

... well, then.

[The voice honestly sounds surprised, as does the reply to it.]

Forgot you were such a lightweight at that size. Need a hand, J.?

If I wasn't stuck in this form...

[A slight huff.]

I'm fine.

If you say so.

[It's about there that the video shifts again and comes back out into the hallway, Beat swinging the camera around, grinning. He didn't hear all of it, he sort of zoned on certain parts, but he's sure it was all caught on this. He moves away from the kitchen so as not to be heard, fiddling with the PCD and looking increasingly frustrated, to the point he begins mumbling to himself]

How do I save this, yo... This one, maybe?

[The feed ends as Beat accidentally posts the video instead of saving it for blackmailing purposes.]



(( ooc: Sanae's in brown, Josh is pretty in pink~ ))