002 [Video]

[settleforahug]

[The camera blinks on as a child wearing a red Yukata, and has an identical mullethawk  haircut as Daken hits a keys.  He's staring hard at the keyboard and pressing random keys, not liking the sound that comes out.  He presses them even harder.]

I've never heard a typewriter make noises like this before....

[He looks up and notices the webcam.]

What the...?

[He stares into the camera until only a blurry eye can be seen.]

I think it's a camera lens.  Where's the rest of it? 

[His confidence falters.]

...I think it's a camera lens...  

[But he quickly regains it.]

It looks like the camera lens in father's book.  Sort of.

[He stares at the screen.]

But what's this???

Comments

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

Uhh, no. I'm actually somewhere else, lookin' at anotha' box like da one you got. Ya see dat camera thing? I got onna dose too, an' dat's how ya see me. Da one you have lets me see you.

An'... I'm sorry, kid, but ya fadda' probably isn't here.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

I thought cameras took pictures not controlled strange boxes....

What do you mean my father isn't here? Is he coming back?

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

Dat's what I thought too, apparently dese one's are special. Dey don' really control da boxes. You do dat, see all da buttons? Ya use dose.

...He didn't leave, you did.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

......The typewriter and the camera are connected by this box?



I didn't go anywhere.

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

Kinda... I don' really get it eitha'. Dey don' have dis back home.

Okay, maybe ya didn' mean ta, but you were taken here. By da Fates.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

No, they don't.

Did I do something wrong?

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

[Considers teasing the kid, but decides with his nervous temperment it wouldn't be a good idea.] No, you didn't. It ain't ya fault at all. Da Fates probably took ya becuase ya saw what messed up da timeline- I don' think da problem'd be a nice kid like you.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

But I haven't seen anything.

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

Dey say dat da clues are all here... I haven't found anythin' yet eitha'.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

Is it like a scavenger hunt?

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess dat is what it's like.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty good at those.

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

I bet you are! Dat means ya should be home in no time!

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

If I take too long, father will come for me. He always does.

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

I'm glad he takes good care a you. [This kid needs to be more independant...]

But... He probably won't be able ta come here. But here we're outside a' time, right? So he won' even know ya gone.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

Oh. So I can do whatever I want?

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

Whateva' ya want? So long as it's harmless, probably. Some police guy pointed it out dat since it doesn' look like dey have a prison here, breakin' rules probably has strict punishments. He sounded pretty smart ta me, so I'm guessin' he's right.

What do ya wanna do?

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

Whatever I want. Father's not here to tell me to mind my manners or not do this or that.

[hat-and-dagger.livejournal.com]

[Laughs] Yeah, just watch out kid. People might not be too pleased wid whateva' trouble ya feel like causin'.

[mongreldog.livejournal.com]

I'll behave. I'm not a hooligan.