a bad live

[filetofish]

Who: Crow + various
Where: the hotel kitchen
When: day 54, early afternoon

[Sooo an hour or two after the game, a live is called. At first it's just showing the kitchen, and Crow contentedly leaned against a wall eating his ration like nothing is going on.

However, if you're actually coming in for lunch you might... have some trouble. For one, all the dishes and cooking utensils seem to be missing. For another, all the fridges are taped closed all around the edges.

You can find the missing stuff if you look up... It's all taped to the ceiling.]

Comments

[rollplayinghouse]

Not really. Our lives are calligraphy and escorting. I've done a few that were kind of fun, but that's in spite of what the live is supposed to be, not because of it.

[liftoft]

So you just do a video of you taking somebody somewhere?

[rollplayinghouse]

I guess? It could also be 'escort' in the 'date' sense, but I don't think I'd want to do anything I'd call a date on camera for everyone either.

I haven't actually done any escort lives. We only had the one live, at first.

[liftoft]

So take me somewhere! That's a great way to get to know each other, right? I've only even been in one other Live, so it'll be good for me to see a couple.

[rollplayinghouse]

Ah... really?

...Where would you want to go? There are only really a few places that are even worth going...

[liftoft]

Eh... where's your favorite place? I haven't gone a lot of places yet, really.

[rollplayinghouse]

...The onsen is nice. But it's a three hour walk each way, and I have a bicycle, but you don't... I guess the park is okay.

[liftoft]

Th-Three hours? Damn...

[ b-but he rallies, quickly, bright grin ]

Of course, something like that would never stop someone like me--AlcheME's newest member and Luminary of the Stars! But I'm not gonna make you walk that far if you don't want to--if you think the park's good, then I wanna see it!

[rollplayinghouse]

We might get subway trains soon. Or you can buy a bike once you get some points... that you're not spending on anything else.

[like memories. hm]

The park is fine for now.

[liftoft]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing what all I can get with points. Seems like there's a lot of fun stuff.

LIVE

[rollplayinghouse]

...Then we can get you some points.

[she pulls out her phone, opens the media attention app and calls a live]

Let's go.

[liftoft]

[ He grins brighter as the Live starts, practically sparkling ]

You gotta do anything special to make this an "escort" instead of just walkin' with me?

[rollplayinghouse]

How should I know? I just said I haven't done one before. I assume not, though, the lives are pretty flexible.

[She starts walking.]

[liftoft]

[ folds his hands behind his head and follows ]

So, I dunno--I've been thinking about if I wanna ask you anything about me, or if I just wanna figure it out myself.

[rollplayinghouse]

...I don't know a lot about you specifically, anyway. I only have a few memories of you. I could tell you a bit more about our general situation.

[liftoft]

Huh... do you think knowin' that from you, before I remember anything myself, would help me out?

[rollplayinghouse]

...Maybe? It might be surprising, and my first few memories were frustratingly out of context. Plus, some people here know it already, since they've seen my broadcasted memories... It's up to you, though.

[liftoft]

Hmm... tell you what, if I have questions or don't understand somethin', I'll come ask you.

[rollplayinghouse]

Alright.

...Are you planning to buy memories...?

[liftoft]

Yeah--I'm not planning on not buying 'em, anyway. I wanna get other stuff too, of course... I guess it'll depend on how much I feel like I'm missin' out on, not having memories!

[rollplayinghouse]

Right.

[hesitates]

It might be nice... to have someone who remembers the same things.

[liftoft]

...Oh, huh. Yeah, I hadn't really thought about it that way, but I can see what you mean...

[rollplayinghouse]

Mm. A and Boss have a history together, did he mention that part? And now two of their other friends have shown up too.

But like I said, C hasn't bought any memories, and he doesn't even really want me to either, so...

[liftoft]

Ah, really? Nah, nobody mentioned anything! Damn... more than anything about myself, the personal politics going on here are what I feel like I'm missing important info on!

[rollplayinghouse]

[her gaze slides away from him]

...Well, I can try to answer any questions you have about that, too, though I wouldn't say I'm particularly good at personal politics.