video | 17 April

[zealous_steiner]

Hello, Death City! Hououin Kyouma speaking!

[The camera turns towards a cheerful Okabe and, in the background, the total mess that normally permeates his living space. On the table behind him there's a DeathStation laid open; it seems he's trying to fix it.]

I've decided that I want to try out this meister-weapon thing. My goal is to go on missions and get some experience with Madness so I can try and... well, reverse engineer it. It's worth a try, right?

Now, I'm not too good at fighting things, that's really my niece's forte, but I am good at sneaking around. I have no idea how to use firearms, but... er, well... [He spends a moment reconsidering whether he wants to say what he's about to say. It's embarrassing. He never thought he would have to bring up the fact that he taught himself how to swing a sword when he was 13 because he thought it was really cool- ah, fuck it.] I taught myself how to use a sword at a young age, and anything I can swing would be good, too. [There, that's better.] Also, something that looks cool, please.

If you're a weapon and want to gather some intel? [He makes the phone sign with his hand up to his ear.]

Comments

[video]

[brutalityfetish]

Define cool.

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[zealous_steiner]

[Oh my god. He looks at the screen. What has he gotten himself into that this kind of guy would respond?]

Cool! You know! Like sleek and stylish, or even comically overblown would work...

[He makes sweeping hand gestures in an attempt to describe a cool weapon to Spiky.]

Permavideo! \o/

[brutalityfetish]

[Winters watched his hand gestures with amusement. Well he was an animated one.]

Comically overblown? Doesn't that contradict the sleek and stylish?

permavid

[zealous_steiner]

[Well, Spiky seems more normal when you get him talking.]

[Okabe guesses. Maybe.]

Well, they're different kinds of cool, see. One is the real-world application of cool, and the other is fun. See, you feel like a badass either way. I figure if I'm going to need to take a weapon anyway, why not take on a weapon fitting of the greatest mad scientist from Akihabara?

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[computations]

If you find yourself with no one volunteering, you may use me as a last resort. But only as a last resort.

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[zealous_steiner]

Is that a tsundere offer I see in the corner?

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[computations]

Considering I have no idea what that slang terms means, I would say no.

[zealous_steiner]

[Oh. He forgot. Sion is completely and utterly over-serious.]

You see, tsundere is the personality type that is cold and serious on the outside when they really like you on the inside.

So, you! [A grandiose point at the camera.]

[saleh]

What do you expect to accomplish by swinging a weapon around?

Other than probably getting yourself killed.

[morecowbell]

That is exactly what I was thinking.

[zealous_steiner]

I plan to accomplish dispatching what I can't dodge, friends. Do you honestly think I'm that stupid to just swing something around like some moron?

[ritsu_kouyou]

That's really no way to go about finding a partner. You have to take compatibility into consideration.

[zealous_steiner]

Well, I've already gotten quite a few strange takers...

[Like Spiky up there, who fucking terrifies him.]

You need to resonate, correct? What's the saying... [smirk.] Test drive the car before you buy it?

[ritsu_kouyou]

If you try to resonate with someone you are completely incompatible with, you will get hurt. You need to get along personality-wise with someone before trying to resonate.

[Video]

[next_to_legendary]

[Well, compared to some of the other offers, he supposes that his is rather tame, even gentle. There's no scary face at least or yelling or denying some sort of challenge.

He just smiles softly into the camera.]

I haven't been on a mission at all, but madness I have experienced a small amount. I'd be willing to go if you are still in need of someone to try.

[video]

[starfruitfrog]

If you're not good at fighting things, it might be better to get some training in before you just go on missions, de arimasu. You could get seriously hurt, de arimasu.

Re: [video]

[zealous_steiner]

Well, obviously I wasn't just planning to go on missions immediately. Does everyone take me for a fool in this place?!

Point me to where I can get training in and I'll take you up on that offer, and... [he gets a better look at the communicator.] and you are a frog. Okay.

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[starfruitfrog]

[Nope. Keroro just happens to like taking what people say very literally.]

I have a subordinate who would be able to help you, de arimasu. And I'm not a frog.

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[punches]

[ He's a Meister? Well, it wouldn't hurt to expand out a bit... ]

Let's go gather some intel. [ She's completely serious. ]

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[zealous_steiner]

[She is indeed entirely serious. He didn't expect her to respond... but hell, not like he minds.]

Very well, then! I advise we get together and have a chat about what we're aiming to get from this. Tomorrow morning, and I'll let you choose the place.

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[punches]

Death Burger. You're going to have to buy though if you want me to tell you my weapon's form.

[ Hey, if her last devoted partner was someone she beat the crap out of on a daily basis, there's a chance she resonates better with people who irritate her. A good theory, right? ]

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[dissenter]

There's no substitute for first-hand experience, is there? [of course there isn't, it's a hypothetical question. duh!!]

If you're looking to produce a Calming Wavelength... You may find it worthwhile to seek out those that naturally possess one. Not to discourage you from going out in the field, of course. [le smile.] I'm sure you'd make an... Earnest warrior, with some refinement.

the handlebars you'd find on an MTB. but of course, not the handlebars one might call twin-tails

[zealous_steiner]

Alas, the return of Honorary Lab Member #011! Or shall I say, Mystery Number Two!

[Oh, he saw that post. And your video reply. You've sealed it.]

Thank you for the tip and the... er, moral support, Handlehat. ["Earnest warrior"? The last time someone said that to him was when he was 13 and suffering even worse chuunibyou than he is now. And that was his father. And he wasn't being serious.]

wgat

[dissenter]

[yeah, who says qilby's being serious?

the most pained look in the universe is on his face.] Please don't call me that.

[mystery number two, or handlehat? or honorary lab member? we may never know.]

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[this_is_keron]

Unfortunately, I turn into a beam rifle, but I would be interested in going out to gather intel.