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[keyofelde]

WHO: Souta and You
WHERE: Network
WHEN: Early Feb after the network post
WHAT: Greeting the Black Order, plus new pet
WARNINGS: Over-idealistic teen?

Goodness, there's so many people from the Black Order on here now!

[Souta sounds so cheerful about it. He smiles brightly. Meanwhile a little pink face peers out near the corner of the screen.]

Welcome to Libra! It's nice to meet all of you.

I had always hoped our two groups would be able to get along one day. I'm sure there's still a long way to go, but I like to think this a good step forward. Not everyone on here trusts Zodiac that much, [understatement] so even if you don't agree with them, we can still find some common ground. And despite their odd sense of humor, I'm sure Zodiac are glad to have you here as well!

[He means that network post...]

Let us know if we can help each other out!

[The pink creature has been getting closer and closer as he talks, their face now taking up the entire screen, softly whispering "Kyuuuuu..."]

Ah. Kyupi, could I have that back?

[Souta scoops up the phone so he's holding it higher, an indignant "Kyupi!" heard as the screen moves.]

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[gotbadblood]

[Velvet meanwhile thinks nothing of Souta's reaction. She gets that reaction so often that it doesn't even faze her.]

Right, like it did for most of the people on here.

But you're the one rolling out welcome wagon and telling us all to get along.

[keyofelde]

Well you did just get here, and it would be nice if we could all be friends...

[He flinches, quickly backtracking.] ...Or! At least help each other, since we're all here!

[gotbadblood]

[Velvet raises her eyebrow]

You sure about that? You seem just about ready to faint.

[keyofelde]

[Oh no, she could see the fear! His expression is a mix of ashamed and terrified.]

I'm sorry!

[Maybe he should just... stop talking.]

[gotbadblood]

[She sighs. Normally she'd just leave it but he is a kid so....]

Relax. I only eat people who are a threat or cause problems.

[keyofelde]

[Eat people...?! T-That isn't comforting at all!]

[She did tell him to relax, so he's trying, he really is, but...]

S-so the cannibal talk... it's not just rumors?

[gotbadblood]

It's true. I eat people.

[just going to put that out there yep]

[keyofelde]

Um... Can I ask why?

[gotbadblood]

Why? So you can find some rose colored lens to make it all seem not so bad?

No. I eat people. That's all you need to know.

[keyofelde]

[He was more perplexed as to why anyone would eat people. ...And yes, maybe it was partly him trying to figure out some common ground, but not intentionally!]

[He deflates immediately back into fear.]

O-okay.

[gotbadblood]

[ Is she being a little cruel? Probably. But better this kid learn now that there are some scary people exists than later.

and so, instead of responding further, she leaves him on Read.

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[keyofelde]

[He swears he isn't that naive! He knows bad and scary people exist! Maybe. Probably.]

[That aside, he takes a nervous sigh of relief. Now he can disengage and try not to ponder too deeply about who that other lady he saw was. The one from his memory.]