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[1stguardian]

[ The video opens on the scowling visage of a young man with disheveled, very vibrant orange hair. It’s slightly off-center, and at an upward slanted angle that suggests the comm device is being held in his lap. For a moment, all he does is stare at it. And scowl. The longer he does it, the deeper and more frustrated the scowl becomes before he mutters under his breath. ]

This’s so stupid.

[ He clears his throat and speaks again, this time at a normal volume. His voice is flat, with just the faintest hint of irritation. ]

My name is Kurosaki Ichigo. I arrived three- no, four days ago.

[ He pauses briefly, as though he isn’t sure how to continue. Or maybe he knows and he’s simply trying to choose his words with care. Whatever the case, he works it out quickly enough that his hesitation isn’t particularly noticeable. ]

There’s no way to get in touch with the people back home, right? Or… [ A sigh. ] Does anyone know why we’re here? Or what we’re supposed to do?

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[constructum]

[ A ghost of a smile crosses her lips then, one perhaps more sympathetic then anything, but a smile nonetheless. ] No one really seems to know that for sure. Ward and Resnick - the only two original members of the ship that is - perhaps might know.

I'm sorry I can't help more beyond that. [ a beat ] Where is your home exactly?

[1stguardian]

[ The names aren't familiar, but he nods anyway. He'll figure it out. He hopes. ]

It's okay. I mean, it's not like you wake up in a jar of goo every day, right? Unless you do. Uh... [ He shakes his head. ] Japan. Karakura, Japan. On Earth.

How about you?

[constructum]

[ A faint laugh escaped her then, shaking her head no slightly at his words. ] Yeah, the goo was new to me. [ A sigh, nose crinkling as she just considers her next words. ]

Paris - well that was where I was studying until this happened.


What exactly did you do back home? [ This is always a relevant question to her, okay? ]

[1stguardian]

[ That laugh eases some of his discomfort, makes him feel slightly less awkward about all of this. So does the revelation of where she'd come from. He's never been to Paris, but at least that's Earth. At least he's not completely alone up here.

He smiles, a faint, tentative thing. ]

I'm a student. Or I was a student. Just finishing up my last year of school. Among other things. [ How does he explain being a shinigami to a potentially normal person? Ichigo doesn't know. ] How about you?

[constructum]

[ offering him a small smile, she just nods in understanding at his words. her expression lightening up slightly at it as well. ] What's your major? [ because talking in past tense about being it seemed like a dismal idea to her, as she clearly felt she would be back home someday. ]

College student myself - Architecture actually. [ a slightly cocky smile appears then, as she is someone that could go on and on about architecture and she was rather proud of it. but clearly she wasn't here to talk about herself, so she quickly is adding: ] Do you remember what you were doing right before you got here?

[1stguardian]

Biology. Medicine. I wanted to be a doctor.

[ Just like his dad. But that opens up the "what's happening to my family right now?" conundrum and he can't go there. So he shakes his head and focuses on the matter at hand. ]

Yeah. I'd just gotten home. I was going to take a nap. Then I woke up in the tube of goo. What about you? What were you doing?

[constructum]

[ medicine, huh. we could always use someone like that around here. (she'll just be making a mental note of this fact though)

a small nod of her head in understanding at what he does, offering him a ghost of a smile, as she seriously assumes they will all be home after this. AND HE CAN STILL BE A DOCTOR. ] It's odd how random it seems to be. [ a shrug of her shoulder, and her nose is crinkling in quick thought. ] There doesn't seem to be a set pattern to any of it. We all seemed to be completely random.

I was actually on my way to visit a friend in the states. [ it's sort of the truth. as she isn't about to get into what she was actually doing. ]

Have you found anything interesting yet? [ yes, she will change the divert the subject back away from herself then. she is rather curious on details with him after all. ]