Primus [Video]

[walksonrooftops]

[It's been some days before Konoe's decided to ask about how the communication device works, and turning it on for the first time, he still has little idea of what he wants to do with it. So here's a view of him, blinking back and tipping his head a bit, wondering what he's supposed to look for.]

Now what...?

Say things!

[Asato appears behind him, ears alert and eyes bright. He's had his own share of troubles with the communicators, so he wants to help Konoe with this as much as he can.]

Now Konoe can say or ask anything, to anyone on the ship.

Oh... [Suddenly he seems worried, turning to him quickly - ] Should I have asked something first?

I don't think there's any "should" to it. [He moves in so his own face is in view, shoulder-to-shoulder with Konoe.] If there's something important that Konoe wants to tell people, or something you want to find out...A lot of people here don't understand things the way Ribika do.

[Konoe frowns, eyes sliding back to the screen. His own ears turn downward just a little. Maybe he should've waited a bit longer....]

I'll... think of something. Unless....

[His ears go upright again, a newfound determination in his face.]

If - Asato's here, too, so - if anyone's got something to ask us...!

Right!

[Asato smiles and nods in agreement.] Konoe knows a lot about lots of things. Just don't be mean to him! We only want to help. [He frowns towards the screen as if in warning, but does so only briefly before turning and nudging his head against the smaller Ribika, and--is he purring?

He's purring. This is a thing Ribika do.

They're a bit of a weird race sometimes.]

You don't have to - Asato, cut it out -

[His attempt to move the bigger cat off is half-hearted at best. The sound even makes him smile a bit, but not enough to distract him from his message.]

I mean, I don't know everything but... yeah, that's all.

[And once more, he whispers aside.]

What do you do when you're done? I think I'm done....

Button.

[He pushes it for Konoe to show him, and it cuts off the feed at that point.]

[ooc; this is a joint post from the friendly neighborhood Ribika IN SPAAAACE/cats who are not good with computer. Konoe is in brown, Asato in blue! Both will answer comments as they see fit; if a comment is to just one of them, please specify ♥ ]

Comments

[tailcrook]

Oh...

[This guy seriously came out of the woods, what are these words - though confused as he looks, he nods. At least this entertainment doesn't sound too malicious. Unless....]

What's a chain letter?

[One thing at a time... he may or may not ask about this net thing later.]

[entrapments]

Nevermind, don't worry about it.

[ her hand waves, and though it isn't visible on the feed, it can almost be heard in her voice. ]

Guess you guys must be from one seriously different world, huh? Is everybody like you there?

[tailcrook]

[He's still pondering about it a bit as he nods.]

We're from Sisa. It has mostly forest... and cats.

[Cat Planet indeed]

[entrapments]

And are you all, [ her hand waves. as if he could see it, and as if that gesture might explain what she means. ] kids?

[tailcrook]

[There's apprehension in his eyes. Konoe doesn't want to think they're all gone, no matter how close to the truth it is.]

... Not at all. Most are older than me, like Asato....

[entrapments]

Oh.

Well. That sounded pretty ominous.

[tailcrook]

[His gaze stays down, the slight upturn of his mouth bitter.]

It has been for as long as I can remember.

[But surely it isn't so bad everywhere.]

Are there many where you're from...?

[entrapments]

Kids? Oh yeah, loads of them. I mean there're some families on tv that have like- eighteen of them. Or maybe it's nineteen now. I dunno, I don't really keep up with that kinda stuff to be honest.

[ her head cants, gaze swiveling back to the camera. ]
What happened to all of yours?

[tailcrook]

[He's clearly shocked by the idea, his eyes quite wide. Perhaps it's his only child status talking, but it's been enough of a rarity to see a cat have any siblings anymore... ]

They... most have been lost....

[He's putting it lightly for his own sake.]

[entrapments]

[ unfortunately, thatttt doesn't click for hayley. or maybe it does. who can say really. ]

What do you mean lost?

[tailcrook]

To sickness.

[Touchy topic... but he's grown up with it, and he at least tries to look impassive. His ears are a giveaway, though, folded closer into his hair.]

[entrapments]

Oh.

[ her voice quiets. passes for sympathy. ]
Siblings?

[tailcrook]

[His voice is steady, and he's encouraged to at least look up.]

I never had any... not many of us do.

[entrapments]

Then I guess that means, your race is sortof like an endangered species?

his life sometimes, I can't -

[tailcrook]

[That's another new phrase and it doesn't sound good... he can guess what it means.]

I'm not sure....

Asato is of Kira, and I'm of Karou. Karou was... [Starving, eating itself inside-out - how would that sound - ] in trouble, when I left. And Kira cats keep to themselves, to keep their bloodline pure.

[To a degree that almost angers him, after certain events... the look he gives Asato is meaningful.]

Maybe Asato and I are, but there are still a lot of other cats....

[A lot by his own measure, granted. Little Karou is hardly a bustling town.]

[walksonrooftops]

[Asato can be seen giving Konoe a reassuring nudge with his head. A lot of this is still new information for him too, so he listens attentively but doesn't interrupt. But he notices that Konoe isn't entirely at ease, and that worries him, of course.]

[tailcrook]

[His eyes fall aside, a quiet gratitude appearing in his face. Surreptitiously, out of view his crook-ended tail is moved to lie on top of a black one nearby.]

It's... not stuff we like to think about.

[entrapments]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[ she does have the grace to angle a smile to the feed though ]

Well, I guess, at least you have each other, right?