4 ~ I have never believed in Santa, ever. [audio]

[menial]

...So, it's getting close to the end of the month again, but nothing weird seems to be happening. Or am I missing something? Anyone know if we might just be getting a reprieve or something? Or maybe I just shouldn't look the gift horse in the mouth.

['Because I don't believe in the Malnosso being Santa Claus to us.'

However, that's not the main purpose for this post; instead, he goes on with a filter he worked for a while on. Ideally, Asakura won't suspect it at all.]

[filtered to Shiki, Minato, Winry, Rise, SOS Brigade members who have interacted with him before, and other close-enough CR (PM me if you're not sure) // 55%]

Yo. If you guys have seen a girl with blue hair who smiles a lot, by the name of Ryoko Asakura... Well, I guess I've got something to ask of you if you do attract her attention, but I'd rather not put it on the journal, so please talk to me if you've met her.

['So what if that makes it seem like I might have a crush on her? Better that than someone hacks it and realizes that I know what Asakura is.']

Comments

[menial]

['Ah, and I take it it would still have been nice if you were in costume. No doubt because I could have delivered more pets.']

You too. And I'm not too picky about my tea, so... No big deal.

uses this icon shamelessly!!!

[weaponry]

[ You are a very smart man to not speak of this petting out loud. ]

All right then. Thanks for dropping by. Now, shall we get started! [ She has a warm aura. Something about gossip and candid conversations just make her so happy! ]

be shameless in everything, my friend

[menial]

['How different from the pestering kangaroo I faced earlier.']

Right... Well, where to begin? I guess I should first say that it would be appreciated if you'd keep this stuff to yourself.

best philosophy

[weaponry]

Got it. If my teammates are in danger though, I'm going to have to notify them. Provided if they aren't notified first. [ She is so different from that moment of weirdness. ]

[menial]

Unless they know Haruhi Suzumiya, they won't be in any danger.

['Seriously, commando much?']

Basically, Asakura happens to be a ... "humanoid interface" interested in observing my friend Haruhi. For unknown reasons, she took it in her mind that killing me would be the best way to do so. It took a rather spectacular intervention to get out of that one.

[weaponry]

I'm pretty sure a couple do since they've been here for so long but they aren't particularly close to her. So, I won't say anything unless things start to get dangerous.

[ Wait wait humanoid what? ] A humanoid interface? What the hell is that? [ She doesn't really flinch at the mention of being nearly killed before. Been there, done that, probably twice as much as him. Though she'll react to the rest of the news when she learns what this means. ]

[menial]

It is something that was created by aliens to communicate with humans, basically. Apparently. Data aliens who rewrite the universe's data. I know.

[weaponry]

Great. These definitions just seem to lead to more definitions. These aliens can't communicate with humans because of secrecy? And are you really saying that your world has people that can just edit anything they wish? [ Cause that's how she's taking the whole rewrite data thing. ]

[menial]

Not secrecy. They just don't have any way to do it because they're a different type of life form or something. As for edit whatever they wish, apparently there are some rules but I don't know what they are. Something about "jurisdiction." I really couldn't understand it less if you made it a class taught in high school.

[weaponry]

All of these mysteries have me really curious. [ Uh oh. That's not a good sign. Run, Kyon, run. ] So they can invent these people that can blend in with humans perfectly but they can't talk to them themselves? They seem really orderly, too, like they have a complex government.

[menial]

They seem to have some method of communication such that they're really all aspects of one entity. The Integrated Data Sentient Entity. They exist purely on the data plane, or whatever the hell, so they can't physically contact us without creating these interfaces.

[weaponry]

This sounds really complex. Our world doesn't have any such planes. Is it like one person behind all of this? Is that what you mean by aspects of one entity? And what's a data plane? [ All of the questions. She will ask all of them. ]

[menial]

['Who cares?']

I don't know. It's like one thing that has factions with in it. I'm not one of them, so I couldn't really tell you.

[weaponry]

Is there one I can talk to? Besides the one that thinks the solution to everything is offing you?

[menial]

Not at present, no.

[weaponry]

Fantastic. I wonder how we're ever going to make sense of this now.

[ ooc: My apologies for the lateness!!! I was just overwhelmed with an irl task list yesterday! ]

np!

[menial]

Well, there's little point in making sense of it here anyway. If you want to try in my world, it's a different matter.

[weaponry]

Well, I'm just a curious person. What doesn't make sense drives me insane. [ That's why she has no screen time in Naruto! ] I'd be happy to investigate in your world though.

[menial]

Then you would probably be driven insane if you came. If the opportunity comes up, though, you're welcome to do so.

[weaponry]

Please. I've been on Guy-sensei's team for about five years. I've seen and experienced enough crazy things to survive and remain sane. Thank you for the invitation, though.

[menial]

You'll have to tell me about some of those, then. I have a feeling my world would be at least decent competition.

[weaponry]

They're loud and in green spandex with bowl cuts. They shout about the power of youth but they're crazy powerful. They've practice in tutus, bikinis and even dressed one of my teammates up as a turtle. [ ....Sigh. This is going to be an interesting conversation. ]

[menial]

Well, I suppose that is rather out of the ordinary. On the other hand, Haruhi dressed Asahina-san up as a frog fairly regularly, and let's not get started on the bunnies.

['For one thing, it might draw a comparison to other things that hop, cough, kangaroos.']