V3 for the blues

[recklessice]

[One morning in dressing room, flyers have been given to everyone, even in the front paper of the newspaper. 'The first Crypton VOCALOID 3' and the news follows; Crypton has upgraded the male blue Vocaloid, KAITO, and he is known as KAITO V3. He received a very welcome from the public and surpass Hatsune Miku in sales. Comes with four voice banks, it's similar to Append; Straight, Soft, Whisper, and English for international use. KAITO V3 is successful result for VOCALOID 3 and Crypton decided to upgrade the others as well.]

It should be out months ago, but oh well. This year is a good start anyway.

[Says the append looking blue Vocaloid on top of the bus. He swinging his legs while reading the news.]

Comments

[portalholic]

[did you recently and suddenly develop psychic powers, Doc? because you took the words--- well... thoughts-- right out of Meiko's mouth. only she's not puffing up in anger so much as coming around the corner now, on a walk and obviously sorting through some pretty conflicting emotions.

she doesn't even notice her friend]

[miraculost]

[well then possibly we're on a collision course, as he's suddenly and angrily stepping away from the flyer and not really looking where he's going]

[portalholic]

---!!

[*kaboom*

well, that'll teach her to mope around thinking instead of looking where she's going. though, given that she's mostly made of metal, this is likely a lot more painful for Len than it is for her]

Len?! Shit... sorry!

[miraculost]

[yup that sort of sent him sprawling back against the wall]

Meiko! Ah, no, it's all right, I wasn't watching--

[portalholic]

Me too, thinking about some flyer I saw this morning still... should have been looking instead!

[and still has no idea how wide-spread they were]

[miraculost]

Ah. The news about the upgrade?

[portalholic]

You saw it too, then.

['exhales' softly, straightening up and looking away]

I should have known it was coming, but I didn't think... guess I wasn't ready. Or something.

[miraculost]

It just...

It makes me angry. That your company can have been so monstrously incompetent. He suffered pointlessly.

[portalholic]

Exactly.

It should have been this damn easy! Who the hell somehow goes from 'Oh, let's tweak their voices for the market' to 'whoops, we broke his brain and now he's on a murder-spree'?! How?

It just... it shouldn't have happened. It's not fair.