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kaito kagamine ⚙ 鏡音介人 ([personal profile] indulgedtheother) wrote in [community profile] vocaloidressing2018-11-07 03:27 pm

RETURN OF THE ANGRY GUITARS...?! where my vdr alumni at

[ it's been quiet, hasn't it?

the city isn't abandoned, or anything like that— there's still the ever-present and bustling population of Monars up to their usual zany nonsense, the occasional long-term resident going about their lives. however, the assorted castles (how many even are there, now?!) have been gathering dust. the active war zone has been decidedly in active. the Dressing Room... has become normal.

which means the loud rumble of an incoming engine might actually turn some heads as a bus roars into town, heading straight for the much-abused (and yet still somehow miraculously intact— just like its owner!) tour bus— and screeches to a halt just in time to give it the gentlest of taps. it idles there for a few moments before the doors slide open to discharge a group of disgruntled, complaining passengers— one of whom might look very familiar to old faces.

...or, well. two of whom, actually; the pair that speedwalks the hell out of the bus's potential warpath might as well be twins. the girl trailing behind is shorter by a few inches, but aside from that they're nearly identical: same dark blue hair and eyes (albeit a little duller on the girl), same broad-shouldered build, same straight-backed posture. the same healed-over surgical scars.

they both look over the town with just as similar variations on the particular dead-eyed weariness that comes from traveling in cramped quarters for way too long before the man lets out a huge sigh, shoulders slumping with visible relief. ]

This is it...?

This is it. It's been a while... I'm surprised. It doesn't seem to have changed much.

[ —which is when the backpack Kaito is wearing turns out not to be a backpack at all, a head popping up to look over his shoulders as the much shorter girl piggybacking on him shifts her grip for a better view. ]

Huh. Well, I've certainly seen worse as far as these kinds of places go... lucky us, though, that means we've already got our tour guide. Right, "big brother"~?





((who wants to party like it's 2012. 2013? don't make me think about how long it's been please. feel free to have your characters returning off the same bus or other transportation or whatever if they weren't mysteriously here the whole time. and yes, I did just dump three AUs of the same character in here. behold, my true form...! ...i'm so sorry haha

also heads up for any of y'all with psychic/magic/whatever senses: IT'S A MESS OVER HERE))
ghostfromthemachine: (—what sets your soul on fire?)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ not him— she's better at faking friendly than that, thank you. the thought she might not remember this city when she leaves, on the other hand... bleh. ]

Not your specialty?

[ ...is it just his imagination, or is there something sly to her undertone... ? ]

Thank you, though. I'd be surprised if I didn't, but I still appreciate the thought.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 7)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Not even close.

[ There are those popular things going around the internet about brain cells and galaxies, and it's fascinating to think about, but he barely has enough education to legally call himself a surgeon let alone--

Focus, Piko, you're in the middle of a conversation!
]

Good, good. I'm sure with a proper [ Making a very quick glance in the others' direction ] guide, there will be no shortage of things for you to see or do. Maybe even more than they're aware, with how the town tends to expand.
ghostfromthemachine: (and the less I seek my source)

/?

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ RAISING BOTH EYEBROWS VERY POINTEDLY AT THAT GLANCE.

Kaito is talking with that other woman and still very deliberately not looking back at him— or at least avoiding it as much as he can while still keeping Minaru in the corner of his vision, anyway. his twin, on the other hand... ]
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[personal profile] anappleaday 2018-11-08 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
ghostfromthemachine: (was to help me take my life less serious)

3/3

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ so

that's. that's probably fine? that's probably fine and in no way going to be a problem later. ]

Well, I'm the type to make my own fun regardless~. I'm pretty sure I've bribed him well enough to get some good ideas for where to start, though.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 11)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Any and all color in his face is gone.

For a few moments it looks like he's even forgotten where he is, but eventually he'll snap back to attention to the person in front of him instead of the one miles away in his memory.
]

That's--good, that's good. A productive attitude to have. Here.

Perhaps I should, ah, leave you to it then...
ghostfromthemachine: (you'll find the breath)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the woman takes advantage of his frozen staring to lift her chin in eloquent disdain, the gesture blatantly challenging— and then she turns her back with a deliberate, graceful shrug of her shoulders, like she's shaking off something unpleasant.

(Minaru coughs something that sounds suspiciously like "drama queen.") ]

—excuse me. Honestly, don't mind her, as far as I can tell she makes a point of looking intimidating— anyway, you've been around here too, right? There's no reason to leave if you also have ideas.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 3)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-09 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
She's... [ uncomfortably clearing his throat ] very talented.

I, ah, well. For all the unusual in this place, it does have a number of staples of any normal, larger city. A sizable library, a park, a mall, a zoo...

If you'd like to see the worlds colliding, I believe one of the best places is a smaller shopping strip. A number of residents from outside have set up their own businesses there.
ghostfromthemachine: (200 2)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-11 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
I could do that! ...If my priorities weren't what they are. There's a library?
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 5)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-03-09 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
There is, yes. Cared for by another outsider, a priest if I'm not mistaken.

The building itself seems to operate not unlike the town does--much larger than it seems at first, with a sizable and uniquely varied stock of text to choose from. Plenty of titles from other worlds, I'm sure, though I haven't gone looking for those myself.
ghostfromthemachine: (I looked to the children)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-03-19 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ excited wiggly fingers ]

Mm, I see. I'm admittedly somewhat more interested in the atmosphere than the contents— I happen to be a library assistant, so.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 6)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-01 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. Well, if atmosphere is what you're after then by all means. I'm sure your, ah, friends know the way.
ghostfromthemachine: (or see a b-grade movie)

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[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Mm— to be honest, "siblings" really is closer, even if that's not quite right... I suppose I shouldn't get fussy over language not having a word for someone who's related to you by being an alternate you because why on Earth would it, but here I am—
ghostfromthemachine: (like every single tree reach for the sky)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ and then continuing like that particular tidbit doesn't matter at all, because :) why would it :)? ]

—anyway, excuse me. Lilith is actually new here too, and I don't want to take up any more of Kagamine-nii's time when he's got dramatic reunions to attend to. Would you mind showing me, instead?
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 3)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-03 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ WAIT NO CAN WE GO BACK TO THE IMPLICATIONS THEaaaand we're moving on already, fantastic.

Okay, he can deal with this. His mother raised a gentleman after all. Gentlemen can deal with added layers of discomfort on an already uncomfortable situation. Dense layers...
]

All things considered I've no other errands to attend. So long as the location hasn't shifted, that shouldn't be a problem.
ghostfromthemachine: (my eyes are opened up with pure sunlight)

I'm sorry I'm just enjoying the interplay + Lilith being mean way too much

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ hey rip, ]

Ah, thank you very much. Let me just—

[ turning to wave enthusiastically in the direction of the other two, getting their attention again before pointing at Piko and herself and then off toward downtown.

Kaito, who had been keeping an eye on her the whole time, makes a face that all but screams "why are you like this?" and looks about as frazzled as Piko feels. "Lilith," on the other hand, blinks once slowly before turning a faintly dubious look Piko's way... only to glance back to Minaru, blink again, and tip her head like she's acquiescing some kind of point. ...some kind of amusing point, because when she turns to pat Kaito reassuringly on the shoulder it's with the kind of smile one might wear in response to a inside joke.

not worrying at all. ]

—all right, lllet's let you make your escape, wow.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 4)

never apologize, I love it

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-03 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, let's.

[ Don't have to tell him twice, especially after that. Thankfully this place is full of enough very distinctive landmarks to let him know right where they are and which direction he has to abruptly turn to start heading in the direction of the library.

Which he does, and perhaps surprisingly only waits until the very moment he thinks the other two might be out of earshot to start talking again.
]

I do apologize, sincerely, if I seemed somewhat terse. Your-- [ as if there's a weird weight on his tongue at the word, ] --brother and I, Kagamine, we've...met.
ghostfromthemachine: (sighed)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ waving off the apology ]

I figured as much, to be honest. It wasn't exactly difficult to read the mood.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 5)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-03 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wait, did he even introduce himself? No he sure didn't, great job being a gentleman! ]

Piko, by the way. Utatane Piko. If you'd care to start over in a different atmosphere.
ghostfromthemachine: (you'll find the breath)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't really mind it for my own sake, but I'll admit that I'm probably too good at letting that sort of thing bounce right off...

Anyway. Minaru Kaiko, but you probably guessed that part.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 6)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-03 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I don't believe I've met a Kaiko yet. Similar faces or no, you're technically something new.
ghostfromthemachine: (and here we go)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ mAKES A REALLY UNDIGNIFIED SNORTLAUGH ]

Oh, boy, what else is new— no, I'm sorry, I'm just—

[ just giggling too helplessly to speak, apparently ]
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 7)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-03 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ No really what is with you people??? ]

I...take it you get that often?
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ghostfromthemachine: (like every single tree reach for the sky)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2019-04-03 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
M-maybe a little...

[ her first impulse is really just to leave it at that—she's taken a hard and deliberate veer away from being the sort of person to explain herself unless pressed—but... it isn't like this is a topic she needs to keep secret, here.

or like she's forgotten how to use what she is to make other people uncomfortable. ]

The last, mm, year or so especially has involved a lot of— working with people to try to figure out what on Earth I am and what to do about it, more or less? With no real luck as far as concrete answers go so far because I'm "something new," so...
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 4)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2019-04-03 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
I see. [ Not the true lengths of it, not yet, but.

It's definitely enough to get him uncomfortable.
]

If I may ask, exactly how alike are you to your siblings?

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