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[livingvessel]

[The screen flickers slightly before revealing a smiling young face, red eyes wide in wonder as she stares at the camera. The girl looks very excited, or at least eager to see what this device does. There's almost a sense of pride emanating from her - after all, being in a family of magi meant that they avoided contact with modern technology as much as possible. So getting this thing to work is quite the accomplishment, and she looks around for a few moments around the edge of the screen - checking things, probably - before looking back at the camera.

Unfortunately, she doesn't notice that it's upside down.]

Hello everyone! I'm Ilyasviel von Einzbern, but Ilya is fine. I'm new here, so I'm looking for someone to be my older brother!

[She smiles again. It's not in her intention to further explain what an older brother entails, since the best older brothers would already know what to do without her telling them. Ideally, the older brother would be someone who's actually older than her, but if they act and look older than her, that's fine too. All things considered, that really shouldn't be too hard...]

I guess a big sister would be okay too... but a big brother would be better. So, someone come play with me, okay?

[Her eyes wander off to the sides of the screen again. A few moments pass by as this continues, and the girl mutters a barely audible 'how do you turn this off?']

Comments

[voice]

[aim_exorable]

That sounds like a very hand thing to be able to do. May I ask what it is that you do to make them nice?

[No he doesn't have any ideas, shush...]

[voice]

[livingvessel]

That's a secret! If I told anybody, then it wouldn't work any more. [Her voice sounds a little too cheerful to be comfortable to most.]

But you seem nice, so I don't think you have to worry.

[voice]

[aim_exorable]

I am glad you think so.

I am afraid I would not make a very good big brother. I have been told I am more of a "father" figure, and you might not like how I look, besides.

[voice]

[livingvessel]

[A few moments of silence pass by before something comes on the line again. Her voice is a little quieter now.]

Oh, I see. I don't mind how people look. And fathers are nice, too...

[She trails off. Yes, fathers are so nice that she trusted her father completely. And then he left from her life forever.]

Re: [voice]

[aim_exorable]

...Did I touch on a sore subject?

[It's less the tone and more the pause that really gets through to his head.]

[voice]

[livingvessel]

[She prefers not to talk about it. Another small silence passes by before she comes up with a response.]

It's okay. It's a matter of the past now.

[And she would rather leave it at that.]