caughtinanetwork | first King ; video

[There's quite a bit of shaking, fiddling and on/off before the video finally turns on properly, showing the face of a young boy no older than seventeen or eighteen with completely silver-white hair and amber eyes. He seems to be struggling a little with the SFC, but for the moment he has it figured out enough to broadcast properly.

A starfish is certainly different than the advanced PDAs he's used to dealing with.

A few seconds after staring at it with a confused expression (and moving it back and forth a few times for a very... interesting zoom in and to on his right eye), he finally pulls it back and breaks in to a warm, friendly smile.]

I think I have it now!

Maa... difficult thing, but cute.

[Realizing he's just sort of rambling, he stops and clears his throat.]

Well, I've been settled in for a few days. I suppose it's time for a proper introduction.

Hello, Vatheon! I'm Isana Yashiro, but it's fine to just call me Shiro.

[He's not sure what else to say just yet, but a glance behind him (in the direction of his sadly empty kitchen) reminds him...]

And... I hate to be a pest so soon, but would anyone by chance have a rice cooker I could borrow? I wasn't able to find one that didn't require those... tokens, and I don't have any that I can spend yet. I'm a terrible cook, I'm afraid, and I'd rather not starve.

... or burn down my new house!

[He lets out a sheepish little laugh at that, scratching at the back of his head.]

Well, thank you in advance and-- oops!

[The SFC slips from his fingers and drops to the floor, tilted up at an awkward angle. If one is paying attention close enough, they might just notice that his bare feet were actually hovering a couple of inches above the ground. ~~Such abuse of power, Silver King...~~

He scrambles to grab it and pick it back up again, deciding to just end things there before it gets any more awkward.]

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You could get a job.

Working was often frowned upon for students where I'm from, but I suppose if school isn't required here a job is an option...

[Please Shiro, like you're a normal student.]

I'm not sure what I could do though. I'm not exactly swimming in work experience.

[ What is this guy even talking about. Seriously. ]

There has to be something you're good at. You could try that.

[Rambling. The ramblings of a mad man. Ignore him, Riku. Run, save your sanity while you still can.]

Ne... that's a problem. I'm not really good at anything!

Everyone's good at something. [ Not buying it. Sorry. ] ...do you even have somewhere to stay?

Oh yes! I found the perfect house!

[Perfect for Kuroh.]

It's amazing that everything is free here~!

You know... Not everything is free. You have to work for the things you want.

Well... yes, that's why I was asking about the rice cooker.

[Shiro you can't mooch here stop it.]

[ ... ]

You call that working?

... what's wrong with borrowing?

Nothing. You can't keep it forever though.

Of course I would return it! What kind of person do you take me for?

[Oh wow he actually looks insulted at that.]

I don't know. What kind of person are you?

[ It's really hard to tell if he's joking or not. ]

Ah-- ...

[Funny you should ask, Riku. He's still sort of figuring that out.]

... well, I can tell you for certain that I'm not the kind of person that wouldn't return something borrowed!

[There. Perfect answer!]

Sure you are. [ He's still a little skeptical, but whatever. ] What's your name?

I already said that, didn't I? I should be asking your name.

Why would you want a rice cooker when you can't cook?

[It was mind boggling to say the least.]

Because a rice cooker cooks the rice for me!

[Simple!]

Add a little sashimi, some vegetables, other garnish and it's a no-cook lunch! Relatively speaking.

But won't it burn if left for too long. [He's thinking of the way one usually would cook rice right now.]

No, actually. Rice cookers have handy little timers that turn it off once the rice is done cooking!

They can do that? [Strange.]

Electric ones can, yes! They're wonderful little inventions. So convenient.

They sound useful if you're not the best at cooking.

Exactly! I lived off my rice cooker at school. I'm sad it couldn't come with me.

[More sad that Kuroh can't be there to cook for him, but there's at least a chance the swordsman will show up.]

There's always restaurants here as well if you can't find one.

There is! I haven't looked in to them yet, though.

Nor have I, but at least you know there might be something there.

Yes.

... I have to wonder if they're all fish themed like everything else here is though.

I hope not. Mostly because I would really like certain foods.

I suppose that's yet another thing I'm going to have to explore then!

Good luck with exploring. I'll be happy to help when it comes to food.

Wonderful! Exploring with other people is always much more fun!

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