( VIDEO. ) @2cool

[glitterpants]

_{[ The video clicks on and it shows Karamatsu using his new smartphone (he's never really had one before) to record. The picture is blurry, as he is moving around his new living space, as if show casing his shared apartment. There's the bathroom, there's the kitchen.. there's the beds--
Finally, the picture turns on him. He seems to be admiring himself for a moment, and then. ]}

Silence. Solitude. These are things often asked for in a person's life, but it isn't always what it suited for them best. As you can see, I've arrived-- again on my own-- with nobody else. Does loneliness terrify me? Heh, I do not think so, but it is a foreign concept for somebody like moi.

_{[ Then, his tone shifts, less dramatic, if possible. ]}

My name is Matsuno Karamatsu. I am here, again, searching for my brothers. You will know them if you see them, as I'm the second oldest in a litter of sextuplets and we look very much alike. If you have seen them, please inform me. It seems they have abandoned me, yet again, right before our shared day of birth.

Also, if you are familiar with the ship the Eluvio, I am wanting to find any survivors. I hope this place is more pleasant and less... gruesome.
_{[ survivors, huh? He seemed like a pretty serious guy (that isn't going to last very long, just wait.) ]}

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@s.uchiha, video

[eyeforaneye]

[ 2... cool... That on its own is nearly enough to stop him from commenting but there are things that are more important than a bad first impression. ]

So you're another one claiming to be from that place. Have you been to this quarantine before, or are you referencing your time on that ship when you use the word "again"?

video; user: katsuki

[yokunaru]

[Would it be weird to say he's missed your dramatic way of speaking? Yuuri smiles at him tremulously.]

It's good to see you, Karamatsu-san.

video, un: j.k.

[aeturnus]

[ He's giving a golf-clap. ]

Bravo, bravo.

Anyway, you're taking that kind of separation nicely.

[ Being a twin, he Gets It pretty well. ]

@princess.allura; text

[juniberries]

[it's text because she knows how you get, karamatsu...]

It appears there are quite a few of us here who remember our time on the Eluvio.

Thus far it is far more pleasant, barring the fact that we have been brought here against our will once again.

@2cool | text

[glitterpants]

_{[ The second he sees her username, he emits a soft gasp, but it courteous enough to respond back as text. ]}

Ah! Sweet princess flower, i knew out of everyone you would not abandon me. I take it you are safe, non? Heh i can only imagine what you got up to back on bajikan.

_{[ ??? why this. ]}

@2cool | video

[glitterpants]

_{[ he's smiling on the outside to hide his suffering.. ]}

I am..?

I mean— of course I am. After all, we are still individuals. Our souls are all unique; the body is merely a vessel! It does not matter how much we all look alike.

@2cool | video

[glitterpants]

_{[ OH NO... here's a good ol' friend. A more jovial expression replaces his firm expression. ]}

Yuuri-san! I'm surprised to see you here.
_{[ what does that mean please don't ask.. ]}

Does that mean your friend Victor-san is also here?
_{[ HE STILL THINKS... Y'ALL ARE JUST FRIENDS... ]}

[aeturnus]

Well, if I were younger — I'd probably have been breaking down the metaphorical door to get back to my brother.

Happy early birthday, by the way.

[juniberries]

[WHY THIS INDEED??? also she flushes at the mention of bajikan but yeah there's a reason why this is text.]

I am afraid I do not wish to imagine what YOU got yourself up to on that planet.

[glitterpants]

_{[ hearing "happy birthday" directed at just him is really weird... usually the only reason he'd hear that is the inescapable fact that six brothers all had the same birthday and it was "happy birthday to all of you."
Karamatsu blinks, feeling a sudden, strange emotion, but he quickly covers it with a quirk of his lips. ]}

Heh. Why thank you. My beauty has only blossomed through the years, so I cannot wait to see what it will do to me when I turn 24.

@2cool | video

[glitterpants]

Ah.. again as in.. I am looking for my brothers— again. Because I have been brought to a world that is not my own— again.
And I have been left on my own— again.

_{[ this passive aggressive fuck.. ]}

Hmph. But no matter. That means there will be more birthday cake for me.
_{[ who the hell is gonna get him a cake... he's gonna cry without them.. ]}

[glitterpants]

_{[ oh.. oh man.. his time on Bajikan was wild. Karamatsu suddenly doesn't think this topic is a good topic anymore. ]}
Ah.. well.. i suppose we can just say what happened in bajikan.. it can stay in bajikan.. isn't that how the saying goes?

_{[ though, he brings up somebody, not like she has to do with Bajikan— not like she has to do with Luxuria, no.. not that whatsoever. ]}
Is Dorothy gale here?

[aeturnus]

24 is a good year, that's for sure.

[ It's the one he's been stuck at for nigh on forever, after all. ]

You'll just have to muddle through 23 first to get there, right?

[juniberries]

What saying?

[boy you're talking to a certified alien she has no idea what you're talking about.

but she can gather from what she assumes of the saying that things had not gone quite as planned for him there either.]

I have not met or heard of anyone by that name here, no. Is she important to you?

Not everyone from the Eluvio is here...fortunately or unfortunately.

[glitterpants]

_{[ oh right.. alien..
The fact Allura doesn't know who Dorothy is might be a good thing for his sake. He feels like maybe he should explain a little clearer, or at least answer her question, but the next section of text gets him asking again: ]}

What about Sombra?
_{[ do you see the pattern already... ]}

[glitterpants]

Hmph. I would not know, as I have no experienced my 24th year, but if you say it is so, I can only hope.
_{[ 23 years old was a huge downer. ]}

By your response and idle chit-chat I suppose that only means you have not seen any of my brothers.
_{[ He's jumping to this assumption too quickly, isn't he? Maybe a part of him likes to be miserable, who knows. But before he can get a reply: ]}

As long as this place isn't as dangerous as where I came from, it should be fine.
_{[ He says this, but he looks more irritated at this entire situation. ]}

I can start a new life here without them-- it's fine.

[juniberries]

I have not heard from her either.

[she is noticing a pattern but tbf it's not particularly out of character for him to ask about women.

she's just assuming he's being a lech.]

[aeturnus]

No, sorry, I thought that was obvious. You're the first Matsuno I've seen.

I haven't been here very long but it seems relatively peaceful. Sounds like you need a break from your tone earlier.

[yokunaru]

He's here. [SOMEHOW...that will be corrected soon. Maybe.] There's a few of us from the Eluvio around.

I was hoping I'd see people more show up. [While Riverview is still not home for them, it seems to be safer than the ship. At least for now.

His smile falters a little.] I'll keep an eye out for your brothers. I haven't seen any of them in the city yet, but I could've missed them.

[glitterpants]

Carolina?
_{[ HE'S JUST GOING DOWN HIS LIST OF CRUSHES. ]}

[juniberries]

[she's getting irritated.]






...are you ONLY going to ask me about girls? You can find this out in your own time.

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[glitterpants]

Ah but you're right! I cannot help about worry about my fanbase, however. And so--

[glitterpants]

How are you, princess?

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[juniberries]

[juniberries]

Are you implying that I am part of this 'fanbase'?