video; un: b1gbrother, backdated to Aug 19

[relieable]

_{[ The feed clicks on and there’s Karamatsu— not dressed in anything too horrific this time, but rather something like this. He's posed perfectly against the corner of a wall in his housing, a lamp casting light on him. There’s a rose in his hand? And he takes a big whiff of it. Yeah, please help him. ]}

Aaah, sometimes.. finding love is so brutal-- so difficult and painstaking! I think of it maybe it is better off to be alone instead. Perhaps, you feel the same way too. Perhaps you are waiting for love to sweep you off of your feet, whisk you away to a majestic land— a land of dreams come true! Ah, that’s right, the truest love that even YOU and you deserve!

Heh. Endless love, so distant.

Perhaps, then, you will be happy. Perhaps, then, you will be set free— as your heart is in shackles, aching from heartbreak.. from the diseases of other burning loves! You should search no longer--

[the device is suddenly moved and settles on the face of... another Karamatsu? but when he talks, he has a much different voice. it’s a bit higher than his brother’s. it wasn’t Ichimatsu, just who was this guy, now?]

You’re lonely, and we get that... We really do, more than you know... [he pulls back a little ways, revealing that he is also wearing a nice suit] So! That’s why, we’ve decided to offer our services to you guys! I know, I know, we’re pretty awesome, right? You can thank us all you want, later!

For now, you may be wondering, what are these services, because of course you are. Get this! We’ve decided to give you all the once-in-a-lifetime chance to date us! That’s right! For just a small fee, you can go out with [he jerks his thumb off to the side] Karamatsu over there, or me, the older, more experienced, but not too experienced, [WINK] Osomatsu!

A fee? There is no fee. The only fee they should be willing to pay is with their hearts! Ah, worry not, my honeys! We will be available to date.. free of charge! _{[ EYING OSOMATSU FIRMLY….. ]}

[the camera falls on Karamatsu for a bit, and Osomatsu winces at his expression. Why... why is he like this? Osomatsu sets the device down, so that the camera angles up and at nothing, but you can still hear the brothers in the background]

What do you mean, "There is no fee?" Of course there’s a fee! We can’t just give ourselves away, idiot!

Love should have no price, you are just being greedy!
_{[ aaaand they’re just going to keep bickering until the feed ends. ]}

Comments

[relieable]

yeah im working at a cafe but i dont think itll last long

[bottombitch]

Heeeh? What's wrong with working at a cafe?

Don't tell me you don't like milk too?

[ Aoba got fired three days into working at an ice cream parlor because he hated the stuff... ]

[relieable]

mmm nothings really wrong with it
i just dont have the experience
im not very good at it
honestly im not sure how i got the job

[bottombitch]

Is that all?

I doubt anyone would hold that against you, after all... everyone's from a different reality. I'm sure it just comes with the territory, running into someone who doesn't understand things the way you do.

[relieable]

[...]

i guess thats one way of lookin at it
its a lot of work tho
im not used to it at all
. . . but its not so bad

[bottombitch]

[ This guy... has he ever had anyone rely on him even a little bit? Is he REALLY the older brother? ]

But that's no big deal since your younger brothers are looking up to you, right?

[relieable]

of course!

[he wants to believe!!!]

[bottombitch]

[ Aoba wonders if this is going right over his head. ]

Doesn't that inspire you to do your best?

[relieable]

definitely!

[bottombitch]

So

What's the problem with your job then

[relieable]

[...???]

eh?

[bottombitch]

[ Deep breaths, Aoba. Explain carefully. ]

You say you 'don't have the experience' and you're 'not very good at it'

But this job is pretty simple and they'll train you

Besides, how is an escort service supposed to be easier? Are you saying you've got experience being someone's rental boyfriend?

[relieable]

no i dont have experience with this
i wish i did!
then maybe id be makin extra money right now

[bottombitch]

Well, I guess if that's your dream job, more power to you.

I can't really judge, I worked at a junk shop for a while. I guess I just have a hard time seeing the draw in that field but if it pays the bills...

[relieable]

[Osomatsu's dream job is to make money lying around and doing nothing but having a good time... so... uh...???]

junk shop?

[bottombitch]

Mm. Heibon Junk Shop. Kinda like a second-hand shop, only it's probably closer to third or fourth-hand.

I'm pretty good with tech and sales, so it wasn't a bad job. The owner was really nice.

I'm with the PG Salvage and Repair team in this reality, though.

[relieable]

whoa cool!
what sorts of things do you do on your job?

[bottombitch]

Typically within the perimeter, we're sent out to make repairs and maintenance. But outside the fence, we're sent out to recover old tech or salvage whatever we find for usable parts or materials.

It's pretty dangerous out there, so we generally don't go out un-escorted.

[relieable]

whoa thats badass
dunno about going dangerous places but you have my respect

[bottombitch]

It's not all that special

[ Ahaha, that's high praise considering there's people here who are practically gods in the flesh. Not that Aoba really believes in that divinity stuff. ]

You should see some of the heroes in PG, now they're impressive

I even met an alien here

[relieable]

whoa cool!
whatd they look like?

[bottombitch]

He kind of looks like a bunch of rough, chitinous plates of armor put together.

He's on Friendr, just keep swiping through and you'll come across him I'm sure

[relieable]

i should check that thing more often
i didnt know aliens would be on there!
thats so cool
though i guess were all kinda aliens when u think about it

[bottombitch]

Right? That's what I thought too!

I feel like it would be really cool to go into space, but that's really not possible for me back home... or here for that matter

[relieable]

ehh maybe someday well get to go
but im also fine with staying on solid ground
it sounds like space would be scary you know