riverview | video. username: s.cougar

Ah, to be young and alive! Breathe in the air, enjoy the scenery, get to know the people...

Let me tell you a little philosophy...

[The young man in the video — he's such a character in hair alone (what on earth is going on with it) — sits in his rented hospital wheelchair in his simple apartment space on floor 14 (needs a little work, he thinks, not nearly enough reading material or flashy bits). In one hand, he's got some silly romance novel that's clearly forgotten, and he looks a bit weary, a bit hollowed out from battles not yet mentioned, but he's clearly so very jazzed about the opportunity to be here in Riverview. After all, he'd thought he'd be a dead man, and though he's hardly out of the woods entirely, he has more time to keep going! More time to really go the extra mile -- literally! Ahahahaha!

Oh, yes, the philosophy. Ehem.

At this point, his mouth is moving a mile a minute.]

That's the fun of travel, and there's no better travel than hopping worlds; think about it...! Of all the universes and all the galaxies, you were extended a hand to this place — a one in a trillion chance, perhaps more, to be among the stars! Or perhaps to shoot across time and space like one...! More time to chase after longevity, to meet records, to dash down the sin of sloth. We all have the right to free will! Free will to fall in love, to learn and grow and develop new and interesting hobbies and ideas and concepts of what it is to be our own individual self; individuality is key! [He's balancing on one wheelchair wheel, spinning in a circle. Stop him. STOP HIM.] But what's the point of all that if you're too slow to get around to it, huh?! Don't let yourself hold you back!! If you want something, reach for it, so you know what that means—?!

[He stops. Drops back onto all his wheels, so tickled.]

Anyone interested in wheelchair racing?

[Sometimes (most times) he just can't help himself.]

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_{[ What the hell was this? This guy sounded like he actually wanted to fight! or something. Actually, Karamatsu cannot really remember the last time he heard something like this spoken to him— maybe it was high school, who knows.
Well, Karamatsu's buttons are very easy to push, especially when somebody is trying to out-cool him! (well, he thinks he is, anyway.. Cougar probably doesn't care.)

And he isn't exactly strong, but let's say he's more.. tough— he can't say no to somebody who wants to "show you a thing or two" anyway. It takes him awhile, probably because he's anxious, but he makes sure to wear his tough guy clothes. You know, leather jacket, gold chain.. his belt buckle had a skull on it? It was more ridiculous than intimidating, anyway.

Once he reaches the top, he sees Cougar but double takes the other way, trying to act nonchalant. Dammit, rooftops were his thing!]}

Oi, I don't know what things you wanna show me, but don't waste my time!
_{[ ooooOOooOooh how scaaaaaAAAAaarrry. ]}

[And again, as is the apparent fate of all matsus, Cougar is sitting rather calmly on top of the roofs, testing the wind speed and direction with his finger. He's looking absolutely relaxed and giddy with whatever the hell he's plotting (spoilers: read the other thread, snooping eyes, this is going to end in misery). He spins in his chair, eyebrows high on his forehead. Aha, he really is like him, but also not.]

Didn't I already see you today?

[He wheels back and forth in a rocking motion, and then in a circle, like he can't really help himself when he's sitting in a seat with wheels beneath him. Ah! He snaps his fingers, sounding sure of himself:]

Otakumatsu!

_{[ Karamatsu observes this guy as he wheels around.. on a roof. Isn't this unsafe? What if Karamatsu was somebody who could just.. push him off? Or something? This guy is gutsy! For some reason that irritates Karamatsu.

His spine jolts when he snaps his finger and calls him that. What? ]}

What the hell is a Otakumatsu!?
_{[ His voice is a little bit deeper than Osomatsu's.. and his eyebrows look thicker, but otherwise they are very similar. ]}

You probably saw one of my brothers.. tch. They all want to be like me!
_{[ NOT TRUE. ]}

What are you doing up here? Ah.. it can be dangerous!

... Oboematsu...?

[Now he's just stroking his chin in thought.]

Brothers! That makes sense. You're way more uptight than the other one, though.

WELL! We can fix that!

You still wanna burn some rubber? Better time than any to do a little driving.

_{[ More uptight? Well, Karamatsu figures this guy met Osomatsu— Ichimatsu probably wouldn't have given somebody so loud the time of day. He keeps his distance, trying not to look too curious (and failing) with his hands in his pockets. ]}

I don't see anything around here we could burn rubber with.. like a convertible, or maybe even a motorcycle.
_{[ He's got a big image in his mind. ]}

[Cougar sighs, eyes closed.]

No imagination at all...! It's a shame, a real shame.

Lesson number one, Otakumatsu —

[Heh!! Eyebrow rising, smirk deepening, he gives a dramatic whirl in his chair.]

If you limit yourself, you're no better than a common thug!

_{[ COMMON ]}

_{[ THUG????? ]}

_{[ WHIPS OFF HIS SUNGLASSES AND THROWS THEM ON THE GROUND. THEY SMASH. ]}

OI, WHO ARE YOU CALLING A COMMON THUG!?

.................

I don't see what breaking your own glasses does for you, Oishimatsu.

[THOSE POOR GLASSES.]

But I gotta admit, the fire in you's just the right thing you need!

[He extends a hand, sitting patiently in his wheelchair. A handshake?]

C'mon, let's test that bravery. Your brother already proved himself.

How about that drive?

_{[ He's unsure, looking at the hand hesitantly. Karamatsu has always loved a good, pointless scrap— some way to trick himself into thinking he's actually strong— or something. Really, it's hard to understand his thought process. ]}

.. Which brother? Osomatsu?
I will do much better than him!

_{[ then he gives him a firm handshake. ]}

Edited 2017-09-18 17:34 (UTC)

[Cougar gives his hand a firm grip. And so it goes, another victim for Straight Cougar to potentially scar. He gives a wide grin, something mischievous in his eyes - and then he spins his chair sideways, still clasping the man's hand (how sweet!!), sitting straight and proud in his chair. Weird.]

Alright then...!

[A strange glow appears around them, psychadelic in coloring, and...

Did Karamatsu's shattered glasses just evaporate?]

[And just as quickly, the wheelchair starts transforming -- parts appear, and for every piece of railing that suddenly disperses into floating colored fragments, suddenly the wheelchair would become different. A seatbelt suddenly leaps out from behind Karamatsu, yanking him back into a rather comfortable sidechair, and before you know it...

Well, the wheelchair is suddenly a small two-passenger car of sorts. Rockets fill out on the back of it, and a windshield forms in front of Cougar and his inexplicable gear stick. Gear stick? For a wheelchair, yes. He glances over, adjusting glasses on his face.]

You really should have kept those! They looked nice on you.

[A grin.]

LET'S GET CRAZY, OINKUMATSU!!!!

[AND SUDDENLY THEY GO DRIVING OFF THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING, LEAPING FROM ROOF TO ROOF AND BOUNDING OVER VERY LARGE AND LONG GAPING SPACES BETWEEN ALL THE STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OH GOD OH GOD THEY DRIVE DOWN THE SIDE OF A VERY TALL BUILDING AND THEN FALL ONTO THE LINE OF A SKYTRAM AND THE METER READS 160 MILES PER HOUR AS THEY NARROWLY EVADE THE TRAM AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-]

WOOOHOOOOOO, YEAAAAAH!!!

LET'S GOOOOO!!!

...Eh?
_{[ OH MY GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING. He feels himself pulled into a car seat of sorts, strapped in, yelled at, and then catapulted across the rooftops.

THE ROOF TOPS. WAY UP HIGH. THERE IS NO SIGN OF STOPPING. JUST LET HIM DIE ALREADY. ]}

_{[ THIS IS SO COOL BUT TERRIFYING HE'S ALREADY CRYING. AND PROBABLY PEED HIMSELF TOO. ]}
S-S-STOP! STOP IT! THIS IS TOO MUCH!! AAAHHHH!!!!!

[COME ON BUDDY DON'T BE A WET BLANKEY-]

HEY HEY HEY, YOU'RE LOOKING A LITTLE GREEEEEEN AHAHAHAHA-

[The car tires SQUEEEEAL as he skids to a stop sideways, just barely stopping before it goes off a particularly tall building, and he sits there and breathes in deep and proud (aahhhh the world is shruuuunk) before lifting his shades to look at Karamatsu.]

But really. You need a bucket or something?

Try not to turn the upholstery, here.

[Cougar, it all deteriorates later anyway.]

video. username: s.cougar

action already ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ffs karamatsu

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after a solid month, i can't believe karamatsu is dead

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