[fourteenth fragrance] backdated video; August 9th

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong has his comm set up for a completely intentional, confessional style video. He's not wandering around or flicking things into buckets of water or filming himself blowing something up. Well, he ought to do that eventually, but not today. ]

So, hey. I didn't realize it yesterday because of all the celebrating and stuff, but it looks like it's been a year since I got here. Doesn't really feel like it. I mean, I seriously never thought I was gonna be here for that long.

Even though it's not that long, I guess. Anyway, I'm just posting this because I kinda wanted to say thanks to everyone. I know this place is like, super ridiculous sometimes, but there's a lotta people who work hard to make it better for us.

So, thanks.

And don't laugh, okay? I'm being serious here.

[ With that, he looks aside, seeming kind of embarrassed. He then ends the feed. ]

Comments

voice.

[dewebbed]

Haha, I mean- just be nice about it, y'know? [ after the exploration incident his mind goes weird places haha.... ]

voice.

[bauhinia]

I'm always nice. Wait, did you think I meant, like, interrogating people or something?

voice.

[dewebbed]

Haha, I- nah, not really. Guess I'm just jumpy.

voice.

[bauhinia]

That kinda makes sense, with everything that's been going on lately.

voice.

[dewebbed]

Yeah. It's always kinda like that, though.

voice.

[bauhinia]

A little worse lately, right?

voice.

[dewebbed]

Um...nah, it's always been sort of screwed up. But after I came back from going home, I guess it's affected me more.

voice.

[bauhinia]

That makes sense. I think it'd be that way for anyone, pretty much?

voice.

[dewebbed]

Yeah, sure. It's just...uh, I changed a lot when I got back home, so. Last time I was here, I could sort of shrug it off.

voice.

[bauhinia]

Oh, so it's more about what happened there than here?

voice.

[dewebbed]

Sort of. Like, last time I was here, there was some stuff that happened that was way more awful than most of the stuff since I got back, but I could just brush it off. Then when I got home I got more like this, and since then I couldn't just forget about it, even though I knew awful stuff happened here.

...Does that make sense? Haha.

voice.

[bauhinia]

No, I get it. I'm sorry to hear that, really.

voice.

[dewebbed]

No, it's alright. It was probably for the best anyway- I was kind of crazy back then. Actually really crazy, so, uh.

voice.

[bauhinia]

So, happier now?