two 王 video ○ taka candroid

[controlsdesire]

[When the video starts, the camera is facing down towards a particularly non-descript carpet. While the camera isn't moving around a lot, it is shaking quite a bit, and a small, high-pitched noise accompanies it. It almost sounds like a bird is in the room, though the noise is more mechanical than animal. The noise continues near the camera for another few seconds before the camera moves up and over to a patio door, not showing much of the apartment its in on the way there.

Oddly enough, when the camera reaches the patio door, there's just enough reflection to see that it's a small, red and silver mechanical bird, who begins tapping its beak against the door as if to ask to be let outside. It hovers in front of the door, continuing to make the same mechanical caw.

In the background, there's a voice that only a handful of people on the Network might recognize, speaking in Japanese.]

"Stop recording."

Comments

[controlsdesire]

I could.

[Wow, he'd never even considered something like that, but it's certainly a possibility. He'll add it to the list.]

Does yours do anything other than talk?

[argents]

Haro? No, I think he really is just a toy, even if his recognition software is something else.

[ He pauses, somewhat heavily. ]

He's not the only robot I've remembered, though.

[controlsdesire]

Do you think he's tied to something more complicated?

What sort of robots do you remember?

[Hey, look at Shuji being social for once.]

[argents]

Not specifically, but...

[ A shuffle on the line and there's the flip of papers, followed by him scrawling his network number on two sketches. One is a professional looking one, a rough technical drawing of a cockpit. The other... ]

I was its pilot.

[controlsdesire]

[He knows this will sound like a stupid question, but he's part of the small handful of people who have yet to experience anything life-changing. No memories, just a few strange items and uncomfortable chest pains.]

That looks pretty big. Do you think it's real?

[argents]

[ It's no more a stupid question than a stupid belief that it just might be. ]

I didn't know what to think at first, if I'm being honest. But it wasn't me who drew that, it was someone else who remembered it before I did. I don't know what the odds are...

[controlsdesire]

Do you remember them? The person.

I've seen a few people who share similarities to things I've received, but I can't be sure it's connected.

[argents]

...No. But I wish I did. Or could. Does anyone remember you, or is it just the similarities so far?

[controlsdesire]

No one seems to remember me, but I make a point of not revealing myself to anyone.

I remember someone, but not what they look like. I don't know if they're here.

[argents]

I know there are good reasons to not reveal yourself, especially here. It just seems like all we can do is dance around each other this way, though.

[controlsdesire]

That's probably for the best.

[He is really intent on keeping contact minimal with this whole Network thing...]

[argents]

Maybe, but even so. ...Good luck.