⇋ 002 - Video (backdated slightly to before the new year)

[avartwice]

[Well that sure was a lizard Greed had just gotten. The suit he understood, even if technically it was meant for Ling (but hey, same body, same clothes). But a gecko? Well... he got why a gecko of all animals, but who in their right mind would give him a pet? Like hell he knew how to take care of one...

It took a few days, but eventually he decided that he should probably figure that bit out. Since even if it'd just come back, it seemed too mean even for him to let the critter starve to death. So he parked himself in front of a computer in the library.]

So, uh... does anyone know what these things eat? [Greed held up his gecko, who just stared blankly ahead.] Figured I shouldn't just ignore it, but I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to lizards. Or any animals.

Well... not normal animals anyway.

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[honestmana]

[ For a loooong time, Mana just stares. With a smile. Then she seems to snap out of it. Still smiling. ]

Flies?

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[avartwice]

Flies, huh... Guess that could work.

[Greed turned to look at the gecko, which reacted by tilting his head slightly.]

Sure hope so, anyway.

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[honestmana]

Mana hopes so too! There should be flies here, right? Mana think there is!

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[avartwice]

[Well, this one is certainly... special.]

Yeah, probably, somewhere. I wonder if that means they're dead flies...

...so unless you're speaking for someone else I can't see, I'm assuming you're Mana, huh?

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[honestmana]

[ gasp! ]

Flies can die too!?

[ and then smiiiile! ]

Yes! Mana is Mana! Who is onii-san?

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[callmeimouto]

[...where did he even get that thing.]

Don't lizards usually eat insects?

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[avartwice]

Yeah, that's what I thought. But I figured I'd better check just in case, since I don't want to accidentally kill the thing or anything.

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[callmeimouto]

Fair enough. I think the only way to kill it would to give it something dumb like... like chocolate. Or whatever.

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[avartwice]

What kind of person would even give a lizard chocolate? That's almost an impressive level of stupid.

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[replayed]

They usually eat bugs.

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[avartwice]

Right, figured as much. Not sure where to actually get those around here, though.

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[replayed]

There might be some in the forest.

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[avartwice]

Oh, lovely, I get to go on a bug hunt now? That's just great.

I wonder if I could train it to go out, hunt for food and come back on its own.

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[happyends]

Eh, you've got one of those? [ Madoka seems fairly amazed as she stares at the creature on the screen. It's not like you see geckos all over the afterlife, right. ]

I think I've only seen those in a zoo before!

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[avartwice]

Yeah, I just got it out of nowhere. Think it was for that... 'Christmas' thing or whatever?

[Which he still doesn't really get, but the date matches up, so that's gotta be it.]

They're not exactly common, huh? I've seen one around before, sort of, but that... [And then he suddenly cuts himself off, because wow this is not something he wants to think about right now.] Well, that ain't important.

[happyends]

Oh, it's your Christmas present!

[ Now she gets it! And she seems pretty cheery that he got such a nice present - he deserves it, after all! (H.. aha...) ]

Aren't you happy with such a rare animal to keep you company?

[avartwice]

Thrilled.

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[strawberrytart]

Where'd you get something like that!?

[ TRES SHOCK!! ]

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[avartwice]

I don't know, I woke up and it was there.

So is it normal for this place to randomly give out pets to people or am I just special?

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[strawberrytart]

I've never gotten one before, so maybe you just made a new little friend!

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[avartwice]

Eh... I don't know about that.

But I'm not gonna throw it out, at any rate. Well, for now, at least.

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[onewayroad]

Try the library.

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[avartwice]

[But that would take effort.]

Eh, think I've got enough info for now. But I'll keep that in mind, I guess.

[onewayroad]

[I know, isn't effort horrible and exasperating? The nerve of him to suggest such a thing.]

If you say so. Just saying, that's usually the first place someone looks. That or the internet.

[avartwice]

Yeah, well, I'm not really the 'hit the books' kind of guy. And I don't even know what that second thing is, but I'm guessing that's not my kinda thing either.