⇋ 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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[callmeimouto]

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

Don't lizards usually eat insects?

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They usually eat bugs.

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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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[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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[avartwice]

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

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[honestmana]

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

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[replayed]

There might be some in the forest.

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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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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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It should be possible for it to get its own food if it was born in the wild.

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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.

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And if it wasn't?

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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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[avartwice]

Obviously. Everything dies. Well, usually, anyway.

Oni-what-now? I'm... guessing that's supposed to be me and you're asking what my name is? If so, it's Greed.

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[strawberrytart]

Where'd you get something like that!?

[ TRES SHOCK!! ]

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You will have to train it.

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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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[honestmana]

That's so saaaad.

Onii-san! It means big brother but you can use it for boys in general! [ wow, mana tell someone something... ] Hello, Greed-onii-san!

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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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[avartwice]

Eh, that's life. Or death, rather. Same thing.

Can't say I've ever heard anything like that before. But I guess it's not like I got out much, so what do I know? So yeah, sure, hi.

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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]

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

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Of course.

[He sighs at that. Damn it, why did he feel obligated to take care of this stupid lizard?]

Here's hoping it's not a dumb lizard. Geez, would it have been that hard to give me an instruction manual to go with this thing? What a pain.