002 [video/action]

[hypervision]

[option A: video]

[Reisuke appears to have borrowed one of the computers in the library that has the video function (or he might have borrowed his roommate's laptop without asking), but when he starts it, he's not in sight. It looks like no one is sitting in front of the computer. That is, until two hand-puppets suddenly come up from the bottom of the screen, a childish voice speaking as the blue hand-puppet waves at the screen, "speaking" in a cheerful tone.]

"Hello! We're here to introduce a very special person!""

[The pink hand-puppet nods in agreement.] "That's right! Rei-kun is a very special person, and super elite! There's nothing he can't do!"

[And then both, "at the same time", as they appear to make some kind of hand clapping motion. Clap clap clap.]

"So let's give a round of applause for the great Reisuke Houjou~!"

[Reisuke will finally appear, poking his head up from the bottom of the screen. The little boy smiles and waves a hand-puppet at the screen.]

Hi! I've been here a while, so I already know that I'm dead. [And he has no qualms saying that bluntly.] ...But that's okay! That just means that I get to play with all of you now! [hehe] I can't wait to get to play with everyone here, it's gonna be so much fun!

[And then he dissolves further into childish giggling. Someone's certainly cheerful today...]

[option B: action]

[Even if you don't feel like indulging the kid over the computer or what not, Reisuke can still be found just about anywhere today. Whether you're minding your own business, sitting in a chair or on a bench somewhere, reading a book, ditching class, whatever it is you crazy kids do in the afterlife, Reisuke might be lurking nearby to try to "chat" with you once you're spotted. Hope you like dealing with strange little kids...especially ones that might be dressed like this.]

Comments

[hypervision]

[Oh, he knows Ichigo! She seems like a nice person too.]

Wow, you have a lot of dolls here, Onee-chan. [He might be reaching out now to pick up that dog...or hamster whatever it is to take a look at it.]

[happyends]

[ Make sure you can hold it, Reisuke, it's pretty fat..!! But Madoka just lets him either way since she's glad to see he finds something interesting. In fact, she even smiles at him. ]

Hmm, they were gifts from my friends! Everyone's so kind here, we really are lucky.

[hypervision]

Yeah! [Reisuke nods in agreement--though, calling some people here his "friends" might be rather generous...] I like this place! It's really great, having lots of people here to play with now!

[happyends]

[ Madoka is going to teach you how to make real friends, Reisuke...!! If anyone can, it's her... and not some other specific pink-haired girl.. ]

Hehe, I'm glad to hear it! [ Someone who died as young as him definitely deserves to at least have fun here, after all. ] Did you learn any new fun games here yet? There's people from so many places that there's bound to be some new stuff..

[hypervision]

Hm...I haven't found any new games to play yet, but um...oh, I've played hide-and-seek with Caius onii-chan once, and the other day I got to play tag with Homura onee-chan!

[...Yes, he actually got Homura to play with him for a little while. (Mainly to practice his running away and chasing people skills, but yes, playing!)] What kind of games do you like to play, Madoka onee-chan?

[happyends]

.. Huh? [ Wait, hold on a moment with that last question because she has to blink for a moment first at something else he's saying.. ]

Um, I'll answer that in a moment, but.. Homura-chan really played a game with you?

[ That's a little surprising to hear. Surprising in a good way, but still! [

[hypervision]

[He nods] Yeah! Homura onee-chan is really good at playing tag, so it was fun!

[...Mostly because Homura had no qualms with not going easy on him, even escaping through windows to avoid him when it was his turn to try to tag her. ^^;;]

[happyends]

I don't doubt that.. [ A small giggle. Homura is amazing after all, but.. "really good"? Madoka is getting the faint impression that Homura didn't go easy on him, yeah. ]

You didn't get hurt or anything trying to chase her, right?

[ Homura wouldn't intentionally hurt someone, but it's easy to hurt yourself while playing games!! ]

[hypervision]

Oh, don't worry Onee-chan, I didn't get hurt! It was really tough keeping up with Homura onee-chan though, especially when she jumped off the roof! It was so cool!

[...Yes, Homura jumped off the roof too during their game...]

[happyends]

[ ....

Wait.. ]

H.. Homura-chan jumped off the roof during a game of tag?! [ A game of tag with a little kid to boot..!! ]

[hypervision]

Yeah! You should have seen it, it was amazing!

[Homura took the game just as seriously as Reisuke did, if not more so]

[happyends]

[ Why is everyone Madoka knows secretly insane.

Everyone. ]

Um.. you didn't jump off as well, did you?!

[hypervision]

I wanted to, but I wasn't sure if Homura onee-chan would've been able to catch me.

[He may be curious to see what it looks like if other people jumped off a building and hit the ground, but experiencing smashing into the pavement himself is a little different...]

[happyends]

R.. Reisuke-kun!

[ You're making her flip out here.. the idea of Homura (accidentally) leading a little kid off the roof of some place is pretty frightening. Apparently she'll have to oversee playtime to make sure that stuff doesn't happen, huh.. ]

You shouldn't jump off roofs, it's dangerous..!

[hypervision]

[...He actually has to resist the urge to laugh right now, that kind of concern here in the afterlife is hilarious. And maybe kind of sweet.]

I'm sorry, I was just curious what it would be like to jump from such a great height. It might have been really exciting!

[happyends]

But you can get hurt really badly from that.. [ Even if people technically can't "die" anymore here, she's pretty sure it would hurt, and that's something no small child should have to go through. ]

So.. um, please promise me you won't do that, okay..? It's fine to play, but you should really be careful, even here.

[hypervision]

...Okay. I guess I'll be a little more careful, Onee-chan.

[...Unless he's absolutely sure that Homura or someone would be able to catch him if he jumped off the roof, then all bets are off.]