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Photo/Video. Upholding a proud tradition.

[It’s a proud tradition afterall, the silly accidental first network post. This one comes with a photo though, of a rather famous face sitting at a table in a restaurant, smiling toward a camera.

It’s followed a few minutes later by a video post, revealing the girl herself.]

Oh, shoot, that was supposed to on my Instagram, not here. Oh, well, I guess the cat’s out of the bag now.

Hi, everybody, Kirara Hoshimoto here! I don’t really know what brought all this on, but it looks like I’m part of the group now. I guess we can call that picture a special gift just for this network, so if anybody wants an autographed version just let me know and I’ll send one right over, okay?

[She flashes the screen a big smile, winks and holds her hand up in the “V” sign.]

I’ll see you all around. Bye!

[OOC: If anybody wants to consider any test drive meme threads as canon, I'm down for that. Just let me know somewhere so I can roll with it!]

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Oh...! Yes, I apologize. Sometimes I am over-curious and it slips my mind to introduce myself until reminded.

I'm Lazarus Lawliet. I've been around for a little while. Numbered, anyway.

[Lazarus Lawliet. Two "L" names, that's a little funny.]

Don't worry about it. Thanks for the welcome--

[She stops, trails off in that way that should be a warning to anybody involved in this long enough and then]

-- Elel.

[... Wait. Why did she just call him that? ... It sure fits though. She kinda likes it.]

[That has his attention, and maybe his concern. He's used to people noticing his name, but not usually because of the initials. Most because of the zombie jokes.]

I beg your pardon?

[Okay, yeah! That's... really odd and a little bit concerning. Where had that come from?]

Ah... nothing. It's just... y'know, two L's? Elel.

It just kinda popped into my head. We can... probably ignore that.

[... And she'll just have to stop thinking of him as "Elel" in her head.]

My other's name was L, actually. So it's more like three.

How do you mean it "popped into your head," though? Did it feel like a pulse?

[He sounds very interested in this.]

Three L's? I can work with that....

[Wait, no, she's not making up silly nicknames here. Focus.]

A pulse? Is that what they're called? Hmm... I guess it was sorta like that. I didn't get anything this time though, no memories or other stuff.

[So it wasn't an echo? He's confused, and more than a little disappointed. He loves the puzzle of their existence and trying to work out where they're all coming from.]

...what do you mean, you can work with it?

[Was it? She isn't sure herself. Did they come in that kind of form? No memories or things, just... habits?]

Ah-- nothing, nothing! I was just thinking outloud.

[Don't call him L.L. Law. Don't call him L.L. Law.]

Is it customary for you to make fun of people's names? I'm just curious, because most people don't think out loud like that.

Wh-- no! Not at all!

[... Although she's not sure if he's offended or anything. This guy's... kind of hard to read.]

And I don't usually do that either. I really don't know what's come over me.

[He gets that. "Hard to read". It's pretty spot-on, for better or worse.]

So it's not that you find it funny.

[See? Like that! If she knew one way or the other, she'd be able to go from there. Maybe it's the actress in her talking, but she's got nothing to go off of here!]

Well... maybe a little funny.

I didn't choose my name, my father did, and my Other existed before me. It's really not much different from laughing at a deformity.

.....

[Slight... internal screaming. How is this going so terribly all of a sudden?!]

I... I guess I didn't think of it like that.

... Sorry?

Why are you sorry? You didn't know. I was just informing you.

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[... Okay, what the heck.]

What do you mean why? How does saying something like that not make it sound like you were insulted?

.... Are you messing with me?!

I beg your pardon?

I think there's been a misunderstanding.

You made it sound like I was being a jerk!

What do you think? Do you believe you're being a jerk?

Well... I don't know, I just got here.

Is making jokes about somebody's other self, like, a thing we're not supposed to do or something?

Well, everyone's different, but now that I think about it, I guess it can be sensitive. A lot of us are working pretty hard to not become too much like them, or struggling with feelings of guilt for past wrongs we didn't commit but still feel responsible for.

That being said, you won't offend me, but my goal foremost is to understand, so I will ask questions if I don't get why something's funny.

[She frowns a little bit on her end of the conversation for a moment and then lets out a breath. At least it looks like this guy wasn't just trying to screw with her.]

Hmm... I guess I'll have to try to keep that in mind.

[... But if he says she won't offend him....]

Okay, so how do you feel about L.L.Law?

[There's the sound of a sigh.]

I don't feel about it. It sure is a thing you said, but I guess it sounds like a lot of superfluous alliteration.

Well, in that case, I guess that's just what I'll call you. If it's all the same to you anyway.

[Take that. Make her feel like she maybe maybe not sorta should I dunno yes no feel guilty??????]

If... you find it amusing then by all means, knock yourself out. Out of respect for you and an appreciation for simplicity, though, I will persist in using your given name when referring to you.

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