Operation Awesome First Impressions [video]

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

[Video connection! The feed cuts in to the face of a girl who seems to be staring distrustfully at whoever's reading it, mainly because she's staring distrustfully at the comm unit.]

[Her attention seems split between the comm and someone off to the side of the camera frame.]

This feels so stupid... My name is Zakuro. Nice to meet you all.

[Then, to the off-screen person, who the mic isn't picking up:]



Okay, what else should I say?

I don't care about any of that! I just need to know what to say!

Argh! Whatever!

[Back at the screen! She clears her throat, and bows.]



I'm from the Ministry of Youjin Affairs, in Japan. On Earth.

I look forward to working with you.

[Off.]

Comments

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong?

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

It's not wrong, but at the same time, it isn't right.

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

And what does that mean?

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

Not all new technology is part of the future. Fads come and go. Some things don't even make it off the drawing board because of impracticality or ethics.

And sure, some people look down on others for not accepting it so quickly. But don't you see that the reverse is also true?

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

It was people like YOU who came in and started acting like they ran the country! We just wanted to be left alone!

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

An invasion force?

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

It doesn't take that much. Once they got a few ideas from overseas into their heads, the humans might as well have been invading their own country. Once that started, there stopped being any sort of balance or mutual respect - we're practically second-class citizens in our own home.

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

...If that's so, then you've made one more incorrect assumption about me.

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

What's that?

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

I don't force my will on people.

[He's flashing back to Ishval. Never again does he want to see that.]

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

[Blink. Zakuro was mainly just complaining, but this suddenly feels different. She knows that expression.]

...You're serious, aren't you?

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

I am.

[childoforacles.livejournal.com]

I see.

[Bows.]

Sorry if I upset you.

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

It'll take more than that to seriously upset me.