[ Observant and thoughtful, but not quite confident in her assertions. It's the same way that a child might work through problems with an adult, with just a hint of uncertainty as to whether or not they'd found the right answer. But she herself doesn't seem to be insecure, approaching others and carrying the conversation easily. Midori won't see the little smile that he draws out, nor the way she places her hand over her mouth for a moment.
Is there more that she's missing? Maybe he has features like Mechamaru, or maybe it's because he's still missing a piece of himself? If their construction is completely different, there's no denying that the person before her has the same liveliness that her friend had. ]
It's alright. I don't mind... Hmm.
[ She pauses now, collecting her thoughts in order to answer the question. In truth, Monokuma had slapped him together. It was a virtual world, and so any form would have been possible, but he'd deliberately chosen one that was inhuman and metallic. But he was still Nekomaru on the inside, and so not much had changed at all. ]
He was more like Prototype Jack in Tekken. He was metal, and kind of blocky, and his chest opened up... Oh, but he had a lot of cool features! He had a radio clock with an alarm in his chest, and drink dispenses in his eyes, and there was a button on the back of him...
[ She trails off, and it seems to occur to her that her newfound friend might have these bizarre additions as well. He might hear it as she shuffles a little to one side, leaning over to peek behind him to see if he has a button on him. There's no reason for it aside from wanting to see if the two had anything in common. ]
GOD not unstoppable I'm so excited soon we go shopping what to regain next
[ there's nothing practical about what was said about his cool features, hilarious at best. sitting here, midori's body has no head, so thinking is beneath it, but registering that the love behind mechamaru's design had no love placed in it, but there surely was questionable creativity.
much like the tin man from wizard of oz, he too could lack a heart, and in exchange, run on time. love comes in an endless supply, continuously shared between those that partake in it, and as long as there's two people; love nurtures and grows. time only needs one, but time wears one down, it teaches them, but also takes what they've learned. time isn't un an endless supply for a person like love, and he pities the idea of a time-gated love.
everything else is, well, he wouldn't have made him that way.
her observation of him will not be as fruitful as it would have been on her friend, there's no button, or anything. the body appears to be just like a human, no odd additions that seem like it'd give him trouble.
there's nothing in common, sadly, but that doesn't mean she can't learn
he makes the gesture for laughter, chuckling through swift movements of his hands and fingers.
that means upon his newer models, he'd get flesh attached until they apply pieces instead of layers!
a brief glimpse at how aware he is to the fighting game, knowing that they were steel, before covered to head to toe in synthetic flesh, and then pieces with their alloy visibly seen through cracks.
[ There is not, but he was very excited about them. He was still the same person though, a soul in a metallic body, and one who she had loved dearly.
Even so, if given the choice, Nanami would have chosen a body closer to the one that Midori himself has, rather than the body he was given or the upgrades that might have been made with him if were treated as their example was. He won't see it, but there's a brief smile as he continues it, one that disappears when he asks his question. ]
Mmn... It doesn't look like it.
[ But that's a good thing, isn't it? It means that he's still alive and well. He's still with everyone. ]
does he have any friends here? no, what does he have here but endless mysteries and questions that have yet to be answered. he's met with voices that aren't familiar, others are, but they're not his coworkers or participants. they're random inserts of people that he might have to adjust himself to learning about.
it'd be easier if he had his head, he could register names to faces, voice to person, but all he has is voice, and her name which will be easy enough for him later.
he places a hand in his lap, body turning towards the sound of her voice like "go on," he's just a headless body, at the moment, but she sounds like she's been here long enough to make judgements on her friends, and her surroundings. ]
BRO WE GOT THE OPERATING TABLE IN THE WORKSHOP NOW
Komaeda-kun. He the Ultimate Lucky Student, and Hinata-kun. He's an Ultimate too, but he doesn't remember his talent.
[ None of this will mean anything to a person who's not from their world, but it might at least be easy enough to gather than it's a title of sorts.
She stops short of offering anything on that point, as past their presence it gets a bit messy. Both are older than her now, and both have changed because of that. Even so Hinata is Hinata and Komaeda is Komaeda, and both are her precious people, and so the details aren't important. ]
[ names he doesn't know, but everything will come together once his head is attached. there is a brief moment of confusion at the titles, which he understands are titles, but... titles. he's indifferent to it when one is based off luck, and the other is unknown.
what makes an ultimate an ultimate?
is a general question, considering he's not from her world. is it something of a profession, or an award given to another person? truly, showing curiosity isn't too bad. it's not like he knows who either of these people are.
...
and how long has his memory problems persisted? ]
YOU GOTTA HURRY UP AND GET ON THAT it's so cute for him
[ What makes an Ultimate an Ultimate? In truth, it's an arbitrary title given to those who were determined to be worthwhile by a government-run school that no longer even exists. Nanami herself doesn't need to differentiate between the majority and the minority. It could be because her human counterpart never did, or perhaps it's simply because she was never exposed to that toxic culture. ]
It's a person who's the very best at what they do... Like the Ultimate Team Manager, or the Ultimate Gymnast...
[ The second question takes longer for her to answer. It's as much out of consideration for how to answer it tactfully as it is her inability to answer to truly answer it. Due to her coding, there's only so much that she can offer on the subject.
...
... ]
He'd forgotten it by time we met.
i do ugh im so excited ready to build and create if dito just hurry up and die!!
[ the best at what they do? that brings up so many complications, is there a trade when it comes to this?
are they bad at everything else...?
she can tell the body is trying to understand with how slow his hand movements are in responding. it doesn't quite make sense, what goes does it do to be good at one thing? did they just not work hard enough to be good at everything? midori doesn't understand or perhaps that's him lacking his head.
hearing that someone has forgotten however, he finds, they can stay that way. that way, they can learn an entirely different skill, and pick up another. this might be a chance to indulge in growth.
excuse if i sound rude, i've never heard of the title used in a way.
he did notice her hesitance on the question, how interesting... ]
[ That's right, there are places where Ultimates don't exist. That seems to be the norm, really, as she hasn't heard of any similar systems. But it's difficult to explain such a normalized concept to another person. It's like trying to explain what breathing is like, or why one stops at a red light.
She wouldn't say they're bad at everything else, but... It wouldn't be wrong to say that their talent is all that they have either. ]
You can be good at other things. But you're not really focused on anything else, 'cause it's all about developing and strengthening your talent.
[ Which is to say, there's little-no opportunity to truly excel at anything else. One can't learn to play piano if they're expected to spend their time focused on gaming.
Hmm.... ]
What do you do for a living, um...?
[ She didn't catch his name either. ]
STOPPPPP thinking about how we need to regain more collars to make dito our guinea pig
[ it confuses him, actually, if they're good at one thing, why can't they become good at another. is their time limited to only one purpose, and wouldn't just having the one make you mediocre at best, knowing that someone else could be learning that, while polishing another skill?
he doesn't understand the title of ultimate, and she can tell that his body is going over the information of how it leans forward, and one hand "cups" his chin in thought.
is there someone to judge if you completed your talent?
does it ever end? is it ongoing?
i'm both a doctor and technician, but it wouldn't be a lie to call me a jack of all trades. ]
WE DO... we're powerful nms, soon we'll be unstoppable
Is there more that she's missing? Maybe he has features like Mechamaru, or maybe it's because he's still missing a piece of himself? If their construction is completely different, there's no denying that the person before her has the same liveliness that her friend had. ]
It's alright. I don't mind... Hmm.
[ She pauses now, collecting her thoughts in order to answer the question. In truth, Monokuma had slapped him together. It was a virtual world, and so any form would have been possible, but he'd deliberately chosen one that was inhuman and metallic. But he was still Nekomaru on the inside, and so not much had changed at all. ]
He was more like Prototype Jack in Tekken. He was metal, and kind of blocky, and his chest opened up... Oh, but he had a lot of cool features! He had a radio clock with an alarm in his chest, and drink dispenses in his eyes, and there was a button on the back of him...
[ She trails off, and it seems to occur to her that her newfound friend might have these bizarre additions as well. He might hear it as she shuffles a little to one side, leaning over to peek behind him to see if he has a button on him. There's no reason for it aside from wanting to see if the two had anything in common. ]
GOD not unstoppable I'm so excited soon we go shopping what to regain next
much like the tin man from wizard of oz, he too could lack a heart, and in exchange, run on time. love comes in an endless supply, continuously shared between those that partake in it, and as long as there's two people; love nurtures and grows. time only needs one, but time wears one down, it teaches them, but also takes what they've learned. time isn't un an endless supply for a person like love, and he pities the idea of a time-gated love.
everything else is, well, he wouldn't have made him that way.
her observation of him will not be as fruitful as it would have been on her friend, there's no button, or anything. the body appears to be just like a human, no odd additions that seem like it'd give him trouble.
there's nothing in common, sadly, but that doesn't mean she can't learn
he makes the gesture for laughter, chuckling through swift movements of his hands and fingers.
that means upon his newer models, he'd get flesh attached until they apply pieces instead of layers!
a brief glimpse at how aware he is to the fighting game, knowing that they were steel, before covered to head to toe in synthetic flesh, and then pieces with their alloy visibly seen through cracks.
is that friend here? ]
i can't wait for yogen to be renamed yttdr2
Even so, if given the choice, Nanami would have chosen a body closer to the one that Midori himself has, rather than the body he was given or the upgrades that might have been made with him if were treated as their example was. He won't see it, but there's a brief smile as he continues it, one that disappears when he asks his question. ]
Mmn... It doesn't look like it.
[ But that's a good thing, isn't it? It means that he's still alive and well. He's still with everyone. ]
Ah, I have a couple other friends here though.
NOT YTTDR2 ITS LITERALLY WHATS GOING ON HERE
does he have any friends here? no, what does he have here but endless mysteries and questions that have yet to be answered. he's met with voices that aren't familiar, others are, but they're not his coworkers or participants. they're random inserts of people that he might have to adjust himself to learning about.
it'd be easier if he had his head, he could register names to faces, voice to person, but all he has is voice, and her name which will be easy enough for him later.
he places a hand in his lap, body turning towards the sound of her voice like "go on," he's just a headless body, at the moment, but she sounds like she's been here long enough to make judgements on her friends, and her surroundings. ]
BRO WE GOT THE OPERATING TABLE IN THE WORKSHOP NOW
[ None of this will mean anything to a person who's not from their world, but it might at least be easy enough to gather than it's a title of sorts.
She stops short of offering anything on that point, as past their presence it gets a bit messy. Both are older than her now, and both have changed because of that. Even so Hinata is Hinata and Komaeda is Komaeda, and both are her precious people, and so the details aren't important. ]
SIGHS WHEN I MAKE DITO HIS DOG DOLL BODY
what makes an ultimate an ultimate?
is a general question, considering he's not from her world. is it something of a profession, or an award given to another person? truly, showing curiosity isn't too bad. it's not like he knows who either of these people are.
...
and how long has his memory problems persisted? ]
YOU GOTTA HURRY UP AND GET ON THAT it's so cute for him
It's a person who's the very best at what they do... Like the Ultimate Team Manager, or the Ultimate Gymnast...
[ The second question takes longer for her to answer. It's as much out of consideration for how to answer it tactfully as it is her inability to answer to truly answer it. Due to her coding, there's only so much that she can offer on the subject.
...
... ]
He'd forgotten it by time we met.
i do ugh im so excited ready to build and create if dito just hurry up and die!!
are they bad at everything else...?
she can tell the body is trying to understand with how slow his hand movements are in responding. it doesn't quite make sense, what goes does it do to be good at one thing? did they just not work hard enough to be good at everything? midori doesn't understand or perhaps that's him lacking his head.
hearing that someone has forgotten however, he finds, they can stay that way. that way, they can learn an entirely different skill, and pick up another. this might be a chance to indulge in growth.
excuse if i sound rude, i've never heard of the title used in a way.
he did notice her hesitance on the question, how interesting... ]
when you take his head off he will be
She wouldn't say they're bad at everything else, but... It wouldn't be wrong to say that their talent is all that they have either. ]
You can be good at other things. But you're not really focused on anything else, 'cause it's all about developing and strengthening your talent.
[ Which is to say, there's little-no opportunity to truly excel at anything else. One can't learn to play piano if they're expected to spend their time focused on gaming.
Hmm.... ]
What do you do for a living, um...?
[ She didn't catch his name either. ]
STOPPPPP thinking about how we need to regain more collars to make dito our guinea pig
he doesn't understand the title of ultimate, and she can tell that his body is going over the information of how it leans forward, and one hand "cups" his chin in thought.
is there someone to judge if you completed your talent?
does it ever end? is it ongoing?
i'm both a doctor and technician, but it wouldn't be a lie to call me a jack of all trades. ]