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[coolerjunpei]

[Hey gang, it's Junpei, filming in vertical because he's a terrible millennial. He's at the inn, sitting at a table with a stupid-looking projector which he drums his fingers on occasionally.]

Uh, hey, soooo... that shit all sucked, huh? Yeah. Really did not expect "kill everyone now because I, the mysterious mastermind, said so" would happen a third time.

[To him, personally. He's too new to know if that happened a bunch of times previously here in Aldrip, so that's a Junpei Original as far as he knows. He's including Gnos infection as A Mastermind, it makes sense to him.]

Anyway, whatever, right? Look, I borrowed— this thing, [shakycams down to the projector, whoaoaoao] and it's kind of my birthday this week, so y'know, calling all people who said they wanted to watch some shitty movies...? And good movies, too, I guess.

[A beat.]

I mean, I just thought that movie night thing could be... fun. After the bullshit. If anybody wants to come watch some stuff, in a park or something? Like a drive-in! Get a bunch of snacks and hang out.

...Also, I need someone to help me hang up a sheet.

[He will be watching movies in the park by himself if he must!!]

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[coolerjunpei]

[Fine, fine. And maybe he's more focused on having a normal social activity (tm) than the movies, but shh...]

I mean, sure... I'll pick one. If no one likes it, no one can get on my case about it. Because it's my birthday.

[incorrigibles]

Yeah, see? [ he cocks his head to the side, to punctuate his point, arms crossed over his chest. ]

Only one time per year you can use that get-out-of-jail-free-card, and you were about to just waste it.

[coolerjunpei]

Yeah, we'll see. [when this world's calendar hits Actual February 8, he's going to be annoying about "technically" again,] You're the one who wants me to blow it on movie night. I think I should get a whole deck of cards after, you know.

[You Know.]

[incorrigibles]

What else d'you want to blow it on, then?

[ but — he's got a point, and charles chuckles, wryly, and shakes his head... not to disagree, though. it's mostly an "oh my god, you" without saying that out loud. ] Right, that's true, innit? The whole deck it is.

[coolerjunpei]

Maybe I'll think of something.

[Maybe he'll keep saying "but it's my birthday" for longer and longer, to make it a running gag. Who can say!]

Hey, so, when did you want to hang out with drinks? I wasn't going to bring a whole minibar to the movie night thing...

[incorrigibles]

[ he just grins, brightly, like he can guess that junpei might just turn it into a whole joke — he's the type to really commit to stuff like that, and it should be silly but it's actually just really endearing. ]

Let me check my calendar, mate, [ charles says, doing the video equivalent of maintaining eye contact before continuing, with a pointed raise of his eyebrows, ] Oh, right, it's empty. So really, whenever. [ a pause. his eyes take on a glint. ] You got something urgent now you can't postpone?

[coolerjunpei]

[Stop, that's the exact kind of stupid bit that makes Junpei laugh, which he does—and leans back from his tablet rolling his eyes, like it's soooo silly. Not even funny.]

I've got to see a guy about a public park tour, but after that, I've got nothing. Soooo, in an hour or so?

[incorrigibles]

An hour, got it. Gives me time to get the stuff for you.

[ he's almost about to cut the connection, before asking, ] Wait, you got a mirror at your place? [ and then, ] Never mind, I'll come the long way round. See you in a bit, have fun park touring!