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[when this video starts, there are two things:

(1), it's been quite some time since jinx made a video on the broadcast. normally, she would either make a text one or audio. but today, it's a video. and in this video, for those who know her, they will notice a drastic change in her appearance. what happened to those long braids, and a different outfit, too? well. at least she's changing things up a bit.

(2), she doesn't seem to be saying anything as the camera rolls. in fact, she looks rather peeved as she sets her phone device somewhere so it can stand on its own. it also seems she is outside... on a nice sunny day, too. with a day like this, what could possibly bring her mood down? anyway, after some fiddling around, jinx moves away from her phone, and turns her back towards the audience. and then......................................................................................................................................................................................................]

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[OOC: threadjacking most likely will happen with jinx and dazai and possibly others.]

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[she blinks once, twice, over his reaction... but then can't help but to form a small smile on her face. it's definitely something she shouldn't be smiling about, but there's something... loving and charming about how he would beat someone black and blue for her.]

Alright, Alright. — Listen, I appreciate the enthusiasm you, Vi, and Silco have about wanting to rip this guy to shreds. Really, it's top notch...!! Love it. Wouldn't change a thing about you three.

But I lost the challenge. A challenge I came up with. And fair is fair. Besides!! He doesn't seem like the type of guy who'll make me do, you know, those things. I'll just kick him where it hurts if he even thinks about asking.

[ He does hear her words, but they barely register in his head. So she's lost a bet; big deal. It should, at worst, lose her some money and maybe hurt her pride, but this? This whole "master and servant" shit? Yeah, that's pushing it too far. She says whoever is behind the weird humiliation ritual from the video isn't likely to go any further than that, but what guarantee do they have? The only way to be sure is to put the guy six feet under. Even if he comes back, he'll think twice about forcing Jinx into any more silly crap. ]

I'm still not hearing a name, Jinx.

[she slants her neck to the side as she studies his face through via camera feed. jinx falls silent, and instead, she does the motion of zipping her lips with her thumb and pointer, locking it shut tight, then tossing away her imaginary key.

it looks like she isn't going to spill the beans on who the mystery guy is. if he wants to know, he may need to do some investigating. and why she isn't tell him, but told vi and silco? because she is well aware that ragna can do some serious damage to the guy than her other family. silco said he wouldn't lay a finger on dazai unless he does something drastic. and as for vi, well, she and dazai are friends — as far as she knows. so, she wouldn't do anything too crazy. possibly. maybe. ]

...

[ His first instinct is to protest; to argue that he has the right to know, that he needs to know to protect her. To keep her safe from some weirdo who's clearly taking advantage of the girl's lack of better judgment when she came up with the stupid bet.

But against all odds, Ragna forces himself to swallow the angry response back. He's still visibly upset, but tries to compose himself; breathe in, breathe out. He's still gritting his teeth when he finally speaks up, but if nothing else, he seems to have accepted Jinx's unspoken indication that he should not commit murder for her sake, at least for the time being. ]

... Fine. But if he goes too far, I'll rip his legs outta his ass and make him dance, in that order.

And I'll point out all of those problem body areas on him. Like his waistline, yikes!

[she giggles, and her smile twists to something more heartfelt and lovely.]

Thanks, big bro. I can always count on you to snap someone in half for me when I need it. At least I got to dress the way I wanted for this.

[ Ah... Her change in attitude helps Ragna snap out of his rage, and he becomes painfully aware that he's been acting in a hilariously overprotective manner, and rather publicly at that. The scowl on his face is borderline permanent, so it doesn't quite leave, but it changes into something more flustered than angry. Desperate to latch onto something different to talk about, he figures her comment about her clothing is the best next thing. ]

At least there's that... [ A beat. What do people say in these kinds of situations again? ] ... It looks good on you.

That's a tricky answer because I look dynamite in everything I wear.

[she flops herself back down on the concrete, holding up her phone so he can have a bird's eye view on her. but also to use her device to block out the sun's rays.]

So what are you up to, Raggie? Doing something lame like sweeping the Church's door mat again?

[ The man rolls his eyes at that, though he doesn't disagree. He knows nothing about fashion anyway, so whatever she feels good in, he assumes works well. ]

Yeah, heaven forbid I actually take care about my living space.

[ His voice is dripping with sarcasm as he says it, of course, but he's not actually annoyed at that. Yeah, cleaning the old place is lame. He would often tell his caretaker as much. Funny how the turns have tabled, for him to perform all those chores around the church without complaints, all those years later. ]

Trying out some baking combos. Wanna come over and be my taste tester? Might help to get rid of the bad taste of that whole kerfuffle.

You had me at "trying out".

[possibly weird how that got her attention more than anything else he said.]

But just remember, Bucko. One taste bud out of place, and I might need to borrow one of yours. You got plenty of spare, so don't worry!

[the camera wavers only slightly then, jinx grunting as she hops to her feet before purposely rolling her device around in hope it will trigger some seasickness for him.]

Besides we gotta talk. Privately. Partner to partner, very hush-hush.

I'll be veeeery careful not to mix up baking soda and gunpowder, just like you taught me.

[ He's not serious, of course. For one, he'd never make that mistake, and two, he doesn't even have any gunpowder. But it's a nice inside joke between them.

Ragna raises his eyebrow, her comment piquing his curiosity. What could it be that she has to discuss with him? Well, he'll find out soon enough. ]

Sure. You know where to find me.

[with a grin and clicking her tongue, jinx forms her thumb and pointer in a shape of a pistol, and mimics herself open fire at the middle of his brow. and with that, she ends feed.]

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