2nd - Video

[circumsutus]

[The camera focuses on five little patchwork mice in a cage. It remains focused on them as Stein tries to pick up a little extra cash.]

Pet mice for sale to a good home. Friendly, healthy, and neutered. Five dollars each.

Comments

voice.

[retraced]

Five dollars?

[Well, his little brother likes mice. And these are certainly...unique.]

They look...um. What breed are they? Mice have breeds, right...?

voice.

[circumsutus]

Just your basic short-haired house mice. Slightly modified, of course.

voice.

[retraced]

I see. And they're--

[Wait. What.]

Modified?

[text]

[deductives]

[Oh. This is tempting. Sadly, with Sherlock, it wouldn't be used as a pet.]

What breed are they?

[text]

[circumsutus]

No idea.

[text]

[deductives]

You just found them here?

[voice]

[kuritsun]

[ ... suspicious. ]

They look a little bit... unusual.

[voice]

[circumsutus]

Maybe a little.

[voice]

[kuritsun]

Are those tattoos? I'm not sure that's legal.

video.

[ornerycaps]

[ karkat needs one.

he just doesn't know it yet. ]

Who the fuck would buy a ragged looking squeaker?

Re: video.

[circumsutus]

[karkat. karkat. run. run while you still can.]

I've had several people ask for them.

[hey what are you why are you grey what are your horns made of what do your insides look like stein wants to touch your liver.]

video.

[ornerycaps]

[ he would

if he knew

but alas... ]

Well they still look like a clusterfuck of fur pieced together.

[video]

[thehighcost]

They're so cute! Did you make them?

[video]

[circumsutus]

More "pieced together" than actually "made", but yes, I did.

[video]

[thehighcost]

How are they still alive?

[video]

[surgicalshot]

Those... are really cool. Are they like regular mice?

[video]

[circumsutus]

They are just regular mice. [In fact they're five regular mice. Each mouse is pieces of five regular mice.]

[ Video ]

[integra_hellsing]

[ Integra peers at the NV for a moment, before humming. ]

I'll take one, if you have any left.

[ Video ]

[circumsutus]

All right. Any one of them in particular?

voice.

[terrified]

[Oh. Oh dear. This is, um, something of an answer to Crona's pleas for familiarity, but on the other hand, it's really, really... not. Stein is scary, and Medusa's focus on him makes him moreso. But - if Crona hasn't been cast out by Medusa or the academy, then perhaps...

Well, all right, it doesn't actually go so well. Crona's message is fragmented - it's just a click of dead air, and then nothing. More dead air - nothing. Dead air, nothing. Really, Crona just can't manage to say anything.

Finally, though, there's some headway.]

Um—

[Click. That's the best Crona can do for now.]

voice.

[circumsutus]

[That was a bit odd, to say the least. He's going to call that person back.]

Hello?

[Video]

[b2_dragon]

[It's boring being stuck indoors, so its things like these that easily catch Toothless' attention. Not that he's really been a big fan of mice. These ones don't look all that appetizing either.]

[Video]

[circumsutus]

[Oh. That's a dragon. Now, Stein's seen dragons before, even cut one open once, but they're not the most common animals. He wouldn't mind studying this one a bit more closely.

He'll leave the video on the mice as they wander around their cage, and watch what the dragon does.]

[video]

[vash]

How many do you have left? [He looks slightly worried. He must save them!]

[video]

[circumsutus]

Just one. I should have some more in a week or so, if you're interested.