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[Masaomi Kida isn't quite sure what to do with himself. His schedule's been thrown off entirely because of his going to Green for help, only to have been told (again, again, again) that he's a fuck up. That he's a failure. It stings, perhaps more than any other time he's been reprimanded in this fashion, to hear that he's apparently been doing poorly with Pokemon, with Linda. It's nothing new, of course (his mother, himself, Izaya, Sokka, every time he'd come out of an AU, looks on Katara's face, Aang's entire existence, Riku, Xion...). In fact, he's long, long since used to being a loser.

But it stings. Actually, it makes his resolve to reverse that even greater.

So he's been (re-)training with the trainers, he's stopped doing personal training with Linda, and he's stopped giving lessons to Ikki (hell, he can't even do that effectively, given his pokedex has been taken from him). That cuts at least two hours he normally dedicated (plus rest periods) out of each day, leaving only his irregular checks with Chun-Li and his irregular gun lessons and ninja lessons. And, of course, personal training. Still, with the brutality involved in some of pokemon lessons (punishments, a part of him can't help but think) he's cut back on that as well. Leaving him with... what.

Too much free time.

Too much pointless free time. He can't hang out with Gold or Silver, that would hurt to have been around people he's apparently failed without even realizing it. He can't be around Katara, she's some ghost of what she normally is. He can't be around Ventus or Roxas or Riku or Xion or any of those other people, because their strength of power or character just oozes out of them, punching him in the gut. This leaves, of course, only Shikamaru and Linda of people he would consider himself at all close to, and there's only so many hours in the day you can spend with your best friend or your partner (who you're still arguing some with) before you get sick of that too.

It reminds him, in a lot of ways, of the tail end of middle school.]

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[Of course, there's really only one way to deal with frustrated misery: you plaster a broad smile on your face such that no one can see what's going on inside of you. He's long since used to doing this, and right now, he doubts anyone will call him on it anyway.

And so, with a bright grin on his face, the video begins. He's in his apartment, dressed in suit very similar to the one he got in gangland during the scavenger hunt experiment]

Hello, hello, ladies and gentlemen! Coming to you live from a studio apartment near you, this is Kida Live! The spiritual successor to the well-received Kida Radio program that some of you might have heard about! [He spreads his arms wide, laughs, and then brings his arms in closer to himself, winking at the camera of the book before crouching down and keeping up the blase smile]

Now, I'm sure many of you have wondered "okay so Luceti's unfortunate, but how can I get a date?" Or perhaps "Valentines is coming up! What if I'm forced into my first kiss?" Or even your first intimate nature moment. [And he holds up his one hand in a circle, the other with his pointer finger out, and then pushes the pointer finger into the circle.] These are all valid concerns! After all, there's a sick sense of humor at work in the "Fate" of this world, one which breaks men's spirits as if they were twigs.

[And he laughs, at his own joke. His voice might just have shifted in pitch a little, but- He twirls in place, and by the time he's done, he's back to normal. Upbeat]

So tell me, Love Hunter Masa, about these concerns! About how you want a date and your woes of love. I'll have you know I even know an excellent matchmaker called the Commodore who can help~ you~ out~!

[With a little finger wiggle at the book of each of those last three words. He ends it there. This'll be more fun than just thinking, anyway.

If you don't want to do the video, there is an action option. Despite doing this broadcast in his apartment, he'll be spending most of his days not spent doing training things in Building I (formerly Azzip, now a budding convenience store) sitting with his Pikachu and browsing his journal. See him through the door or the window or something, or when he steps out to get a meal]

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[The next day from the Kida Love broadcast, Masaomi is in Building I again, just sort of hanging out in the later afternoon. It's around then that the droids come- he recognizes this approach once they're in the building, and both him and Linda react quickly. The thing of it is, despite the sabotage they assisted in and (in his opinion) how well they did during that defense of Catherine boondogle, this time two things happen to make them completely overwhelmed: These aren't sabotaged droids, and Linda's electricity outright dies on her early in the fight, to both of their surprise. And, following a quick and ultimately futile scuffle, both Masaomi and his mouse are dragged off to the Rogue labs]

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Oh I beat, that'd be a mean feat.

It would indeed! I should engage a dragon in battle one day to test that.

Hahaha~ That you should. Someone like you, I'm sure you got that.

Do you truly believe so of me, Masaomi-kun?

Hey, who'd doubt someone like you?! You're a real badass, you know.

Oh... Thank you, Masaomi-kun! I am glad that you think such of my strenth.

I just calls it as I sees it. But I'll accept thanks in the form of princesses or tips on Ten-chan's heart.

[With a little thumbs up]

[He rubs at his hair sheepishly.]

It is not like I know many, or that I can offer- ah... Tenten?!

Thaaat's the one! [He snaps his fingers, jerking on his heels dramatically before leaning forward, grinning. Wondering how soon one of the other ninja will chime in on this given not only is this public, but he's saying it from his apartment. They could be next door] I'm not sure I recall all the teams exactly, but I know she's with Neji-san and I know Neji's a guy you hang with, so you gotta know some ins for me.

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Ah... S-she and Neji are indeed my teammates. We learned under Gai-Sensei! But I- I know little of... of what would be an "in" for her! [He looks around nervously as if expecting her to be there instead of at her own apartment. She could hear this, can't she?]

Eeeeh?! All that time, all that sweat, and all that shampoo later you don't even know the scents the lady enjoys? Lee-kun, for shame! Neji-san's too much of a stick to help me in this quest, but I fig'd you were the sort of man to grab the bull by the horns and plant a flag at the top of the hill!

[A beat and] You get the joke, right? Awesome, I know.

Oh! So you... You are joking?

No! No, the flag thing was a joke! Come on, that was funny.

Ah... [He takes a moment to think it over.]

Myself, a flag, a bull, and Tenten...

[He gives an uncertain chuckle.]

Is it saying that I have more youthly drive?

Well, that's one way of looking at it.

But you had something else in mind?

[A brief tap of his chin and then a laugh before he raises a hand] I don't remember!

Ah, I see! That is alright. But... Can you tell me more about the dangers of this Valentines day?

Simple! You're going to fall in love. Randomly, without your control.

[With a very crooked smile]

Just like that? They've altered our memories in the past... but now our hearts as well will be in their grip?

You make it sound like they weren't already, Lee-kun!

That is true. But those other times... they were more twists on my mind or springing from the situation, rather than an actual shift in my heart! [It even left him with some... odd, warm after-feeling of Rapunzel, whenever his mind dwelled to her long enough. Clearly just an odd residue of the experiments.]

Hahahaa, nope, nope, there's always control in question here! We're all pieces on the board, as Shikamaru would put it!

That is... a depressing outlook.

"Fate" isn't that kind here, after all.

[And he's just in a truly terrible mood too. Hence the tonal shift and him shifting the position of the video to look at the ceiling instead of him]

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