6th Episode [Video]

[bamboozler]

[When Panda wakes up, he knows right where he is immediately. He has those same wings that aren’t quite cute enough for a panda. He recognizes where he is, too. He’s not far from the same building he lives in. Yep, everything is normal so far...except it’s a bit hotter than normal. Maybe he accidentally hibernated? That would explain why he’s been dreaming about home for so long! Almost like he’s been back for more than a few months. But that would be silly.

Of course, if he needs food, he has to check his room. And when that’s empty, he head’s to Shinji’s place. It’s also empty. He almost goes into Pilouette's room, but that's just asking for a vacuuming and it's too hot for that. That’s when things go from bad to worse and a panda who doesn’t know he’s been gone addresses the network. For those who know him might recognize that he’s a bit quieter than usual. That won't last long.]

...Shinji-kun is gone. It doesn’t look like he left anything behind.

[Translated: Shinji isn’t home right now. There’s no bamboo at all. Despite the video being on, Panda is fixed on something in the distance instead...]

I'm sure he doesn't want us to be sad, even if he looks like he is all the time. Instead, he probably wants us to talk about me. [The panda sighs dramatically. It's so tough, being comforting...!] It's getting really hot really quickly, isn't it...? That's not good for my fur at all. Eh...it's so much effort to be cute sometimes.

[He looks down at the journal recording him...is he sad? It's hard to tell sometimes, but he sure looks sad. Before he closes it, he makes one last confession.]

I'll be in Shinji's bed if anyone needs me. I don't really feel like walking anywhere, so someone should bring me some bamboo, right?

[And then he shuts the journal and turns to look at Penpen-san, a pretty clear indicator that Shinji isn't back home. They can make their own fun now that Shinji is gone.]

[ooc; forward-dated to a sane time on the 5th!]

Comments

[Voice]

[bamboozler]

It's because it's all empty. Shinji-kun and I are very good friends, too. Did you know him?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Yeah, he's my friend. I didn't realize he knew any bears... um, panda bears.

[Voice]

[bamboozler]

Ehh...most people know a lot of bears, though. It's not a big deal.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Not where I come from. I don't think anyone I'd met back in my world knew any bears. Well, besides me, that is, but I'm not exactly a normal person like that.

Re: [Voice]

[bamboozler]

Don't worry, don't worry. Knowing bears is perfectly normal. You're probably weird because of all sorts of other reasons.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Thanks a lot...

you should have expected this reply tbh

[bamboozler]

You're welcome! I'm just being honest!

... yeah I really should've

[knightofratatosk]

H-hey! How can you think I'm weird when you don't even know me? Shouldn't you at least talk to me more before you decide something like that?

[bamboozler]

Ehhh...you were the one who said you weren't normal. That's when I decided you're weird. It's a perfectly normal way of thinking!

[knightofratatosk]

Not being normal doesn't mean I'm weird! It just means that I'm not normal. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who aren't normal, but who aren't weird either...

[... okay, probably not, but let him have his fantasies.]

[bamboozler]

But if you're not normal, you're abnormal...and doesn't that mean the same thing?

[knightofratatosk]

Not necessarily...

[He's fighting a losing battle here.]

[bamboozler]

Are you sure? But if you're not normal, you have to be something...

[knightofratatosk]

Why can't I just be not normal? Why do I have to be something else?

[bamboozler]

I don't think you understand how the world works, but that's alright. I'll take care of it just this once.

[knightofratatosk]

I'm not the talking bear...

[bamboozler]

Ehh...but that's normal where I come from. All the bears talk.

[knightofratatosk]

Really? Is it only the bears, or do the other animals all talk too?

[bamboozler]

All of the animals talk...!

I don't know what everyone here did to make the animals back home so angry at them.

[knightofratatosk]

I don't think it has anything to do with being angry. I think they just don't know how to talk. At least, the ones in my world don't.

[bamboozler]

Hmm...that's really weird. It makes you even weirder by association, right?

[knightofratatosk]

No it doesn't! It just means that's what's normal in my world.

[bamboozler]

It sounds like you come from a really weird world~!

[knightofratatosk]

Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this...?

[bamboozler]

You were the one who decided to talk to me, remember?