[handset | video] one love, one life (backdated to 3/5 or so)

[edgeoftheknife]

[The video flips on to show Erskine, gorgeous as always, and actually not looking dog-tired for once! In fact, he's smiling. This is possibly the happiest Erskine has looked on the network while sober.

...which probably has to do with the attractive redhead hovering in the background. Those who've seen Erskine's echo stone will recognize Hopeless. Those who haven't might recognize the man Erskine's been attached at the hip to for the last couple of weeks.]

Right, hello everyone. So, Hopeless had a question--

[The redhead in the background scoffs gently.]

Alright, we had a question. How old are all you Foreigners out there? We're interested in age demographics. You can be vague if you like, and you don't have to answer of course.

And in the spirit of sharing, I... missed my last birthday. It was in February. Which I suppose makes me 409 now.

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[edgeoftheknife]

[Erskine snorts, but he's smiling at the image of Bakura in the video]

'More or less,' right. And how many zeroes should we tack onto the end of that?

[denyamenti]

I've had 24 birthdays, heriret, I assumed that's what was being asked.

[ And don't think he doesn't know exactly who Hopeless is, Erskine. ]

[edgeoftheknife]

What, really? I--

[Erskine pauses, frowning. He could have sworn.... Okay but his memory is actually awful, so maybe--

He looks... confused.

And he's not hiding Hopeless this time ;) ]

[denyamenti]

[ Bakura, more than most, knows the value of memory, even in a place like this. Sometimes especially in a place like this. So it's without any of the usual jab in his tone when he prompts: ]

If you want to ask, go ahead. I trust you know by now that if it's not something I wish to discuss, I'm hardly going to do so anyway just for politeness' sake.

[ Or: he'll tell you to piss off if he doesn't like the question, but not for asking it in the first place. ]