first design; omeganet video and action.

[hinavelous]

a; omeganet video.

[There's a new superhero face that pops up onto the screen, all in light blues and whites with a simple mask on her face and dark, curled hair falling off screen. She looks a little uncertain, pulling some of her hair over her shoulder and finger-combing it for a moment before she speaks.]

This is a little embarrassing to ask, but-- I'm new to this whole Superhero business, does anyone have any pointers? I've not gotten in any real trouble yet, but I certainly don't want to cause more trouble when I'm supposed to be helping.

b; action! anywhere between the college of the arts and venture park.

[Out of her Super uniform, Hina is just dressed in a stylish light blue sundress with a white lace bolero and a tan sunhat, walking from class to the park with her sketchbook in her purse and her phone in her hand. She was texting her brother, more than likely, and possibly could have stood to be paying a bit more attention to where she was walking.]

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[candothismuch]

[So they were talking about him? He's not... too surprised by this.]

Tomoki is--uh, well... he's my twin brother.

[At least that's the conclusion the both of them came to. It's still a bit of a hard thing for him to process too, Hina.]

[cardsflippedup]

[Tomoki nods.]

At least, that's the hypothesis. I haven't gotten my hands on anything to actually confirm it, but there's enough evidence that it's extremely likely.

[He shrugs.]

Sorry for messing with you earlier. I wanted to learn a little more about him. Eiji isn't much of a talker when it comes to himself.

[Pointed look at you, brother.]

[hinavelous]

[Twin.]

[Eiji has a twin.]

[She looks a little startled, then glances between the two of them, and waves her arms in front of her.]

W-w-wait, hold on just a-- twin brother?

[She turns to Eiji.]

Can I-- talk to you? For a moment?

[candothismuch]

[Sorry bro. Maybe when he gets more comfortable he'll be more talkative.]

Of course we can. [He turns back to Tomoki.]

Excuse us for a bit.

[cardsflippedup]

[It's understandable. Tomoki is kind of pushy. He doesn't hold it against him at least!]

[He blinks, though, glancing between them and then takes a step back.]

Sure.

[hinavelous]

[She loops her arms through one of Eiji's and tugs him to the side, staring at him with her eyebrows drawn together in a frown.]

What's this about a twin brother? I didn't know you had a twin! That's great!! --I think? Didn't you not get along very well with you family...?

[Hina slow down you are talking too fast.]

[candothismuch]

[He waits for Hina to finish speaking, both of politeness and so he could process what it was she was saying.]

To be honest, I didn't know I had a twin either.

[hinavelous]

[She makes very much of a :> face for a moment, bounces, and hugs onto his arm again.]

That's so wonderful!!

[A beat, and she pulls away.]

Does he...? [She makes a vague attempt at Eiji's henshin pose.]

[candothismuch]

[Oh yeah, that. He shakes his head.]

No, he doesn't know.

[hinavelous]

[She returns to a normal standing pose, frowning.]

Right, I guess superheroes are supposed to maintain their secret identities, huh.

[Which is exactly why you haven't told Eiji that you're one yourself, Hina. She purses her lips.]

...Well, how long have you known??

[candothismuch]

Hm? Ah... A few weeks now, I think. Tomoki actually came to me to ask me questions and that's how we found out.

[Though "found out" might not be the write choice of words since everything is still a little up in the air at the moment.]

[hinavelous]

[A warm smile.]

That's great, Eiji. You're getting along, then?

[She glances back over her shoulder at Tomoki, frowns slightly, and then looks back to Eiji.] ...I guess we could go back over to him, I didn't want to ask about Kamen Rider in front of him.

[candothismuch]

We are.

[However awkward it might still be.]

We probably should. [Don't want to make him feel left out for too long.]

[hinavelous]

[This makes her so happy.]

[She loops her arm back through Eiji's and pulls him back over to Tomoki, and then steps away from him to bow at Tomoki. She probably speaks in Japanese because she automatically assumes he understands it.]

It's nice to meet you, Tomoki. My name is Izumi Hina.

[cardsflippedup]

[Oh hey, they're coming back. He slides something inconspicuous into his pocket and smiles brightly at them.]

[And then she bows and starts speaking in Japanese. He blinks, startled and then rubs the back of his neck. He responds back in....rather heavily accented and somewhat broken Japanese.]

It is nice to meet you, too. My name is To- Chino Tomoki. My Japanese isn't very good, sorry.

[candothismuch]

[And Eiji will stand here while the two of them acquaint themselves with each other a bit better.]

[hinavelous]

[She stands and fusses for a moment, waving her arms.]

Aaah, I'm sorry! I assumed because you're Eiji's brother-- [She extends her hand for him to shake instead.]

Hina Izumi, fashion and design major, intern at Venture City College of the Arts. It's nice to meet you.

[cardsflippedup]

[He laughs a little and shakes his head, putting up his hand.]

It's fine. I grew up here in Venture City so English is actually my first language. I'm working on my Japanese, though.

[He takes her hand.]

Tomoki Chino, reporter for the Daily Venture. It's nice to meet you, too.

[candothismuch]

[It's good to see they're getting along fine. Seeing the exchange makes him smile fondly nonetheless.]

[hinavelous]

[She smiles broadly at him.]

If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask. You're a reporter?

[cardsflippedup]

Absolutely.

[And he flips out his business card.]

So if you find anything interesting, let me know.

[And he pauses.]

Speaking of- actually. Eiji, I had something I wanted to ask you.

[candothismuch]

Really? What is it?

[hinavelous]

[She takes the business card with both hands and bows a little in thanks, reading it over and silently mouthing the words across it while she lets the boys talk.]

[cardsflippedup]

[He hesitates for a moment before he smiles.]

There is really no delicate way for me to ask this so I'm just going to speak honestly.

You live in the park. I've got some space in my apartment that you're welcome to inhabit. It's not very big, but it's a roof and summer's only going to last so long.

[candothismuch]

[Tomoki was asking him to live with him?]

Are you sure? I don't want to impose..

[Probably should press the matter a bit more.]