The 1st Spark | [video - action]

[dudewheresmyflame]

[ The video feed turns on, showing a young guy, around 17 years old, his head and naked torso dripping wet. He seemed to be panting, as if he just ran a marathon, holding the journal up to his face. ]

Hah...hah...Has anyone...ha...seen a glove? ...Black...hah... with a sun on the back. Fits on the right hand. [ He takes a breath. ] Please! It's important to me! Anyone there? [ The video feed turns off, just as the boy was going to say more. ]

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[ Shingo can later be found in the plaza, still soaked, still half naked, glove on his left hand, nothing on the other. He keeps calling out to people passing by, asking if they've seen a glove identical to the one he's wearing. His expression looks crestfallen, he has no idea what he's gonna do if he doesn't find it. ]

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[dudewheresmyflame]

I got it as a present from Kyo-senpai, for the progress I made in my first tournament. He was really really proud of me, and these gloves are specially made for the Kusanagi clan, but he still gave them to me.

Oh! Kyo is the Kusanagi clan leader right now, and he's the current strongest fighter in the world! He's really, really awesome! He uses fire to fight, and he kicks everyone's butts, and he hasn't lost a fight yet! We go to the same high school, he's a year older than me though. Oh! And he even agreed to teach me how to fight, he's really, really smart and strong and he even showed me special Kusanagi style martial arts techniques, that only strong clan members know, and even though I can't make flames he still taught them to me, and so far I've been using them really well he said, even though they aren't complete, and-

[ This will go on forever, if you let it. ]

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[repudiate]

[ ANGE IS DEFINITELY NOT LETTING IT. If this were a game, she would be using the 'skip text' function by now, what is this fanboying.. ]

Yeah, yeah, I get it. You sure have a lot of feelings about this Kyo person, so that glove is important to you. But if you're going to keep talking like that forever you'll never find it, you know.

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[dudewheresmyflame]

O-oh! [ He caught himself. ] S-sorry. You're right, I need to concentrate on finding this.

Do you know where the clothing shop is?

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[repudiate]

Sure, I do. [ ... ] I'm getting a vague impression though that if I gave you directions, you would just somehow manage to get lost all the same, so.. I guess I'll have to bring you there myself.

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[dudewheresmyflame]

Okay! That sounds like a plan!

Just lead the way!.

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[repudiate]

[ overly enthusiastic follower get. unsure how to feel about this, but yes, Ange does casually start walking.. come on and follow like you said. 8| ]

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[dudewheresmyflame]

[ He follows, finally happy that he might be able to find his missing glove. ]

Oh! By the way! I'm Shingo!

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[repudiate]

Shingo, huh. Guess I'll add you to the list of people I'll know to avoid from now on.

[ It's probably a joke.. probably.. It's just difficult to tell with Ange's deadpan. ]

My name is Ange. Ange Ushiromiya.