VIDEO; UN: SMOKING_BOMB

[bakudan_bambino]

[The video starts with a boy at the training ground, sitting and looking at his nails. They are covered in dirt, and there's a large hole in the ground in front of him. He's got the back of one wrist against his mouth and he's looking mildly disgusted. There are a lot of sticks in that hole. It's not been covered up with dirt.]

Does... anyone know how to lift a curse?

[He remembers training, but digging a hole and filling it with sticks? No recollection of that. There's dirt on his face if he moves his hand away from his mouth.]

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[whatsamada]

[As Ken looked at the potion, he gave a small nod.]

I did but they didn’t have anything for your problem! They gave me something else instead to counter the effects!

[Although, when he talked to the owner, they did mention something about minimizing the volume of some sound. However, he didn’t have time to think about it as he didn’t want Gokudera running around in the streets!

How careless of him!]

I think they said something about vocal volume potion?

[bakudan_bambino]

Do you think my trigger is when I hear an unfamiliar voice say something?

[It's a really good guess, actually. It would make sense that when they walked into the potion shop, he heard people in there speaking, and someone just had to say one word he didn't know.

Great, now he's going to be even more apprehensive around strangers.]

[whatsamada]

I'm not sure but that's what they told me.

[That being said, his gaze was up at the sky wondering what possible answers he could come up with.]

However, if it is triggered by that, it's going to be impossible to find the source. How are you suppose to find all the people you talked to before?

[bakudan_bambino]

I don't talk to many people. I don't think I've ever been under the effect of the curse while on the network... Maybe I have to hear it in person?

[He's speaking mostly in what he thinks is a murmur.]

[whatsamada]

Then what kind of people did you meet in person?

[He really is trying to help out! But even he had a look of confusion as he looked at Gokudera with a raised eyebrow. Exactly what did you do to get cursed??]

[bakudan_bambino]

Well, there are a few people from my world I talk to. But I don’t think any of them cursed me. I think it’s probably from some spirit... my guess would have been the night of the Winter Solstice.

[whatsamada]

[You see that? That was a very, very long pause on Ken's end.]

Gokudera, you didn't anger any of the pixies did you?

[Because all this effort and the mystery could have been solved that easily?]

[bakudan_bambino]

I assumed I did, and that’s why they made me tiny. But that wore off.

[He hasn’t heard of anyone else being cursed to act like a dog.]

[whatsamada]

Do you think there might be any side effects? That has to be the only reason why you were acting like a dog!

[He said with a small hum.] It's not like there's anyone else who knows how to curse people here.

[bakudan_bambino]

Okay, so even if the pixies did curse me, I’m still stuck with this stupid curse!

[He gives a weary sigh. The potion he’s been given helps? Gokudera isn’t sure what the trigger is. A noise is the best guess he has, and more specifically in a voice he doesn’t recognize?]

[whatsamada]

[The boy wanted to say something but he couldn’t. As he continued to sit down, he placed his hand on his chin. Yes, this was him pouting as he wondered what else he could do for the older teen.]

And that’s why it sucks. I don’t really know any other way to cure you. If the owner doesn’t know, how can we?

[bakudan_bambino]

[Gokudera nods sagely.]

I’ll just have to figure it out as i go.

[whatsamada]

[In response, all the boy could do was look at him before mumbling.]

Sorry, I tried. Hopefully the potion will lessen the effects of your curse.

[bakudan_bambino]

Thanks anyways!

[He says while getting up.]

Maybe I can return the favor some day.