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[viktorymaker]

Note: Viktor has been dropped from Recollé.
Thank you for playing with me! ❤

Viktor Nikiforov

hi~! you've reached me ♡. if you have something to say, just leave a message. i'll call you back!

VOICE | TEXT | VIDEO | ACTION

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[voice]

[katsudonfatale]

[ from here ]

I can't keep using my phone like this!

[viktorymaker]

Then will you stop using computers as well? What about your family?

[a while after the first network post+call]

[katsudonfatale]

[ and now, for something completely different ]

So, in the hypothetical scenario that someone were interested in zumba classes... is that something that could be arranged?

a while after your while

[viktorymaker]

Who's interested?

TEXT → FAST-FORWARD TO FEB 13

[tarotcards]

[ On the morning of the 13th, one day before Valentine's Day, a sudden text message appears from a Souji Seta. Perhaps you've talked to him before. Perhaps you haven't. Perhaps you're wondering why the hell you are receiving a text at six in the morning but look, let's not sweat the small details. Pay attention to the larger ones, like the contents of this very important message: ]

Hello.

Through the tides of fate, you have been chosen to participate in this year's Valentine's Day event: Blind Dating. It is believed that no one should be alone for such an important day and as such, you have been paired up with another lonely soul.

Your match is with Gladio Amicia. Please contact them to plan out your date for tomorrow.

However, if you and your partner do not know what to do, there will be a booth in Recollé Square for the sole purpose of assisting unsure or confused participants of the event. There will be date suggestions, booklets of pick-up lines, and refreshments.

Happy Valentine's Day.

- Cupid

later, in the afternoon

[viktorymaker]

I was sure this was spam.

Why was I chosen?

[ So asks the person who just ignored this message for the most part of the day. ]

[02/13] retrospec message

[lose_the_jacket]

[ Have a very reluctant text message, Viktor. While he isn't exactly interested in dating... especially another guy, he's fine with... hanging out? ]

Hey. This is Gladio Amicia. We've apparently been paired together for some event for Valentine's Day.

[ ...That looks as stupid as it sounded in his head. Sigh. ]

Anyway, I'm not looking for anything romantic, but nothing wrong with meeting someone new and getting free refreshments out of it. Of course, if you've got plans, don't feel like this is something you have to do, alright?

[viktorymaker]

Hi! I'm not looking for anything romantic either, so that's perfect. In fact, I assumed the initial message was spam. Hanging out sounds great!

[ ...He really didn't make any plans with anyone, as the date snuck up on him. His romantic interest may not have agreed to go out with him anyway, but he doesn't know that. More importantly, he's never been on a blind date! And new experiences are kind of his thing. ]

I'm free after 7. Do you have anything in mind?

2/14.

[constellates]

[It's February 14th! Early enough before the blind dates have started, Anya was busy.

At the studio, Viktor's gift will be left by his office. He'll find a little pouch filled with heart-shaped macarons, about 6 or 7. There's a neat little card written in Anya's neat and short hand-writing:]

Happy Valentine's Day!
Please know that I adore you too.

- Anya ♡

[The macarons have their own little messages instead of the classic Sweetheart Conversations, customized based on whoever Anya's giving them to. This batch reads:]

THANK YOU
INSPIRING
KIND
GOOD LUCK

[viktorymaker]

[ Anya, you're too adorable, help.

He'll save them for later! The good luck one made him laugh, though. Always appreciated! ]

text

[korekara]

[attached video]

MR NIKIFOROV LOOK @ THIS

[ at least she manages to spell it right even if her pronunciation still leaves something to be desired ]

DO U THINK I COULD EVER LEARN HOW TO DANCE LIKE THAT??

[viktorymaker]

[ Honoka you're being cute ]

Oh, I remember him

[ This dancer was in So You Think You Can Dance! And Viktor was a judge in the AU version of that show SO....... ]

That depends! How much do you want to?

3/4

[erythristic]

[in the morning, Viktor will get a message that's probably not meant for him.]

Ich werde anrufen, wenn ich nicht arbeite. Versprochen.

[viktorymaker]

[ Viktor was stretching, waiting for Yuuri and the Zumba crowd to arrive, when he gets this message. And he has a moment of "wait, what" before, well, using his translation app because he totally assumes it's an Agency thing. And when he sees what it says, he's even more confused!

...That's when he checks who sent it.

He chuckles in relief and automatically types a response into the translator. Then he copies the translation and sends it back. ]

OK, ich werde warten! Ich bin neugierig. Aber lass uns auf Englisch reden 🙏🙏🙏

3/5

[mercurio]

[...prompto had gotten busy the past couple of days, making it thus a bit difficult for him to print out the photograph he had taken and come around to hand it over to viktor. instead, he makes some time on his sunday morning, and heads on over to viktor's dance studio.]

[he's not sure if they open on sundays, and perhaps he should have checked...? but, nonetheless, he tries the door, peering inside through the glass...]

[viktorymaker]

[ P-Prompto... You should have checked! The studio is closed. In fact, there's a sign that reads that they open 10AM-7PM on weekdays, and then Saturdays 9AM-1PM!

. . . However, luck is on Prompto's side, sort of! There's nothing to see, but!!!! if he pays attention, he can hear music coming from inside. There's totally someone in there somewhere, closed or not.

The door won't budge, though. What do you do?? ]

3/5

[constellates]

Помогите

[that's not at all a concerning message to get first thing in morning, right? even though all it says is "help" in Russian

no way

except it's followed up with another message that is still completely in Russian

(and to explain why she's not using a patronymic for viktor even though that's technically how you formally address someone in Russian, we're going with the fact that Anya is perpetually Way Too Forward - though at least she's not using a full diminutive?)]

viktor! you still understand me, right? please

[so maybe she's

a little shaken]

[viktorymaker]

[ Thankfully, Viktor is a morning person! Depending on how early this was, he got this message while walking Makkachin or while having breakfast or while working out at the studio (even though it doesn't open on Sundays) (the perks of being in charge!).

So it's not that he's too sleepy to understand what's going on, he's just not surprised by it (yet). Considering Anya's name, she probably has Russian family, and it makes sense that she speaks some Russian. He's a little confused as for why she chose to practice it on him on a Sunday morning, sure, and she seems to be fluent, which he wouldn't have thought??, but he'll roll with it.

He replies in Russian, of course. ]

Yes, I understand you. Good morning! What can I help you with?

DELIVERY

[catsudon]

( Strange. Haven't people been talking about getting these? You'll find a delivery from Retrospec at your home, or at some place you often frequent. Thank you, says Retrospec. For all you do.

Inside the box there is a single feline plushie. Tied around its neck is a bit of ribbon with a note: ♥ From Yuri's Angels. There is nothing else. The box from Retrospec, the plush kitty, and that note.

Congratulations. You are the lucky mistaken recipient of a Yuri's Angel Cat Plush. What a wonderful day this must be!!! )

[viktorymaker]

[ The package is delivered to the dance studio and I'll be honest, Viktor has expectations when he sees a delivery from Retrospec. But whatever it is that he's expecting, it's definitely not this. When he opens the box and reads the note, he's a little let down!

He takes it to his office (self-styled) to inspect it, and once he's confident that it really is just a cat plush he leaves it on the stereo temporarily. This is probably meant for either Yura or Yuuri, so he figures he'll have to ask them about it later. But then he gets a phone call, and he takes it outside because bad reception is a thing in this room, and then he has to teach a lesson, and then this and that happens... Long story made short, the day goes by and Viktor has no time to check Retrospec and see Yuri's post addressing the issue. The plush stays there, adorable but forgotten in the lonely room.

Hours later, Viktor comes back from all his activities, and he walks up to the stereo to turn it on. That's when he realizes that the mysterious cat plush is still there, and he has a moment of enlightenment-- this is Yura's. His fanclub must have sent it to the studio to make sure he'd get it.

(His fanclub?!)

Viktor sighs and sends Yuri a text without questioning this piece of information he just recalled, or even thinking a lot about it. ]

I have something that's yours, drop by my office when you're free.

misfire, 3/6-ish

[belligerentwarrior]

okay. theoretically, THEORETICALLY if i broke my arm, would i still have to clean up the puke?

[viktorymaker]

[ Viktor pauses mid-walk when he reads this, and only reacts when his poodle pulls from the leash. Is it... Yes, this has to be another one of these. He's been lucky that he hasn't had to send sensitive messages these past few days, hopefully his luck will hold! lol no ]

Wow! Here's a story I need to hear.

Hi! I don't think we've met.

4/9 | text

[constellates]

viktor !
is it true that you are a k-pop ?
were a k-pop ?
k-pop-ed ?
hm
anya does not know the word well yet

[for the record the message is still in english

she's gotten better about defaulting to it, though it'll probably click in a second that she can speak more comfortably in about half a second]

[viktorymaker]

[ He stares at the text for a bit before tilting his head, and then laughing quietly as he replies. In Russian, because he's not actually correcting Anya's English here. ]

K-pop is a music genre. And yes, I did work in the k-pop industry for a while, both as a dancer and as choreographer.

Why?

5/13 around 8:30am

[katsudonfatale]

Did you take my keys...

Re: 5/13 around 8:30am

[viktorymaker]

I did!

I left a note. On the table

7/13

[daemonized]

[All for the sake of bingo, Viktor is going to be a getting a call from an unknown number. The area code seems to denote that it's from someone/somewhere in the city, at least.

Ring ring! Pick up, stranger.]

[viktorymaker]

[ All for the sake of the bingo!

Viktor is used to getting calls from unknown numbers, but not on this phone, so... Hmmm. He lets it ring three times while he walks up to the desk where he'd left his phone, then picks up. ]

Hello~, Viktor speaking.

[mercurio]

this is a serious survey that i'm running!
would you please answer YES or NO to the following question

Q: PROMPTO ARGENTUM IS KIDNAP MATERIAL

thank you for your time!

[viktorymaker]

[ What kind of question is this??

Is he rich? He's not rich. He's not famous either. Why would he be kidnap material? ]

No

[ Maybe he's having internet trouble again... ]

Are you OK?

action

[prometheanflame]

[Mohammed arrives at the dance studio - sorry Dance!!!! Studio - that Saturday in the early afternoon. At the front desk, he mentions that he's a friend of Victor's, and he's expected today. The receptionist nods, turns to the phone, and calls Viktor that he has a guest at the front, name is Mohammed Hefaz.]

Re: action

[viktorymaker]

[ Yes, thank you that very important correction! Viktor comes down the stairs, and Mohammed can hear a dog's bark from behind a door as he does. ]

Not now, Makkachin! Wait for a bit longer, OK?

[ That being said, he looks at Mohammed as he approaches, and smiles. He remembers his face from the app (he always checks-- that's what being a secret spy does to you). ]

Hi! Glad you could make it. [ He holds out his hand for a handshake, even though his demeanor is way too casual for that. He's also wearing dancewear, a shirt and shorts. He clearly was working out, but somehow he's almost sparkling? Ah, when OOC narration is partial to you. ] Nice to meet you. I'm Viktor, but you knew that, right?

text;

[doitrockapella]

I'm crossing my fingers that I've got this correct — am I speaking with the choreographer of the Dance!!! Studio in Tisse?

9/3

[standalonehuman]

This invite comes with an extra note on it:

"Only if you want. Not necessary at all, as I'm not sure how many people are privy to your status as an investigator. If you'd rather I bring you a copy of our findings afterwards, I'd be glad to. But it would be impolite of me to not at least extend the invitation."



OOC: Log here! http://recolle.dreamwidth.org/94367.html