"Hi guys!" Odd and Ulrich said in unison, hands up in a greeting. They sat side by side on Ulrich's bed, camera set up on a junky tripod bought from a corner store the previous day.
"As a ways of introduction, my name is Ulrich, and this is Odd." Ulrich said, pointing to himself and then his friend. Odd gave a little peace sign and a smile to the camera.
"Basically, we decided to start a YouTube channel as a way to have something to do when we're bored." Odd added. "We always enjoy those challenge videos people post and thought it would be fun to do some of our own." Ulrich nodded along to Odd's explanation.
"So a few things about us, we're both students at Kadic Academy in France." Ulrich said.
"We're both from out of the country as well. I'm from Italy, and Ulrich here is from Germany." Odd added. "I speak fluent Italian, French, and I'm pretty conversational in English. Though you'll probably only hear me speak French."
"I'm fluent in German, French, and almost there in English. I took English and French classes all throughout school before I came to Kadic, so I think I'm at least decent. However, like Odd said, I'll probably only speak French in our videos." Ulrich added, looking to Odd to see if he had anything else to add.
"So for our introductory video, we decided to go looking around for question tags to see if there was anything you could learn about us in this video. I found this weird questions about you tag, so let's go on ahead and do that." Odd then pulled out his phone and began scrolling through his photos until he found the questions he was looking for.
"Alright, number one. What's a nickname only your family calls you?" Odd looked over to Ulrich as a way of allowing him to answer first. The blonde needed a bit of time to think it over, as no one really gave him a nickname when he was a child.
"Hmm, well, I haven't ever really been given a nickname. Not by my family anyway. What about you, Odd?"
"Yeah, same here. Bad first question!" The two of them laughed as Odd took a look at the second one. "What's a weird habit of yours?"
"Oh, wait. Odd does this thing when he drinks, where he has to wipe his mouth across the glass every single time he takes a drink." Ulrich said, Odd feigned surprise, his mouth open wide and hand across his heart.
"Hey, if you don't do that then you get hot chocolate all over your face!" Odd responded, and Ulrich rolled his eyes.
"The way he eats, he already gets stuff all over his face." Ulrich laughed at Odd's mock hurt expression.
"Honestly, that is true." Odd said, rubbing the back of his head. Ulrich giggled lightly at the admission. "However, with Ulrich, every time he takes a pen out of his bag he has to twirl it around his fingers before he can use it." Odd added.
"That's not weird." Ulrich said. Odd nodded his head.
"Uh huh, keep thinking that, good buddy." Odd patted Ulrich on the back, and the two shook their heads at each other. "Alright, number 3. Do you have any weird phobias?" Odd asked.
"I don't think mine's weird really, but I'm super afraid of heights." Ulrich answered, cringing at the thought of all the high up places XANA had stuck him in the past. Odd nodded his head and thought closely about himself.
"Oh, I know!" Odd exclaimed. Ulrich already knew what the younger was going to say, and he anticipated it greatly. "I once had this terrifying dream that potatoes got contaminated and there were no more french fries or mashed potatoes!" Odd said, his hands protectively guarding his eyes.
"This was a real thing for weeks. Every time the principal would make an announcement, his life would be over!" Ulrich said, and Odd nodded his head.
"It's true! Luckily though, it hasn't happened yet so we're okay." Odd said. "Alright, next question. What's a song you secretly love to blast and belt out when you're alone?" Odd once again looked to Odd, allowing him to answer first.
"Probably Break Away by the Subdigitals." Ulrich responded. "Guilty pleasure." Odd nodded his head.
"Mine's probably Secret Life by the Subdigitals." Odd responded. "Our entire friend group are Subdigitals nerds. It's fantastic." The two high fived each other as Odd looked for the next question.
"Alright, what's one of your biggest pet peeves?" Odd said. Ulrich placed his hand under his chin, thinking.
"High pitched, loud voices." Ulrich said, causing Odd to snort. He knew exactly who Ulrich was referring to with that statement.
"Ouch. What shade, Ulrich." Odd said, laughing at the older boy's smirk.
"Sorry. Anyone that goes to school with us will get that one." Ulrich said. Odd nodded his head, thinking about his own answer now.
"I really, really hate it when people get mad and don't tell you why." Odd answered, sending a mock glare Ulrich's way. Ulrich scoffed and turned to look at his friend.
"Hey, shut up." Ulrich said. Odd shook his head with a laugh.
"Ulrich can be a hot head sometimes." Odd said. Ulrich shrugged in recognition. "Alright, what's one of your nervous habits?"
"Oh, I know what Odd's is." Ulrich said, pointing at the younger. "The way I always know when he's nervous or anxious is he plays with his fingers. Picks at them, wiggles them around, flicks them, everything. Also, when he's super nervous, he doesn't smile." Ulrich said. Odd nodded his head, flustered that Ulrich knew so much about him. Though, he knew the same.
"Ulrich makes sure everyone knows when he's angry, but it's a bit harder to see when he's nervous. A lot of the times he has a bit of trouble speaking in complete sentences. Otherwise, the only thing I ever notice is he avoids eye contact or taps his fingers on his desk." Ulrich smiled at Odd.
"Yeah, we both have pretty common nervous habits so I'm sure that's not really news to anyone." Ulrich said. Odd nodded and scrolled to the next question.
"What side of the bed do you sleep on?" Odd said, looking down at the bed they were sitting on. "Well that's easy, there's not really sides of the bed for us!" Odd laughed. "However, Ulrich sleeps on the left side of the room, and I sleep on the right. Not the same, but it works!" Ulrich chuckled and agreed.
"Alright, next." Odd scrolled to the next question. "What was your first stuffed animal and what was it's name?"
"Mine was a turtle named Adlar." Ulrich said, slightly embarrassed. Odd chuckled lightly.
"Mine was a bunny named Luca." Odd responded. "Alright, next question. What's the drink you always order at Starbucks?"
"We don't really go to Starbucks. I think we both went there one time in Paris and then didn't even get a drink." Ulrich said. The two of them laughed.
"Oh yeah I remember that. We just ended up getting chips and a sandwich and left." Odd responded. "Alright, which way do you face in the shower."
"Away from the water." They both said at the same time.
"Like normal people." Odd said, causing Ulrich to giggle again. "Next, do you have any weird body skills?"
"Not really. I do penchak silat so I'm kinda bendy but that's about the extent." Ulrich looked over to Odd, motioning for him to answer.
"I did gymnastics for ten years, and dance for five." Odd added, shrugging his shoulders. "So like Ulrich said, a bit bendy. Alright, moving on. What's your favorite comfort food that's bad but you eat it anyway?"
"Mine is for sure croissants and hot chocolate. I could live off that." Ulrich said, gazing hungrily up at the sky.
"Uhm, probably meatballs and gravy. That is my favorite dinner after all!" Odd said. "What's a phrase or exclamation you always say?"
"Odd's is 'wahoo!'" Ulrich said. Odd laughed and nodded in agreement.
"Ulrich's is 'you've got to be kidding me.'" Ulrich also nodded his head. They really knew each other well. "What do you wear when you go to sleep?"
"We both wear boxers and a tank top." Ulrich said quickly, answering the question with little hesitation.
"Alright, last question! What did you used to wear that you thought was cool, but now realize it isn't."
"Oh God, I used to wear this shirt that was 10 times too big for me, green pants, and these ugly white shoes. I used to think I was so hip and with it." Ulrich said, chuckling at the thought of his outfit he'd worn religiously back when Odd had first come to Kadic, all the way through 8th grade year.
"I don't know, my outfit was pretty great! I wore a long sleeved purple shirt, with a pink shirt underneath. Pink and purple pants and yellow shoes. It was great." Odd responded, hands behind his head. Ulrich rolled his eyes at him.
"Alright, well that's all we've got for this video. Make sure you subscribe, like, and comment!" Odd said.
"See you later!" Ulrich said, shutting off the camera.
So this was actually a fanfiction I wrote in the past, but never actually completed it for some reason or another. I don't entirely know why, but here it is again! Hope you all enjoy.