vatheon | SHUSH LEVI I AM THE BEST LEADER.

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SHUSH LEVI I AM THE BEST LEADER.

Who: Serph, Cielo and YOU!
Location: Starting in the plaza! Anywhere else is fine, too.
Time: During the daaaaaay
Style: ANYTHING GOES.
Status: OPEN

[ Hello dear Vatheon, how are you? Good? Good, because you've got two rather oddly dressed guys in your plaza. They don't seem to be bothered at all by the fact they're dripping wet, though the one with the dreadlocks is carrying a submachine gun. Every now and again, they converse with each other, but they don't seem aggressive.

Approach? ... Well, even if you don't, they will be approaching you. ]

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[All of this sounds pretty worrying to Cielo. He's not sure what a kraken is, but he doesn't feel the need to ask, as the kidnapping thing is what has his attention.]

Who did the kidnapping?

[Whoever did it sounds like someone to watch out for, especially if they can alter people's minds, albeit temporarily.]

[ Serph listens carefully, and notes down something that was missing from this explanation. He's unsure if he should press the matter, as there's likely a reason the stranger left it out.

But he needs to know what dangers may be present, even from those that may be friendly towards them, it seems. ]

You were kidnapped, weren't you?

I don't honestly know. A lot of people have been here longer than I have. A lot of the more important natives weren't very talkative by the time I got here.

[... Well. He's never been that subtle...]

Yeah, I was.

[There's plenty of questions Cielo has. Who were these people? Why did they kidnap people? Why did they alter their minds like that? But he knows Katsu doesn't have the answers to those questions, so he keeps them to himself.]

Your comrades came to save you though, right?

[ Serph, too, has questions, but they are of an entirely different nature. The mention of 'important natives', for one. But since Cielo's already asked a question -- Y U DERAIL HIS LINE OF QUESTIONING, CIELO?? -- Serph will save his own for later. ]

... Yeah. It didn't end well, though.

[He rubs the back of his neck, and looks down.]

I... uh. Sorry. I don't really want to talk about it.

[He doesn't want to kill anyone else. It still hurts to remember that he's killed twice here already.]

[Not wanting to talk about things was something Cielo understood. Some subjects were just things people didn't want to discuss, or some people were like Gale who just didn't like talking about those kinds of things period.]

Ah, sorry for asking then.

[Okay Serph, you can ask your question now.]

[Serph understands, and won't push the topic, either.]

What do you mean by 'important natives'?

[They've been told that the quiet natives don't really do much.]

There's a priestess that no one's seen for a while, the station master who runs the elevator to the surface, Alpha, who's a doctor, has been quiet too... there was a new one - I think her name is Carol? She showed up recently, but others got more information out of her than I did.

[Priestess and station master are terms that Cielo is not familiar with. He might ask about those later.]

So they are the ones who rule this place?

[Serph makes a mental note to check out the elevator to the surface at some point. Who knows what it'll be like up there? He thinks it's more important to know their more immediate surroundings first, though.

So many questions. But he'll let Cielo get his out of the way first; there's some overlap between his questions and Cielo's. Like now, for instance.]

They don't rule as much as have more information about it than we do.

[Ah, the problem of people who are either not easily found or difficult to get to talk. Cielo couldn't help but wonder if a certain person he knew could maybe get some information out of them.

The issue of the definitions of "priestess" and "station master" could wait until some other time. Cielo didn't want to stretch Katsu's patience thin and surely Serph has something he wants to ask.]

[Serph nods. So, not quite leaders. Someone like Angel, then.

One last thing...]

Should a repeat of the kidnapping occur, what danger do you pose to us?

[If people are kidnapped and lose their minds... then Serph will ensure it ends before they can hurt anyone else. This stranger is lucky a solution had been found that spared his life; their solution has always been to kill before being killed themselves.]

[... Katsu lets out a long breath. It's not a question he was expecting, and he debates how straightforward to be with them. He might as well be honest, but...]

I don't know how strong you are... but in my world I'm considered pretty powerful. If I wanted to I would be able to do some damage... but you two aren't typical humans either, are you? I can sense that much, at least.

[People here have said that they were different and strange, but Katsu is the first person to make a comment on exactly what he and Serph were. Sensing, huh? Did that mean he had the ability to sense demons?

Did that mean he was a demon himself? That he was like them?

Regardless, there was no use hiding it. He knew.]

Yeah. You're right.

[At Katsu's words, Serph focuses his senses more on the other foreigner, actively seeking out demonic presence. Unlike Cielo, he could gather a dim sense of other demons... but only if he makes a point of searching. That feeling is there though. That demonic presence.

Serph nods, confirming Cielo's words. And though he doesn't feel much need to hide what they are, Serph figures if Katsu already knows they're part demon, there's no point explicitly stating it.]

Your power here isn't the same as in your home world.

[Serph can feel his Atma is weaker here -- many of the skills he's learnt are missing -- so he thinks it must be the same for Katsu. Still, he doesn't want to explicitly state that they're not as strong as they normally are.

Nevertheless, there's a calm confidence in his voice, as if Serph thinks they can take whatever Katsu throws at them.]

No, it's not. It takes more out of me. Still...

[He nods... and then smiles.]

It's okay to be different like that here, though. People don't seem to mind as much. Human, demon, animal, something else... we all live together here more or less peacefully.

[Privately, to himself, Cielo wonders how peaceful things can be with him and Serph around. They want to live peacefully. It's what they've always wanted. But is that possible with them as the way they are?

If everyone here lives peacefully, are they going to shatter it?]

It sounds nice.

[It does sound very nice, but Serph's train of thought mirrors Cielo's. Serph would rather shatter the peace than die here; he's not so generous that he'll kill himself to keep the peace. There are answers he's searching for and comrades to find. But he won't kill necessarily. He'll do that much.

...There really can be no fighting until they reach Nirvana, can there?

Serph gives Katsu a curt nod. He appreciates Katsu's reassurance, nevertheless, though it pains him to know they'll never totally be at ease here.]

Thank you for your time.

You're welcome. If you have any other questions, you can contact me on your SFC.

[He pulls his out, to show them.]

You should have one on you somewhere.

[SFC. SFC. Cielo roots around in one of his item packs and finds his.]

This?

[Serph doesn't take out his SFC, deciding to watch Katsu and Cielo do so instead. ...He still thinks the SFC looks edible :|

And that is Serph's contribution to this conversation, yep.]

That's right. There's a contact list if you push that button right... there. If you scroll down to my name and press the button next to it, you can leave me a message.

[Cielo does as instructed. Even though he's never seen anything like the SFC before, he doesn't find it confusing at all. Sure enough, there's Katsu's name. Since he doesn't have a message to give him (and if he did, Katsu is right there) he leaves the button alone. Curiously, he looks through the entire list. A lot of the people here have unusual sounding names!]

Hey Serph, your name is here too.

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