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equal_shots) wrote2016-05-06 12:48 am
equal_shots) wrote2016-05-06 12:48 am
I don't spend lots of time 'round souls after, you know. Unless something's gone wrong--and they're not laughing.
[He coughs, the sound awkward and loud as he remains on the floor next to his tablet.]
No. I've seen lots through father's mirror, but I've not gone to too many. I've been t'some for Meisters, or Weapons, as a representative of the Academy.
[He coughs, the sound awkward and loud as he remains on the floor next to his tablet.]
No. I've seen lots through father's mirror, but I've not gone to too many. I've been t'some for Meisters, or Weapons, as a representative of the Academy.
[Kid rolls on the floor to be more comfortable, blinking.]
What words?
What words?
[Clearing his throat:] A Meister is a human with th'bility to weild a Demon Weapon. Most Meisters have additional abilities, developed and preserved through th'survival of the fighter.
A Demon Weapon is a human who has the ability to transform into a weapon, as I imagine you're goin' t'ask that next.
A Demon Weapon is a human who has the ability to transform into a weapon, as I imagine you're goin' t'ask that next.
Hee hee... Good guess.
[He hums a bit to himself as he considers this information. As well as he can, when his thoughts are a bit more slippery than usual.]
I've never heard of anything like that, before. They're just born like that, or is it because of something that happened to them?
[He hums a bit to himself as he considers this information. As well as he can, when his thoughts are a bit more slippery than usual.]
I've never heard of anything like that, before. They're just born like that, or is it because of something that happened to them?
I'm a good guesser.
[Has Undertaker made a guess as to Kid's other work?]
Born...ah. It's all genetic. 'Specially being a weapon. It's a genetic trait, passed through families.
[Has Undertaker made a guess as to Kid's other work?]
Born...ah. It's all genetic. 'Specially being a weapon. It's a genetic trait, passed through families.
[Kid hums in agreement, rubbing his eyes.]
Mmmhm. Teaching Meisters and Weapons.
Mmmhm. Teaching Meisters and Weapons.
[And now comes the million dollar question.]
So where do you fit into it? If what you're claiming is true, you aren't a human.
[He still doesn't know if he completely believes it because it goes against everything he knows. But he's gotten over his knee-jerk reaction of before. Mostly.]
So where do you fit into it? If what you're claiming is true, you aren't a human.
[He still doesn't know if he completely believes it because it goes against everything he knows. But he's gotten over his knee-jerk reaction of before. Mostly.]
Ah.
[Fabric shuffles as Kid shifts closer to the tablet.]
I should clarify. Demon Weapons are human in appearance but are often not technically considered as such. Furthermore, not all Meisters are human--myself included.
[Fabric shuffles as Kid shifts closer to the tablet.]
I should clarify. Demon Weapons are human in appearance but are often not technically considered as such. Furthermore, not all Meisters are human--myself included.
[Undertaker is missing a prime confused expression on behalf of Kid. He's entirely missed the point.]
I am a Meister, and a student in EAT class Crescent Moon...I fail to see how this doesn't answer your question.
[Too much cough syrup to put together that Undertaker wants to know what the heck the Grim Reaper is doing with a bunch of kids.]
I am a Meister, and a student in EAT class Crescent Moon...I fail to see how this doesn't answer your question.
[Too much cough syrup to put together that Undertaker wants to know what the heck the Grim Reaper is doing with a bunch of kids.]
Oh--
[And there it is, the moment that everything shifts and Kid understands. His answer is delayed by an uncomfortably long coughing fit; he seems breathless when he replies.]
My father--is founder an' headmaster. One day, I'll take his place.
[Kid pauses, breathing hard for a few seconds, audible over the network. Finally:] He wanted me t'understand the humans we serve...though I enrolled m'self. I wanted to help during a remedial lesson and only students can do so.
[And there it is, the moment that everything shifts and Kid understands. His answer is delayed by an uncomfortably long coughing fit; he seems breathless when he replies.]
My father--is founder an' headmaster. One day, I'll take his place.
[Kid pauses, breathing hard for a few seconds, audible over the network. Finally:] He wanted me t'understand the humans we serve...though I enrolled m'self. I wanted to help during a remedial lesson and only students can do so.
[Undertaker falls silent while Kid coughs, the sound a bit worse than it had been just days prior. He wouldn't be surprised if the teen hacked up an actual lung, next.]
Hmm... [He rolls his head to the other side where he's laying, taking the tablet with him to prop it up again.]
You only observe them, but you don't collect their souls. Is that right?
Hmm... [He rolls his head to the other side where he's laying, taking the tablet with him to prop it up again.]
You only observe them, but you don't collect their souls. Is that right?
[Don't worry, Undertaker! That's not an effect of MN poisoning.
Something fumbles, and there's crinkling, a pause as he takes a sip of water to try and ease the uncomfortable tickling in his throat. The thought of taking more cough syrup crosses his mind, despite the taste.]
That is technically incorrect.
Something fumbles, and there's crinkling, a pause as he takes a sip of water to try and ease the uncomfortable tickling in his throat. The thought of taking more cough syrup crosses his mind, despite the taste.]
That is technically incorrect.
[It might feel strange that Undertaker seems to be knowledgeable about soul collecting. Though the idea of a Reaper coming to take a human at the end of their life isn't an uncommon belief.]
Oh? Only technically, hm...
[He thinks. It wouldn't make sense if there isn't some sort of soul collection, but perhaps it's not the humans themselves are being taken.]
It's some sort of other soul, then.
Oh? Only technically, hm...
[He thinks. It wouldn't make sense if there isn't some sort of soul collection, but perhaps it's not the humans themselves are being taken.]
It's some sort of other soul, then.
You're very curious about my work.
[Kid clears his throat.]
As a Meister working with a pair of Demon Weapons, I actively seek the souls of the corrupted. However, I am not unique in that respect.
[Kid pauses, and there's a shift in his tone, just slightly more somber. He has been raised, after all, to have a great deal of compassion for the humans he serves.] As the next Grim Reaper, yeah, I do collect the souls of humans as well.
[Kid clears his throat.]
As a Meister working with a pair of Demon Weapons, I actively seek the souls of the corrupted. However, I am not unique in that respect.
[Kid pauses, and there's a shift in his tone, just slightly more somber. He has been raised, after all, to have a great deal of compassion for the humans he serves.] As the next Grim Reaper, yeah, I do collect the souls of humans as well.
Seems so.
[Kid's expression darkens, and he glances away from the tablet. His tone has not lightened in the slightest.] Good and evil must maintain an equilibrium--I understand this. Too much of one or the other and there is no balance, still...
[Kid swallows, mind drifting to the room of innocent human souls he'd found captured and prepared for the kishin; his stomach flips uncomfortably.] I am no supporter of human suffering.
[Kid's expression darkens, and he glances away from the tablet. His tone has not lightened in the slightest.] Good and evil must maintain an equilibrium--I understand this. Too much of one or the other and there is no balance, still...
[Kid swallows, mind drifting to the room of innocent human souls he'd found captured and prepared for the kishin; his stomach flips uncomfortably.] I am no supporter of human suffering.
That is what my father says.
[Kid sighs, quiet and rather distraught sounding. He's seen plenty for his age, anyway.]
When I was little, he would remind me that we mustn't meddle, no matter the circumstances. Death is an inevitable part of life.
[Kid sighs, quiet and rather distraught sounding. He's seen plenty for his age, anyway.]
When I was little, he would remind me that we mustn't meddle, no matter the circumstances. Death is an inevitable part of life.
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