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[equal_shots]

This is Kid. Please leave a message and I will get back to you.

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Well, we both take care of the dead in different ways, don't we?

[The slight shift in tone doesn't escape his notice, either. Undertaker purses his lips a bit from his end of the conversation, faint brows raising beneath his hair.]

I see.

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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.

[exequies]

Mm, it seems unavoidable. You can't stop every awful thing from happening, you know.

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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.

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That sounds about right.

[There's just a hint of an ironic tone to his voice, as though he's more musing it to himself.]

Remaining a neutral party should be the most important rule to that kind of thing.

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It is difficult to remain neutral while being simultaneously invested in the lives and well-beings of each and every innocent human.

I imagine you might feel similarly-- [The teen pauses, thinking at first before a few weak coughs keep him speechless a few moments longer.] --that the being responsible for your death have a bit more propensity towards allowing you to live longer.

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So you think some humans are worth saving? That sort of thinking might get you into some trouble, you know. ^Hee hee~

[Honestly, he's not disappointed by it. There's more amusement in his voice than any chastisement.]

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I think many humans are worth saving. [Kid closes his eyes, thoughtful.] I in fact believe most are, though it is most definitely not within my purview to allow such things.

[He pauses, a quiet determination in his voice.] Death teaches how precious life is, and lives that can be saved should be. If that thinking will get me into trouble, so be it.

[exequies]

[Undertaker falls silent for a good minute or two, only the faint sound of his breathing or the shift of his clothing audible.]

I actually agree with you.

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[Kid hums in quiet agreement, shivering on his side of the tablet. His opinions on life and death are not necessarily complicated, but they are deeply personal and very deep-seated--and also ones he typically does not share freely.

He closes his eyes, sighing quietly.] I'm glad.

[exequies]

Well, I think this has been an enlightening conversation. I'll let you get back to sleep now, Kiddy.

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[Kid had begun to doze off in the intervening silence, his breathing slowing and evening out, but turns sleepily towards the tablet when Undertaker speaks again.]

Y'should sleep too. [A small yawn is audible through the connection.] An' no more tablets y'don't know anything about.

[exequies]

No promises~ But I'll think about it.

Until next time~ ^hee hee...

[And the call goes silent.]