[Wow Kid, you probably would feel better if you laughed a little.]
Of course it is. Laughter's the most precious thing in the world. [He doesn't understand why Kid doesn't just dye the white parts over, if it bothers him that much.]
And I told you, I take my job veeery seriously. I wouldn't ruin someone's last, most important day like that~
Maybe after life, mmm...can't laugh if you're dead.
[Kid has spent a lot of time and money trying the hair dye plan. Hasn't worked. Undertaker could ask Stein all about the Lines of Sanzu and their connection to the divine, their connection to the current Grim Reaper. Nope--he can't do a damn thing about them, not even here.
And yes, he could stand to laugh more.]
Good. That's good. [He sniffs, a hint of relief in his tone.] I'm glad.
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.
[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.
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.]
[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.
[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?
[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.]
[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.]
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.
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.]
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Date: 2016-11-09 01:48 am (UTC)However you want to say it doesn't matter to me. I'm obsessed with laughter, you know? [As if it wasn't very obvious.]
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Date: 2016-11-09 01:53 am (UTC)I think bein' obsessed with laughter is prob'ly better, overall. Except at funerals and when people are dead--bit problematic for you, y'know.
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Date: 2016-11-09 02:00 am (UTC)Of course it is. Laughter's the most precious thing in the world. [He doesn't understand why Kid doesn't just dye the white parts over, if it bothers him that much.]
And I told you, I take my job veeery seriously. I wouldn't ruin someone's last, most important day like that~
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Date: 2016-11-09 02:21 am (UTC)[Kid has spent a lot of time and money trying the hair dye plan. Hasn't worked. Undertaker could ask Stein all about the Lines of Sanzu and their connection to the divine, their connection to the current Grim Reaper. Nope--he can't do a damn thing about them, not even here.
And yes, he could stand to laugh more.]
Good. That's good. [He sniffs, a hint of relief in his tone.] I'm glad.
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Date: 2016-11-09 02:31 am (UTC)[There's a short pause as he tries to see if he can sit up again, but it's not happening. So he just rests his head next to his tablet again.]
Been to many funerals, yourself?
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Date: 2016-11-09 02:41 am (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2016-11-09 02:46 am (UTC)[He actually speaks a bit of German, but he has a feeling that anything he might assume would be wrong.]
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Date: 2016-11-09 02:49 am (UTC)What words?
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Date: 2016-11-09 03:13 am (UTC)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.
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Date: 2016-11-09 03:23 am (UTC)[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?
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Date: 2016-11-10 03:06 am (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2016-11-10 03:12 am (UTC)Interesting... and I'm guessing that this Academy is specially dedicated to both types?
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Date: 2016-11-10 03:35 am (UTC)Mmmhm. Teaching Meisters and Weapons.
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Date: 2016-11-10 03:53 am (UTC)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.]
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Date: 2016-11-10 04:45 am (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2016-11-10 04:53 am (UTC)[He pulls his own tablet in closer, tempted to turn it to video but he resists.]
Unless there's more than one of you, and if that's the case then I'll retract that statement.
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Date: 2016-11-10 05:02 am (UTC)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.]
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Date: 2016-11-10 05:31 am (UTC)I mean, why is the son of Death going around socializing with humans?
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Date: 2016-11-10 01:51 pm (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2016-11-10 07:51 pm (UTC)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?
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Date: 2016-11-10 09:12 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2016-11-10 09:24 pm (UTC)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.
Inb4 SO MUCH VAGUE STUFF IN CANON SO I STAY VAGUE HERE
Date: 2016-11-10 09:36 pm (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2016-11-10 09:59 pm (UTC)[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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