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[eyeforaneye]

[ There is nothing even remotely cheerful in Sasuke's expression as the video clicks on. Far from it. Please, stop watching while you can. ]

I think Sadiq Adnan is attractive. As a male, he is adequate.

That's all.

[ And it clicks off. Helpful hint? A bet has gone awry. ]

Comments

[fierybluebird]

Several.

Ask Japan.

[eyeforaneye]

... I see. You're referring to the event when that other guy was also involved.

Greece.

[fierybluebird]

It's also the hat, his unrelenting hitting on Japan only to Japan's insistence that it doesn't mean anything because of course he thinks no one could possibly hit on him--

[Clamps his teeth shut and looks annoyed.]

He also hates vampires and threatened to kill them all in the city. Unforgivable. Although now he's dating one? Fuck if I understand it.

[eyeforaneye]

I didn't realize you had an allegiance with vampires. [ 'Vampire' is still a new term for him altogether. ] Although they're not really dating. It's a lie. [ He will not be convinced otherwise. ]

Hearing that he would make those sorts of comments towards Japan does not surprise me, particularly.

[fierybluebird]

It's the ongoing thing I have for non-humans. [And outcasts. And also his niece is one. Though he knows Tatsumi is more than capable of taking care of himself, there are a few other vampires who wouldn't hurt a fly kicking around. Plus this whole big thing of busting them out of the asylum in AU Discedo. Long story.]

I knew it had to be a lie, she barely knew his name. Was that part of getting you to do this whole thing?

[... Scowls more at the last part, but doesn't address it.]

[eyeforaneye]

[ ... Technically he's not supposed to mention that there was a bet at all, but it isn't it obvious at this point? ]

Ah. That's correct.

Someone being human or otherwise does not make them inherently evil. Or inherently good. You should be careful.

[fierybluebird]

[Completely loses the scowl at that, switching into a more cocky smirk.]

You forget my occupation. I don't find terms like "good" or "evil" mean anything to me.

But thanks, I'm well aware of the dangers and that it can be dangerous to me as well as others. Still, reminders couldn't hurt to keep me in check, eh?

[eyeforaneye]

I understand what it's like to live a dangerous life. Good and evil should still exist for you, even if they're relative.

I'm not trying to patronize you.

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[fierybluebird]

What I consider "good" has nothing to do with morals. So I'll stick to hard facts and consequences.

No worries matey, I didn't think you were.

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[fierybluebird]

[Just puts up a filter on this thing.]

I'm aware the complications with being innately dangerous, eh? And just because someone is an outcast doesn't mean they won't ever react badly, hell in some cases maybe it's more likely, and a rough history is not an excuse.

I don't underestimate someone like Tatsumi or Eridan, if you ever met him. I've been betrayed before, I know better than to think that just because someone was an outcast they'll be loyal to new friends or family.

I also know what it's like to be an outcast and then given one and only place in the world to feel accepted, loved, and free. I'm not a mission or anything. But it's not about "good" or "evil" for me. Some people just need someone to see more to their existence than a violent animal.

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[eyeforaneye]

I believe that you would understand that. It's a little similar to only be known for your name, regardless of whether or not people love it or fear it. People need to use labels for others in order to judge them quickly; that's part of human nature. A monster is just another label like that.

"Morals" are also arbitrarily decided. People do what works for them; I don't want to hear preaching about morality from those kinds of hypocrites. To decide good and evil on your own is better.

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[fierybluebird]

I don't know that I'd call it morals, eh.

More like cause and effect. If Tatsumi kills someone, then someone will try to kill him again or make his life even harder. So it's an action with unfavorable consequences.

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[eyeforaneye]

I agree. People should take care of their own affairs without others trying to pass premature judgment.

Whatever Tatsumi does, he'll have to deal with the repercussions. It's his own choice.

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[fierybluebird]

Correct. Doesn't mean I can't do a little bit here and there to keep him from getting killed again, eh?

Not because I think he's a good guy, or because I think he's not evil. It just seems stupid.

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[eyeforaneye]

Not all fighting is stupid. It's just a matter of people knowing what they're doing whenever they make an enemy for the first time.

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[fierybluebird]

No, what's stupid is watching him die over and over because he and America can't safely balance the double reach around between a kismesis or matesprit relationship.

[OTL. This is why Japan tried not to let Marco get so caught up in the troll ideas of romance.]

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[eyeforaneye]

[ Oh, Marco lost him so beautifully. ]

America? [ Really lost him. ]

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[fierybluebird]

Aye, you know, the person who killed him last time? The crazy one who replaced his hand with a chainsaw?

If anyone's going to kill Tatsumi again, it'll be because of that whole affair.

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[eyeforaneye]

... ah.

You can trust me, at least, to leave him alone. I have no fight with him. [ No, Sasuke will just quietly wonder what a chainsaw is. Ninja technology is really all over the place. ]

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[fierybluebird]

[A shrug.] I already figured you wouldn't kill him unless he did something to need it. I'm not trying to protect him as much as make life easier I suppose.

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[eyeforaneye]

For him specifically or for everyone?

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[fierybluebird]

[Laughs.] For me.

It's not like the scientists are sending him back soon, [And he wouldn't have anywhere to go to if they did] and having to explain everything over and over to the same person is annoying. It's like... I like having England back and and around, but I've explained things to him five times. As a phoenix... you get used to it a little, but it's frustrating to remember things about people and know they don't know anything about you. Manners dictate sometimes pretending to be oblivious, but usually I get fed up with that fast.

It's probably ironic coming from a phoenix, but starting over a thousand times gets grating.

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[eyeforaneye]

[ He actually finds this a little amusing, in an un-ironic sense. Unfortunate, perhaps, as well. ]

I wouldn't know what that's like. I don't think that I have the patience for anything like that. Endurance to see something through is a completely different matter.

Dealing with people can be much more troublesome.

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[fierybluebird]

Troublesome, but usually worth it. And in a long term sense I haven't found it not to be a requirement yet so at least I might as well minimize the future aggravations while I can, eh?

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[eyeforaneye]

Then you really must be a patient guy. I couldn't do it, not after that long.