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[encoder]

"Use this"? How am I supposed to use this piece of trash...?

[groangroangroan whiiine. the kid looks displeased, as do 90% of the people who first arrive here. he taps the red light with a gloved finger, continues to glare into its camera.]

... Right. So there's obviously peopl—

[he breaks off mid-sentence, eyebrows furrowing. turning, the camera swivels with him to catch sight of a department store and then his apparent cause for alarm*. but mental berating aside for not noticing the thing before it's literally within meters of him, yukio smiles. glances at the camera and tucks it into a coat pocket. enjoy the view of darkness for a while. calmly:]

Invaders must die.

[nope. she continues to move strangely, her crying more audible, it's as if it's she that's yet to notice him.]

What the hell.. I said, 'invaders must die'!

[a thud. the scraping of claws against broken cement, yukio taking a few faltering steps backward.]

INVADERS MUST D—

[WHAM. the recording ends.]

Comments

[encoder]

You're not gonna get much outta me. I'm kinda incapacitated already, if you hadn't noticed.

There's nothing fun about that.

[liquidate]

You asked! Just lemme know when you do man up.

We'll have a go then, how's that? [ Wink. ]

[encoder]

[ugh gross what was that.]

Do you want me to kill you, or something? Or just make a really challenging course.

[liquidate]

[ Suigetsu will never get less disgusting and innuendo-ridden. Fact. ]

You can try to kill me, you mean. I like a challenge - sounds fun, shrimp!

[encoder]

You mean troublesome. What's in it for me, huh?

[liquidate]

... Experience?

[encoder]

You want to give me experience points so I can level up?

[liquidate]

... [ Deadpan. ] Sure, kid, whatever you say.

[encoder]

But I'm already maxed out...

[liquidate]

Well, good, hopefully I'll get a good show!

Prey that doesn't put up a fight is boring.

[encoder]

[... still doesn't see what's in it for him, but whatever. kinda hoping suigetsu will just forget about it.]

Did you want any rules for it? Usually people have requests.

[liquidate]

Rules? What kind of rules? Don't touch the face or hair kind of rules?

[encoder]

[yes actually]

What a stupid rule...

[liquidate]

So I can cut your face and hair? Deal!

[encoder]

[...]

Only if I can make the floor lava, gravity 2.90011 m/s², and the humidity at 10%.

[liquidate]

EEEEEH?! NO WAY, LAVA IS OUT.

[encoder]

Why...?

I thought you wanted a challenge, you have a lot of falling time before you actually have to touch it.

[liquidate]

While I enjoy a stimulating challenge as much as the next guy, lava and I won't get along.

Look, bitch. That'd be a super big handicap for you, you know? When it's not agreed to, that's what we call cheating.

Are you a cheater?

i see what he's doing there

[encoder]

I never said I'd be going by the same conditions as you...

dohohohohoho!

[liquidate]

It's only fair if we both play on the same terrain, shithead!

[encoder]

Then I can't play with you, because that's not how my abilities work.

[liquidate]

If you can materialize lava, just get yourself a sword or something. What's so hard about that?

[encoder]

Dunno how to use a sword. See, that'd be unfair.

[liquidate]

What do you know how to use?

[encoder]

Electronics.