5th Joke [Written]

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It isn't fair. Why do they always get taken? Why isn't there anything we can do to stop this? I hate this place. ...But I know I can't leave. There isn't anywhere for me to go back to. Living here is cruel and I can't even tell them.

I wish Shinpachi was back already.

[End]

So...who has a pet here? Preferably cute ones.

Can I see them?

Comments

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Probably a war and someone wanted ta' get rid of unsavory things in the past. Stuff like that happens sometimes, though not for a whole century.

[Least not where he's from, but since she's posed the question, Heisuke tries to think of a reason. Why would an entire century just disappear? And a history written in pictures? Oh! OH HE'S GOT IT!]

I GOT IT! Maybe someone made a huge blanket!!

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

[She stares at you.]

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

A joke?

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[No, he was serious! ;A; But he'll laugh a bit and shrug.]

Apparently a not so good one since you ain't laughin'.

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

[She smiles a little]

I've been told I have a strange sense of humor.

[A moment and then:]

What are you captain of?

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Haha, I've been told that too!

[And that he's stupid and should keep his mouth shut, but he never listens. Instead, he takes a drink and then stops dead when Robin asks about the captain then. He lowers the cup and rolls it in his hands.]

Guess I should say 'used' ta' be... Kinda did a stupid thing and can't go back anymore. People're takin' it pretty okay, but... Um.

[Abrupt topic change!]

Hey! So you can't go 'round doing the runes thing here, right? What kinda things do you do here?

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

[A harsh past. She wonders what he did but she won't ask.]

Here? [Not a happy smile this time. Can you tell?]

No, I can't. What is there to do? Meet prisoners from different worlds, read histories that have no bearing on my own. It's a static place, don't you think?

[You can't move forward, you can't move back, only if the Malnosso deem it so]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

I dunno. It's...kinda nice. [He's alive here, after all. He stares down at the cup again, wishing he didn't keep asking the wrong questions to this girl.]

Don't always have to go doin' something, do we? Just...being here is kinda nice.

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

[Another who is content to stay. She still doesn't understand. No matter what this place can offer is the price really worth it?]

I would rather be my own person.

[Then some rat in a cage.]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[To him, it is. But explaining that would mean explaining a lot of stuff.]

Who says you can't be here? It ain't like they take that away from ya'. Your freedom, maybe, but even that can't really be taken 'less you decide to give it.

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

You seem like you're a bit of an optimist, Hei-chan.

[It's almost endearing]

I miss the sea. I thought I would never see it again. And then when I did, I thought I would never leave it and then I came here. What I had was already taken.

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[Can't be much more than an optimist after cheating death. He perks up at the mention of the sea though.]

Oh! Oh!! There's a beach here! And an ocean! And I dunno how big it is, but it's gotta be big, right?

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

There's an end to it. A barrier.

[Does no one read the journal thoroughly?]

And, in any case, even if you sailed it, you would have no where to go but right back where you started.

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Fail. He looks down, a bit saddened at that.]

Guess so. Can't imagine goin' a lot of places. I didn't travel too much 'cept for work. I guess I can see how you'd get kinda stir-crazy bein' stuck here.

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

I enjoy traveling. You should try it sometime. There are some interesting places even here.

[That is one small consolation, she supposes. At least it's not completely boring]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't know where ta' go here. Usually just hang out 'round town and keep an eye on the house.

[Wow, he just realized how boring that sounds.]

Where'd you suggest going?

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

[She leans forward a bit and stares at you]

Into the forest. As deep as you can go. As dark as it can get. And see what happens.

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[He'll lean in a little too, until he hears that forest part.]

...............Isn't that where Moro-sama lives?

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

Moro-sama?

[That is a name she hasn't heard]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

She's a GIANT WOLF. [And to indicate just how big, he throws his arms up in the air - thankfully after he puts his cup down.] GIANT!

And she said she eats people.

Eats people.

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

How fascinating. Have you seen her? Have you ever seen her actually eat someone?

[Now you really have her attention]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Saw her, yeah, and even talked to her but a bit, but I ain't seen her eat anyone yet. Said she doesn't like the taste, but that she does it sometimes.

Kinda freaky, huh?

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

She sounds wonderful. Will you take me to meet her?

[After all it is always best to approach giant creatures with someone who has yet to be eaten by them]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[This face, Robin. This face.]

...I just said she eats people and you wanna go and say hello?

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[toujoursfluer.livejournal.com]

[This face back at you]

Of course.


[Why? Don't you?]