extermination 003/eighth dance // video

[taijiya]

[The video feed clicks on followed by a clatter and a happy meow; unfortunately the only view is of the Hold’s ceiling, but familiar voices of Sango and Kagura follow.]

Kirara, there you are! How long has it been?

Sango. [Kagura does not sound amused at all, a tone of distaste in her voice. She picks up the tablet, handing it over to Sango. Kagura’s not in normal attire; in fact, her hair is all done up with ornaments and she seems to be wearing a wedding dress, her face covered by a partly ripped up veil. ] It’s yours.

Oh? She must have turned it on accidentally. [Sango takes the tablet and looks into it; sporting a similar updo and dress, with Kirara perched on her shoulder, she gives Exsilium a faint, somewhat weary smile.] Well, hello, then. We just returned from a mission, actually. Are all of them really so frustrating?

Like you can talk. [Kagura gives Sango a glance. She’s been through hell and back, and Sango had it easy.] I want my clothing and my fan. I could kill someone right now. Kicking him in the groin wasn’t enough for me. [She addresses Sango.] Why couldn’t I kill him, again?

Because there are things he still needs to do that will ultimately lead to the defeat of the United Earth, supposedly. [She sounds dubious at best, but turns to the tablet.] Anyway, what did we miss?

((ooc: replies from both Kagura and Sango!))

Comments

[video]

[beingmegucaissuffering]

Very little of consequence. There was a time travel mission, but it was only indirectly related to the war against United Earth.

[video]

[taijiya]

[Oh it's the creepy white cat-bunny thing again.]

Nothing like the last mission, then?

[beingmegucaissuffering]

Nothing at all. Many of the agents simply took the opportunity to relax on the beach.

[taijiya]

Wow, that actually sounds really nice... I think I would have preferred to go on that one.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

Where were you in the meantime, if I may ask?

[taijiya]

Apparently it was France, several hundred years ago. [She idly fingers the neckline of her pale pink dress, with a mixture of appreciation and skepticism.] Which was nice, except for some of the people.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

I imagine that difficult people are something of a universal constant across all eras.

[taijiya]

It would seem so, if the people I've met here are any indication.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

Indeed.

[private]

I'm also curious if you've given my offer any further thought.

perma private;

[taijiya]

[Sango's frown is immediate, but more out of contemplation than rejection.]

Perhaps some. It still sounds too good to be true.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

If it seems like an unreasonably good exchange, it's because our interests are very different. You have reasons to desire power or granted wishes, and what I desire doesn't require you giving me anything directly.

[taijiya]

It never works that way, Kyubey. I keep having this feeling that I don't have all the information.

Remind me what exactly you get out of it?

[beingmegucaissuffering]

My desire is for the universe as a whole to continue to survive for as long as possible.

Under normal circumstances, it is never possible for a system to output more energy than it had initially, meaning that any closed system is constantly wearing down towards inactivity. Magic, in the form that I would be giving to you, is an ability that produces more power than it consumes in defiance of the laws of physics.

The more magic is used, the more usable energy continues to exist in the universe.

[video]

[boundbyheart]

....What the fuck are you?

[beingmegucaissuffering]

It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kyubey; to put it in simple terms, I'm an alien.

[boundbyheart]

....[The term alien is foreign to her, doesn't really help.]

A demon, then. Kagura.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

Demons, as I'm familiar with the term, are evil creatures that wish great misfortune on humanity. I'm familiar with similar existences, but I assure you I have no ill will towards humans.

[boundbyheart]

.....[She can't argue with the definition, sadly.]

I am a demon, I don't care how you feel about humans.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

I see. It's possible that my definition doesn't apply in this case.

[boundbyheart]

No, you're right.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

Is that so?

[Interesting.]

If you wish for mankind to suffer, then why are you cooperating with the Initiative?

also, that last tag fhtyhty

[boundbyheart]

You think I asked to almost marry someone so nauseating?

Which mysterious tag would that be, sir and/or madam

[beingmegucaissuffering]

I'm not sure what you're talking about.

Madam, and you know.

[boundbyheart]

I almost got married on this mission. I would never wear something so strange if I had to.

[beingmegucaissuffering]

I see. For you to put up with such ordeals, there must be special circumstances encouraging you to stay.