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[onemoredeath]

[ it opens with the sound of walking, the creak of a door opening followed by hard soled shoes on an old wooden floor. there's a creak of a lid opening, and then the scrape of a chair across the floor. There's a pause without sound and then there is a song. After it's done, Takegami plays a couple simple scales and then sighs. ]

That was an interesting interlude. Do try better next time, mm? I think I lasted a good two minutes laying in that alley. Mind, I am still pissed about my jacket. Do you know hard it is to find a good leather coat in this place? Blood does not come out of leather, never mind the holes. People and their guns. How messy.

[ yeah, he does not care about dying. in fact, he finds it a little funny. ]

What did I miss while I was spending time among the dearly departed?

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[feel_nevermore]

What do you mean exactly by 'look the part'?

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[onemoredeath]

A host is a kind of playboy and entertainer. If I did not look like one of them, I would not get as many tips.

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[feel_nevermore]

Oh, yes. That part. [She's almost forgotten about it.] I guess you were one of the most wanted ones.

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[onemoredeath]

[ He chuckles, moving over to check the fire. ]

Mind, I do not think that the killer part has a certain look I must maintain. But yes, I was very much in demand as both a host and as a man.

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[feel_nevermore]

You'd be wrong about that. I believe it's harder to suspect someone who's good looking. People tend to think that evil makes people look ugly. No matter how stupid that reasoning is.

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[onemoredeath]

And there that theory is laid to rest for I cannot be evil. After all, I help little old ladies across the street and do not hurt animals.

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[feel_nevermore]

So do I. And still that doesn't make you a hero.

You could simply be an exception.

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[onemoredeath]

True. I would not go out of my way to save someone I do not know unless it benefits me.

We all know there are exceptions to the rules.

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[feel_nevermore]

[She smirks slightly.] Definitely not a hero, then.

Indeed.

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[onemoredeath]

[ there is a slight smirk on his face as well. ] However, I will beat a man if they are cruel to a woman in front of me.

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[feel_nevermore]

[Perfectly deadpan.] Azar... A knight in shining armor. Those are the worst.

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[onemoredeath]

They can be so annoying. I just do not see any need to be mean to women.

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[feel_nevermore]

[She quirks a quizzical eyebrow at that. Ionae would probably disagree with that. But she doesn't say it out loud. She knows he knows her well enough by now to get it.]

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[onemoredeath]

I suppose there are exceptions to that as well. I can certainly be cruel to those that I do not consider women.

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[feel_nevermore]

I didn't know being a woman was a subjective notion.

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[onemoredeath]

That woman... She's not that human. Her reactions are strange and I find the urge to pull them apart to see exactly what she is thinking. It makes me cruel.

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[feel_nevermore]

Cruel?

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[onemoredeath]

There are very few reasons why I would twist someone's fears like I do with hers. Such a thing is cruel of me.

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[feel_nevermore]

It is indeed. But I guess we're all cruel to someone every once in a while.

Do you enjoy it?

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[onemoredeath]

A fleeting enjoyment at best. It's not much of a game if everyone jumps when I say 'boo'.

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[feel_nevermore]

[A slight smirk.] I guess I know the feeling. Pretty boring indeed.

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[onemoredeath]

I enjoy a challenge and a competition, but there hasn't been any of either here.

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[feel_nevermore]

Hmm. Maybe you should be careful what you wish for.

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[onemoredeath]

We shall see what the future brings me, mm?

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[feel_nevermore]

I guess we will, yes.