soul_campaign | [14 // video // 10 March]

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[14 // video // 10 March]

[The video shows not the sender's face, but a puppy, most of a black-clad leg, and a bare foot with the remnants of black polish on the toenails. The puppy's growling and tugging at the jagged hem of the leather pants, as if they're a threat that must be neutralized.]

Who the hell does this belong to?

[Mello tries to pull his leg away, but the puppy seems to see this as escalation of the game, and gives a little bark before seizing the leather again.]

Hey! These were expensive, you little fucker!

[The picture goes dark as the communicator lands on the floor.]

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Sounds like it might be fairly accurate, actually. [ since it was more like a witch stalking her, even if she doesn't mention it out loud.. instead she curiously glances at the privating of the conversation. ]

.. Me? Yeah, I was pretty much on my own. Went out on a search for the truth of an event.

I went on a search, too. For revenge and justice.

I was fourteen, but I'd really been alone longer.

What a coincidence. I was alone for pretty long as well, actually, since I was about six or so. I guess this journey was the closest I got though to going around without supervision.

I lived in orphanages from the time I was five.

[It's interesting that their ages almost match up.]

What truth were you looking for, if you don't mind elaborating?

I don't mind talking about it. It's pretty much public and well known information where I come from. [ although she does note the earlier deal, huh, so this guy is at least in one way similar to her.. ]

It was the truth behind an incident in which an entire family and their servants died, about seventeen people. The police investigated, but they couldn't find the culprit. So I went to look for myself, considering that family was my own family. You can't just rely on cops to solve everything for you, apparently.

You found him?

[It's barely a question. Mello assumes she wouldn't tell the story unless she had.]

I went after a serial killer who murdered one of the only people I gave a damn about.

Not yet. I was in the middle of it before I was dumped in this place instead. [ hence why she has to go home, to finish all of it. ]

.. What about you then? Did you find them and give them what they deserve?

Damn right I did. I landed here right after the end.

You must be climbing the walls wanting out of here.

[He knows he would be, if he'd left unfinished business at home.]

I can't exactly say I plan on staying here if I have any choice in it. [ she does want to find out the truth more than anything, after all. ] But then again, there is little choice so far. If some people have been here for ages without realising how to get out of here, I doubt I suddenly will on my own. I'm not cocky enough to think that.

[It took Mello a long time to reach that conclusion, mostly because he felt he should've been able to find a way out, even if no one else had. Months here have cured him of that, especially with L, the one person he knows would find a way (if there were one), stuck here too.]

The evidence that we can't leave voluntarily is compelling. You're right: there's not much to do but make the best of the situation.

Too bad I've never been particularly good at that. [ she sighs. ] But then again, yeah, there's no choice.

[ .. although there's one more thing she's curious about.. ]

... What's your name?

It's not easy if you're used to being able to change your entire situation. [Says the voice of experience.]

I'm Mello. You?

Ange. [ She doesn't offer her last name for now - if he only gave one, then it doesn't matter either way, right? ]

I'll make sure to remember yours. It's good to know some reasonable people in a place like this.

Heh, and god knows they're few and far between. Nice to meet you.

[He doesn't usually bother to say this.]

Yeah, nice to meet you too, I guess.

[ it's the same with ange, really, since she's not the most social being ever.. but somehow she feels like she might be able to relate to this guy in some ways. ]

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