Oдин / Video // Aпрель 8

[ferroustigmata]

[Good morning, Death City! Have an injured, unfamiliar teenager on your network this morning!]

I have a few questions.

[Gee, someone sure is to the point.]

First of all: Why do the sun and moon have faces?

[This, ladies and gentlemen, is the kind irritability that comes up when you don't get a good night's sleep. He would have a hard enough time just trying to get asleep considering that yesterday he showed up in a place half-way across the world (as far as he knows) instantaneously without any warning and a barely comprehensible excuse. But the feeling that someone was watching him a little too intently all night sealed the deal, and now Sasha is functioning on the half-hour of sleep he managed to get right before dawn.]

Second: Why is everything around here named so morbidly?

I know America is supposed to be the land of the backward, but could you at least tone it down for the newcomers? Sudden spacial displacement is jarring enough to begin with, trust me.

Third...

[He lets out a disheartened sigh.]

I'm trying to get to the clinic to get some stitches looked at. Two sets of conflicting directions have led me to...[He looks over his shoulder, and continues flatly:] "Death City Heights". [He turns back to the communicator.] So if someone could show me there, I'd appreciate it.

[The request is followed by a long, awkward silence of staring blankly at the communicator, then finally he mutters:]

Я говорю с зеркалом.

[And that's when his message ends.]

[OOC: Translations of Russian can always be found by hovering over the text!]

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[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

If you're still there, I can walk you over.

[[He was just finishing up getting a care package to bring over anyway]]

As for the first two questions... it might be easier to just sort of think of it as a theme park sort of town, only without the rides. [[He smiles at that. He's pretty sure he's the only one who actually appreciates the theme of it all, but it doesn't bug him]]

[Video]

[ferroustigmata]

[Well, he's in the process of finding shade...]

That's stupid.

[Sasha. Behave.]

[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Blinks once]] What, the town having a theme? It's no stranger than anything else.

[Video]

[bloodinbloom]

[She tilts her head]

That's kind of just a thing in this world. The sun and the moon having faces anyway.

I know how to answer the second and third question better though! The city was founded by a Death God so he thought of the theme. For your last question, I work at the clinic and am on my way there now. I can come get you.

[Video]

[ferroustigmata]

[Her answers just give him more questions to ask.]

...Death God?

[He's still in the vicinity, but he's trying to find somewhere to shelter himself from the sun. He can feel himself getting burned...]

[Video]

[bloodinbloom]

Mhm! Shinigami or something... anyway, it was Kid's dad.

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[itaidakimasu]

{Poor grump.}

The Moon drools, too. Someone I know got dripped on. It...It's probably best to forgo logic on that one.

But the death theme has to do with the fact that this city and school were founded by this world's God of Death. Plus, it's purpose is to house and train teams that basically go out and kill monsters to eat their souls, so. Yeah. Morbid is as morbid does, and so on.

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[ferroustigmata]

Wh...

...there will be a lot of logic forgone during my stay here, I predict.

[Or at least putting it off until the culture shock wears off.]

"Meisters" and their "Weapons", right?

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[itaidakimasu]

{Speaking of which...}

Yeah. Do you know which one you are? And has anybody explained just what a Weapon is?

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[atleast80]

Compared to everything else, is talking to a mirror really that strange?

[Spoken in slightly accented Russian. Who knew that skill would come in handy here?]

((OOC: Sadly, I do not actually know a lick of Russian, lol.))

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[ferroustigmata]

It's more of a matter of things compounding. I'm not in the state of mind to compare them.

[OOC: That's what Google Translate is for, ufufu...but for conversations, it's just easier to italicize them.]

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[atleast80]

You might want to consider trying. It will make you feel less awkward about talking to a mirror.

((OOC: After one of those translation sites tried to tell me 'death before dishonour' in Chinese was 'Persian Gulf' I haven't really trusted those things.))

[video]

[diedforyoursins]

[well, very one else seems to be taking care of your other questions, so...]

Are you Russian?

[video]

[ferroustigmata]

Yeah. I'm from northern Siberia.

[video]

[diedforyoursins]

I suppose this is quite a change for you, then. Вы предпочитаете говорить на русском языке?

[he's always been able to speak any language. some do come easier, though, and russian is one of them, if only because of the members of SEELE that hailed from there.]

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[draculabackwards]

I have never liked the way the sun and moon look. For whatever reason, that is simply how they are.

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[ferroustigmata]

Does the feeling of being watched constantly ever go away?

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[itsalright]

I think the faces on the sun and the moon are cute. [They laugh too it's just adorable to Yuuichi...]

I'm not sure why things are named as they are but I find the names a bit charming. It's like this whole town has a theme, and it really sticks to it!

Oh, and if you still need directions to the clinic, I can take you.

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[ferroustigmata]

They're creepy.

I've already taken care of my errand at the clinic.

[voice]

[crs01]

...I trust Rosalia has taken care of you at the clinic? I did not see this message until a bit later...

[voice]

[ferroustigmata]

She has. Thank you.

[Video]

[morecowbell]

You'll get used to most of the oddities around here soon enough. Just keep your eyes from straying upwards while you're outside...

[Video]

[ferroustigmata]

Easier said than done when it feels like they're watching you all the time. Sunglasses might be a due investment.

[ ᴀсᴛıᴏɴ ] - Later that day!

[armorbound]

[With the day coming to an end and most people preparing to wind down for the evening, Alphonse is preparing for another evening of patrolling the streets. With the recent attacks and the state of city it's even more important that The Watch has eyes out and has a presence in case anyone is in need of help. With plans to meet up in the center of the first outer residential zone half way through their shift to check in with one another. Pausing when he nears the barn like structure of the Horrorspital, Al checks in briefly to see if he can be of any assistance and it's not long before those on duty have him removing some heavier things outside to make room for those still coming in to receive treatment form the the attacks. He doesn't mind the intense physical labor, but once he's finished he does take a small break to admire a group of felines which seem to have been displaced in the chaos as they fish for a meal in some of the dumpsters near by.]

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[ferroustigmata]

[By now, Sasha has had a proper nap to regain some of those hours of sleep he'd lost, as well as stocking his apartment with the basics. There was one chore that still needed to be done, and the cargo pocket-shaped indent on his leg when he woke up was an indication that he really should not put off getting clothes any longer.

With the instructions Yako had given him earlier in his hand, he stops at the entrance of the Horrorspital and checks the directions once again. During his pause, something catches his eye and he looks toward the dumpsters.

That's strange. He doesn't remember that suit of armor being there earlier. It doesn't look like it's in bad enough shape to merit being thrown out, either...]