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[ 13 | May 11th, Afternoon | Video ]
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['Keep calm'... that's what the video said. But he's anything -but- calm. With a fist slamming down on the counter, he finally lets it sink in. His jaw's tight and his eyes are steely.]
Some son of a bitch took Naoto!
[Then he turns his head away.]
And whoever did it must've taken Yako-san and Cupid, too. Damn it...! How did-!?
[He's at a loss. He's searched every part of Death City that he knew, but nothing turned up. He seems to have forgotten he was recording then, as his fists are balled his knuckles are turning a little white.]
Why the hell didn't I offer to walk with her to work...!?
['Keep calm'... that's what the video said. But he's anything -but- calm. With a fist slamming down on the counter, he finally lets it sink in. His jaw's tight and his eyes are steely.]
Some son of a bitch took Naoto!
[Then he turns his head away.]
And whoever did it must've taken Yako-san and Cupid, too. Damn it...! How did-!?
[He's at a loss. He's searched every part of Death City that he knew, but nothing turned up. He seems to have forgotten he was recording then, as his fists are balled his knuckles are turning a little white.]
Why the hell didn't I offer to walk with her to work...!?
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[He took a few opportunities to hunker down and get a better look at the ground. He had to think like her for a minute. Naoto never hurried anywhere, especially not to work; she always left with ample time to spare. But he was seeing nothing like any piece of what she wore or anything. He hoped the street cleaners weren't being super thorough this week...]
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You don't really believe that nonsense about flying around on brooms, do you? And magic doesn't work like that! [If Kanji was thinking about it, he might realize she sounded oddly annoyed about the issue.]
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I mean, it ain't like I'm a Witch or nothin', so how the hell should I know how magic is 'supposed' to work outside of TV shows or however the ones here work?
[Damn it, that was just a piece of blue trash, no clothing fibers or anything. Grr...]
What, you use magic back home or somethin'?
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I... Um, no but, I mean, that's something that only happens on TV or in the movies! Because who even believes in witches anymore? Where I came from, witch hunts went out of style in the 1700s. And honestly, I find it appalling that folks here are still carrying out such a practice!
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[He turned to her.]
The Witches here don't give a shit about anything but puttin' the world on a silver platter for the damn kishin! They put the Black Blood in the water to make us kill each other, fed us to the goddamn kishin eggs!
We're cattle to these fuckin' hags.
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Do you realize how many people were killed in the historical witch hunts? Tens of thousands. Burned, hanged, drowned on accusations of witchcraft. It was mostly just a convenient disguise for personal vendettas! I'll give you the demons but I question this blame everything on witches mentality this place seems to have.
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They're different here. Most of 'em, anyway. The ones we're after want us dead, Lily.
[But then he looked up at her again, expression weary.]
Experiments on humans. Brainwashing. Artifacts that induce madness and that moral manipulation machine. It all sucks because I know people here who were witches back home. I get why they're pissed and scared that they'll be lumped in with 'em... they're not the same as the ones here. Everywhere else, they can be good people.
I just can't forgive this world's witches! Not after everything they've done. I watched so many people die down there, had to sit in the dark and hear 'em screamin' for help. I just...
[He balled his fists.]
Don't... don't defend 'em, damn it.
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We'll argue about this later.
[With a frustrated sigh, she turned and continued down the street, scanning the pavement.]