soul_campaign | [video] January 29, evening

[The video comes on to a kimono-clad lady who seems to be mid-tirade, hiding in a back alley. She doesn't know how to aim a camera at her face so you get to see her upside down, mostly a chest shot.]

--if I'm not checking the knitting of the bones and nerves he may lose use of his hand. Ken-san, his body is still recovering from fighting that Shishio Makoto! He nearly died and he needs treatment still! Not to mention, I have patients in Tokyo who are waiting for me to return. Furuhashi-san’s baby won’t deliver itself, and she is a first-time mother. Dr. Gensai will need my help.

Are you even listening? [She smacks the mirror with her hand a few times for good measure, frowning angrily.] I went on your "tour" and I don't care what you want me to do. I've had enough of this. You spoiled little "Death God" boy, and all of you brightly-colored-hair devils, you stop playing around with people’s lives. Human beings are not your pawns to control. Return me to that train right now.

[She huffs imperiously and pushes buttons. She thinks she has turned the mirror off, but has actually simply pressed the wrong button. Now she moves off-camera and is muttering to herself in worry and panic.]

Tch. What am I to do...? This can’t possibly be real--

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Well. [An awkward pause, and she looks away, the heat of her anger slightly cooled by his courtesy and seeming humility.]

Well. Hmph.

How do you intend to take responsibility, young man?

As both the current acting Shinigami and as the one who started this unfortunate chain of events, I will do whatever I can to help the guests as long as they are here. We're doing all that we can to see if there is not some other way to return everyone, but in the meantime we will house and protect all who are taken from their worlds by BREW.

I know that there could be more that I can do, and if there is anything I can do, I'll do it.

It may not be the most satisfactory answer, but it's the only one I can give.

[Her eyes are filling with tears anger and grief.]

That isn't good enough! I don't want to be housed or protected by you! I want to know my precious people are safe! Can't you understand that!

[he feels bad. really bad. it's a face and emotion he has seen countless times before. but not trace of emotion flickers across his face. instead he retains the same neutral front, hiding whatever he may feel. there was no need for him to go on yet another guilt trip. that would get no one anywhere.]

I do.

And I can assure you that your patients are safe back in your world.

I cannot explain this, and whether you believe me is up to you. But others will tell you the same—even though you are here, you are also still in your world due to some strange time paradox that was most likely created by BREW.

[Megumi exhales shakily, through her nose. She turns away from the screen so that her back is to it. When she speaks, her voice is quite small.]

Very well. I suppose that is all there is to say, and there is nothing to be done about it.

[She lifts a sleeve to her face, and she can be heard saying the following in a muffled whisper]

In any case, I am glad it was just me that had to come here and not... not Kaoru or Ken-san.

[he has no idea if her friends were here nor did he really want to tell her that it was still possible that they were. so he'll just say:]

Again I apologize And if you ever need anything, do not hesitate to ask. If not from Shibusen, the other guests will be more than happy to assist you.

[Megumi just nods, too upset to say anything else. Kid can hear her sniffing and crying silently before she turns the feed off.]

Edited 2012-03-05 01:59 (UTC)

[video] January 29, evening

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