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For those new or haven't kept up with anything, Lavi and Cross are gone. [Kanda's voice is completely focused on the business side of things, not allowing any emotions to leak in. Things can't be done if he's busy brooding or moping or whatever.
Right now? Kanda just wants to get out of here. Out of Nesreca, away from Credinta, out of Russia. Enough is enough.]
Cross left some money to me, and I imagine supplies are pretty low. Tell me what you need and I'll go to Credinta, preferably alone.
[There's a pause that lasts for a moment or two, as if trying to gather his thoughts.]
It's been several years. We need to make more active attempts in getting the hell out of here, whether it be returning to our own worlds, or finding a way to take someone with us. [He's tired of just living, just surviving; it's not worth it anymore. Not to mention that he's utterly failed in a promise to Allen that he wasn't doing just that, and he needs to make amends on that promise.]
Projects on fixing things can wait. Getting out of here, whether it be through killing Libitina's master, freeing Libitina, or flat out walking to another country, we need to do it.
Preferably before another several years pass. | |
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would anyone happen to have a flint?
[Because theirs is gone and it's difficult to keep three people warm when one's a grump that avoids physical contact.] | |
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[It’s a bright, sunny day outside, out in a field where there’s trees sparsely providing shade as the sun shines brightly. Then, a gloved hand comes up to block the sun’s rays, and then comes into view a field of dead lotus flowers, and just a ways past the gloved hand stands a young woman, blonde and dressed casually for the age, with her back turned.
“Hey, do you know what this flower is? It reaches for the sky.” The voice sounds like it belongs to a man, but it most definitely doesn’t belong to Kanda.
As the woman turns, the memory begins to fade out, her voice also growing fainter as she answers.
“A lotus flower. It grows from the mud, towards the sky, and makes the world a fragrant place.”
When the memory comes back into focus, it’s the same gloved hand, in a different field this time, reaching up toward the sky. There’s blood on the arm, the sleeve of the shown coat and glove are torn, providing some evidence of a kind of struggle.
The man’s voice speaks again, though it’s weaker now – hoarser, raspier. “I love you…forever.” The hand falls limply to the ground as a hideous looking akuma comes into view, resembling the appearance of a clown one would see in a horror show or house.
The akuma walks toward the man, cocking its head to one side. The man’s closing his eyes, and unfortunately the last thing he sees, hears, and feels, is the akuma above him. It bellows out “this is the final blow, exorcist!!” before there’s simply nothing.
Nothing but black. Cold, dark, endless black of death.
Then, there’s a bright light – back at the very first field of dead lotus. The very same hand’s reaching up to block the sun once more to get a better view.
It’s the woman that speaks up first. “I wish I could see it. The ground carpeted with flowers.”
“Maybe if we can see it someday, together…”
The woman turns towards the man, her face slightly flushed and a bright grin on her face, delighted by the idea. “Really? Even if we become grandpas and grandmas?”
“I’ll be waiting, forever.” The words echo, and once again things fade to black.
Major time shift. When things come back into focus again, buildings line the cobble streets, the neon signs, coupled with street lights, give illumination to the block during the night. Though, the street seems to be eerily empty with places that look like that caters to a…frisky and flamboyant lifestyle. (Cough, Cross, cough.)
Kanda’s with one other, a man of average height, fluffy brown hair pulled taut in a ponytail in back and thick not-quite-coke bottle glasses. Those of the Black Order will recognize him as none other than Johnny Gill.
There’s also a chubby girl wearing barely anything wearing a bear head mask (or is that really it’s head?), holding up a sign that reads “Sexy 500 ♥♥ More fire!”
The duo ignores the working girl and continues on, though they don’t make it very far before Johnny is grabbed by the working girl…and is taken into the air. Kidnapped. Kanda’s one to act quickly, ever, even with a few drinks in him. He activates his Innocence, sending it after the ‘girl’ as it tries to devour Johnny, its mouth open wide with a set of teeth that look like it belongs to a bear. It’s an akuma.
Before that happens, however, Mugen slices right through the akuma’s mouth, using its force to pin it to the brick wall of the closest building, dropping Johnny in the process. While Johnny’s down, Kanda uses him as a spring to lift himself up higher as he leaps up to take hold of his sword, literally crumbling the wall behind the akuma.
As he pulls his sword out, the akuma starts to laugh hysterically, calling Kanda a fool to have come back, that he should have just spent the rest of his life in peace, as the Order has no chance of winning. That akuma are being born more quickly, quickly quickly quickly— Clearly, he’s chosen hell.
But Kanda has none of it, choosing to ignore the akuma and kill it, leaving it to explode behind him as he lands safely back to the ground below. Johnny, having watched, does ask Kanda pretty much the same thing. Kanda answers as follows:
“I was the one that awakened him into Nea. … I didn’t care what happened to the Order… so, during the mission in Paris, when I caught a glimpse of that guy’s Noah transformation, I ignored it. Without even reporting it to Komui… I just let it be, because I hated the Order even more than the Noah and the akuma.” Kanda turns toward Johnny, giving the scientist a bit of a wry smile.
“But now…this regret simply won’t let me die peacefully.”
And then the feed ends.]
action;
[Those that decide to seek out Kanda will find him on the roof of the apartment building, sitting of the edge of the building and looking out at the city lights of Credinta, as it's nearing midnight. Past his bedtime. Don't worry, he's dressed for the chilly night. Just don't expect him to be very talkative at the moment.] | |
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[The feed's on for a long moment before Kanda lets out a breath and finally speaks.]
Has anyone seen the idiot rabbit? [Lavi.] Or the broody hermit, for that matter? [Sasuke.
Two missing people usually doesn't bode well. And Kanda's afraid of the outcome he's assuming.] | |
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i can't be the only one disturbed by this
[Especially when he's seen these phantoms freak out so many times it almost appears that they're trying to organize. some kind of exorcism.
Ghosts doing an exorcism would be kinda funny, though.] | |
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[When the feed comes on, it shows part of the town square and the greenery of the overgrown wildlife. The moon's out enough to give enough light to see, even as there's a light fog rolling in after the rain from the day prior.
The first thing heard, though, is an 'oof' and a flash of a leg as, whoever it is, falls flat on their ass. There's some grumbling and cursing under breath - questioning what the hell, when did it get to be night, where the hell was he, and this most definitely wasn't where he was sitting seconds ago.
The figure gets up, showing an Exorcists's boot. They don't seem to notice the PDA on the ground recording as they walk away from it, though speaking loud enough for it to catch their voice.]
The hell am I? [Give him a minute, folks.
And then the feed cuts.] | |
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[Outside room 106 sits a couple of wine bottles. One's empty, the other's full.
But that's not a part of the video.
It shows Kanda, sitting in his room (crowded mostly with Alma's things, but that's okay.)]
Cross. You've got things at your door, better pick them up before someone else does.
[Yeah, he knows it's your birthday :| Moves to turn off the feed before he pauses.]
Oh yeah. It's the idiot's birthday, you guys have fun with that. | |
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—avi! [The PDA's turned on as it hits the ground, showing (mostly) the muddy ground, but shows enough to show Kanda rushing toward a very injured Lavi, kneeling down next to him.]
Don't you dare die on me. [He moves to at least check the extent of Lavi's injuries, though doesn't move to administer any aid. Not yet, anyway.
Kanda's response is only a very bloody cough. Which. isn't good. He's looking for his PDA frantically before getting up to get to it with a very obvious limp. His leg's a bit bloody, but his injuries aren't the worry here.]
Whoever's closet to the bridge, Lavi needs help. Now.
[And then the feed's cut off, but not before a bloody thumbprint's smeared onto the screen.] | |
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[When the feed starts, it shows Kanda. Kanda out of jail. Where is he at? Why, he's at the recreational center, back facing the PDA and...
Well, he's shirtless. And at the indoor pool. His shirt's on the floor not far from him, and it looks like it's taken a pretty nasty beating from the rain.
He doesn't say anything, just moving to fix it hair as he tests the water at the pool.
Pretty much all he does before the feed cuts out. | |
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CROSS MARIAN! [No, this is not a happy Kanda Yu once the PDA is fixed on him. In fact, he looks livid. If one actually notices, they would see that Kanda...is also not in Nesreca at the moment. Rather, he's in Credinta, in what looks like...to be a bar. Pub. Club. Place.
Like a place Cross would definitely go to.
And Kanda does not care if he's yelling over the PDA. He really doesn't care.]
Take care of your own damn debt! Don't lay it on me because beansprout wasn't here!
[A growl of frustration before he's cutting the feed.]
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