audio;

[extradite]

[ As it happens, the boy's voice could be a little quieter, a little more distant - possibly, if he'd ridden in with a horde of the undead. ]

How do you... resign?

[ Slight pause. ]

When I tried to, they weren't the right words. Right sounding. Right on paper. Right to think abou - ...right. Sorry. That's impolite to ask all of a sudden, without a proper greeting. My bad.

[ A hint louder, more rehearsed - ]

Good day. Pleased to meet you. How do you do.

[ And now back to the pathetic old track. ]

If it's all the same to you: how do you resign from something like this?

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audio;

[trouser_chimp]

Oh, how terribly rude of me not to introduce myself sooner! I'm so sorry for my lack of manners!

My name is Ritsu Sohma.

audio;

[extradite]

Ah - no, no. It's not that.

[ mumbled - ]

I need the name of the person I'm supposed to look for to tell when I find out. That's all.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

Oh... how kind of you! Thank you very much!

audio;

[extradite]

[ hesitantly, because she is, as it happens, far too kind - ]

There's no need. I didn't offer. You asked.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

[And that makes for three people who've mistaken him for a girl in Asguard. New record.]

I'm still very grateful, you could have said no. So I truly appreciate this.

audio;

[extradite]

...it's too simple for something like that.

[ And now for the terrifying part - ]

How long since you...?

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

... How long since I...?

audio;

[extradite]

'Arrived'? 'Were taken here'? I don't know the proper way to put it.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

[There's a pause as he counts on his fingers.]

... Five days, I believe.

audio;

[extradite]

Did you go to your - 'House'?

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

Indeed. It's of Sigyn. It's very nice... far too nice for someone like me.

audio;

[extradite]

[ quietly ]

It's an abductors' camp. It can't be that nice.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

They do provide free accommodation... at least, as far as I know... it could be possible they're charging me and I was too stupid to find out!

audio;

[extradite]

There's no one who wouldn't notice.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

I'm so terribly and utterly ignorant of my situation! I really am the worst kind of guest!

audio;

[extradite]

[ Why must people always need consoling around him?

It's - inconvenient. ]

...you're not one. A guest.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

You're right, I don't even deserve the title of guest! I don't even deserve the title of human! I don't deserve anythiiiing!

audio;

[extradite]

[ He takes a second. Two. Then, quietly - ]

I won't tell anyone.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

[Sniffle.]

You won't?

audio;

[extradite]

[ Oh so carefully - ]

I won't.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

Oh, thank you.

audio; 1/2

[extradite]

You...

audio;

[extradite]

You're afraid.

audio;

[trouser_chimp]

Constantly! I'm a very pitiful and frightful creature.

[... he says so cheerily.]

audio;

[extradite]

...don't tell me that.