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[sharingone]

--You doing it now?

Yeah.

[There’s a short pause as the user notices he is finally recording. No video though, just audio.]

Tell me about these so called ‘Gods’ and how they manage to abduct people so easily.

[He’s figured out how the bracelet network works now, so knows he can just ask all of his questions in one go, and people will answer.]

And what’s the point in bringing people in then sealing their abilities? That’s not how you win a war.

Oi, Sasuke.

[A thud and then-- a hand. Oops. Guess the feed has changed to a video. There’s Naruto, hanging behind Sasuke with an arm over his shoulder, and his chin propped on the other one.]

There. Hey. Yeah, so -- if you know stuff?

…Naruto.

[The dark haired guy is scowling now before raising an arm-- and promptly elbowing the blond in the gut.]

Te-Ow! What the heck!? [Now you see him, now you don’t.]

Tch.

[Ignoring the other, Sasuke reaches out and cuts the feed. So much for remaining anonymous.]

Comments

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Could've been exploding heads. I got a lot of different stories when I asked about it.

[He's casual, just a bit taunting. This could get fun.]

[kuramaless]

Exploding?

What like, did they just-- Boom without warning?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Ask someone who was here for it. Like I said, all I got was stories.

They'll fuck with you, though. I can promise you that much.

[kuramaless]

Oh. I thought you meant you were there.

Man-- why would they do that though? They need us here right? T'fight and stuff?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Punishment. Fun. A lesson. Depends on which god gets you.

[kuramaless]

...

[He glances off camera, very likely at Sasuke because boy - he knows people who want to punish that kid.]

I guess-- I mean, it's people that ain't doin' what they want right?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

You never know. I've seen kids get cursed around here.

[He leans toward the feed a little, grinning.]

Sometimes the whole place gets cursed. Those are really fun.

[Actually, it was sort of soul-destroying, but he just likes freaking this guy out.]

[kuramaless]

... Kids, like children kids? [As in people younger than him, because you look kinda old.]

Everyone gets cursed? Like, at the same time? What kinda curse? Not like-- ghosts and stuff right?

[several days later]

[ex_outofcontrol435]

[He's eighteen, man, not a dinosaur.]

Yeah, like children. And how would you feel about having people be able to walk into your worst nightmares? How's that sound for a curse?

[kuramaless]

[Doesn't look like it from here!]

... Oh.

[He's thinking on it.]

Is that what just happened to you!?

[That's why you've been ages, right?]

[ex_outofcontrol435]

[Oh god, the flattest look in the world.]

Did it happen to you? No? Probably not, then.

Few of us went on a little trip, and apparently their network here doesn't stretch that far past city borders.

[kuramaless]

I thought it just happens to like - one person sometimes?

[Huff.]

Where'd you go?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

A field trip. Keep your ear to the ground and you can find out about groups that are getting out of here for something better than the gods' spare chores. There's Utgard, too, I think you can go there anytime.

Keep a weapon on you if you go through any of the gates, though. [His face loses its humour for the first time, darkening considerably.]

[kuramaless]

Oh. Really?

What's Utgard? Which was is it?

[It doesn't take a genius thankfully to see the severity in that statement.]

Where'd you get your weapons then?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

We went to Svart - something. Where the dwarves live. But I've never been to Utgard, so ask someone else about that.

There's weapons shops around here. I got my first one five-finger discount and the next from a friend, though, so I don't know how much they'll cost you.

[kuramaless]

Right, at least there's a shop t'buy that kinda stuff. [He'll go check it out.]

Didn't you have any money or something?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

[Honestly. Honestly?]

You should know by now that they don't just hand shit out around here. I needed a weapon faster than I could get a job.

They figure you out around here, though. The city's too damn small. Even the best can't get by on it forever.

[kuramaless]

[Honestly. :|]

Well, yeah I know that. [No you don't.]

It kinda seem pretty big to me, this whole place y'know?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Big? [He laughs at that.] What are the cities like where you're from? This'd be considered a suburb back home, and a pretty shitty one.

[kuramaless]

Yeah, big.

[He's frowning, who do you think you are?!

I dunno, they're-- well. Maybe like this?