First blossom ❀ Video.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

[Enjoy Byakuya's usual blank face, no real hint of emotion present.]

It is foolish to close one's eyes to reality, but by the same token, it is ridiculous to expect those who have been brought here will simply bow our necks and accept a duty imposed on us by foreign gods, questioning nothing.

[A small pause.]

I am, however, willing to admit there has been no inconsistency to be found between what we have been told, and the world we are currently in. I urge anyone who has, however, to step forward and speak. Perhaps then, if this is meant to be a silly charade, it will fall apart before too long.

[And if it's not a silly prank of some sort... welp. He doesn't say that, though.]

Additionally, should anyone hailing from Seireitei be present, I request they make themselves known at once.

Comments

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

Is it not obvious?

[His lips twitch.]

They need emotions, and at least for now, we have provided them confusion, anxiety, despair, anger, surprise, and so forth.

[democratize]

Yeah, but everyone has feelings, man.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

[His left eyelid might have twitched at that 'man'. He has a name, thankyouverymuch, though he's not telling you it unless you introduce yourself properly. :| Give him a moment to say what he thinks without embarrassing himself by calling himself emotional.]

But not the same quality of emotion.

[democratize]

[Alibaba does know proper manners and such, but man he's not terribly fond of it] Quality, huh?

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

To put it somehow.

[democratize]

I see... Still doesn't make sense--what makes our feelings better than the next guy's?

I'll think about it some more, I guess. Thanks for the help, though.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

Hn.

[Byakuya shrugs, and says nothing.]

[democratize]

[it'll be a few minutes before Alibaba will reply again]

Oh, I forgot. My name's Alibaba, from Balbadd! Does that sound familiar to you?

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

No.

[Have a blank face! Like the blank faces you've been getting since this conversation started!]

[democratize]

[Alibaba didn't expect much--he's a quick learner] Just checking. Seireitei didn't sound too familiar to me, so I didn't think we were from the same world.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[Pause.]

But that seems to be the norm.

[democratize]

It's kinda weird... I never imagined there would be any other worlds, let alone a lot of them.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

[A minute puzzled frown.]

Whyever not?

[democratize]

[shrugging] Guess I was too caught up in thinking about Dungeons and exploring my own. My philosophy tutor might have mentioned something like that, but I was never good at philosophy.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

You do your teachers a disservice, if you do not try to master what they teach you.

[democratize]

[laughing a little] I tried my best, but I was never good at that sort of thing. I liked economics better.

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

[Fascinating. :|]

Hmm.

[democratize]

Does that mean that this kind of thing is taught in your world?

[notbyakushi.livejournal.com]

It makes no difference, whether it does or not.

[Kuchiki Byakuya, master of the non-answer.]

[democratize]

[>|] Cause if you have any ideas about it, then you might be able to help think of ways to get out.