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[mathis is, at least, freaking out a little less today! a little. he's dressed normally again, and when kanda comes across him, he's just finishing up with his knife; he straps it into place on his thigh, gives it a little tug to check it's secure, and breathes a little sigh as he straightens up again.
...then immediately shrinks in on himself a little when he spots kanda. but he doesn't run! progress.]
...then immediately shrinks in on himself a little when he spots kanda. but he doesn't run! progress.]
[The way sweet Mathis is exactly like one of his coworkers so he doesn't even bat an eyelash at this behavior
Kanda is also dressed normally again, and he has his hair tied up and a sheathed katana in his hand. Given how Mathis reacted when they met, Kanda would actually probably leave him alone, but this whole setup reeks of DGM bullshit to him and work overrides the small amount of niceness he does possess. So--]
You. [PLEASE learn people's names] Have you seen anyone suspicious around?
[Says the man who attacked someone yesterday]
Kanda is also dressed normally again, and he has his hair tied up and a sheathed katana in his hand. Given how Mathis reacted when they met, Kanda would actually probably leave him alone, but this whole setup reeks of DGM bullshit to him and work overrides the small amount of niceness he does possess. So--]
You. [PLEASE learn people's names] Have you seen anyone suspicious around?
[Says the man who attacked someone yesterday]
Eh? S-suspicious? Um, not... exactly...
[at least he hasn't seen anyone acting that way, he thinks.]
But some of those papers... they sound like they can't... actually be real.
[at least he hasn't seen anyone acting that way, he thinks.]
But some of those papers... they sound like they can't... actually be real.
How can anyone... be that old?
[SOME OF THESE AGES, MAN.]
[SOME OF THESE AGES, MAN.]
[Oh. Well--]
Some people aren't human.
[Just says this like it's normal]
Some people aren't human.
[Just says this like it's normal]
But they don't look like they're Relivers... I-I even saw someone with lines on his face, and white hair-!
[UNHEARD OF.]
[UNHEARD OF.]
[HELPPP the sprace virches don't know what they were missing
The way Kanda doesn't know he's talking about Old Age so he's just like "who the hell has lines (tattoo) on their face"
More importantly:]
Like what?
The way Kanda doesn't know he's talking about Old Age so he's just like "who the hell has lines (tattoo) on their face"
More importantly:]
Like what?
O-oh. Um... I'm sorry, I wasn't supposed to...
[failed step one of being arpechelean which is don't tell foreigners about relivers
but everyone seems to be from such different places...]
[failed step one of being arpechelean which is don't tell foreigners about relivers
but everyone seems to be from such different places...]
[stares at him
is he waiting for an explanation or just waiting for Mathis to commit to keeping it secret... who's to say]
is he waiting for an explanation or just waiting for Mathis to commit to keeping it secret... who's to say]
Well, i-it's... probably all right... you're all from such different places.
[not one of you has heard of arpechele, so surely you're not going to like, come invade the country.]
They're- people who have revived in a cloned body.
[not one of you has heard of arpechele, so surely you're not going to like, come invade the country.]
They're- people who have revived in a cloned body.
[I need you to know this is the funniest possible thread for reasons I cannot explain
He stares at Mathis even harder, clearly looking for something or trying to figure something out.]
...Are you with the Order?
He stares at Mathis even harder, clearly looking for something or trying to figure something out.]
...Are you with the Order?
[Hm. Well, that basically answers his question, but just in case--]
The Black Order.
The Black Order.
I'm sorry, but I... I haven't heard of them.
[mathis you don't have to apologize for EVERYTHING.]
[mathis you don't have to apologize for EVERYTHING.]
[MATHIS BE CONFIDENT Kanda does not and will never say, and in fact will have the opposite effect on account of being himself]
Where can they be found?
Where can they be found?
I... I don't know...? Um, I don't understand...
[he just said he hasn't heard of them what is the deal]
[he just said he hasn't heard of them what is the deal]
[Kanda looks exasperated, even though he's the one who failed to explain properly, because he's an asshole]
I meant the Relivers.
I meant the Relivers.
I don't... think I can say...
[NOT WHEN HE'S ASKING IN A THREATENING WAY or what mathis... perceives as a threat...]
[NOT WHEN HE'S ASKING IN A THREATENING WAY or what mathis... perceives as a threat...]
[He would be correct yeah. Kanda pulls out his sword and stabs him just to be sure (no I'm kidding)
He studies him a little longer and does nothing at all to seem less threatening. Thanks Kanda.
Eventually:]
You're not one. [It's probably a question]
He studies him a little longer and does nothing at all to seem less threatening. Thanks Kanda.
Eventually:]
You're not one. [It's probably a question]
N-no. I'm not. It's... too early to decide that, yet...
[please he is a tiny little guyyyy.]
[please he is a tiny little guyyyy.]
[? He narrows his eyes slightly.]
Too early?
[BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DEAD YET, MATHIS? AND YOU NEED TO BE DEAD TO BECOME AReliver AKUMA? YEAH THAT'S WHAT HE THOUGHT]
Too early?
[BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DEAD YET, MATHIS? AND YOU NEED TO BE DEAD TO BECOME A
I'm not that close to being twenty-three-! Nobody would... want to always be seventeen...
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