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HEARSE

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CHARACTER NAME

Ishmael

CIVILIAN NAME

Stanwix Melville

TEAM

Brimstone

HOUSING NUMBER

004

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[seafloor]

You can charge the lost z's to my account later.

Are you sure you wanna know who's keeping me up 'til the wee hours?

[wheft]

It's not my business now, is it...

Fine, I'll bite. Do you really want my opinion on who's got the weirdest powers around?

[seafloor]

Heheh.

Yes, I would.
And I had meant to ask Malkuth.

[ Fair's fair. ]

[wheft]

[ that girl... ]

And why are you texting Malkuth at 4am?

[seafloor]

Hey. One thing at a time.
Tell me about your designated weirdo and I'll tell you about Malkuth.

[wheft]

[ why the hell is this bozo telling her about malkuth like he's known her all his life. is he from the library too??? ]

I've got to say... Toji. Very muscular guy from Brimstone. He has this worm inside him that he stores all his weapons in, and he has to throw said worm up just to get them. It's... not a good sight.

[seafloor]

That's gross, but not unheard of where I'm from.
...I wonder if anyone in Everlight is weird like that.
Am I weird like that?

[ Still laughing that he got placed with the shounens... ]

Malkuth and I met at the shrine on New Year's.
Her powers are... interesting. And so is she, I suppose?
She's a Librarian, capital L.
Maybe the first friend I made since coming here, too—if we're friends.

[wheft]

I wouldn't know. I've only spoken to a handful of Everlights. I usually just stick to my team.

[ everlight seems like a nice bunch, so maybe most of them are powerful, but aren't too weird enough for kaito? maybe. ]

I know what a Librarian is. She's from the same City as I am.

And... I recommend steering clear from her if you know what's good for you.

[seafloor]

I hardly know who's with who.
Haven't really been keeping track since way back when you told me about all the teams.

[ He's quiet for a spell, eyes scanning over Ishmael's last message again and again. Eventually... ]

Are you warning me out of concern or convenience?
She's told me a little about the City.
What do you know about her?

[wheft]

Concern, mostly.

But... as much as I would like to tell you about her, I won't. You're going to have to get the entire story from her. Tell her that I told you.

[ it's also because... well. she does feel for malkuth to an extent. but she just can't forget the fact what she and the others had done. ]

[seafloor]

...If it's truly concern, then thank you.
You were under no obligation to care.

I'll ask her the next time we meet.

But out of curiosity...
On a scale of one to five, how complicated is your relationship with her?

[wheft]

Hmm. Rather than one to five, I'll rate it by threat level. She'll know what this means.

From ZAYIN, HE, TETH, WAW to ALEPH, she'd be a WAW to me. Bordering on ALEPH.

[ so basically the pianist???

yes. ]

[seafloor]

[ WAW??? ALEPH????? ]

How cryptic.
Given the same scale, what do you consider yourself to be?

[wheft]

I'm... not really a threat, though. Unlike her.

[seafloor]

[ Oh, he doesn't like that. ]

Let's clarify something before we continue:
Neither of you are threats to me.

I don't know what you two are to each other back home.
I won't go so far as to say I don't care, because I do.

[ 'Both of you are...' is quickly erased. ]

Regardless, here in Neo Tokyo, you're Ishmael and she's Malkuth.
And I'm going to learn about both of you in time.

As people, not as 'potential threats'.

[wheft]

[ ...

he could probably hear her signature sigh all the way here. ]

Fine, whatever. I'm just giving you a heads up, is all. Even though she seems to be repenting for the things she had done... She can't get off the hook so easily.

Anyway, is that all?

[seafloor]

The heads up was appreciated.
Stop dropping me crumbs if you're not going to give me the sandwich yourself.

[ For the first time in a while, he's frustrated that he can't just psychometry the story out for faster drama progression.

...He can also hear Malkuth's voice echoing 'cheater' over his own thoughts. ]

One thing.
I'd like to hear about the City sometime—from your perspective.
If you need to be plied, I can treat you to food.

[wheft]

Wow, someone who's actually interested in the hellhole we live in.

Fine, but only because there's food involved. [ the sinners sure have big stomachs... ] I'll let you know when I'm free.

[seafloor]

I'm interested in a lot of things.

Oh, and tell me a dish you like.
This is important.

[wheft]

Uh... Seafood?

[ idk what you expect from a sailor, dude ]

[seafloor]

[ Oh no, we're gonna get specific. 😤 ]

...I suppose that's a start.

[ Not five seconds later— ]

Dry dishes or wet dishes?
Spicy or mild?
Between fish, shellfish, and crustaceans, which is your favorite?

[ So much for one more thing... ]

[wheft]

[ jeez........ ]

I have no preference otherwise. Just... surprise me, okay?

[seafloor]

[ Listen okay there's just a little bit of overlap between Kaito and Malkuth when it comes to cooking— ]

Oh.
Right.

My bad, I get a little worked up thinking about food.
Any allergies?

[wheft]

None that I know of.

Why so particular about all this?

[seafloor]

I used to be a chef.
I'm a little anal when it comes to details.
Bit of a perfectionist.