me, myself and everyone else.

[linesofdeath]

Characters: Shiki Tohno, Satsujinki and You
Setting: Floor 4 and 25; Afternoon
Format: action; we'll follow though!
Summary: Clearly your future self and yourself has to get along, right?
Warnings: N/A for now!

[Floor 4]
Look, you know, while you're here, you're probably going to have to realize that, at some point, it's okay to kill things.

[Ah, it looks like whatever you're planning to do in this lounge might have to be dealt with later, considering it's occupied with... a pair of twins, sort of.]

—Just make sure you have a good reason for it.

[And discussing about a serious subject here. By the way, the ones that's been saying this is the one with the bandages, Satsujinki. While the one wearing glasses, Shiki Tohno is just looking mildly uncomfortable here.]

Even so, to do that kind of thing to live people still feels...

[There's a downcast look from Shiki as Satsujinki gave a tired sigh, but not saying anything else as the other continued.]

I don't think I can do it, if something like last month happened again.

[A sigh from Shiki now. It's not that surprising for him to be like that, after all, he did kill someone when everyone was being brainwashed, while Satsujinki just rubs his head.

To the older male, this might be a dumb argument in a way. The only reason he's even doing this is that he doesn't want to see someone like Satsuki dead anymore. And thus, it's only normal for him to give advice to his younger self, right?]

...What's with the sudden interest anyways?

[Shiki's just scratching the back of his head with a sort of confused expression, he has a hunch on what the older male is thinking about, but well... before you could hear Satsujinki's answer—]

I'll tell you when we're alone again.

[Ah, it looks like they noticed you from a mile away. What do you do now?]

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[Floor 25]
[...The meadow floor is generally a quiet place to relax.

But well, looks like it's currently occupied by a pair of twins sparring with knives as they locked blades, push each other away, and charge at each other with intent to kill.

It's really clear that the one covered with bandage is winning, judging by how he's unscathed as opposed to the younger male, whose uniform is currently sporting several cuts as he failed to dodge some of the attacks aimed at him.

They don't seem to mind you watching, as they continued on their... spar (if it can even be called that.)]

((OOC: We'll be tagging separately, but we're also liable to threadjack every so often, so there's that too!))

Comments

FLOOR 4......

[yumizuka]

Um, about that...

[ Of course of all people to hear the conversation, it had to be this one. Even if she's nervous, she manages to blurt out: ]

You don't have to kill anything cause I'll do it for you! [ Sorry Satsujinki, but yo girl is dumb. ]

[linesofdeath]

I'd rather not have anyone killing others for my sake!

[YUMIZUKA WHY.]

[yumizuka]

If you don't want to, then someone is going to have to do it for you! [ Huffs. ] So let me be that person!

[ She'll be your knight, Princess Tohnokoon. ]

[linesofdeath]

Really, I can handle myself, you know.

[oh my god is she seriously doing this-]

1/2

[yumizuka]

Prove it by fighting me right here, right now.

[yumizuka]

[ Ack! ]

D-Did I really say that?!

[linesofdeath]

You did.

[just... having a mild headache now...]

sat....suki

[concept_killer]

[Of all people, he really doesn't mind if it's her. As long as she doesn't find out that Satsujinki is pushing Shiki into it to help protect her!!]

Huh? There's no way I'd accept that. If I do something, I have to take responsibility for it.

sorry...................................

[yumizuka]

But I've gotten really good at fighting. I can even do a quarter circle kick! [ Satsuki... ]

[concept_killer]

Real life isn't a fighting game.

[Thanks to Arihiko, he at least knows what that means.]

[yumizuka]

If it was, I'd have the highest score and my initials at the very top!

[ Then maybe people would recognize it. ]

Floor 25 obvs

[concept_killer]

[He's holding out his knife in front of him! He honestly is moving purely by instinct, which is what he's trying to teach Shiki.]

Come on, just trust in your inner urges.

[linesofdeath]

Last time I did that, it went kind of badly, in case you didn't remember!

[he's just. charging at him, and sort of trying to sort his mind out from their earlier 'talk']

[concept_killer]

That's because you're rejecting it. If you accept it, you can control it.

[Huff huff. Somehow magically blocking despite the fact that he can't see. This is the power of borderline precognition! YOU CAN DO IT SHIKI.]

[linesofdeath]

You make it sound like it's really easy.

[going to at least continue with his attacks, despite knowing that it's probably going to be blocked anyways.]

[concept_killer]

It is easy. You just have to stop being afraid of killing.

[Because we all know that's the issue Shiki. You can get serious but it still niggles back there, riiiiiiiiight?]

Floor 25

[neverbeamemory]

[He doesn't recently frequent this floor. It's entirely too suspiciously innocent for his current frame of mind though Sephiroth finds himself stepping out onto this floor nonetheless.

It's been a while since he'd picked somewhere to sit that wasn't dark or at least dim in lighting, or didn't require a clean out of monsters before he could even put his mind to other things. Besides, it's an off-Ryoji day, so he needs time to reflect and gather his thoughts now. He's starting to feel more like himself again.

He didn't expect for there to be two twins(?) going at it in the middle of the floor. Always the eager spectator to such a demonstration of skill from anyone else in this place, Sephiroth will stop a respectable distance away and just watch.]

[concept_killer]

[Satsujinki knows power when he feels it. Thankfully, unlike the other idiot across from him, he knew how to control the urges to go along with that.

He stops with his past self to look over at Sephiroth. Obviously he doesn't see but...yeah.]

Yo. Hopefully we're not disturbing you.

[neverbeamemory]

Why would you be?

[It's not as if he'd been on the floor before they'd started fighting. If anything he was disturbing them. Enough to cause a pause in the fighting, it seemed.]

By all means, don't allow me to interrupt you.

[That's what had caused him to watch after all, rather than just pick another floor for his ponderings today.]

[concept_killer]

Isn't that a little awkward though?

[He appreciated not being at fault or anything but...]

People usually start making mistakes when they know they're being watched.

[neverbeamemory]

Hmph, then you'd better get used to it.

[Their Hosts could be watching them right now.

As if on cue, a red-collared retrieval unit steps off of the stairwell where Sephiroth had come from. He is never alone for very long these days. He glances back momentarily but apparently bears it no further mind; there wasn't much to be done about his being spied on.]

[linesofdeath]

Ah, sorry if we've disturbed your plans.

[Compared to the older one, this one just looked a little bit nervous at the severe expression the white-haired male probably is wearing right now.

But yeah.]

[neverbeamemory]

It's a welcome distraction.

[Sephiroth always wears a near-neutral expression. Or tries to. There may have been a flash of displeasure at first but that had melted away quickly enough. Knowing what other residents are capable of may prove useful.

He makes a gesture, as if to suggest that they continue.]

[linesofdeath]

[If fighting's a welcome distraction, he's pretty sure that he's definitely not one for staying still.]

Do you enjoy fighting?

[might as well.]

[neverbeamemory]

[Most definitely. A day doing nothing is a day wasted.]

I do. I'm very good at it. But you can never learn enough.