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[wwaterboy]

[Eridan gasps for breath, then opens his eyes as the paralysis fades. He stares in terror at the strange surroundings. The last thing he remembers is being jumped by three blues, one of which was getting really way too fresh.

He has a bruised eye, and a bite at the corner of his mouth. He looks like the biggest hate slut in the universe, and he's in a strange, sterile place that doesn't look like the palace, or anywhere that might be considered safe. Not that the palace is safe.

A quick investigation locates the contents of his trunk. Soon he's dressed in his own clothing, with Ahab slung over his shoulder - he doesn't know how they found it, but he's not leaving it here - and his knife at his belt. He has his moirail ring on the ring finger of his right hand.

He hesitates for a moment, then slips his kismesis ring onto the outside finger of his left hand. He doesn't like to wear it, but maybe, just maybe, it'll actually do him some good here.

Then he leaves the room and heads nervously down the hall, his eyes wide and frightened. All he wants is an exit. He can figure out what happened after it's all over.]

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[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

[Taiki watched suspiciously as the troll rummaged through his trunk, was he looking for another weapon? Was the one not good enough?] No it's not! They just want to scare us. [He is more interested than scared now, though the suspicions are still there.]

What's your name?

[wwaterboy]

[Weird kid, he sure seems suspicious. But then, Eridan's used to nearly everyone being suspicious of him and treating him like crap upon first meeting. He scowls at the kid faintly]

I'm Eridan Ampora. Wwhat's your name?

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

[He shrinks further backwards at the scowl.] Erm... I'm Taiki...

[wwaterboy]

Yeah, okay. [He hesitates, then sits down on the side of his bed] So wwhat's the deal, Taiki, really? Wwho are these people wwho kidnapped us, and wwhy?

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

[Taiki doesn't move any closer, he still doesn't trust this troll who looks so much like the one who tried to kill him. But he wanted to be helpful.] I'm not really sure, I am sorry. I just woke up here the same as you but two weeks ago. They are cruel though and hurt people for no reason. [He presses his face into Sanshi's side a moment while he calms down.]

[wwaterboy]

...Great. [He chewed on his scarf a little, a habit he'd picked up when he was small and had never quite kicked the habit in extreme situations] And you havve no idea wwhy or wwhat wwe did to deservve that?

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

[Taiki shook his head, he had no idea.] I don't think there's a reason... Some people smell strongly of blood and violence... [Especially the trolls but he doesn't say that] But most don't, not more than any soldier... Most people are innocent I think. I'm sorry... I don't really know... [He started crying again.]

[wwaterboy]

[Eridan chews on his scarf again, then rises, determined]

Wwell, I'm gonna find out and givve wwhoever brought us here a piece a my mind.

Anywway, don't be scared. I'll figure it out, somehoww.

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

They'll hurt you. [He buries his head in his bed and Sanshi holds him tighter.] Be careful. [He looked up for a moment and his eyes darkened again] That's if your not working for them and only pretending to want to help.

[wwaterboy]

[He just stares at the child for a few moments, then shakes his head and walks out. Weird kid.]