061: The List is Long and We Are Many Strong

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[Hei is back in his hut, which has been accumulating things over the past several weeks. The maps on the wall have a few more pins in them, the desk is covered with papers, and there's a cat dish and water bowl in the corner next to a kitty bed, in which Mao is currently curled up. There's also a platter on the desk, empty except for some crumbs and a pair of used chopsticks.]

[Hei looks for once like he just won the lottery as he pushes a pin into Shanghai. He steps back and rubs his hands.]

This is exactly what we need to get it outside of Japan. And if other people take their cues from her...

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[He can't help smirking a little at that, but then he frowns a little.] Enemies...no, I don't really think so. But you should look out for two people calling themselves the Masters, just in general.

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The Masters? What do they do?

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Just about every horrible thing you can think of.

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Shouldn't we get rid of them, then?

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They can't really be... [He shakes his head.]

We're trying. It's difficult. They're extremely powerful and intelligent.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

Even intelligent things die if you use strong enough magic.

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Everyone who dies here is brought back to life by the Twins.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

What? [ Dot dot dot. ] How?

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I don't know. I just know that it happens.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

That's... I mean, at least if they kill someone, they'll come back to life, but what would stop them from doing it again?

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[It's a good thing he's not looking at her right now. He settles for glaring at the wall. "At least"...as if the whole thing is that simple.]

Nothing.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ She looks down, quiet for a few moments. ]

My other self didn't try to get rid of them?

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[He shakes his head.] I'm not sure she ever knew about what they had done. [He certainly didn't tell her about them killing Hei >>]

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Well, thank you for telling me about it. [ She wonders, though, why he's volunteering the information to her when he hadn't even alerted the other her that had been there. ]

Were you two friends, or am I mistaken?

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You're welcome.

[He blinks.] We were. Good friends.

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I see. [ Part of her wants to pry, but another keeps he from doing so. She's not sure how much she really wants to know about this different version of herself. ]