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[contract_star]

[And here's Hei again, back to his normal blank and emotionless self--except maybe for a vague sort of frustration--sometime after this. Oh, and he's also pretty much covered in blood. It's spattered all over the front of his coat and the sleeves are largely drenched in it. There's some spatter on his face and neck as well, though he doesn't really seem to notice. He's also holding his knife--also covered in blood and dripping it onto the floor, adding to the mess.]

[He looks around, a bit surprised by his surroundings, then just shrugs.]

So much for that.

[And he sets about trying to clean off his knife with a rag, muttering about drycleaning.]

Comments

[contract_star]

Yes, but why do you want to know?

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

It's WEIRD!! People aren't supposed to be immortal! Not even shinigami are immortal! And we're Gods of Death.

[contract_star]

Shinigami? That's what you are? Wow...[Hei is genuinely surprised.]

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

... [B|] I told you my name. Death the Kid. What did you think it meant?

[contract_star]

Hm. I guess I thought maybe you were some kind of warrior or gunslinger. [Might or might not be lying. He wasn't really in his normal state of mind when he met Kid :|]

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

Hm. I guess I can understand gunslinger. I did have Liz with me.

[contract_star]

So that's a trait of Shingami--the weapons that can become people?

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

All technicians have a Demon Weapon or two. It's not just a Shinigami thing.

[contract_star]

Technicians?

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

Technicians wield Demon Weapons. [he's about as helpful as Liz :|]

[contract_star]

[Be glad he's in a better mood than before :|]

Alright, then. Either way, it sounds like important work.

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

[Kid would come out more damaged if you insulted him than if you attacked him :|b]

It is... Father's stuck in the city, so I take some of the jobs he would usually do.

[contract_star]

Is your father also a Shinigami?

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

Yes, he's the current lead. Most just call him Shinigami. I'm his kid. Hence the name.

[contract_star]

Ah. That makes sense, then.

[Pauses, then smiles, because he doesn't realize the effect of what he's about to say.] Interesting hair style, by the way.

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

[Kid cringes and looks away. HE MAY OR MAY NOT BE SLIGHTLY TREMBLING.] Y-yeah.

[contract_star]

[Not...the reaction he was expecting.] You don't like it?

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

[Oh it's going to get worse, Hei. :|]

Yeah. Don't... IT'S HORRIBLE!! [he collapses onto his hands and knees] Disgusting, horrible trash! Absolutely no balance! How could a shinigami with such messed up hair be born?! dammit. depressed.

[contract_star]

[OMGWTF!] U-um, it's alright, I didn't mean that it was bad or anything! It's a bit cool, isn't it? And, and...I mean, you could dye it if you really didn't like it, couldn't you??

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

I can't redye it every couple of hours!

[contract_star]

O-oh, then...well...[Hei has no idea how to handle this.] But it's alright...it's really not that bad...

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

It's a mockery to everything I strive for!

[contract_star]

[fjkdla;fjd] E-everything you strive for?

[mustbesymmetric.livejournal.com]

The balance, the symmetry, completely ruined by this curse placed upon me!

[contract_star]

W-well...if you can't change it, then, wouldn't it be better to just focus on the things you can change?