dear_mun | (no subject)

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Mun. Mun. I really must get back to my work, so if you wouldn't mind...?

Photography, mostly.

[Among other Undead-fighting things...]

Gets rather annoying after a while.

Photography? That sounds nice! What about it gets annoying, if I may ask?

It's not bad at all...just annoying when you keep getting pulled away from it for other things. Being able to focus certainly helps.

Is it your job...? What kind of things do you get pulled away for? That sounds unusual.

On my world, there are...

[There's a bit of hesitation. It's a sensitive subject.]

...monsters. They interrupt me at times.

Monsters, you say? ... Do you mean they seek you out? Ah— Forgive this old man's nosiness, but why are you so cavalier about this?

Let's just say they'd rather I wasn't around.

[There's a very thin, fleeting smile.]

You could say I'm used to it.

It's always a shame when young people are accustomed to this kind of thing.

[For a brief moment, he seems almost amused at being called a young man again.]

You seem rather concerned about young people...

Do I? I'm sorry; it must be a reflex. A friend of mine oversees a high school, you see.

If it bothers you, I'll call you by name, Mr....?

Ah, no, it's not a problem, it just...doesn't happen very often.

[He'll give a polite nod of introduction.]

Aikawa. Hajime Aikawa. And you are...?

Call me Emoto. A pleasure!

Ah— Forgive me if I'm being intrusive, but can you describe the monsters? Maybe I can help you.

[You're actually looking at one, Emoto. Not that he'll admit this. Just keeping with the pleasantries, even if the question seems to make him tense up a bit.]

They're called Undead. You've not heard of them?

Undead? [Pause.]

... Zombies? Ghosts?

[Hajime looks slightly insulted in a "why does everyone always think that?" kind of way.]

They just can't die. Only be sealed away. Each of them represents a particular species on Earth--they fight to see who gets to rule the planet.

I'm sorry; I haven't heard of them. Rule the planet, eh? As a motive, that sounds... particular.

The Undead fight in a Battle Royale to decide what species rules the planet. The last time, Human Undead was the victor. Seems some scientists went poking their noses where they didn't belong and unsealed the Undead, starting the Battle Royale over again.

[He just shrugs.]

It sounds terrible. Monsters, you say? What do you use to fight them?

There are humans that call themselves Kamen Riders. They go out and try to reseal the Undead.

[And there's at least one Undead that's content to let himself be mistaken for a proper Rider...]

Kamen Riders! The urban legend?

[He nods.]

You've heard of them?

Yes, passingly. Let's see... "Protects humanity from the shadows"? I assume this Undead business is a secret?

[He nods.]

Most people have seen the monsters themselves. They just don't know what's really going on.

[That sounds familiar.] Ah— Secret organization?

Something like that.