[on an attempt at muse-purging]

[poison_puppet]

Oh wow, Miss Mundane. You lasted a whole two weeks without me! I thought I was gone for good! Growing apart and all - I kind of accepted that we weren't a good match anymore.

But here I am! Guess you can't escape a little bit of sunshine in your life every now and again. We've got to break up that depressing monotony of old dead people you play!

Now, how about some new missions? Or a home? Lets do something together!
- Himiko

Comments

[drjackal]

Come now, Lady Poison. Weren't you just telling me not to trust the creativity of our mundanes? Mundanes are finicky creatures and can't be trusted.

Do let me know if you find an entertaining mission.

[poison_puppet]

Oh? The great Dr. Jackal remembers something I said? I must be making an impression.

And yeah, they definitely are a finicky bunch. She took me away from all my friends! I miss Zel and Issie and most everyone else at DDD - they made me feel normal and didn't mind the time I bled all over the com.

Why don't you ask Heaven for missions? She usually has "interesting" things to do.

[drjackal]

Impression? I don't know about that, but I can say you're skills have improved since our first mission together.

Tch, it's never wise to get attached to people.

When Heaven decides to make an appearance, I fully plan on it.

[poison_puppet]

Well, I have a lot to measure up to.

Maybe. It was hard enough to watch you forget everything after you were there. And to lose people who were really close friends...but in the end, I think its worth it. Anyways, none of them have tried to kill me, which makes them better than just about everyone in our world.

I just hope she doesn't drag me into your crazy jobs.

[drjackal]

Are you trying to say that you're afraid of me after all this time we've worked together?

[poison_puppet]

You are a danger. To the mission, to your co-workers, and to innocents.

But I know well enough that I'm not interesting enough to be worth your time to kill.

[drjackal]

[Akabane can't help but chuckle at her comment.]

How am I a danger to the mission? I've always completed our tasks. The people we deal with are not innocent. They choose to get in the way, therefore that is their mistake. I believe that Ginji's empathy has worn off on you.

You may not, but your dear friend Mido is. He'll do anything to get to you.

[poison_puppet]

Says the man who is willing to abandon everything when you get 'bored'. Or give a threat like Ban a 'fighting chance'. And who murders people who are no match and could be merely incapacitated. Ginji is an idiot, but he's smart enough to know that you can't be trusted.

You overestimate how much he cares for me.

[drjackal]

Teheh. I'm afraid you only just scratched the surface. Think what you wish, Lady Poison. It only shows that you can't see beyond my hobby, which is typical for most.



I think that you may be underestimating him.

[poison_puppet]

Slicing people up for fun is kind of hard to see around, you know. Unless you've got some bull-shit sob-story, you'll have to prove to me that there's more than death on your mind.

Hah. I wish. Maybe then he wouldn't have destroyed our family.

[drjackal]

I seriously doubt you would believe any sob story I would give you. Even if it were true. That would mean I would have a weakness somewhere...

[poison_puppet]

Everyone has weaknesses. That's how Ginji defeated you that first time. Better to admit to them than get blindsided when an enemy figures them out.

But I don't need to know your weaknesses or reasons. Just because I don't trust or like you doesn't mean I'm not going to work with you. I'm a professional, after all.

[drjackal]

That was a mistake from underestimating Ginji and Midou. I took them as mere fools, but quickly learned that they were worthy opponents.

Even if you were looking for such reasons you wouldn't get them from me. Teheh. Until then, Lady Poison, I look forward to our next mission together.

[poison_puppet]

Uh huh. I was more talking about the whole magnetized scalpels thing, but whatever.

sigh I hope I get as much enjoyment from it as you do.

[virtualunknown]

...what's your opinion on space and bad literature?

[poison_puppet]

I don't get much chance to read, so I suppose it wouldn't bother me. Rather not deal with space, though.

[virtualunknown]

[Chuckles.] That complicates things a bit then. Space is something unavoidable where I've ended up.

[poison_puppet]

Oh? Where are you?

[virtualunknown]

It's called the Satellite of Love. I'm... not sure anyone knows quite why. The game is itsjustagamerp.

[poison_puppet]

Well, at least I'd have a better chance at finding a boyfriend there than at my former community!

[virtualunknown]

Oh? What was it like?

[poison_puppet]

Ergh. These guys I liked all ended up dropping. Or having teenage daughters.

But the one that hurt the most was the guy who I rescued from prison...then forgot me.

But that's all in the past now.

[virtualunknown]

...I'm sorry to hear that.

[poison_puppet]

Don't be. Its just what happens on communities. I was there for four years - lots of people came and went.

[virtualunknown]

Still... it's always hard to lose someone you care about.

[poison_puppet]

Yeah. But that's the name of the game in our business. At least people who lose connection to the communities don't die.

[virtualunknown]

Unfortunate, but true. And the second point is a good thing.

...

Goodness, this got depressing quickly.

[poison_puppet]

...it did, didn't it? I swear I'm normally not this mopey.

[virtualunknown]

[Chuckles.] I wish I could say the same. Fortunately, the satellite has been good for keeping my spirits up, circumstances aside.

[poison_puppet]

Really? Anyone else we know there? Do you have Sakura? Or Juubie?

[virtualunknown]

No, it's just me. But... I've made friends and allies...

[poison_puppet]

Really? What are they like?

[virtualunknown]

Well, there's Liz, who's into a lot of sci-fi and RPGs. And there's Xion, who's very sweet...

[poison_puppet]

Who else?

[virtualunknown]

Well, there's Minako and her antics. Oh, yes, and a couple of talking ponies.

[poison_puppet]

Ponies? As pets or something?

[virtualunknown]

No. They seem to come from a place where that's the norm. I don't think they've ever seen humans before.

[poison_puppet]

That's...strange.

[virtualunknown]

Quite. At least they're friendly.