On tentative plans for City of Ariel and a rusty voice

[lost_her_head]

Please reconsider this! You already know how complicated it's going to be to get me to fit with the setting, and I'm not sure how many people are going to share Shinra's...appreciation for how I look.

Yes, I suppose someone should be there to keep an eye on Shizuo and Izaya but why does that someone have to be me? Don't you think I tire enough of that where I am, and to ask me to do that without my powers...

You're insane. I realise I must be too if I'm trying to reason with you. But that doesn't mean I don't think this is a big mistake.

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[knifedances]

Ah, I don't know. You wouldn't be the only monster in the place. There's no accounting for taste, apparently.

[lost_her_head]

Obviously not, if you're there. And how many have you terrorised so far? How long before the city just becomes another game for you?

[knifedances]

Ah, that was mean. How about giving me the benefit of the doubt for a change? As I've told you before, I only ever mean to be kind.

[lost_her_head]

You only ever mean whatever amuses you best at the time. Kind comes into it only when it suits you.

[knifedances]

So scathing! And here I am, only trying to help you out.

[lost_her_head]

I'll survive without your "help"

[knifedances]

I wonder ☆

[lost_her_head]

You can wonder all you like. It doesn't change anything.

[knifedances]

Tempting as it would be to prove you wrong on that account, I have no real interest in playing with monsters.

Anyway, all I mean to say is that you'd hardly be the most outlandish thing I've seen here. I'm sure you'd settle in just fine.

[aliencomplex]

[Another Dullahan.

...Okay. She can deal. Maybe. You're not an alien, are you?!]

These 'writers' are difficult to communicate with.

[lost_her_head]

[Oh well this is interesting. Magic of the multiverse, it seems]

So I'm beginning to find. It's like they forget to listen - or that they're not truly interested in discussion.

[aliencomplex]

I think it may be what's called 'selective hearing'. My writer seems to have a knack for that most of the time.

[lost_her_head]

That I can believe. It would explain why it's only our protests that go ignored.

[aliencomplex]

True enough.

[Beat.]

So yours has plans to send you to a city of some kind?

[lost_her_head]

Yes. One which revolves around the kind of activity that should not be shared so readily.

[aliencomplex]

Cities are generally full of things like that but are there any in particular?

[lost_her_head]

...Sexual activity.

[So much easier when no-one can see the blush but even so]

[gotahead]

Ah, is the Black Rider getting self conscious?

[How human. Hah.]

Your services aren't needed for babysitting~ Ah, but I wouldn't be opposed to you showing up there. It could be fun.

[lost_her_head]

I have no intention of babysitting. But I'm not going to sit back and let Shizuo get in further trouble by your hand either.

[gotahead]

I'm hurt!

Shizu-chan doesn't need any hands but his own to get into trouble.

[lost_her_head]

And yet you seek to provoke him anyway.

[gotahead]

It can't be helped if he's triggered by someone's presence like some beast. I'll just be walking around and he starts a rampage.

[Don't you see? He's the victim, Celty. There's nothing underhanded here.]

[lost_her_head]

I find it hard to believe you always end up crossing paths with him by accident.

[ragetoss]

don't worry about how you look. anyone judging you on it's a dumbass.

i don't need an eye kept on me, i'm fine

[ but he misses you bro and this place sucks, but he wouldn't want you getting stuck here too 8< ] don't worry

[lost_her_head]

That's kind, but we both know it's not that simple. I have no head.

You do when he's around. I've heard about what they do to people there who step out of line and you know what he's like.