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[theboogieman]

Who: Zhas & You!!
Broadcast: None (probably)
Action: Planetside OR Red Fish
When: Forward dated to the 31st, late at night

► PLANET-SIDE

[back home, Zhas had a long-standing tradition of not working on Halloween. he gets totally into it. he puts on his best "normal person" costume and goes out and parties and drinks and talks to the locals like he actually belongs there. it's the one day a year he doesn't obsessively hunt down monsters or worry about his slowly-decaying family.

he may be lightyears away from home, on a planet with no vampires or any proper Halloween festivities, but like hell he's going to let that get in the way of his traditional day off. he can be found hanging around town, dressed in a nondescript black shirt, not covered in weapons, and not wearing any facepaint. he might be kind of hard to recognize--though his eyes are still glowing an unsettling, jack-o-lantern orange under the dim, clouded night sky.

oh, and there's blood on his face. his nose was bleeding, or something. he apparently hasn't noticed. actually, to be completely honest, he's kind of having trouble noticing that he's going to run into things until he nearly stumbles over them. once or twice he has to like, hold his hands out to navigate around a lamp-post. dude's pretty drunk.]

► RED FISH

[...unless you're on the Red Fish. he's cleaned up his face, but he's sort of tipsily putting ingredients together in the kitchen and messing around with the microwave? seriously, he accidentally brushed flour off on his shirt, like, what is he even doing. this is probably how fires start.]

Comments

[aberrant_type]

It sure is.

[She's anxious too, of course. She was left covered in burns on top of the wall while her comrades rode off to rescue her student and the hope of humanity...

... she needs to get home for them, and nothing will ever eclipse than in importance. She glances away, thinking about it.]

[theboogieman]

[he watches her, but who knows how much he notices. he... well, if there was ever a time to have a drunken heart-to-heart with someone, it would be now, while the alcohol is soaking into every cell he has left. they'll probably forget it all anyway, right?]

He... Should have been gone two weeks. Says he's been gone over a year, went somewhere else. Doesn't want to talk about it. He's got scars... on his mouth that weren't there before, and he's taller, and someone cut his hair...

[all those little things that might not be important to a normal person, but they're important to Zhas because he had Coil memorized down to the way that he breathed and how fast he could move before he'd startle.]

This place... it's bad to be here, like this. We should be home.

[aberrant_type]

[Her attention points back towards him quickly. It had only wandered for a moment, back to her own situation, which in large part she deals with by repressing her worries and negative thoughts about.

Ah, this poor dumb guy.]

In the lack of knowing a better way, we watch, wait and learn what we can before we try to strike.

[She said more or less the same thing to Cecil and that belief if nothing else holds true.]

[theboogieman]

[...that's good. that sounds like something he'd think of himself, eventually.

so, he brings his arm over to shove her shoulder, tilting away until he can lock his elbow. he's close to falling out of his stool.]

You're okay.

[aberrant_type]

[Woah buddy she grabs for his scruff.]

You're going to fall on the floor.

[theboogieman]

[scruffed! he glances up at her with glowing eyes.]

Where do all of your drinks go. It doesn't make any sense.

[aberrant_type]

[She howls with laughter and lets go! Hope he has his balance...]

Scouts drink quite a lot sometimes! Besides, I'm not sober!

[theboogieman]

[man he's got core muscle strength like you wouldn't believe and miraculously does not topple over. he even manages to find the stool next to him and push himself back up into a sitting position.]

What kind of scouts.

[aberrant_type]

[O-ho-ho she leeeans after him, grinning... and teeters a little on her own stool before catching her balance.]

My kind!

Why, are you asking for information about what I do?

[theboogieman]

Uh, yeah.

[whoa there's no need for attitude buster, shut up and drink your drink. --actually, he will. he'll shut up and drink his drink.]

[aberrant_type]

That's a long story! [Was he sassing her? She carries on as if she didn't notice, anyway. Maybe it's that "drunk" thing. Either way she raises her glass in the air before taking a swig of the drink and slamming it back on the counter.] First, you need to understand the situation humanity is in at home. For the past century, humans have lived within the walls. Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina. These are the great walls that protect humanity from extinction! Because outside, the world is covered in Titans, giant humanoids that eat humans relentlessly. We have three military branches inside the walls: the military police, who keep the peace amongst humans. [At least in theory.] The stationary guard, who maintain and protect the walls. And the Scouting Legion, who explores the world outside the walls in the interests of reclaiming land for humanity!

[theboogieman]

[...from the way he's still squinting at her, it's entire probable that he's getting, maybe... 20% of what she's telling him?]

[aberrant_type]

[She pauses, and waves her hand in front of his eyes.]

Helloooo? Hello there, Zhas? Are you following me?

[theboogieman]

[blink... blink.....]

Kind of... Go back to the giant things that eat people.

[aberrant_type]

Oh... you want to hear more about titans?

[theboogieman]

[even drunk, he feels a rising sense of regret...

but he scoots his not-quite-empty glass towards her and nods.]

[aberrant_type]

[You know, she'll swap him, since hers is mostly full. And she SLAMS her hand on the counter.]

Bartender! More!

[BACK TO ZHAS...]

Titans are... titans are the most fascinating creatures I could ever possibly imagine or describe! Once you see their cute, peaceful smiles, you'll be in love forever! They range from about a three-meter class to the largest one we've seen, which is about sixty-meter class! They devour humans relentlessly! Hahaha! If a human isn't killed by the crushing jaws, they'll be boiled to death in the stomach! They're very hot, you see! So incredible! Titans will relentlessly devour humans until their stomachs are full and then vomit up the remains! So, you see, they don't eat humans because they're hungry! Also titans will regenerate when you strike them! However, it's still helpful to go for vital points like... certain arm muscles... the eyes... the kill point is the nape! Slice out the nape, and a titan will die! And then when they die they immediately seem to dissolve! You haven't seen something incredible until you've seen the death of a titan! All that killing flesh just melts away into thin air! Incredible! And if you kick their head across the room, you'll find it bounces very far, much further then it should! If you slice off its arm, you'll find that the arm is very light! Truly titans are incredible!

[She's talking VERY LOUDLY btw]

[theboogieman]

[................claps a hand on her shoulder.]

You need to calm down.

1/2

[aberrant_type]

What? [She lists towards him a little. There, that's showing it.] No I don't! How can I possibly calm down... when there are titans... out there... in the world... to tell you about?

[aberrant_type]

Would you like... to hear more?

[theboogieman]

...Come on.

[he picks up her wrist, stands up, and starts to drag her out of the bar.]

[aberrant_type]

Oop! [She flounders her feet under her, tipping her glass as she goes... and then reaches for his collar and follows him out tamely. This is fine, as long as she can keep talking to him about TITANS.]

Okay. So. Whenever I get a live specimen - my last ones were Sonny and Bean, they were so cute, I wish I could show you pictures - but tragically they were killed by a sneaky saboteur! Anyway, whenever I get live samples... of course the first thing is to try and talk to them! If we could establish contact that would mean so much. But they never talk to me... so what do you think? Could a human establish contact with a titan? What do you think?

[theboogieman]

[he just... lets her hang on and take the glass with her, only half-listening to anything she's saying. he pulls her out the door, manages to not trip down the one threshold step, and brings her around the side where he can stand her up against a wall and let her talk loudly about titans where no one is going to hear her.

...which is about the time he tunes in and realizes she's trying to ask him a question.]

...Huh?

[aberrant_type]

[Oh, could he not hear her? She gets even more in his face.]

What do you think! Guess! Could a human communicate with a titan? Yes or no!

[theboogieman]

[god it's like he doesn't even register physical space or anything. he doesn't even flinch when she gets closer...]

... Yes?

[to her credit, he's so confused by what's going on that he's actually started to slip some tone into what he's saying. that sounded like he is legitimately unsure.]