video | IM GONNA WRECK IT

[witheringlotus]

Who: Kanda and yu you!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Marsiva only.
When: Early Tuesday morning.

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[There's a cranky nineteen-year-old staring down through the feed. The feed is upside down. Someone should probably tell him.]

Where is it?

[It's not a question, it's a demand.]

My sword. Where is it?

[He leans in, blue eyes taking over the feed.] Who are you supposed to be? Some other division? [It's not the first time he's been locked up in a lab. If this is supposed to terrify him, it's not working.] You're testing me, then.

Hope you don't have anything important in here. There won't be anything left when I'm done.

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[stefanged]

Crawling to the other side of the crater, obviously. Jeez, Allen, didn't you get the memo?

[witheringlotus]

[.... there's a guy jumping in and Kanda isn't sure how he feels about this.]

......... Who are you, anyway?

[stefanged]

Oh, I'm Stefan Salvatore.

[He shrugs.] I've been a friend of Allen's for a while. Judging by the screaming, I'm guessing you've known him much longer.

[witheringlotus]

Maybe a year or two... I lost track.

[He honestly doesn't care and he didn't pay attention until very recently, when Allen left.]

Kanda.

[stefanged]

Only a year or two? You've made a hell of an impression, Kanda.

[witheringlotus]

It's different when you're an Exorcist.

[That's all he can really say about that.]

[stefanged]

I guess. So... now that you're not exactly exorcising things and you're not gonna die again, what's next?

[witheringlotus]

You tell me.

[He's not fishing for pity. It's just a fact that he has no life outside of the Order. Maybe that's the reason he came back-- he had nothing else to do with his life besides killing Akuma.]

[stefanged]

I... I don't know if I can do that. Not here.

[He's a big believer in free will, here, and even though he's listening to a hell of a rant from Allen, he knows that this place can be super rough to a newcomer.]

But once you've got a ship assignment, you should come visit me on the Paisley. We can try and see what sticks.

[witheringlotus]

[What, is this guy for real? Is he actually offering to help find Kanda something to do? Kanda's not sure how to react to this. Stefan is--

-- he's nice.]

Really?

[stefanged]

Really. I can't promise that we'll find anything you do like, but it's better than nothing.

[witheringlotus]

...

[well, he can't say he has anything better to do.]

I'll think about it.

[stefanged]

Thanks. In the meantime, try not to wither from boredom. Allen said that movies and TV didn't exist yet where you came from, so... hang on.

[He attaches the links for two Network Files: Octavia's book on Greek & Roman mythology as well as Remus's book on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.]

I've sent links to a couple of books. Not sure if you'll like them, but it's better than destroying the Marsiva.

[witheringlotus]

[... There are books. Delivered onto this thing? What is this strange and mystifying technology.]

... Interesting. I didn't know you could use these for reading.

Punching things still makes me feel better. [AT LEAST HE'S HONEST]

[stefanged]

Yeah, you can use them for a lot of things.

[He sighs.] Fair enough. Just try not to hurt anyone else in the process.