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Who: Manji, Makie, and you!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: No
When: Early morning

[When the broadcast starts there’s a bang and loud swearing, but no image. That’s because Manji has just landed on the communicator. He didn’t intend to turn it on. His voice has a bit strain to it.]

You know, I’m starting to think you’re making this into a habit. [There’s sudden swearing under his breath about the same time as a loud clang. It’s quickly followed by the sound of fighting and Manji shouting out in a bit of a panic.] W-wait a minute! Can’t you at least hand me my foot back first!?

You didn’t want me to hold back. [I mean honestly, Manji. You can’t have it both ways.]

Yeah, I know but-- OW I’m makin’ a mess all over here! [Also, he wants you to stop without sounding like a weakling. He doesn’t actually care about the mess.

His opponent doesn’t seem to care either way. There’s a whistling sound and the strike of steel against steel, but it’s a little slower than before. She’s going a little easier on him after all; something about grievous injury.]

I thought you said “I am always serious”. [The teasing tone in his voice is a very poor choice on Manji’s part. There’s a pause, and then a flurry of sound and another yelp.] GODDAMMIT!

...you have a long way to go. [She sounds so serene, like she’s lecturing a child.] We’ll try again next week.

WAIT! Where are you going? At least gimme back one of my legs! HEY!

[Yeah, no. Perish or something, Manji, she’s out.]

Women. [It’s grumbled out after Makie leaves.]

(OOC: Manji will be the main one responding to voice. But Makie can be reached by her own communicator so, if you want her, please specify that your character is speaking to Makie.)

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I wonder if you could learn more to have the worms bring your limbs to you instead.

[JUST A THOUGHT.]

How could they? They're worms. They can't carry something. [They shouldn't be able to reattach limbs either, now should they Manji?]

Worms also cannot sew limbs together again nor allow a body to live when inside it as they are with you.

Ye-- yeah well. [He fumbles for words.] They're special worms.

Special worms that perhaps you could train to bring your limbs back to you?

They don't survive for very long outside my body.

No? So they require you to live and you require them?

I wouldn't say that I require them. I was doing just fine without them. [You know. Miserable and dying.]

If you do not need them then why still have them?

Because I can't get ride of them. I never asked for them in the first place. Some old crone shoved them in without asking me.

A crone shoved them into you?

[He feels like he's learning so much about Manji today.]

[It's amazing how much Manji will share when asked outright.] Yeah, some old crone who doesn't know how to leave well enough alone.

Were you dying at the time? Was this an attempt to save you?

Yeah, but I didn't ask her to! Old biddy should have just left me alone to die.

You were dying and she chose to save you with worms in your body? That is a different method.

And not a method I asked for! I can't die now! Not until I kill a thousand bad guys. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find truly evil men!?

What happens if you kill good people instead?

Nothin'. But it sure doesn't get me closer to getting these worms out now does that?

It does not. Though do you wish to die?

[Is that why he wants the worms gone?]

Of course I do! What's the point of living forever? More importantly, knowing I can't die has made my sword fighting sloppy. [Yes. That's the "most important" part.] There's no challenge or danger when my opponent can't kill me.

A fair point for the last part. Though, I cannot speak to the matter of living forever. That is the life that I live. To live forever and to be mended when I am damaged.

Yeah, but you're not human. It's probably different for you. It's not natural for people like me. [Wha, wha, his pain.]

Is there anything you enjoy about your immortal life?

[Because he's sure hearing a lot of complaints.]

[Manji is just about to quickly answer a firm no, then he stops to re-consider his answer for a moment.] Not aging. That part isn't so bad.

[Not that he expected to live to an old age before the worms where placed inside of him.] To live to an old age and die with a young man's body would be much better than growing weak and then dying.

So you wish to die but at the prime of your life rather than weakened by age.

[Humans are so interesting...]

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