video; un: dabi

[burnitblack]

[it's a video, but it's dark. either someone on the other end still hasn't gotten the complete grasp of how a magical chunk of crystal is supposed to work compared to a smartphone (the unlikely cause) or they're simply not wanting to be seen right now (the likely cause). not that he cares which of the two people want to assume.

there's a faint "fwooph" and a blue glow momentarily illuminates the surrounding area. dusty wall, dark-colored cushions, an old curtain drifting lazily against the side of a dark boot, and the reflection of that blinding blue flared up in the glass of a three-sided bay window. gone, and it plunges back into the shadows. takes a few more moments for the image to adjust, ultimately revealing the hovering orange end of a cigarette caught in the glass's image.

he'll be keeping the rest of himself in the shadows for the time being.]

I'm lookin for some things.

[this place is a dichotomy, looks old but somehow isn't? since plenty of people here apparently come from different places and worlds, best take a quick shot in the dark for familiarity sake. an exhale sends a jet of smoke into the glass, wisps curling in licks over the surface.]

What do ya know about the Lumenarium? I need some medical shit, but ain't interested in havin some random doctor pokin around.

[he'll get into the details if needed.]

This place got cigarettes? Gonna run out of mine soon enough.

[cause obviously this is an important request and "fuck you" to anyone who tells him to light up an incense stick in lieu. another drag on the cigarette and the rest comes out with the smoke.]

Since money's not a thing here, we can trade.

[leave that vague offer for reasons. seems he's taking pains to not give away features or location on purpose. deal with it.]

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video | un: shouto

[swellter]

[ O Brother, Where Art Thou? ]

It's in the Healing District.

[ ooc; guess who finally caught up and now i'm in tears bc of these two! /icon ooc/ ]

Re: video | un: shouto

[burnitblack]

[not here. leave a message so he can ignore it.]

Thanks for pointin out the obvious.


[ooc: glad to hear you're all caught up! now the spoilers make so much more impact (he has no fucking skin left!) goooood stop it, dabi! did you enjoy the catch up at least?]

[swellter]

[ fine. have fun with being stalked by a snow leopard in winter. ]

If you wanted details, then ask for them.

[ Not him throwing back sass. ]

What do you need?

[ ooc; thanks! Spoilers - I had to go back and compare another shirtless pic and JFC! What are you doing to yourself?!!! ;_; Yes! It was so good! feels like the real beginning of the end! ]

[burnitblack]

[rude. give him his privacy.]

They got pain killers?

[fine, here's a detail for you. take your sass and shove it.]


[ooc: haha! i know, right?! he's lost so much on his face and chest! too bad he ditched his awesome coat for this weird ass white london fog... guess he's making a statement, but still. not redoing your icons, touya. f.u. totally is the war to end it all~]

[swellter]

[ Are you really talking to him about privacy after you outed him as a victim to the whole world in your little exposé? ]

They do. I usually trade medicinal plants for them.

[ His first aid kit needs to be constantly resupplied and it's not hard to watch out for certain plants on his patrol once they give him a picture of what they're after. ]

[ ooc; i prefer the black coat, but yes. God, I really think he overused his flames during the war arc and I'm so worried about him! Oh! And seeing them interact again really helped me realign his interactions with Dabi, so thanks! ]

[burnitblack]

[What, didja want dad to keep gettin away with all of that? Fine letting his crimes go unnoticed, unpunished? That's pretty "heroic" of ya, hero.]

Medicinal plants?

[1, notes the trading preference. 2, he's not gonna be some fucking errand boy. Rather just learn how to make the shit himself and not bother with going back. Or just steal it. That's the better plan. Can't ask Shouto about "security" though. He'll know immediately.]


[ooc: he totally did. and must've done even more between the war's end and the start of this one, because when he was lying on the couch talking about "not going far enough" he didn't have as bad a burns as when he walked out of that portal. glad it helped! they have... an interesting relationship. should be simple, but if you think about it, it's not.]

[swellter]

[ I'm not talking about Endeavor. ]

In exchange for supplies.

If you need some. I have extra.

[ Not exactly 'extra' because they're for the people who need them during a rescue. His own personal supply. ]

[ ooc; I was looking for that pic to compare it too but I couldn't find that one, had to use another one. But god, you think he had some special mission in between?!! Dammit, Dabi! Stop hurting yourself! And yes, they do. It's always been fascinating to me. It could really go any way. ]

video | un: brazier | private

[holyjudgmental]

[The video opens on a young woman seated by a brightly burning mass of stacked candles, with dark eyes glittering under her hair-covering and hood.]

You are right to shun the witch-doctors of the Lumenarium. I am Sister Junia, and I would offer you aid, if you seek healing.

[burnitblack]

[that's not suspicious in the slightest. though it's atmospheric, he'll give her that.]

What, ya know somethin about them?

[No one starts out like that without some sort of dirt.]

[holyjudgmental]

They pursue dark arts, and make use of blood in most unwholesome ways.

[Solemnly intoned, her disapproval obvious.]

And there is their so-called sanitarium, which many enter, and few return from.

[Or so Junia has heard. A little embellishment to protect the innocent from corruption is surely no sin.]

[burnitblack]

Sounds like this whole place does that.

[blood spilled corrupts the land, creates monsters, corrodes... kind of a shit place to live in.]

And ya better than that, huh?

[not trusting her any more than he trusts the doctors.]

[holyjudgmental]

It does.

[Her hands start to rise as if she intends to throw them up in exasperation, but she catches herself, turning them into balled fists she holds awkwardly at chest level before dropping them out of view once more.]

And of course. My healing is a bloodless blessing of the Light.

[burnitblack]

[and suspicions once again confirmed. great. the raised hands in view makes him think he's dealing with some kind of cultist from the looks of it... not like he hasn't dealt with weirdos and the insane before.]

That sounds just as sketchy.

[holyjudgmental]

[Junia huffs through her nose, folding her arms and restraining herself from a scowl. She reminds herself to be polite. The people of this place know nothing of vestals, in her experience.]

If I am 'sketchy', I am certainly no more so than yourself, skulking-

[Polite.]

...I seek only to offer my succor, if you wish it. No 'catch'.

text; un: player one // The killjoy has arrived

[comecatchthesehands]

If that were any more dramatic it would have had to have credits at the beginning and end. Are you going to trade lighting tips?

text; un: dabi

[burnitblack]

[stop crimping his style, boss. some people like the darkness.]

dunno. ya got anything i might want in exchange?

[comecatchthesehands]

For your tips on how to be edgy? Ggnore I wore the dead hands of my family. You have to level your speed stat to get ahead of me on edgy. Turns out, we can deal in blood here, right? Types of blood? What do you know about that?

[burnitblack]

my what?

[stop using video game references. whoosh.]

i ain't givin ya my blood. gross.

apparently spillin it makes everything worse. corrupts stuff.

[comecatchthesehands]

Speed stat. Ugh... It means you'll need to be faster than that. Maybe Int, too.

[No. Never.]

Then if that's all it is, what's the big deal? You're not afraid, are you? Scared I'll make a voodoo doll?

[burnitblack]

[don't 'ugh' him.]

nah, ya more physically fit than me. check your spellin too. "int" ain't a word.

[now he's just being a shit.]

spill enough of it and ya turn into a monster. lose your mind. shit like that. i kinda like bein alive.

[comecatchthesehands]

[He'll ugh him all damn day if he has want to.]

Yes. Yes I am.

[Bastard.]

That's what the boogieman is afraid of. Turning into a monster and dying... Interesting. For a couple reasons actually, none the least for someone who's asking about smoking. Nice irony.

Video UN: 1stStrike

[strikefirster]

Pretty sure they have smokes, but if it's anything like the beer it's shit compared to what you're going to get at home.

That's what really makes this place a hell hole.

[burnitblack]

Anything better than a gas station?

[he'll decide on hell hole for himself. though it's likely going that way.]

[strikefirster]

At the two bars ran by people like us. Those are your best bets there.

The locals don't have any taste.

[burnitblack]

Got a name and address? I'm new here.