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.]

Comments

[burnitblack]

that was the point.

[swellter]

I want to know Touya.

[burnitblack]

yeah? well he needs staples.

ya said you could get some.

[swellter]

I can.

[ Would get them even if he shunned him. ]

Where do I meet you to drop them off?

[burnitblack]

[uh-uh. not that simple.]

nah. i'd rather we go get them.

[this is the devil speaking. you should hang up now.]

together.

[swellter]

[ Oh. There's an earnest little surge of optimism in that proposal. ]

You do?

[burnitblack]

[use what you can.]

uh-huh.

[swellter]

I'd like that.

[ color him naive to the bone. ]

[burnitblack]

[he's aware of that. gonna take advantage of it.]

sure ya would.

[so will he, but not for that reason.]

[swellter]

[ look at him feeling all soft and gooey inside. ]

When do you want to meet?

[ he has absolutely no clue. ]

[burnitblack]

[gross.]

how soon do ya want me to stop bleeding?

[he's the worst big brother.]

[swellter]

[ What?! He's been bleeding this whole time?! ]

We should go now.

[burnitblack]

[there's a soft scoff from the other side and touya leans into a sudden flare of blue flame from the side of his head.]

Ya really are a bleedin heart.

[there's no blood on him. though the staples under his eye do look a little loose.]