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[bemist]

[ Hello, everyone. You will first receive an image.

It's ten swords.

Just ten swords, in a pile on the floor. Nothing is remarkable about these swords. They're just metal swords. There are ten (10) of them. Golly. ]

Found these in front of my door
I don't need em
So if anyone wants a sword or wants to learn how to stab someone informally
Let me know
Only 10 of you though

[ What a kind and generous and incredibly succinct offer! ]

Comments

[bemist]

[ hm. ]

then yeah
though not as much

[looped]

Many of people's skills here do vary so I'm always curious to learn.
Well, I don't necessarily need learning regarding how to stab and such, but I'd be interested to see!

[bemist]

I'm fine with fighting you unless you want more of a demonstration
that's probably more of a simulation kinda thing

[looped]

With me? Oh my.. teehee, perhaps if I'm ever feeling up for it~!
But yes, I was thinking more of a demonstration!

[bemist]

I don't mind
but you'd have to meet up with me
you're good with that?

[looped]

Suppose I should get used to adjusting my legs and walking around more anyhow.
So yes, I'm good with that.

[bemist]

do you not move around all that much normally?

[looped]

Think of me like a star in the night sky!
I've just gotten a bit used to being stationary is all.

[bemist]

the last 'star' I knew
was a pain and a half
even when it was stationary

[looped]

You mean an actual star?

[bemist]

Not one I've ever seen
Though it's not like I'm experienced with stars
It was called the Blue Star, so who knows
Maybe it was

[looped]

Or maybe it is a reflection of one just like myself.

[bemist]

It's entirely possible
We call them Abnormalities, back home
As far as I know you're not that much like one

[looped]

[ ... ]

I suppose I'm not too different from an abnormality in general.
But how interesting!
And you deal a lot with these Abnormalities?

[bemist]

I used to suppress them
Then I wound up subduing and working together with them later on
They're pretty insistent when it comes down to it

[looped]

From suppressing to working together with them...
What changed your mind?

[bemist]

Necessity, I guess
They were able to resonate with people's emotions in that place, so sometimes you needed an Abnormality's help to deal with someone who'd resonated with another one

[looped]

Ah, I see
Simply making use of what's available to you.

[bemist]

that's how it is in the City
everyone's a tool of someone else
Though I guess this time around the Abnormalities pretty much demanded to get involved

[looped]

That's just how it goes generally.
Anyone could very well become the Universe's tool if it demands of it.
So how is the City? Outside your Abnormalities.

[bemist]

it's a hellish place where even the rich aren't satisfied, any victim could easily become a perpetrator if they had the power, and very few people have the potential to dream and change for the better

[looped]

If that's the case, why stay there?

[bemist]

outside the City is even worse
and in my case I can't leave

[looped]

Something tying you down there?

[bemist]

yeah
my workplace
you could say my existence is tied to it now