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jigokulogs2022-04-03 06:50 pm
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ᴏᴘᴇɴ ▸ out of the deep waters and all its intricacies.
Who ⬤ Six & you.
What ⬤ The Kappa Round-up, as per the Enma's orders.
When ⬤ After the Night Parade; soon after the Enma's order goes out.
Where ⬤ Around the city.
Content Warnings ⬤ Violence, most likely.
i. cyberkinetic
( OPEN TO OTHER ENMA MEMBERS )
ii. fireflies
( OPEN TO ALL )
iii. reconfigure
( OPEN TO ALL )
iv. wildcard me, baby
What ⬤ The Kappa Round-up, as per the Enma's orders.
When ⬤ After the Night Parade; soon after the Enma's order goes out.
Where ⬤ Around the city.
Content Warnings ⬤ Violence, most likely.
i. cyberkinetic
( OPEN TO OTHER ENMA MEMBERS )
[ six thinks that it was only a matter of time before such an order was issued.
things have been going well. too well, in fact, with hardly any hiccups in between. the night parade almost felt like a complete lie, a fabricated scenario meant to reassure everyone involved that there was nothing wrong. not even his experience with the strange drug from that bunny doctor can match up with how everything is right now — a complete mess in every sense of the world.
not only did early preparations do nothing to prevent the tragedy from happening, but now the department of enma has been deployed to do clean-up of the unsavoury kind. while six himself has reservations about the order, he knows that it's barely worth the effort of going against it. if he doesn't help with rounding up the kappa and everyone else involved with them, he knows that the enma can just as well send someone much worse to do the job itself.
he'd rather avoid that, if he can. ]
OPTION A - ASSIST.
[ it's almost funny how quickly he has to play the part of a loyal lapdog, the way he doesn't bother asking any questions and instead just focuses on getting the job done. he stalks along the streets of jigokucho in search for any kappa that are hiding or are currently on the run. he's quick and efficient when it comes to rounding them up, knocking the ones he caught unconscious rather than causing them too much harm.
it's a different story when it comes to the ones who do struggle against his attempts though. he doesn't even bother holding back.
if you happen to pass his way, he might gesture for you to come closer with a jerk of his head. ]
... There are some hiding over here. [ this building, this particular alleyway, or anywhere else. ] Mind giving me a hand?
OPTION B - HINDER.
[ of course, not everyone has to agree with what's happening. six knows this. he understands. it's never going to be easy for everyone to harm someone who is just trying to run away, but that's exactly why he has to be the one who does it. if it isn't going to be easy for others, the least he can do is be the bad guy so no one gets in trouble for the lack of action.
he can always worry about the consequences later.
or you can make it his problem now, by confronting him and standing in his way just before he grabs another kappa to knock out along with the rest. ]
Don't get in my way. You either help or stay out of this.
ii. fireflies
( OPEN TO ALL )
[ it doesn't surprise him that there are those outside of his faction attempting to help the kappa too.
if he happens to find you hiding the kappa at your place or catch you in the middle of the act of letting them escape, he'll attempt to put himself in between you and the way out. he assumes an offensive stance, claws out and ready to strike if he must. ]
... Don't be stupid.
[ a warning, a threat, and everything else it could in between. his voice is low and even, but if one pays close enough attention, it almost sounds like he's struggling to remain neutral. after all, despite admitting that he'll do what must be done, it doesn't mean he has to like it.
this is one of those moments where that's practically obvious.
the last thing he wants to do is to hurt someone who is only trying to do good things. ]
If you hand them over, no one will know you were ever involved.
iii. reconfigure
( OPEN TO ALL )
[ once all is said and done, six doesn't immediately retreat to his assigned quarters. he roams around the neon-lit city streets with no rhyme nor reason instead. he didn't come out of that scuffle completely intact (shallow cuts and purple bruises), but the physical aches hardly compare to the mental ones. his exhaustion runs bone-deep, even more so now that he's been all over the place without giving himself any respite.
somehow, it almost seems as though he's punishing himself. not only for what he just did, but perhaps for other unknown reasons that he keeps close to his heart. when his body leans against the closest thing — a wall, a street light, a random object — keen ears would hear him mutter quietly to himself. ]
Is this enough, I wonder... How do I make up for what I've done?
[ even if you try to catch his attention now, it doesn't seem like he's going to notice. it might take a few attempts, given just how absentminded he is right now. ]
iv. wildcard me, baby
( ooc. sometimes i forget six is a chuuni edgelord. but let me know if you need something specific from me!
in terms of specifics, six can be found stalking the streets of the city in search of the kappa or anyone attempting to help them. he is fully decked out in his eternals uniform plus the weapons he has on his person. i'm happy to write custom starters if none of the ones above ping you so pls feel free to pm me. 💜 )
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I'll guard the rear exit. We can limit their escape routes this way.
[ he steals one glance at the crowd of onlookers, not at all surprised with how they're reacting. it wouldn't be the first time he's been met with unrestrained disapproval. ]
Call my name if you need help.
[ that's all he says before he starts down the narrow alleyway next to the building, leading him towards the back area. ]
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[ he waits for six to disappear round a corner before entering the store and introducing himself to the manager. he explains, rather brusquely, what he was there for, and although the manager tries to distract him by selling him things, dimitri is concerned about how the store looks and whether something is amiss.
when it's clear that the manager wasn't about to let someone from the department of enma get their way, dimitri marches right to the room behind the counter as the man tries to stop him. he twists his arm and brings him down painfully to the floor, and the manager reveals quite easily that he was hiding three kappa, after calling him names. most insults dimitri didn't really recognize, and didn't care about, and he lets them slide. he's been called worse.
in the back room, he hears rustling, and dimitri manages to catch one, who was yelling at the manager and calling him a coward. the other two slip his grasp, and dimitri yells - ]
Six, two escaped!
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he abandons his observation duty when he hears the scuffle from inside. dimitri shouts, and it's enough to alert him to the two kappa incoming. there's hardly enough time for him to bridge the distance but his speed has always been on his side. the door slams open but six is ready for the first one who comes out, striking from the back to knock him right out. the other kappa manages to wiggle his way through by vaulting over his fallen comrade and six has to cut him off by blocking the path leading to the main street.
there's a brief exchange of words: You don't have to make this harder on yourself versus Piss off, Enma scum—
it's over before it can get any worse. soon, six is dragging the two unconscious kappa by the scuff into the store to meet up with dimitri. he spares a glance at the terrified store owner but doesn't bother addressing him. ]
The shopkeep isn't hiding any more of them, right?
[ business first. just in case. ]
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[ the kappa in his hand is restrained, and dimitri, in the meantime, chains him to the window bars so he's unable to move. the kappa doesn't seem too intent on fighting him because he's afraid of what six has done to the kappa in his arms. the shopkeep is more subdued, rubbing an arm as he lets dimitri pass. he does a sweep. nothing else is seen but some possessions which the kappa were holding in a satchel; he takes it out and checks the contents onto the counter. finding nothing incriminating, he puts the items back into the bag, and keeps it in his hand as he searches the rest of the store, every nook and cranny for possible hideouts, strange indentations in walls and floors for certain alterations in the structure where hidden passages or vaults might be possible. in castles, there were often such things to account for ways to help squirrel the royal family should there be a siege; dimitri searches around thoroughly.
when satisfied that there was nothing to be concerned about anymore, he returns to six and takes his kappa for custody. ]
Nothing more left. We should go.
[ he looks at the shopkeep who doesn't want to look at him, his face an image of frustration and hate, but he holds his tongue. all dimitri says to him is, ] We apologize for the mess. Thank you for your cooperation.
[ easy enough to leave after even if the manager now despises them. ]
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not like he has any room to defy orders at this point in time, even if they're orders that are never going to sit well with him.
he nods at dimitri when the other declares that they should go. the shopkeep isn't too happy with them at all but there's nothing they can do to make this situation any better for everyone involved. at the very least, they managed to keep the damage to a minimum so he's sure there's no loss of money (if any at all). there's just a loss of respect and trust which is to be expected, but not all that surprising.
it's easy enough to ignore for the time being.
six only speaks up once they've left the shopkeep's earshot. ]
He wasn't hurt that badly, was he?
[ a ridiculous question, considering what happened to the kappa they've taken to custody. ]
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[ dimitri can be violent, but he'd rather not be. anyway, his strength isn't here, so he can't just be cruel and start breaking bones if he wanted to.
he feels that six is uneasy about the nature of their work, so he tells him, ]
I do not like being unnecessarily violent. I do not like this incident, and for myself, I can see the logic in detaining the Kappa for questioning. Others may have their own methods of ... interpreting the Enma's orders, and such methods may even lead to something useful; but for myself, I do not conduct myself in any way that is more cruel than necessary, unless I feel the situation warrants it.
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You don't have to explain yourself to me. I know how scenarios like this are meant to go.
[ when you're under orders, sometimes you don't really get the chance to question it. dimitri doesn't strike him as the kind of person who would go beyond the scope of what's necessary, but he can see how his question prompted this particular response. ]
It's just— given the way he looked at us when we left...
[ it was just as resigned as it was frustrated, as if this kind of thing happens way too often. ]
Maybe I'm overthinking it.
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[ dimitri just nods. he walks with a little less intention towards their next tip-off, only to make room for the unpleasantness of what they've just done. being a prince, he's no stranger to the kind of hatred his existence elicits. but it's never settled well with him. he's happy, in a way, to find companionship with someone who also feels the same regarding the kind of violence they have to wield.
he's gentle as he says, ]
That just means there is goodness within you. I think it means the world to hold on to such emotions; to feel and notice and be uncomfortable. It speaks to a kind of humanity that a lot of people would rather be without.
[ and it is ever more difficult to hold onto that here. ]
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I— [ his pace comes to an abrupt stop, gaze downcast and averted from dimitri's line of sight. ] I'm not a good person. Never will be.
[ he says it as a matter of factly that it leaves no room for discussion. there's so much more that he isn't revealing, but he doesn't think this is the right time nor place. ]
Where is our next destination...?
[ if he can focus on following the enma's orders, then he doesn't have to explain why he thinks the worst of himself. ]
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Six, wait -
[ he doesn't have the right to do this; after all, they've just recently met and barely know each other outside of work. but dimitri knows that loneliness, and he feels compelled to respond to it. ]
- I don't ... won't claim to understand what makes you say such a thing. That is not for me to know.
... but I wish for you to understand ... you can take heart in that I consider you as someone who is capable of goodness, for as much weight my words carry here.
[ he lets go of him then. dimitri keeps it to that, because he could very well go on and overstep. but he understands it, he really does. he has never considered his life to be his own, after all. ever since duscur -
anyway. it doesn't bode well to dwell on such things early in the day. ]
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he doesn't turn to face dimitri, not even when the other lets him go. ]
Have I... done anything to warrant such a positive view of me?
[ given their interactions so far, the thing that stands out the most is both of them rounding up innocent youkai just because they were ordered to do so. six doesn't see how that would contribute positively to the other's opinion of him. ]
You don't know what I've done, or what I'm capable of. [ maybe it's a good thing, that his power was taken away once he arrived here, because who knows just how much worse things could get if he still had access to it— ] How are you convinced that I'm capable of being good?
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My story hasn't been a pleasant one, either. Everyone who knows it eventually forms a ... view of myself that isn't always good; and it can't be helped. [ dimitri looks away. ] I have lost friends and family over it.
Misfortune finds us all, Six. But you are here, alive and well. If you had wanted to be cruel you would've done that from the beginning. That you chose not to means you are capable of something more than being terrible, and that is good.
If nothing else, I will be here for you.
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six has no idea what he can even say in response to that. somehow it's unfair... how can dimitri say something like that without missing a beat? it's almost as if—
he stops that train of thought right there before he goes down a rabbit hole he isn't in the mood for just yet. maybe it's for the best they leave it be right where it is now. ]
... For your sake, I hope you won't regret saying that.
[ and that's that, he begins to move again, heading down the street in search of their targets. he figures dimitri will correct him on where they need to go if he's heading the wrong way. ]
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[ he is awful, in his own sincere way. and perhaps he will come to regret it, but having faith in other people is part and parcel of living, as far as dimitri is concerned; he has to have it, because he doesn't have it for himself, always believing that his life is not his own.
he moves forward with six, not much to say after that. he withdraws a note book from his pocket, with his notes on leads and suspected and known alliance businesses. ]
... let's take a detour here, and head north. There's another Alliance-owned business there that we ought to check out.
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he glances at the notebook dimitri pulls out and briefly wonders if it's the same one he uses to keep his jokes in. ]
Oh? [ his ears perk up, eyes locking onto the path they now have to tread. ] You don't suppose their members are going to try and intervene, do you?
[ he already knows the answer to this one, but still, a guy can hope for an easy pick-up. ]
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[ dimitri sighs. ]
That being said, they must know how this looks to other faction members. And they must already know we're out here making the rounds. I don't think a few Enma members coming around should arouse any suspicion to anyone anymore.
[ not that it'd make their jobs a bit easier, but still .... ]
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[ he murmurs quietly, almost too quietly. it's harder to stomach what they're doing when the kappa remain defenseless, but if they fight back, if others fight alongside them, then at least that's better than just giving up without trying at all. with fists tightly clenched, he presses on regardless.
whatever trace of regret he might have ghosting all over his features is gone by the time they get closer to their destination. ]
Just up ahead, right?
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Let's try introducing ourselves together. That makes it seem like an official visit as opposed to something else more unsavoury.
[ although the difference is rather minute ... it's the appearance of it that matters. ]
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[ this is so formal... he wonders if it will make much of a difference. ]
You go first. You have charisma.
[ a compliment!! ]