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7th Struggle [Action/Video] New Bark Town ... Again

[SUN. BRIGHT, SUNSHINEY SUN. It's so bright, it's almost as bad as getting blinded by snow. But that lasts for only a minute before the gear swings into focus on a face.

A very familiar looking face. Or maybe he wasn't familiar at all and those bright blue eyes, wild black hair, and somewhat sharp teeth were a new and unusual sight.

That person with the familiar looking face had an equally familiar looking Poochyena that had, lovingly, sunk her jaws into his skull. He's dealt with worse before, but he obviously wasn't too happy about his situation.

The Poochyena on the other hand, looked absolutely thrilled to be gnawing on her trainer once more.]

She's been doing this for fifteen minutes... [Fifteen minutes before he was just getting kicked out into New Bark and realizing that he had not dreamt up his time in Johto.]

... How do I make her stop? I can't feel much of my head anymore.

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Demon Weapon is a title, they're humans with the ability to turn into weapons.

[The history behind them is just so convoluted and look at his face already, he might be exceeding brain capacity.]

Who I hang out with or what I'm called. It's not special or anything.

[da fack]

They - what? That doesn't even make sense - [Damn, she might explain anyway BACK UP.] - and I don't want to know right now either!

[He reaches up to scratch his head, but gets a handful of poochyena fur instead. Poochy has shifted her weight so she's resting on his head and shoulder. Her jaw isn't viciously clamped to his head, but she's letting him know that she's just taking a break. He scratches her behind the ear and under her chin.

Rin never really thought he would be asked. He contemplates his answer for once before speaking. Poochy was more than happy to have his attention.]

... I wanted to know more about you. [Don't mind him feeling all awkward. He's new to this whole GIRL WHO ISN'T ONE OF THE THREE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. And he didn't want to be so closed off with a friend.]

I made a broadcast on it before since people were just going to keep questioning it whenever I mention terms from home. You can just look at that whenever you recover from the information you're getting now.

["When you recover."]

I think I've already talked about myself enough, what about you?

[Ain't nobody got time for that.]

I wasn't here when you got here and I'm not gonna look back in time. You're here now, so why not?

[There isn't anything interesting about him that's with mentioning.

Me? 'm an exorcist in training. [brief explanation time:] We save people from demons.

Don't be a lazy bum, I'll send the link over to you and everything...another time.

[Pshaw.]

Oh yeah? That's cool, it sounds like my work as a Meister. Do you go to a school for it, too? ...Is your headmaster not-human, too? [Clearly one of the most important things to ask.]

I'm not being lazy! I just -- there are way better things to do than read! I could be training with Poochy! Besides, what's wrong with talking?!

[Gosh, way to be like Yukio. Was she going to start leaving him notes now about washing behind his ears and making sure he flossed too?? What was she, his self-proclaimed sister?!]

[But whoa whoa whoa what was this about Meisters and ... school. ... and headmasters fjkasdlf WHAT SORT OF CRAZY PARRALLEL DIMENSION WAS SHE FROM?!!]

Yeah, I do? [He's not too sure anymore. No wait. Yes he is.] It's a cram school, so it's not like anyone can get in.

[Heck yeah, he feels all special~ He goes to a fucking prestigious school with rich kids ~~but he can't afford to eat like they do, damn brats~~... -- ahhhhhh, should he say? Well, he didn't have to get specific... It would be easier to just tell her. Hm. He wasn't home anyway. What was the worst that could happen?

~~FAMOUS LAST WORDS~~]

...Yeah, he's no where near human.

Edited 2013-09-04 03:55 (UTC)

It's not a text broadcast, it's a video feed. I drew pictures and everything.

[Der.]

...I mean, I know it's not fun listening to me talk and I can't draw, but it's not reading.

[...And who could have predicted this? Maka just blinks in reaction.]

Ah, I see. Ours is Lord Death, so I'm going to guess yours is a demon?

[Oh. She expected him to sit through a lecture. That was even WORSE OMG NO. Oh. But she's been offended. . . Right? Right. Right, he had no idea at this point.]

I haven't even seen your stuff so you can't just go on an' say your drawings suck! [Sh-She didn't say that...] And it's not like what you're saying is boring, either! Send it later, or whatever. [Much later. Like in 20 minutes. Or 20 days.]

Edited 2013-09-04 04:09 (UTC)

[This girl.

She was like a Ouija board.

ABORT MISSION. ABORT ABORT ABORT.]

I -- I didn't even say anything!! N-Not that he isn't b-but -- [DID SHE ALREADY GUESS ABOUT HIM WHAT IS THIS MADNESS. He didn't know what was up or down at the moment, but he was about ready to guess that Maka was just one of those weird as hell people who just knew things and maybe practiced fortune telling.

A Shark-finned, Samurai, twin-sword scythe wielding, fortune teller.]

[No, Rin, you're just that predictable.]

[Sigh.]

I already know I'm boring, okay? I know that people don't appreciate academics, I don't like hanging out with the ones that do anyway. ...And I already said I'd send it later! Geez.

[Really, his expressions don't help her guesses and their accuracy.]

Why are you freaking out so much? It's a logical conclusion, I mean, you wouldn't expect the god of death to be running a school dedicated to training people with special abilities to protect the world from anomalies, right? Why not a demon running a school that protects people from demons? You said yourself that some demons don't want to hurt people.

[What. No. Totally unpredictable. For instance, Poochy's taken this moment to take a gander at Maka. ...She's not impressed. She yawns in the general direction of the video, almost as if to say "You bored me right off his head. Stop chatting with him. I want him to make me food and your conversation isn't getting me fed."

He's going to have to wear a mask for the rest of his life. Or. He could tell people to keep their secrets to themselves.]

I never said you were boring... [beat] ... all lectures are boring. I suck at academics anyway. [wait a - ] So you want to be my friend because I have bad grades?

[He just doesn't want her to suddenly say OH YEAH I GUESED IN AN INTELLIGENT WAY THAT YOU MUST BE A DEMON TOO and that would be okay?? Just awkward as all hell??]

You make it sound pretty damn logical... But Mephisto doesn't care all that much. He's in it for himself, so he's not a good example. [He probably owns the school so that he could feed his otaku obsession.]

[Weirdly enough, Lord Death is an otaku too.

But that's a subject for another time.]

I didn't say that, it's not like I can magically look into your head at your report cards. I'm just saying that the only other person that competed for grades with me in class was a stuffed shirt until his girlfriend loosened him up. I'm saying people that are into studying and achieving like that? Their personalities are different, less easygoing and friendly.

[She shrugs. Yes, basically she's saying she wants to befriend Rin because he seems friendly.]

But I still guessed right, didn't I? Mephisto...that's an interesting name, I wonder if he's the same as Mephistopheles?

[...wait Rin wouldn't know that reference, no reading.]

Never mind. He'd have to have a certain fascination with humans anyway if he's taking the trouble of living among them. [But that's all speculation and--] I'm not interested in him, though, this is supposed to be about you.

Oh. Yeah. [She'd be ashamed to see such low grades.

While the whole name sounds odd together, he does find the name to be very familiar.]

Some people do call him Sir Pheles. I don't know what he thinks of humans but he's suspicious. [And other names too but he doesn't really remember beyond being one of the Biggest big shots in Gehenna. That sorta took precedence.

But it must mean nothing, especially since Rin wouldn't be caught dead with 16th century literature MUCH LESS A PLAY about some stupid guy and his stupid wish.

... What the hell should he say about himself? Poochy gets another petting while he tries to think of what else he could possible add. Hmmm... HMMMM -- POOCHY HAS AN IDEA. She snaps at Rin's hand. Any closer and his hand would have had a few new teeth marks on it. Pardon him, Maka, he and Poochy need to talk. ]

Hey - you're going for my hands now? What, are you hungry? [BARK BARK] You're been on your own for a while. When was the last time you ate? [whiiiiiiiiiiine] . . . I'm feeling hungry too.

[He glances towards Maka for a moment. No, he didn't understand everything Poochy said. He's just known her long enough to get the gist.] Would you mind? I can talk and cook. .... [He might lose himself in the cooking and she might get bored just watching soooooo.]

[That sure sounds suspicious all right!!

She perks up when he mentions cooking, however, this looks like a topic she's interested in.]

You cook? Oh, go right ahead! I want to see how you do it! I cook a little bit myself, but I'm no master chef, just enough to take care of myself.

[In this time, Maka's gotten a carry-on herself, a Houndoom poking its head up into the corner of the screen, then snuffing into the camera suspiciously. She doesn't notice until it bumps her elbow with its horn.]

--Ah, I was wondering when you'd show up. I guess it's weird for me to be talking to someone this long, isn't it? [And, as an aside to Rin--] This is Kali, she was my starter the last time I was in Johto.

[Oh cool, a Houndoom! Poochy does a double take. Hey, if Rin could have long conversations with other humans, why can't she have one with a fellow pokemon!

But it's not like she really wanted to talk to some pokemon with deadly looking horns...

Rin smiles, happy to have an audience to his cooking times. He holds Poochy in one arm and reaches for his bag with the other. Not the best position to be in, especially since his pokegear needs to sit in a different place now that he's moved a bit, but it is accomplished. Rin looks though his bag for food and things like that when -- suddenly there is nothing but the basics that every trainer gets.]

What the hell? First I don't have my pokemon and now I can't have my old shit back?!! [WAIT. NO. OH NO. OH NO. OH NO. Rin drops Poochy and turns his entire bag upside down. Everything falls out in an ungraceful heap, but certainly not the thing he was looking for.]

NO!! [ANGUISH. SO MUCH OVER DRAMATIZED ANGUISH.] She took my badge!!

[At the anguish!! Maka starts and Kali growls, clearly questioning why on Earth her trainer is talking to such a loud human.]

H-hey, come on, there's no need to get upset...

[Come on, Maka, think--think! Think of something comforting to say!]

A-at least...there are only eight badges to get, and getting a type advantage over the gyms is pretty easy. It's not as bad as what happened to me and my partner a while back, our goal was to gather 99 corrupted souls and one witch soul, but...the final soul that we got wasn't a witch and we had to start all over again.

[99, Rin. 99.]

THAT BIRD OTAKU KICKED MY ASS THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD BEAT HIM.

[Maka. No. You don't understand. He was ridiculed for a month by a child for losing. He couldn't show his face on the 'gear. He lost all his money and had to fight for food and he was a hobo and yeah he might be exaggerating a bit in his mind but it sure feels a lot like that because now the only proof of his one gleaming achievement in Johto ~~besides getting a kick ass job at the Breeding Center~~ was gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooone

GONE. GONE. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE....

GONE. . . . . G. . . O. . N. . E . . .

J-Just one more sigh.

...Okay. Okay, he's almost over it because now he's listening again...]

. . . . . S-Sorry. About that. [HE WANTED ALL 16 JUST. NOT COOL. OKAY.]

-- ... You had to fight 99 times and one screw up cost you everything? [That's --...] . . . That's harsh as hell. . .

[She shrugs.] It's the rules, I already fought a hundred times, another hundred times wasn't going to kill me. [And the plus other times that she fought, yeeeep.]

Um...I don't know, I wish I could help, but you're all the way back at the beginning and I'm in Olivine. But hey, you can get Shinx around there, right? Maybe if you get one and train it, taking down Falkner will be easier.

[Another whuff comes from Kali. Seriously, Maka, this guy is a freak, why are you still talking to him???? Maka just pats the Houndoom on the head, ignoring (or unaware of) the fact that she's disapproving of her choice in friendships.]

[There's nothing she can do. NOTHING. She can say stuff though. That was good. Kinda.]

. . . I think so? Bunta told me to use type advantage. [But he's Rin Okumura, that's what happened.] I still think Poochy could take him on by herself since she doesn't feel any weaker.

[And where was Poochy? Hiding behind Rin, far out of sight of the other dog-like pokemon. HE'S NOT AS WEIRD AS HE ACTS. comes her definite bark from the safety behind her Rin shield.] Fine, we'll just have to rebuild the old team.

...Hey. Uhm. You can watch me cook another time? [...He sort of means to end the conversation since Maka might have other things she has to get to. Rin has to finally get his butt on the road. But there was no denying that it was good to have someone to talk to. His new list of friends was growing.]

Is that your way of saying "get lost"? [She laughs, meaning it as a joke.

~~Kali is not convinced of Rin's normalcy tho~~]

Okay, maybe you should get your ass out of New Bark. Maybe I'll see you later?

[And this time he gets it -- not.]

No! I -- [Oh she was laughing! Aha... aha...!]

Right then, I'll see you around Maka. And you too Kali. [And even though he doesn't end the feed right away, there's a moment when a real quiet expression flickers before being tucked away.

People tended to leave Johto. There might not be a "later". Still, it was nice to have enjoyed someone's company.] Later.

Edited (you know im half asleep when i tag) 2013-09-05 12:12 (UTC)

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