Captcha Strikes Again

[terrantrash]

Who: Slaine Troyard (terrantrash) & Various
What: A catchall for captcha threads and others
When: Intro log & Various
Where: All over the place
Warning(s): N/A

_{((Prompts/Overflow in Comments))}

Comments

IM NOT THE ONE ASKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S HOT DOGS

[expendable]

No, the fault is mine. I should not have been rushing so. I know this area well, and there is often foot traffic here. I should have known better.

[ Ein offers his hand in greeting, expression sober and apologetic. ]

I am Ein Dalton. I work near here. Is there somewhere I can help you get to? Please let me apologize by carrying your things.

EXCUSE???? ITS PURE

[terrantrash]

_{[Knowing better or not, it still doesn't erase the nervousness Slaine has as he forces himself to take the offered hand, shaking it.]}

Slaine Troyard...I was trying to make my way back to where I currently live. I'm new to this area so... _{[That's why he's lost. In the Red Light district. Wanting to die.]} I couldn't possibly have you carry what I've bought. Really, there's no need.

YEAH PURE SOMETHING

[expendable]

[ And now a rent boy is walking you home. Just what will your mother think. ]

Please, I insist. This is no place for a child to be lost.

[ Ein goes ahead and takes Slaine's cargo out of his arms. ]

Can you describe where you live?

PURE PURITY

[terrantrash]

<sub>[Good thing she's dead, huh?

Despite his protest...there goes his carton of milk. Defeated he lets Ein hold it. What else was he to do? Grab it out of his arms?]</sub>

...I live in the refugee housing complex.

[expendable]

[ YOUR OTHER MOTHER. THE ONE WITH PINK HAIR. ]

Oh, you are one of us as well? That will make things simpler. I live in that area as well, so it is not even out of my way.

[ And with that, Ein gives Slaine a little nudge because he doesn't want to lose sight of the boy here in this district of adult entertainment, then heads off in the direction of home. ]

You can direct me when you begin to recognize our surroundings.

...

Did you arrive with the last wave of refugees?

[terrantrash]

<sub>[Ah. That mom. Probably would ground his ass.

So Ein was just like him then? That's...honestly a bit of a relief. It makes him feel like less of a burden. Still a burden, but slightly less so.]</sub>

I did, yes. Currently I live with three other individuals, but two of them were already established here before I arrived.

[expendable]

Is that so? It is fortunate you were able to find people to take you in. It can be difficult, being both new and alone.

[ It was certainly chaotic, being both the first wave and so utterly alone, but Ein thinks of himself as fortunate as well. ]

I was able to meet someone who helped me greatly when I first arrived, otherwise I can only imagine how much more difficult it all would have been.

[ A thoughtful pause, then: ]

What kind of people are they? Your housemates, if you don't mind my asking.

[terrantrash]

...Their names are Euphie, Mikazuki and Hush.

_{[Now here was the task of accurately describing what kind of people they were to a stranger. Hard to do, especially when Slaine still doesn't really feel like he knows them.]}

They're nice people. _{[Sort of.]} Mikazuki is...aloof and hard to read, but I've been told he doesn't mean any harm. Hush is also quiet but is kind. Euphie seems to show a lot of concern for everyone who lives with her. She has good intentions and has allowed me to live with her and the others.

[expendable]

I know Mikazuki.

[ There's no real surprise in Ein's voice, though he does lift his eyebrows briefly at the sheer coincidence of it all. ]

We were enemies once. I don't pretend to understand him, but he's as resilient as he is loyal. I do not know the others, but it sounds as though you have a good foundation to do well here.

[terrantrash]

...You were enemies?

_{[That's...not exactly comforting to hear, even though it's spoken in the past tense. It's only after the question slips him that he regrets it.]}

I apologize...it's not my place to ask.

[expendable]

I was in the military. We were on opposing sides of a conflict. When I first saw him here, we reached an understanding.

[ Being that Ein has no real sense of self, so personal questions don't bother him. He keeps walking, his explanation conversational. ]

It's a fortunate thing, I think. To be considered one of Mikazuki's people.

[terrantrash]

I see. I'm glad you were able to reach an understanding.

_{[Now that is something Slaine can relate to. He'd only just come from the midst of a war between worlds, after all.]}

And who are Mikazuki's people?

[expendable]

Tekkadan.

[ Ein pauses, actually managing to look perplexed. ]

Has he not spoken of them?

[terrantrash]

_{[There's a small shake of Slaine's head. Tekkadan. So it was a group or organization of some sort then.]}

We haven't spoken much...

[expendable]

I suppose it's not important anymore. I mean, certainly the loyalties are still where they ever were, but the political conflict is so far removed there wouldn't be much point to such labels.

[ Ein glances up at the night sky, listening to the quiet, peaceful bustle of the city. ]

It's still strange to me at times. That here, it is not a crime for me to exist. That I am never looked at or treated differently and can simply be.

It's as though I've finally caught my breath when I did not previously realize I was drowning.

[terrantrash]

It's the same for me.

_{[Now that's a feeling Slaine can relate to, especially since it's how he's been feeling for years. He's still adjusting to it, simply being. Needless to say it's hard. He still feels like he's drowning. He's never really stopped, not since he moved to Mars.]}

...I don't know if I'll ever catch mine.