Captcha Strikes Again

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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

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<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.

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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.

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...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.

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...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.

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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.

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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.