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[justicereigns]

[This is a man who sounds pretty angry. Of course if you know Smoker well, then you might know he often sounds like that. Still, even for Smoker, clearly something's set him off.]

Welcome to New Feathers, if you haven't heard about the Shifts or Drafts yet, I suggest you look into it. If you want to learn basic self defense I could teach you, or Chun-Li could, or any of other teachers who offer it. Normally I'd offer to teach jitte as well, but I'm using flimsy knock-offs right now because some idiot seems to have borrowed it without permission.

[And here he gives a lethal glare to the camera.] I know a pirate took it before, and I've spent all this month hunting you down. I don't know who took it, but step forward now and I'll be far more lenient than if you continue to make me wait!

[His tone suggests that "lenient" means he'll only beat the thief half to death instead of two-thirds.]

I'll be by the barracks stacking rocks. [And making a snowman. Not that he's going to admit to that to anyone. Except kids maybe.]

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[justicereigns]

No. Nothing serious. [Starting to die down a little finally.]

I'm just err... a little [Embarrassed] angry that I lost my jitte again.

[gorehowl]

The coddled weak won't do anything but waste away in their weakness.

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[justicereigns]

Are you all right on your own? It's definitely weird your first time. [Unspoken but heavily implied: And you seem really young to be all alone!]

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[justicereigns]

Yeah, I wouldn't waste your sympathy on the Malnosso. It's more like the Third Party are against us and the Malnosso would just as soon stay out of the way.

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[justicereigns]

[Gives her a look and then snorts.] Phoenix Ikki. My roommate. He's stronger than I am. But even to joke around, I doubt he'd bother.

Same with Lupin. I can't say I find the humor in stealing my jitte for a month or so. Besides he was kidnapped. So was Grell.

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[feetoffury]

With help? From...say...a pirate?

[She still suspects Lupin, of course.]

And there are no other leads, I suppose.

[justicereigns]

It's not coddling to save someone's life.

[gorehowl]

Perhaps.

[And now he goes to walk around Smoker, to head towards the barracks's entrance]

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[justicereigns]

[He thinks it over.] No. If a pirate wanted it, I don't think they'd bother going through Lupin or getting his help.

None that come to mind at any rate.

[justicereigns]

[Just leaves him to it and snorts. He is never going to be good at dealing with people.]

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[feetoffury]

Well, any witnesses? Or have you considered that Lupin might've tricked someone into helping him? He's tried to pull a few cons on me.

[She's stuck on that, because it's the only logical thing with the clues they have.]

[etudes]

... Don't be too angry, Smoker-kun. I.. I think you might get too scary when you're angry, and then people might think you're a bully..

[ Not 'people', Kotomi, it's just you. ]

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[theboywiththebook]

I'll be okay. My floor mates check on me.

[Henry understands that it's weird to be on his own...but the fact of the matter is he's got no one else in this place. He's made friends but not well enough to move in with them.]

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[justicereigns]

He has? What did he do to you?

[spohkh]

Very well... my apologies if I have offended you Mister Smoker.

Though I am curious... why do you label yourself as a hunter? Do you hunt people?

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[elessar_telcontar]

If the Malnosso did not bring us here, there would be no war then? They perpetuate the violence by summoning ever more slaves to fight. That seems like madness.

[justicereigns]

You really think so?

[He actually seems kind of hurt by this. He always considered the pirates the bullies.]

But my jitte was stolen. If I don't get fierce, how will I get it back from the pirates?

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[feetoffury]

Nothing, just seen him around.

I watch journals, remember?

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[justicereigns]

Hn. All right. But if you need anything more, give me a call and I'll see what I can do to help too, all right?

Are you going to the school here?

[justicereigns]

What? No, I'm not. Why would I be offended?

And right, I hunt pirates. White Hunter. That's my marine nickname. [Official one anyway. The unofficial one is that he's the loose hound of the marines, but he doesn't usually tell people that.]

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[theboywiththebook]

I will, thanks, Smoker.

[He's pretty sure he's got all he needs though.]

I am, I started to go recently. I didn't even know there was one up until the holidays.

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[justicereigns]

I'm pretty sure the Malnosso don't bring us here. The world does. And the Malnosso do their experiments supposedly to figure out how to get everyone home.

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[elessar_telcontar]

[This was not a theory that Aragorn had heard. From all other accounts of the Malnosso it was they that abducted people here for their experiments.]

You believe the Malnosso benevolent, then? That they are trying to help us?

[justicereigns]

[Snorts.]

No.

They put us in the barrier so that the Third Party can't wipe us out, but they view us more like labrats than people. Besides, not everyone wants to go home, or even has a home to go to.

[elessar_telcontar]

There are those whose homes are so terrible that they would rather be prisoners here than free men there? I suppose if I were another man I might choose to stay, but I have a promise to fulfil.

Tell me, has anyone tried to speak with the Third Party?