heavens bbs [video]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Date posted: June 13th, midday
From: Yoon (even though he's holding Ran's phone.)

[The video feed starts on Ran, still very bandaged but clearly able to move on his own power again, unlike at the end of the Black Parade - a full 18 days ago.]

"There, it's turned on now. You're lucky I figured out how to work this thing while you were laid up."

[The voice comes from somewhere 'behind' the microphone. The phone is being handheld too.]

"I'm still not doing it. That was your decision, not mine. "

"Just thank your coworker for helping you back to your temple and be done with it. You owe him that much and it's long overdue with how long you took to heal up. Most pain-in-the-butt god power ever, I swear."

[ Really, it's not Ran's fault that he landed himself with an ability that injures him, and he doesn't hesitate to make his displeasure at the entire situation known, outright glaring at the shinki standing behind the scenes. In the end though, he grits his teeth and averts his eyes, tone curt despite the words themselves.

Yoon = 1, Ran = 0.]

"...Thank you."

[ A short pause, a raised eyebrow. Please don't make him repeat that? ]

"Good. You can have this back now."

[And the feed flickers briefly as the phone is handed back to Ran. Now the top portion changes: ]

From: Itzpapalotl

Comments

[neitherdevilnordeath]

[ Oh, he is really not liking that grin one bit. ]

How would I know? I was unconscious.

[slantedcross]

He must be very humble, not to rub it in your face!

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Or he's an idiot and rubbing it in now.

[slantedcross]

Careful, Aya. He might just think it wasn't worth the effort if you keep carrying on.

[neitherdevilnordeath]

If I knew how to not bleed to death every time I used this stupid ability, then he wouldn't have had to bother.

[slantedcross]

Well, don't use it again before you figure that out, and he still won't have to bother.

Has the bleeding stopped yet?

[...may...be....concerned.......]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

How am I supposed to figure out what it's actually capable of if I don't use it?

[ Not that he really wants to bleed to death... ]

And I think so. I'm not leaving blood trails thus far, so it's probably stopped...

[slantedcross]

Do you need to know what it's capable of? Do you really?

[You don't already have enough ways to kill people stored up? Youji laughs a little.]

Did you make your shinki clean up the blood, too? You should be thanking him more than me. I wouldn't have ever seen you if he hadn't drawn my attention.

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Do you have to ask?

[ His sword didn't make the trip and he can't really rely on the Beretta because his aim isn't the greatest, so clearly that means he has to know how to use whatever's at his disposal. ]

And what else was I supposed to do? I was unconscious.

[slantedcross]

Would I waste my time if I didn't?

Aya, buy a sword, for your own damn sake.

[neitherdevilnordeath]

And where, exactly, am I supposed to find one that would be both affordable and worth carrying? The one I had didn't exactly make the trip.

[ Hey, it's hard to find a good sword for a reasonable price, especially one that will withstand the abuse he'll probably put it through. ]

[handsome_genius]

You might be able to get one out of my bag.

[No other context given.]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Unless it's a about the size of a body bag, I don't think a sword would fit.

[handsome_genius]

I'm talking about my vessel form, of course.

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Don't you need a name for that?

[ Now is probably not a good time to say that he doesn't recall naming him, but he also doesn't remember being hauled back or anything else in the span of time that he was out. ]

[slantedcross]

You're a damn god, there's got to be a way. Look into those defense classes people are always talking about. I've managed to get weapons before.

[...there might have been something shady involved, but...]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

I know how to fight just fine, thanks. I'm not incompetent, and if you're capable of getting weapons, then I want one.

[ At the same time, though... ] How are you with a gun? [ Because he's older than Ran remembers him, which means he's more experienced, so maybe there's the slight possibility that he could prove useful to Ran in more ways than as a coworker and arms dealer. ]

[slantedcross]

It honestly depends on how much my life depends on it.

[Not great. He didn't really spend any of the time between the third Weiss' dissolution and the fourth Weiss' creation practicing things like that. There was still some rust to be shaken off when the Temple of the Underworld came down on his head.

But desperation is the main fuel source of Youji's life, and he's fairly aware of that by now.]

I need some capital to work with first. If you've anything to sell or trade...

[neitherdevilnordeath]

...So probably not much better than I am. [ That's not a terribly reassuring thought, but maybe this means he needs to start seeing what he can do about finding someone who can work with him to improve his aim. ]

Bones. A shirt and coat that are full of holes because my ribs can't seem to stay inside my body. Other than that, I'd have to look around.

[handsome_genius]

[Whoops he's embarrassed now.]

It's not my fault it's easy to clean up after someone who obviously can't take care of himself.

[slantedcross]

It's ridiculous that's being asked of you, though. He needs to get a real weapon and not bother with this bone shooting idiocy.

[handsome_genius]

Or he could just not fight?

[ALWAYS AN OPTION HERE, despite the Weiss tendency to feel otherwise.]

[slantedcross]

I'm a god, not a miracle-worker. Little steps.

[handsome_genius]

I'd think not fighting was the much easier option. It involves NOT doing something.

[slantedcross]

Which I'm all for, truly. That's much closer to my philosophy of life.

But you've got a stubborn one, I am afraid.