Post-Stuffening (wow that sounds terrible), Kanda can be spotted putting on his normal clothes. There's another long coat on the ground next to him, and a sheathed sword resting on top of it as he ties his hair up in a ponytail. When that's done, he looks around and frowns a little, then looks at Gale.]
You. Did you see a flying black thing? [DOESN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE YESTERDAY,,,]
[ he is also back in his regular degular clothes. it's fine, he'll let kanda get away with this because he actually does not want to start a fight or embitter a grudge, so. sure. they can start over. ]
I don't believe so ... ? Unless it was something specific. Tara is able to fly, it may have been her you spotted.
[ this actually doesn't even strike him as an odd request. its perfectly resonable to have a misplaced magical construct you could tell someone to find and report back to its owner.
but also this is a very fucking funny way for Kanda to introduce himself. ]
Of course. Not a problem. I will happily send it on its way to you, with regards from Gale of Waterdeep.
[Yeah!! These things happen. AND LISTEN the alternative was never doing it at all, as is suitable for the only person in the "extra asshole" box in the chart.
Though, in a rare show of politeness:] Thanks.
[Incredible.
After that, he picks up his sword, examining the sheath for damages. He seems to think this conversation is over?? Will Gale choose to yap at King Asshole or will he love himself...]
[ i mean. that's fine??? he's just had a rather actually nice and polite exchange with someone who perhaps at first comes off as prickly and maybe it is better to let it be what it is for the moment and let it end on a good note? that would be the smart thing? he reminds him very much of lae'zel, to be honest, which isn't a bad comparision. he likes and respects lae'zel, blunt as she is.
[The amount of people who have been like "damn this guy's attitude is familiar" is so funny
Fortunately, though he's not a social person, he doesn't mind this; he doesn't turn his attention away from what he's doing, but there's no irritation in his tone, just straightforwardness.]
I'm an exorcist. [But he's clearly very familiar with this sword, so that's a yes]
[He enjoys a single thing in this world and it is soba noodles. To be fair, there are worse things.
This is such a funny question for so many reasons. Kanda looks like he's considering whether he wants to answer at all, but he's not that pissy since he doesn't know he's nerfed yet, so--]
Nine years. [He figures Gale's asking because he's worried about experience level tbh]
[ he is not. he is asking because kanda seems like a very young guy and is talking about being on the front lines of some war and is now saying deeply concerning things about starting as a tiny baby. ]
I suppose I started young as well, I began my first apprenticeship at around eight.
[ its really important for me for you to know that i was desperately searching for this post, i was typing in NINEILLUSIONS and getting so frustated i couldn't find it but it was because i was giving kanda three more illusions
thank you for coming to my ted talk
anyway, as he approaches he scratches at the side of his face briefly with a hand - just. gently trying to divert from where it says `a meaningless death` plastered along the side of his neck. it runs along the strange mark he's always had there: a circle that starts on his chest and has tendrils running on his neck and over his cheek. it seems more obvious now with the ink. ]
Gale is in luck because Kanda is the last person in this group who will ask personal questions, so he doesn't even spare the mark more than the barest passing glance, despite taking note of it. (He will remember this, though whether he ever mentions it remains to be seen.) Ironically, he also has a strange mark--it's visible through his clothes where it stretches across his chest, though his coat is buttoned up too high to tell if it matches anything on his skin. These are normal things that normal people deal with.
He makes a slight face, looking back at the plaque with his name on it.]
I don't know why my name is here. [There are so many other people in this house... one of them is Ichiban... that's a noise NIGHTMARE]
[ oh :) yay! matchies!!!! gale's mark is outlined in ink, and while the parts that are normally beneath clothes are still hidden, its pretty high up and runs all the way up his neck, over his cheek and to his eye. ]
Oh, I believe it is because you now live here. Congratulations upon home ownership ... ?
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