[catchall] Ashlyn

[sixillusions]

these things happen

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Week 1, Monday

[sixillusions]

[HEWWO ASH... I think about how Kanda would have no interest in these new locations but I'm forcing him to be here anyway

He's still in his normal exorcist wear like a boring person, but he is at the farm!! She can catch him taking a break in the shade, petting the dog... there are a few pumpkins next to him, freshly picked! He glances at her and nods in greeting, something I will only be able to type for the next week. Bless.]

[killies]

[ ash has changed into a big t-shirt and some athleisure sweatpants, thank god. but she'll wander over and crouch down to pet the dog, too. ]

Had a good look around?

[sixillusions]

[We're gonna have a whole dog park at this rate.]

Mm. There's nothing useful. [For getting out of here, he means, since he's a loser who doesn't have real hobbies. But, also:] The screens in those houses are weird.

[He means the TV shows]

[killies]

There's more clothes so at least we don't have to stink or do laundry as often. There are showers, too. And better food. None of it fixes the big problem, but it makes things a little better.

[ but giving him a look? ]

... You mean the TVs?

[sixillusions]

[It's true, he will probably wear different clothes... eventually... once he realizes that murder (probably?) happens on a schedule. But the rest is irrelevant to him so mainly he's just glad that more people will come out here instead of bothering him in the woods back in town.]

Is that what they're called?

[killies]

[ i respect him ] Yeah. They don't have them in your world?

You can watch pre-recorded stuff. Like... plays. Or news broadcasts.

[sixillusions]

[He thinks about it.]

We have screens and recording devices. [Because Order science and tech is ridiculous] But they're for important things in the Order. The one in the house... people kept laughing for no reason.

[Kanda like wtf is a laugh track]

[killies]

[ a little amused, actually. ]

They were probably laughing at jokes.

[sixillusions]

["What's a joke," he says--

No he just kind of squints]

It was supposed to be funny...?

[killies]

A lot of TV shows are supposed to be funny and aren't.

[sixillusions]

But people laugh anyway...?

[Why]

[killies]

A lot of people think they're funny anyway.

[sixillusions]

[Ah.]

So they're idiots.

[Said less like an insult and more like this is just a matter of fact]

[killies]

Yeah.

[ also without any malice. ]

[sixillusions]

[Nods like this makes sense]

No wonder Beansprout made money performing...

[killies]

Beansprout?

[sixillusions]

[Makes a face upon realizing he talked about Allen. Gross.]

Just a dumb brat.

[killies]

[ raising. an eyebrow. ]

A friend?

[sixillusions]

No.

[LIKE THIS IS A HORRIFIC SUGGESTION]

A stupid, self-sacrificing phony who tries to solve everybody's problems and runs off with his own. [TCH]

[killies]

That seems like the kind of thing that wouldn't bother you if it was someone you didn't like.

[sixillusions]

No. I hate him. [VEHEMENTLY] I'm stuck with--

[--? He pauses, lifting a hand to rub at his eyes.]

--I mean, I'm glad I'm not stuck with him anymore. The sooner I can get back to the Order and on another mission, the better.

[killies]

[ ashlyn just goes: ok i'll take your word for it! ]

Do you usually get to work alone, then?

[sixillusions]

I try. [Technically the answer is no because there's at least one other person there but he doesn't count them for reasons] But I don't pick my assignments.

[killies]

That makes sense. So they probably make you work with more people on harder assignments.

[sixillusions]

Mm. Non-exorcists can't kill Akuma, so they have to try and keep us alive.

[Which typically means rolling out as a team... easier to not die when there's at least one other person watching your back.]