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sixillusions) wrote2024-06-10 05:54 pm
sixillusions) wrote2024-06-10 05:54 pm
[catchall] Camille
This is one of my favorite shitposts
This is one of my favorite shitposts
[Kanda's never going to start a conversation first I am so sorry in advance
But he can be found, so that's something!! He's probably just quietly sitting by the water with his arms crossed, a sheathed sword resting by his side. There's also a number in the low thousands on his upper arm, showing through the sleeve of his coat. Woah]
But he can be found, so that's something!! He's probably just quietly sitting by the water with his arms crossed, a sheathed sword resting by his side. There's also a number in the low thousands on his upper arm, showing through the sleeve of his coat. Woah]
[a poignant magic number on his body, is this infinity train]
Oh hey, Kanda.
[She's done her profile snooping, sorry. Camille draws closer with her arms crossed, just not too close. No visible writing yet, either on her skin or beaming through her clothes. Looks like her dirty little secrets are taking a nap for the moment.]
I met your exorcist buddy.
Oh hey, Kanda.
[She's done her profile snooping, sorry. Camille draws closer with her arms crossed, just not too close. No visible writing yet, either on her skin or beaming through her clothes. Looks like her dirty little secrets are taking a nap for the moment.]
I met your exorcist buddy.
[She used his preferred name so that's okay. He doesn't mind being spoken to, even though he makes the :nyeh: cat face at her actual words.]
We're not friends. [Yes they are]
We're not friends. [Yes they are]
[nice white ignorance paying off for once]
Your coworker.
[Whatever you say man.]
He filled in a few of the blanks for me. Good to know we got a couple true blue demon killers on hand.
So — our horseman of the apocalypse. What was your read on them?
Your coworker.
[Whatever you say man.]
He filled in a few of the blanks for me. Good to know we got a couple true blue demon killers on hand.
So — our horseman of the apocalypse. What was your read on them?
[That's better.
He probably doesn't need to say he doesn't trust them, so he considers for a moment.]
They're wasting their time sneaking around.
He probably doesn't need to say he doesn't trust them, so he considers for a moment.]
They're wasting their time sneaking around.
But they're not like your demons.
[She can't say what she thinks either, except that some are tall and all are a bit silly.]
I can't take them seriously myself. Makes me wonder if they're not more pawns in the scheme. [Don't mind her, she's inviting herself to a seat nearby.] Are you also locked out of your "powers"?
[She can't say what she thinks either, except that some are tall and all are a bit silly.]
I can't take them seriously myself. Makes me wonder if they're not more pawns in the scheme. [Don't mind her, she's inviting herself to a seat nearby.] Are you also locked out of your "powers"?
[He would correct her about them being demons but he doesn't care that much so he doesn't bother]
That's pointless when they could just keep us asleep or torture us. [So he's inclined to believe that they're not pawns, though he wouldn't necessarily be surprised if they got caught right away. And, to answer her:]
Yes.
That's pointless when they could just keep us asleep or torture us. [So he's inclined to believe that they're not pawns, though he wouldn't necessarily be surprised if they got caught right away. And, to answer her:]
Yes.
[Camille is staring down the bootbarrier, sat opposite at the Pyre. Sleep is evasive tonight and a man was murdered in her sleeping quarters, another in the church. There'd been a cartoon chase through three other locales too. So why bother? Nowhere was safe and nothing was sacred.
She startles at a sudden silhouette to the side. Then settles, recognizing that hair.]
You're out late.
She startles at a sudden silhouette to the side. Then settles, recognizing that hair.]
You're out late.
[Honestly, the only reason Kanda leaves the area is to swap watch duty with Lavi; otherwise, he's here with his sword in hand, close enough that he'd be able to dart forward and engage should Boothill bust out.]
There's no guarantee the barrier will hold.
There's no guarantee the barrier will hold.
Well, aren't you chivalrous.
[So what right does Camille have to be out here?
Probably none, but she doesn't give any particular shits about it. She'll brood where she pleases, and there's the ghosts of dead men all over this town.]
How would you take him on, with your powers out? Swing your sword and hope for the best?
[It's said with sincerity at least. By all rights he's just as defenceless as the rest of them.]
[So what right does Camille have to be out here?
Probably none, but she doesn't give any particular shits about it. She'll brood where she pleases, and there's the ghosts of dead men all over this town.]
How would you take him on, with your powers out? Swing your sword and hope for the best?
[It's said with sincerity at least. By all rights he's just as defenceless as the rest of them.]
[Fortunately(?), Kanda just ignores her sarcasm--but he also doesn't seem bothered by her hanging out here, at least for now. He most definitely isn't the type to fuss over a stranger.]
He's not an Akuma. I don't need them.
[Especially because, against all odds, he does actually know how to work with other fighters, and there are a few around that he thinks would haul ass if they heard a commotion.]
He's not an Akuma. I don't need them.
[Especially because, against all odds, he does actually know how to work with other fighters, and there are a few around that he thinks would haul ass if they heard a commotion.]
You'd need something with a boost. He's metal and he's got mouth guns.
[Lord save her from this godforsaken reality.
Still, the kid's dead set on it. What else is she supposed to do? Spank him and tell him go home to mama? Camille shifts in her seat, bringing her legs up for a closer huddle.]
How'd you get into this business anyway? Were you born to it?
[Lord save her from this godforsaken reality.
Still, the kid's dead set on it. What else is she supposed to do? Spank him and tell him go home to mama? Camille shifts in her seat, bringing her legs up for a closer huddle.]
How'd you get into this business anyway? Were you born to it?
[He ignores her first comment like a rude asshole, because he is one... but look, this is far from the first time someone has tried to tell him what he may or may not be capable of. And ultimately, it doesn't matter to him; he isn't the sort to try and justify himself.
Besides--it's not about being chivalrous, or even battle-hungry. There is a threat, and it must be dealt with before it kills more people, whether Kanda is at full strength or at death's door. There's no bravery there, just necessity.
The second question, though, makes him huff. It might be a laugh? Hard to say, with him. An ink lotus blossoms through his hand cover.]
...Most exorcists don't have a choice. When you synchronize with a piece of Innocence, it's yours. From then on, you fight for the Church until you die, or you get killed when Akuma come looking for it.
Besides--it's not about being chivalrous, or even battle-hungry. There is a threat, and it must be dealt with before it kills more people, whether Kanda is at full strength or at death's door. There's no bravery there, just necessity.
The second question, though, makes him huff. It might be a laugh? Hard to say, with him. An ink lotus blossoms through his hand cover.]
...Most exorcists don't have a choice. When you synchronize with a piece of Innocence, it's yours. From then on, you fight for the Church until you die, or you get killed when Akuma come looking for it.
So damned if you do, damned if you don't.
[She wishes she had a drink, suddenly. Camille cants her head.]
If it were a choice, would you have picked it?
[She wishes she had a drink, suddenly. Camille cants her head.]
If it were a choice, would you have picked it?
[I truly can't explain how funny this conversation is
But apparently it strays a little too close to home for him, since his tone is dry when he responds.]
Would you?
But apparently it strays a little too close to home for him, since his tone is dry when he responds.]
Would you?
[I see
mashes these buttons]
I'm not the one marked for a higher calling. [She rolls her neck, looking out to the buildings beyond.]
But if I had the chance, no. I'm not a good candidate for a saviour.
[Letters skitter over her chest. You couldn't save either sister.]
mashes these buttons]
I'm not the one marked for a higher calling. [She rolls her neck, looking out to the buildings beyond.]
But if I had the chance, no. I'm not a good candidate for a saviour.
[Letters skitter over her chest. You couldn't save either sister.]
[Since he glanced at her, he'll see the text, but he doesn't acknowledge it in any way. Thanks Kanda.]
Most people aren't. [So that's fair tbh. He isn't going to preach at her. But imagine how funny it would be if he did.] But it's that or letting the world end.
[The real answer is that he's barely known any kind of life outside of this, so it's kind of an impossible thing to imagine--you can't really un-learn about the potential harbinger of the apocalypse and all.]
Most people aren't. [So that's fair tbh. He isn't going to preach at her. But imagine how funny it would be if he did.] But it's that or letting the world end.
[The real answer is that he's barely known any kind of life outside of this, so it's kind of an impossible thing to imagine--you can't really un-learn about the potential harbinger of the apocalypse and all.]
["Pixi what does affection week look like for Kanda will he be nice and openly chatty now" no but it means he won't just walk away in the middle of a conversation so I'm taking it as a win
ANYWAY HELLO CAMILLE Kanda is on the island for inexplicable reasons. he's still boringly in his regular clothes... wow, Victorian. He's at the ranch! He is sitting with Dani the dog, just quietly petting her for now. Animals are better than people. Come pet the dog Camille!!!]
ANYWAY HELLO CAMILLE Kanda is on the island for inexplicable reasons. he's still boringly in his regular clothes... wow, Victorian. He's at the ranch! He is sitting with Dani the dog, just quietly petting her for now. Animals are better than people. Come pet the dog Camille!!!]
[I would never ask that Kanda be openly chatty, it ruins his brooding rival allure.]
I see you've made a new friend.
[Camille is holding a cat by the way. It is an unusually clingy one, doing that hug thing as she baby-cradles it.]
You're going to make Pickles jealous.
I see you've made a new friend.
[Camille is holding a cat by the way. It is an unusually clingy one, doing that hug thing as she baby-cradles it.]
You're going to make Pickles jealous.
[Camille here with two cats, one cuddly and one who washes his hair with soap.
He makes a slight face like "what"]
Dogs don't get jealous.
[Imagine saying something so wrong with your whole chest]
He makes a slight face like "what"]
Dogs don't get jealous.
[Imagine saying something so wrong with your whole chest]
[Thanks Kanda.]
Mm. Too many demons? "Akuma"?
[Her eyes go to his hands. His posture. Stiff, unbending. Too young to believe anything different.]
There's professions that work that way where I come from, too. They get you young, raise you up, monopolize your time. Bend your body and fold your mind into whatever shapes are needed. And then when your youth is gone, so is your job. It's a pretty big hole to fill, in the long years after.
[Probably why so many Olympians go back to coach. What else is there?]
Mm. Too many demons? "Akuma"?
[Her eyes go to his hands. His posture. Stiff, unbending. Too young to believe anything different.]
There's professions that work that way where I come from, too. They get you young, raise you up, monopolize your time. Bend your body and fold your mind into whatever shapes are needed. And then when your youth is gone, so is your job. It's a pretty big hole to fill, in the long years after.
[Probably why so many Olympians go back to coach. What else is there?]
[She quirks her head.]
You kidding me?
[She smiles though, approaching, taking a seat nearby, letting the cat resettle in her lap.]
Try petting the cat instead.
You kidding me?
[She smiles though, approaching, taking a seat nearby, letting the cat resettle in her lap.]
Try petting the cat instead.
[The way I googled when the modern Olympics were founded and it's 1896 apparently which is roughly around the era of DGM. Incredible.
Anyway Kanda is like "what are you even talking about" but he doesn't say that]
The war's been going on for thousands of years. It probably won't stop anytime soon. The Earl can make hundreds of Akuma in one go, if he wants.
[Sure, there are things happening that seem major, but every generation probably thinks that. Chances are high that he'll die in the line of duty, and--well. The best he can hope for is to be left alone afterward.]
Anyway Kanda is like "what are you even talking about" but he doesn't say that]
The war's been going on for thousands of years. It probably won't stop anytime soon. The Earl can make hundreds of Akuma in one go, if he wants.
[Sure, there are things happening that seem major, but every generation probably thinks that. Chances are high that he'll die in the line of duty, and--well. The best he can hope for is to be left alone afterward.]
[Local man extremely popular against his will, doesn't know what it's like to not have dogs (human and animal) constantly pawing at him for attention
But. Sure, okay. He hesitates for a minute, eyeing the cat to check its body language, then slowly extends a hand for it to sniff. Bestow ur judgment, kitty.]
But. Sure, okay. He hesitates for a minute, eyeing the cat to check its body language, then slowly extends a hand for it to sniff. Bestow ur judgment, kitty.]
[The cat is feeling it! It rubs its calico head into his palm, purring away.
But the dog notices this and immediately wedges its head between them. Camille laughs.]
See?
But the dog notices this and immediately wedges its head between them. Camille laughs.]
See?
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