(post-mingle) text; un: UEHARA

[metafictions]

Good morning, everyone. I hope you're well.

[read: he hopes that you're not too hungover and that none of you died out there last night.]

Despite the different clans to which we've been assigned, we all find ourselves in strange territory in Jigoku-cho. It may look close to what several of us recognize as Japan, but as you might've already discovered, familiarity does not guarantee similarity. The other day, I met a man who could have easily been from my world, perhaps even my continent or country-- only to discover he hailed from a completely different planet.

So, I'd like to begin gathering information. [He's no Sutoku, but this is important to all of them, and-- as he's been taught-- there are no shortcuts when it comes to investigation.] The more that we know about our fellow lost souls, the more we will have to work from as we learn more about this place and why we're here. We can start with something simple. If you would like, please share where, and when, you are from.

I'll start. I am from Tokyo's 25th Ward, in Japan, on Earth, in the year 2005.

(ooc: feel free to threadjack around! ✌️)

Comments

[aceslow]

Thank you. It is my preference to return, yes. I know where I belong.

[ In Revachol, where he was born, where he intends to die. After that, he never considered the afterlife. He thought that he would simply disappear into the Pale, to be forgotten by all but those brave enough to sail through. Hell had been an unhappy surprise. ]

We all have preferences due to our circumstances. I can respect that. It seems... premature to say so, but perhaps there's a peaceful life to be had here.

[fuckinghysterical]

I don't expect it to be entirely calm here - ahaha - we all have work to do here, after all.

[With the contract she was given, she could only assume that all the other Lost Souls here were similarly expected to put in the work for something they really wanted. At the very least, she's a little glad to expand her skill set in a different direction for at least a little while.]

But it's the best we can hope for in this situation, isn't it?

[aceslow]

We can hope for something between peace and active warfare, [ Kim says dryly, though not unsympathetically. ] War is quite beyond me.

[ Or at least... an all-out war. Urban warfare is something he grew up around, as natural as breathing. But war of the likes a contractor is used to? Unthinkable. ]

[fuckinghysterical]

I hope, for your sake, that it stays beyond you, heheh.

[And that much is genuine. She wished that she didn't ever have to know it at all, even if she supposed the experience and knowledge she gained from being a contractor would likely be a benefit to her not being eaten up completely by Jigoku-cho.]

I don't even know what I'd do with myself if it were completely peaceful here. [Which wasn't for a love of her job, rather that she hadn't known peace for at least the last decade or so of her life.] So yes, I suppose that would be the best outcome.

[aceslow]

I think we could hope that for all of our sakes. Even those accustomed to such things tend not to prefer them -- not unless there are more serious issues at play.

[ Like the mercenaries he'd met, who relished in the violence. He chooses not to believe that of anyone unless they make it too present to be ignored. Why believe people to be monsters when he can believe them to be human? ]

If it were peaceful here, all that would be left would be to live. I'd recommend picking up a hobby.

[fuckinghysterical]

[Though unseen, LB smiles wistfully. Even if a peaceful life was what she really desired, she wasn't certain if she deserved it.]

The sad thing is that it's been so long that I'm not even certain what I even enjoy anymore, heheh...

[Which even though it seemed innocuous enough that LB didn't feel like it was too much to unload on a relative stranger, it did reveal more than she intended to on just how sad her life really was. However, LB does at least realize that perhaps she should try to leave off on a lighter note.]

But, ah. I guess I have plenty of time to figure that much out, hmm?

[aceslow]

[ Unseen, Kim only nods. What she says may sound bleak, but it doesn't come as a surprise to him; those who label themselves as war mercenaries rarely have what they would describe as happy lives, and he doubts that it leaves room for much beyond the job. Kim's a cop, not a soldier, and even he has precious little time for his hobbies, though he does have them. ]

Yes. My advice is to make a list -- though I rarely think a list is a bad idea. Somewhere down the line, you'll come across something you enjoy. [ Although... ] Some of the more expensive hobbies will have to wait, however. I think our paychecks are spoken for in acquiring the essentials first.