paixaomb | [Voice] On a lookout for answers.

Entry tags:

[Voice] On a lookout for answers.

[An alto male voice speaks nervously]

Is this thing on?

Oh. Haha, nevermind.

...This is confusing. If someone could help me understand some things, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Someone just gave me one of these little computers, and it seems as if everyone has one. A modern day device in a place that looks so old fashioned, it's kind of odd to think about.

So where is this Paixao place, exactly?

And I've been separated from a friend of mine. She was close by a minute ago, and I don't see her anywhere now... Kirsi cannot see very well, so she couldn't have wandered far on her own. [And he's just not saying that to keep up appearances. He's very, very concerned about her whereabouts. He cannot locate the one he's sworn to protect.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I'll do what I can! You're new, aren't you?

[For once, a person that chooses to listen to him. Hei feels the quiet relief wash over him.

He's sounded charming and friendly so many times that it comes easily to him.]

Yeah, I just got here.

What can you tell me about Paixao? It's nowhere near Japan, is it?

No one knows where it is, really.

I know this isn't anywhere near Tokyo, or the country of Japan for that matter.

What I can't seem to understand is that I traveled a very long way by only taking two steps forward. It's all very unsettling. [Maybe Yin's somewhere around this city, he hopes. Off screen, he walks as he speaks into his journal, searching for her. Maybe this guy has seen her?]

Sir? If you don't mind my asking, have you seen a pale blind girl with silver hair, tied back? Her name is Kirsi. She's a friend of mine that shared an apartment with me for a while. We were together before I found myself in a line leading into a gateway of sorts.

[Kirsi, Yin's former name. Must be careful. Hei's not sure if there are any Syndicate agents around here or not. They couldn't be capable of locating so quickly, when he had gone by unnoticed the last few days. There's no connection between Paixao and what he used to be a part of. Not to his knowledge... For those 15 years he's been with that organization, he's never heard of the place.]

We all did, basically. Something brought us here.

[There's a pause as he thinks over the people he's seen in the city. Silver hair, he's seen. Blind girls, not so much.]

I haven't. But she might been here, I guess?

You mean something kidnapped us?

['Might have been here' doesn't give him much to go on, but he refuses to give up and think she may already be dead. Her ability has evolved recently, so it may be harder for the Syndicate to track her--for now.]

Where do I contact the authorities? The map's not helping me much. If I could fill in a missing person's report... [Actually, Hei doesn't plan on doing that. He's just wondering what the justice system is like. If there is one. The civilians either ignore him or look at him nervously.]

You don't.

We can't trust the police?

There are no police.

[Hei might have guessed as much.] Really? Then, I guess it's no wonder why these other people are skittish around me.

The crime rate must be high if there's no one enforcing laws.

[Might be stepping into dangerous, unfamiliar territory. Not a problem for him, because he'll find the means to adapt and survive. It's what he'd been trained to do. But for Yin...she's just a tracker. Instead of dwelling on worry, he must stay focused.]

Not really. The natives aren't really that kind of person.

Edited 2011-07-23 19:39 (UTC)

How different are they, aside from having all the same hair color?

It's hard to explain.

[awkward smile, not missing a step to sound friendly] Well, in other words I might have to figure that out on my own.

You sound like you've been here a while... Are you from elsewhere?

I'm from Balamb.

[Well, Balamb Garden, technically, but that usually leads to more explanation than he wants to get into right now.]

Can't say I've heard of it. [Hei ponders where on Earth that could be but comes up short. He's done some traveling in his lifetime and cannot recall any place named Balamb in his world. Hmn. He's got a feeling that this is getting weirder and bigger to comprehend...]

...Has anyone ever found their way back to where they're supposed to be? [A good time to ask this, just to keep in mind on what obstacles there are to watch out for.]

Yeah. But they don't stay long enough to say how.

Why's that sir?

I'm not your commanding officer. You don't have to call me 'sir'.

Ah, sorry. I was only being polite...

I'm Li Shengshun. Yourself?

Squall.

So, um, what happened to the people who found a way out of here? Nothing bad, I hope.

The current assumption is that they return home.

[... No matter how he'd look at it, this can't be good. Squall seems uncertain about that.]

That's very strange to hear. Makes anyone wonder why whoever goes through the trouble to capture someone only to put them back. Can't be anything beneficial for us.

[Besides, whoever or whatever is responsible for his arrival doesn't know anything about him. ...Or do they?]

You'd have to ask them.

[Oh he will. B| They're just below his top priority of locating Yin.]

Right.

...Anything else in particular to warn me about? Sure, I could learn for myself--[nervously;]--but I wouldn't know what to do if I end up too hurt to search for my friend.

Watch out for the Heartless.

[Hei's not quite sure what he means. Li can only assume.] ...I guess there are some who would be heartless and cruel to take advantage to any newcomers.

Not like that. The Heartless are monsters made of darkness.

[What... Pausing to just stare at his communicator a moment.]

[Li stammering a bit the next moment.] Wow. Ah...that's, um, creepy.

And they'd attack anyone in their path?

[Great. All this is getting to be a lot more to worry and be wary about, in addition to who he and Yin are running from... ~~Had Amber foreseen this? She did say he'd have to do more killing upon running from the Syndicate.~~]

More or less, yeah.

[That's probably all Hei's going to get out of him. Time to say farewell, for now.]

I see. I'll watch out for them. [If the Black Reaper could aid in disposing the Heartless, he'd be protecting Yin in that way...]

Thank you for telling me these things, Squall. If possible, maybe I could be of help to you someday. [Hei considers this, as he'll remember the man's face, the diagonal scar being a distinguishable trait.]

I'll consider it.

[He's not exactly one to trust easily, alas. But he'll give it due consideration, if nothing else.]

If she's around, I'll be sure to let ya know ehehehee

[That laugh makes Hei feel suspicious. But he conceals that. Perhaps--as clueless, nervous, and naive Li--he could find out if there's anything else he could learn from this carnivorous individual.]

Ah, thank you... You're the bored hyena from earlier, aren't you?

How long have you been trapped here? Have you been separated from the rest of your pack? [If there's only one, then it won't be any problem to keep Yin away from her.]

Eh? Yeah I guess.

[That was a pretty calm reaction to her.]

I've been here for a while. And just so you know buddy, my family ain't called a pack, they're called a Clan.

Oh. Then pardon my honest mistake. You're the first one I've ever met.

[Completely true, yes. Hei hopes she'll be the last.]

Are the rest of your family there, or did you get separated from them?

Pfft, whatever.

[She very well may be.]

No, they aren't around. None of them are.

[She does sound the tiniest bit sad.]

[In spite of the rudeness in her tone, Li maintains his mannerisms. The formalities, among other traditions his parents ingrained to him, are the only things he has left that are from home.]

I'm sorry to hear that. Loss of kin is a paining experience some of us face out here. [A gruesome, awful memory flickers in Hei's mind about his parents as he says that. ...Beneath the nice guy facade, Hei understands the sadness and loneliness she must feel, but he cannot sympathize for her all that much. Not when he had felt uneasy and tense about her some minutes ago.]

[A slow sigh.] Someone or something must be doing this to us. That's what I believe anyway.

Pfft are you feelin' sorry for me human?! Nuh uh, no. I don't want your darn sympathy.

[She growls, feeling truly angry.]

[Much nervousness can be heard from his end.]

I--I see... I apologize if I upset you. N-No need for the growling, miss!

[Hei believes he's done here. Doesn't care what the hyena pest thinks if his transmission is suddenly cut off. Let her think that Li is afraid. She might think differently if they see each other in person. He will see to that...]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Voice] On a lookout for answers.

[Voice]

[Voice]

[voice]

Re: [voice]

[voice]

Re: [voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

Re: [voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

Re: [voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]