[Two; Video and Action]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

[A: Video]
[Ryuunosuke looks pretty much all right as he waves at the camera.]

So things went back to normal after we killed that weird Shadow, huh? Everyone's back on the streets like nothing happened and the city didn't practically shut down. That's kind of weird. Do you think they're used to this?

Huh, it makes you wonder - how long has this been going on? Way before we came here...

[B: Action]
[Back-End Bar has more customers than normal tonight, probably because of the disruption to the regular drinking schedule. People can be heard chatting aimlessly, but it's not near enough to drown out Ryuunosuke's whistling as he pours drinks.]

[He lights up a little upon seeing a familiar face, either from the devices or from taking down that Shadow.] What can I get you?

Comments

[naildelay.livejournal.com]

If it's been going on for a while, I wonder why it needs us now. I mean, as opposed to when it started.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

It could just have gotten bored.

[naildelay.livejournal.com]

With what, nobody caring about what it does?

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

I'd get bored of that pretty quickly.

B

[croibhristeoir]

[...oh goddammit. Could he go anywhere without running into someone he didn't want to run into?]

Surprise me. [Hopefully without poison. The addition wouldn't have surprised Lancer whatsoever.]

B

[greyerrant.livejournal.com]

[ Loken just bellies up to the bar without much comment beyond,]

Wine.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

[Blame your luck stat. It's a Lancer thing.]

Right away. [Thankfully for him, when Ryuunosuke came back it was with a dark brown beer that contained no poison at all. Poison was really not Ryuunosuke's style, although he would probably like to try it one day.]

Firestone Abacus Barleywine. Best barleywine we've got, definitely worth a try! I take good care of my customers.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

White or red? We got a really good Pinot Grigio in just lately.

[Give him something to work with.]

[greyerrant.livejournal.com]

Red. [ He spends a long time staring at Ryuunosuke. ]

You were there at the deaths. You're one of them... one of us, I suppose.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Red, all right, I've got some good reds...

Yeah, I'm a non-coffin person if that's what you mean.

[croibhristeoir]

I appreciate it.

[Did Ryuunosuke have a reason to poison him? Would he honestly need one? Lancer calmly adjusted the glasses he was still wearing, taking a drink...hm. Seemed alright so far, but if he dropped dead at least Lancer would know why.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

How's it going? I haven't seen you out here before.

[naildelay.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess I would too. But that still makes me wonder, why wait so long. Wouldn't you want attention immediately?

[Video]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

Weird Shadow?

Explain. I just got here.

[Video]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Basically, the big monster that sent out little monsters for us to fight. That's the simplest way to put it.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

I'm not a crazy city, I don't know. Ask the next Shadow you see.

[croibhristeoir]

Well enough, I suppose. And yourself?

[Video]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

I knew little arschlochs like that had to have some kind of central source. How big are we talking here?

And if people already killed it, why is weird-ass coffin time still happening?

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Doing well! Business is picking way back up now. [He gestures at the room, relatively filled.]

[Video]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Eh, big. I've seen bigger.

It's not in charge, but before we killed it everybody was going haywire for a week. People wouldn't leave their houses and boarded everything up, even some of us were getting hit.

[Video]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

Hm. "Seen bigger" means it's probably not my normal department...oh well.

So the big one was influencing peoples' minds? Even during the day?

[Video]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

I've seen pretty big, though.

That's what it looks like.

[Video]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

Unless it was at least 40 meters tall and had a glowing red sphere in it, I'm probably still in the wrong place. So much for getting dragged here by fate...then again, fate would have had the sense to bring my Evangelion along anyway.

[Video]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

I don't remember a glowing red sphere, but it was definitely that big.

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

If they're used to it, then the Shadow's defeat would be 'normal' to them, I think. So they don't think very much when its influences are gone.