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[This video, taken during the dark hour, is probably not going to be good for anyone's cardiac health. Why? Because it starts off showing a

VISCERAL MAYA

...right up close against the screen. Cute, ain't it. Looks like someone lost track of their phone during a fight. After a moment, though, said phone gets abruptly kicked away from the Shadow and scooped up by its owner once it finishes skidding along the ground. He (she?) appears on screen briefly, not looking terribly concerned (all things considered) as he glances down and notices he's being recorded. Chances are, none of you will recognize him, so he's most likely a newcomer.]

...Excuse me. [And off goes the video.]

[OOC/EDIT: Oh man. I'm very very sorry for the incredibly late replies and general fail, guys. R/L kind of ambushed me out of nowhere and yeah. Please feel free to just not tag back.]

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[ Wait, what did he just say? Hello, sudden tinge of pain. And anger. Because Enkidu is still kind of missing, but why would anyone... ]

...Hold your tongue. There is only one amongst the rank of all these mongrels allowed to call me by that name. And you are clearly not him.

...

[The smile on his face fades as he lifts his phone up, as though holding it at a different angle in the moonlight will allow him to see the other's face any clearer. He doesn't stay silent for long.]

Then perhaps I have gone blind. [No. He would have to be blind, deaf, numb, and insane to mistake that man for someone else. Even in this strange place, he ~~doesn't want to~~ won't consider it.] Who are you, if not the person I call my friend?

I have no reason to give my name to some child claiming to be my brother. If you continue to insist on this blasphemy, I'll have to crush you like a worm.

[Ow.]

...I am a man, not a child even by this city's standards. [His voice remains mostly even.] You may try, but I will not be crushed that easily.

[In other words, no, he is not going to back down and shut up.]

And yet you look like one. I know my brother. He was created to be my equal. That means the exact same build. Now, take another glance at yourself and then me. Do you honestly believe we are perfectly matched?

[...okay. Everything's been kind of messed up since he suddenly wasn't in Snowfield anymore, but this is getting past the point of just "interesting" and into "disturbing".]

I've changed myself since I was born. [He took a form he liked, not the one given to him by the gods to suit their plans.] My stature did not prevent me from being my friend's equal, from the day we fought to the day I died.

[...Died. He doesn't stop to dwell on that memory, and continues on.] My true name is "Enkidu". I died before my brother, was called forth again to fight in Snowfield's war for the Holy Grail, and then I came here. Please tell me who you are, so we may end this.

[ Okay, now things REALLY weren't matching up. This had to be the worst faker ever. I mean, he didn't even get the city right. Obviously Gil knows everything so he's just going to laugh. Oh, that laugh. ]

Is this some sort of joke, boy? First, you claim to be my brother. Then you claim to be a participant in one of the Grail Wars. Fool. There have only been five, and they all took place in Fuyuki City. I should know, as I witnessed the last two.

[ He would happily reveal his Gate of Bablyon, but you know... no powers. So instead he just shows off his pimpin' condo which is full of expensive shit and so many swords. ]

That should be enough for you to realize that I am the king who ruled over the glorious city of Uruk for nearly 126 years. Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

[That laugh. Enkidu feels some small relief despite himself that he didn't somehow fail to recognize his friend, even after one death. But putting that aside...]

...The fourth and fifth wars. [He continues watching the video and looks about as impressed by Gilgamesh's condo as if the man had shown him an empty room. While things may be matching up even less on that side, they were beginning to make more sense on Enkidu's. He's silent for a moment, thinking over what he's figured out since arriving. If the war in Snowfield had not yet happened for Gilgamesh... and if the "oddities" in that war had somehow affected even the servants... not that he wanted to think that there was something wrong with him, but considering the situation...]

I see. [Or he's starting to.] It is no joke, king of Uruk. I do not know what brought us here and I cannot explain why you do not know me. But I am not a liar.

[Whether Gilgamesh believes him or not, he wants to say that much at least.]

Then come prove yourself. If you truly are the legendary brother of the first true hero, your fighting skills should more than suffice, even if your form does not.

Fine. [That sounds pretty close to what he was preparing to do before getting dragged over here and hitting things ~~that aren't blobby invulnerable monsters~~ sounds somewhat appealing at the moment, anyway. Enkidu puts his thoughts away for now.] Tell me where, and I will go.

A month from now.

[ wait what. Normally he would say RIGHT HERE AND NOW MONGREL but he's kind of a busy guy and he's probably using it as an excuse to amp up his own training just in case. ]

That shall give you enough time to adjust to this place.

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