[video]

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

*The video turns on to a small, pale thirteen-year-old girl with lightless, dilated eyes. She stares at the screen for a few seconds with no expression whatsoever, until she finally decides to speak.*

...What.

*Apparently, that's enough.*

Comments

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Good question. My best guess is, assuming 'they' have some kinda omnipresent sight, entertainment. Dropping a bunch of people into a contained area and watch the personalities clash. Kinda sick entertainment, but...

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Is that the war, then?

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

War? What wa--

[A look of dawning realization.]

...Mister Loken doesn't even spare the children on the comm his 'welcome to the war' bit, does he?

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Should he?

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

I guess it's not totally imprudent. Just a bit low on tact. [Sigh.]

He's more or less right, though it's a pretty mellow war overall.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Tact?

Explain.

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Ah, don't worry about it.

It's limited to a single hour a day and enemies who aren't organized. Doesn't seem much like a war, to me.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Some forces can take an unprepared enemy out even if they don't know what they're doing.

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

True enough. The point of contention I had was mainly the time-related one.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Are they only able to come out then, or do they only wish to?

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Hm. You know, I never thought to ask that question. They've avoided communicating with us for the most part, and are openly hostile... I'm going to assume they're limited to it, unwillingly.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Hm. Or it could be that that's the point that they're strongest, or that the people here are weaker.

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Maybe. They sure seem stronger than the people who get coffined at that time.

Pretty weak individually, though.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

Coffined.

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Remember when I said people were put in coffins during the dark hour? Yeah, that's the same time the enemies show up.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

I see. Yet the visitors are not in coffins. Do you know why?

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Not a clue.

...Yeah, there are a lot more questions than answers. It's kind of grating on the nerves.

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

I see. They'll come out in time.

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

That's the hope. Sorry, I'm being kind of a downer.

[A pause.]

Y'know, don't think I caught your name. May I?

[windsofdaytime.livejournal.com]

I don't mind. Kiryuu Kaoru.