Catch-all: Emet-Selch

[ercnerd]

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[ktiseos]

-what happened?

[at least it seems like he's somewhat more present, now, though-- how much, he's not certain just yet.]

You've been unresponsive, the last several moments.

[ercnerd]

[He blinks.]

Uh . . . It was, you know . . .

[His gaze drifts down to the wet floor.]

Whoa, what a mess.

[ktiseos]

The mess can be remedied later. Explain-- if there is something amiss here, then it ought to be known.

[cleaning is not a priority.]

[ercnerd]

[Tell that to Souji.]

. . . Nothing's amiss. I just suddenly remembered what I'd forgotten.

[ktiseos]

[souji can clean it! it all works out.]

... from last week? Or from that excursion of yours? I should think any missing memories from the former ought to have been remedied, already.

[ercnerd]

[Poor kid.]

No, it was from the excursion. [He turns his head to look nowhere in particular.] That explains a few things . . .

[ktiseos]

...a few things such as?

[ercnerd]

. . . That this place is too hung up on the past.

[ktiseos]

...mm. It was used against you, I take it.

[ercnerd]

Whether I'm in this or that dimension, it keeps happening. You really can't count on villains for originality.

[Though . . .

He crouches down to pick up the glass. Miraculously, it's intact.]

[ktiseos]

-what was it that occurred there, then?

[he's grabbing a towel to help with the water.]

[ercnerd]

What else? Unpleasant things.

[His faces scrunches up in distaste as he straightens.]

What I want to know is why that demon kid showed up.

[ktiseos]

What demon kid are you talking about?

[ercnerd]

Nobody that you know. For some reason, it feels like I'm always getting stuck with him these days.

[He drops the glass in the sink with a huff.]

That's how you can tell that these places don't know what they're doing.

[ktiseos]

Ah. More of an annoyance to you than anything, I suppose?

[the towel is also wrung out in the sink.]

[ercnerd]

Yeah.

[Then he's back to leaning against the counter, but this time with his hand empty, as his expression mellows out.]

They are.

[ktiseos]

...just what occurred, on this excursion of yours? I've heard nothing of any happening here, but I do know there was speculation those on the living's end could be relevant. Was there anything gained from it at all?

[ercnerd]

If there was, I don't know about it. The only purpose this one served was angering me.

[ktiseos]

Angering and injuring you, I suppose.

[ercnerd]

That much was a given. Besides, I'm not injured anymore; Virgo closed up everything.

[ktiseos]

It is more extensive here, then, than on the other side... I suppose we are not left to suffer overlong, after death.

[ercnerd]

I'd rather not rely on Virgo too much . . . But it is what it is.

[ktiseos]

It is a part of their duty, is it not?

[he will not feel bad for making them do their job.]

[ercnerd]

Mm, yes.

[There's no bad feeling about that part from his end. He runs a hand through his hair.]

Well, I'm not envenomated anymore, so I'll count my blessings.

[ktiseos]

Envenom-- what did that?