"In cento anni o cento mesi, l'acqua torna a' suoi paesi."

[sharktrash]

Who: Squalo and YOU!
What: birthday catch-all! Squalo's turning 23 on the 13th. Yes he is Pisces because his character wasn't fish-related enough yet.
When: 12th-14th
Where: All around Vista city, the mall, the bars, Pride HQ, MANTICORE penthouse, Junkyard Carnival penthouse, etc.
Warnings: Squalo language, violence, substance abuse, (mentions of) banging, will update as necessary


[ prompts in comments! ]

Comments

[sharktrash]

[ Damn it. You dead fish faced people, do you have any idea how deflating it is when someone just watches you threaten then with a bored expression. ]

Do it and you're going back into the bag.

[blindfoldcode]

You ever put me in a bag again and I will fucking stab you through it.

[Guess who's going to be carrying a pocket knife around now.]

[sharktrash]

Guess I'll have to drop it off a bridge really fast, then.

[ THIS IS STILL FRIENDLY BARTER RIGHT? ]

[blindfoldcode]

I'm already a ghost. Not like it'll matter.

[Totally friendly banter.]

[sharktrash]

[ Lowers the knife and groans. ]

Shiiit, don't tell me you're one of them emo kids too. I've had enough with the [ vague hand motions and his best impression of a scary face ] "SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF..." guy. [ Terry, that's probably Terry. ]

[blindfoldcode]

Don't be a dumbass. I'm just being honest. [She rolls her eyes.]

Haven't you heard all that demon bullshit? Did you never notice it was true? [Yeah no point in being secretive about it when Lesedi already knows.]

[sharktrash]

Wha --

[ Oh yeah. That. Way to ruin the mood, Kido. His expression darkens into a scowl and he starts chopping the vegetables with almost visible irritation. Good news here is that yes, MANTICORE has discussed those kind of things among themselves before, so she can probably trust them to be discreet. ]

Kinda. I just do my best to not notice it.

[ WHOOPS someone prefers the lie. ]

[blindfoldcode]

Sorry. [She'll go back to cutting.] Just don't be surprised if I appear out of thin air, okay?

[sharktrash]

...

[ brb staring ]

Is that like. A superpower or something?

[ SHIT EVERYONE IS WEIRDOS AROUND HIM and he just has a dumb prosthetic arm. ]

[blindfoldcode]

[She stares back with red eyes.] Close your eyes and find out.

[sharktrash]

[ Oh. Red eyes. ]

Heh. I like those. Looks cool.

[ Also reminds him of his two Literal Satan buddies, basically, but that's neither here nor there. He is pretty curious, though, so he'll do what she says. Well, sort of slow blink more like, but still. ]

[blindfoldcode]

[Eh. It's enough of a pause for her to vanish. She gives it a second before her eyes return to grey and she's cutting again.]

Thanks. I prefer them grey.

[sharktrash]

[ Okay that sure looks like she's materializing out of thin air and he jolts backwards. ]

Fuuuuuck! What the hell?!

[blindfoldcode]

[There's a flash of a memory. The blond boy, Kano, reacting to someone seeing Kido's powers for the first time by laughing himself to tears as her face burned red and her eyes were locked on no one in particular.

What an asshole. But he didn't deserve to die like that...]

I told you it would happen.

[sharktrash]

Yeah, well, being told and seeing are very different!

[ He eyes her up and down for a moment. That's how many people with ~powers~ around him now? He's going to start feeling left out at this rate. ]

Shit, it's like everyone's a fucking superhero around here or something.

[blindfoldcode]

You can have them if you want them. [She shrugs.]

They come with demonic possession and everything. I'm more like a supervillain if you look at it.

[sharktrash]

Wow, thanks. I'll take three.

[ He glances at her with genuine confusion. ]

What's the difference? You get to do cool shit and make the world worship you.

[ HAHAHA WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD ]

[blindfoldcode]

I don't want the world to worship me. I want them to leave me the hell alone.

[Kido you're a fucking famous musician you don't get to pull this...]

[sharktrash]

...

[ stares, head tilting to the side. ]

So why the fuck did you join a band?

[blindfoldcode]

I liked playing bass. I didn't actually forsee getting held hostage by an insane CEO.

[sharktrash]

Yeah well insane CEO aside, you should've kept playing in your fucking room in that case. Stardom generally comes with attention.

[blindfoldcode]

[She shrugs.]

I didn't have a room. I was homeless before I got here.

[sharktrash]

[ raising eyebrows ]

Your abandoned warehouse, whatever. If you had instruments, you had a place to practice.

[blindfoldcode]

You have a bassist again. Unless you want that to change, just be grateful I still go out on stage.

[sharktrash]

Yeah, well, if you do something you hate, you're gonna suck anyway.