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maskormenacelogs2015-05-26 05:29 pm
pinpricks) wrote in maskormenacelogs2015-05-26 05:29 pm
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[closed] let me outside so I can breathe
WHO: Illumi (pinpricks) and Gaara (eyelineronpoint)
WHERE: Nonah #004, their shared apartment
WHEN: 5/26
WHAT: Roommates, chilling. Gaara is lucky enough to see Illumi in his true form. Illumi is lucky enough to meet someone who also doesn't have pupils.
WARNINGS: Illumi is a creep (that's its own warning).
[It's unusual for Illumi to be wearing his own face, especially in the home he shares with three complete strangers. Perhaps if one of them wasn't a Nen user from his homeworld, it wouldn't feel so necessary as a twenty-four-seven precaution, but it's best not to be recognized. The Zoldycks are infamous, in their way, and even if he knows himself to be less recognizable than-- say-- his father, he doesn't want to deal with any clash of morality. At best, it's a bother. At worst, it could hamper his plans to make nice with the other imPorts and see if any of them want to hire him for his real talents.
Unfortunately, Gitta is not an all-the-time disguise. With the aid of his needles, Illumi can hold that beautiful face for long hours, but sooner or later it will start to feel stiff. His unnatural motions will become even more disjointed and unpleasant, the skin on his face begins to feel like it's sloughing off, his articulation loses its edge. So, he has to give himself a break, and while he could dig himself a hole in a local park, his needles need polishing and the apartment is where all his nice stuff is.
Let his roommates come in. If it's Kite, they can have a Little Talk should he somehow know who Illumi is (which is rather doubtful to begin with). If it isn't, then-- hey. Who cares? Either way, Illumi's hard at work keeping his tools nice and shiny. Pointy. Lethal.
Come on in, buddy.]
pinpricks) and Gaara (eyelineronpoint)WHERE: Nonah #004, their shared apartment
WHEN: 5/26
WHAT: Roommates, chilling. Gaara is lucky enough to see Illumi in his true form. Illumi is lucky enough to meet someone who also doesn't have pupils.
WARNINGS: Illumi is a creep (that's its own warning).
[It's unusual for Illumi to be wearing his own face, especially in the home he shares with three complete strangers. Perhaps if one of them wasn't a Nen user from his homeworld, it wouldn't feel so necessary as a twenty-four-seven precaution, but it's best not to be recognized. The Zoldycks are infamous, in their way, and even if he knows himself to be less recognizable than-- say-- his father, he doesn't want to deal with any clash of morality. At best, it's a bother. At worst, it could hamper his plans to make nice with the other imPorts and see if any of them want to hire him for his real talents.
Unfortunately, Gitta is not an all-the-time disguise. With the aid of his needles, Illumi can hold that beautiful face for long hours, but sooner or later it will start to feel stiff. His unnatural motions will become even more disjointed and unpleasant, the skin on his face begins to feel like it's sloughing off, his articulation loses its edge. So, he has to give himself a break, and while he could dig himself a hole in a local park, his needles need polishing and the apartment is where all his nice stuff is.
Let his roommates come in. If it's Kite, they can have a Little Talk should he somehow know who Illumi is (which is rather doubtful to begin with). If it isn't, then-- hey. Who cares? Either way, Illumi's hard at work keeping his tools nice and shiny. Pointy. Lethal.
Come on in, buddy.]
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But the point here is that he's memorized the faces of the people he lives with. And even if he doesn't generally invade the privacy of people he hardly knows without due cause, some weird guy with a weird face sitting in a room that most certainly isn't his, going through some other guy's stuff is reason enough to butt in. Gaara's not shy about that, either.
Security breach motherfucker. He shoves the door open and stands there in the frame like he's not just barely 5'7", arms folded and glaring down this stranger danger.]
Who're you and what are you doing in here?
oh my god Gaara you're precious
Eh.]
...
[He senses power about the boy, though he can recognize in an instant that he isn't a Nen user. Something else, then, either from his homeworld or given to him when he ported in. The stance and confidence suggests the former.]
I'm cleaning.
[Isn't that obvious? If he's a thief, then his priorities are out of whack. Most criminals wouldn't stick around like this.]
he's somethin all right
Try again.
[Yeah sorry dude, you could just be a real confident thief. Or even an enemy. The boy's been on high alert since day one, and that's unlikely to change...um, ever.]
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That, and even if he won outright, the fight would leave his room a disaster.
So, he'll tell the truth.]
Okay. I live here.
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I don't recognize you. [Like Gaara couldn't possibly have missed anybody. But...to be fair, he didn't. He was very particular about knowing who would be regularly moving in and out of the place where he's (temporarily) living.]
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I'm not here that much.
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There's another quiet shushing sound as sand begins pooling around his feet like a lazy cat; not openly aggressive, but other guy over here hasn't taken his hands off those sharp-looking things behind him and they absolutely look like they could be weapons. If his instincts are right -most of the time they are- his friend here is also a combatant, and a skilled one at that.]
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That man is my ally. I let him use this room when I'm away on business. You won't see his name on the lease.
[They... have a lease, yeah? Or the government is keeping track of things. Whatever. Paperwork. Lying isn't Illumi's strong suit, despite his history as an assassin. The Zoldycks are known for being effective killer, not spies. But this attitude of the other's is bothersome. He'd rather tell him a fib than go and give away one of his most useful secrets for free.]
Is that good enough?
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I'll be watching. [Not so much a threat as so the guy is aware that Gaara doesn't really buy that story, and probably won't unless he sees evidence of it.]
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[Someone watching him sounds like a pain, but he can't go and kill his roommate. This world requires finesse outside of stabbing. What are his other options?
He strokes the rounded top of one of his pins. He could hypnotize him. That's always been a favorite option in the past.
That same pin is lifted, tapped against his lower lip.]
We have to learn to live together comfortably.
[He'll attempt to be accommodating for a while longer.]
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I'm fine with living uncomfortably.
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Haha, okay, yes he is, but he can feel pity on occasion, and he can find something cute. His brother is cute!
Living uncomfortably...]
What was your name?
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[He's honest, for similar reasons, and because now that he's set up Gittarackur as a separate entity from himself it's best to play along. As Gaara gave no surname, he's not obligated to hand over his own.]
You were looking at these.
[Holding up one of the needles now.]
I'm an acupuncturist.
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[That isn't even dishonest, considering he and Gittarackur happen to be the exact same person. Funnily enough, Illumi has yet to kill any customers, even if he takes on surprisingly few. The money is all right. Would be better if he showed up more often, but aiding people isn't his forte.]
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He's the only one who would come here.
[Like he's going to invite Hisoka over with sandboy breathing down his neck.]
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