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islandshore) wrote2016-03-15 11:09 pm
islandshore) wrote2016-03-15 11:09 pm
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[It's late at night when Riku turns on the feed. Judging by the starlight surrounding him he's outdoors. Lights from the surrounding cityscape shimmer from afar. The camera hovers behind him as he rests along the edge of a roof.
It hovers closer, and he finally turns around, gaze distant despite the camera's close proximity.]
You ever stop to wonder about our place in this world?
[Why, yes, it's one of those messages.]
I mean, think about it. We're dragged from our homes, dropped here and expected to play by their rules. And sure, some of us are successful. We've had businesses sprout up from nothing, helped fight off giant monsters, been invited to proms...
Still, we're outsiders, and sooner or later, we might disappear, and all the work we do here gets left behind.
[He looks up, sighing softly.]
It just got me thinking... What do the locals think about us? Do we count as citizens, even though we aren't part of the world? And how much do they really know about us in the first place?
[Heh.]
But maybe I'm over thinking it. I mean, this is a world that somehow manages to sustain itself even without an obvious education, limited career paths, and a surprising amount of pacifism in the face of crime. Community service as catchall punishment's kinda light, after all...
[Leaning back, Riku shrugs.]
I don't know. What are your guys' thoughts? I've got time to kill.
It hovers closer, and he finally turns around, gaze distant despite the camera's close proximity.]
You ever stop to wonder about our place in this world?
[Why, yes, it's one of those messages.]
I mean, think about it. We're dragged from our homes, dropped here and expected to play by their rules. And sure, some of us are successful. We've had businesses sprout up from nothing, helped fight off giant monsters, been invited to proms...
Still, we're outsiders, and sooner or later, we might disappear, and all the work we do here gets left behind.
[He looks up, sighing softly.]
It just got me thinking... What do the locals think about us? Do we count as citizens, even though we aren't part of the world? And how much do they really know about us in the first place?
[Heh.]
But maybe I'm over thinking it. I mean, this is a world that somehow manages to sustain itself even without an obvious education, limited career paths, and a surprising amount of pacifism in the face of crime. Community service as catchall punishment's kinda light, after all...
[Leaning back, Riku shrugs.]
I don't know. What are your guys' thoughts? I've got time to kill.
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[Because while he can take a few guesses, it's like Joker just dangled a carrot in front of him!]
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[Okay, so maybe that's not the most practical example, but going for the obvious Frying Pan or Baseball Bat would be way too easy.]
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[Don't ask him how he knows this.]
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[That's... really morbid, so pardon him if his face pales and his eye twitches.]
You... got experience with that, 'cause if not... I'm almost afraid to ask.
[Ask how he knows, that is. Yes, that makes sense.]
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Haa.... Well... Let's just say ya see some things when ya live in alleys.
[Joker shrugs, trying to stay casual.]
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[He chuckles, but thankfully the shock's worn off by now.]
You ever been the victim of deadly socks?
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[That's, like, half true, but hey. Joker laughs it off, eager to move past that.]
Anyway, not the point! We should be glad there's not been anyone that vindictive and cruel who's been brought here.
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[Well, maybe there hadn't been a ton of torture, but the Rockets had certainly made their marks.]
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