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[cultivatingsin]

[He tosses a black stone up and down, catching it and then slipping it quickly up his sleeve. Shadows dance around his sleeve and he grins, revealing sharp fangs. Don't worry, those are completely natural. For him anyway.]

Is it too much to ask for a head's up before everything goes to shit next time? ...it is too much?

[He pretends to listen to a nonexistent answer, cupping his hand around his ear.]

I'm not against you creating more corpses. Believe me, I would love a hoard of them.

[Just to play around. Just to order around, actually.]

Some of my friends have disappeared. It's hard not to be sad. Come on, someone take my mind off of it~

I might even show you a neat trick if you do.

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[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

[Why yes! Aw, one of his little friends! Look how lucky he is~]

Sure! There's a lot that can be done with a hoard.

voice;

[revengeisalie]

[ Hmm. Okay.

Let's see who you really are. ]

Like what?

[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

They can be used for defense. [That's the nicest option! He can feel the judgement, little lady.]

voice;

[revengeisalie]

How so?

[ Go on. Elaborate. ]

Re: voice;

[cultivatingsin]

I can bring them back to life. I can control them. [Isn't that awesome?]

voice;

[revengeisalie]

You WHAT?

But... that's horrible!

[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

Why? Being dead is boring and gross.

voice;

[revengeisalie]

So you think it's better to have your corpse reanimated and for your body and your actions to be out of your control?

[Perm Video]

[cultivatingsin]

It's better for me. [Life's rough and then you die.] Who doesn't like toys?

perm voice;

[revengeisalie]

If you make toys like that, something is very very wrong with you!! Those are people you're talking about. Maybe dead people, but still people!

[cultivatingsin]

And? [He sneers and his gaze sharpens, angry, hateful.] What have they done for me? I'm sure they've done something to deserve it.

[revengeisalie]

So you're saying people deserve such a fate just for not catering to you personally?

[cultivatingsin]

Sure. Why not? [It just doesn't matter to him. At all.] I wouldn't expect different if I was the corpse.

[revengeisalie]

Really? You don't expect to receive basic respect for the dead?

[cultivatingsin]

No. I haven't received basic respect in life either.

[revengeisalie]

[ ... well.

This gives Rin a moment of hesitation.

Just a moment, though. Because she is convinced enough that this is wrong to, for once, stand firmly with her opinion. ]

So everyone else gets to suffer for it? Don't make excuses!

[cultivatingsin]

Sure. [Except for one special soul, that is.] We only act on what we know, right? If all I know is shit, what else can I give back to the world?

[revengeisalie]

[ That, finally, does give her pause. ]

Nothing else? Has there never been a random stranger that's been kind to you? Or... or have you never wished that other people could have it better than you do?

[ Of course, that has not worked out so charmingly for Rin herself in the past, but shhh. ]

[cultivatingsin]

... [This is a very pregnant pause. When he answers, he sounds and looks cautious - like a cornered cat.]

...yes.

[To the second and third question, though he doesn't specify.]

[revengeisalie]

See? Don't you want to hold on to those things?

[cultivatingsin]

People aren't...like that. [They aren't like Xiao Xingchen.]

[revengeisalie]

None of them? You sure? 'Cause I've met a few.

[cultivatingsin]

Are you sure they're like that and not just tricking you?

[revengeisalie]

Yes. There are people I'd trust with my life.

[ Not many of them, mind you. ]