shinobu

[unrecked]

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[wisterin]

[ lord of the flies is after her time. she doesn't know this reference, but she gets the gist. ]

Anarchy doesn't seem to match the hotel's interior design too much. If there is a note that the front desk can answer requests or gently remind us of our hostages, that means there were at least plans for someone to come.

[unrecked]

Great. I wonder how they’ll take a little interrogation.

[He looks

to the side very suspiciously naughty in contemplation for a moment, a little slice of something more dark and sober through the jokes he keeps cutting. Then he looks back.]

Maybe their punishment is being stuck here with us too.

[wisterin]

[ jason what are you thinking

how much is naughty and how much is darker than naughty. well, shinobu can't say she isn't also mean sometimes. a lot of times. ]

They should expect it. The situation doesn't call for having lovely tea and a nice treat under a full moon.

[unrecked]

[Nothing. It's fine. Don't worry...........]

So are you a fan of breaking fingers, pulling out teeth, or waterboarding?

[He's joking.

It's probably a joke.

Maybe he's joking.]

[wisterin]

[ is it fine? is it a joke?

.... it's worrying that this is maybe joking, but she is also like this: ]

I'm a fan of gouging eyes out and slicing abdomens open.

[ she is mostly joking. she's joking if it isn't a demon. ]

[unrecked]

[Okay, this lines up a bit more with the way her smile kind of doesn't quite make it all the way to her eyes. This lady is angry. He can dig it.]

Ouch. Not bad. Remind me not to get on your bad side.

[wisterin]

[ she smiles. ]

As long as you're not a wanton murdering demon, you'll be fine.

[unrecked]

Demon? Pretty sure I'm definitely human. Lucky me. You, uh... usually deal with demons? They really left that out on your profile in the guestbook.

[Wow.]

[wisterin]

It's mentioned in the guestbook. They left out the specifics. What I slay are demons. I am a Pillar of the demon slayers.

It's my job.

[unrecked]

I think the demon part is pretty important, honestly. It really gives more to the “slaying” part.

[He shrugs a little bit.]

So you clean up trash? We have something in common. I’m a city garbage man.

[wisterin]

I'm open about being a demon slayer. Perhaps the guestbook is invasive enough to know.

[ and sometimes, you are chosen to be mafia, so it's no longer just demons.... and life is terrible. ]

Criminals, right? Do you go after all kinds or...?

[unrecked]

Smart.

[He seems amused someone didn’t take him at face value.]

I’m not picky. If they’re making even one person’s life a living hell, then I take them to the dump. But I especially like the real bad ones.

[wisterin]

[ she made an educated guess. ]

It is best to remove the worst parts of society. Demons, murderers, they're not too different.

[unrecked]

[Wow.]

I must be having a bad dream. I’ve never had so many people validate me when everyone back home wants to tell me how criminal I am.

Hope I’m just asleep and not unconscious. And that I wake up pretty soon.

[wisterin]

[ ... ]

How do you take out this trash, Jason-san?

[unrecked]

I get rid of it. Permanently.

[…]

[wisterin]

Each and every criminal you catch?

[unrecked]

If I can help it. Yeah.

[wisterin]

[ being in murder games has made her morality a bit more grey, but she will never understand anyone who could just take an innocent life without any remorse. demons, outside of nezuko, lose all sense of reason, and she feels no sympathy for them, but she continued to try to find a way to bring them back because of her love for her sister. it's not easy.

criminals aren't innocent, but not all criminals kill. ]

Does that not harm you, too?

[unrecked]

[He almost considers not explaining. Most of the time, it doesn’t matter if he does. It’s the killing people focus on.

But he’s found quite a few people here are different. And there is a nuance to it.]

Don’t get me wrong. There’s a difference between a boy stealing because he hasn’t had a meal in a few days and a wealthy crime lord who is extorting a neighborhood. I kill every criminal I get a hold of usually, but that doesn’t mean I go after every single criminal.

[wisterin]

[ shinobu does focus on the killing, but she is trying to be a little better about understanding, about nuance. ]

Is that what justice is for you?

[unrecked]

[Sometimes, you are the only Bat who kills....]

Killing them? Yeah. Putting them away isn't enough. Imagine being a victim and knowing the person who hurt you is out there. Imagine being afraid all the time because you don't know what they could do to you because of who they know, because they could get out on good behavior or if they have enough money.

Nah. People being abused and killed by those bastards deserve peace.

[wisterin]

[ but the bats don't kill for a reason..... ]

I don't believe in mercy for those who think nothing of shattering the happiness of others.

[ and she does think some people don't deserve to live despite or perhaps because of how much she thinks life is precious. she also thinks killing can eat away at anyone with a heart, though, as righteous and justified as it can be. ]

A justice system that's corrupt isn't just at all.

[unrecked]

Yeah, exactly. So I'm trying to fix it. I just do it a lot differently than some people.

[Fucking Bruce. Anyway. He shrugs a bit. Jason would say, What heart? Haha..... Yeah. It does.

He is electing to ignore that side, though. God, all of the bats are so messed up.]

[wisterin]

[ shinobu knows. shinobu has met enough bats.... although I don't think anyone has ever said batman in front of her, so she can't connect the dots. ]

It's a lot to do alone.

[ she's making an assumption, but she doesn't think it's a far leap to make. ]