001 | [Voice]

[bearingevil]

[Hello, new world. Sanosuke has tossed his journal aside, deeming it useless--in this case, meaning "he doesn't have a clue how to use it, and he certainly can't eat it." Unbeknown to him, this has activated the voice function.]

Just what's going on? [There's a pause, then a rather startled shout. Someone has just discovered his wings! And he

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[Voice]

[consultmybooks]

Yes, you have wings. Try not to jolt them too much.

[Voice]

[bearingevil]

Thanks for the advice. I can handle pain though.

You want to actually help? Tell me how to get out of here, and get rid of these damn things.

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[consultmybooks]

Trust me, if I knew how to do either one of those things, I would happily pass the news along.

You can't remove the wings. You'll die if you do.

[Voice]

[bearingevil]

...You can't be serious.

[And then there's a pause, because someone is about to do something dumb.]

OW!

[Idiocy complete.]

Damn that hurts!

[voice]

[lostinmyway]

Oh my, is something the matter?

[voice]

[bearingevil]

...You're kidding, right?

Yes, something's the matter. Hell, everything's the matter! I'm supposed to be on a boat right now, headed to Shanghai. Instead, I'm--wherever the hell here is, with wings on my back. How could anything not be wrong with this situation?

[voice]

[lostinmyway]

But it's such a lovely day. [This makes everything better.]

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[bearingevil]

[Sure it does. Oh, and Sanosuke might be starting to suspect that someone is a little crazy.]

Look, lady. I don't care if it's sunshine or thunderstorms. I'm a little more concerned with the wings on my back, and getting out of wherever the hell I am.

[voice]

[asobouyo]

[GASP HEY YOU, PUNK!!]

You shouldn't talk like that! That's a bad potty mouth, mister!!

[voice]

[bearingevil]

Oh yeah?

[But even Sano isn't so thick as to not recognize that as a child's voice. He may be pissed off, but there are certain lines even he won't cross.]

How old are you, kid?

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[asobouyo]

Yeah! Mama says it's bad for me to use those kinds of words.

I'm Elicia, and I'm five years old!

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[bearingevil]

Your mama's smart. Listen to her.

I'm Sanosuke, and I'm a lot older than five. That makes it okay for me to use those kinds of words.

But I'll try not to use them around you. How's that?

[ voice ]

[one_green_eye]

[Glancing through the already-replies with idle interest. Ahh, new voices. Let's you pretend you're not stuck in the same place, day in day out.

Well, seeing as you've received a chorus of "you're not dreaming"s--]

Been told how to get your things back, yet?

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[bearingevil]

[Well, that's something new.]

Nope. I don't exactly have a lot to get back, though. Except maybe my clothes.

[Those would be nice. Sano's jacket is a little important to him.]

Guess I'm lucky I was doing the stowaway thing.

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[one_green_eye]

[quirks an eyebrow] Well, it makes things easier for you.

There's a place in town where items from other worlds tend to show up, at random. If you've lost something you had on you before arriving, it's likely to be there.

[ voice ]

[bearingevil]

Good to know.

[So, remembering what he saw the first time he picked up the Demon Book, Sanosuke risks doing so again. And there's a different person inside to go with the new voice.]

The name's Sanosuke. Who're you?

[im_the_cute_one]

Welcome to the afterlife.

[bearingevil]

Funny, except I'm not dead.

[im_the_cute_one]

That's what they all say...at first.

[bearingevil]

And I'll keep on saying it, thanks.

Aren't you a litlte young to be so morbid, kid?