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[yet_shall_live]

[The video switches on to a portrait shot of a man with long, lustrous hair and fine features that might be considered beautiful --- if he wasn't glaring bloody murder at the screen, his upper lip curling in a sneer. His tone, however, remains icy calm. If a bit short.]

Since the people in this house seem to have a death wish,

[His gaze flicks

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[transmutates]

Yeah, good luck with that, buddy.

[yet_shall_live]

Don't need luck.

[transmutates]

You might not have needed it before, but you'll need it now.

[yet_shall_live]

Speak for yourself.

1/2

[transmutates]

I am. And for everyone else here who's a skilled fighter that's had important things taken from them.

[transmutates]

[ And a bit more seriously. ]

The armory is heavily guarded for a reason. All weapons are taken, though the usually are returned as a reward for good behavior. And even if you do manage to get your weapons back from whoever took them, that still leaves you with an entire city full of people that will take you down and then punish you. Provided you actually manage to defeat any of those people, you're still stuck here with no feasible way to get home.

So... good luck with that.

[yet_shall_live]

[It gives him pause enough, and his eyes divert momentarily.]

I'm not fool enough to charge in recklessly when there are other options.

[transmutates]

Sure as hell didn't sound like it.

[yet_shall_live]

...Guess I don't take being sold into slavery well.

[transmutates]

Slavery implies you get no choice in actions, forced to do only as your told. We get a bit more freedom than that. Not complete freedom, but that's the cost of having your wish granted.

[yet_shall_live]

Semantics don't change ownership, and that's all their contract is.