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[yet_shall_live]

[The picture clicks on to the damp fall of loose black hair, looking freshly and meticulously washed and splayed out across bare shoulders. Kanda, not facing the fansuwoth, is leaning back against the outer wall of one of Gureto Konyoku's baths, though the angle doesn't permit enough to tell if anyone is in the water with him. It does, however,

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[vexed]

You gonna serenade us now?

[yet_shall_live]

Making an ass of yourself is your department. I wouldn't want to infringe.

[His arms crossed on the edge of the tub, he leans there, smirking.]

[vexed]

And who's the one bare-ass naked on the network, eh? Ain't me, kid.

[ He points a finger at Kanda. ]

Looks like it's you.

[yet_shall_live]

If you were, you'd just be flashing everyone.

[It's... a little resigned.]

[vexed]

You have a serious problem with respecting your superiors, don't you?

[ He shakes his head in mock disappointment. ]

You're gonna be a grunt forever, you keep that attitude up.

[yet_shall_live]

Tch. Like I'd want to rise in rank. Grunt work is honest. More than I can say for my superiors.

[The look is accusatory, but it's lacking in ire. What follows is a statement, and it lacks the emotional charge of his eyes.]

Who knows how many of you had a hand in it. Or how many other skeletons are in the Order's closet.

[vexed]

Order's got a cemetery in its closet, and the deeper in you go, the nastier the surprises you'll find.

[ He glances away from the fansuwoth to reach for something nearby. That something is cigarette, and soon smoke is curling around his head, breathed out through his nose as he speaks. ]

If you're looking for honesty, you're looking in the wrong place. But the truths? You don't want those, either.

[yet_shall_live]

You're right. I don't.

[It's only dismissive now. Whatever negative emotions he harbors, he's not inclined to revisit them at the moment.]

I've found my answers. Whatever else the Order's done, it isn't up to me to right it's wrongs.

[vexed]

Smart decision, kid. There's no saving those bastards anyway. Yourself, now, there's someone worth saving.

[yet_shall_live]

[Now Cross, when you make statements like that...]

Who's side are you even on?

[vexed]

You mean they didn't tell you?

[yet_shall_live]

Like I'd believe them.

[vexed]

Smart lad. Shows you've got a good head on your shoulders.

[yet_shall_live]

[Compliments from Cross. Best ignore them. Kanda will just change the subject.]

That dumb golem of yours isn't here, right?

[vexed]

Timcanpy? He's with Allen. Should be, anyway. He was the last time I checked.

Why?

[yet_shall_live]

Maybe I'm trying to catch a cat.

[Well it's not like he could just explain the actual reason.]