first peck

[i_gar_ashi]

[It's a really sad thing when waking up in Mayfield is a serious improvement over waking up where you normally wake up. It is for this very reason that Ganta isn't panicking as he speaks into the phone; honestly, he seems more perplexed than anything...]

Er... hello? Is anyone there? Am I, uh, still in Deadman Wonderland...? I mean, I'm not really

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[strike_you_out]

[Something mews from behind. Turn around and you will see a boy standing there silently with a baseball bat in one hand and holding a small, gray cat in the opposite arm. Slugger doesn't say anything but when he spots the photo, the corner of his lips twist into a smirk. He can't deny Mayfield's twisted sense of humor.]

[i_gar_ashi]

Wh-What the-!? [Ganta crouches into a combat stance, pointing his palm at Slugger like it's a gun.] Who are you...?

[strike_you_out]

[In turn, Slugger raises his bat, points its twisted barrel at Ganta... then brings it down to rest upon his shoulder, all while still grinning.

The cat simply looks very uncertain.]

Who are you?

[i_gar_ashi]

...Ganta Igarashi. Your turn.

[strike_you_out]

Slugger.

You woke up here?

[i_gar_ashi]

Y... Yeah. Do you know where I am?

[strike_you_out]

I do. This is the house of Death.

You're lucky. Death is kind.

[i_gar_ashi]

What... exactly does that mean? Death is anything but kind.

[strike_you_out]

Here, he is. They both are.

[The grin spreads anew on his face as if this is all very amusing.]

You don't have to believe me. You'll find out for yourself.

[i_gar_ashi]

I guess I will. Thanks for the, uh... info. I guess.

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger nods once and turns toward the door. He then sets down the cat which darts from the room and down the hall like a furry rocket.]

There's more. But I'll let them tell you.

[i_gar_ashi]

O... kay. Slugger, right? [SO CREEPY WHY ARE YOU HERE...] I'll just, uh... go find them, then.