This is it.
That was the simple thought that Kuroro had as he prepared to go collect his zombie companions. He'd desired the jewel for quite some time, the Shattered Life Stone, but he'd never been motivated enough to get it. Whilst it was true that it was difficult to get his hands on, it was far from impossible for him. The risk, and the effort
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Considering they were going into a cave filled with deadly monsters, the two boys looked rather unequipped. Shito had a small satchel containing a flashlight and a length of rope, but he hadn't been able to think of anything else to bring along. He was just dressed in his usual school uniform with the cross-shaped tie clip.
He straightened up from his waiting posture when he heard the sound of tearing universe, and stared at the rent in time and space, through which Kuroro's head was poking through. "Hello, Kuroro. We're ready," he said firmly, and then walked towards the portal.
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He looked no more prepared than his partner, though he'd changed out of his school uniform into jeans, a t-shirt and a hoodie. Chika spent quite enough money on repairing or replacing his uniform as it was. He saw no reason to wear it into another universe where nobody was going to care if they were out of uniform or not.
"Are we going straight there, or somewhere else first?" he asked. He flexed the fingers of his right hand absently. "Should we switch hands now?"
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"That's really up to you. It's not going anywhere, and we've got ten hours or so of daylight."
His wide black eyes took in everything about the boys, noting the differences in their styles. Shito seemed to be more formal about the occasion, but Chika seemed more excitable despite his relaxed appearance. Hmm.
"I thought we might get something to eat whilst I give you a run-down of the area. But then, I don't know if you boys eat at all."
He kept an interested smile on his face at all times, but it was devoid of any trace of amusement, avoid the idea that he was mocking them.
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His gaze did linger on the video game system as he wondered what the box hooked up to the television was for. It didn't quite look like a simple DVD player.
He glanced at Kuroro again, a wry twist to his lips. "We eat. And regular food, too, not brains."
Truth be told, he was rather excited about this, though he took pains to hide it. This would be a change of pace for them, and he was quite confident of their success. Not only that, but the payment for the job was likely to be significant.
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