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[hipstertastic]

[Consider this troll one part fascinated and one point completely and utterly pissed off. He still remembers his rather unfortunate scrape with Kanaya, which of course is the point of his frustration, but he can't get over the fact he's suddenly not dead. Plus he has legs, that was pretty cool too. Still, if he died and yet is suddenly fully

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trolltext is cool with me!

[punk_emperor]

[It's the color that attracts his attention rather than hearing the words, but he'll dictate back anyway because his hands are full.]

Nice color. But calm the hell down, okay? Yeah, this place sucks sometimes, but it ain't the afterlife--at least I'm pretty sure it ain't--and we'll get out of here.

Someday. Anyway! It's not gonna be soon, probably, so you're better off settling in and shit.

(Y)

[hipstertastic]

although i can entirely appreciate the fact you acknowwledge this color as impressivve im still pretty fuckin pissed off wwith this situation

im not the type to just sit back and accept things the wwavve they are

im fuckin persistent an determined an wwhatevver other wwords apply in this scenario

[In all the wrong ways.]

[punk_emperor]

I get that, man, I really do. But running off half-cocked is exactly the way to destroy our hopes and chances of getting out of here. As much as it sucks, we gotta have patience. Explore the whole damn place and find all the damn clues and learn everything and shit. And all of that?

That's going to take a while! So I'm not sayin' you should sit back and do nothing at all, I'm just sayin' you should settle in so that you can be comfortable when you take rests. 'Cause you're gonna need 'em.

[hipstertastic]

[You have momentarily talked sense into Eridan Ampora. This alone is the greatest feat ever accomplished in the history of talking sense into someone.]

alright i guess that makes sense research an exploration are twwo definin aspects of scientific discovvery so you make a vvalid point

my only problem here is evveryone seems determined to say this is all some kinda magical castle ship that cant be explained

im not buyin that evverythin has a purely logical method behind it

glub

[punk_emperor]

[Come to Kanji, poor fishytroll. He kind of sucks at science, but he's gotten surprisingly good at emotive stuff.

Well, as long as his own emotions aren't involved.]

Well, uh! It looks exactly like a castle, so they're all right on the castle stuff. As far as the rest of it, I kinda suck at math and science, so I'm just rolling with the shit that goes down, you know? There probably is a really cool sciency explanation that'll blow everyone's mind, but I ain't gonna be the one to discover it. I'll leave that to you smart guys who are good at science and shit!

And even if it is all magic and gods and goddesses and shit, it doesn't mean there ain't a method and explanation to it, you know? Even gods gotta follow the rules of the universe.

Anyway! Where are you? Least I can do for a new guy is show you were the important places are, and help you find your room if you haven't found it yet.

[hipstertastic]

oh my cod finally

do you knoww howw long ivve argued that all this kinda ship back home has its owwn perfectly vvalid scientific explanation an evveryones just denyin actual facts

fuck yes evven hypothetical gods i am not confirmin i believve in just yet havve to followw the lawws of the univverse youre preachin to the glubbin choir man

[Oh he's just so pleased Kanji even if you are just agreeing to keep him happy.]

reely wwhale uh

i havvent a fuckin clue actually

its some kinda indeterminate hallwway or somethin

is there anywwhere thats easy to get to for a newwcomer wwho doesnt knoww their wwavve around this place wwe could meet up at or somethin

[punk_emperor]

[Kanji chuckles. Man, this guy is kinda... adorable, even with the weird accent.]

Have you been passin' doors with numbers and stuff on 'em? Some of the floors and shit don't have rooms, but if you're on one with rooms, just tell me the numbers. I'll probably be able to know about where you're at just from that. I've been explorin' 'cause it's good to have a map in your head of where you're at, you know?

If there aren't any numbers, try finding stairs or, better yet, an elevator down. The lobby is on the ground floor and it's pretty hard to miss. The basement you can only reach by elevator and that's labeled, so there's no way to go too far down.

[hipstertastic]

fuck ok ill just keep goin down or somethin

[Sounds like the way that requires the least amount of effort.]

and then ill just assume im there if i go to the end or somethin once the stairs run out

[punk_emperor]

Cool. I'll head down too.

Uh. How will I recognize you, man? I'll put on my red shirt with the gray and purple storm-cloud design on it just in case. Something like that should be easy to spot.

[hipstertastic]

dont wworry im pretty fuckin noticeable

ill be the one in the purple cape an blue scarf that should be easy enough to figure out right

[And he'll just keep going down stairs. Seriously man fuck stairs he's getting sick of this shit alre-oh wait he's there now just standing idly in the lobby that went faster than he expected it too.

So now he'll just wait for the mysterious red shirted guy to show himself.]

[punk_emperor]

No way I won't recognize a cape. Be right there.

[Fuck living in one of the towers, but Kanji's athletic so he bounds down the stairs two at a time and manages to arrive at about the same time Eridan does. When he spots the caped troll he raises his hand in greeting and strides over, hoping he doesn't look too intimidating. There's a bit of a slouch in an attempt to lessen the fact that topping out at six feet means he usually towers over other people his age. His shirt, by the way? Has a fairly stylized but exquisitely embroidered and applique stormy sky-scape with intricate details.]

Hey there! Found your way down here okay, I see!

[hipstertastic]

[Holy shit look at the size of this guy. Still, no, you're not exactly intimidated considering you just had a nice ol' chat with him. You'll just return the greeting with a bit of an upwards nod of your head and put on your most neutral expression.]

Yeah it wwasn't exactly hard I just kept goin' down until I couldn't go dowwn any fuckin' further.

So wwhat're the rooms here like anywway cause this place seems pretty fuckin' fancy so I can only assume the rooms are the same.

[punk_emperor]

[The horns and skin are familiar enough to Kanji by now, but the fins get a bit of a linger. He hasn't seen one of the trolls with fins yet. But he shrugs at the question and sticks his hands in his pockets. His jeans are embroidered like his shirt but with a more abstract tribal design trailing up one leg.]

Well, it seemed real fancy to me, but I don't know what you're used to, man. Anyway, name's Tatsumi Kanji. Nice to meetcha!

[And then he extends one hand for a hand-shake.]

[hipstertastic]

[Sorry bro you're cool and all but Eridan's not so down with the whole physical contact thing with the lower class.

Which to him is everyone, basically. So he's gonna have to leave you hanging and just stare back.]

Wwell it's a pretty high standard I mean I'm practically fuckin' royalty back home so I'm used to all the finer shit.

Still, it's uh, nice to make your fuckin' acquaintance Tatsumi. I'm Eridan Ampora.

[punk_emperor]

[After an awkward moment he drops his hand and just gives a little bow. He's never been all that big on being polite, but well, he'll try!]

You can call me Kanji if you want. I should probably start switchin' the order but it just sounds weird to give my family name last. If I'm guessin' right, you put your family names last, so your name'd be Eridan-san, right?

And huh, I guess the only way to find out would be to find your room. I sure don't know what the hell royalty would even expect.

[hipstertastic]

[THAT'S ERIDAN-SAMA TO YOU PEASANT but oh wait he doesn't know all this honorific shit so never mind.]

You put your second name first. Is that some kinda human thing I'm just not gettin' or are you just tryin'a be different cause y'knoww either is cool if not a bit fuckin strange I guess. But yeah Eridan though I'vve no idea wwhat the wwhole san business is.

Howw do I find my room number then?