Circle 1

[snakeeatstail]

[In the mass of demons, monsters, and who knows what else in the Netherworld, there is suddenly a well dressed man that is clearly out of place in the environment and clearly disturbed by everything that is going around him. He looks around, and rubs his hat]

This is...not right.

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[slapwithpanache]

Hm-hm? Ohohoho.

Ahahaha, welcome! We're glad to see you've safely arrived in HELL.

Now if you'll kindly step over here, I'll process you immediately. This is vital -- To ensure lucidity, state your name and cause of death.

Strikes are thoughts

[snakeeatstail]

[Standing right in front him was what can only be called a ghost]

You have got to be kidding me.

Erm...my name is Hazama...and I'm pretty sure I haven't died.

Italics for the same. HTML fail

[slapwithpanache]

. . . Hm. This one doesn't seem quite . . . right.

Ahahaha, of course you haven't. Now don't fret; it's common for the stress of the death experience to cause some memories to become dislodged. It's a good sign that you still remember your name -- I've got your file right here.

[She whips out a folder from presumably the same place she keeps her fan and begins to browse.]

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yes, yes. Quite curious! You were not a very pleasant individual, now were you? Mass murder, soul-stealing, leaving the toilet seat up; it's no wonder you were assigned to the Ninth Circle. I'm afraid you won't be enjoying your stay here very much.

Ah -- And if you're curious, your death was listed as 'unexpected elephant-cranium trauma casualty'.

[snakeeatstail]

[He grew genuinly concerned when she said the first two things...then she mentioned toilet seats.]

This is rather amusing, but I would like to know where I really am and how I got here. If you would please.

[handsonthepanda]

*And there's a Noel coming towards you.*

Ah! Hazama!

[snakeeatstail]

[He turned toward her right away. Well now. Look what we have here. But...this wasn't quite the expected reaction]

Lieutenant Vermilion?

[handsonthepanda]

... Yes, sir. *And there's her quieting her emotions and trying to be the good soldier.*

It is good to see you, even if the conditions are... Undesirable from the purposes of completing the mission of finding Major Kisaragi.

[snakeeatstail]

[Yup. Something's going on]

It is good to see you as well, Lieutenant. Please tell me everything you know about this place, and how we arrived here.

[A Prinny passes by.]

...This is all rather strange, as you can probably guess.

[bahamukokuu]

*Okuu is walking by, eating some eggs.*

Hmm? What a fancy outfit you have. Are you someone high up?

[snakeeatstail]

[He gives a small smile]

Everyone says things like that for some reason. I'm not sure why, it's just a buisness suit.

If I may ask...are those boiled eggs?

[bahamukokuu]

A business suit? So that means you're a business man?

Yes they are. I like boiled eggs.

[snakeeatstail]

No. I wear it for working.

...Where did you get them?

[the_5th_doll]

*You hear light footsteps from behind you.*

Ah, it seems Baal has brought a new person here. He has been busy recently

[snakeeatstail]

[Turns around and...oh crap its the VAMPIRE...except smaller. Much smaller. Huh.]

Is Baal the "Overlord" of this place?

[the_5th_doll]

*Shinku sips the tea she was carrying*

Yes he is. He even is called the Overlord of the Netherworld. Before you ask, no, there is no way to escape.*

[snakeeatstail]

[Still too much like the vampire]

Well, I'd like to find that out for myself.

May I ask who you are?

[queenofthezerg]

Hmmm... No, there's nothing about this place that is "right".

[snakeeatstail]

I'm starting to understand this.

May I ask if you're not native to this place or not? I can't really tell, you see.

[queenofthezerg]

I can see how you might be confused.

No, I'm not a native. I used to be just a human, even.

[snakeeatstail]

Really?

Some kind of experiment, I'm guessing?