06 ▌video ; cerbos speaking

[creepinginmy]

[The video shows Jack -- what looks like Jack, anyway -- from the chest up, looking considerably less moody than your average. The seal is in his palm facing up and he's playing with one of those little pink beans between his thumb and index. There's the start of a smile in his lips.]

Big fan of these beans, this place, ain't it.

[It's an English

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[mongoosegrin]

[hey.

hay gurl hay.

just a sing-song hum.]

[creepinginmy]

[He knew you'd show up, Alex, and he'd be more than happy to show you his teeth, but the monster has a facade to keep. You never know who's watching.]

Don't mind me.

[mongoosegrin]

Ah?

But you sound so concerned.

[creepinginmy]

Nice of you to dedicate me a song, then.

[If that's what it even was.]

[whataprettyname]

Excuse me, sir!

Do you know what these beans are supposed to be? [Chihiro thrusts her open palm towards the seal - a bean sits in her hand.] Are we supposed to eat it? It really seems like we're supposed to eat it!

[creepinginmy]

[Oh. A child. They never taste very good, so this obviously means there is absolutely no point to them.]

You can do whatever you want with that thing, kid, I don't think they really care.

[whataprettyname]

[There's an entire bathhouse of supernatural beings that would disagree with you there, Cerbos. Everyone wanted a bite out of Chihiro.]

Of course they care! Why else would they give them to us?

[creepinginmy]

[Their tongues must be looking for a different taste, then, because monsters like Cerbos go after a perversion that isn't associated with perfectly normal children. What looks like one, anyway.]

They're very bored and would like to see us squirm.

[He doesn't really believe a word of it, not until he actually sees something happen. Just throwing around answers at her because he feels like it.]