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[treasurehunted]

Characters: ANIKI treasurehunted & Vatheon
Location: Library! 
Time: Afternoon
Style: Either works!
Status: OPEN OPEN OPEN

[There's a pirate in your library, Vatheon

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[aphorise]

[There's a samurai in the library, Motochika.

Don't ask what book or books he's looking at, Masamune simply happens to be stationed at a nearby shelf when he catches that blur of gray and purple. Poking his head out farther, he instantly recognizes the figure with books surrounding him.

Casually, he walks on over with a slight grin.]

Of all the places for the Demon to be in, this is the last one I had in mind.

[treasurehunted]

[... hah. Soon as the voice registers, he chuckles and sets down the book he was reading. His thought bubble clouds with images that resemble bursts of electricity and clashes of fire-]

Right back at'cha, Dragon.

But sometimes ya find that answers can't always come straight to ya. This seemed like a fair enough place to start.

[aphorise]

[Similarly, Masamune's thought bubble adopts images of both. Good times.]

Aah. This place carries enough records to satisfy most questions.

So? What type of answers are you looking for, here?

[treasurehunted]

You've seen 'em, right?

Those foreign machines found in the... apartments, think it was?

[His thought bubble shows what he's talking about. Microwave, oven, stove, refrigerator...]

[aphorise]

[He doesn't bother to say that Motochika's right with the term -- if he doesn't correct it, then it clearly is. His thought bubble showcases the kitchen machines as well, until it eventually reaches others such as those in the bathroom.]

Of course I have. I live in a place filled with them.

[treasurehunted]

You too, ah?

[He reclines in his chair and lets his thought bubble do the talking for him. It just pictures a bunch of appliances and blurbs of explanations- 'this runs on electricity', 'this runs on gas', 'this one makes use of coils', so on and so forth.]

Figure if we've got nothin' to do, I could at least make something more useful out of 'em so they're not just taking up space.

[And then he thinks of the cannon on his precious Fugaku-]

Wouldn't be the first time.

[aphorise]

[ . . . The more you know. He's learning based on Motochika's thoughts alone.]

They have their uses. It just depends on your way of life and how you eat.

[Which, he figures, is very different from the general norm here for the pirate. Pirate and all.

He eyes the cannon with mild intrigue. That's an impressive barrel.]

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[A few memories play- way of life on a boat and well, his crew would cook for him.]

I don't have to worry about the food. Everythin's free here anyway.

I'll leave the stove intact for the kid since his ramen ain't bad [a mental image of Minato cooking for him-] but the microwave's seen the end of its days.

Actually, I was thinkin' you could lend me a hand with that.

[aphorise]

[Huh. He hasn't seen that guy before -- ]

Who's the kid?

[Out of curiosity. Then the picture of a microwave takes over.]

How so?

[treasurehunted]

This little snot who keeps gettin' in trouble. Not bad overall, he's got some promise.

[And that's why he was making ramen. Yeah.]

Well, accordin' to what I've pieced together, it releases some sort of waves that'll heat up the things inside. Runs on electricity too. If I tinker with it enough, it could turn out to be somethin' a bit more fun than a food-cooker.

[Then some vague ideas of what is essentially a microwave-turned-cannon.

Once a destructive bastard, always a destructive bastard.]

[aphorise]

. . . Hah! Sounds like you've taken him in.

[He thinks of Motochika's mates. Those spirited guys.

-- and on Motochika's thoughts. He understands.]

So you want me to power it up. All right. I can do that.

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[He grins at the memory of his crew.]

Nah. Kid's still a weak one. He'll take a while longer.

[Then there's a laugh and he nods.]

Figured you could. It'll be done, then.

But hey, Dragon Bro, how the hell do you kill time around here? Playin' with the tech can only keep me occupied for so long.

[aphorise]

But you have faith in him.

[Heh, Demon. He's been here a while, and even Masamune himself has to think back on how he's killed all that time. The days have gone by faster than he'd anticipated.]

A lot can happen in Vatheon. It's a matter of knowing the right people and being in the right places.

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You would too if you knew him.

[A brief memory of the kid on his way home, clothes tattered and bloodied but he seemed perfectly determined to keep walking.

And then it's gone as he considers that.]

Yeah? You turn into a social butterfly or somethin'?

[aphorise]

I'll see for myself, then.

[And nice. That's the image of a strong boy in the making. Or something to that effect, but Masamune can understand from that.]

Far from it. I just happen to know people interested in a fight.

[treasurehunted]

Pretty sure you will. Kid doesn't know the meaning of time to himself.

[A nod. And his grin grows wider.]

Ahh? No wonder you're in luck then.