pc catchall for shirasu (wagashis)

[foodbin]

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[wagashis]

Her thoughts--? Is that what's been happening, this time...

Perhaps staying away from each other prevented it.

[foodbin]

Yeah. Probably lucky for both of you.

[wagashis]

I can't say I missed her even before knowing that, really.

[-but it's also good to know he doesn't have to worry about it.]

[foodbin]

[Deadpan:]

Yeah, I guess you wouldn't after the whole trying to get her killed thing.

[wagashis]

The plan was to try to work with her after that failed. She's just never made it particularly easy.

[foodbin]

I really do not like the fact that trying to solve your problems without murder was your plan B here.

[wagashis]

It's often been the simplest solution.

[foodbin]

God, you are such a creep.

[wagashis]

That's simply the way things were, at home.

[foodbin]

Didn't you say you were helping people who were displaced or hurt? Or was that also bullshit?

[wagashis]

It wasn't-- but those were my people. The things I did were for their sake.

[foodbin]

The things in question being a lot of murder?

[wagashis]

We were at war before I was brought here. I'm sure you can see where that would have been necessary.

[foodbin]

But somewhere along the line it became trivial enough that it was your first instinct.

[wagashis]

... somewhere, yes. I doubt you'd care much to know.

[foodbin]

I'm sorry, do you have anything better to do right now than explain? Sit alone with your cats in this empty, depressing house?

[wagashis]

I didn't think you'd be terribly interested in the details.

[he just sort of waves a hand dismissively, there. she's not exactly wrong, it is kind of a depressing place.]

If you truly want the explanation, though, it's what I was raised for.

[foodbin]

Troubled family life, huh?

[wagashis]

...no. Not because of them.

[there's a slight shake of his head, there-- while he continues on, his tone's a little more flat after the mention of family.]

All of us were raised that way-- it was how the clan operated. Everyone had to learn the trade.

[foodbin]

And the trade was killing people, or was there more to it than that?

[wagashis]

If we were simply assassins, we wouldn't be quite as useful.

[foodbin]

[She falls silent, waiting for him to go on.]

[wagashis]

[For a few seconds, he's also silent, debating just how much he's willing to say. After that few moments, though:]

Are you familiar with ninjas, or do we not exist where you come from?

[foodbin]

We don't have them anymore, but I watch movies, so...

[wagashis]

There's a good chance we won't be needed anymore at home, as well. I suppose things already went that way there.

[He tilts his head curiously, though-]

I'm unfamiliar with movies, but what do you know of us?