♦ ♦ 1st Contract

[mortemscintilla]

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Um... e-excuse me.

[ An unsure voice. A moment of fumbling. As if the newcomer has just arrived - and is confused by his Network Device. Few would realize he's been in the City for six hours now. That he's ducked at the earliest chance in an alley. Tried (unsuccessfully) to contact his team via his communication wire. Or that, casual and nondescript, he's scouted the area. Searching for escape routes. ]

[ Only after finding none - weighing the pros and cons - does he use the device. ]

[ No choice. ]

[ Despite trying everything - electrocution, crushing, dismantling - he can't get rid of it. ]

Er - hello?

[ A young man appears. All rumpled hair and nervous smiles. One hand rubs the back of his neck. ]

I'm not sure what's going on. I-I was heading to work a minute ago. But - I think I'm lost now.

[ Li's mannerisms. Harmless. Easy to trust. Perfect camouflage for a calculating killer. ]

...What is this place, exactly? Can anyone tell me? I don't ... I don't think I'm in Tokyo anymore.


(OOC: Just a note! Hei is totally and utterly faking it. He'll offer his alias - 'Li' - to anyone who asks. And act like a total derp as he goes about gathering more info on the City. Until a curse reveals his powers and identity in a hideous way. Also, he doesn't exactly have a wide range of 'emotions', so apologies if he comes off as :| )

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[mortemscintilla]

...So the same thing happened to you?

You were walking along - and you just showed up here?

[pratful]

[ he nods, solemnly ] As I was hunting.

And such would be my guess. What other power would be strong enough to keep us all trapped in such a place? [ it's to his everlasting frustration that a more tangible, simpler explanation is not to be had. How is Arthur supposed to fight against magic? ]

[mortemscintilla]

...What were you hunting?

[ Innocent look is innocent. ]

...I guess you're right about that. It's just a little tough to buy, is all.

[ What other explanation? Hei might go with Contractors. At least until a better explanation presents itself. ]

[pratful]

Deer. It wasn't the season for boar. [ much as he wished it was. He would have had good men with him if he had been. ]

[ he minds not the innocent look. He's completely fooled by it. ] I'm in perfect agreement. Were it not for the fact that I've been here several months already, I'd believe this was naught but a dream. [ a horrible dream, but a dream nonetheless. ]

[mortemscintilla]

I see.

[ Except he doesn't. He's more intrigued to learn this man's been here for months. Aren't there any escape routes? If Yin were here, she'd have been useful at locating them. ]

...Isn't there anyone in charge of this place? Someone who can provide answers?

[pratful]

You mean the deities? They won't talk, not without a price. [ and don't think Arthur hasn't concerned trying to talk to them either. If it wasn't for the fact he'd actively be conspiring with a magic user, he may well have done it already. ]