[r] united

[2tsunz]

"Even if for some reason you don't start dying in reaction to entering Decima, I thought the fact that Melchior killed his own city to save it was rather common knowledge."

vertigo

[vertigo]

J wasn't originally from kohaku. damned if he knew this fact. that really explained all the gas masks and lack of people, though. (also the stares, come to think of it.)

"common sense isn't as common," he said.

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

"You aren't the brightest bulb, are you."

Batin didn't like J either, it seemed.

vertigo

[vertigo]

at least similar faces had no impact on batin's judgement.

J's mouth curved into a small smile. "eos didn't hire me to play researcher."

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

"And what did they hire you to do, exactly? Something worthwhile with my taxes I hope?"

vertigo

[vertigo]

"they hired me to repay my debts. and i did."

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

For the first time he looked a little intrigued. Batin was a dick.

"And what sort of debts would those be? Financial? Or moral?"

vertigo

[vertigo]

"financial. vaccines are expensive."

J didn't seem to mind.

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

"Why'd you buy the vaccines at all in the first place, unless you planned on fighting? Most of Kohaku is still rather more safe than say, my beloved Decima."

vertigo

[vertigo]

"i didn't. they forced it upon my skarmory."

perhaps that was why he found himself agreeing more readily to hashr than he would ever admit.

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

"You were a victim. How ignoble of them."

vertigo

[vertigo]

"eos thinks that the ends justifies their means."

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

"And what do you think?"

vertigo

[vertigo]

"i assume they were desperate. they are now one man short in their already-lacking forces."

2tsunz

[2tsunz]

"Defeating the scourge doesn't interest you? They seem like the kind of threat that doesn't distinguish between ideology."

vertigo