(Open to All--non Event)

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[Hei's slowly starting to get used to how open the city is. As free from the Syndicate as he could be, he wasn't worried very much at all about himself. He's been worried about his friend who got left behind, whose life was in danger

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[thetempestsync]

[Hei would then hear the telltale sound of someone placing themselves next to him according to the seating. The green-haired boy actually had heard the entire conversation while he had walked by and decided to indulge in some food. Free food, the former God-General corrected himself with a grin--and if the man did in fact give him some when he requested for a dish.]

"It sounds strange, don't you think? Could it be it is the same for everything else here?"

[Sync spoke to Hei, as the man gave him the food--he seemed relaxed about this whole thing but in a way he was convinced that this had to be some kind of strange afterlife. Even if it were called a 'nexus', it was just too convenient and he knew he couldn't be brought back to life by being sent here after his death. So obviously, he was dead and that was that. Although, he never thought it would be like this -- he wondered if he could still use his abilities here; he still felt hunger though...was the afterlife designed to make them feel human?]

/last and final time to edit this... orz. Sorry ^^;

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[Hei showed the young man a smile as he sat down. The newcomer would have probably notice the manager picking up three stacked plates before returning to the kitchen to get him the fourth alfredo dish in a row.]

I'd say it could... I've never been to a city this friendly. [As soon as the plate and silverware are placed on the counter, he digs in.]

HMMMM. Nah, it's ok. 'D

[thetempestsync]

[Sync did not start on his own dish of noodles right away, as he could see that they were certainly steaming hot. He mentally noted that the dark-haired man appeared to be a voracious eater; perhaps he got out more than he appeared to?]

Neither have I. Apparently, it is called a 'nexus'.

[The green-haired boy pauses, looking back at his food -- thinking and wondering if Van had succeeded; just because he saw an older-looking Anise here doesn't mean in his universe, his world, that they hadn't succeeded.]

How long have you been here?

lol cool X3

[clashingtactics]

[Sync might probably be in for a surprise as to how much this guy eats! Serving number four is just the beginning. After swallowing the first few bites, Hei responded.]

So I've been told.

[Let him think for a sec.] A week... Yeah, at least that long. How about yourself? [Hei resumed eating as he listened to what the stranger has to say.]

[thetempestsync]

[Oh boy. Calmly, Sync listened as he finally began to swallow a few noodles with chopsticks. He had an inkling Hei may have been told already, which is why he didn't exactly launch into a full explanation.]

A few days. However, I have been elsewhere the same as this for more than a year -- although things were different in terms of appearances.

[Now, it would be Sync's turn to listen after he asked this question:]

Would you happen to know of other distinct qualities of the city?

[clashingtactics]

[Silverware or chopsticks--doesn't matter to Hei. He has been adaptable to most kinds of situations. Even in a great big war zone. Arriving to a nexus of sorts could be crossed off the list however. As one of many types of human beings who tend to think more logically than any typical person, Infinity defied a lot of logic.

Hei wasn't given much of an explanation when he arrived. During the first few days, he was constantly moving around and finding stuff out for himself.

Sync's happened to ask the right person, for he knows quite a bit.]

Well... I heard the city every now and then shifts, in which is strange. Aside from almost anyone appearing day to day. And there are strange goings on, curses or events that happen at random for no apparent reason.

[That other thing Sync mentioned earlier seemed to grab his attention almost right away. Interesting. Very interesting. As his alias, Hei let this curiosity flow naturally through the good natured Li.] You say you've been to another place like this though? Really?

[Back to devouring

[thetempestsync]

[Well, that was certainly something new and he had a feeling that convenience like this came with something of a price. It was another reason why he had been searching for information -- so he would quickly find out the flipside of Infinity. And although Hei's been here scarcely a week, he already has some good info; shows how much more competent then others he has met (a certain someone saying he's stayed here longer than he, yet knows almost nothing where he is). Very carefully, he has already been able to consume his noodles without much noise.]

...If there is someone in charge here, I would love to kick his ass.

[Because really, it was only a matter of time before he encountered the weird events...or worse, curses.]

Yes. Can't say it wasn't as exciting as Infinity, however. There weren't any strange 'events' that occurred, aside from me speaking to two acquaintances.

[And he resumes eating once again.]

[clashingtactics]

[Already almost done with this serving. Most certainly, he was ready for a fifth. Hei showed a slightly nervous smile. How can such a cold-blooded killer such as himself pull off something so innocent and believable? We may never know. The apron wearing manager of this place was somewhere in the kitchen probably, because he wasn't around to casually listen to them speak anymore.]

I don't know. I think I'd like to only talk with him. Ask questions and find out why Infinity exists. [He would too, either as Li or in a confrontation as his true Contractor self.]

[While twirling a fork into the last of his noodles on the current plate...] I see. Just plain weird, huh... At least there wasn't any danger, right?

[thetempestsync]

[Even though Hei was right, Sync sometimes had a habit of thinking irrationally -- because of whoever was responsible for Infinity's function and creation, he wouldn't be able to go back home. Although, he rescinded the thought just as quickly as a normal person would once realizing the error. He didn't exactly have any 'home' to return to, something that he knew as he looked at his hands for a moment, before down at his food. All of this was beginning to feel uncomfortable for him; felt more alive, then dead -- the dead should not be able to eat anything, he thought in retrospect. It was too jarring for him to completely believe he was still alive and it was almost insulting that a piece of trash like him should still be living

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[Hei seemed to look surprised. Holding both hands up a bit, innocently, he said;] I'm not the sort of person to attack someone, really. Violence just isn't my thing. [That's what he'd want Sync to think and believe. Even though his reality is becoming more and more dangerous and on edge, he'd prefer for not many to no one at all around here know what he is, or what he's done. He especially didn't want to startle anyone in this restaurant. Fortunately, only two have seem him in his dark trench coat and white mask on but didn't know who he was. As far as he knows, anyway.]

[Hei places his fork beside his empty plate] Wow. [It's that shy smile again.] Sounds like torture. [He said the last part in a sort of joking manner.]

[thetempestsync]

[Sync almost let out a laugh at Hei's words--all of them. But from what he could tell the man wouldn't last a heartbeat on a battlefield. Only because of his beliefs; although he saw that he ate a lot, so. Besides that, he thought it was less troublesome to speak with normal people anyway.]

Really? You seem to consume a lot.

[He's done eating his own dish by now; although the smirk hasn't exactly left his face.]

It is, trust me.

[And it is not only Hei who could speak in a joking (albeit sarcastic way) tone, but Sync as well.]

Y'know, there's only one other character I know of who'd eat as much as Hei does. XD

[clashingtactics]

[Just as he'd expect, the kid believes him. Unless he sees Hei in action without alternative options, all Hei would show to him was the lighter, sunny side to him.

Hei's a smiling fool. At the remark about his appetite, he lets out a brief chuckle.] It's a genetic kind of thing. On my father's side.

[Yeah, he thinks that's actually true. It's been so long since he's seen his parents alive... He was twelve at the time when he and his older sister were taken by strangers, and when the stars and moon in the night sky disappeared.]

[Hei actually thinks this guy is alright. It'd really, really suck if he ever got mixed up in his more serious business. It wouldn't be as fun to be around him otherwise.]

Oh, I believe you... I know I'd have headaches if I were stuck in that situation.

[Since it was just them talking, the manager takes the cue to visit his customers again.] Seconds, anyone? [Turns to Hei.] Or sixths? I couldn't help but overhear. That's a strange genetic trait for a person to have.

[Hei's response to that is a quiet

What, Lina Inverse? 'D

[thetempestsync]

I'm surprised you haven't become overweight, even with those genes of yours.

[Sync said, although it was like he was mentally comparing him to Mohsalthough there was less on the 'surprise' in his tone and instead had took on a quality that was easy to guess he was vaguely teasing him.]

And yes, give me more.

Train Heartnet--Black Cat Universe. X3 Also, the both of them have the same English VA!

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[Amused smile. He accepted the good natured ribbing.] I can't explain it, other than it's just a part of who I am.

[He nods to Mr. Manager to get him another serving as he takes away their dishes to the kitchen.]

[Faces his new found friend, or acquaintance at least in Hei's terms.] By the way, I'm Li Shengshun. [He holds out his hand, a very human way of greeting. Hei often sees himself as less human, or not quite in the loop of human society.]

Aha! Not only are all of three characters w/ voracious I know well, but I also love their series! xD

[thetempestsync]

[He nods; usually though, he would use a ton of sarcasm and mockery--although with someone like the person aside from him, Sync finds it hard, surprisingly enough. But then he appears to go an extra mile, as a hand is offered to him -- for a moment there's surprise.]

...

[The God General stares at the black-haired man's outstretched hand, something like hesitation welling up inside of him. A flashback of when he had fallen to the core of the world, when that pathetic, weak replica had held out his hand to try to become -friends- with him, came upon him. Feelings of raw disgust--

Was Sync being childish again, just about to not shake one of the few who he's had contact with in a while? For two years, he's spent most of his time alone, secluded in that library before coming here and it was damaging to his already damaged psyche. A thought:

Who would want to shake hands with someone so disgusting?

The green-haired boy saw himself less than human, even comparing himself to something one could consume--meat

[clashingtactics]

[Yeah, he's broke Hei's brain just now. A little. He feigns surprise honestly and easily. The Contractor deep inside the alias starts to tense up a bit.]

I'm sorry? I didn't mean to offend... [Making it up as he goes along with yet another nervous smile.] I keep forgetting that some other worlds people seem to be coming from must be very different from my own. [A lie hidden well--Hei's never forgotten anything he's learned about Infinity.]

[The store manager is coming back with their meals, but he hesitates, overhearing Sync's strange tone of voice.]