11 ✖ voice ✖ re-arrival!

[checkmychainyo]

[He'd spent the last several hours looking through posts made to the network, analyzing his situation. He'd surmised some things from the posts from other recent arrivals here, but Kurapica still felt as though he was missing information. His current situation was beyond the scope of what the network posts could entirely communicate; he needed

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[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

[He doesn't even bother trying to conceal his surprise.]

No. Fucking. Way.

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

Killua...?

[And now he's surprised that Killua is so surprised.]

Is something wrong? [Other than the fact that they're both in a place called Adstringendum and how on earth did they really get here?]

[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

[He is just a little tempted to go back to Gon or Severus or Frau or Raven and ask whether he's seeing things again, but this time, he abstains. He's pretty sure this is real. A more logical explanation than hallucinations is that the powers that be are punishing him.]

Ah, well. You're here.

[...That came out wrong.]

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

[He's just going to ignore that comment: knowledge first, bratty Killua comments later.]

As are you. Killua, how did we get here?

[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

No, I mean-

[What does he mean, exactly? THINK BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, KILLUA? He takes a deep breath.]

The how is... difficult. We just show up here. A lot of other people too, from different times and worlds and realities. Just take my word for it. If I explain it all right away, you won't believe me.

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

Ah, is that so? I see...

[He doesn't really, to be honest. He doesn't understand any of this. But he trusts Killua enough to give the truth: Kurapica just...can't quite grasp said truth yet.]

Who is responsible for this? A Nen user?

[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

No. Right now, you, Gon, and I are the only nen users here.

I want you to look up at the sky and tell me how many moons you see.

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

[How many moons...? Despite his doubts about the question, Kurapica turns and looks up to the clear-weathered sky.

When he next responds, his attention is back on the PCD.]

I see two moons.

[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

I don't think we're even in the same galaxy, let alone the same universe.

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

No, my knowledge of astronomy is a bit limited, but it's impossible that we could be in the same solar system, at least. We're on a different world entirely, unless this is an elaborate illusion of some kind.

If we are on a different world, however, then...

[No, it just sounds improbable. There's no way he could have been here before.]

[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

The stars are all different too. I haven't found any constellations that I remember from home.

Different planet means different rules. A lot of things don't work the same. Nobody's born here, for one. They all just show up like you did.

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

Then, everyone here arrived from different locations? Is it possible for certain individuals to appear and reappear here multiple times?

[video]

[kill_joo_ded]

Guess so, seeing as you've done it.

[Might as well throw that out there right away because people are going to be bringing it up as always.]

[video]

[checkmychainyo]

...
...
...Killua, this isn't a joke of yours, is it?

[video//private//unhackable]

[kill_joo_ded]

[Rather than answer verbally, he just shakes his head before sending Kurapica this conversation. A very similar conversation to this one.]

You don't remember this, right?

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[checkmychainyo]

[He takes several minutes to study the link Killua sends him because, honestly? As careful and mistrustful as Kurapica is, this conversation from months ago that he doesn't remember is jarring. He reads it once and then twice and then three times over, trying to unpack all the information there.]