[There is an obnoxiously sharp clinking as he repeatedly taps the muzzle of the gun against a wooden surface, which, in this case, is the table inside the hut he shares with Valeria. If anyone were to listen closely, they might realize he's doing it in time to some imaginary clock. Tick...tick...tick...

Softly, his voice thick with disdain:] ( Read more... )

[Adachi's communicator clicks on for the first time in a few days. Hey brats, did you miss him? There's the sound of languid footfalls for a few minutes as he makes his way through the village and then silence. His even breathing is all the audio feed picks up, until -- ]

Knock, knock.

[His voice curls around that one word, his tone feather-light ( Read more... )

[Seated low in the night sky, the moon elongates Adachi's shadow until it stretches out before him and swallows the name imprinted on the grave he stands in front of. The communicator is level with his legs, positioned in such a way that his expression is nearly impossible to discern from the sharp angles of his face. He is painfully still, the ( Read more... )