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[kuichigiru]

[ When Hibari woke up from an afternoon nap in his new house on 5719 Cunningham Lane, it was pretty clear from the get-go that he was definitely not where he was when he fell asleep. But instead of doing the logical thing and calling somebody -- relying on others is something he isn't interested in, after all -- his first reaction was to just get

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[deaths_heritor]

Squint harder. It might go away if you do.

[kuichigiru]

[ He looks like he's trying that, actually. Seems a bit disappointed it's not working. ]

This is unacceptable.

[deaths_heritor]

Odd. It's always worked on small children and fluffy animals for me. Perhaps buildings are immune.

[kuichigiru]

... It doesn't matter, it's only bricks and cement in the end. [ Which means it's destructible, of course.

He speaks again, though mostly to himself: ] Once I find who's stolen my tonfa, something will have to be done about this.

[deaths_heritor]

I'm going to have to strongly discourage that line of thought, if only so as to spare myself the cries and moans of your friends over your inevitable brainwashing.

[kuichigiru]

... Is that supposed to be some kind of joke?

[deaths_heritor]

[She had figured as much. The boy was new.]

Not at all. If you haven't been made aware of it already, you've been kidnapped into a lovely town where misbehavior is punished with an iron fist. Temporary brainwashing.

[kuichigiru]

How stupid. The only kind of punishment that will fix misbehavior is corporeal punishment.

[ And as for the rest of it, well -- he doesn't care enough to try understanding it, and probably won't care until he experiences said brainwashing firsthand. ]

[deaths_heritor]

Courageous. If you'd prefer limbs or eyesight removed, they've done that, too.

[kuichigiru]

They can try, I suppose.

[ ... ] What's your name?

[deaths_heritor]

Susan Sto Helit. Miss Susan, if you would.

[kuichigiru]

Miss Susan, then. [ In his eye's, she's been accepted -- not terribly annoying, seems level-headed, and doesn't seem squeamish about things. ]

Hibari Kyouya.

[deaths_heritor]

A pleasure.

Would you like to know anything else about this town? You seem quite at ease with this unusual situation.

[Hibari, too, has found approval in Susan's eyes. No screaming or yelling about having to get home, no hysterics about being kidnapped. Sensible boy.]

[kuichigiru]

Not especially. It's an inconvenience, but tolerable... for the time being.

[deaths_heritor]

Tolerable. It's a good word, but be aware that it crosses that line into unbearable quickly and often.

[kuichigiru]

'Unbearable' is a word for herbivores. As long as you survive, that's all that really matters.