[As the transmission begins Kyran is busily turning the device over in his hands, the camera spinning around to face various objects in the room before settling on him once more
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[Kyran's expression is blank for a split second before becoming a mix of confusion and slight embarrassment.]
...You raise a good point. I mean they're all college age. Still, compared to me they're just kids and "apartment young-adults" doesn't really roll off the tongue so well.
[He smiles softly at the camera like a parent telling his son that what he was going through was perfectly natural for a boy his age and he shouldn't be ashamed of a few voice cracks and chin scruff.]
As for why, they're my nemesis...es. You'll understand when you're older and have someone who utterly despises you and who you utterly despise in return.
[He chuckles]
Oh! Your name! You'd better tell me that at some point before I start referring to you at "that one boy in the booty shorts." You seem like the kind of person who might take offense to that.
[He knew he brought up a good point, but hearing someone else realize it was a first. He idly tapped his fingers against a nearby table as this git rambled on and on.]
Why include apartment? Young-adults would be sufficient.
[His tone was even, and devoid of any snarkiness or hostility.]
... Don't act as if you know everything. What makes you think that I've never experienced such a thing before?
[Now he sounded a little annoyed]
[Booty shorts?] Well they do show off one of my better features... [It was hard to tell whether Alois was being serious or not.] Earl Alois Trancy. Whom might you be..?
[He smiles to himself even though he knows it can't be seen and chuckles.]
It just makes it easier to assign such titles to them, and the apartment is the only reason they're all in one place.
[He giggles again]
And I find it safer to assume that someone who sounds young has the experiences of the young. I've had awkward situations involving that before, I thought that even someone six years old would know what agony meant. Suffice to say I had to hire a new plan-checker.
[And lastly, he laughs out loud]
I'm Kyran, you know, the same guy who made that video post. It's deep magic, being the same person for more than five minutes.
I think I like you, you seem like a very practical person. Still, you still have a long way to go to cultivate your villainy. I mean, have you ever done something truly awful? Do you have any regrets to serve as dramatic motivations, something you need to make right no matter the cost?
[This is a first. Most people aren't this enthused to speak with him.]
[I pushed a 10 year old girl off a building leading to her subsequent demise, tried to convince Pakis-tan that the Doctor was the nefarious villain in charge of Avon, Impersonated Break in the process, I convinced Alice not only that I was her friend but also that I was trapped in the device and she needed to get me out, I gouged out my maid's eye with my finger, Struck Roshian with a stone, and put miscellaneous items in front of a blind person to watch them trip and fall--, had the previous Trancy Earl murdered, I'm posing as their son so I can have the title, oh and I'm plotting revenge against a certain butler for killing my brother. That last one is also the something I have regrets about and need to make right. HE WILL PAY for killing Luka.]
[But-- it's not like I can tell you any of this...]
Then you're the only one here with any sort of taste. [Thinks quite highly of himself] I may have.. [Is smirking right now at the thought of all his prior offenses] Who is
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[I'm an immortal God who has existed for thousands of years who feeds off of hatred and waged an almost endless war against everything in existence. I committed every atrocity imaginable on every moral and idealistic scale. Every single thing that a mortal like you could ever consider an evil act pales in comparison to what I once savored each afternoon. The only thing that stopped me were four warriors hired by my enemies to strike me down and I wish nothing but death upon their reincarnated forms. Once I have their swords I can break the curse they cast on me before they died and I can truly become a force of evil once more. The only hesitation in my mind is the other emotions that I've learned to feel. Lerene... That was a mistake, I let her get close to me. And now Delaine wishes to do the same, but I can't help but feel I'll make the same terrible choice all over again in the end. Now I can't even bring myself to take pride in my hatred, there's only guilt in that emotion. If only I could break this curse, or complete it...Oh, I
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[Did you say something? His attention span probably would have cut out by now. It's a good thing this wasn't out loud.]
At least you're aware of it. [Most people have to be told that they're boring. Though Alois isn't sure he buys that Kyran has done nothing with his life]
Try tea, if you can find a decent cup in this place.
I've never had tea before coming here. Does chai count? I don't think it does. Maybe you could start a tea selling business? If you know a lot about it you could easily dominate the market.
Chai is a tea... [How can he not be familiar with tea...] Why the hell would I do something so pathetic as that. [Besides, you would need a source for the tea to begin with... and someone who cared enough to run it, and Alois wasn't exactly an expert]
To me you seem like the type who likes to do as they please. You know, someone who enjoys having multiple sources of income. It's even sillier than I am to turn down a chance to advance above the others. Even that sweet little Mary is essentially rolling in cash since she works so hard. Can you really let that slide?
[He smirks, both baiting and advising the boy. With a little luck he could create enough disruption for some real fun]
You're pretty observant. [He has a bit of a point. It would be amusing to rise above the others. That however would lead to his leaving the tenant housing when he received enough funds-- a prospect he was quite mixed on. With Having his own house would show them all, yet-- as much as he snarked at them or was at odds with the other tenants he secretly didn't want to be completely alone. Without an income he didn't have to make a decision.] It hardly matters if she has more resources here than I.. in our own times my position is secured.
[Were it not for his own indecision, Kyran's baiting would be more effective]
Thank you! You're quite the keen observer yourself. I could use someone like you in my organization, someone cunning and clever and witty. Perhaps we can work together some time?
[And thus the same was afoot, and Kyran strums his fingers against his leg as he contemplates how best to structure his slowly expanding entourage of villainous cohorts and minions. Surely this boy could at least be counted on to be an informant if handled properly. And if not, he needed a child to look over his plans for obvious flaws. Would Alois accept payment in cookies? He hopes so.]
[Alois is finding Kyran amusing, he thinks he might like this guy. Flattery never hurts.] You must realize that someone of my caliber tends to work alone or with my own associates, [He means his servants here..] my aide would come at a price. What sort of an organization is it anyway?
[Cookies were so not what he had in mind-- but he's also thinking that Kyran might be of use to him at some point. He's under the impression that this guy could be easily manipulated even though he hasn't figured out that Kyran is the one trying to do the manipulating currently.]
[The childish glee in Kyran's voice is all too apparent as he speaks.]
Well, I just think that what this place is really missing is an evil group actively trying to stir things up and cause trouble. To advance the plot through conflict, so to speak. I've worked with all sorts of people, so having solo agents or people on commission isn't a new concept. I'm sure we can work something out.
[He smiles to himself]
Do you know of anyone else who might possess sharp enough wits and a strong enough desire for mischief?
What are you.. some kind of pedophile?
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...You raise a good point. I mean they're all college age. Still, compared to me they're just kids and "apartment young-adults" doesn't really roll off the tongue so well.
[He smiles softly at the camera like a parent telling his son that what he was going through was perfectly natural for a boy his age and he shouldn't be ashamed of a few voice cracks and chin scruff.]
As for why, they're my nemesis...es. You'll understand when you're older and have someone who utterly despises you and who you utterly despise in return.
[He chuckles]
Oh! Your name! You'd better tell me that at some point before I start referring to you at "that one boy in the booty shorts." You seem like the kind of person who might take offense to that.
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Why include apartment? Young-adults would be sufficient.
[His tone was even, and devoid of any snarkiness or hostility.]
... Don't act as if you know everything. What makes you think that I've never experienced such a thing before?
[Now he sounded a little annoyed]
[Booty shorts?] Well they do show off one of my better features... [It was hard to tell whether Alois was being serious or not.] Earl Alois Trancy. Whom might you be..?
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It just makes it easier to assign such titles to them, and the apartment is the only reason they're all in one place.
[He giggles again]
And I find it safer to assume that someone who sounds young has the experiences of the young. I've had awkward situations involving that before, I thought that even someone six years old would know what agony meant. Suffice to say I had to hire a new plan-checker.
[And lastly, he laughs out loud]
I'm Kyran, you know, the same guy who made that video post. It's deep magic, being the same person for more than five minutes.
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[Though that term could apply to anyone]
It's safer not to make any assumptions.
[Eye roll]
Please, you expected us to listen to all that babble? I have better things to do that try to make sense of the senseless.
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I think I like you, you seem like a very practical person. Still, you still have a long way to go to cultivate your villainy. I mean, have you ever done something truly awful? Do you have any regrets to serve as dramatic motivations, something you need to make right no matter the cost?
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[I pushed a 10 year old girl off a building leading to her subsequent demise, tried to convince Pakis-tan that the Doctor was the nefarious villain in charge of Avon, Impersonated Break in the process, I convinced Alice not only that I was her friend but also that I was trapped in the device and she needed to get me out, I gouged out my maid's eye with my finger, Struck Roshian with a stone, and put miscellaneous items in front of a blind person to watch them trip and fall--, had the previous Trancy Earl murdered, I'm posing as their son so I can have the title, oh and I'm plotting revenge against a certain butler for killing my brother. That last one is also the something I have regrets about and need to make right. HE WILL PAY for killing Luka.]
[But-- it's not like I can tell you any of this...]
Then you're the only one here with any sort of taste. [Thinks quite highly of himself] I may have.. [Is smirking right now at the thought of all his prior offenses] Who is ( ... )
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At least you're aware of it. [Most people have to be told that they're boring. Though Alois isn't sure he buys that Kyran has done nothing with his life]
Try tea, if you can find a decent cup in this place.
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[He smirks, both baiting and advising the boy. With a little luck he could create enough disruption for some real fun]
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[Were it not for his own indecision, Kyran's baiting would be more effective]
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[And thus the same was afoot, and Kyran strums his fingers against his leg as he contemplates how best to structure his slowly expanding entourage of villainous cohorts and minions. Surely this boy could at least be counted on to be an informant if handled properly. And if not, he needed a child to look over his plans for obvious flaws. Would Alois accept payment in cookies? He hopes so.]
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[Cookies were so not what he had in mind-- but he's also thinking that Kyran might be of use to him at some point. He's under the impression that this guy could be easily manipulated even though he hasn't figured out that Kyran is the one trying to do the manipulating currently.]
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Well, I just think that what this place is really missing is an evil group actively trying to stir things up and cause trouble. To advance the plot through conflict, so to speak. I've worked with all sorts of people, so having solo agents or people on commission isn't a new concept. I'm sure we can work something out.
[He smiles to himself]
Do you know of anyone else who might possess sharp enough wits and a strong enough desire for mischief?
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