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[charmprince]

...Well, that's that.

[The video's a little wobbly, but here is an Asellus, scantily clad in boys' clothes-- gray knickerbockers, ankle boots, and a battered-looking and dusty mens' undershirt that's about three sizes too big. The only thing keeping the thing from sliding off of her shoulders entirely is the suspenders she's got her supplies tied

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[everything_rots]

He is not that old.

[Not that he knows Senji at all. It was a guess, and a pretty good one. Then again, no one is really old when you're Hades.]

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[charmprince]

He might as well be. You're only as old as you act, and believe me, he acts old.

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[everything_rots]

Hmph.

Is that bad?

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[charmprince]

For someone so young?

Well, maybe. Maybe not. But I bet he'd be a lot happier if he relaxed.

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[everything_rots]

Have you told him that?

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[charmprince]

Have you ever tried telling someone to relax? It never works.

He'll learn eventually.

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[everything_rots]

You hope he will.

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[charmprince]

Well, I'll be helping him, anyway. He won't think it's help, but that's the way it usually goes. When it comes to me, it's hard to take someone so young seriously, I guess. [Or someone who appears so young. Ah, the disappointments of looking eternally seventeen.]

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[everything_rots]

You're older than he is. [...]

By how much?

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[charmprince]

Older than he is? Wherever would you get that idea? [For just a moment, that happy-go-lucky exterior falls, and suddenly there is a very serious moment of regard. Then it's back up.] Ah, well. I guess I can't deny it, though I hardly know how old he is. [A pause of thought. No use lying about anything, really. Probably, no one would believe her, given the tone she takes.] If he's where I think he is, though, I'm probably forty, fifty years ahead of him.

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[everything_rots]

I guessed.

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[everything_rots]

Ah.

That is not so much.

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[charmprince]

[You're not supposed to believe her, man!!! But she shifts back to investigating.] You're a good guesser, then.

It might not be that much, but if you look at how long he's likely to have, well... [And how long she's likely to have, though that goes unsaid.

Better idea: a turning of the tables.] In any case, how old are you, that you can look at that much and think of it as not a lot?

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[everything_rots]

[Yes, he is a very good guesser. 8))))]

Is his life dangerous?

Ah.

That is...

[DRAMATIC PAUSE?] ...an interesting question to ask and to answer.

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[charmprince]

He's human. They're not necessarily known for their long lives.

Glad to oblige. I'm known for being interesting. So what's the answer? [Now she's not as annoyed as she might have been, curiosity managing to get a foothold in the forefront of her mind.]

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[everything_rots]

You don't need to separate yourself.

Hmph. They are often known for less flattering things, depending on the individual.

[...] How proud.

The answer?