☣ oo9; [video]

[lucycoded]

[Kazuhiko is resting, with his NV at arm's length, as the feed turns on. There's a small bustling around him- a cafe, maybe. He's in a booth, the decor is warm, the lighting that comfortable low that makes people feel content to stay. The glasses perched on his nose, and the stoic, but softened expression relay who it is that's in control at the

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[video]

[azarathmetrion]

[...that guy who got away during the blackout? What.]

What are you playing at? You didn't seem to mind the possibility of people dying before.

And by the way, you forgot the unregistered slave murders.

[video]

[lucycoded]

[Immediately, Kazuhiko frowns, and looks rather shameful.]

What did Shinji do? [The other murders can be disregarded for this.]

[video]

[azarathmetrion]

...and now you're referring to yourself in the third person. I think only supervillains are allowed to do that.

You know perfectly well what you did.

[video]

[lucycoded]

[His expression doesn't fluctuate. Shinji causes so much trouble. For a moment, he debates filtering the feed, so that others couldn't hear. But- to prevent this confusion from happening again-]

My name is Kazuhiko Amamiya. I'm... unsure if you're familiar with the condition known in my world as multiple personality disorder- [A brief pause.]

Dr. Daedalus Yumeno and Dr. John Seward can attest to the truth of my condition.

[video]

[azarathmetrion]

[She blinks. Well, in a way, you might argue she even has that herself. Multiple manifested emotion disorder--it's happened before. But that's not really the same...

She was a little dubious--if you believed everyone who said 'I didn't do it, it was my clone'... well, you'd believe a few more people, in her world, anyway. Though she recognized those names, it was possible that he was able to fool them. Then again, for a disorder like that, who knew what the line between faking it and suffering from it was?]

And Shinji is your alternate personality? [She shrugs.] Well, he's extremely irritating, and he went around smashing windows during the blackout.

[video]

[lucycoded]

[The disbelief is something he's quite used to. It is a rare disease, and insanity is a common route into an easier sentence if manipulated correctly. Thus the throwing out of reliable, well-known names. People who would vouch for his word.]

Yes, he is one of them. Of five other than myself. He is the strongest, and the most dangerous. [He sighs heavily, exasperated.] That is something he would enjoy doing. I apologize for any damage or lives lost that he may have incurred. If retributions are needed, I will do my best to provide them.

[video]

[azarathmetrion]

[Raven feels a little caught off-guard.]

I... see. [Mental note: if she runs into those people, she'll check with them.]

I don't think anyone was hurt. [Rather callously put, though, she thinks.] It was just property damage.

[video]

[lucycoded]

[Thus why Kazuhiko attempts not to mention these things too often. Unless they're needed.

He's visibly relieved with the notion that no one was hurt.] If you can form a report, I will do my best to repay for these damages.

[video]

[azarathmetrion]

Uh, right, sure. I'll do that.

[She's feeling strangely guilty about this affair now. If he were here, she could check for a huge difference in his emotions...]

I'm sorry about your condition.

[video]

[lucycoded]

[His eyes raise, watching her.]

There is no need for pity. Only caution. And thank you.

[video]

[azarathmetrion]

Right. Well... I'll be careful, then.

And, um, you be careful too, Mr. Amamiya.

[Also: a little later, texts a brief listing of damaged buildings.]

[video]

[lucycoded]

Thank you.

[As soon as possible, he'll do his best to find a way to pay for the damages.]