005. [voice.]
[ The recording runs without a sound for a while.
... It's starting to get on top of him, just a little bit. Not overwhelming, but it's there, always, prickling the hair on the nape of his neck. The memory of Kanda's transmission, the red streaked thick on his face and dyeing his hair, dripping from his hands, and where he ripped it from, and he can imagine it, even, and maybe it's because it's already familiar. And then there was Heine bringing him down during their fight, something his body's still recovering from, and how easy he seemed to make it. Like there's no comparison between their bodies, any more.
Kurapika's voice comes back to him, as it has been since their last conversation, over and over. How many souls does he have. His hands clench onto each other, white-knuckled, his breathing quiet and even and shallow. Expressionless.
What would she say to him, now. Seeing this. ]
I'm looking for a Meister. My form is a ball and chain.
[ ... Just until he's strong enough to overcome them. He's already accepted a lot of unpleasant realities about this place, and this is the same. It's necessary.
The recording is killed for all but one person. ]
Private to Hisoka.
Where.
... It's starting to get on top of him, just a little bit. Not overwhelming, but it's there, always, prickling the hair on the nape of his neck. The memory of Kanda's transmission, the red streaked thick on his face and dyeing his hair, dripping from his hands, and where he ripped it from, and he can imagine it, even, and maybe it's because it's already familiar. And then there was Heine bringing him down during their fight, something his body's still recovering from, and how easy he seemed to make it. Like there's no comparison between their bodies, any more.
Kurapika's voice comes back to him, as it has been since their last conversation, over and over. How many souls does he have. His hands clench onto each other, white-knuckled, his breathing quiet and even and shallow. Expressionless.
What would she say to him, now. Seeing this. ]
I'm looking for a Meister. My form is a ball and chain.
[ ... Just until he's strong enough to overcome them. He's already accepted a lot of unpleasant realities about this place, and this is the same. It's necessary.
The recording is killed for all but one person. ]
Private to Hisoka.
Where.