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[kandescence]

[There's a sound of heavy footsteps, and then a pause and an impatient sounding huff.]

Where the hell did all these mirrors come from?

[The sound of him suddenly turning, then a sharp intake of breath.]

What the--?

[And then a very loud breaking of glass. A lot of glass. When the footsteps begin again they seem to be crunching the broken glass

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[ audio ] ...and horribly late. Jeeze, you know my fail .___.;;;;

[antiakuma]

... You've found the mirrors as well, I see.

[ oh yeah, there's a very awkwad silence here before he clears his throat again to speak.]

Before you mentioned thinking this place was something to do with the Ark. Why was that?

[ audio ] And you know I don't mind. Always happy to has an Ahren <3

[kandescence]

[Awwwwwkward silence is awkward. Allen doesn't even get Kanda's customary 'tch.' There is a low angry huff though, almost on the edge of a growl somewhere in the back of his throat. Finally, just when it seems like he might not answer at all...]

We're on a world that's been flooded except for the damn building we're in. One minute we're in bedrooms and the next we're in goddamn farm fields or a fucking labyrinth, and I wouldn't be surprised to open a door and find there's no floor in the room on the other side.

You think it doesn't have something to do with the Ark?

Re: [ audio ] And you know I don't mind. Always happy to has an Ahren <3

[antiakuma]

[ The lack of Kanda's usual noise of disapproval does not go unnoticed by Allen at all and maybe he has a fleeting sense that he almost misses Kanda's vocal gestures if dislike in Allen's general direction. At least Allen knows where they stand with those: you don't like me me and I don't like you.]

... I know it doesn't have anything to do with Ark.

I know the room with the piano isn't here and that I can't control anything without it. Rooms in the Ark don't just appear and vanish without someone making it happen. Unless the Earl has access to two Arks then the two are unrelated.

You said something before about a cat. They must be connected. What do you know about it?

[ clearly, he is trying to keep the subject if the conversation focused on 'business' ]

[audio]

[kandescence]

Tch. You overestimate yourself, Moyashi.

The Ark was collapsing because it was being downloaded into a new one. That's what that Noah said. You may have brought it back by playing that damn piano, but there's no way to know that the other Ark doesn't exist too.

The cat is an irritating red thing with wings. It claims to be a memory, a guardian or some crap. And it doesn't like giving straight answers.

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[antiakuma]

[ Well. At least the unimpressed noises are back.

He makes a little noise that seems to imply that he's not completely convinced of this. ]

I think if they were connected there would be more to indicate it. The Noah and the Earl wouldn't just leave us to wander around like this.

... it just doesn't feel right.

A memory and a guardian? Is that what they told you?

[audio]

[kandescence]

[Back with a vengeance, in fact. Kanda veritably growls at him now, perhaps angered even further by the fact that the longer he's here the less and less likely it seems that he's right about this place and the Ark. He's not ready to admit that outright though, at least not to Allen.]

This kind of crap looks exactly like what the Noah would consider "funny." It's like a damn game of cat and mouse--they're not leaving us to wander around free, they're jerking us around and toying with us.

If it's not the Noah then the damn cat can do things like them.

And that's what the cat told me. If you want to know more why don't you go talk to the stupid thing yourself.

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[antiakuma]

After what happened last time? I think they'd be making their presence very felt if they were here.

I think I'd almost think it would make more sense if this cat you've described can do these kinds of things instead. And you can just go and talk to it? Ask questions?

[audio]

[kandescence]

Tch. [Translation: Yeah, fine, you have a point there, but I'm not going to goddamn tell you so, even if you drive hot spikes under my fingernails.]

Whatever the cat is, and whatever it can do, its got a fucking twisted sense of humor. It's around somewhere. Go looking for it if you're so damn interested.

[audio]

[antiakuma]

[ It's a shame Allen doesn't speak 'Kanda' fluently... ]

I am interested and I'm a little surprised you're not, or do you feel like you've asked it everything you can think of?

What else has the cat said or done for you to think that its twisted?

[audio]

[kandescence]

Don't waste my time, Moyashi. I already told you, the cat doesn't give straight answers to anything. It's the one responsible for these goddamn games it expects us to play.

That fucking maze full of wolves and mushrooms with arrows that make p-- [He cuts himself off in mid-word, sucking in a breath and then biting down hard on whatever he was about to say, and even over the communicator, Allen can probably feel the temperature plunge several degrees.

There's a very tense silence, Kanda grinding his teeth so hard that it might almost be audible over the feed.

It's only by sheer force of will and not wanting to let Allen have anything to hold over him that he doesn't just turn the communicator off and stop talking right then and there, but some pretty unadulterated hatred is clear in his voice when he speaks again.]

The first time around we had to tell bedtime stories to goddamn screaming crying blobs of jelly in a field full of singing fucking sheep.

[audio]

[antiakuma]

[ Oh, Allen sure as hell feels the ice sweep through the communicator and he is very quiet indeed as that long moment of silence falls. He may even have been holding his breath for the duration of Kanda's teeth grounding together in that way. Finally there is possibly the sound of him swallowing dryly; he already knows this will not end well and he likely can't say anything good now in Kanda's mind.]

It sounds as though this cat likes the idea of keeping pets. There has to be a reason behind all the tasks it is setting though.

... you told stories to jelly blobs?

[ He really had tried hard to not ask... Just not hard enough it would seem.]  

[audio]

[kandescence]

[Well, given the circumstances, avoiding the elephant in the room was probably the best available option. At least Kanda doesn't sound any more angry. He doesn't sound any less angry either though.]

Toys is more like it. The fucking thing said it was bored. It also called itself a remnant of a memory from the flood, so it sounds a hell of a lot like a Noah to me. What the fuck kind of reason are you expecting, idiot.

I don't plan to waste my time stuck here. Whatever the hell I have to do to leave, I'll do.

[Low and dangerous, like he's daring Allen to say something.]
Do you have a problem with that, Moyashi?

[audio]

[antiakuma]

[ The awkward subject aside, there's something in Kanda's voice that just rubs Allen up the wrong way enough to put a bit of bite back into his own tone as he replies. ]

I never once said I had a problem with getting out of here. Quite the opposite. I just think you've judging the situation based on our own knowledge way too quickly.

We're not the only ones here and the others certainly don't seem to share our experiences of the world.

[audio]

[kandescence]

Che. Who the fuck's knowledge do you expect me to use, idiot.

You want to spend your time making small talk with whoever the hell's been brought here so that you can find out about their "experiences of the world," be my guest.

I'm going to do something useful and look for a fucking exit.

[audio]

[antiakuma]

I'd expect you to open your eyes a little more to what's going on around you, but I should already know that's expecting too much.

And it would not be small talk if it leads to a means of getting out of here, I don't think any of us will be able to get anywhere on our own. But, oh, how foolish of me; your way is the only one there is, I completely forgot.

[audio]

[kandescence]

Tch. Whatever, Moyashi.