Application for Aoi/The Laughing Man (Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex)
The door to the Sorting Room creaked open, and a dark haired young adolescent peaked around the corner. He paused, blinked, waited a while, then stepped in and closed the door behind him.
He walked a little into the room, and stopped before the chair, then took a seat, staring down at the application. His eyes were blank and empty, but the was an oddness about him, something that warned that darkness lay underneath.
The sharp intelligence of the boy's analytical mind could be seen through the dark fog of his eyes as he stared at the floating quill. There was, for a moment, also something like curiosity and wonder. These traits all vanished under the emotionless void soon enough. He placed his hands in his lap and and read the application aloud before giving his answers.
State your full name.
For a long while, he didn't move or blink. He was thinking though, frantically, assessing the best way to go about answering.
Eventually he said, "Aoi."
Better to not reveal just whom he was. Then again, his copycats were large in number and little in intelligence. Like bugs. They claimed to be The Laughing Man, the genius hacker, but no. It was Aoi.
He wouldn't reveal this until he was sure of what was going on.
1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?
Again, it took him a while to reply.
"Sage Derby," he said airily.
2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?
He blinked. Of course, he'd once read about them. They were from an era, many decades ago, before people had gained cybernetic bodies. The pour souls. How much simpler life had been then.
"Carrottop," he said. He gave no explanation for why aloud.
Mainly, he wanted to preserve the innocence of childhood. Killing Barney would impact the children, even if they didn't understand, and their loved ones sugar coated it.
3. What time is it where you are?
He pulled up a screen, inside his brain, and checked. Curiously, there was no external connection to the internet here. Was he in a black out zone? It unnerved him. This had never happened before.
"1554 hundred hours, currently. There is no outside connection here, so I cannot verify that this is accurate."
4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.
A slight smile twitched at his lips, but it failed to manifest fully. Still, he sat in the same position, hadn't moved at all except for his eyes trailing after the quill and dropping to the next question.
"I have always been partial to Resmus Lupin."
He leaves that open to individual interpretation.
5. If you are pushing to be in:
A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.
"'The Treehouse.'" Children would be accepted there. And perhaps, in the dark, he wouldn't have to worry about someone recognising him. Still however, he preferred his current job as a librarian.
B. Gryffindor - Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.
"I will not. That sick bastard of a God, and all gods, have no relevance to whom Harry should marry. Thus, he should marry whomever he wishes."
Aoi despised religion. He was an 'angry atheist' so to speak. More so out of anger of the pandemic of Cyberbrain Sclerosis than anything.
C. Ravenclaw - You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.
Angry now, Aoi seemed to have a little more life in him. Irritation flashed across his face.
"Perhaps then you are a phony. If you have a desk job and cannot keep up with the paperwork you are being dealt with, then perhaps you are insufficient. Or is it that you merely cheated your way into the position?"
D. Hufflepuff - Prove you are not useless.
He smiled, then went blank eyed and motionless.
He didn't need to prove his usefulness. He the Laughing Man, had changed Japan, hell, the whole world, by one simple act and a few thereafter. The leader of Section 9 himself had offered him a job as a hacker. To 'fight the good fight'.
But no, he had denied that. He was a mere librarian now and would always be.
6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do.
It took him a moment to consider whether or not to answer this question. Eventually, he thought of a way it could work for him too.
"Given internet connection, or a computer terminal, I can do many things for you." If someone wanted to take him up on that offer, he would need to be prodded to be a little more specific. Though, he hadn't been lying. As an infamous hacker, he could well and truly infiltrate any site or personal computer and obtain any information wished.
"I have read the
hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. _____Aoi_______
I have read the
hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. ______Aoi_____.
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. _____Aoi______.
One day, marmalade will rule the world. _____Aoi________"
He walked a little into the room, and stopped before the chair, then took a seat, staring down at the application. His eyes were blank and empty, but the was an oddness about him, something that warned that darkness lay underneath.
The sharp intelligence of the boy's analytical mind could be seen through the dark fog of his eyes as he stared at the floating quill. There was, for a moment, also something like curiosity and wonder. These traits all vanished under the emotionless void soon enough. He placed his hands in his lap and and read the application aloud before giving his answers.
State your full name.
For a long while, he didn't move or blink. He was thinking though, frantically, assessing the best way to go about answering.
Eventually he said, "Aoi."
Better to not reveal just whom he was. Then again, his copycats were large in number and little in intelligence. Like bugs. They claimed to be The Laughing Man, the genius hacker, but no. It was Aoi.
He wouldn't reveal this until he was sure of what was going on.
1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?
Again, it took him a while to reply.
"Sage Derby," he said airily.
2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?
He blinked. Of course, he'd once read about them. They were from an era, many decades ago, before people had gained cybernetic bodies. The pour souls. How much simpler life had been then.
"Carrottop," he said. He gave no explanation for why aloud.
Mainly, he wanted to preserve the innocence of childhood. Killing Barney would impact the children, even if they didn't understand, and their loved ones sugar coated it.
3. What time is it where you are?
He pulled up a screen, inside his brain, and checked. Curiously, there was no external connection to the internet here. Was he in a black out zone? It unnerved him. This had never happened before.
"1554 hundred hours, currently. There is no outside connection here, so I cannot verify that this is accurate."
4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.
A slight smile twitched at his lips, but it failed to manifest fully. Still, he sat in the same position, hadn't moved at all except for his eyes trailing after the quill and dropping to the next question.
"I have always been partial to Resmus Lupin."
He leaves that open to individual interpretation.
5. If you are pushing to be in:
A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.
"'The Treehouse.'" Children would be accepted there. And perhaps, in the dark, he wouldn't have to worry about someone recognising him. Still however, he preferred his current job as a librarian.
B. Gryffindor - Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.
"I will not. That sick bastard of a God, and all gods, have no relevance to whom Harry should marry. Thus, he should marry whomever he wishes."
Aoi despised religion. He was an 'angry atheist' so to speak. More so out of anger of the pandemic of Cyberbrain Sclerosis than anything.
C. Ravenclaw - You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.
Angry now, Aoi seemed to have a little more life in him. Irritation flashed across his face.
"Perhaps then you are a phony. If you have a desk job and cannot keep up with the paperwork you are being dealt with, then perhaps you are insufficient. Or is it that you merely cheated your way into the position?"
D. Hufflepuff - Prove you are not useless.
He smiled, then went blank eyed and motionless.
He didn't need to prove his usefulness. He the Laughing Man, had changed Japan, hell, the whole world, by one simple act and a few thereafter. The leader of Section 9 himself had offered him a job as a hacker. To 'fight the good fight'.
But no, he had denied that. He was a mere librarian now and would always be.
6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do.
It took him a moment to consider whether or not to answer this question. Eventually, he thought of a way it could work for him too.
"Given internet connection, or a computer terminal, I can do many things for you." If someone wanted to take him up on that offer, he would need to be prodded to be a little more specific. Though, he hadn't been lying. As an infamous hacker, he could well and truly infiltrate any site or personal computer and obtain any information wished.
"I have read the
hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. _____Aoi_______
I have read the
hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. ______Aoi_____.
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. _____Aoi______.
One day, marmalade will rule the world. _____Aoi________"