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[deathknellgrell]

[ Teeth. Far too many, far too pointy, and looming ever closer towards the screen. There's… something in between two of the teeth. An enormous finger reaches up to dislodge it. ]

Eh? What? Of course I know what that is, it's a mirror! A little gold compact. A bit naff, but--

[ There is the sound of conversation. A helpful, pleasant voice,

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[ysobritish]

...

You are remarkably loud.

[And that's about all he's saying.]

[Video] forever

[deathknellgrell]

Are you saying I should hide my splendour?

No!

I won't apologise for commanding attention!

[Video] foreverrrrrr!

[ysobritish]

I don't recall saying that. Or asking for an apology. Apologizing is a sign of weakness.

[Plus he'd be a major hypocrite if he was demanding that. Flamboyant sod.]

[deathknellgrell]

Good! I'm glad we see eye-to-eye!

[ And a toss of his long, red hair! ]

So - who are you? What's your name? Why should I continue talking to you?

[ysobritish]

My codename is Liquid. Liquid Snake.

[And if you make any jokes he will probably snark at you angrily since he can't throttle you.]

And isn't that your reason to decide?

[deathknellgrell]

"Liquid Snake."

That sounds... a little bit naughty~.

I LIKE it!

[ysobritish]

...

[Ok, that's not the joke he usually gets.]

You'd probably like Father's better, but he's not here right now.

[deathknellgrell]

Hunh~?

And who is "Father"? Your father? I don't know about older men. There's too young and there's too old and then there's...

JUST RIGHT!

[ WINK! ]

[ysobritish]

I meant the codename. His old codename was "Naked Snake".

[He really doesn't know how to take that.]

Time is odd here. The one that was here couldn't have been much older than I am.

[deathknellgrell]

Ehehehe!

"Naked Snake" - sounds like a dirty old man!

Time? Odd? What d'you mean?

[ysobritish]

...I'd contest that, but you're actually pretty right.

People come here from different times and places. It's a little absurd.

[deathknellgrell]

Oh! Don't start with that rubbish! People have been trying to convince me it's 2010, but any fool knows it's 1889!

The world ends in 1900. Of course.

And as we've only got eleven years, might as well - LIVE IT UP!

[ysobritish]

...

Sadly, you're mistaken. I myself came from 2005. This place is in 2010.

Time travel is an awkward situation. Different worlds, different measures. People thought the world would end back in 2000 as well.

[deathknellgrell]

2000, 2005, 2010 - those numbers don't even make sense!

Well! If you're right - this is horrible news! Because if the world doesn't end in 1900, it means I have to go ON soul reaping, for a hundred years at LEAST!

I mean - I thought, eleven years, apocalypse, retirement! It sounded good. Attractive, even!

[ysobritish]

...soul reaping?

I doubt it sounded so attractive to the people that would have died.

[deathknellgrell]

Eh?

If we don't reap souls, the accounts get messed up, and then we have to reconcile them. In other words - OVERTIME!

Oh, and the souls wander the earth in constant sorrow and pain.

[ Shrugs ]