LETS GET SOME CANDEH!

[caniskleftis]

[Come one come all, girls and boys! The Dressing Room is almost completely dark, but there's one hall that isn't quite so- you can still see enough to spot the decorations after all! Jack-o-lanterns line this walk way, and all of the apartments here are ready to greet any costumed children who pass by!
And look at these set ups! There's one with a

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Hope I'm not putting off the kids - you brought this upon yourself :P

[indarknessbound]

[Th- this place has light, right? There are lights. And maybe people. And-

You really thought you could ever get rid of me~? Not only a hypocrite, but a fool, too... Tch.]

H-hello? Is anyone there?

[Have a desperate-sounding Brooklime clutching his ring, jumping when he sees the ghoul move and completely ignoring the candy! Shapeshifting into his worst fear might be a bad idea...]

TADAAAAH. MOAR MIND SCREW!

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[His expression doesn't change- if anything it becomes more stone-like, and though he wore relatively modern clothes before it shifts quite clearly into the garb of the 'Thief King'...

Complete with 'Nel's' cloak, fitting him perfectly.] "It has... Everything... To do with me, 'landlord'." [The mists shift- he holds in his hand a duplicate ring, obviously fake, but nonetheless a powerful message.] "From the blood of 99... All people of MY home..! These were created... From 99, before the spirit in the puzzle could even SPEAK! Of course..." [He sneers the last bit, narrowing his eyes.] "If you think someone born thousands of years afterward, and told a vague few lines he interpreted as 'truth', knows more than someone who was there, then by all means...! But..."

[The gaze narrows even further.] "That does not change the fact that you smell like I once did..."

you broke brooklime D:

[indarknessbound]

[This revelation is not exactly welcome. At all.] You can't be him- that's not fair- you can't- [It's unclear whether he's referring to Nel being Canis or Thief King being the spirit of the Ring. Probably both.] Why do you have to ruin everything?! You're dead and I still can't make friends without you ruining it!

I'm nothing like you. You've destroyed everything.

-awkwardly attempts to use glue- D:

[caniskleftis]

"'Everything'?" [He snorts.] "I'll try not to feel too 'insulted' by that. Have you ever stopped to think," [he continues dryly,] "Just what being sealed in a pendant with nothing but darkness for a few thousand years does to your mind? Not exactly clear by the end, 'landlord'."

glue is not readily available. please try again later.

[indarknessbound]

You, feel 'insulted'? [He laughs desperately. Also a little manically. Really not doing well on the sanity right now.]

I finally got rid of you, and you came back, just to make things worse. And now you're trying to tell me you're innocent.

You tried to kill my friends; you were going to kill me; I can't be wrong, I can't... [This, mostly addressed to himself.]

If this makes no sense. THEN FFFFFF STICKY GLUE NOT WORKING

[caniskleftis]

[Does that stony look seem at least somewhat guilty? Maybe a little?] "I'm not denying what I've done," [he hisses, allowing mists to sweep around him once again.] "Far from that... I'm telling you that things 'happen' when you're not in your right mind..."

[The gaze softens, if that was considered possible. Then again... "...I've had this conversation once before. Didn't think I'd have it again, with the same person!" [He snorts.] "At least 'my' 'you' is a little brighter- Private Investigator of all things... Probably unearth things about your 'friend' Malik that would make your hair curl. We are not so different," [he growls.] "Try thinking a little more about that."

have you tried turning it off and on again?

[indarknessbound]

I don't understand, how can you- why- you're evil. [It's like every one of his fragile excuses is being torn away mercilessly. This is not conducive to speech.]

I don't understand... I had to do something- I had to. I didn't know what to do. So I- I don't understand....

Canis fails with tech. D:

[caniskleftis]

"If there is anything I'm not it's evil," [he snorts.] "Definitely not a 'hero', but I'm not evil. Something you learn- the world has its fair share of darkness, but otherwise? There's a reason for everything. As for your ring..." [He gives it a look, shaking his head.] "You managed to kill the only thing keeping it from becoming nothing but darkness. I'm personally surprised it hasn't taken you already! Ahhh..."

[He leans against the wall, seemingly uncaring as he looks away.] "My look on this hasn't changed... Like I said before- 'horror or awe'. You're an idiot for doing it, but it's done. And the fact that you could says a hell of a lot about the capabilities on both ends..!"

[That could be an insult or a compliment really... But... It's better than nothing?]

Systems reset required. Try disabling extended metaphors.

[indarknessbound]

[For the first time in this conversation, he looks a little calmer, if just as broken.] B- but you have to be lying. Because if you aren't, then I... then I mur-... [He shudders, and folds his arms around the ring.]

What do I do?!

CANIS USED EMPATHIZE?

[caniskleftis]

"...You live with it. Just as I have- just as the Pharaoh has, and just as 'Malik' has... At least, in my world." [He sighs, moving to sit on the ground and lean against the wall.] "Besides- my 'you' isn't so 'white' either. Detective remember- you don't think he's dealt with anything? The most you can do now is keep going. ...Learned that a hell of a long time ago..."

[He trails off- perhaps a change in subject?] "You know... I've met my share of kids, but it's completely new to find out there's one of me hanging around you..." [He grins.] "Better than the little tomb-keeper I met earlier! Anything interesting about him?" [Your alternate post-Millennium Item nonsense 'ring spirit' just asked if there was anything interesting about his child counterpart.

WHAT.]

'TWAS SUPER EFFECTIVE. (tagging is more constructive than sleep)

[indarknessbound]

[He can nearly deal with this as long as he assumes other-world Marik and the Pharaoh are completely different, and also that Canis is telling the truth. Which is a little more difficult, but he's fairly convinced by now.]

But I'm a- I murdered you. How can I just live a normal life when I murdered someone? I can't tell anyone; I can't do anything; I'm still-

I'm still glad I did it. [He nearly collapses against the opposite wall. Thankfully, not lapsing into incoherent babble again. Barely.] How can I carry on when I'm glad that I killed someone?

[WHAT.]

He has a dragon. [The only way he managed to answer that question was through being too shocked not to.]

YAYYYYYYY.

[caniskleftis]

[Shrug.] "You just do." [He turns to look at Brooklime a moment, before sighing.] "Put it this way. I don't regret killing people in Egypt- it was them or me. I don't regret what I did to the people who didn't wake up after the pharaoh kicked my ass at monster world either. You- 'My' you," [he corrects, momentarily shaking his head and rolling his eyes at how complex it's all suddenly gotten.] "Doesn't remember it. I made sure of that... The people who didn't wake up don't deserve to- ever. And if you talk to the Pharaoh, and ask about what he did when he first woke up, about the guys he's killed? Yeaaaa..." [He snorts.] "He'll probably put on a show about how he wishes he didn't do it, but when it gets down to it he's lying. If we killed anyone... There was always a reason. Doesn't make us crazy... Though some would argue. Just makes us a little more human."

[And now he'll just pause a moment before realizing what that last comment was.] "...What." [He turns.] "...He... Kid-me's got a dragon, what?"

[indarknessbound]

[...Well, that at least answers the question of whether you're a ring spirit. You certainly sound the part, if a little less maniacal. Brooklime's not entirely sure if he agrees , but in the end he just shrugs and curls into himself a little more. It would be rather hypocritical to wax lyrical about how nobody deserves to die.

He is at least mildly amused to find that there is no universal precedent for the dragon. Oh, Nel.] It's made of shadows and he wears it like a very big umbrella.

[A particularly horrifying thought occurs.]

I can't tell Nelumbo- I can't. What if he finds out?! [He is not in a state to realise that Canis may have difficulty following his thought process.]

[caniskleftis]

[You had a somewhat fish-faced Canis mouthing 'umbrella' for a moment before regaining the relatively serious look again. 'Nelumbo'...] "I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's 'kid-me'..."

[Hahhhhhhh... Yea. If there's anyone in particular he CAN'T tell...] "My advice? One, he probably won't given that I only did because you didn't know about this whole thing in the first place. I'm guessing you're a little less likely to fess up to things now that you know, right?" [He crosses his arms.] "Not gonna tell you to pretend nothing's changed- that's personally the stupidest thing anyone can say. But..." [He gives Brooklime a blank, if possibly threatening look.] "If you're as close to this kid as I'm willing to guess, you look after him- got it? We can't change our lives. But..." [He stands.] "Right now you've got a clear shot at fixing things before they go to pieces, understand?"

The only one now out of the loop: proto-Thief King! Real smart, guys.

[indarknessbound]

Right- he won't know- how could he? Yeah... [That calms him down a little. Though he hates the thought that he'll have to hide something so big, especially when it's giving him second thoughts about his roommate...]

[When Canis stands, he nearly jumps, twitching nervously. Brooklime speaks without looking up at him.] If there's a chance to fix things in Nelumbo's universe through him, I will. But not for either of you. I'll do it because I don't want another version of myself to have to go through what I did. [He's decidedly ambivalent towards ring spirits right now. Also, those 'let's stop the Pharaoh together!' plans? Still alive and well, even if Brooklime's at least regained enough sense not to mention that to Canis.]

Smart? PAH. Who needs that?

[caniskleftis]

((OOC - Dang it, now I wanna make an account for Detective!Ryou. :I ))

[Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) enough, the only response to that is a shrug.] "Hn! So long as it means you don't use him as a target or a tool, be my guest! Got a feeling you on't be doing that though," [he adds, the underlying threat not at all hidden.] "Until then though..." [The mists swirl again, and a jackal again takes his position by the candy bowl from earlier.] "Happy halloween- go do some research, idiot."