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AKIRA KURUSU
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[masque]

i already know that molecules are electric.

[dipolar]

I can alter matter on a quantum level, Akira.

[masque]

[five minutes pass...]

that's cool and also insane. you're a real life alchemist.

[dipolar]

As opposed to a real dead alchemist.

[masque]

well, yeah. you can change anything you want on the field to your favor. you can manipulate oxygen, even.

how did we take you down so easy?

[dipolar]

I understand the applications. I don't need a lesson in my own abilities.

I was exhausted and I hadn't slept in days. They put a limiter on what I can do. That's why.

[masque]

sorry, i'm just amazed.

you too, huh? i can't cast my skills for as long as i used to.

[dipolar]

Gawk at someone else.

Sgt Chiron said that magic has weight in the aether. We take up space and so do our abilities.

[masque]

okay.

i'll just take his word for it. not like i know any better.

[dipolar]

Aren't you concerned about it? He said he couldn't promise we'd get them back.

[masque]

i'm already concerned about a lot of things, this just isn't the one that worries me most.

you don't have more questions?

[dipolar]

I have many more questions.

Who were those wretched brats?

[masque]

caroline and justine. the wardens. luckily they weren't real, or we would've been in serious trouble.

[dipolar]

What are they? Surely they're not human.

[masque]

they're not, but i don't actually know what they are either. all i know is that they rule over power.

[dipolar]

Why were we in jail?

[masque]

the velvet room warps depending on the person, or something. in my case it looks like a jail.

[dipolar]

So you belong in jail. Is that it?

[masque]

i'm a sleuth. [hei probably already knows, anyway.]

do other people have powers like you, where you're from?

[dipolar]

Brat.

Yes, we're called Contractors.

[masque]

a contract with who?

[dipolar]

Ourselves. Our abilities. That's as much as anyone knows, even the world's top scientists.

[masque]

but contacts mean you agree to the terms. what are the terms?

[dipolar]

Don't make the mistake of thinking we agreed to anything. This wasn't a choice.

As for terms, we have payments. Those payments vary from drinking scalding liquid to eating specific foods to wearing peculiar hats. Anything. There are far worse remunerations to make.

[masque]

[bizarre... offensive powers can be done if you wear a peculiar hat?]

then what's your payment?