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NAME
AKIRA KURUSU
@JUGGALO

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[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?

[dipolar]

I don't have one.

[masque]

so you're not a typical case, where you're from.

[guess we're both a little different.]

[dipolar]

You're presuming again. I've completed my payment.

[masque]

it just sounded like ongoing payments to me.

what was yours then?

[dipolar]

Answering stupid questions.

[masque]

now who's the one with a mouth.

i didn't know a thing about you but you know enough about me. you're the first person i met when i got pulled into COST, you know.

[dipolar]

That's no concern of mine. I've responded to enough of yours, you know what I want you to know.

For better or worse, we have to work together, but I don't have to indulge you.

[masque]

don't worry, i agree. i don't like trusting weird adults but here we are.

[dipolar]

No, I don't trust you. You shouldn't trust me more than the bare minimum either.

But if things should wind up coming to light, we can't do much about it.

[masque]

i already know that.

did you need anything else then? i answered your questions too.

[dipolar]

No. I'll be speaking to you in the future.

Goodbye Akira.