004 ♥ TEXT ♦ Anonymous

[debauchewy]

[He's back. Ah, and not much time has passed here, has it? Might as well prod at the network a little, though why not make it a bit of a game? He did have that endearing persona he used once before against... who was that again?]

[Oh well.]

when u show up here with rly cool powers u probably would feel pretty bad not using them 2 b a hero huh? (っ◞‸◟c)

ahhh but isnt that scary?? how strong do u have 2 b 2 jump a building?? all u heroes must b rly strong. wats the most heroy thing uve done here?? how can i get good at it! ᕙ(⇀‸↼!!)ᕗ

[Guess who.]

[Or don't. You can also just tell him about cool stuff you've done to make yourself a potential target and be fawned over and complimented because you're so cool.]

Comments

[debauchewy]

only if its a mutual obligation, or m i 2 entertain myself by trying hard 2 keep u here? ♦

[Great. Give it to him. Clever banter is always welcome, there's often a lack of it in this place. Though it'd probably help if he didn't always piss people off or come off as creepy.]

[kreiastophe]

Consider it a challenge.

- Or something else of your choosing, I'm not fussed. Whatever tempts you most.

[Getting rid of the hearts would be a start. Those should be used exclusively by teenagers, buddy.]

[debauchewy]

[Oh that probably sounded like he wanted to try and come off less annoying and creepy. He doesn't, he's fine like this. He likes his card suits.]

[He feels like he's being purposely led on here due to this person's word choices, but he's honestly too amused to care. He hopes he's being led on.]

ur lucky im fond of challenges. ♥

[Heart heart heart.]

i certainly dont need much more tempting 2 continue interesting u. r u always so intriguing? ♥

[kreiastophe]

[Squints at those hearts. What did he do to deserve this?]

I couldn't say. It's not the sort of thing you would usually observe in yourself, is it?

But I can tell you I find you fairly intriguing, so it'd be nice if I had something more than just your texting style to work with. Audio, maybe. Video, if you're feeling generous.

text -> Audio

[debauchewy]

o is my vocabulary still 2 childish 4 u?

i wonder wat reasons and preferences have u intrigued.

[But he'll bite. Switching to audio and letting out a small breath. The voice that follows is low, mature, belonging to a man.]

I'd be sad if my texting alone scared you away.

[kreiastophe]

It would have taken a lot more hearts and abbreviations to scare me away. A full page before I lost my patience, perhaps.

[debauchewy]

Well I can't be bothered typing out full words constantly. And what's so bad about hearts?

[kreiastophe]

Well, you see...

...

I'd like you to make an educated guess.

[Because how do you even explain something like that.]

[debauchewy]

A man of my age shouldn't be typing like a child?

[He's chuckling.]

[kreiastophe]

We can go with that, yes.

[debauchewy]

I won't be changing it any time soon, I'm afraid. But thank you for the advice.

You disliked how I typed, I assume at the start of the post, and yet you still responded? Were you intrigued even then, or just really trying to help someone? [A small sound, 'hm', what can barely be called a laugh.]

Trying to, and had the time, of course.

[kreiastophe]

I’m not that picky about who I interact with. I saw you 'needed help', and that you were anonymous - which I found curious, so I responded.

I probably wouldn't have brought up the texting style at all had I not noticed early on that you weren't being entirely honest about your ignorance. I'll even admit to liking the emoticons a little bit.

[He wouldn't use them himself... but he would look through an entire page of them if there was one available.]

[debauchewy]

They are cute.

Though still not something a man of my age often indulges in. I wonder if that's usually from a lack of interest or embarrassment?

[A pause, closing his eyes.]

How smart to not be picky. How can you ever know what is truly there unless you take the time to look? Do you usually seek out things that could be hidden from you?

[kreiastophe]

Doesn't everyone? We all experience some degree of curiosity, and there are a lot of curious people here to pique that. The imPorts in particular.

[He doesn't even know he's talking to a magic clown magician, but if he did...]

[debauchewy]

['But if he did' could be ominous. Hopefully it means he'd be even more curious.]

The imPorts alone. Those of this world don't have much to offer. But I can be difficult to keep entertained for long. [Truly entertained of course.]

[kreiastophe]

[They've history with the portal, but Krei skips over that.]

...Well, I can't disagree. I'm often occupied by the natives - working alongside them, for them, etcetera - but I'm rarely entertained, and not from lack of trying, believe me. I'm just accustomed to a great deal more stimulation than they can provide me. The other imports make things bearable.

[He's been surrounded by genius' his entire life. Suddenly being thrown among normal people is awful. Without imPorts, he'd probably have no stimulating conversations whatsoever.]

[A muffed sigh, like he's tried and failed to silence it by biting down.]

So, I take it you like to associate with heroes? Or is it just, ah... strong individuals?

[debauchewy]

Stimulation like?

[Speaking his language, word for word.]

Beeng-go. [An accent there, it's odd, not japanese but... like it? Strange.]

Strong in various ways. I'm impressed by the impressive. There's value in anyone that gives themselves value. [A genius composure, an expert surgeon, a cut throat fencer, but those are just a few very simple examples.]

[kreiastophe]

[Being someone who speaks fluent Japanese, the accent stands out. He hesitates, before responding in Japanese, just to see how Hisoka will react; it's only fair after Hisoka tricked him with that initial text post, right?]

You'll want to associate with me, then.

[And back to English.]

I find technology to be most stimulating. Building things, pioneering things, in particular.

[debauchewy]

Ah- [Well his translator will translate the words, but he can still recognize him speaking another language. Hisoka's rather familiar with Japanese now, and knows how similar to his home world's language it sounds. He smiles.]

And those with a skill set pertaining to them then? I'm afraid I have nothing to offer. [A laugh.]

Though, I've never tried. [Never had a reason to. Though considering how much he adores math and how tactical his mind must be to effectively use his powers, well, there's a chance he could manage.]

Anything specific? [He likes people with a substantial desire and interest in something. It makes him wonder what this man's aura type would be, and what he would do with it.]

[kreiastophe]

[He wasn't wrong, then. That was an Asian inflection he heard.]

Not exclusively. There are plenty of people with their own unique set of skills that are compatible with my work.

And I have had some thoughts of combining powers with technology. Most recently, a nanotechnology capable of duplicating abilities. Wouldn't that be something.

[Getting a little passionate over here.]

[debauchewy]

[Kind of? The language hr speaks back home isn't considered Asian and is actually the most common and widely spoken one. But it sounds very much like this worlds Japanese.]

I assume you're aware of the nanomachines already within us then, as well as what's been done with them in the past? [A smile.]

I can't imagine many will approve of that sort of intellectual conquest. [Messing with nanomachines, haven't they had enough? And on top of it, copying powers, not something a lot would be comfortable with either. He doesn't enjoy the idea.]

[He wonders how this man would react to Chrollo and his ability to do just that.]

[kreiastophe]

They can rest assured, it's not something I can achieve without a biologist at hand. It wouldn't be such an awful thing, though, would it? Being given the ability to fly or run at incredible speeds? I can see potential for abuse, but if its sole purpose was to entertain...

[Hisoka can't see, of course, but he's thumbing the tattoo on his wrist. Maybe they could get rid of that, too.]

[debauchewy]

[That tattoo alone is why he's interested. Getting those machines out potentially.... But the general potential of a project like this has him wanting to know more, even..]

Just to entertain. Heh~

[Oh, isn't that what everything is about?]

You've won me over. Helping you has sounded good from the start though. Hnhn, of course, if you'll let me.

[kreiastophe]

[Krei hadn't even set out to recruit anyone, but hey, he's definitely not complaining.]

Well I- I don't see why not. If you're any good at human biology, that would be ideal.

[debauchewy]

[Hisokas aware he wasn't being recruited but hell gladly put in his hand for something with this much potential.]

I'm not. [On a micro level anyway. But he knew saying he'd help that it wouldn't be something as blatant as put on a lab coat and experiment.]

My services will have to provide something else should it be needed.