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[killectric]

so i just got here

and yeah i got the whole welcoming spiel so can it

i got separated from my friend somehow but hes gotta be here somewhere. if u see a kid named gon that wears all green and is way to cheerful lemme know.

oh and what happens if u just skip school? theyre telling me i have to go to school when the new semester starts. ive never went to school before though and it sounds like a waste of time.

[Something about the tight-knit government around here, how he arrived, and everything they knew about him just rubbed Killua the wrong way. Normally he wouldn't even care to ask, but he has to wonder if there's some ridiculously disproportionate punishment for playing hooky. He's been here all of a day and he already doesn't trust the place.

The last thing he remembers from home was using Accompany On with Gon. By all means they shouldn't have been separated, and yet they were, which is why he's convinced his friend has to be here somewhere. Not that anyone at the base would tell him.]

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[killectric]

[He's really not buying any of it, but Killua can agree on one thing--it doesn't matter if they are or aren't. The threat's still there, and he'll probably be tortured and killed if he opens his mouth.]

does the rest of the troupe know about this?

[Texting makes asking questions easier, but he's still afraid to push his luck. He just needs to know how many of them are in on this. Not that it matters; Chrollo doesn't seem intent on giving him a choice in the matter.]

[cephalothorax]

No. I won't put them into that position.

[Particularly not Nobunaga and Pakunoda. They both like this kid, after all.]

To be frank with you, I'd prefer that we remain at peace. I have my reasons for that.

[killectric]

[Chrollo won't involve the others? Interesting. Then that means Killua has a pretty powerful bargaining chip, and the only one he has to negotiate with is right here. That makes things a lot less easier.]

ok. id rather stay out of each others hair anyway.

and if my friends show up i want the same for them.

[cephalothorax]

When it comes to Gon, if you can keep him under control then I have no argument with him.

[Besides... Hisoka likes him.]

As for that man with the glasses, he's irrelevant.

I won't bargain on the subject of the chain-user. Pressing it is ill-advised.

[killectric]

[The man with the glasses--oh, right, Leorio. He didn't think Chrollo had even noticed him.

Kurapika's safety is what he had felt he needed the most, but of course things wouldn't be that easy. Who's to say this "truce" will even last if he arrives? They could have a repeat of what happened in Yorkshin...now that Chrollo's removed Kurapika's nen.

But he isn't here right now, so Killua won't press the issue just now, for fear of losing what little leverage he's gotten.] fine. its a deal.

just make sure to keep your end of it.

[cephalothorax]

[Chrollo sees everything. Besides, he was driving the car. He also remembers Melody, but he's not clear whether she knows Killua, since she wasn't in the hotel lobby.

And as for Kurapika... yeah, blood in the water.]

That should be easy enough. Even if I wanted to trouble you, it would be infinitely easier to just let Illumi do it.

Easier and more amusing.

The joys of family.

[killectric]

[Killua's response doesn't come for a few minutes; he's not sure what Chrollo's connection to his brother is here, but he wants to stay out of it.]

theres no reason to get him involved

[cephalothorax]

I'm not getting him involved. He's already involved. I'm simply watching from the sidelines.

Your family always adds so much to a gathering!

[killectric]

[This is bad. Dealing with Chrollo alone was one thing, but if his brother's involved...

He can't just ask him how deep this goes. Chrollo already knows it's a weakness; Killua doesn't need to give him reason to abuse that.]

figures my bro would have bad taste in friends

[cephalothorax]

What an unpleasant thing to say. You certainly have a mouth, child.

[killectric]

[Damn, that didn't tell him anything. He doesn't know what else to say...what to do. Killua doesn't have any friends here to help him.

It's been a long time since he felt this vulnerable, and at someone else's mercy. Even if he had something to hold over Chrollo, it felt like less and less compared to what Chrollo had over him..

He can't do anything. Gon--he's all alone.]

its just the truth

[cephalothorax]

I suppose I could be offended, but I'll try not to be. For your sake, of course.

[killectric]

[Killua has nothing left to say, so he doesn't.

"For your sake"--yeah right!]