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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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[debauchewy]

[He wouldn't offer it so readily if it hadn't already become a thing before. While he'd rather stay away and see the jumps in Killua's power and experience, here? There aren't enough people that know Nen here though. He doubts Killua would find a teacher, and while he thinks highly of the boy, purely training your own Nen can be extremely difficult and he'd be very disappointed should Killua do it incorrectly and squander his talent...]

[Illumi would be the only person with Nen he can think of that would end up teaching the boy but... considering Killua's aversion to him he doubts that will happen, or happen much anyway.]

Hmm, that's difficult, we just saw eachother.

[Pause. Lifts a finger.] Your favorite candy is chocorobos.

[killectric]

Ah-- [That was easy.] It's chocorobo-kun.

[He's just embarrassed Hisoka knew.] And I bought it at Heaven's Arena, so you could have found out then!

[debauchewy]

[A chuckle. Aww, is Chocorobo a gentleman? How cute.]

Well I know of Alluka. [Hands up.]

And of how your family keeps her, like some dangerous tool, hm? One that... [His eyelids go low.] Only you can control.

[killectric]

[Oh, right.

Killua's expression turns steely. Those are definitely things Hisoka couldn't know unless he'd been told. It doesn't really prove if he met him from "later on" or not, but it backs up everything else--and if the rest is true, then that isn't much of a stretch either.]

I don't control her. [Icy, he clenches his fists.] I'm just the only one who understands her.

[But he's not here to talk about Alluka. Least of all to Hisoka. So Killua unclenches his fists and tries to get himself back on track.] I guess that proves it.

[debauchewy]

[Just a smile at that, closing his eyes. Don't you? Well from your family's mindset, you DO control here, and that's all that matters to them.]

Yes.

[It proves it. No shit.]

But she left a little before you did I believe. Before the both of you, you- and Gon. [A small intake of his breath at that name.]

[killectric]

[He wonders if Gon and Alluka will show up here again, now that he's back... Right now, Alluka's probably home again. Locked away, and he just left her there.]

He'll be back. Gon's way too stubborn to let me have all the fun by myself. [He says, just as stubborn. They'd hardly been separated at all the past year, and even when they were--they always came back together.]

[debauchewy]

Oh I hope so. It'd be so much more fun with him here.

[He agrees he agrees. Well in a way. Gon and Killua certainly have no choice to be here or not, none of the do.]

What will you do if he doesn't? Surely you'll busy your time in some way? [He'll chuckle, giving a bright smile.]

You can get hoverboards here! [You like skateboards, right? Now they can fly!]

[killectric]

I guess I'll just have to wait and see. [What will he do if Gon doesn't show up? He doesn't want to think about that. Starting from over again when he'd finally gotten away from home, finally gotten friends--when he finally had someone like Gon to spend time with.

He didn't even get to say goodbye. It wasn't fair. It left him feeling empty, and even more resentful towards the ones who'd brought him here.]

They have hoverboards around here? [He seems a little distracted--and not nearly as enthusiastic as he should be about something as cool as hoverboards.] Where?

[debauchewy]

So you will, as I have. But waiting can be so lonely, so let's keep eachother company, okay? Killua? [Giving a small smile, speaking to him almost softly but in that smooth and creepy way the boy will be quite familiar with. Still, you certainly could use a friend you know knows that they're doing and capable of, right?]

A few places. [He'll stand now, moving to step over to the edge of the building.]

Finding a good way to get around in this world will benefit you. Traveling comes up often.

[killectric]

[Killua glances back at Hisoka at that, but he doesn't answer. He still wouldn't say he could trust him, even if sometimes they're on the same side.]

It's not like I have anywhere to be. [He folds his arms behind his head, relaxing a little. This was only his first day here, he had time to figure this out.] School's over in a few days anyway. Then I have this whole boring summer to look forward to.

[debauchewy]

And all the places to visit. I suppose you won't be doing anything productive?

[killectric]

[It doesn't really seem like it'll be any fun without Gon around...even if it was plenty of fun before he met him.]

If you mean fighting for justice or whatever it is they want us to do--not really.

[debauchewy]

Not exactly.

[He smiles, looking down off the building.]

So was that all then? [Or was there more he'd like to talk about?]

[killectric]

[Killua drops his arms, letting them swing at his sides a moment before slipping his hands into his pockets.

He shrugs.] I guess I could ask if there was anything else I told you last time I was here.

[debauchewy]

[Well, technically he didn't tell him about Alluka... But was there anything? Hm.]

[He glances back, staring him down for a while before turning away. There's a lot of things he could say, say about Killua's future, what he knows of it now, what happens to Gon. Between he, Illumi and Alluka. But. None of that Killua told him, right? And besides, what point would there be to waste time telling him? He'll know soon enough.]

[Though maybe it'd be fun to mess with him later and hint to some things.]

[Hands up.]

No.

[killectric]

[It's hard to believe Hisoka's telling the truth when his answer comes so curtly, but it's also hard to believe he'd tell Hisoka any more than he apparently already did.

In the end, Killua's left thinking in circles and decides that he'll trust his gut: Hisoka's not telling him something.

He closes his eyes with a sigh and starts to walk towards the edge.] Ah well. Just don't go blabbing anything I did say to anybody.

[debauchewy]

[Well, it's hard to believe he's telling the truth ever. After all, he and Killua are rather like minded. And Bisky said herself that sometimes people, people like him, just lie. Lie for no reason. Though for now he's not really lying, Killua hasn't really told him much, he just knows from other means.]

Hm.

[A smile, nodding as he puts his hands on his hips.]

Sure.

[A pause, glancing up- then down. It's a disappointment. That Killua is weaker this time around. And a disappointment that he may not focus on his Nen and training as much here. But perhaps that will change. Still.]

[He did miss him, in his own way. And he wants to keep watch.]

[His eyes slide over, glancing at him from the corner.]

One- two- three, jump?

[killectric]

[He doubts that Hisoka will keep that word for long if he really had a reason to tell someone, but there's not much else he can do here. Not right now, anyway.

Glancing over, Killua doesn't even think on it before he answers.] Okay. Let's play chicken with the ground. Whoever comes closest before stopping wins.

[debauchewy]

Hm~? Stopping how?

[killectric]

With Nen, duh.

[He could use Nen to push himself into the air on Greed Island, so he can probably do that to cushion his landing.

Only one way to find out.]

[debauchewy]

Just checking! [A smile and he nods, cementing his feet for a moment, looking down.]

Okay.

One-

[killectric]

[Killua steps closer, toes hanging off the edge. He's grinning a little, despite himself.]

Two-

[debauchewy]

[Nothing wrong with having some fun, right?]

Three!

[And he'll step off, immediately opting to go head first, practically diving at the pavement.]

[killectric]

[Killua follows right after, his hands in his pockets and completely upright. His legs splay a bit on the way down and his shirt and shorts whips around him, but other than that he might as well be standing around for how unphased he looks.

Besides the big toothy grin, anyway.

It's a pretty long fall! So he watches Hisoka carefully for signs of slowing, or hesitation.]

[debauchewy]

[Pretty long, and Hisoka's rather

casually just

staring down at the ground.]

[He doesn't seem to be slowing down or growing at all hesitant. He's already prepared his way to brace his fall, now it's just about activating the strand of Bungee Gum at the right time.]