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[deathline]

[If there is one thing Shiki isn't very all that crazy about, it's this new technology. She's not totally in the dark though and at least the escort was kind enough to explain how the new communicator worked in the simplest terms possible. Finding out that she can't make certain calls? Definitely not as fun and it made it seem even more useless.

A deep, but feminine voice brusquely leaves a message on the network, clearly not busting her chops with long questions.]

So who do I have to talk to to get a plane back to Japan?

Alternatively, who do we have to get rid of to go back at all?

[A beat. She lets out a short sigh and decides she might as well introduce herself.]

Ryougi Shiki. I'm new.

[Great at this social thing isn't she?]

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[assassinat]

[ It's cool, this one is used to talking to the social ones. ]

Don't think that's how it works.

[deathline]

It never how one wants it to work.

What's the use of a fancy cell phone if it can't even make calls outside the continent?

[assassinat]

Even if it could, the number won't work. It's likely it will belong to someone else entirely.

[ Bearer of bad news here. ]

[deathline]

And apparently it's 2014... Yeah, that's one hell of a bind everyone's caught into isn't it?

[fingerbang]

Whatever you're looking for, I can promise you won't find it there.

[deathline]

[And oh how dryly she replies]

Well, aside from a plane back, if I'm gonna stay here, a shop where I can get a new kimono would be nice.

[fingerbang]

I'll defer to someone else's expertise on that one. You might have to go a way -- this isn't much of a city -- but when it comes to travel within the country, our hosts are all too accommodating.

The second question you asked is another matter entirely.

[deathline]

Well, this is America apparently. It's a big place so maybe I'll find something.

Can my second question be answered or not?

voice;

[godly]

"Get rid of"?

[Said in a rather unimpressed tone. He's not sure he likes the implication.]

[deathline]

Well, if that's the answer I'm gonna get...

[It's a "yes" or "no" question c'mon.]

[godly]

What answer do you really expect to receive, given the implication?

[I mean come on now.]

Unless you were, in fact, joking.

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[alofts]

[ What happens when an immovable blunt jerk meets and unstoppable misanthrope, exactly. ]

We can't leave the country. Asking the one group of people who are in the same predicament as you, and not the woman under the government's employ, the one who drove you here, was an inspired stroke of idiocy.

[deathline]

[On the one hand, she does kind of have a smidgen of respect towards those who are somewhat antagonistic towards her. On the other hand she's just wondering what this guy's deal is.]

Wouldn't I have gotten the same answer anyways? I just trusted her less.

[alofts]

[ He can appreciate her level-headedness and candor even if he found her approach to this situation disagreeable. ]

It would have been the same answer, but they should have given you a more detailed one. Even if their reasoning is bullshit and laced with misinformation concerning the state of the world, the rest of us are as lost as you.

voice;

[resoul]

You have to get rid of Russia, and I mean all of Russia. [ he pauses. ] I think that's what they want from us? Or you could just hop on the next flight to Japan, if terrorism isn't your bag.

[deathline]

Fortunately, I'm not a terrorist. [Just a murderer, no biggie.]

I'm not interested in politics either.

[altercate]

You can go back to Japan, but there probably won't be anything there. This isn't your home.

[ this is why no one lets derek join welcoming committees. ]

[deathline]

I'm getting a good idea of that, thanks.

[Sounding soooo grateful here.]

[altercate]

You're welcome.

[ he's helping just let it happen!! ]

Everyone says there's no way to get back. People go at random. You have to wait your turn.

voice;

[selfequipped]

Don't get rid of Russia!

[Just in case Tommy is taken seriously for once.]

And unfortunately, going back to Japan isn't much of an option. The government tracks where we go, and leaving the country is one of their big no-nos.

[deathline]

What I'm getting here is that this side of North America is a frightening force of nature...

Anyways, that's dumb as hell. I'm no citizen.

[selfequipped]

Dumb as hell, but we all have tattoos.

That's not really something that we can get rid of. And better people have tried.

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[lucke]

Heh. I like the way you think.

But if it was that easy I'd have already taken care of it.

[deathline]

Considering how many people there are, I would assume someone would have taken care of it eventually.

[But no one has yet, GOOD JOB GUYS]

[lucke]

I getcya'. Trust me. But between the government that's got us by the balls and and says they're doing us a favor, and the giant, all powerful robot- [He remembers another import's advice to avoid engendered insults.] meddlers, it ain't so easy.

Not that I'm saying we should accept it. But a blade is nothing without a target.