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[hachitaro]

(Art by AtelierAmelia_.)

"Hey! You've reached Taro. Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I reasonably can. Never can tell in a place like this, after all..."

Comments

[hachitaro]

i didnt fucking think we had them either until about fifteen or so years ago but apparently we do

lots of torture devices fighting pits the works

plenty of ways to rip you apart

[offinventory]

We have those where I come from. Don't know why people always think those are entertaining.

You able to make it quick?

[hachitaro]

[Chrollo did, but Rin doesn't have to know that.]

yeah

better than last time

[offinventory]

Great. So glad it was an improvement.

What went wrong?

[hachitaro]

yeah same

(actually though yes)

did not think there would be people who my illusions wouldnt work on or could detect magic

blood magic sucks and is unfair :<

[offinventory]

Sure, better not to die horribly.

No magic or tech is perfect, Taro. Around here, Pthumerian usually trumps all.

Plus, he's the Moss King. He sees the future. Even if he couldn't see through your illusions, he doesn't have to if he can see the future.

[hachitaro]

stupid godlike creatures

can he see the future where i kick his ass X(

[offinventory]

Yes.

Yes. Even I can see that one. It's not hard. You get eaten by one of those giant plants. Or suffocated by vines. Your corpse gets grown over by moss.

Maybe leave him alone? Steal from people who aren't gods? At least ones who don't see the future. Maybe the minor ones.

[hachitaro]

thats not kicking his ass thats failing to kick his ass

maybe

hate these bastards hate anything godlike no being should have that kind of power

[offinventory]

That's not getting your ass kicked.

What's most important to you? Kicking his ass or living?

Hate what you want. I hate a lot. What can you live with? What can you live with because there's someone else (or more than one) you care about who could get hurt? You could start a war with the Moss King, but he could kill or kidnap or dangle anyone else too.

That's the problem with being stuck in a single colony. Even a second one won't change that.

[hachitaro]

i just want the people i care about to be safe

im fucking old okay and im tired and i dont want them to be in danger bout the pthumerians PUT them in danger and its bullshit

id rather they be safe than me ive paid my dues and i want them to be able to keep going on even if i cant

[offinventory]

Attacking the Moss King, robbing him, accomplishes their safety how?

How old are you?

I keep my head down mostly. I offer a safe space. Some shit happens sometimes, but mostly... mostly it's okay. There's ways to keep going on. Especially when you don't kick them in the shins.

If you want your people to be safe, you have to do proper threat assessment and risk assessment. Over and over on everything. I honestly don't know how you... expected to get what you want.

[hachitaro]

trying to test defenses, trying to see what we can get away with - i dont think we can get away with outright killing one of them so ill settle for harming them however i can

over a hundred fifty so i have a right to shake my damn cane

im not a tech guy im not a security guy i can get around a lot of modern security systems by bullshitting essentially but i cant get around magic shit

[offinventory]

If your goal was to fuck them up however you can, that makes sense. Again, how does quote harming them however i can unquote keep anyone you care about safe? You get caught, like you did, you could get them punished.

Is that old where you come from? We have people who are 10,000 here.

Uh huh. Is this a bad time for some feedback?

[hachitaro]

yeah i know that NOW but

theres a reason i dont get close to a lot of people

compared to humans im really old but compared to other tanuki i have no fucking clue ive only met like three or four others since we dont really form groups

depends on if the feedback is more of 'youre a fucking idiot' because i know that one already

[offinventory]

Fewer people to keep safe. Makes sense.

Ha, so you could be a child or an ancient tanuki about to topple over dead any day now...

My drones scan into regions beyond the visible range. Their scans suggest you're much shorter than you appear. No magic involved.

[hachitaro]

it does

basically but i dont FEEL old so ill take that

......... joy. which scans? just. you know. so i know.

[offinventory]

How many people do you care about here? No names. Just a number.

That middle-ish age where you can't tell how old anyone is.

You give off body heat. Your illusion above your head doesn't.

[ Murderbot figures Taro is more likely to try to vandalize, rob, or otherwise harm the Feed if it doesn't share the information than if it does and he becomes undetectable on scan. Besides, Murderbot has experience making the undetectable detectable, and it already knows how tall Taro really is. ]

[hachitaro]

... 2? maybe 3 depending on amount of 'care'

yeah exactly i hang around college campuses a lot

............... shit i didnt even bother to do that. i can fool most senses but i usually dont bother trying to fool anything but sight

[He wasn't planning on hurting the Feed anyway. He likes that place, so he's unlikely to steal anything from it.]

[offinventory]

Your definition... whoever you want to keep safe.

Why college campuses?

Maybe only when you're doing sneaky stuff, do that. If people think they can scan through your illusions they won't be as prepared for when you pull out the stops.

[hachitaro]

ok fair

and its because i iget along with them the best personality-wise? and theyre adults without being boring

i hate boring

good point thats a good idea

[offinventory]

That's what we were talking about.

Perhaps you're college-age. Or a bit past that. They are adults without fully formed brains, which means they make impulsive decisions.

Do you like entertainment?

Sometimes I have them.

[hachitaro]

i love entertainment

when you live as long as me you get kind of tired of a lot of people and impulsive decisions can be the most hilarious

as long as no one gets hurt too badly its funny

[offinventory]

You can watch that any time at The Entertainment Feed.

I have enough media to keep you entertained for a long time. Media loves impulsive decisions.