That one crack RP with too many underscores. TOH!

Can't even get his own opinions straight.

You only hate me because of my opinion on your psychic powers. If you don't care about what I thought about you, you wouldn't hate me personally.

And are you proud of being the poster boy for absolute power corrupts absolutely? With weaker powers, you're bearable. Stronger, unbearable.

[S-such a bad mood. He's got no patience for him right now.]

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pedokinesis

*quirking a brow at the two of you, a hint of annoyance slowly bleeding into his grin, before he decides to straightening himself in the air.*

It's the right of those with power to show off to the weak and defenseless. However... *giving Conan a glare* You're dead wrong, boy. Even if you didn't deny my powers, I utterly despise your personality and outlook on life more than anything else.

But since you both seem so full of yourselves and seem dead set on setting me up as the villain... *Hyobu is raising his right hand, making a finger gun with it, which is being pointed at the two of you.*

Care to find out just what I can do when I feel like playing that role in full?

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You're not the villain. [Dry and tired.]

You're an annoying ass with enough power to be potentially dangerous. I don't like you. That doesn't make you the "villain", just a brat. I don't have any reason to think of you as an actual adversary, just another in a long line of people who've decided to take shots at me to "prove they're better than me".

I don't care to find out what you can do, because it'd be a pointless exercise with nothing accomplished besides petty, stupid bickering, and someone who's obviously capable of quite a bit wasting their time and energy picking on one battered teenager and a child, after you've quite correctly noted that we don't have much we could use to stop you right now.

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...I don't need to 'set you up.' You're the one whose told me you killed people without regret and are practically genocidal. You're not 'our' villain, but you are certainly as far as can be from a good person.

But if it's the strong that has to show off....information is power.

[Pushing himself to his feet.] The Empress is my fan. You know this. I know this. She also does not have much fondness for you, but you want to please her. Why? No idea, but you're not catering to a young girl for no reason.

This place also does not affect home. Except for the people here.

So tell me, is whatever hatred you have for our attitudes, those not even from your world and have no affect on your fate, worth displeasing the Empress that much, who does affect your world? [Because honestly, he doesn't care how childish it'd be to rat him out at the moment, even if it took waiting to be revived to do it.]

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pedokinesis

My my, how very astute of you... You're right. It wouldn't do for me to personally kill you, now would it? At least not in such a manner where you have this witness on hand to vouch for your story... Why, I'm at a loss! Whatever can I do now that I'm in this foul mood of mine? Leave in a huff? Vent on some other unsuspecting person?

Oh, that's right. It's only you she likes.

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pedokinesis

*pointing his finger at Hakuba, before jolting it upward to lift the detective a good ten feet straight in the air, as he hovers up to join.* You, on the other hand, are fair game. And I am quickly finding myself to have a displeasure for your person. Besides, if you want to call me an ass, I might as well live up to it, hm? What would an ass do... Let's see...

What do you think, boy? *Glancing down to Conan, a smile on his face. He's completely serious. There's no way out of this without an injury now.* Break his legs? His fingers, one at a time? Killing would just be fixed in a week, so a more long lasting injury would be better, don't you agree?

Oh, I know-- How about wipe his memories of you? That would be fun, wouldn't it? Or perhaps I could even make him kill you? That would be incredibly high quality entertainment.

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[You know, the "I stand corrected" on "villain" kicked in when he heard Conan's bit - and was perfectly willing to defer to the person who had a clue what was going on.]

[There's thought of commenting - ]

[But weighed against what he DOESN'T know about what he's dealing with? It might be a very, very bad idea.]

[Not liking situation. Broken limbs he could deal with - he'd been gimped before - he's not really caring to chance that the rest of it's a bluff.]

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[Oh shit. And he doesn't know WHY Shiho is a fan, so he really can't say anything for sure in his defense. He's glaring at Hyobu, trying to think of a way. There had to be some way...]

[Then, something caught his eye and he's staring at something from the side.]

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[And that, Hyobu, was a hell of a powerful being who had just come to see if anything could be done for the poor counselor and saw you playing a bad game.]

[Namely, the new innkeeper who is up in the air like a shot, an arm wrapping around Hakuba's waist, a spell leaving her mouth rapid fire as a blast of wind energy slams into you. More just to get you away from Hakuba and hurt JUST enough to hopefully break your concentration and keep Hakuba in her hold.]

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pedokinesis

*quickly teleporting back a feet upon the arrival of the girl, clicking his tongue in distaste at this turn of events. He lowers his hand to let the boy drop into her arms, grimacing slightly. Hyobu can tell quite clearly what kind of being she is, which is the entire reason for the displeasure.*

It's not very polite to butt in on a private conversation between men, you know. *his tone is incredibly casual for someone who was about to horribly maim someone.*

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[Knows better than to open his mouth right now. So knows better.]

["private conversation" my ass. :| Just what any world needs, someone with the strength of a small nuke and the self-control of a ten year old schoolyard bully.]

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[She let's go of Hakuba, but it was only a sudden drop for a second before there's a shift in the air around him, the wind itself seemingly moving him in a lazy way down to the ground next to Conan. She looks at them both before looking at Hyobu.]

...they are children and have no supernatural abilities. They should know how to behave, but they are young and will make mistakes like that. Someone of your age and ability should know how to behave, however. Especially to go that far, there is no excuse for such behavior. [And she sounds like a scolding mother, more than anything, more disappointed than angry.]

I am Belldandy. I will not allow anyone to cause harm if I can prevent it. More so when it risks the safety of those I have taken responsibility for and both of these children reside in my inn.

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[Conan is still keeping an eye on the two in the sky, but rushes over to Hakube when he's put on the ground.]

You okay?

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pedokinesis

*Giving the two detectives a once over, before Belldandy a flat, disinterested look.*

Hah... You're welcome to play schoolyard mother if that's your thing, but regardless of your interference, if they earn my ire again, they won't be getting off so easily.

*Hyobu knows his 'fun' here is at an end, and is gaining altitude at a steady pace.* Do keep that in mind, kids. *A small cackle.* Oh, and do have fun on the boat ride back!

*This is the part where the esper gives a small dismissive wave and starts to gain enough height much faster, so that he can get the hell out of dodge, as his interest has waned.*

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I'm alright. No injuries, nothing worse than frayed nerves. [There's a bit of a grumpy glare the direction Hyobu just left, but not more than that; and a VERY thankful look up at Belldandy.]

Thank you. I...don't... think I could've gotten out of that.

[And to Conan-]

I'll admit I had no clue what we were dealing with there.

Edited Date: 2010-08-30 10:53 am (UTC)

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[As Hyobu leaves.] They are children. You should set a better example than that. [And yes, she will play school yard mother.]

[And she touches down on the ground, looking over Hakuba and Conan and sighed.] It's a sad thing, when someone can't use their powers correctly.

[And kneels down to look at Conan in the eyes.] You shouldn't let your anger control you. The tension nearly hurt Hakuba-san. Even if you are feeling bad, poking someone like him was very dangerous.

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[He...kind of steps back as Belldandy is throwing him off.] How did you...? [She arrived at the end, but was reading all that so precisely.]

[Looks at Hakuba and then back at Belldandy before straightening up.] He plans to go on a genocide of all Normal people back home. How can I not be hateful at someone like him?

.....but I shouldn't have picked a fight with Hakuba around with limited information. [Looks at Hakuba.] ....sorry.

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[Oh, yeah, by the way, she does that.]

[And ...nodding slowly.] Somehow.... he still seems like the schoolyard bully mentality gone out of control. [Dangerous and needs to be stopped, yes, but ... somehow that's less unsettling than someone with self control and a sense of cunning and subtlety.]

Eh. I did some picking myself, which probably didn't help.

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You didn't know. Conan-kun needs to keep in mind such things, especially with how worried he is for others. It was his responsibility to keep things calm for someone who didn't know.

[Offers Conan a smile.] But I see you know that. Good. [Straightens up.] It seems like it suits you better when you act your age.

[And focuses on Hakuba now.] He does. If he gives you trouble again, feel free to tell me. You are my responsibility and I can't sit idly then.

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[And he...flinches at the age comment, looking shocked for a moment before it's suppressed down into a more blank, neutral look.]

[After all, isn't it more an eight year old's age to be a brat who doesn't see danger.]

...I should have kept in mind Hakuba was around, right. [Is watching Belldandy a bit more closely now.]

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[Will nod to Belldandy] Thank you. [He's ... actually not entirely sure how to parse this, although he does appreciate it a great deal.]

[...he caught the age comment, and Conan's flinch. He's not really going to react or comment, though.]

I suppose now the question is where that leaves us, really.

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You two want to find out what happened, right? [Looks over at the shirt and then around the area.] There's no body and I can't sense any injured around...anything else to do in this situation isn't my expertise.

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... [Well, Hakuba DID say she was capable of healing.]

We should see if we can find anything else. They were definitely doing stuff here, so we might find some clues. They won't be all gone since people aren't usually here to mess up anything all that much.

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[Nods slowly] It'd make sense; the way the scene is, it looks like he was probably transported elsewhere at some point.

Even if we don't find any mechanisms for intervening in the fall, we might at least find signs of how they set up the scene, or just narrow down how much sign is left by some of their tricks.

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