freecssofnature | [001. video]

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[The video snaps on to show Gon, at close range, with his eyes dark. He stares for barely an instant before the video blurs and refocuses on his cheek as he speaks into the receiver.]

This is how I talk to you, right? I don't know where you are yet, but I'm coming to find you right now. You'd better come out and fight me.

All I have to do is beat you, and this place can't last... right?

I'm gonna find you, and make you send me back, because I HAVE TO BE THERE RIGHT NOW--

[The PCD creaks as his hand tenses, and the feed dissolves into static.]

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[They'll beat it, together. They'll get back. And it'll really be okay.

Finally, Gon manages to relax into a smile.]

No way! We'll beat them, together.

Of course! As soon as you cool your jets enough to think straight! If you can call what you do thinking.

[Pokepokeneedleneedle. Oh, dammit, he's missed Gon so. much.]

Hey!

[Okay, so Killua might... kind of... have a point...

But that doesn't mean he needs to stand here and take it.]

Take that back!

[He leans forward, hands on his hips as he grins wickedly.]

Make me.

[He's just staring at Killua for a brief moment, judging his own condition. Is that really a good idea?

It...

...would be kind of fun.]

[Which means, thinking done, he's diving at Killua and trying to get him in a headlock.]

[Oh, not a chance!

Killua ducks low and to the side, spinning with one leg out, aiming to force Gon onto the ground by kicking down on his back.]

[Oh NO you don't. Tumbling under that leg and spinning around to try and kick Killua's feet out from under him while he still has one foot in the air.]

[Gon successfully knocks him over, but he just lands on his hands before kicking out his legs again, trying to lock them around Gon's middle so he can throw the other boy flat on his face.]

[oh crap, the handspring surprised him just enough that he didn't dodge in time -- but he's trying to throw himself backwards into a roll, either to break Killua's grip or drag him down along with Gon.]

[Killua goes down right along with his friend, or perhaps more accurately, right on top of him, pinning Gon to the ground. For the first time in weeks, he genuinely laughs.]

Gotcha.

[Flailing his freer limbs for a moment before he gives up and starts laughing too.]

You're gonna have to up your game if you wanna play for real.

[His tone is playful despite the words themselves.]

I'll get you next time, wait and see!

Hey, Killua? Where are you staying here?

Keep saying that~

Oh. Kurapica and I are staying at this old warehouse. It's right by a pretty cool scrap yard.

[Also, Kurapica's here. Thought you should know.]

Really? Wow, that sounds cool! You'll have to show me.

[Pause.] Kurapica's here too?

Yeah, he should be there right now. Wanna head over?

[He's already contacted Kurapica separately, the two of them deciding to bring Gon over so the blond can determine whether Gon's the real deal. But Gon really doesn't need to know that.]

Okay.

[Scooting away so he can get up and brush the dust off.]

[He pulls away too, standing up and stretching.]

This way.

[Following right on Killua's heels, the spring back in his step. He's not exactly over it, but they know what they're going to do, and they have time...

So it's not too bad to let himself relax a little.]

Hey, Killua? You know a lot about this place, don't you?

[Pause.] How long have you been here?

[It's always the little things that make the big things bearable. Even Killua can understand that.]

Sure, I know plenty. I'd have to be blind, deaf, and dumb not to! It's pretty easy to pick up things once you get past the weirdness of arriving, so I know you'll get it pretty fast too.

[He slows down, both his feet and his mouth, at the second question. But he's not about to lie.]

Actually... it's been two and a half years.

Um.

[He turns around, and suddenly everything's up to speed again.]

But it's not a big deal or anything. Like everybody says, no time passes back home, and nobody really grows or anything, and because of that I really do know a lot, so I know who and what to avoid and who'll help, and-

Two and a half years?

[Gon almost stumbles, between trying to slow down and then speed up again and stare at Killua with his mouth hanging open the whole time, because -- that's a really long time, and that's kind of a big deal.

Even if he didn't even know Killua was ever gone, and that part is a relief, because it means it must be true that no one will know he's missing. But not to have found a way out in so long... it is going to be really hard, isn't it?

And.

Suddenly he feels like he doesn't know anything, all over again. He shakes it off, and matches Killua's pace, picking his jaw back up off his chest.]

I bet you've got a lot of stories to tell me about! Right?

Ah- Tons!

[At first, he's thrown off by Gon's response, but no, that's just the sort of way Gon would have always responded. And something in the former assassin cracks because Gon is perhaps the one and only person to whom he would ever want to tell all of those stories. All except one.]

A whole lot of weirdos show up here, so there're always fun things going on. You just have to look for them! This one time, a guy who used to be here tried to shoot down a vampire! And then there was some crazy ninja guy who tried to control everybody's minds and take over the whole city using the moons! Oh- There're two moons. You'll get to see them tonight if it's not too cloudy.

There are really vampires? [He didn't know those were even real! But it sounds like they're not really at home - maybe vampires are just real here....

He grins at Killua, face alight with fascination.] And two moons! Wow. I bet all the stars are different too, right?

There are really vampires. [He raises his hands, wiggling them spookily.] And ghosts too. And werewolves and demons and aliens and magical girls. [Spoken as if the last are truly the most horrendous.]

Yup! It's like being on another planet.

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[offline] idefk what order these threads are in |D

[offline] Who needs continuity?

[offline] nonlinear is more fun~

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