[ Look. He likes kids, don't get him wrong, but he'd really like an adult's view on the situation at this point, rather than the game of Scooby Doo that went on with the sweet darlings who wrote the introductory pamphlet. ]
Why don't you just start at the beginning, and I'll let you know when it's interesting.
[you're giving him permission to monologue? how sweet.]
I'll do you the courtesy of assuming you understand the basics. CERES's explanation, what the Nexus Code and such are.
[and so he starts with what he knows.
about the Flamines, and their contract of blood with CERES that the latter's close to defaulting on, if you trust the man in the mask. that they asked so many to bring us CERES. that they really didn't take well to things that could be betrayal. about CERES, and that they operate on self interest from all he can tell. that they were compliant in blood sacrifice to this planet's "gods", and that their face of PR might not be as loyal as thought.
that since the refugees aren't supposed to exist in this universe, that they can be manipulated, and glitches come from the universe attempting to rewrite itself, if you believed all of that. that it meant death meant nothing - and here, his gaze sharpens on Hisoka just a little bit more. that the Nexus Code may possibly be accessible in certain contexts.
if Hisoka's let him carry on through all that, then Chrollo leans back in his seat when he's done with that. there's a lot he's keeping back, most of his personal experiences, but fact he can share. none of it gossip. pure fact, that he gives out without emotions attached.]
[ Hisoka listens quietly, he can shut his stupid fucking clown mouth every once in a while. Besides, he knows what Chrollo's skills are. He's a sneaky little spider who keeps his eyes and ears open everywhere, a valuable resource especially considering he has been here longer. Also that he has more patience. Hisoka finds the whining naïveté of most of the other refugees intolerably boring, difficult to listen past their muttering and moaning. Chrollo's description of most of them fits what he has experienced thus far, but he takes the reminder to listen to them to heart. Wherever that is.
Out of all of it, who is surprised that Hisoka finds the Flamines the most interesting? ]
You've interacted with the masked things then.
[ He tongues to point of one canine thoughtfully. ]
[it's very nice, Hisoka being quiet and listening. it means Chrollo doesn't lose his generous mood and drop the subjects as quickly as he might. like this, he's more inclined to answer questions, give up more of the information that he knows Hisoka doesn't spend the time to try and gather. it requires patience to sift through the useless complaints and the blind heroics, the ones who think just being unhappy is enough fuel for CERES to give half of a shit towards changing anything. patience, or rather, time itself, happens to be something Chrollo currently has a lot of. and the result was useful information, salvaged like gold dust from the dirt.]
Yes. They were in the mood for talking a little, when I found them.
[the mask he'd salvaged from the lake hides in his closet, the physical proof of that adventure. a mask like theirs.]
But they operate on exchange. They won't say much, for free.
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[ Look. He likes kids, don't get him wrong, but he'd really like an adult's view on the situation at this point, rather than the game of Scooby Doo that went on with the sweet darlings who wrote the introductory pamphlet. ]
Why don't you just start at the beginning, and I'll let you know when it's interesting.
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I'll do you the courtesy of assuming you understand the basics. CERES's explanation, what the Nexus Code and such are.
[and so he starts with what he knows.
about the Flamines, and their contract of blood with CERES that the latter's close to defaulting on, if you trust the man in the mask. that they asked so many to bring us CERES. that they really didn't take well to things that could be betrayal. about CERES, and that they operate on self interest from all he can tell. that they were compliant in blood sacrifice to this planet's "gods", and that their face of PR might not be as loyal as thought.
that since the refugees aren't supposed to exist in this universe, that they can be manipulated, and glitches come from the universe attempting to rewrite itself, if you believed all of that. that it meant death meant nothing - and here, his gaze sharpens on Hisoka just a little bit more. that the Nexus Code may possibly be accessible in certain contexts.
if Hisoka's let him carry on through all that, then Chrollo leans back in his seat when he's done with that. there's a lot he's keeping back, most of his personal experiences, but fact he can share. none of it gossip. pure fact, that he gives out without emotions attached.]
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Out of all of it, who is surprised that Hisoka finds the Flamines the most interesting? ]
You've interacted with the masked things then.
[ He tongues to point of one canine thoughtfully. ]
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Yes. They were in the mood for talking a little, when I found them.
[the mask he'd salvaged from the lake hides in his closet, the physical proof of that adventure. a mask like theirs.]
But they operate on exchange. They won't say much, for free.
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[ Because Hisoka's inhibitions are nonexistent. ]
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[which happens to be CERES.]
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[ I mean. Probably. ]
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[guessing was for a more lighthearted day. pressing for admission of answers was better suited to now.]
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[he knows the answer, it's the same as his own.]
That would be enough, I'd think, to bargain with.