Sixth Curse

[bondsofsuffering]

[Video/Action for Cancer Ward Arcade]

[Hey guess who's calling during work at a game center? If you guess Hizumi, you are 100% correct. He's got an extremely excited!!! expression as he talks, having clearly made the most wonderful of discoveries and being eager to share them with the world.]

Great news Hinoto-Ri! According to studies, playing video games can reduce stress-- going off of that, if you happen to be suffering from stress due to unexpected demonic kidnappings, playing some video games to let off some steam is a fantastic solution. And it just so happens, the arcade is pretty much empty right now, so what better time to drop by and try to heal some of that trauma?

...Also, if anyone brings me snacks, I'll seriously owe you one.

[Please. He's hungry and bored and desperately needs someone to pester.]

Comments

[bondsofsuffering]

I guess I'll just have to break out of the habit with some delicious pizza, then!

[hachitaro]

The very best way to break out of a habit!

[bondsofsuffering]

That, or hitting up an amusement park.

[Because who doesn't love those things I mean come on.]

[hachitaro]

True. Though I usually end up giving away any of the stuffed animals I win.

[He is a stuffed animal, so.]

[bondsofsuffering]

Keeping all of them is a little inconvenient, huh? I did the same thing at the festival.

[Kept the figurines though.]

[hachitaro]

Yeah. Also it's nice to make little kids smile.

[bondsofsuffering]

It's pretty fun to see their expressions light up, huh?

[hachitaro]

Yep! I love kids. They're so full of energy.

[bondsofsuffering]

Do you deal with them often? Or did you in your world?

[hachitaro]

Not as often as I'd like. I've kind of been busy in the last few years with... well. Intelligence-gathering.

[bondsofsuffering]

Heeeh, really? Does that make you some kind of spy?

[hachitaro]

I guess so! I mean, I have all of the James Bond books...

[bondsofsuffering]

Sounds like a great place to start, at least!

Although, I never actually read them myself... I always just watched the movies.

[hachitaro]

I like reading. I uh... didn't get started on it until later in life. English was really hard at first, you know?

[bondsofsuffering]

English is a tricky language! It's got a lot of irregular grammar.

[hachitaro]

It really does. And where I was... they weren't so friendly towards immigrants. So it was even harder to learn.

[bondsofsuffering]

That stinks. I lucked out - no one really bothered me about it.

[hachitaro]

It was kind of a... different time.

[bondsofsuffering]

...Ah. What year?

[Assuming this guy's from a similar Earth, at least.]

[hachitaro]

[... He winces slightly. But he's not really that fond of lying.]

Ah... around... 1885? Somewhere around there.

[bondsofsuffering]

Ah... Yeah, that'd explain it. It took a long time for relations to get better - and that was when it wasn't getting way, way worse.

[Putting it nicely.]

[hachitaro]

Yeah. Let's not talk about that part.

[Just. No. We're not going there.]

This is supposed to be a fun outing, anyway.

[bondsofsuffering]

Fair enough.

Know what kind of pizza you're in the mood for?

[hachitaro]

Something weird. Like weirder than Hawaiian pizza.

[bondsofsuffering]

Heeeh… Now I’m kind of curious!