Fuda # 15 | [House 49 - action/voice] Backdated to before Link and Sheik got drafted, I guess.

[idealism]

[Tsuzuki's talking to someone off camera, oblivious that he's transmitting their conversation to the whole town. He sounds upset.]

What do you mean 'Link's moving out'? Can't we at least talk about this?

Comments

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I know. But it's not like we haven't gone on solo missions before. You could consider it a practice un for when I finally head out for my shikigami. It would be years before I'm back. It's not like this village is big enough for me to get lost.

[He'll be giving Tsuzuki a Death Glare at that last bit, but keeps his mouth shut. For now.]

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

You plan on being gone for years when you look for shikigami?

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

How long is it supposed to take?

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

Not that long. Back when I went through it, they had challenges I had to go through.

It really depends on what kind of shikigami you want to bond with.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I want the best one.

Re: [Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

All of them are "the best one". What you need is one that matches you well.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

That sounds like something you tell a kid to make them feel better about losing. I don't plan on losing.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

You won't lose, Hisoka. It's not a competition. Just remember that if your shikigami doesn't like you, a partnership could become more trouble than it's worth.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I'm not coming back with something embarrassing.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

Even if you came back with nothing, I would still think you did a great thing. Do you know how few people are allowed to venture to their world in the first place?

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

The standards can't be that high. They let you go.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. They're obviously losing their touch.

Just keep in mind that there's plenty of shinigami that do their work without shikigami. Take Tatsumi, for example.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Tatsumi doesn't bother with working the field, though. He doesn't need the extra muscle.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

And yet he can control shadows to the point where it gets really creepy. The point is, he realized he had a strong point and worked on using it to his advantage. You have strong points, too, Hisoka.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

It's not nearly enough. I want a shikigami.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

But what if you become like Terazuma?

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I told you. I'm coming back with a good one.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

And if the choice was between a weak shikigami and a strong one that would be your parasite?

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

That's not going to be my choice. I'm going to do it right.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

[A small frown puckers his forehead. Sometimes he wishes his partner weren't so stubborn - it could hurt him.]

Power isn't everything, Hisoka. And the power shikigami can give you can be a burden.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

It won't be a burden for me. Stop making that face.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

It might be in the future. If this is about what Muraki did to you--

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Not everything is about that.

[Action]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

I thought you wanted some because mine weren't working. ...Aside from Touda.

[Action]

[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Don't be an idiot. My reasons are mine alone.