Audience: Belph

[gatonina]

Comments

[gatonina]

[they reach into their sleeve void, and remove a bottle of wine after a moment of fiddling with it.]

Cup? Or not necessary?

[axilium]

You know what, I'll take a cup right now.

[gatonina]

[they reach into their sleeve, rummaging for several moments, before removing one cup and passing it over to him.]

[axilium]

... Thanks.

[he opens the bottle and pours some wine into the cup because damn does he need a drink.]

Out of curiosity, do you guys ever eat or drink?

[gatonina]

[their head tilts curiously to the side.]

Prefer not to in company. Other two may not mind.

[axilium]

[he takes a sip.]

Any particular reason you prefer not to?

[gatonina]

[they just... gesture at their hood, and the whole lack of face situation.]

[axilium]

Guess that might be a little awkward.

[...]

We're really stuck in another killing game, huh?

[gatonina]

...yes. Seems to be so. Our apologies.

Tried to avoid.

[axilium]

I kind of wish it'd at least been an actual murder that kicked this off, rather than a complete accident.

I'd get it if you can't answer, but how are we going to be compelled to kill from now on? Possession? Coercion? Freak accidents?

[gatonina]

Feels wrong to say, but- can agree. Do not want him to feel responsible for accident. Would prefer it to be intentional.

[but at that next question, they just sort of- shrug, and shake their head. nope. cannot answer.]

[axilium]

Great.

Any chance you can fix the portal and get us all out of here before we have to kill again?

[gatonina]

...unlikely. Apologies.

[axilium]

It's fine, I wasn't getting my hopes up anyway.

I'm guessing you can't tell us what the punishment for revealing our powers is, either.

[gatonina]

Can only say what Winter Wizard has already said.

[axilium]

Figures. Is there anything new you are allowed to say?

[gatonina]

...no. Do not believe so.

[axilium]

Right...

Well, what about where you came from? You arrived here, so you weren't born here, right? Did you also come from some killing game?

[gatonina]

Have been here as long as I remember. Don't recall elsewhere. Has been a very long time.

[axilium]

Is Black Shadows actually your name, or is that just an alias?

[gatonina]

Has always been my name.

[axilium]

But you don't remember who gave it to you or anything? Sorry for the interrogation, I'm just curious.

[gatonina]

No. Only remember having it.

Do not need to apologize for asking.

[axilium]

Thanks for your permission. Is it the same for the other two?

[gatonina]

Would have to ask other two for answers.