Floor 4, Room 4

[revengier]

KURAPIKA

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[dadsandals]

Hey, hey, it was a pretty intense one, you know.

[ He carefully clasps his hands together in his lap. ]

... You don't believe me, do you?

[revengier]

You know what one of my abilities was back home, Yamato?

[ He leans forward in his chair, resting his elbows on his knees. ]

Dowsing Chain—I could find objects and missing people, but I could also detect lies. After using it so often, I learned to spot them even without it.

[dadsandals]

[ Jesus Christ. Why is he so intimidating. Why can't he just lie in peace, man- ]

Why do you want to know so badly? It's -- they're my mistakes. My act to clean up. It's my fault that I might not even have a home to go back to anymore.

...

That's...what you wanted to hear. Wasn't it.

[ That, indeed, was very honest and said out of frustration. So yeah. ]

[revengier]

I wouldn't say I wanted to.

[ But, well... hm.

He actually likes Yamato, so. Maybe he did want to hear it. ]

Why can't you clean up your act, then? If you care that much about returning home, resolve to fix things.

[dadsandals]

I already have. You don't have to worry about that.

[ He's got issues, a lot of them, but that's one of the things he's figured out during his time here. ]

But...a lot of my worries have to do with my personal history. Heh...being the hidden lovechild of a famous actor, and all the baggage that comes with that, might be pretty dangerous for my group. I've already got people on my case about it...and I didn't tell them. I didn't tell them what's been weighing on my mind.

Mitsu decided he was tired of it. We got into a fight over it.

[revengier]

It sounds like you already know what your mistake was there.

[ So he's not going to harp on that, not at all. Instead, he'll shift the focus a bit here, turning to what's solvable. ]

So... what do you plan on doing about it?

[dadsandals]

Telling them, of course. The truth and all of that. After that...it'll be up to them.

[ The truth. The reality of how this might hurt their reputation. The reality of how untrustworthy and vile he really is. ]

[revengier]

[ Kurapika sits back in his chair again, letting out a sigh. ]

You would be surprised at what your friends will accept, Yamato. They sound like good friends, so... all they need is an explanation.

[dadsandals]

[ That gets him to pause for a moment. ]

...I hope you're right.

[ He fears he's done too much damage already, but. ]

Are you speaking from experience?

[revengier]

I am, in a way.

[ His experience doesn't compare to Yamato's, not in any sense. They've lived very different lives, and so he knows that comparing will still leave them with something fundamentally different. ]

I confided in my friends about my plans and my goals. [ He glances over at Yamato. ] My goals aren't exactly easy to accept, but they did so anyway.

[dadsandals]

[ He considers asking what they are for a second, but Kurapika didn't pry too much, so Yamato figures he'll leave it at that. Return the favor and all. If Kurapika wants to say something, he'll do it on his own accord. ]

Your friends are pretty forgiving, then. Haha...hearing that helps me have a little more faith in mine, too.

[revengier]

Short of wanting to kill people, I'm sure your friends will forgive whatever you divulge to them.

[ Yamato seems like he's from a peaceful world, so Kurapika here is just going to assume killing is pretty rare... ]

Or perhaps they would even help you dispose of the bodies.

[dadsandals]

That's a really big jump, Kura.

[ He is, indeed, from a peaceful world (??) and he is currently not considering murder, so. ]

At least, for me, it is. That's incredibly illegal, where I'm from.

[revengier]

Where I'm from, murder is illegal unless you have a Hunter's License.

[ How normal, right? ]

...I'm glad that you live in a world where it's a big jump, Yamato.

[ Genuinely. He isn't jealous, nor does he mean it in a condescending way. It's good to be from somewhere without that threat looming over you. ]

[dadsandals]

I am, too.

[ Just saying, but...man. Kurapika... ]

Your world's dangerous. I remember thinking that much. Are you always fighting for your life, back there?

[revengier]

Not really. I have a bit of a reputation, so I don't get threatened.

[ He has a feeling that Yamato is going to ask what he means by that, so Kurapika doesn't wait to explain. ]

I'm the Nostrade family boss. I have plenty of people under me that can handle any real threats.

[dadsandals]

[






Huh. ]

You're a mafia boss?

[revengier]

Yes.

[ ... ]

I'm aware I'm young for it. I simply seized an opportunity when the original family head left.

[dadsandals]

Yeah? So...what kinds of activities do you do?

[ Crime lord, or? ]

[revengier]

Providing security detail and gambling.

[ He shrugs. ]

I like doing things the legal way if I can help it, but the access to information I get through the mafia is worth staying in it. So I've compromised. My employees like it, since income is steady.

[dadsandals]

What sort of information do you need?

[ Now he's deciding to pry. Sorry, this is too interesting to pass up. ]

cw eye horror, honestly we can just have this as a blanket warning now probably

[revengier]

Information on a certain item sold on the black market.

[ But Yamato seems to want to pry and... hm.

Kurapika doesn't mind giving him that information, and he breathes out softly through his nose at that realization. ]

Scarlet Eyes. They're considered one of the most beautiful colors in the world, and so many treat the disembodied eyes as a beautiful piece of decor or jewelry.

yeah...yeah

[dadsandals]

I see... So, what do they meant to you, then? It sounds like you view them as something else.

[ Ohhhh boy. Oh boy, Yamato. ]

[revengier]

They're the eyes of my people, the Kurta Clan.

[ He thinks Yamato can fill in the blanks. ]

[dadsandals]

[ That was a twist he wasn't expecting. ]

Their-

[ Their eyes. Eyes that were extracted from them. That's gruesome to think about, and he's still not comprehending the full extent of how deep this runs, but he knows enough to know that this is not good for Kurapika. ]

I know you're telling the truth, but it's hard to comprehend that people could be so...