[ 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.
[ 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.
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.
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.
[ 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...
People will do anything for something they perceive to be valuable. My people were easy targets, isolated because our eyes only turn when we're enraged or feeling a strong emotion. People feared us because we could go into a rage and attack others at any moment.
[ Therefore, who would really care if they were gone, much less even think about the implications of their eyes turning red right before death? ]
Of course, we put great value on being able to control our emotions before being let into the outside world. Not like it mattered in the end, however.
[ That's really heartbreaking. He hadn't known Kurapika came from a background like that, where he'd lost so many people in his ... bloodline, he assumes. All over perceived value on something that they didn't ask to be born with. ]
I'm sorry. That's still unfathomable. But...somehow, that explains a lot about you being as focused and driven as you are.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
no subject
[ 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?
no subject
[ The truth. The reality of how this might hurt their reputation. The reality of how untrustworthy and vile he really is. ]
no subject
You would be surprised at what your friends will accept, Yamato. They sound like good friends, so... all they need is an explanation.
no subject
...I hope you're right.
[ He fears he's done too much damage already, but. ]
Are you speaking from experience?
no subject
[ 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.
no subject
Your friends are pretty forgiving, then. Haha...hearing that helps me have a little more faith in mine, too.
no subject
[ 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.
no subject
[ 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.
no subject
[ 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. ]
no subject
[ Just saying, but...man. Kurapika... ]
Your world's dangerous. I remember thinking that much. Are you always fighting for your life, back there?
no subject
[ 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.
no subject
Huh. ]
You're a mafia boss?
no subject
[ ... ]
I'm aware I'm young for it. I simply seized an opportunity when the original family head left.
no subject
[ Crime lord, or? ]
no subject
[ 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.
no subject
[ 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
[ 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
[ Ohhhh boy. Oh boy, Yamato. ]
no subject
[ He thinks Yamato can fill in the blanks. ]
no subject
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...
no subject
[ Therefore, who would really care if they were gone, much less even think about the implications of their eyes turning red right before death? ]
Of course, we put great value on being able to control our emotions before being let into the outside world. Not like it mattered in the end, however.
no subject
I'm sorry. That's still unfathomable. But...somehow, that explains a lot about you being as focused and driven as you are.
no subject
[ But revenge is a poisonous thing, isn't it? ]
My goals are to get back what was taken from my people, and to kill those that perpetrated that crime.
no subject
[ He looks pensive, like he has thoughts on that, but his version of revenge isn't nearly as intense as Kurapika's reasoning.
Revenge isn't worth it for him. Maybe it is for Kurapika. It probably is. ]
Yeah. I can understand that.
no subject
[ His tone is matter-of-fact, simply a statement of what he has done.
There's no happiness to be found in his voice. ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)