Floor 1 Room 4

[dyingtohealyou]

Ahito

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[revengier]

[ He nods. ]

Sowing discord in the Phantom Troupe? Of course. He always does what he thinks would be fun to watch.

[dyingtohealyou]

What is the Phantom Troupe, anyway?

[revengier]

A group of thieves that do whatever they like, steal whatever they like, and kill whoever they like.

[dyingtohealyou]

[Lovely.]

...No wonder they're so hard to track down.

[revengier]

[ He nods. ]

They're incredibly elusive. High class bounties tend to be.

[dyingtohealyou]

Are they a large organization, too?

[revengier]

There are only thirteen members, so no. That makes it easier for them to hide.

[ ... ]

And, I think, speaks to their power as well.

[dyingtohealyou]

To be that feared with so few members, yeah. I see what you mean.

Are they loosely organized? Seeing as it sounds like they're split up.

[revengier]

They're close enough that they can be relatively loosely organized.

[ He thinks that makes sense, at least. ]

This is the kind of group that would carry on as normal, even if their leader died.

[dyingtohealyou]

Do they just rely on each other for backup?

[revengier]

[ Hmm. ]

It's hard to say. I think they don't necessarily expect one another to be their backup.

[dyingtohealyou]

...Then what do they get out of the organization?

[revengier]

They seem to know each other well, so... it could be those ties.

[ He shrugs. ]

It's hard to say, really. There isn't much information on them. Their loyalty is strong, I know that much.

[ And yet they won't serve as backup for one another. It's a strange paradox. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

Loyal, but keeping to themselves...?

[He's clearly struggling to wrap his head around it, too.]

Weird.

[revengier]

It's very, very strange. I've never seen a group quite like them before.

[dyingtohealyou]

I guess if they know each other well enough to figure they don't need the help...

[Though... it does bring something to mind, apparently, because he falls silent, staring out over the quietly lapping waves.]

[revengier]

[ He nods, figuring that that must be the case. Which poses its own sort of danger.

But Ahito's silence makes him look over. ]

What is it?

[dyingtohealyou]

...It's not really a big deal, but... I guess, it might be important if we end up fighting together...

[He's half talking to himself.]

[revengier]

[ Fighting together? That immediately gets his attention. ]

Out with it.

[dyingtohealyou]

[...]

I can barely see out of my right eye anymore. Normally I can hear stuff coming on that side, but...

[revengier]

But if I were to throw something quiet towards your right side, you'd likely get hit.

[dyingtohealyou]

...

Pretty much.

[Like those shadows they fought, as a matter of fact.]

[revengier]

Then from now on, any time we fight together, I'll be on your right side.

[ That's what a partnership is all about, after all.

That he says that at all, however, surprises him. He doesn't like fighting alongside others. With Ahito, though? Maybe he can make an exception. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

...Thanks.

[Reluctant, because he doesn't like all the ways his body's been irreparably damaged due to the experiments, but...

Grateful, too, that he has someone he can trust with it.]

[revengier]

Of course. I did say we're friends, didn't I?

[ And that means looking out for one another. ]