Belph

[concasse]

Will put in some meme here later

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[concasse]

[In the kitchen with a plate of food in front of him that he is... not eating.

Hm.]

[axilium]

[honestly, not surprising.]

Hey.

[concasse]

[just raises a hand]

... Well.

It was nice pretending we'd get a vacation.

[axilium]

A short-lived dream, right?

[concasse]

Aa.

[...]

Some of 'em were saying they heard Akechi.

[axilium]

I heard. I know one version of him was in that house—he and Akira are from the same world, too.

[...]

Though that Taako guy also claimed to hear someone from his place, so who knows?

[concasse]

So we got assholes from all of the places we used to be in?

[A frown]

But I didn't recognize anyone...

[axilium]

I didn't recognize any of the voices either. Maybe they're saving us for next week?

[concasse]

Fuck that. I want everyone still at the castle to stay there.

[Imagine how many shits Sanji would lose if he heard Zelos' voice... god no, he refuses to think about it]

... Oi, Belph. I was in the kitchen last night. The doors locked on me and I was up for an hour before I was forced under.

[Spoken with a level sort of practicality. He's in business mode]

Nothing happened to me or any shit like that, but I got hit with... something. [A gesture at the food that's in front of him]

No matter how much I eat, I can't get full.

[axilium]

[...]

Well, that's concerning. A punishment for not staying in your cabin, or something...? Anyone else with you?

[concasse]

No idea.

And yeah, the girl whose name sounds like a string of numbers and letters -- but she goes by 45, I think?

[axilium]

Ah, her. [...] If my hunch is right, it's probably something copied from another place. So far, it looks like Fridays are similar to what the house had.

[he shrugs.]

I don't know whether to be relieved we don't have to find bodies today or worried that we might have to do it tomorrow.

[concasse]

She mentioned the same thing -- that shit is getting copied here.

[Also if that isn't a mood, Belph. Sanji hadn't considered the fact he didn't have to track down a body, but now that he does, his shoulders relax a fraction]

Guess we'll find out, eh? Can't believe we still gotta memorize rules after all we've been through.

[axilium]

The one upside is that they're apparently too unoriginal to come up with any brand new ones.

[concasse]

[he hates that he grins at that because... heh. Good point.]

... Anyway, Belph.

About that promise you wanted...

[axilium]

... Looks like it might unfortunately be relevant after all.

Well?

[concasse]

... Yeah, I'm in.

[His eyes drop to the floor]

Either we're gonna get possessed, coerced, or scammed into killing at this rate, so might as well keep some failsafes in place.

[axilium]

[he breathes in, before letting it back out, slowly.]

We'll see what the future holds, I guess.

[concasse]

Mm.

[...]

And it's fine, y'know -- if you ever wanna back out. I'm not gonna hold you to this shit.

[axilium]

... I'll keep that in mind, but I probably won't. Likewise, to you.

[concasse]

[A snort, because... well. Belph already knows that a former Editor isn't going to back out of anything.

Sanji still gives him a vague smile of appreciation]

Yeah, yeah. Don't take this to mean you get to clock out early. We're still gonna need you to stick around.

[axilium]

Ugggh, making me do work...?

[concasse]

Well like hell I'm working alone!

[axilium]

Fine, fine, in honour of our friendship, I'll make some semblance of an attempt.

[concasse]

[Belph you can't say the F word and not expect Sanji to beam like a fuckin troll in your direction]

Wonderful~! Glad to hear it, Belph-kun~!

[cursed]