first sutra; action/video

[secondcoolest]

[ So. It's that time again, Vatheon. The new arrivals are coming.

This one is a particularly disgruntled young man, hair a soaking wet mess around his face, even covering his eyes. He lifts a hand to push the strands back against his head and he gives the SFC a look, flipping it around a couple times before he lets it settle back on his face again. ]

This is Suguro Ryuuji, Exwire, Tokyo Division, reporting--

[ But he stops and frowns, grumbling. ]

--Screw it. If there's anyone here from home, let me know you're alright.

[ BLIP goes the screen. He's going to be chilling in the plaza. ]

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prviate

[f8tal]

Ah.

[She blinks.] That sounds soooooooo much cooler! Wow.

You're shaping up to be a real solider, huh?

prviate

[secondcoolest]

It's not an easy war we're fighting.

[ SHRUG

hell yeah he's so cool ]

prviate

[f8tal]

No war ever is. You lose a lot. [Not like she's ever been in a war, but fighting to survive counts somewhere, right?]

Do you think you'll win?

prviate

[secondcoolest]

[ He actually falls quiet at that, leaning back in the seat he's in, his arms folding over his chest. ]

I'm not sure this is a war that'll ever have an ending. I mean... defeating Satan would stall it out for a while, sure, but it'd probably just be a matter of time before another one rose up to take his place.

So the best that we can hope for is to... keep people safe.

prviate

[f8tal]

Satan's the big one, right? [She remembers being told about him. Faintly, anyways.]

So then what's the point? It just seems so... so depressing! You fight and fight and for what? To save a few people? What about all the people you lose on the battlefield?

[She runs a hand through her hair. It was getting long ago, thankfully.] If you think you can solve a problem by fighting it, trust me. It doesn't work for very long. [She would know first hand.]

prviate

[secondcoolest]

Because if we didn't fight... there'd be nothing left to fight for.

[ And that's what's important, here. If the exorcists just gave up, the demons would win, and then there'd be nothing left. People would die, civilizations would crumble... ]

And this way, people get to keep living their lives, unaware that the thing that goes bump in the night? Actually exists.

prviate

[f8tal]

How human of you. [Not selfless or brave. Just human.]

How old are you anyways?

prviate

[secondcoolest]

Probably. But there are worse things to be.

[ SHRUG ]

Sixteen.

prviate

[f8tal]

Like what?

[To mess with him or not...]

Ooooooooh! You're still pretty young. I'm six~.