[CUTE...... lavi briefly considers telling him they're dog people because that would be a nice tie-in but kanda would put him ten feet under... damn.]
Exorcists destroy Akuma, which are killing machines powered by human souls. We also hunt for Innocence, which is the only material in the world that can hurt Akuma.
[ kanda it would have taken you two sentences to explain this to him. rondo gets it immediately - realization crosses his face, and he nods. ]
...So that's what he meant. [ i see... rondo laughs a little, and then explains: ] ... Mr. Kanda said that I'd die if I tried to fight whatever he thought was causing the fog, which - I took a little bit of offense to, but... now I see what he means. I've done my fair share of fighting against decayed human souls, and we have weapons that are a little stronger against hellfiends, but... the idea that they can't be damaged directly without something special is pretty scary.
[why did kanda say that in a way that would make people annoyed and not listen to him!!!!!!! KANDA!!!!!!]
He's not good at talking to people. [just FLAT OUT] Not many people know what we do, and we don't usually got the time to explain it. But you picked up on it real quick.
[and he's understanding about it too? rondo.... truly a kind person]
[ rondo agrees, basically immediately and laughing, as good natured as ever. listen he may love sazantos but sazantos is the bitchiest cat the entire world.
which!! first of all the idea of people relying on him! he takes this so seriously - brightening up immediately, he nods. ]
But - of course! And if something like that happens and there's any way I can back you up, I'd be more than happy to!! I'll do my best.
[ yeah he has the absolute worst taste in the world ]
Oh! Hellfiends? Uh... it depends. [ he thinks about it... ] Sometimes they just look like... decayed monsters...? Oh! Like...Caits are really cute, fluffy demihumans - they look like cats? But a Fallen Cait is black and has souls around it, and its eyes are always red... that's one of the more tame ones...
Some of them are just globs of ... something... that usually have arms and skulls like they ate people sticking out of them. And...the ones that are human shaped tend to look more like... people, only, with their flesh melting off...?
Those are some of the ones I can remember off the top of my head, at least. The ones shaped like people... it just kind of depends on the state that they're in, I guess... Sometimes if they've not been dead as long, they aren't as scary looking. [ THIS IS NOT COMFORTING AT ALL ]
IT REALLY IS NOT COMFORTING... but it makes sense to Lavi, who takes it in stride because this clearly makes sense. he jots down the rest of this conversation too because it is Knowledge]
Can you still tell if they're a fiend if they're freshly dead?
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Yuu did the same to War, so at least Hill's not alone!
[that's bad actually]
You could lure it over instead, maybe. Got anything shiny on you?
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...Yuu...?
[ no, he didn't threaten war!!! (that's not the right you HE DIDNT) ]
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Kanda! His first name's Yuu. Have you seen him around? Long hair, grumpy expression, super terse.
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[ as you can imagine kanda suffers having to contend with rondo who has decided he is going to attach to him like a burr. unfortunate. ]
-- Are you two from the same place as well?
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[lavi will only ever encourage more people to harass -- friendship kanda]
And yeah, we're both Exorcists. I don't have a fancy sword like his though.
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[ BECAUSE SOMEONE!!! KANDA!!!! JUST REFUSED!!!!! ]
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Rondo's reaction, at least, is funny enough that it soothes his annoyance about it... Truly, Lavi is easily pleased.]
You really wanna know?
[it apparently doesn't stop him trying to tease rondo though]
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Yes, please!
[ speaking of easily pleased ]
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Exorcists destroy Akuma, which are killing machines powered by human souls. We also hunt for Innocence, which is the only material in the world that can hurt Akuma.
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...So that's what he meant. [ i see... rondo laughs a little, and then explains: ] ... Mr. Kanda said that I'd die if I tried to fight whatever he thought was causing the fog, which - I took a little bit of offense to, but... now I see what he means. I've done my fair share of fighting against decayed human souls, and we have weapons that are a little stronger against hellfiends, but... the idea that they can't be damaged directly without something special is pretty scary.
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He's not good at talking to people. [just FLAT OUT] Not many people know what we do, and we don't usually got the time to explain it. But you picked up on it real quick.
[and he's understanding about it too? rondo.... truly a kind person]
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[ lavi can see the inkswirls for rondo form a phrase on his chest, though he hasn't really noticed it - Not being able to stop him. ]
I like Mr. Kanda. It seems like he was kind of looking out for me...? That's kind of nice!
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He could go about it another way that's actually nice, but... if you've met the type, then you know they won't.
[he says it like it's funny though, instead of a constipated SOCIAL thing]
We're still on guard for Akuma, but if this situation isn't related at all... then we'll probably need to rely on you.
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[ rondo agrees, basically immediately and laughing, as good natured as ever. listen he may love sazantos but sazantos is the bitchiest cat the entire world.
which!! first of all the idea of people relying on him! he takes this so seriously - brightening up immediately, he nods. ]
But - of course! And if something like that happens and there's any way I can back you up, I'd be more than happy to!! I'll do my best.
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Thanks, Ron. [RON] We'll do the same for ya if a hellfiend or decayed soul shows up.
[SPEAKING OF HELLFIENDS...]
What do those look like by the way?
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Oh! Hellfiends? Uh... it depends. [ he thinks about it... ] Sometimes they just look like... decayed monsters...? Oh! Like...Caits are really cute, fluffy demihumans - they look like cats? But a Fallen Cait is black and has souls around it, and its eyes are always red... that's one of the more tame ones...
Some of them are just globs of ... something... that usually have arms and skulls like they ate people sticking out of them. And...the ones that are human shaped tend to look more like... people, only, with their flesh melting off...?
[ only the cute caits have rights everything else is awful terrible forever. ]
Those are some of the ones I can remember off the top of my head, at least. The ones shaped like people... it just kind of depends on the state that they're in, I guess... Sometimes if they've not been dead as long, they aren't as scary looking. [ THIS IS NOT COMFORTING AT ALL ]
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IT REALLY IS NOT COMFORTING... but it makes sense to Lavi, who takes it in stride because this clearly makes sense. he jots down the rest of this conversation too because it is Knowledge]
Can you still tell if they're a fiend if they're freshly dead?
[why this question]