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[Ryuunosuke kind of hates work. He doesn't mind the stealing or the Pokémon training, but he does mind having to wait tables in the game corner. It isn't a difficult job and most of the time he's as cheery as usual despite his distaste for the job. What he really hates is the downtime. When he's not working with customers, he's at a loss for what to do. Sometimes he thinks about which customers would make for the most fascinating sculptures, but the majority of the time he's stuck sweeping areas of the floor and hating literally everything his life has become.

Who would have imagined he'd be here, dressed in one of those snazzy uniforms all the game corner employees wear (with leopard-print shoes; he's been scolded numerous times for them not meeting regulation, but it's not like he cares), looking bored out of his mind? He certainly wouldn't have, but then again he's never really held a real job for any length of time. One might even say that he's grown up during his time here in Johto, but that would be a horrible mistake. He's only here for the money, after all. It's not like he's really matured any.

Once he's sure his manager isn't looking, Ryuunosuke fishes his 'Gear out of his pocket and begins to flip through the recent network posts. That's also not allowed, but it's not like he cares about that. Worst case scenario, he'll get fired and he'll get a job at the Pokémon Center or something.]

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[Oh. Well, that's...]

How do you select your...ah, "sculpting tools", you called them - do you have anything in particular that you look for?

[He sounds a bit too invested and he knows it; just the same, it's a valid question.]

What it really comes down to is whether or not they'll be missed easily. I usually find women at bars and just talk to them for awhile; it sometimes takes two or three tries to find one who will work, but from there it's a matter of getting her drunk or at least tipsy and convincing her to come home with me! Sure, I like good-looking women, but I'm not going to say no to any potential victims!

[He fiddles with the flowers for a moment before continuing.]

After I summoned Bluebeard, he made me a magical bracelet that allowed me to control children just by touching them. We were trying to kill as many people as possible, so at that point it wasn't really about the art, which was kind of disappointing. I definitely prefer women since there's more of them to work with than kids. Men are fine too, but I'm not really able to overpower most men easily, so I tend to target women.

[Hey, invested is way better than running from the room in terror!]

[Tsukiyama is aware of several things as the explanation goes on; the way his heart rate is speeding up ever-so-slightly, the realization that his eyes must have dilated given how he's suddenly very aware of the way the light is falling in the room, the fact that he can feel that familiar hunger kicking up again and the knowledge that it's tied to the explanation itself in a way that takes him a moment to put into words. There's something almost irresistibly tantalizing about the idea of consuming a human that preys on other humans; granted, it wouldn't be a conquest, nor would it even be much of a challenge if Ryuunosuke's inclination to just wander into a secluded area like this with him is any indication - unless he intends to kill Tsukiyama himself once he's done talking about this, of course, but he just indicated that that's likely not the case, and if it is then he's in for an unpleasant surprise whenever he tries to overpower him...

It occurs to him, vaguely, that he would rather like to see Ryuunosuke try it; were they back home, he might have even found a way to try to encourage it. But as it stands, no one can die here, and Tsukiyama is hungry as hell, and he hasn't wanted to consume anyone in Johto nearly as badly as he wants to consume this one.]

You're making me think of something you said earlier - do you think I'm like you in this way, too, Uryuu-san?

The fact that you're still here after hearing all this kind of implies that, yeah. Though I don't know if you do the same sort of thing or if you're just morbidly fascinated. It could be either, really.

[He doesn't seem bothered by it at all, though given the way he's studying Tsukiyama, there's definitely more to it than his words imply. Tsukiyama is very calm about all this, so he most likely doesn't want to attack Ryuunosuke - if he was one of those hero-types that gets all up in arms about things like this, he wouldn't have bothered asking such a question in the first place.]

[He expected the studying; he would have been disappointed otherwise, actually.]

And what would you have done if that wasn't the case?

Well, it depends on what you would have done. I don't really care if you told everyone, though that's not exactly ideal or anything. I mean, I guess I could have tried to kill you to keep you quiet, but death doesn't stick here, so what's the point? If you wanted to leave, I would have let you.

...Of course if you had chosen to attack me instead, I would have defended myself, but it's not like I'm all that great at fighting or anything.

[He actually mulls that over for a little while, though that light smile isn't leaving his features.]

I'm not going anywhere, Uryuu-san, unless you particularly want me to.

Why would I want you to go anywhere? It's great to have someone who will listen to this without immediately saying I'm the worst person they've ever met or something like that.

[And that? That gets a laugh out of him.]

Oh, you're far from the worst! I've known some terrible people, believe me.

Oh yeah? How awful are we talking here?

[deets]

If you can think it, I've probably seen it.

[If you think it's going to be that easy, however...]

Well, I guess that's a matter of opinion, isn't it? What I might think is "bad" could be completely different.

[He shrugs though; if Tsukiyama doesn't want to talk about it, he's not going to force it.]

It's good that you're not opposed to talking to me anymore though! I really like your company!

It's like you said - what's considered bad or monstrous is a matter of opinion, isn't it?

[...Tsukiyama, did you seriously just imply that a serial killer is not "bad" because really now.]

Well, I'm pretty sure serial killers are always bad no matter how you look at it.

[Good job, Tsukiyama, A+.]

Even in your opinion?

Of course! I'm not going to try to justify my actions as "right" or "good" because they're definitely not. But that's okay, because the world needs people like me! Why do you think God doesn't strike down all the evil people in the world? He wants to be entertained as badly as us humans do!

[HERE WE GO]

[..................................uh]

I'm sorry, what?

Oh, I guess it's kind of a strange belief, huh? Well, in my opinion, that's the reason why God doesn't interfere with serial killers and other horrible people; he wants to be entertained by our antics, and what better way than to watch the evils of humanity? We're absolutely fascinating in that regard, don't you agree? There are really good people out there who will help others no matter what, and then there are people like me, who balance things out. For every good person you've got a villain! If God really wanted us to be an overall good species, you'd think he'd get rid of the evil ones, or at least create more good ones to balance them out, right? But he doesn't. He rarely interferes at all, so he must enjoy the show we're putting on!

[His eyes widen a bit at that, though it doesn't take him long to settle again; if anything, he seems entertained?

...so is it a bad idea to tell you that he once horribly desecrated a church, or...]

Never let it be said that you're dull, Uryuu-san - it's strange, yes, but you're amusing me.

That's the point! As long as what I do can be of some amusement to God Himself, I think I'm doing pretty well.

[Well, he seems flattered by that, if the stupid blushing is anything to judge by, that is.]

Why seek religion at all?

Because God is real! Who else would have designed us so that our insides are just as beautiful and vibrant as our outsides?

You just happen to believe in a God that's as evil as you are.

[There's surprisingly little judgement in that statement; as before, he seems more amused than anything.]

Oh no, no He's not evil! He's not exactly good either though, he's just like most humans! He does some good and some evil, but ultimately He can't really be classified as one or the other

Ahh, I see. Wouldn't allowing His creations to slaughter one another for His own amusement be considered an evil act, though?

[You are such a hot mess.]

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