loyal_cube | ✪ Tricky! Soraoto takes lead! ✪ [Video/Text]

[Suddenly there is a cheerful Cube on screen. He seems a bit more animated today when he speaks, and in a much perkier mood than he has recently.]

Hello, everyone!
It wasn't easy but I've finally prepared a space to start removing chips again!

Things will be a little different this time but for better! For right now, anyone wishing for their chip removed can do so without having to fill out any forms. It's great, don't you agree? I will ask that in place of the forms, that you bring something to trade, instead. It can be anything but I do prefer something gold, specially coins. If you don't have any gold, we can work something else out, okay?

And will my assistants please come see me? I have something for you! I'll be waiting around the hospital.

[Everything is repeated in text.]

((ooc: FYI Cube is being possessed by Soraoto, the demon who he summons from time to time. So, filling out Cube's chip form (or paying Soraoto) will do nothing right now (except maybe have Soraoto pull pranks on your character.) Cube will get back to chip removal requests when he actually regains control, in about a week. For questions or plotting, please contact me!
Action is welcome!))

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Tch. I've 'done business' with you before.

[Soraoto is lucky there's a whole lake between the two of them this time.]

Borrowing?...What?! [He'd assumed that Soraoto was walking around disguised as Cube, but this is even worse.]

...I'm sure he didn't agree to that.

Edited 2011-07-21 21:26 (UTC)

Oh, it hasn't been very good business, though. Perhaps we can open a better arrangement?

[he chuckles as Shinji's surprised words but shrugs as he speaks.]

He agreed when he asked for my help again without any form of payment up front. Cube knows the consequences of asking for my help without payment. I've been too lenient on him. So, I took his body to help pay it off. It'll only be for a little while. It's boring being confined to such a small body. Still, better then the confinement I was in a week ago.

I think it ended just fine last time. As for right now...

You've had your fun. [Too much by the sound of it.]

Just put Cube back, before you piss him off even more. Then he'll never let you back out.

[Which Shinji will suggest to do anyway. He doesn't trust this demon at all.]

Wait...what about a week ago?

What kind of debt? Maybe we could just work on that, eh.

You called me here.

[She doesn't say Cube's name. That isn't Cube, but it looks like Cube...but she can't bring herself to attack it nevertheless.

At least, not right away.

The softer, batlike wing catches her attention, but she doesn't move from her landing spot.]

Sorry. He still owes me quite a bit for all the favors he has had me do.

A week ago, when both moons were full, he asked me to help him increase one of his spells. Our magic was indeed stronger, but I'm much stronger then he is when it comes to magic. So, I slipped in then and no one has seemed to notice... except you and the little vampire girl.

A very large one I've been neglecting for some time.

That's why gold would be the best. It'll cover most my expenses at once.

Why would there be a catch? What catch COULD there be in this place?

I've been taking chips out for quite some time. I know what I'm doing.

Did I? Oh, I must have forgotten.

[Soraoto thinks for a brief moment then smiles with an idea.]

Either way, I suppose I could give you something, if you want.

Is the debt even relevant here?

Inside my body? How on earth did a chip get inside my body? And I'm sure none of my abilities have been altered, that would be impossible! A simple chip couldn't do anything like that.

[As if to prove a point, she settles the communicator down and attempts to tug a turnip out of the ground under her. Her hands pull up nothing but dirt, and she stares at her soiled gloves in horror.]

I...I don't understand.

Owes you what...gold? Who the hell is gonna have that here?

[Anger is growing--which is actually worry and frustration, but hey. Sounds like mad.]

Damn it! ... [He barely holds back threats because there's no way he can make good on them. Not from here.]

Are you gonna put him back, or not?

Eh? I'm in the eastern forest. I thought I'd told you that...
{Shrugs it off. Maybe he forgot or something.}

He still owes me at least half, once I've used up my time here, in his body. Unless, someone else steps forward and proves themselves useful or at least entertaining.

Technically, he is already here. We're just sharing this body for the time being and since I'm stronger, I'm taking control. He is awfully worried about you, I can feel it. But don't worry. I have no intentions of doing any physical harm or anything of the such... unless I'm threatened.

A dead Cube would do nothing for me. Watching as his friends mistake me for him? As good as gold, ... for the most part.

What do you mean 'useful or entertaining?' What've you been doing?

...That's even worse.

[So Cube can just 'enjoy' whatever Soraoto is screwing around with? Great.]

Whatever. There's nothing I can do about it. [Directly.]

It is, since it formed here, after all. It can't go ignored any longer.

...what is it?

The scientists put it there, my dear. It's what they do. Tamper with everything!

I don't know how it works. I only know how to remove it.

What is it you were trying to do, anyway?

Who's the debt to?

[Worried frown.]

I've been finding entertainment where it's been offered. What else?

Is it? How would you propose he pay me back? We have no access tot he demon world, or his funds. Otherwise, I'd simply use coinage he has collected over the years, if there is any left. But I'm unable to do so. This is a contract, of sorts and he owes me. It doesn't involve you as long as I don't harm him, right? So stop worrying.

That's right. There isn't anything you can do, so leave us be.

... I don't believe you. For all I know, you've already done something.

I was trying to pick a turnip. I can always pick turnips out of the ground! I've always been able to pick turnips! Oh, this is terrible!

[And now she's crying. Tears everywhere.]

I don't want to be in this simulation anymore!

You better not hurt anyone.

[And now he's hanging up.]

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