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[potentialman]

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[hallowedly]

And you're quite intent on being a career exorcist?

[potentialman]

I guess you could put it that way.

[ ...it's not really that he's intent so much as he's been aggressively steered into it by every adult in his life, but sure. ]

[hallowedly]

Then, if I may: for your invaluable help today, in a place like this, there isn't much I can give you, except this.

Fushiguro, friend or foe or government, a professional exorcist can never reveal his true birthday or birth place.

[potentialman]

[ Huh. ]

That's not really a norm in jujutsu society. Is it because it might be used against you?

[hallowedly]

That's right. After all, curses need anchors.

[potentialman]

I'll remember that, then.

[ Though it's clearly not as much of a thing in his own world, but that doesn't mean it isn't at all...something to look into, maybe?

If they actually get out of here, of course. ]

[hallowedly]

We're even, then.

[potentialman]

[ He didn't think it really required that to make it even, but okay? ]

Sure. We're even.

[hallowedly]

Thank you. And you're all right, are you? Otherwise?


( Safe from the way of whatever harm befalls teenagers with as many death wishes as acne scars? )

[potentialman]

[ What an awkward question to get now. ]

Yeah, I'm okay.

[ ...because what the fuck else is he even gonna say. ]

[hallowedly]

Ah? How fortunate. An increasing rarity, these days.

[potentialman]

You sound surprised.

[ -- which would in fact be completely fair given how the month started, but never mind that. ]

[hallowedly]

...we've hardly been wanting for misfortunes.

[potentialman]

[ But are you sure that's not just disappointment that more of them didn't visit him, in particular? ]

That's true.

[hallowedly]

You sound so much like him, now and then. It's in the silences.

[potentialman]

[ ...hm. ]

Who?

[hallowedly]

The young man I'm supposed to appease. He also sounds as if he thinks his elders are juvenile.

[potentialman]

He might have good reason for that.

[hallowedly]

That's certainly distrustful.

[potentialman]

Stranger danger, as you already said.