un: nishizono

[nishizono]

the other guy covered this already but i figure, what can it hurt to ask again? where can i can drugs here. anxiety meds, specifically. no, i don't have anxiety, but i can exhibit similar symptoms from time to time. this is life-threatening, i assure you.

second, because i don't think i can get away with just putting up a "don't fuck with me" attitude when touchy-feelies might actually save lives: i'm a touch-based telepath. yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. no, i can't just shut it off. yes, i won't touch you without permission. no, don't touch me unless i touch you first.

jesus motherfucker this is more words than i've written in years. hi, i'm tetora. i like pizza.

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[nishizono]

that's probably the most backhanded compliment i've ever heard for morons, i like it.

but yeah, they're hilarious. especially when they fuck things up for themselves.

[justbeingknife]

Yeah, and it's kinda relaxing to keep things simple.

When that type's got some problem with ya, he'll come at ya with his fists. Then you can just beat on him 'til you're both cool.

[nishizono]

yeah, it's harder when they come at you with mind games and doubletalk and then you're left wondering what the fuck is actually happening.

this is why i stab first and ask questions after.

[justbeingknife]

You know, you kinda remind me of this guy I met back home.

[ 'knew' was a bit of a strong word in this case ]

Lot younger, though.

[nishizono]

if that's a good thing, then thanks.
if it's not, don't tell me about the rest of it. my cool rep doesn't need the aggravation.

[ he's mostly kidding. mostly. he doesn't enjoy listening about losers, okay. ]

were you and he close though?

[justbeingknife]

We were enemies.

[ Which wasn't exactly an answer, but it was a difficult question considering... stuff. ]

You ever meet someone on the other side that you coulda been friends with? It was like that. Nishitani didn't give a shit about politics, or money, or any of that.

[nishizono]

i knew someone like that.

[ kitou, in the end, turned - but that was after years and years of working for onihigata and his nefarious cronies. years upon years of subterfuge and backstabbing, turning people on each other and even outright killing them just because someone told him to. in a different life, they would have been strong allies. as it were, tetora only glimpsed the man he could've been out from under onihigata's grip.. ]

he didn't make it, either.

[justbeingknife]

Sorry to hear it.

Don't wanna make it seem like the guy deserved pity or anything, though. He was the head of the Kijin Clan, and now that I think about it, I'm sure he died with a dumb damn smile on his face.

[nishizono]

most guys do, when they're like that.
they take on the world like they own it, and when the end comes... boom.

[justbeingknife]

Yeah. Some of the finest bastards I've ever known.

So this guy ya knew, what was his name?

[nishizono]

kitou. he knew my

[ fuck, how to explain shinji without sounding like a proper nutjob? not that he isn't, but appearances and keeping up with them, you know??? ]

older brother. they were sometimes-allies, then shinji got killed.
i guess i inherited everything else after that.

[justbeingknife]

Inherited? Weren't you an orphan?

[ Or was it one of those sticky situations where Tetora's relatives hadn't wanted to take him in, BOY HOWDY that sure was the best ]

[nishizono]

orphans can't have siblings?

[ he lets that sit for a moment because he's an asshole, oops. ]

i'm kidding. but no, i did have an older brother.
fucker wanted nothing to do with me when i aged out of the system.

at least he was useful for something in the end.

[ he's not bitter about shinji biting it early, nope. not at all. ]

[justbeingknife]

Pretty fuckin' cold.

Even if he ain't want much to do with you, he shoulda offered you a place to stay at least. That's like the bare minimum for someone with the same blood.

[nishizono]

i guess i can say i'm the way i am because he never gave a shit, but that's a lie.
he would've been just as bad if i ended up in his care. i don't know.

i'm just mad he died before i could tell him how much he fucked everything up for everyone. including me.

[ all of this is shinji's fault, if you asked tetora. if he hadn't started double-bluffed everyone, if he hadn't manipulated everyone into the places they ended up taking... it's easier to think that than to claim any responsibility for his own mistakes that led to miwa having to die in the first place. ]