2nd Circuit, Text [Unseelie Locked]

[zerotohiro]

[The following appear steadily over the course of an hour. Someone's taking a different route to his own research.]

Regrouping and Restructuring

Me: Teenage male, scrawny but stronger than appears. Wields dagger and studied martial arts. Can heal own wounds.

You: Capable of teaching other styles of hand-to-hand combat or weaponry. Also able to take a punch or two. Serious inquiries and offers only.

Location: Caer Scima. Only willing to travel within Dorchadas.

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Wanted: One infused weapon

Currently seeking someone to forge a dagger of some kind or recommendations of smiths to do so. Must be capable of infusing with very specific properties and must be able to provide within a few weeks. Willing to pay for best product. Private message if interested.

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Wanted: Information on textiles

Also currently seeking anybody who knows the best location for specific fabrics. Need to match something I already have. The wardrobe at Caer Scima is severely lacking materials necessary. Message with details.

It's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Comments

voice.

[uneulogized]

Someone's demanding. [Hiro. Hiro's demanding.]

voice.

[zerotohiro]

Is it demanding, or is it just knowing exactly what I want? [It's kinda demanding. Oh well.]

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[fulminants]

Hiro, did you just Craigslist the Drabwurld network?

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[zerotohiro]

[...juuuust a look.] No...?

Okay maybe. So?

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[uneulogized]

I think we should contact him with commercial offers.

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[selfimage]

[ serious????? ]

Is this where I go for a casual hookup?

video;

[uneulogized]

Single young fifteen year old seeking equally scrawny fifteen year old to learn how to kiss.

I mean, that is what that dagger is code for, right?

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[zerotohiro]

Man not you too! [Hiro you really, really should have seen this coming goddamn.] Unless you can casually hook me up with something to go with that special thing you gave me at Yule? No.

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[semiurge]

Not if you aren't even going to bother writing a personal ad.

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[survivra]

Me: able to take more than a few hits. Owes you lessons. In anything.

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[zerotohiro]

Katsa! [THANK YOU GOD.]

...oh yeah, that's true. I picked up something besides a crossbow, but think you could show me what you know?

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[selfimage]

Pst, Katsa. I have a great deal on some suitable 16th century post-modern couches ...

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[steadfasts]

( huffs out a bit of a laugh because Hiro, really. )

Everyone's teasing aside, I can't necessarily teach you how to fight but I can spar with you for practice, if you want.

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[zerotohiro]

[There's a very sheepish grin, a sign that he knows this was a stupid thing but oh well.]

I didn't think you were actually a fighter. [Doesn't surprise him though.] What do you know?

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[uneulogized]

This isn't teasing.

[Said in a serious tone.]

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[vaccinations]

I could teach you to shoot a gun and shit.

The hand to hand stuff is more... breaking out of a hold and that kinda stuff. Generally, I like to avoid duking it out when most guys are a lot bigger than me.

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[zerotohiro]

[...well that's something he didn't consider before.] I mean I've gotten myself out of a lot of jams before when facing guys bigger than me. Extra advice couldn't hurt though.

I didn't even think about actual guns though. You think?

voice;

[shamanism]

Well, this is an interesting format...

[He's amused if nothing else.]

I could teach you some of what I learned as a gladiator.

voice;

[zerotohiro]

Yeah...it's...interesting. [Let's leave it at that.]

Gladiator? [Thrall oh god what have you done. He knows about Thrall's brief history in the ring, but man.] You'd really do that?

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[andallbite]

[ He... doesn't get the joke. (But who's surprised.) ]

You could'a told me you wanted to throw some punches around.

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[zerotohiro]

[.......]

Are you offering? Because I'll totally take you up on that.

voice.

[mixcds]

What kind've fabrics are you looking for?

[bc all his favourite places got trashed a year ago. but u know, secondary sources. ]

private voice.

[zerotohiro]

[He's just gonna toss a quick filter on this because...Jason. Jason is everywhere.]

I have a piece of fabric from an invisibility jacket and I want to find something to match it. Know of anything like that?

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[anarchos]

[It's weird, when Bellamy thinks about knowing of Hiro for so long but can't really recall any substantial conversations. Or maybe it's not that weird. He knows he's not always personable.]

[But Clarke more or less volunteered him to offer his help, so here is he. He might've rolled his eyes and grumped a little at her, but if he's being honest, he doesn't really mind. He's helped plenty of kids (and not so kidlike kids) learn how to use a knife and then some.]

So what can you already do? You wanted to learn how to use knives, right?

[Starting off with 'hello' is for chumps. Or something. Who cares about manners??]

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[zerotohiro]

[You know, Bellamy, Hiro feels the same way about you. He doesn't seem too perturbed by the lack of greeting (but he does exactly the same thing to most people he knows) and instead he nods a little too enthusiastically.]

Right. I've been training with some people for like eight months and I think I'm getting better with the dagger I have, but I want to start being more versatile. Clarke said you use hatchets, too?

( text. )

[manipulative]

Me: Wondering what I'm to receive in return if I train you.

[ katherine may not be a weapons instructor, but she can turn almost anything into a weapon. a five hundred year old vampire can totally teach a scrawny kid offering to entertain her a thing or two, right? ]

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[zerotohiro]

[He should have listened to Jason. He had thought about what he'd do if somebody asked, but he hadn't come up with a really clear answer. In the same fashion, he responds.

Curiosity's a bitch.]

Me: Supergenius who can pretty much build anything with the right resources and time. I'm not saying I'll give you whatever you want, but I could probably negotiate. All rewards depend on what you can provide.

So?

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[getinthechariot]

You're interested in sparring?

Have you heard of pankration?

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[zerotohiro]

You could say that. Isn't pankration kinda like wrestling?

[He's been reading up on Greek mythology lately. For reasons.]

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[gandere]

It isn't OK to contact you over other commercial interests? I'm hurt.

[ Plus it isn't his birthday. Big list for a boy who should be enjoying life. ]

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[zerotohiro]

For you? I might make a little bit of an exception. [Is he serious, is he not serious, the world may never know.] But for right now I wanna focus on these things.

[voice]

[chaoticwhimsy]

[Lumina has just been quietly watching this whole thing devolve with a kind of rapt, amused curiosity. But something finally sets her off, so all Hiro is going to hear is that oh-so-familiar giggling to indicate she's there.]

[Whoops?]

[voice]

[zerotohiro]

[After being friends with her for over a year? That's really all it takes to recognize her. When he responds his voice is muffled but mostly because his face is buried in one of his hands]

I know you're there. What is it?

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[semiurge]

[ Billy's been half paying attention to this, but some of what he's seeing makes him finally want to speak. Or facepalm. Why not both? He's pinching the bridge of his nose, when the video comes up. ]

You probably deserve at least eighty percent of this, but don't let Loki give you the talk.

[video]

[zerotohiro]

Only in the Drabwurld would I ever deserve this amount of hazing for asking a simple question. [But the tone and the look on his face says that he knows Billy's right. There's also the fact that he doesn't mind too much.]

And no, ew, trust me. He's tried before and I shut him down then, too. I don't need the talk. I learned all of this in high school during health class freshman year. [Hiro you were also, like, nine.]