jigoku_apts | First Guitar Solo

[There is a muffled sound of someone awkwardly trying to work a phone, before a loud voice finally speaks up. Eddie proving to have some colorful language when he speaks.]

Dunno who I'm talkin' to- but, hey. If you could like direct me to the asshole who shoved a cinnamon candy in my mouth, it'd be appreciated, I'd like to have a few words with that shit.

Cause, hey- mother fucker. Shovin' cinnamon candy in someone's mouth when their asleep is fuckin' terrible. Besides you know, the chokin' hazard, do you know how fuckin' nasty cinnamon is? Seriously. Who the fuck even does that?

That in itself is the shittiest fuckin' thing. C'mon, man, at least give us somethin' like mint. Mint is perfectly acceptable if not less fuckin' nauseatin'. If I'm gonna die from candy, let it be mint, or- [There is a brief pause as he deliberates over his choices] chocolate mints. Yeah, chocolate mints.

Thanks for listenin' I guess? Hell if I know how these shitty blackberries work. This is why I use a flip phone, shit is simpler.

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I dunno if that's comfortin' or not. [The roadie surmises uncertainly back. His brow going up curiously at Silent Hill but doesn't question it.] I'm more used to huntin' demons than I am dealin' with ghosts.

What's your name anyway?

Heh, you sound like someone I used to know.

[Her amusement is tinted nostalgia, but she tries to shake it off.]

Mika. Mika Whitepaws. I'm the loser that's been stuck here the longest, so if you've got any questions, I can answer them for you.

You run into demon fighters often? [He lightly questions back with some amusement.]

Eddie, Eddie Riggs. Nice to meet ya. [He gives a light PSH in return.] Ey, you ain't a loser, just a survivor, takin' names, kickin' ass.

Here? You'd be surprised.

Eddie... [There's a pause as a note of recognition flickers through the way she says his name, and she's glad he can't see how her eye went wide as she stared at a spot on the wall. When she speaks again she sounds winded. This place never ceased to surprise her.]

More like getting my ass handed to me, but that's details.

I really shouldn't- considerin' how weird shit can get sometimes. Now I'm dropped into spook central.

[He arches a brow on his side of the audio feed.]

Ey, that's part of the survivin' part of things. I sure got my ass kicked 'fore I got here.

Welcome to Jigoku. It only gets worse from here.

[Another huff, her ears folding back away from the phone.]

Hey, not everyone's an action hero around here is all I'm saying.

That is equal parts horrifyin' as it is comfortin' I guess. Nice you're honest bout it. [It's clear enough he believes Mika on this one.]

Ey, ey- I wasn't guessin' everyone was. Mostly tryin' to relate since I did get knocked on my ass 'fore I got here. Dunno the status quo here, so hell if I even know what I'm talkin' bout. [Eddie is equally honest back for a big doofus somewhat full of bravado.] How you're talkin' though shows it's gonna be worse probably.

Two and a half years alone in this shithole and you kind of forget how to talk to people, I guess.

Well, it depends. Let me be perfectly honest with you, since you sound like the kind of guy that can handle this without flipping his shit like a box of cookies.

[She takes a deep breath, having to steady herself before she goes on. Eddie can turn into a demon and needs to know what can happen if he's been sloppy.]

If you've got any magical powers I'd suggest keeping them to yourself, using any kind of unusual energy gets the locals riled up and they will mob you like white on rice. Now mind you, when I'm saying this place can kick your ass I mean it will literally murder the everliving fuck out of you, wear your corpse like a Halloween costume, then bring you back just so it can try it again. If you have any powers at all, this place will use them to mow down as many other people trapped here as possible before letting you have your body back. The process between getting killed and revived usually takes a few days to set in.

[She goes quiet for a moment before she speaks again.]

I should know, I've lost at least a week or two by this point.

Eh, could just me being an asshole, that's pretty high possibility. [He offers simply back, taking a shot at himself before he settles down to actually listen to Mika. When she finishes, he makes a quiet, huh.]

I'll keep that in mind. Rather not bring the powers that be down on me. [He isn't sure what she knows or what to think of that disclaimer, but he isn't taking it lightly.] I'll avoid doin' anythin' too outta the ordinary since I'd rather not be fuckin' mobbed and worn round.

M'sorry to hear that, losin' a week sounds- pretty fuckin' shitty if anything.

I've met worse around here, trust me.

Well, losing the days isn't as bad as getting mauled by the thing in the lake or murdered by the girl in the well, only to wake up a few days later to find yourself covered in blood without knowing why. It's always the actual dying and reviving part that's the worst. Because while this place will heal you of whatever killed you? You don't get healed from people defending themselves while you're possessed.

[Another heavy sigh as she shakes her head even if no one can see it.]

I almost died twice in a row once, if it hadn't been for someone who knew healing magic I would've been in a lot of trouble. Luckily I'm not some overpowered super-soldier or anything like that, if you can call that lucky.

I'll keep that shit in mind- considerin' you know, gettin' mauled by monster and friends alike ain't high on my list of good shit. I'll keep a note to either bone up on my medical knowledge or be real tight and cozy with a healer if there is any. Better than just hopin' things will be okay after you wake up.

It's lucky as you can get round here, far as I can guess. You take what you can get.

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