001; Dictated

[comsubin]

[ Well this is an odd situation to find yourself in. A man in military gear and a big ol' rifle strapped to his back is standing outside the castle in the nice cold night air staring up at it critically. He's got the journal open in one hand and every now and then looks down to flip a page or two over.

He seems to have gotten the basic gist of the thing at least, since he seems to be listening and reading things without really absorbing anything that's being said before flipping to a new page and talking. ]

Hey! What the hell is going on here? I've got no idea what game you're playing at, but I've got something more important I was in the middle of.

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[greatesthitman]

[Oh look who it is, someone Reborn honestly shouldn't be surprised at seeing here but he still is.

And so like a creeper, he just comes up behind him on his way back from the City, having been poking around it tonight as an adult.]

Last to the party as always, Colonello.

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[comsubin]

[ Well now there's a surprise that isn't even close to a surprise at all. If someone's brought him here in the middle of the fight he's assuming the other Arcobaleno probably have been as well, if not all the representatives.

Colonnello twists around, warily eying the space behind Reborn like he's waiting for someone else to make their appearance. ]

I didn't know there was one. What's he up to now?

[ Vague "he", but Colonnello's assuming Reborn will know which "he" he means. ]

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[greatesthitman]

[Well sort of. Kind of. It's complicated.

But there's no one behind him, no tell tale sign of his students there. It's just him, looking as casual as casual can be.]

It's not him that brought us here, it's that. [Pointing at the castle. No he's not joking.]

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[comsubin]

[ That's vaguely unsettling. The part about Reborn looking casual. Then again when isn't Reborn unsettling?

He glances over at the castle then looks back at Reborn. If anyone else were telling him this he'd think they were insane. If it's Reborn there's a 50/50 chance he believes him, but he's still on the fence about it right now. ]

What are you talking about?

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[greatesthitman]

[Not much, let's be real. But it is how he is here.

And then he just tilts his head at that, looking well, not even amused just sort of "How dumb are you?".]

A force stronger then even him.

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[comsubin]

[ That's pissing him off, and he already wasn't in a great mood. He's visibly bristling at that. Now's not the time for one of his and Reborn's petty squabbles though. ]

Are you gonna tell me what that is or not?

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[greatesthitman]

[And he's still as calm as ever, crossing his arms at that. No, now's not the time to get into a squabble and he had been trying to help.

It's not his fault Colonello's an idiot.]

I did, idiot.

Dictated

[not_mafia]

H-heek! What a rough voice...

Dictated

[comsubin]

Hey! Speak up!

Dictated

[not_mafia]

[A startled yelp.] Y-yes sir!

Dictated

[comsubin]

[ That voice... It takes him a second for it to click. ]

Tsunayoshi Sawada.

[ It's a relief to hear the kid is here in one piece. Now if only the others would show up too already! ]

Tell me what's going on here.

Dictated

[not_mafia]

Huh? Wait, how do you know my name?

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[comsubin]

We don't have time for that.

[ They probably do, but he's still trying to figure out why his curse has been lifted so he's not feeling like having this whole q&a with Tsuna about it. That's Reborn's job anyway. ]

Get with the explanations already.

[wolfchild]

So does everyone.

[ The unimpressed tone matches the unimpressed look the kid is giving Colonello's back. ]

[comsubin]

[ Turning around to get a look at the kid lurking behind him. ]

Then we don't have to waste both our time. Who brought me here and where are they hiding themselves?

[wolfchild]

[ Pointing at the castle. ]

[comsubin]

[ Well that answers the second one at least. ]

In the castle?

[wolfchild]

No. The castle.

[comsubin]

[ It doesn't get less crazy sounding no matter how many times you hear it. ]

Hey. What the hell are you talking about?

Dictated

[originalcopy]

Welcome to castle Wonderfuck new guy.
Hate to break it to you but that important thing is going to have to wait for a while.

Dictated

[comsubin]

I heard it already. Hey. You people around here give up pretty easily.

dictated all the way down

[originalcopy]

Who's given up... I'm just giving you a dose of reality.

At least as real as it gets around here.

This place throws curve-balls at us pretty regularly. I think it's to keep us so busy we don't have time to look for a way out.

yes that!

[comsubin]

[ Different than the feeding off the emotions theory tossed his way earlier, but makes sense to him. ]

What sort of curve-balls are you talking about?

[originalcopy]

All kinds of stupid shit.

A bunch of us just got sucked through a mirror and sent to a bullshit crazy place.

Before that there have been psycho viruses and kiss-crazy inducing nutcrackers... and that's just to start.

[comsubin]

[ Wow... almost none of that sounds remotely sensical. ]

Viruses, kiss inducing nutcrackers... Sounds like a pain in the ass. Is it all the castle's fault?