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In a world of myths and mysteries, the pinnacle of the magical academies exists. Eldritch Academy offers education to all ages and species but specializes in the study and training of one's innate mystical capabilities, often called Eldritch Energies, Powers, or Unknowns, but more formally known as their Talent. However, tensions run high with the nations only holding a fragile peace as the Talents that rival the epitomes of technology change the balance of power.
With the more recent uprising of evil Shades and introduction of combat-oriented programs into Talent-focused schools, nations grow more aggressive towards one another. The demand for resources grows, and skirmishes at the border of Arka and Mistere become more frequent. Monsters run into the nations from the Wildes, terrorizing villages and cities. The need for trained or in-training Hunters and Guardians has never been more urgent.
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One Does not Simply... (Private)
Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jun 19, 2019 11:28:55 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jun 19, 2019 11:28:55 GMT -6
“No.” But yes. If he bit down on someone he’d react in that same way. But he was different in that he had options, and took those in order to preserve the lives of those around him. As the sedative began to sink even further into his mind Ozaki would find himself feeling a bit drowsy and sluggish. “I’ve… Changed plenty.” But not nearly enough. Fifteen years as a vampire and still struggling with that same problem? It was embarrassing.
He wanted to go back to sleep now. Proooobably not the best idea with a dream diving Dreamweaver close by though.
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jun 24, 2019 4:39:16 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jun 24, 2019 4:39:16 GMT -6
Spiral eyes would watch the other as the mind made mental notes on where the other had not answered questions. There was a lot the Nightmare wanted to crack down on and dig into. He figured that what he had been given was only a small bit of the actual truth underneath, but the other was starting calm even more. How curious.
Had the other simply blown through the anger that had seized him and now was calming? Perhaps, but there was something not so normal about this... though Rika could not tell what at this point. Regardless of that little mystery, he was starting to get short answers that was flavored with the sort of speech pattern that one used when they were about to go to sleep.
This was…unfortunate. He wanted to learn more, but….
He would give the other a slow blink as he nodded. “That is good then. Perhaps do not be so hard on yourself then for the past…and as for the current state of things. If it so bad perhaps consider not tackling it alone. I understand this may be personal, but you do not have to think that you have to face a heavy thing alone. It is something to consider for both handling the past issues and present,” the Nightmare would say and then with a small sigh, he would take another step towards the other. “You are tired and could do with some rest. Let me walk you to your place at the very least,” he would say wondering if the other would make it alone. Though sleep could give him an opening to take to get more information, at this point he too was becoming tired for a different reason and as much as he wanted to dig more he figured for now the manual way would have to do.
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jun 24, 2019 10:13:45 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jun 24, 2019 10:13:45 GMT -6
“Nawwwwww. I’ve got it handled. I’ve dealt with this guy before.” It was just this time Ozaki was going to have to kill him, was all. He thought with a light calmness that belayed the words he was mulling over. It was chill now. Completely chill. That was the simple fact. “I can make it home on my own.” He would also say in counter to the Dreamweaver’s offer to help, attempting to walk by him.
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jul 1, 2019 4:50:25 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jul 1, 2019 4:50:25 GMT -6
The Nightmare would hear the words, taking note of how the other was behaving in comparison to earlier. He wasn’t dumb. This was not a normal cool down, was it? His eyes would narrow as he shook his head at the other.
“Perhaps you have, but even so I suggest taking my words seriously.” Whether or not he had previous experience before with whatever was happening from the way he reacted to it earlier? The Nightmare wondered if the other would actually be okay alone. Speaking of alone…
When the other walked passed him, Nightmare would watch him from the corner of his eye debating how to approach this before opening his mouth. “I am not sure what you did to yourself to become so calm, but I am not very fond of the end results. I insist on going with you for my own sanity.” At least if he saw the guy get into his home more or less safely he could maybe rest easily. He still had to worry what the guy might do alone, but he couldn’t take his concern that far….maybe. Either way, the Nightmare wouldn’t let the guy go far before following behind.
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jul 1, 2019 12:29:56 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jul 1, 2019 12:29:56 GMT -6
Ozaki’s pupils steadily went wider as the sedative he’d given himself finally came to full bloom. It was a vast change from the slitted, near feral state they had been in earlier. “Well.” His words came out as more of a drawl right now than the teeth gritting hesitant speaking of earlier. Each word had been carefully measured as if a recipe, trying to reveal only just enough to get by at the time.
“You know what? I can tell you’re just the type of guy who’ll follow me even if I say no. So. Fine. Sure. You can come with me but you’re not getting into the apartment complex.” He spoke with a casual acceptance now, not seeming to be bothered at all by any of it.
That way at the very least while the Dreamweaver might know the general area of where he lived, there were still hundreds of rooms within it. So he wouldn’t know exactly.
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jul 8, 2019 4:02:43 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jul 8, 2019 4:02:43 GMT -6
The other’s eyes would go wider, but the nightmare’s strange color eyes would only narrow as he watched the other’s behavior. He wasn’t exactly liking what he was seeing and the way the other spoke?….No. He didn’t like this at all and so addressed both what was said before and after in one go.
“I hope you are not dismissing what I said,” he would begin before sighing as a hand went to his hip as frown of displeasure crossed his features. His eyes were back to red again as he spoke. “Do you blame me for being concerned? I don’t know what the hell you did to yourself back there to make you all accepting and shit, but it is concerning when someone goes from murderous to whatever after a few minutes. You don’t come off that sort of rage just like that and even if you did it usually makes you tire and irritable versus just like ‘whee I am floating on the clouds.’” The Nightmare would use his hands to demonstrate going from a low spot to a sudden high. “It’s like you’re on drugs. Not that that is my problem if you want to do that, but honestly you just want to do something like and then expect a person not to be concerned?” He shook his head. “Nah man. I am going to walk you home. Straight to the door.” He made the last sentence as firm and clear as possible.
Sure the other could resist, but honestly this wasn’t about finding out where the guy lived. This was more about making sure he made it home period. As for ensuring he didn’t do anything dumb once inside. Well he could be invasive if he wanted to be, but wouldn’t go that far this time. Besides, he had a way of keeping an eye on things from afar anyway.
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jul 8, 2019 12:23:26 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jul 8, 2019 12:23:26 GMT -6
“And lemme guess. If I don’t you’re just going to go all surreal and unseeable and follow me anyways.” Their physical form was a conscious choice. Choosing a form that could not be seen and did not have a sound or smell to detect would be a mere parlor trick for them. They were not fully creatures of this world. Thusly the normal rules of it did not truly apply to them. “Sure. Suit yourself.” He did not seem overly bothered by this like he may have formerly been. It was what it was. If Mister Red Eyes wanted to follow him home to make sure he was safe, he could have at it.
Ozaki started walking onwards to leave the school building, angling his umbrella to block the sunlight as he did so. He was totally on drugs right now. The fact that Rika had of course figured it out would be cause for much alarm later. But for now it was hard to give a damn about anything.
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jul 9, 2019 4:30:19 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jul 9, 2019 4:30:19 GMT -6
“You seem to know a lot about my kind and assume much based on what you have,” the Nightmare would say flatly before taking a moment to run his hands through his long wavy hair. With a huff he would continue. “While I could do that, I am much too tired to deal with such a thing right now, but you are right about one thing. I would find a way to put eyes on you to ensure you got home safely.” He honestly would not be able to rest properly not knowing if the guy made it home or not. Not while he was like this at least. Was he over worrying? Maybe, but still…the guy strangeness wasn’t comfortable so there was that. See? He was even agreeing easier than before.
Whatever the hell the guy was on….he kind of wondered if he would share some with him. There were some days the Nightmare needed a chill pill of some kind and while it was true he could easily null the effect of said drug due to what he was, he also had a way to let it sink in. Hmm. Perhaps when this one wasn’t high or whatever he’d ask for a sample to study. That curiosity aside, when the other began to walk, the Nightmare would shift to follow him watching as the other angled his umbrella to block the sun as he moved.
As he moved through sunlit areas, it was revealed that his skin was alot paler than the building lighting made it out to be though he didn't seem to be too bothered by the light regardless.
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jul 9, 2019 23:24:11 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jul 9, 2019 23:24:11 GMT -6
“Sorry. Sorry. Don’t mean to make assumptions or whatever.” Ozaki would wave away Rika’s words.
The answer to that would be a solid no. Ozaki usually wasn’t a sharer. And if Ozaki were to be, he was both on the wrong thing and not high enough to do such. He knew very well how dangerous his talent could be. More than once he’d ended up on the shitty end of it and have to sign himself into a rehab that also had the ability to suppress talents while it was at it. Doctor Hemlock knew him by name by this point… Granted that wasn’t simply just because of rehab, but also because Ozaki tended to go to him sometimes if there was some sort of fishy drug going around the streets.
Though… Way he was going he might have to do that sometime soon. But it was hard to see a scenario right now where he wouldn’t need these drugs. With massive forces bearing down on him for unknown reasons, life altering truths revealed. He needed to stay calm. He couldn’t go off on a blood rage or be constantly anxious. It was too much to bear. This state… This state was better. So much better.
He normally flew home, it being both faster and funner. But for obvious reasons that wasn’t really an opinion. Eh. His apartment wasn’t that far away from here anyways. Just a thirty minute walk. Or he could call a taxi if need by. Which may be the case at one point. If his normal second shadow caught onto his state he probably would not be very happy. But that was a big assumption to make. It'd probably be fine.
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jul 10, 2019 4:33:43 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jul 10, 2019 4:33:43 GMT -6
“….”
Rika took in the reaction the other gave to his words, but for the moment didn’t say anything. He didn’t particularly care to be brushed off in this state of mind, but at the same time he knew getting aggravated and fussing about the situation was pointless. Whatever the guy was on had him floating…and there was no fun or worth in beating someone on drugs down without a pretty valid reason. Though he wondered if giving him a headache was a valid reason for a smack down. This guy had put him through the ringer earlier, so wasn’t it only fair he paid him back with a few well placed licks? Meh. Maybe another time. Right now he much rather relax on the floor or something than fight. Fighting would probably get someone more than injured at this state.
So taking the situation as it was, the moody Nightmare would follow behind the other quietly mainly watching to see if he would fall out or anything like that. Something where he might end up needing to carry the guy or maybe call for help. He honestly didn’t want that to happen, but who knew what might happen in this case. Anyway…
“….” The Nightmare would look at the surroundings as he opened his mouth. “So tell me what is it that you used on yourself to get you into such a state?” His question was one of curiosity, but not asked with the same excitement or pushiness that he could have when he was in a less moody frame of mind.
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jul 10, 2019 11:13:51 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jul 10, 2019 11:13:51 GMT -6
Now that was a dangerous question to answer, even if he wasn’t on the clock right now. Even calm as he was he knew that was just a bad idea. He was still within the school grounds. Then again. Occasionally faculty had to use their talent or some sort of knock out tranquilizer on students or even other faculty members if they were coming down with a species-induced frenzy for one reason or another. What’s the difference really?
He was just using it on himself. Surely that was some manner of responsible. Rrriiiight?
“Oh just my talent. Just keeping myself chill.” There was less stigma against using one’s talent to keep one calm. No outright rules against it either, like there was for drug use.
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jul 13, 2019 6:20:12 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jul 13, 2019 6:20:12 GMT -6
The Nightmare would hear the words said and tilt his head as he continued to follow the other. "Your talent acts like a drug to calm you? Does it work on you alone? Also have you considered other ways of calming yourself outside of that?" The Nightmare's questioning was back to being calm and more or less soft, but that presence of something less gentler was still in the area and his eyes remained red. Even in this unstable state the Nightmare was curious and concerned for the other. If he had developed a skill that acted like a drug to keep himself calm...what would happen if could not use it? Would he lose control then? And what was the drawback of being dependent upon said talent?
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jul 13, 2019 13:00:36 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jul 13, 2019 13:00:36 GMT -6
All the questions. Eeh. If he didn’t answer some of them it’d just make the Dreamweaver ask more of them. “It can calm other people too.” And much much more. So much more. But he didn’t have to go into that. The Dreamweaver had asked a question. And Ozaki answered only what he had asked. Ozaki pushed open the door that lead outside.
Other ways to calm himself… He knew of breathing exercises. There were distractions. “I don’t always resort to it. Usually not. Just… This time yah.”
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Rika
Traveler
The Collector
GRADE •
A+
VITALITY •
5
STRENGTH •
2
SPEED •
2
RESILIENCE •
5
STAMINA •
4
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Yin/Yang
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Being of Surrealism
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Deshi
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Jul 15, 2019 4:48:12 GMT -6
Post by Rika on Jul 15, 2019 4:48:12 GMT -6
Rika was getting simple answers to his questions something he honestly wasn’t too upset about in his state of mind. He took note of what the other said about it calming others as he pushed a loose strand of hair behind his ear and followed the other outside, his eyes narrowing against the brightness of the sun. “What else can it do outside of calming?” Heh, so much for getting away from details. The Nightmare was too curious and kind of wanted to know exactly what that talent was. Though whether the other answered him or not was another matter. Either way, he would hum in thought to the part about other options of calming down.
“I would hope you do not rely on this stuff too much. While I am unsure of its components, it has catch doesn’t it? To over using?” Wouldn’t any drug like thing have a price to pay in the end? “In any case, there are a multitude of things you can do to help yourself in those situations. You can talk to people or if you prefer not to, there are some mind exercises that help also. There is also art, walking, or doing some activity that allows you to release that energy and feel better. There is also mind dumps if you don’t mind me in your head for a bit to help through an issue. It depends on what you like to do and what makes you comfortable.”
The Nightmare’s tone would stay calm and his expression neutral as he looked around the area as he followed the other.
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Yuuki Ozaki
Faculty
GRADE •
B-
VITALITY •
3
STRENGTH •
3
SPEED •
4
RESILIENCE •
1
STAMINA •
3
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Blood Conversion
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Vampire-Cursed Variant
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Heyyew
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Jul 15, 2019 11:06:58 GMT -6
Post by Yuuki Ozaki on Jul 15, 2019 11:06:58 GMT -6
“That’s not something I’m going to tell you.” Ozaki said straight up in regards to asking what his talent could do. Normally he’d dodge around the question or be vague, but right now he was just thinking…. Yah he’d just tell Rika straight up he wouldn’t tell him. Whether or not it’d make him more curious didn’t matter.
As for a catch to over using it? Yah there was totally a catch. Namely getting addicted, risking his job, loosing everything he’d worked so hard for. If Nyx hadn’t opted to ghost him after her broke her leg due to her offense of not killing her or something he’d stand the risk of loosing her too. It’d been an accident. A result of someone fucking around with his precious blood supplies at the school for some deranged reason. But still. It had been him who had done that horrible thing.
But really it was better she was avoiding him. With gangsters following him it was better off that she kept her distance. All the better to keep her out of it. Even if it killed him to know he had been so close to having a family… It’d been in his grasp, he’d had it all for a moment, and he’d fucked it up.
Well. Normally it killed him. Right now it was just a mild acknowledgement that things had worked out for the best. She was safer this way. His pain was inconsequential. And right now it was non-existent. Ozaki would ghost the question of Rika asking whether or not his talent had downsides and moved onto the next bundle of things he would say.
The vampire snorted when Rika said mind dump. “Mind dump. Pffft. But no. Stay out of my head.” Ozaki with say with a doofy grin. While what Rika called it was funny, no. Just no. As for activities. He could think of a few. Like hunting… But that would end baaaaad if he weren’t high. Well. Unless he did long range shooting. But that wasn’t really what he’d been in the mood for just a second ago was it? But he’d feel bad if he did that, even if it was to a non-humanoid. He always felt bad seeing blood on his hands.
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