Earl Ciel Phantomhive (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
faustianphantom) wrote2010-07-05 03:54 am
faustianphantom) wrote2010-07-05 03:54 am
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♚ First Move - {Video}
[The screen shakes as Ciel tries to operate the - to him - foreign device. His pale fingers are wrapped so tightly around the camera that his knuckles are white. To add to this picture of desperation, the boy is clenching his teeth.
Oh and his hands are covered in blood.]
Where the hell am I?! [He shudders intensely, his one visible eye filled with betrayal and pain.]
I want answers now! [The only saving grace for the dear Earl is that he was able to change out of his nightshirt. But it's clear that he is only partially dressed.]
It's too bloody cold out here... [He stumbles and falls to his knees, dragging in short, pained breaths.]
Oh and his hands are covered in blood.]
Where the hell am I?! [He shudders intensely, his one visible eye filled with betrayal and pain.]
I want answers now! [The only saving grace for the dear Earl is that he was able to change out of his nightshirt. But it's clear that he is only partially dressed.]
It's too bloody cold out here... [He stumbles and falls to his knees, dragging in short, pained breaths.]
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By popular reckoning around here, it's the year 2010. You've advanced more than a century through time. Spectacular enough yet?
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...2010? [The year is almost incomprehensible to him.] That's impossible. Surely there is a better explanation than that? [Such as this "City" lying to its guests.]
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If it's impossible, then explain the means by which you're talking to me right now.
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What year are you... [He scowls. The madness was catching, apparently.] What year were you born?
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But I will tell you that I'm twelve.
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Ah. I am a year older than you.
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I cannot stop you from disbelieving me. However, bear in mind that you are still currently in a disadvantageous position, I have as yet done nothing but attempt to assist, and I have no motive to mislead you.
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I am no fool. No matter what position I am in, I refuse to make a decision until I have all of the facts about my current situation.
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Purely for the sake of curiosity, what proof would it take to convince you? It would save us both a lot of time and guesswork.
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It's...hard to believe anything right now. The unthinkable happened before I arrived here.
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The unthinkable happens a lot here, too. You start to adapt to it. Also, the Welcome Center will have clothes and a room, both of which you are generally welcome to for the time being. Try to remain in the proximity of other people if at all possible, or you'll begin to hear a ticking sound that will gradually drive you insane. And maintain a healthy amount of skepticism when interacting with the natives. Several of them are kidnappers, murderers, or monsters of some variety.
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...tch. [Ciel has no choice but to bow before these words of caution, however.] Am I to believe that you are not one of these natives? What proof can you offer me that you are not a kidnapper, murderer or monster?
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You are. I'm an inmate, the same as you. And considering the difficulty, if not outright impossibility, of proving a negative, I suggest you take proof from simple reason. If I were a kidnapper, murderer, or monster, it would be counter-intuitive to warn you about myself. You have nothing I want, I currently stand to gain nothing by causing you harm, and you can see for yourself that I am too rational to be a deranged psychopath. Therefore, my proof is, once again, my complete lack of motive.
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There are twelve buildings arranged in a circle around the outer part of the City. Standard procedure is to just walk in and claim an empty room, when you're ready to establish more permanent residence.
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Mm.
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Interesting.
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