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[notaquaman]

[The face that pops onto the terminal screen is far, far too close for comfort. It's squeezed tightly into something trying for scorn, but there's an unmistakable edge of panic beneath those thick brows.]

This is hilarious, Barry! Really, you've outdone yourself!

[He backs up now, enough to actually be visible in all his lanky glory on the video feed.]

I'll be the better man here, I'll admit when I have been punk'd--hey! Look at you! You've completely lived up to your reputation as The Invisible Cunt and we're all very proud.

[He points with accusation at the terminal, as if he's giving it five seconds to confess to a crime it's committed before he becomes very, very disappointed and maybe throws a tantrum.]

But hasn't this...uncomfortably well thought out set-up gone on long enough? I thought we were friends!

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LUCIFEL GET OUT 8( (ilu)

[crouching_sin]

It's a different immortality than the one you're thinking of, probably -

[Oh. Lucifel.]

Your sense of time is unreliable. Time doesn't mean anything to someone like you.

[notaquaman]

First of all. [Interrupter number 2.] Rude. Didn't anyone ever teach you to raise your hand when you have a comment?

[He looks back to Interrupter number 1.] Second of all, who cares what kind of immortality it is? It's immortality! That's a power straight off the A-list! Am I the only one who thinks that's...cool? What the fuck!

[warriorscribe]

*Well, that might explain why Nathan's crazy. Poor guy. He hopes he never gets to be like him.

Lucifel's appearance never fails to relax him, though, and a small smile goes to his guardian.*

It's true. His sense of time has always been odd.

*Sorry, Lucifel. He'll make it up to you somehow.*

But I suppose if he's the "big mouth", you're the new "looks", aren't you, Lucifel?

*That's how.

Except wait. What?*

And just how long have you been immortal?

[crouching_sin]

... It's a curse, not a superpower. But you sound young. You'll learn.

[notaquaman]

Hey, nobody's stealing my title away from me. I was born looks and I'm staying looks!

[Nathan stops, scrunching up his face as he does the math in his head.]

You know I haven't really been counting, I've been so busy being a national celebrity, but if I had to put a number on it I guess...somewhere around half a year. Maybe a bit more. Whatever, I've died more times than I can figure on one hand, I'm getting the hang of it!

[He makes a noise of disbelief. Curse. Come on. Nothing this awesome could be a curse. Who didn't want to stay young and beautiful forever? Who didn't want to get anything and everything they wanted?]

[warriorscribe]

Half a year...you are young. You haven't even lived a lifetime yet.

*He sighs heavily.* You'll see, in time. Once we've time at all.

[brbtalkingtogod]

Time doesn't have much of a meaning if you have always been able to walk through it as you like.

[He had to learn that during his stay here. But they're gonna have to talk about that Enoch. But to get back at the kid...]

And it seems no one taught you respect to your elders. Half a year of immortality makes you nothing but a baby compared to others.

[crouching_sin]

Exactly. You're not even fully grown. You're nothing but a brat.

[notaquaman]

[Wow. What crawled up all their assholes to make them such...well, assholes?]

Hey, now! I may be blessed with boyishly good looks but make no mistake, I’m an adult! I had my own flat and everything back home, in a manner of speaking.

[By “in a manner of speaking” Nathan of course meant that that he lived on the floor of the city’s community center after having been kicked out of his mother’s house. But it counted. He bought his own vending machine food when he couldn’t manage to steal it!]

Jesus; real nice fucking welcome you give people around here! So what, I was a little freaked out by this whole mess, can you blame me? This hostility is completely uncalled for, you dicks! No wonder nobody wants to join your club!

[warriorscribe]

Of course you're an adult by normal standards. But you apparently have to improve your listening skills - we only spoke in terms of your immortality. You've only seen a part of what it means to be immortal.

[brbtalkingtogod]

"In a manner of speaking"... that isn't much of a clear statement, is it? Looking like an adult doesn't make you one. And acting the way you are is immature. Not really the trait of an adult, unless the definition in your world is different from the one I'm familiar with.

[You are welcome Nathan.]

Or what do you say?

[Naoya and Enoch are free to add something to his words if they wish.]