4th [action]

[splitthebaby]

[Today, there is a knock at your door! But it's not that usual vampire brat standing there once the door opens. Instead, it's a teen girl with white hair, also known as the Rat King going around as a human.]



Good afternoon. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about the supernatural?

[It's survey time....]

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[chalicejoker]

[His expression STILL doesn't change. Poker face.]

I keep telling you, I couldn't help that. The slime was making me do crazy things that day. And I had no control over the kitchen; once that slime started vomiting out from the sink, everything started to try to kill us on its own.

Really, all I did was smash the dishes.

[Yep, all the slime's fault. All of it. Totally the slime's fault.]

[splitthebaby]

N-No more please. I'll ask Ciel to look over the situation. She may have questions for both of you or she may ignore it altogether.

[suicidoll]

Should we perhaps go with you, then? If my dolls will warrant the attention of others, then so should Hajime's origins as an immortal monster of destruction.

[chalicejoker]

[YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT HE TOLD YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE...and kind of repeatedly snarled it while under the influence of rage!slime. It breaks through his poker face.]

Kreutzer, I'm warning you...

[splitthebaby]

[Her eyes went blank for a second as she conferred with Merem psychically. Finally, she sighed and held her head in her hand.]

If you go anywhere with me, you will probably regret that decision somehow.

[suicidoll]

So you are saying we should wait here for yours and Ciel's approval to determine whether or not we're a threat? It's as if we're being given a lose-lose ultimatum. Is that what you're hearing as well, Hajime?

(No insults this time! HOW RARE)

[chalicejoker]

[He's got his arms crossed now, and he nods, scowling. His body language is becoming a little more aggressive. Frankly, he knows he's a threat and doesn't need to be told anything.]

I'm hearing something very similar, yes.

And I don't like it.

[splitthebaby]

It has nothing to do with me. I am a demon myself.

[suicidoll]

So it's entirely to do with this "Ciel" character? If that's the case, then I would like to speak with her myself. We shall see to this matter ourselves, won't we Hajime?

[chalicejoker]

[His arms are still crossed, and he nods.]

That we will.

[splitthebaby]

[You know what, EJECT.]

....speak with Merem Solomon instead.

[suicidoll]

(Don't worry; these two tend to be really difficult to deal with.)

Another name, another character to confront. Very well; take us to him.

[chalicejoker]

[They're bad enough individually, and together they sort of feed off of each other...

Hajime scowls and nods in agreement with Kreutzer.]

We'd like to have words with him.

[splitthebaby]

....follow me, please.

[Sob. She starts walking off toward the Church.]

[suicidoll]

(Kreutzer and Hajime follow her to the church.)

((Hajime-mun is going to bed now, so he'll be on autopilot the whole time; Kreutzer was going to be doing the talking for both of them, anyway. Is that alright?))

[splitthebaby]

[That's fine.

And the girl gestures them through the door of the Church, not offering ot go inside herself.]

[suicidoll]

Thank you.

(Kreutzer holds her tongue from making any remarks about demons; she knows of metaphors about not taking out aggression on messengers. As such, she and Hajime enter the church.)

[splitthebaby]

[No noise from the girl. She's already vanished and returned as Merem's arm.

As for Merem, he's sitting on the podium where the Priest would normally give his sermons.]

[suicidoll]

(The pair make their approach to Merem with several of Kreutzer's dolls flying alongside them.)

Merem Solomon, I presume?

[splitthebaby]

That would be my name. And you need not explain the story. I know it all already.

[suicidoll]

Very well. I am Kreutzer Wilhelm XIII; this is Hajime Aikawa.

[splitthebaby]

Yes, yes. And the two of you seem to be at some kind of...stand off.

[suicidoll]

That's one way of putting it, yes. There's a constant conflict of interest, simply put.

[splitthebaby]

You have to understand, for the safety of others, that conflict can't expand.

[suicidoll]

That I can understand. What I'm not understanding is why we suddenly need to be put under review.