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[deaftly]

--shit's supposed to record my voice? Why the fuck would I want to leave a message on this thing anyway? They should know who the fuck they're calling if they're calling me in the first place, and obviously I'm not gonna pick up if I don't like them so...

What do you mean it's already recording?

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[deaftly]

So we're human... This is awful! Ugh, I just want to go home.

[Naki sighs heavily.]

Do you... do you think we're gonna be okay?

[preybeforemeals]

Hm...?

[That's...new. What sort of question is that...]

What other option do we have?

[deaftly]

Well... I know, we don't have a choice, so we have to adapt but...

[He frowns, trying to figure out how to word it.]

...I don't know. I just don't know, okay?

[preybeforemeals]

[Tsukiyama glances away from the device again; he's...not entirely sure what to do with any of this, but at least he's smiling again when he refocuses on the camera.]

We've outlasted everything back in Tokyo. Do you really think this place is going to defeat us?

We'll be fine, monsieur, because surviving is what we were created to do. Do you understand?

[deaftly]

["Surviving is what we were created to do". Naki smiles at that, the expression open and trusting, as usual.]

Yeah. Yeah, I get it! It might be weird at first, but we'll make it through this. It won't be a problem!

[preybeforemeals]

[aaaaaaand that is another point for the "...you know, I didn't actually think that would work" tally

he's up to like four

he's been here for five days]

There we go.

[...]

You might want to eat something before the doctors here get an indication that you haven't been - they're very rude about it once they do.

[deaftly]

[Naki is very easy to placate...]

Yeah, I'll-- Doctors? What happened?

[preybeforemeals]

Rien, rien - they're just a bit displeased with me, that's all.

[deaftly]

Because you hadn't been eating?

[preybeforemeals]

[...can we not seem so legitimately upset about this, Naki, good lord.]

That and they didn't care for my solution to the problem.

[deaftly]

[Nope, sorry!]

Solution? Did you try to hunt someone?

[preybeforemeals]

The girl I'm traveling with isn't suitable.

[AT ALL.]

I've gotten some valid advice in the past, however, so I acted on that instead.

[deaftly]

Yeah? What was that?

[preybeforemeals]

"Even your own flesh can be eaten."

[deaftly]

"Even your own--"

[What?]

You tried eating yourself!?

[preybeforemeals]

Our regenerative abilities don't work here, either, by the way.

[...TSUKIYAMA, THAT IS NOT AN ANSWER.]

[deaftly]

Oh my god.

[He doesn't even religion, but what else is he supposed to say to that?]

Are you okay!?

[preybeforemeals]

You underestimate me! Of course I am. It wasn't anything extensive, just enough blood to take the edge off.

[deaftly]

But it didn't work, right? Because we're human?

[preybeforemeals]

Not for very long, anyway.

[deaftly]

Well, obviously you don't need to do that again. I mean, human food might not be as good, but it's better than... that.

[...He might be a little worried, okay.]

[preybeforemeals]

[...sir, what is your damage.]

If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were concerned.

[deaftly]

Well of course I am! What if you do something like that and you die? Then what? There isn't anyone else I know here!

[He's actually made a friend, but Henry is different. Henry isn't someone who understands what being a ghoul is like.]

[preybeforemeals]

Don't be ridiculous - actually killing myself would defeat the point, don't you think?

[Because that is clearly the issue here, and not just the issue he feels like addressing because he's not sure what to think of the rest.]

[deaftly]

Well yeah, of course it would. But I mean... we're human now and humans are really... really easy to kill.