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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ What it be like from now on? Will they all begin to doubt each other, wondering what facades everyone else is putting on? Will this first spillage of blood lead to even more?

It's an answer that he doesn't like, but he's confident in it. ]


...I do. We can't go back to what little peace we felt before, not anymore. It's all changed for the worse, whether we like it or not.

[ And he's not so confident that they won't wake up to another murder in just a couple of days. ]

Have you thought about what you'll do about it?
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
We want similar things. I want to stay alive and help as many others leave here alive too.

[ He has goals to accomplish, after all, and he can't achieve those if he's dead. ]

If a number of us are determined to keep that mindset... we might be able to achieve something. One of us is bound to stumble upon something at some point, so long as we keep looking.

[ Kurapika isn't a particularly optimistic person, but he knows what a good mindset can accomplish.

But speaking of stumbling upon things— ]


What was your idea?
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
Do you value yourself so little, Vayne?

[ Not that Kurapika isn't the same—the only reason why he wouldn't offer is because he has a goal he's set out to accomplish, a goal that he'll gladly shave years off of his life to accomplish. But just because his reasons are selfish doesn't mean he doesn't also place little value on his own livelihood.

He's a hypocrite for even asking Vayne that question, but he doesn't care about being a hypocrite. ]


Or is it that you value everyone else's safety above anything else?
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...Ah.

It's strange, understanding exactly how Vayne feels, albeit for different reasons. ]


And if I told you I understand, at least on some level? I don't have anyone hunting after me, but rather I'd rather not let a friend die just so I could reach my goals.

Have you not resolved to protect them instead, rather than letting them lose you?
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
...Don't you think they stick with you because they want to? Sometimes, your friends will accept the risk to them anyway, because they think it's worth it.

[ His words prickle at something at the back of his mind—a fuzziness covering some sort of resolve that Kurapika felt from his own friends. But what was that resolve, exactly...?

He knows the result, and that's what matters, so he'll use that as an example instead of trying to dig into that fuzziness further. ]


You know, my friends helped me take someone more powerful than the four of us combined hostage simply because they wanted to help me. If your friends are still with you, then I think they're fine dealing with whatever happens as it comes.

[ ... ]

But knowing that and accepting it are two separate things. It's why I almost always work alone.
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
…It is. Nothing terrifies me more than the thought of accidentally hurting one of my friends.

[ He closes his eyes for a moment, letting himself imagine it… and quickly letting the thought go. Frustration from the trial still has him on edge, and he can’t allow his emotions to get out of control. ]

That’s why I’ve chosen to operate alone, for the most part. I employ the people who help me, because I feel they at least get something out of it.

[ He looks over at Vayne, his lips set in a frown. ]

Being alone isn’t easy, but do you think that would be better? Or are you set on sacrificing yourself as a way to solve your problem instead? You have choices outside of that option, even if you don’t want to put them in danger. Look at the gray areas rather than deciding on the most extreme option.
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-10 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He can't fault Vayne for it, not when Kurapika doesn't really get it himself either. There's nothing and no one for him to return to, and so living after he completes his goals... it doesn't matter so much. ]

It's a power that I and everyone else would be thankful for, I can promise you that.

[ Some might not be happy about culprits coming back, but Kurapika sees it as a righting of the very first wrong—everyone being taken from their worlds. ]

Is it that power that causes people to come after you?
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-11 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
...No, you're not being too hasty. People covet power like that in just about any world. In mine, Hunters would be after you all the time, so long as going after you wasn't declared illegal.

[ Which is possible—his world does have rules for things like that, after all. ]

Unique, nearly all encompassing power is tempting to many. But I think you're probably the best kind of person to have it anyway. Of course you could use it inappropriately, but would you, when push comes to shove...? I doubt it.

[ He thinks Vayne is pretty easy to read, at least on the surface. Unless this is another Sora situation, he doesn't think Vayne is someone who could be so easily pushed to wreak havoc. He's seemed nothing but honest, and the fact that he's willing to tell Kurapika this much speaks to that. ]
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-11 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
You're willing to die so you don't hurt anyone and you're telling all of this to me when you barely know anything about me either. What if I used that against you?

[ He smiles a little bit. ]

I am a Bounty Hunter, you know.

[ The kind of person Vayne should be cautious of, right? ]
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-11 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's a dark joke, but it makes him smile nevertheless. Joking about it makes it easier to swallow. ]

It might be contradictory to being a Bounty Hunter, but I don't like death, especially when it's related to someone who cares a lot about other people. We need people like you around.

[ And people like Kurapika need to be reminded that there are those out there who will put others before them. ]

I guess it's a good thing you chose to tell me, though. I agree that there are plenty of others here who would've seen that as an opportunity for themself.
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-11 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's easier being honest, he's found. Even back on the boat in that game of death, honesty is what continued to keep his charge alive. ]

You said I don't know you at all, but you're still so forthcoming in your kindness anyway.

[ It's almost naïve, though it doesn't mean Kurapika respects it any less. He wishes he could still hold those values. ]

I won't stop you from reviving everyone if you get the chance, but I hold no pity for Sora and his execution.

[ Though with his frustration right at the end there... Kurapika is sure that much is obvious. ]
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[personal profile] revengier 2024-03-11 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ …Hm. ]

I hadn’t thought of it that way. I guess it really shouldn’t be on us to be the arbiters of justice, should it?

[ Is it concerning he hadn’t thought differently until now? Yes, but his concern thus far has been living through this. The ethics were lost on him… even if they wouldn’t have been only a couple of years ago.

He falls quiet. ]


You know, I had been thinking of death for a death. [ He glances at Vayne. ] But that’s no way to run a peaceful town.

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