[video&action for orlea]

[smallskull]

[Assassin has been dutifully following her Master's orders, tracking one of the natives as part of the "game" he proposed to her. Sometimes, though, something else catches her eyes, and she finds herself distracted from the task at hand. This is one of those times.]

[Her target lives in Orlea, and from what she has gathered, music is one of his primary hobbies. So, it's no surprise when tailing him eventually leads to her following him into a store centered on as much. She has never really had the chance to listen to music before, much less any of the modern sort, so it isn't long before her attention falls away from him and onto the racks of CDs.]

[This is the backdrop when she decides ask a question of the populace at large. She wastes no time on an introduction or an explanation when she opens her mouth.]

What kinds of music are good?

[After this question is asked, if anyone is in the area and interested in stopping by the store, they may find Assassin inside, headphones held over her ears as she listens to whatever CD she happens to be sampling at the time. She has been picking what to listen to by how much she likes its name, which is maybe a little childish, but she is a child.]

Comments

[seeyousuffer]

That's good. I can accept that. So you'll bring it to me?

Then we'll destroy it.

[smallskull]

Mm-hm. [She nods again.] Is that the next part of the game?

[She isn't sure if she understands the point of doing that, but she doesn't have a problem with doing so, either.]

[seeyousuffer]

Yes. Then we'll leave a part of it where he can find it. I want you to continue your surveillance, to find more things that matter to him.

I want him to realize that there is something he can't control happening to him. Something he can't prove or understand.

[smallskull]

[She stays quiet as Kirei explains. Then, she nods.]

I get it. Is that all you want me to do, though? Steal stuff and then break it?

[She could do more than that, if Kirei wants her to upset their target.]

[seeyousuffer]

No, that's just the start.

I want him to suffer in every way possible.

[smallskull]

What else? [...] I won't do anything before you tell me I can, but I want to know.

[seeyousuffer]

[Kirei responds in a low voice, too low to be overheard, though he's been talking softly all this time.]

We can do anything to him that we like. Ruin his home, ruin his finances, ruin his health, make him question his sanity.

In the end, he'll have to die. That's the end of the game.

[smallskull]

Okay. I understand.

[She's an assassin. It's her job to kill people, so of course she isn't upset or bothered by what he has told her, even if she isn't used to drawing the act out and making a game of it this way. Maybe it will be fun, coming up with things to do to him.]

Do you want me to go get the guitar now?

[See, look! She's eager to move on to the next step of the game.]

[seeyousuffer]

Can you think of anything you'd like to do to him?

[This is supposed to be a fun game for her, after all. He can't make all the rules.]

And yes, I'd like that.

[smallskull]

Oh. [Well...] I just thought that if we want to make him think he's going crazy, I could do things like move stuff around inside his home or turn things on.

[seeyousuffer]

[For some reason, it pleases him to have her come up with the idea. Even though she's not really a child, he likes to hear her say it in her child's voice.]

A good idea. I was thinking that myself. I'm sure something so simple will be easy for you.

[smallskull]

[When he says it's a good idea, she does what she usually does when he praises her and brightens without smiling. Maybe if she had a tail, it would wag a couple of times.]

Do you want me to come up with something trickier?

[He's right that something like that would be simple and easy, and she wants to please him so he'll praise her more.]

[seeyousuffer]

[Kirei nods.]

If you can come up with something trickier, I'd like to hear it.

[More Assassins might be better, but he'll make good use of the one he has.]

[smallskull]

[Her brow furrows as she thinks.]

We should isolate him from other people. [Emotionally or physically. Or both.] I'm not sure how, though...

[seeyousuffer]

We should. He should feel every kind of pain, and emotional pain is worse than physical, in some ways.

Does he have many friends? A lover?

[smallskull]

[She hesitates for a brief second, and then she responds with a tentative shake of the head.]

Uh-uh, he only has a few friends. He's engaged, though.

[seeyousuffer]

I see. We'll have to think of some way to strip him of his friends. Have you discovered any useful information about them?

As for his engagement, perhaps we can make it seem that he's been unfaithful.

[smallskull]

Um, not really. Do you want me to investigate them, too?

[She perks up at his suggestion, though.]

Oh! That's a good idea! [Master is so smart.]

[seeyousuffer]

Maybe you should. It could help us to find ways to isolate him from them.

Yes, we can leave incriminating evidence in his home.

You could also send messages using his communication device purporting to be from him. Or eliminate communications from friends so he believes he's being ignored. I'm sure we can drive a wedge between him and his friends.

[smallskull]

Hm, okay! I'll study the messages on it. That should tell me more about his friends, too.

[So many people to stalk, though. She's only one girl.]

[seeyousuffer]

Yes, keep your primary focus on him, but learn as much as you can about the others in his life without going too far out of your way, and we can decide how best to drive a wedge between him and his friends.

I'm not sure how long to let him live. [He ponders. Spending too much time on one person could prove tiresome, unless they're particularly interesting.] More than a week. Maybe two or three.

[smallskull]

Okay! Understood!

[She nods, looking determined. She'll make you proud, Master...!]

Why don't we just let him live until he stops being interesting?

[There's no reason to give themselves a deadline, she figures.]