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[atowncalledtreffy]

[Trevor grins and nods. He's very angry about it all, but he's saving his anger for his own talk with Lark, if and when he comes sniffing around]

Yeah. I got in the middle of a warden-inmate fight by way of a flung knife and the warden was Lark's brother.

You want to know what pisses me off the most about it all? That he wasn't satisfied with the curse. I had so much shit I had to work for from Flotilla and beyond, things that I loved, that had stayed with me for a year or longer. All of it's vanished. I hate that he stole things I earned.

[mycitynow]

[ Oh she is absolutely going to yell at Lark about this. Kyoko's not even bothering to hide the anger and annoyance as this conversation continues. ]

What a jackass. And an idiot! We've got all sorts of bullshit in this place, even if you can't attack, you've gotta have a way to defend yourself!

[atowncalledtreffy]

Jackass, yes. Idiot, no.

It’s more like I can defend myself if my life’s in danger. But if your life is in danger and there’s a warden nearby - or, fuck it, a warden hurting you - I can’t do jack shit except with my fists.

[mycitynow]

That's stupid, [ she says, with no hesitation. ] Your warden's stupid. Someone's gonna take advantage of that and fuck you over at some point.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Probably, but that doesn’t scare me.

What scares me is being in a position where I see something bad happening or about to happen and I can’t stop it.

[mycitynow]

[ There's a pause before Kyoko answers, ]

If something bad happens, call me. Sypha gave me my magic back. I'll protect you, Trevor.

[atowncalledtreffy]

[There are a lot of things that Trevor could say to that. How it's literally his job and purpose to protect other people. How anything else feels like such a waste and would be spitting on the graves of his family. How he already did that for ten years and hated himself and is slowly beginning to hate himself again for this uselessness. That he's not someone who ever wanted to be protected.

But he says none of it just yet, and lets his expression turn to one of curiosity. He promised he would do his best not to infect Kyoko with his personal brand of bitterness]

Yeah? Thanks. What kind of magic can you do?

[mycitynow]

I'm stronger, faster, and more durable in my magical girl form than in my normal form. And I can also summon my weapon. I use a spear that can break up into chunks and turn into a whip.

[ Kyoko grins, proud of herself as she nods at Trevor. ]

I'll show you more when you're better.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Really? My family weapon's a whip, too. I'd like to see that. Ours doesn't turn into anything else, but I'm fairly sure it contains a soul of a woman who died 500 years ago.

[He gives a grin back, hiding most of his weariness.]

[mycitynow]

[ There's a pause before Kyoko grins. ]

You know, Sypha gave me my magic back. I can show you whenever you want. But I'm only gonna show you when you're better and not in the hospital anymore.

[atowncalledtreffy]

What? Come on. There's plenty of room here.

[mycitynow]

Yeah, but I'm not gonna get yelled at if we fight somewhere else.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Afraid of the infirmary wardens? I see.

[mycitynow]

Who are the infirmary wardens anyway? That Tiffany girl? I could beat her up.

[atowncalledtreffy]

She might look small, but she's tough. I wouldn't underestimate her.

Then there's Alec, whose husband is my warden. And Dracula, of course.

[mycitynow]

I haven't really talked to either of them, [ she admits. ] But I'd probably not want to piss off Dracula just cause Hunter'll get grumpy at me if I do.

[atowncalledtreffy]

I don't think you could piss him off now if you tried. Believe me, I tried.

[mycitynow]

I'll have to give it a shot no matter what, [ Kyoko grins. ] I don't mind the challenge.

[atowncalledtreffy]

[Trevor grins back, devious]

I'd be careful if I were you. His two ways of showing annoyance are rolling his eyes and genocide of the human race. There's no in-between.

[mycitynow]

Then it's a good thing I don't know if I count as human anymore, [ she retorts, grin on her face. It's a little joke, tossed out without thinking, but the way Kyoko's expression shifts a little afterwards tells Trevor she's been thinking about this more often than not. ]

[atowncalledtreffy]

[He grunts, sitting up. Trevor's too perceptive to miss that hesitation but he's also not the most practiced at helping people feel better]

Well. Two arms. Two legs. No claws, no pointed ears. Show me your teeth.

[mycitynow]

[ She gives Trevor a wide grin, showing off her entirely human teeth. But after that, Kyoko leans back in her chair as she continues to talk. ]

My soul's not in my body anymore. It's in this little thing called a soul gem. If you took it away from me for too long, I'd pass out, just turn into an empty husk. When I'm transformed, I don't feel as much pain as I do when I'm a normal human. My body's changed so that I can fight better, fight longer, and take more hits. Stuff that would kill a normal person, I just shrug off.

I'm not really human. I'm just something optimized for killing witches.

[atowncalledtreffy]

So you're Alucard without all his weird half-vampire bullshit.

[mycitynow]

Maybe? I haven't really talked to Alucard that much.

[atowncalledtreffy]

You should. He goes through a lot of the same shit you're going through. Human, not human.

[Trevor waves a hand back and forth before settling it back on his chest]

Do you really care to know?