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[nonbinding]

I would say that it's illegal to charge and hold citizens with no form of warrant, but I doubt that's a matter our captors care about much.

[Eiji gives a small, charming grin as he speaks. It's a light joke, of course. Really, all of this is a joke. Eiji will admit that, of the abductions he has been subjected to so far, this is perhaps the most immediately pleasant. Mobius was perhaps more modern and had more to it, but Mobius also decided it would be wise to try and wipe his mind and all he was away. Eiji can accept, and even find charming, the more 'rustic' scenery of this place if the trade off is that he gets to keep his mind.

Don't even get him started on Hell. That little detour can be pushed aside for now. Back there, he would have kept all communication that he could to text. The less he let the lot there see him, or that he had to see them, the better. This place looks like it might be cut of a different cloth, at least.]

Please, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Biwasaka Eiji. It is a pleasure to meet you all.

[He gives a small bow as he introduces himself. He is a gentleman. He will do what he can to present and be a gentleman whenever possible.]

Back home, I'm a lawyer. I specialize in defense. If any of you are interested in one when 'sentencing' begins, please. I'd be happy to help you with your case.

[He gives a playful wink as he speaks.]

Still though...even if it's meant to hold us, and we've been accused of crimes, I don't think this place is meant to punish us. I wonder. What do you think?

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[emyoji]

Ah, I suppose it is rather a mean one, if that's what it is. But it's always possible.

[Of course, he's not thinking of humans so much as spirits or magic users with grudges. They are perfectly capable of playing this level of game.]

We could be the toys of the gods here, and merely moving at their whims.

[nonbinding]

[Eiji let’s out a small sound of disgust.]

Or someone who thinks they’re one.

[His tone is bitter. It’s a scenario he’s clearly dealt with before, and isn’t happy to revisit.]

[emyoji]

Maybe. But if they aren't a god, they must still have some power.

[Even if they are a magician or minor spirit, they've managed to come this far.]

They did find us. It's not all a bluff.

[nonbinding]

I’m sure it’s not a bluff. But I don’t believe they’re perfect, either.

They’ve had to have made some mistake along the way here.

[emyoji]

Mistakes... That's true. Even a real god can make mistakes.

Do you think some of us could be mistakes as well? There are a lot of us.

[Are they all really intentionally brought there?]

[nonbinding]

It’s quite possible, isn’t it?

After all, besides knowing our own crimes we’re being accused of, they haven’t explained the criteria for their judgment. It’s all rather secretive.

[The implication is that it could perhaps go behind just a mistake, and into lying.]

[emyoji]

It's definitely mysterious. I wonder, could the followers of these gods have experienced something like this? Not accusations, but... wouldn't you be impressed if I could tell you secrets about yourself?

I'd be considered powerful, right?

[Maybe it really is an elaborate con. Except...]

Have you noticed the strange signal in the air? It's interfering with the devices here.

[nonbinding]

You would be, yes. Knowledge is the definition of power.

[That is a philosophy Eiji believes keenly and fully. It’s demonstrated by his reaction to that last piece of information. His brows rise, just a little.]

No. I wasn’t aware of that yet. How is it interfering?

[emyoji]

Maybe if we knew enough about everyone we could be considered gods as well.

[He probably sounds a little too cheerful about that idea. Like he might actually humor it.]

Ah, it appears something is reaching through it. Should I say possessing? My phone hasn't been working correctly since we arrived.

[nonbinding]

That would be a trick, wouldn’t it?

[He says it with a wink, but Eiji isn’t sure that he would deny that. To have that much knowledge, you might as well be a god to those people.]

Ah. Mine has not, either. It seems this place has plenty of ways to make sure we don’t reach out.

[emyoji]

It would be a trick, but the line between magic and a very good trick can be thin. Maybe we'll really become gods!

[Okay, no, but he definitely doesn't mind promoting that idea.]

Does it look at you? A few times I caught mine staring. I tried asking for my service back, but it didn't work.