it shall set you free etc etc

[deathkid]

» POST: a top level for your character(s) » RESPOND: to other characters ICly. your characters are now trapped in an elevator together. » UH OH: neither character can lie. » ADDITIONAL, OPTIONAL COMPLICATIONS: at player discretion characters may also... a. be unable to remain silent when asked questions b. be unable to speak around the truth when answering c. be compelled to reveal truths/secrets unprompted THE POWER OF THE ELEVATOR COMPELS YOU.

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[smokedout]

Maybe because I've killed people for a living since I was twelve.

[He hesitates.]

Apparently it does. Anyway, some people in the city seem to think I'm dangerous enough to try killing. Which... isn't new.

[buildingcastles]

You what now?

Are you trying to kill people here?

[smokedout]

I kill people. For money. I never mentioned that?

...Just one person, but he- deserves it. Trust me...

[buildingcastles]

No. You didn't mention that.

[Not that it sounds like a conversation topic anyone would just mention offhand.]

Is it part of a job?

[smokedout]

No.

[He pulls back the sleeve on his left arm; the entire thing has been scarred to a near-unrecognizable mess of flesh, and the tattoos on it are jumbled and warped.]

Just figure I need to pay him back for this.

[buildingcastles]

[He frowns, not really drawing back so much as wincing.]

Revenge. So you're just going to try and kill each other?

[smokedout]

There's no trying involved - I'm going to kill him before he kills me.

[He's silent for a moment, and lets out a soft sigh.]

It's not a possibility this time. This is the third time he's tried to kill me. I know it's not gonna stop until he's dead, so- for my survival, I need to kill him.

[buildingcastles]

Kill. That's your plan?

[He's no longer so light and casual in his response.]

If you care so much about your survival, why are you antagonizing someone into attacking you? Who does that?