memories!

[filetofish]

Who: memory exhibitionists and voyeurs
Where: the hotel lobby
When: Day 31, evening

Comments

cw: gore. murder. gory murder

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ Full text here!

In this memory, we're just dropped at the start of a fight with absolutely no context. Izumu charges at a young man, later identified as "Hienma," who counters with a devastating punch to the heart and seemingly ends the match before it's even begun.

Against the man's expectations, however, Izumu survives the heart-stopping blow, and Izumu explains Hienma's miscalculation with the following: "My personality's been divided in two—divided into 'strength' and 'weakness.' I'm the one in charge of 'strength,' and my little sister is the one who takes care of 'weakness.' [...] It's just a coincidence that you weren't able to kill me—the division between my personalities is a little off right now. 'Strength' and 'weakness' have gotten all mixed up in an unpleasant way, and just by chance, I couldn't exert the amount of power I wanted to."

After they both exposit about their attacks in a truly anime fashion, Izumu unleashes his own ultimate move called "Eating One," an open-handed strike so destructive it completely obliterates half of Hienma's body.

As Hienma lays dying on the floor and Izumu watches with immense dissatisfaction, Hienma reveals to Izumu that there was another hidden enemy all along, and the memory cuts off when Izumu is gravely wounded from behind. ]


[ In real time, Man☆Eater looks to be in an incredibly sour mood. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Applause off to the side]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ugh!! clicks his tongue ]

If you're that impressed, I can do a demonstration up close and personal.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So grouchy.

I thought seeing yourself kick-ass would put a smile on your face.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he does smile at that, though it's a sharp and sarcastic one ]

What's the cliche thing to say here? "I didn't want to win like this"~?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

On some bullshit technicality. Ha! Feel you there. Half of those fight mechanics don't even make fucking sense.

[carnivorouscarnival]

Like you'd know. 'Sides, little late to be worrying about common sense when you've already brought superpowers and split personality into the picture.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Did your little sister come with you here?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ a long pause ]

Just little old me, as far as I can tell.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Congratulations. You're cured.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ scowls a little ]

Don't know if I'd call missing a chunk of myself "cured."

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Are you missing it or has it manifested itself as something different?

[carnivorouscarnival]

... What do you mean?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What caused the split personality in the first place? Traditionally it's a chemical imbalance in the brain or some sort of trauma. Though it looks like bullshit world mechanics can also play a role in your case.

[carnivorouscarnival]

Ah—[ waves a hand ]—no, no, you're misunderstanding everything. It's not something that happened naturally; I was made that way. Some kind of experiment. Don't ask me to give you the details because I don't know.

I guess that might sound like "bullshit world mechanics" to you.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Definitely filing that away under bullshit world mechanics. The fuck?

[carnivorouscarnival]

Hey, don't look at me, I'm just the product. Well, byproduct, technically.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So-- tragic backstory? Possible redemption arc?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ rolls his eyes ]

Wow, don't go around saying shit that'll tank my image. That stuff's played out. I'm part of the refreshing new wave of unsympathetic love-to-hate villainy.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

The insufferable yet somehow charming villain unit.

Hmmmm--- not a bad angle. A bit cliche though.

[carnivorouscarnival]

As opposed to the mad scientists?

I'll let everyone know you think we're charming, though.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Please. I'd kill for some actual mad scientists on my team.

[Except for Bell. Bell counts]

[carnivorouscarnival]

That so. Then what theme are you guys working with, anyway?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Emotionally incompetent]

Fuck if I know. It's like a bad sitcom with roommates who should have never been roommates in the first place.

[carnivorouscarnival]

Hey, at least the audience is probably enjoying it.