[ Well. Elizabeth is just going to shut the door. He knows Ryuko is a friend so there isn't any need to put up the security. Also, from what he knows, she's usually this hostile so it's completely normal. Nothing to see here.
He does call Ryuko out on one thing, though: "Please take off your shoes— And leave them by the door."
Though, whether she complies or not, he'll let her go ahead and investigate the house. There is a couch in the living room. Katsura is seated on the other side of a floor table in his wheelchair and there seems to be a tower of Jenga blocks. Looks like the two were in the middle of something important.
Another thing Ryuko can take note of is the various papers that are scattered about the living room.. and snack wrappers. Katsura seems attentive when Ryuko comes barging in. ]
Ryuko-dono! It's been entirely too long, hasn't it? Do you want to sit down and play me? I'm really good.
[ please say yes.. because he'll fill you in too. ]
[ She walks back to take her shoes off, and then attempts a second dramatic beeline towards him. Hopefully it's still as badass as she wanted it to be, because she eventually stomps her foot on his table and stares him down. ]
[ please don't break his console. The last one he had stopped working because of water damage while he was playing "Titanic." Oh, the irony.
Katsura clears his throat and gestures at the television. ]
If you don't mind, uh— I have, er.. I'm constipated right now. It makes it difficult to walk. [ yeah like Ryuko didn't notice the pins and rods that were all over his legs and a cast to boot. ]
Put in the game.. ExciteBike. [ how dated is this guy.. seriously.. ]
[ She does notice the pins and rods, it's the only thing that saved him from getting a Ginatama-style punch greeting. ]
ExciteBike...
[ Not that Ryuko could afford video games back home, but if she did then she certainly wouldn't be playing these outdated things. It takes her a few attempts to slot the cartridge correctly, but eventually she succeeds. ]
--okay, but you gotta talk to me about shit I wanna know while we play, got it? [ Stop being Mikisugi. ]
[ It's not Mikisugi, it's Katsura. Katsura seems rather delighted she has agreed to play this game with him— he's a big game person! Board games, videogames, you name it. Kind of funny for somebody who is trying to defend Japan's traditional ways and sweep the people who are influencing it out of Japan.
What a hypocrite.
He picks up the controller, and his voice seems to carry it's usual collected, calm, but stern tone: ]
My apologies I haven't been in touch much. I have been plotting another plan.
I'm sure you are here because you want to be a part of it. [ no.. that isn't why she's here at all but ok.. ]
Ah, the old plan was.. — If there was a way I could get a hold of grandmother's ladder, I could use it to climb the fence.. and then the kitten would be in my reach. Of course, this plan was proven difficult, seeing as she keeps her equipment locked up. Her keys were also on a high shelf, in which another ladder would have to have been obtained.
This was my old, very first plan, but I instantly had to go back to the drawing board, seeing as it already had too many faults to it.
[ Zura. Not your very first plan.. ever... in your entire life.. ]
[ At first she thinks he's talking in metaphors, Bellona being grandmother and the fence being what surrounds Cerealia. There's even mention of a key! Intriguing!
But then he does the thing. ]
...Hey look, these controllers come with cable chords. If you piss me off, I can strangle you. Cool...
I—I see. Well. The first plan was to destroy the ocular base that our information is sent to. But.. we were unable to locate it. We were, however, able to locate many other things.. — [ he trails off, leaving Ryuko in suspense. ]
We found.. a giant machine, ah— like a UFO machine but it actually picks up the prize instead of being rigged. It picked up.. [ He pauses as he concentrates on the game for a moment before resuming: ] Celty-dono. It got her. I'm not sure what happened to her, after that.. he name disappeared off of the CereVICE. Along with Hiccup-dono's who had split off and to my knowledge had made it out of the tower alive. It was just a coincidence.
I do not think what happened is linked to their vanishings. We found.. a warehouse where all of the ocular implants and transmitters were kept. And we ended up taking some of them.
Promptly, we were disposed of. [ nevermind the part where he used his bombs to blow up a bunch of robots who caused the roof to crumble on them and put him in his injured state right now. ]
It's currently in Hinata-dono's possession. The device itself is difficult to understand, but we are going to work on it.
[ He pauses the game to look over at Ryuko. He forces a smile. ] As for me.. I think we need to focus on something else, here. I think we need to learn more about the deities here and what is outside the colony, as difficult asi t is with the toxic air.
Something took place here. This place has history, but it's difficult to find out any information about it, wouldn't you agree? CERES isn't willing to tell us anything because they are covering something up, but maybe the people who are native to Tellus will..
Because, Ryuko-dono.. They made an agreement with CERES long ago, but they also seem to be against them. Don't you think it has something to do with this corporation going back on their word?
Also, are you familiar with the blood sacrifices at all? All of the research that is flourished over this planet? The company is taking it over, I theorize, but I don't know the purpose as to why.
[ He knows all about having his home being taken over. ]
So what? Greed is one thing, at least I get that, but it ain't like those spirit things give a crap about us either. If I had it my way, I'd smash 'em all, gods, CERES, whatever, 'cause they're the ones who keep puttin' my friends in danger. [ She presses the B button so hard that the controller almost cracks a little. ]
[ His voice carries a bit of irritation. ] Don't you see there is a chance for camaraderie? If we could join forces, through brute strength or by even just knowledge, we could take more step closer into solving this place and going home.
[ It's true that she was thinking more about Athena and Vietnam, but Katsura does fall under the same umbrella, too. She's here because she heard he got hurt, after all. ]
We already joined forces once! Rei and her gang busted the stupid Bridge out, and they thanked us how? By takin' us out there, where we can't breathe, barely eat or even sleep 'cause just about everything out there wants to kill everything in here!
I'm done with deals!! From now on I only fight for my friends, anyone else from this planet ain't my problem.
[ Ryuko's voice rattles in his head, but he keeps his voice lowered and calm. Jeeze, girl. ]
There could be other reasoning for their behavior towards us, Ryuko-dono. Their home is being terrorized and invaded and they could potentially see any outsiders as a threat.
That includes us. We haven't had a good chance to communicate with them.
Being destructive.. it only has gotten us steps in the wrong direction. [ Like being unable to walk. ]
I'm not working with the natives, got it?! They can either work with me or stay the hell out. Either way, I'm gonna make sure that CERES is nothing but rubble by the time I'm done here!
As for you... y-you wouldn't be like that if ya just brought me along!
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He does call Ryuko out on one thing, though:
"Please take off your shoes—
And leave them by the door."
Though, whether she complies or not, he'll let her go ahead and investigate the house.
There is a couch in the living room. Katsura is seated on the other side of a floor table in his wheelchair and there seems to be a tower of Jenga blocks. Looks like the two were in the middle of something important.
Another thing Ryuko can take note of is the various papers that are scattered about the living room.. and snack wrappers.
Katsura seems attentive when Ryuko comes barging in. ]
Ryuko-dono! It's been entirely too long, hasn't it?
Do you want to sit down and play me? I'm really good.
[ please say yes.. because he'll fill you in too. ]
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.....
[ She walks back to take her shoes off, and then attempts a second dramatic beeline towards him. Hopefully it's still as badass as she wanted it to be, because she eventually stomps her foot on his table and stares him down. ]
You think I'm here to play games?!
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Ah.. if you prefer videogames, I recently purchased another Famicom.
[ implying something happened to the other. ]
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What the hell is it with you and games, seriously?! ... Fine. One game of... "Famicom".
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Oh, the irony.
Katsura clears his throat and gestures at the television. ]
If you don't mind, uh— I have, er..
I'm constipated right now. It makes it difficult to walk.
[ yeah like Ryuko didn't notice the pins and rods that were all over his legs and a cast to boot. ]
Put in the game.. ExciteBike.
[ how dated is this guy.. seriously.. ]
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ExciteBike...
[ Not that Ryuko could afford video games back home, but if she did then she certainly wouldn't be playing these outdated things. It takes her a few attempts to slot the cartridge correctly, but eventually she succeeds. ]
--okay, but you gotta talk to me about shit I wanna know while we play, got it? [ Stop being Mikisugi. ]
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Katsura seems rather delighted she has agreed to play this game with him— he's a big game person! Board games, videogames, you name it. Kind of funny for somebody who is trying to defend Japan's traditional ways and sweep the people who are influencing it out of Japan.
What a hypocrite.
He picks up the controller, and his voice seems to carry it's usual collected, calm, but stern tone: ]
My apologies I haven't been in touch much.
I have been plotting another plan.
I'm sure you are here because you want to be a part of it.
[ no.. that isn't why she's here at all but ok.. ]
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[ She's focused on the screen, though. Look, she's competitive!! ]
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If there was a way I could get a hold of grandmother's ladder, I could use it to climb the fence.. and then the kitten would be in my reach. Of course, this plan was proven difficult, seeing as she keeps her equipment locked up. Her keys were also on a high shelf, in which another ladder would have to have been obtained.
This was my old, very first plan, but I instantly had to go back to the drawing board, seeing as it already had too many faults to it.
[ Zura. Not your very first plan.. ever... in your entire life.. ]
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But then he does the thing. ]
...Hey look, these controllers come with cable chords. If you piss me off, I can strangle you. Cool...
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I—I see. Well.
The first plan was to destroy the ocular base that our information is sent to. But.. we were unable to locate it.
We were, however, able to locate many other things.. —
[ he trails off, leaving Ryuko in suspense. ]
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If you're gonna blow something up-- [ MORE BUTTON MASHING ] --you kinda need to know where that thing is, yeah. So what the hell did you find?
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[ He pauses as he concentrates on the game for a moment before resuming: ]
Celty-dono. It got her. I'm not sure what happened to her, after that.. he name disappeared off of the CereVICE.
Along with Hiccup-dono's who had split off and to my knowledge had made it out of the tower alive. It was just a coincidence.
I do not think what happened is linked to their vanishings. We found.. a warehouse where all of the ocular implants and transmitters were kept.
And we ended up taking some of them.
Promptly, we were disposed of.
[ nevermind the part where he used his bombs to blow up a bunch of robots who caused the roof to crumble on them and put him in his injured state right now. ]
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Wait... you mean those eye camera things, right? You actually got some of 'em?
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[ He pauses the game to look over at Ryuko. He forces a smile. ]
As for me.. I think we need to focus on something else, here.
I think we need to learn more about the deities here and what is outside the colony, as difficult asi t is with the toxic air.
Something took place here. This place has history, but it's difficult to find out any information about it, wouldn't you agree?
CERES isn't willing to tell us anything because they are covering something up, but maybe the people who are native to Tellus will..
Tell us.
[ ha. HAHA. ha. ]
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What do I care about this planet's dumb history? Those "deities" can go to hell all the same, they're no friends of mine.
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They made an agreement with CERES long ago, but they also seem to be against them. Don't you think it has something to do with this corporation going back on their word?
Also, are you familiar with the blood sacrifices at all? All of the research that is flourished over this planet? The company is taking it over, I theorize, but I don't know the purpose as to why.
[ He knows all about having his home being taken over. ]
Other than greed.
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Don't you see there is a chance for camaraderie?
If we could join forces, through brute strength or by even just knowledge, we could take more step closer into solving this place and going home.
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[ oops, he thinks you're talking about him. ]
It was by my own miscalculation.
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We already joined forces once! Rei and her gang busted the stupid Bridge out, and they thanked us how? By takin' us out there, where we can't breathe, barely eat or even sleep 'cause just about everything out there wants to kill everything in here!
I'm done with deals!! From now on I only fight for my friends, anyone else from this planet ain't my problem.
[ She's such a grudgewanker, this one. ]
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There could be other reasoning for their behavior towards us, Ryuko-dono.
Their home is being terrorized and invaded and they could potentially see any outsiders as a threat.
That includes us.
We haven't had a good chance to communicate with them.
Being destructive.. it only has gotten us steps in the wrong direction.
[ Like being unable to walk. ]
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As for you... y-you wouldn't be like that if ya just brought me along!
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You're very reckless with all of this, you realize.
[ he literally has no room to talk, whatsoever. ]
Don't make the mistakes I did.
Don't make the ones I made for you.
These enemies cannot be defeated and turn into rubble.
We have to try a different approach, considering they have the upper hand here.
You know this.
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Are you my mother, now?
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