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This is why weapon sequence-breaking is bad. [Video]

Soooo yeah, I'm finally starting to remember some stuff! Favorite kind of coffee. The layout of downtown Seattle. You know, really useful shit. Anyway it turns out we beat back those blue Oni finally. It'll be kind of nice to see this place when it's not crawling with monsters. Except, you know...

[He turns and the background rotates from a grey stone wall to bars behind him.]

Those bastards locked me up for grabbing that shotgun! And those grenades. Okay, so yeah, they weren't exactly just lying around, it was more like they were stowed in a case inside a gun store that was closed for the night, but dammit I regret nothing! There were lives on the line! DamnstupidfrigginTawagotogadesu--

--oh yeah, turns out I can speak Japanese; no idea where I learned it. Look, can someone just spot my bail to get me out of here?

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I ain't gonna asks. How much they askin'? I might have enough with my waitressing work...

[He tells her the amount.]

They really should have a clause on that ten-day waiting period. You know, "except in case of an Oni insurgence" or something.

I'll... see what I can do? So those blue things are all gone then?

Not ALL gone, but contained. Just stay out of the creepy house on the hill outside of town and there shouldn't be a problem.

[He shakes his head.] That was so weird; It was like that staff turned the house into a huge magnet that pulled them all inside. We only just managed to make it out before that.

No probs! Everybody knows going to creepy houses on the hill is bad news anyway! Hahaha!

Glad to see you're all okay, though! I knew you all could figure out a good solution before things got too nasty!

Yup, everybody knows that. [Except him, apparently, since he found himself navigating that funhouse just to find everyone. Something about those oni roaches in the ductwork seemed oddly... familiar, too.]

The person you ought to thank is Hiroshi. He was the one that went out on his own and he was the one that set the seal I'm told; we just followed him.

So you're saying I have the room to myself again for a while?

Ahahahah, very funny. C'mon, Booster, get me outta here! Let's face it; I'm in a city jail and not built like a tanker truck filled with 'roids. I'm probably not going to like whatever new roommate they eventually throw in here with me.

Oh, come on, how long can the wait before a judge sees you possibly be here? A couple of days? I'm sure you'll be fine.

Besides, I have a headquarters to repair, I don't have a dime to spare.

A couple of DAYS?! I just saved a whole lot of asses with one little transgression! This isn't justice! It's an inherent flaw in the system! You just want that room to yourself for a few days, don't you? C'mon, I don't snore THAT loud!

[Offscreen a voice, likely the overseeing officer, tells him to pipe down.]

You snore? Cool, another reason to never actually sleep in my room again.

Goddammit nanda inu kuso dans la forêt--

[Dude, was that even Japanese?]

Fine! I'll figure this out myself!

[ Don't get fooled - this girl is probably the poorest person here with her expensive tastes and obsession with gemstones. Buuut: ]

What would you give me in return if I did bail you out?

Ohhhhh no. I'm not saying it won't be repaid but I'm not playing that kind of game; that's capitalizing on desperation. You decide the terms and then I'll agree to them.

Aw, but that's no fun! Can't you at least let me have a little bit of power?

[What.]

Can you be more specific? [Or not. He'd be okay with that too. He kind of doesn't want to know, actually.]

I don't like an investment that's wishy-washy. That's all.

What a coincidence, so do I. Look, I don't have much; If I did, I wouldn't be having this problem in the first place. Best I can do is a promissory note or doing something for you; even THAT depends on what it is.

Well, you can call for me if no one rich comes by. I have plenty of Anemoi I can sell to other people who are desperate for their memories.

What's Seattle? What's a shotgun? What's a grenade? What's bail?

[He blinks, parsing the answers for the barrage of questions.]

Uh... Seattle's a city, a shotgun was the thing used to play pest control with those bugs last night, a grenade was that big oni's last meal, and bail is something that's higher than it should be.

You mean those weird magic weapons you had? I can make way cooler explosions than those.

So bail's everything that's taller than me, then?

They weren't magic, they were--ugh, y'know what? Sure, they're magic. And using them without permission is the reason I'm in here, and bail is a payment to get me back out.

[See? He does speak kid. Sort of.]

Oh! You shoulda just said that in the first place.

Do they want real money or will they take candy? I've still got a lot left over from Halloween. I bet Halloween candy's a lot harder to find than money.

[There's a near-instantaneous look of confusion, and then he actually breaks into a smile.]

Thanks kiddo, but no, they just want real money. Your candy's too good for 'em anyway, and besides that I'm not going to be in here forever even if I don't pay up.

I know it is. I can't believe they have a holiday here just for giving candy to kids!

Anyway, can't you just tell them you were saving their lives or something?

[Man, wait til this kid hears about Christmas...]

I did. A lot. Problem is I still broke the law... technically. It's a bureaucratic thing; I'm just stuck here until some judge hears the whole thing out.

Well that's a dumb law, then. That's why you shouldn't bother with them. Just beat up bad guys yourself and everything's fine.

Normally I'd agree with you, but this law has a reason behind it. Think about it, what if a bad guy got a hold of those, uh... "magic" weapons?

[He can't believe he's self-incriminatingly discussing morals with a six=year-old. But what the hell, he's got nothing else to do right now. Besides, the last thing he wants is this little firebug going all sociopath on everyone.]

Then you get better weapons! The good guys'll always win in the end because they're the good guys. So it's not that big of a deal.

... ... [Well hell. He can't argue with THAT. Not and keep the kid's faith intact, though he gets the feeling that it's too monolithic to take down with something as paltry as logic, anyway.]

...You know what? Hah, you've got a point there, short stuff. The good guys always have the upper hand somehow.

That's probably because I'm on the good guy side.

[Modesty is his middle name.]

I'm Palom, by the way. You don't have to call me any more weird nicknames. But you can call me Prodigy if you want!

I don't really have a lot of money, but since you probably saved my ass I'd be a real douche to not chip in.

Ugh, thank GOD. Tsuruya said she may be able to pitch in too. I've got some money to pay you guys back, just not exactly on me.

Cool.

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