Shield 04 | video

[tactilekonesis]

[Once again, Kon's in the Talon, drinking a huge cup of coffee (which in itself's a bad sign - Kon doesn't really like the taste of it). He stares at the screen blankly for a moment before he goes ahead and asks:]

I know I wasn't here that long, but this Filippo Rescari's offer sounds ridiculous. He said he was the guy that tortured you guys last year - so was he the one that put everyone on reality TV? [There's a long pause as Kon realizes belatedly...] And did he put us on reality TV AGAIN?

I'm kinda wondering now since he was able to watch us and stuff. It's like we're all in one giant episode of the Truman Show - only we know this place's fake and we need to get out fast. I don't know about you guys, but the Talon and Professor's car and Willis's house and Ichijou's weird tub of blood... all those things being here aren't good.

I like the Talon, but I didn't want my world to be affected by this stupid experiment too. Are we still looking for that lab? I think I want in. And if we're not... well, come down and have some coffee. It'll all be on the house. [Nevermind that it was already free in the first place.]

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[tactilekonesis]

[Kon's not quite sure "harassable" is the correct word here, but he's not going to bluntly question that - the question is what throws him off guard.

He stares blankly at the screen for a minute or so before he shrugs.] I... uh. Maybe?

Personally, I wouldn't harass you even if I were paid a million dollars. It's not really how I go about things.

[manicurious]

[He looks thoughtful for a moment as he converts that dollar amount to a currency that he's more comfortable with. Having extensively handled all kinds of money before, he gets a figure quickly. And when that happens he looks a bit lost.]

Eh? Really?

Most people I know would kill in cold blood for that kind of cash. Not to mention that apparently bothering me is such an enjoyable activity that you could compare it to piling money at my feet as a reward for eating donuts, filing my nails, and taking naps.

Or, alternately, whatever it is that you enjoy doing that normally wouldn't warrant any sort of reward.

[tactilekonesis]

That's kind of sad.

[Sure, the guy's annoying sometimes, and Kon's no saint - but there's nothing to gain from outright killing him.] Most people would kill, yeah, but I'm not most people. I'd like to think I've got a better sense of morality than that.

Plus, I kinda do things without reward anyways most of the time? It doesn't make much of a difference.

[manicurious]

That's an odd reason.

Not that I'd just go around murdering anyone, but morality? I grew out of that years ago. Or had it forced out of me, rather.

Even if that wasn't the case, such an ugly action wouldn't be suitable for a pretty individual like me. That's the sort of thing that my boss liked to indulge in. Utterly distasteful.

Doing things without a reward - that's odd too. It sounds really hopeless! I mean, rewards are what give people hope, right? That's how I've always operated - I'm always going after some kind of reward, even if it's just a little treat or a tiny point of progress that'll lead to a bigger, more distant payoff.

Surely there's at least a release of a few chemicals in your brain that makes you feel a little better after accomplishing something.

[tactilekonesis]

Uh...

I mean, rewards are pretty cool? But I don't really need them. I want to be a hero because it's the right thing, not because I get paid for it or because women throw themselves at me.

I feel really good after I help people. Does that count?