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zarina kassir. ([personal profile] curiously) wrote2015-10-01 12:07 am

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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-02-26 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She's not dismissive, doesn't snort or laugh at the name being so average. She almost sounds fascinated, though he might be hearing something he wants to hear. Danny keeps his eyes on her, head tilted slightly, and waits until she speaks again, unwilling to interrupt her thought process in case he distracts her from some careless remark she was going to make.

Whether or not he can trust her to keep his name to herself is still up in the air, but for the moment, he takes her word for it. And Zarina's still thinking it over, still caught up in her own thoughts, so he feels along the recorder again, glance flicking to where she's holding his knife, how she's holding his knife. It's lucky for him that the mask hides any hint of his expression or the movement of his eyes, or she'd know just how focused he is on that despite the unlikelihood of her ever actually using it against him.

It's more a concern that she'll try to walk away with it than anything, but.

Her next question almost catches him off guard, but he doesn't show it except in a few second pause before he responds. ]


Not really. I was never tied down to one place, so the Entity had nothing to bring here for me. [ His tone is light and casual, which hides the very slight annoyance he feels about the whole situation. For all the advantages being a wandering killer has, he's got virutally no real security or privacy that he doesn't forcibly make for himself. No place to hide his offerings and few belongings that isn't there by someone else's goodwill, nowhere safe to relax between trials ... but he's mostly gotten over that. ] It's a shame, but at the same time, it means everyone else's property is effectively mine.

[ Not that they appreciate that. ]

So that's one less advantage for you. Nowhere to sneak into to try and dig up my past. You'll just have to settle for doing that to everybody else.

[ Which he gets the feeling, given her attitude and willingness to walk out here and meet him directly at her own discretion, she absolutely will do if she hasn't already. ]
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-01 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Part of him was expecting mockery, or at least a snide comment, so the fact that she just keeps asking questions is a little bit of a surprise. And she doesn't sound too prying, either. It's almost like she just wants to know to satisfy her own curiosity. Interesting, but not exactly something he's willing to answer outright, either.

After all, his 'favorite' places are the ones where he does keep what little he has. Letting her know where they are is all but an invitation for her to go prying. It'd probably take her a thousand tries to find his stuff, and she'd die more often than she didn't, but that doesn't seem like it would stop her - and she only has to get lucky once. ]


Sleeping's not a necessity here, so I generally don't do it. [ He was never much of a sleeper anyway, doing his best work at night. Whether that was murder or reporting didn't really matter. ] And even if I tried, you're right in that I wouldn't bother with the hospital. Our favorite doctor would take that as an invitation to strap me to a chair and jam electrodes in my eye sockets.

[ Danny watches Zarina a second longer, then starts to move, taking a few steps toward her and then starting to move around her. To circle her, in essence, like a predator with prey just a little too aware for its liking. He could kill her without his knife easily, but he'd prefer not to - and so far she hasn't warranted it. All her questions have been enough to feed his ego and keep him in a relatively positive mood. ]

Why don't you guess? Where do you think I'd spend most of my time in? Or you could tell me your favorites first.

[ All the better to learn how to ruin them for her. ]
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-02 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her joke makes him snicker a little, lost under the mask and leather but if she watches closely she'll see his shoulders shift a little. It's something he'll keep in mind for later. Pick your favorite tombstone. Still, he'd have thought she'd have a place she liked better than the others, whether because she gets around it more easily, it's more familiar, or just because she likes the feel of it, the look, the aesthetic. Glenvale is popular because it has sunlight - it's the only place with any of it.

He makes his way toward her, and around her, keeping just enough distance so that he doesn't spook her and make her bolt. If Zarina got away with his knife ... he's got others, but that one's more than slightly special. Better to just unsettle her and force her to watch him while they talk. Keep her a little bit distracted so that she's not thinking when she responds.

Her guess, though, makes him look at her while he moves. ]


Really? Because it's a suburb? Those aren't actually that interesting without people in them. And I can't say Michael's a big fan of visitors in general. [ He doesn't get stabbed every time he goes there, but it's a less balanced win-loss than he'd like to admit to. ] It's not bad for a trial, though all of you have an obnoxious tendency to hide in all the worst places when I'm trying to find you.

[ Whether he admits that she's right about his 'favorite' places or not is still up in the air. If he tells her, she might go straight to those places, trying to dig up anything about him. If he doesn't, he loses out on a chance to have her keep asking questions, keep trying to learn about him, keep feeding his ego with her curiosity and drive - not that he really recognizes that.

Danny takes a few more steps around her, until he's moving behind her. With enough distance that it'll take more than a lunge to reach her, but still in a dangerous place. ]


Try again.
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-11 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ 'Cozy' is one way of putting it, he thinks. It's decent enough. There's mattresses. Almost beds. Some furniture. But she puts her finger on the problem, and that's the local psychopath, who even Danny keeps his distance from - usually - due to his inability to accept anyone else setting foot in his neighborhood. Even other killers. And it's not as if he says anything before he acts.

He keeps pacing around Zarina, coming back into view not long after to keep her partly at ease - as if anyone could be at ease around him. He listens, he smiles under the mask. She'll guess every trial ground at some point. He'll have to agree to at least one, if only to keep her from getting annoyed enough to not come back and talk to him again, but he won't tell her the truth. He can't. Not if he wants to keep his privacy.

Though he could not exactly lie, just ... not tell the whole truth. Isn't that his specialty? ]


I'd like this place better if it had a little more in the way of creature comforts, and if its occupant was a little more positive toward me. [ To say Philip's not his biggest fan is a vast, vast understatement. ] I'm not that religious, and no, the Trapper isn't fond of anybody trespassing on his territory. Not that that stops me.

[ It just doesn't always end well. He pauses briefly as she mentions Glenvale, bringing her recorder up to tap on the chin of his mask. ]

It's not bad, but not quite what I'd call my favorite. I don't drink heavily and I'm not really a sunlight kind of guy. [ He keeps moving, pacing back around Zarina again. ] And your cowboy's territorial, too.

[ Her cowboy, because she and Caleb showed up at the same time. And from what he's learned, she knows him. Not exactly personally, but any kind of connection is valuable to him - valuable, and dangerous. ]

You're getting closer, though. I do like having places to look down on people from, even when I'm not trying to kill all of you.
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-13 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That moment of tension, of offense, makes him smirk. Not that she can see it. He notes it, tucks it away for later, and keeps moving, his slow, careful pace not meant to do anything more than unnerve her. For the moment. She doesn't like there being any connection between them; too bad for her he showed up when she did, which solidifies the link. And from what he's heard, there's more than just that to connect them.

But he doesn't bring it up, and doesn't push on it even though he could, easily. It'd distract them from the topic at hand - that being himself - and there's no point in doing something that might make her storm off, with or without the knife. Best to keep things cordial. ]


It does. Though she generally ignores me if I'm in there. [ Only partly true. Adiris - and he notes how Zarina doesn't use the nickname even some of the other killers use, which suggests a note of respect - will ignore him if he stays out of her way, but she's perfectly willing to kill him out of hand if he trespasses where she can see it, or if he blasphemes, or if she's in a bad mood. He can't get sick, so it's usually strangulation for him. Admittedly, he'd prefer that to what she does to stray survivors.

He almost, almost pauses at the last three suggestions, because one is right, one is the fake right, and one is actually offensive. Does she really think that he'd - ? But why would she have any idea? He snorts, taking a second to pause behind her. ]


The meat plant stinks and nobody likes the school. [ Not actually you're wrong, but being dismissive is a way to keep her mind off it. ] But the resort ... it's cold, it's quiet, you and yours don't generally trespass on it, and I can usually talk Legion around to letting me stay there for a while. It's not a bad place to be.

[ In truth, it's probably the 'favorite', since the meat plant really does reek worse than anything else in the fog that he's run across, but it's the one place where he can almost guarantee his own safety and, most importantly, privacy. Amanda doesn't give a shit about him. ]

Though they aren't as inclined to kind to survivors, I'm sure you've noticed.
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-15 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ As long as she stays focused on Ormond, he'll happy hand over what might be secrets to some but not really to him. Keeping the meat plant his own little secret is a thing to value, and the school ... he'd really rather Zarina not figure out that he won't set foot in the school at this point for any possible reason. That thing doesn't listen, doesn't talk, doesn't understand. It just kills. And it always wants to kill him first and foremost.

He keeps his posture as relaxed as he can given the situation, still pacing, not pausing now that they're on a topic he can chat about more easily. Legion are a simple, straightforward group, in both their intents and their personalities. He's not even sure they really belong here, but here they are. ]


I don't think they'd appreciate hearing you call me their friend, but by a loose definition, yes. [ They ... put up with him. Sometimes they admire him, sometimes they like him, and most of the time they want him gone, because he doesn't respect the privacy of much more dangerous killers than them - why would he even hesitate to respect theirs? ] Him? He has a lot of potential. Or had a lot of potential, if he hadn't ended up here. He's not a particularly nice person and he's got a lot of anger issues, so you should probably avoid running into him alone outside a trial.

[ Or in one, really. Danny considers how much to give away and how much to keep, but his ego drives him on. ]

They let me stay because they admire me, even if they won't admit it. I'm what they could have been, after all. Dangerous, deadly, and famous. That's what they really wanted, you know. Attention.

[ The way he says it implies he thinks that's not a particularly admirable trait, despite the fact that he could never survive without it himself. ]
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Midwich in a trial is ... frustrating, but acceptable. Lots of corners, lots of high places. Lots of ways to stalk and sneak and spy, to render people defenseless, to cut them down. And with only so many ways between the two floors, it's hard to pull off a rescue in a hurry. He'd like it a lot more, particularly the atmosphere, if it wasn't for the memories of his attempts to flee the fucking place while being chased by its usual occupant.

Danny laughs a little, very short and sharp, when she stays on Legion. Which is ideal, so he's not particularly dismissive of it. He turns her recorder in his hand and stops just off to her right, considering the possibilities of what Legion really needs. ]


They wouldn't. They know I'd use it against them. Information is a valuable thing to have, and they might not be the sharpest knives in the drawer, but they're not stupid. [ Not stupid enough to give him any secrets without a fight, anyway. ] They rely on each other for everything. They're all they have - and that's a lot more than most of us can say. Of course, most of the rest of us aren't exactly sociable.

[ Danny being a primary exception, and even then, he's not exactly social. Just nosy and prying. It's not just survivors who have to deal with his intrusive nature. ]

You could always offer to listen in. Though they might not trust you, either, considering you're a journalist, too.
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-17 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Is that ever not the mood?

[ Sometimes, he knows. They have their moments of peace, their times when they're actually having fun outside a trial. When the bloodlust is sated or just going ignored. He catches the recorder between two fingers and tilts it, letting it hang precariously like he's about to let it hit the ground. ]

If you phrase it like you just really want to know, they might give in. Things that might scare the other survivors, you could say. Once they get on a given topic, they might start being a little looser with their words.

[ Which Danny would love to say he never does, but the fact of the matter is that he gets careless when he's angry, or too self-satisfied, or if he's flattered enough. It was something he'd learned to restrain back in the world, but here, where that sort of self-control isn't nearly as necessary? It's not exactly infrequent.

Zarina's question doesn't get him moving again, but he does smile under the mask. It's another leading question, one that a simple and thoughtless answer given could fucker him over, and so he considers how to answer without actively lying. No point in doing that unless it's absolutely necessary, after all; the truth is dangerous and damaging enough sometimes. ]


Some. [ Very detailed. But that's the whole point, really. To be infuriating. ] Not many. My ... colleagues aren't particularly fond of my tendency to sneak around on their property and take pictures of them that they weren't expecting. But they're almost as interesting as all of you. Why wouldn't I take my chances learning about them, when there's no real consequences for getting caught?

[ Death not being permanent, though he's not fond of the pain. Of course, the invasive nature of his work isn't the only reason some of them dislike him, but if Zarina wants that information she can find the right ones and ask herself. ]
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-19 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If Zarina wants to risk her life on his advice and try to chat with - or interview - the Legion, he'll gladly let her in on a few secrets and then laugh about it afterward. Besides which, sending her to focus on their secrets for a while doesn't hurt. He wants the attention, but if she digs too deep, looks for the forbidden things, well ... he's not about to let that slide. Better to redirect her attention to other people, and wring any new information out of her later.

Her question, though, has him turning to face her, considering his options. And her options, too. ]


I've got a few. [ More than a few. He was busy before they started their little chat. But why let her know that? ] But if you want to see some of my work, you're going to have to let me in on another secret. Maybe not so deep and dark this time, since I don't mind showing off, but ... I'm sure you understand.

[ In truth, he'd gladly share a handful with her - not the really condemning or interesting ones, but the simpler ones, the less invasive and secretive ones. None of them like him, and none of them like the survivors; it's almost an enemy of my enemy situation, if the hatred didn't extend to his opinion of the survivors and theirs of him. Still. If it'll get them after the other killers, he's not going to be shy about showing off, like he said.

But he needs to have his requirements, his limits - he doesn't give things away for free unless he wants to get back double later. Watching Zarina closely, he reaches back behind himself, gets his camera and brings it back around front. The silver casing gleams a little dully out here, but it's still the camera that she's seen before more times than she'd probably like - though this time not pointed at her while she dies. ]
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-25 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He turns on the camera and glances down at the photos on it while he waits for Zarina to reply. Mostly kills. Some things from stalking in trials. More than a handful of shots from stalking outside of them, primarily the other killers, busy with their lives or unlives. Evan resetting traps. Max testing his chainsaw on a dead cow. An almost touching photo of Rin and her great-to-the-nth-power grandfather at the shrine, not talking, just being there. What would she give to have some of these? Would she even care, since they came from him?

But she turns down the opportunity, because the 'kind of secrets he's into' aren't on the table anymore, apparently. She doesn't leave, doesn't hold out his knife, just keeps watching him as he turns his attention back to her, considering a response.

Danny does like to show off. ]


Nothing at all? No little jokes you were going to give me instead of your unfortunate failure to get your first attempt to bring justice to the world? I won't show you anything upsetting, if you were worried about that.

[ Probably. But he means no photos of her dead or dying, or any of the others in the same positions. At least, for now.

Still, he's willing to accept an end. This was valuable on its own, and now that he's proven he can avoid burying his knife in her chest in favor of a conversation, maybe this can happen again. Little meetings, little encounters. Little trades. Until one day she's giving away too much, and he's still got all his own secrets. ]
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[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-03-27 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ An open person. A lot of them are, really, but mostly because they lived dull lives with no real secrets to keep. Aside from a handful, and Zarina, he knows, is one of them. Someone like her can't have led a dull life, no matter how hard she might try to paint herself to him as just someone trying to do their best, investigating wrongdoings and only sometimes succeeding. Or at least, that's how he's starting to take it.

No, she's open because she's naturally honest, but even the most honest people hide things. And his life has been spent finding those hidden things, that sense of privacy, and tearing them open. He'll get to the core of her eventually. It's not as if they don't have time.

As for the chance to ask a question ... he pauses, considers it, watching her from a still position not far from where she's sitting. He slips his camera away but keeps her recorder in his hand, still visible, and he's still considering turning it on just so she has a reminder that she agreed to chat with him, which she might regret in the future. Once he gets someone in his head, they generally never leave. ]


How about ... who's your favorite killer to deal with? I know we're all the nightmares that would haunt you if you could ever sleep, but some of them must make you sigh with relief instead of trying to find someplace to hide.

[ He knows she won't say him. He has a few suspicions of his own. But even if she doesn't have an answer, the way she responds will be enough information for him. Mostly this is just curiosity, but there's always a way to use information, no matter how useless it seems at first. Even the little things can turn out to be critical at the end of the day. ]
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oh boy do i know how that goes

[personal profile] throughtheribs 2021-04-08 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Zarina's answer genuinely surprises him, but he doesn't show it, other than another slight tilt of the head. Sally's never been anyone's favorite that he's known of, being about as dangerous and determined as any of the rest of them ... but the logic is sound, and from what Danny knows, it's not that far off the mark.

Or at least, the bit about not enjoying the bloodshed as much. There's only so much of her left that's human. Her mind is so far from its anchor that it seems like only suffering draws her back into herself - or drags, as the case may be. ]


That's something to think about.

[ It's his only response to that; he was honestly expecting her to say Philip, or Caleb, or try to be cute and say him knowing there's no possible way he would ever be anyone's favorite for any reason. Her return question, almost a challenge, makes him hmm to himself, taking her recorder in both hands where she can see it. ]

You're all fascinating in different ways. I can't pick just one. [ Which is not as far from the truth as it could be, and the way he says it is almost genuine enough to believe. ] You're near the top of the list, of course. Jane. Nancy. Yui. Dwight can be fun to have in a trial, at least up to a point.

[ All people who're like him enough to admire, or easy to harass and infuriate. And, of course, the people who he wants to see afraid of him, really afraid. But that's everyone at the end of the day. ]

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