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Death the Kid | Soul Eater

[almostsymmetrical]

[Video]

[Should you happen to be paying attention to the network, you'll notice a new, rather serious-looking face staring into the camera. The boy it belongs to seems to be wearing a rather snazzy looking suit, with not a single wrinkle in sight. However, his sharp golden eyes, palish skin, and black hair with three white stripes should stick out more than anything else.]

Good afternoon. I was told by Professor Xavier that it would be a good idea to introduce myself to both students and staff alike, so allow me to get right on that with no further interruptions. First off, my name is Death the Kid. I was sent here by my father, Lord Death, in order to attend classes and soften the relationship between Shibusen and this academy. Relations have been a bit...rough over the past couple of years, but I'm more than confident that will change soon enough.

At any rate, that is more or less the extent of my message. I would like to say, however, that while I do find this academy to be exceptional, it is severely lacking in symmetry. Why just this morning I measured the width of the hallways and found them to be one inch away from being in perfect balance! Clearly this is something that needs to be brought up to the Professor...

[He mutters for a few seconds about other things he found in the school lacking in symmetry, before finally turning off the feed after realizing it was still on. Oops...]

[Action]

[If you are looking for Kid, he's actually not very difficult to find! In fact, he'll be in just about any room in the school that he's allowed in, fixing things that are out of place and rearranging things so that they are symmetrical. Someone should...probably stop him. Or you can just popcorn.gif at the skinny kid running around and moving heavy objects, that works too.]

[action]

[lastplaceigo]

[Wow this kid. How does Margot even handle this?

All she wanted to do was her homework in the common room and then this weirdo blows through and starts rearranging things all nicely.

Although this gives her an idea. A terrible one.

As quietly as she can, when he moves on to some other part of the room, she follows after him and messes it up again.

Because she can.

Deal with it.]

[Action]

[almostsymmetrical]

[For some reason, Kid has a feeling. It's a bad feeling, the kind of feeling you get when all your hard work is being undone. However, he's working and he can't very well just stop, so he keeps at until he finishes only to turn around and...

...

Oh. My. God.

His work! Wh-how?! Who could do such a thing-

Oh. It's that girl.]

J-just what do you think you're doing! This room was almost perfect!

[Action]

[lastplaceigo]

[Margot just smiiiiiiles and blinks innocently as she edges a book over by an inch or two.

Much better.]

Just helping -- what does it look like?

[Action]

[almostsymmetrical]

[And now you're lying to him, you horrible woman.]

Don't act so innocent, you know exactly what you did! I was working on making this room perfectly symmetrical and you ruined it! Why would you do such a terrible thing?! Have you no shame?!

[action]

[braveredrose]

[But why just watch when one can help?

After watching what Kid does for a little while, she starts adjusting something so it's symmetrical, too.

... Or at least she's trying.]

[action]

[almostsymmetrical]

[Ib, you are cool. Unlike a certain pyromaniac who shall remain anonymous.

As Kid is fixing up his portion of the room, he hears someone else moving furniture around. Immediately, he assumes someone is messing up his work AGAIN, but it turns out this girl appears to be...helping him? What?

...could it be that they are kindred spirits? Eh, probably not, but either way he appreciates the help. Giving her a small smile and a thumbs up, Kid continues to work on his own section first. After that, then he can help her with hers.]

[action]

[braveredrose]

[She returns the thumbs up and continues working in her own section.

... Maybe trying to move the heavy things first wasn't her brightest idea. But she'll continue anyway for the sake of helping others!]

[action]

[almostsymmetrical]

[Annnnnnd done!

Now that that's out of the way, Kid will be walking over toward Ib, with the tiniest of smiles.]

Not bad. Sure it needs a bit of work, but I think you've got the hang of this...more or less.

[That's enough talk, though. He's got to help her move these heavier items. TEAMWORK, AW YEAH!!!]

[action]

[ironoxides]

[Well, she WAS coming in here to train, but... wow this kid sure is weird looking.

Hello there, Kid - there's a lanky, bed-head ridden girl watching you work. For a while, in fact.

Once she notices what he's doing though, she speaks up;]

If you want everything symmetrical, why don't you focus on yourself, first?

[action] 1/3

[almostsymmetrical]

[He pauses what he's doing in order to answer her...]

[action] 2/3

[almostsymmetrical]

[And then he realizes what she just said and everything is terrible.]

[action] 3/3

[almostsymmetrical]

I CAAAAAAN'T!!!

[He's on the floor now, banging his fist against the floor and probably grossly sobbing.]

I've tried everything, but my hair won't stay one color! I always have these accursed lines, ruining my symmetry no matter what I do!

[Yeah...he's a total wreck now.]

Don't look at me, I'm hideous! Nothing more than asymmetrical garbage!!!

[ironoxides]

[... She just blinks for a second, staring at him on the floor, before wandering over, leaning down, taking something out of her bag, and putting it on his head.

It's a beanie. A plain one - no pattern or anything.]

... There.
Now you look symmetrical.

[Action]

[icy_heavens]

[... Wow. Granted, he can't fault the guy for wanting a clean common room, but . . . wow.]

... And people say I'm compulsive.

[Action]

[almostsymmetrical]

[Only after he finished adjusting the furniture did Kid bother to respond to Toushirou. Thankfully, he'd only be waiting a few seconds.]

Say what you will, but you cannot deny that the aesthetics of this room are much more pleasing than they were before.

[Action]

[icy_heavens]

I don't. [Because it really is better.] It's just that most people don't go to these lengths for it.

action;

[lendmestrength]

[ Far be it for Sado to try to put a stop to somebody's apparent nesting, especially if none of the faculty have seen a need to put a stop to it. Ignoring the very obvious fact that it's hardly his place to take offense towards any furniture rearranging because he doesn't own the place... well, it's probably making this kid more comfortable.

He thinks.

Really, it isn't looking like he's coming to a natural stop and calming himself down anytime soon.

More relevant is that that looks like a very heavy wardrobe and there is a pretty high concentration of people and/or objects that would be much worse for wear if it were to overbalance and fall on them, in this particular... entire planet. Not necessarily something to worry about at all, but as Sado figures it, he's already here and he has nothing to attend to that couldn't wait for later. Heavy furniture is practically child's play.

Don't mind him kind of looming his way into the vicinity without any stealth whatsoever, man. Stealth went out the window for him a long while back. ]

Ah... could you use help?

action;

[almostsymmetrical]

[If there was one thing Kid definitely was, it was observant. When Sado started looming over towards kid, he certainly noticed his massive shadow. He would have said something sooner, but this..argh...wardrobe was giving him so much trouble. Honestly, he was stronger than his small frame would imply, but this piece of furniture was too much for even him.

Thank god for Sado, at any rate.]

...it would be appreciated, yes.

action;

[lendmestrength]

[ Socially approaching someone: success.

...sort of.

More or less. It's just not so bad to be able to help out once in a while. ]

I would like to. [ He scopes out the room in terms of seeing where the rest of the furniture got to in this rearrangement spree. ] Where is it going?

[ahead_of_herself]

[ The slender woman in the leather bodysuit is the very model of symmetry, from her toes all the way up to her neck. It's the logo on her yellow cat-eared helmet that throws all that off.

She has been watching the boy in silence as he straightened up items, moved them, or ... attempted to. That bookcase looks to weight about twice what he does, and it must be a good several inches too close to the door of the library when you compare it to the one on the opposite side. That must be what he's after.

Celty approached him and tapped his shoulder to get his attention. ]

[almostsymmetrical]

[Unfortunately, there did seem to be a rather large number of heavy objects in this school, many of which Kid was not able to move on his own. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that MOST OF THEM WEREN'T IN THE PROPER ORDER...

It was infuriating. Still, at least he was able to remain calm when Celty tapped him on the shoulder.]

Yes? What is it?

[He hasn't noticed that logo yet. But he will very shortly...]

[video]

[betterlearnmy]

That's not your real name, is it? I'd be embarrassed to have one like that. [This girl looks entirely unconvinced.] Well, whatever. A name's a name, I guess. Beats having to call you "hey you" or something equally lazy.

Mine's Ashley.

[And no, she isn't going to comment on that OCD.]

[video] Oh my god an Ashley

[almostsymmetrical]

I assure you, it is indeed my real name; one I see nothing wrong with it.

[Except that he can never get the "K" juuuust right.]

Consider it noted. I very rarely forget a name, Ashley.

[video] Yep. Hi.

[betterlearnmy]

Sure. [She's obviously not buying it, Kid. But, at the same time, she really doesn't feel like pressing it, so she's content to just leave it alone.]

So you're new too, huh? [There is a very, very obvious touch of apathy in her voice; Ashley is just about entirely uninterested in being here.]