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[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

The new arrival this time around isn't all that obvious.  It's likely you won't even see him, going about your business.  But if you're going through the lobby, you'll likely hear him if it's quiet enough and you listen.

Somewhere, a young child is crying.

[OOC: More information on the kid's world on his profile.  Anything else, don't hesitate to ask!]

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[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

Ears are going down for the moment, and he leans back against the wall with a shrug. "In a way, 'you'. In a way not really though. Got messed up in a few things, end result is that... This place likes to do that," he continues seriously. "It takes people from other worlds and keeps them there until it gets bored with them or something. I don't even know about the last one- for all I know I'm just passing the people who went 'home' in the halls without realizing it, heh."

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

"B-but-! You can't be... you can't be me... I'm me!"

This all seems a bit much for the poor kid right now, and Koji has just put into his head the idea that he is now going to grow up into a tiger-person. Somehow.

It gets too much, and he starts to sob again, this time much quieter, and trying to pretend that he isn't.

He wants to go home, but 'home' isn't any better, and the one he knew before that is gone.

[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

Er...

O-Okay, rephrasing! "No I'm not..." Sigh...

"Look- I'm not 'you', I'm an 'alternate'. You know like... In comics, or tv? You're in another 'world' kid..! In this place, you can meet people from all kinds of places, okay..?" Just please. Stop crying. Please please please-

he can hear you damn it.

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

He's... read comics. Some of the other kids would leave them around sometimes. So he can relate to that one.

The crying peters off, from sobs to dry hiccoughs as he tries to catch his breath again.

"Do... do you think there's a... a me who all this didn't happen to, then?"

[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

The grin fades, and his head thumps against the wall as he leans back. "I think there's lots of you who didn't have it like this... Whatever 'this' is. But at the same time," he continues with a sad smile, "That doesn't mean we don't have our own dark spots, ah?"

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

He isn't sure whether or not to be happy or sad about that. Which in turn makes him feel guilty - shouldn't he be wishing that no one has this sort of thing happen to them?

But he nods. So that Hisoka knows that he understands.

[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

You know.

This is too gloomy. Time to smile or something! "Well!" He stands up, flashing a grin to the 'other' him. "Not going to get anything done sitting around here- Seeing how it's your first time, how about I show you around ah?"

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

"E-eh?! Ah... if it wouldn't bother you. Okay."

He stands on his own, wiping at his eyes with his sleeve as he does so.

...Come to think of it, now that he looks around? This place is BIG.

[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

"Bah! Bothering people's my job." And you seem...

Ridiculously polite... "So. What kind of thing do you want to look for here first..?"

THAT IS NOT HOW YOU START A TOUR.

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

No, that is not how you start a tour, Hisoka. Which prompts Shiro to stare at you in a rather nonplussed way.

"Uh... what would you normally start the tour with?"

[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

Open mouth.

Close mouth.

"...Well. That depends on what you want really..." NOT HELPING.

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

"...Food?"

It's been a few hours since lunch, and who knows how long since he arrived here? He's hungry.

[hisokakoji.livejournal.com]

"To the kitchens then..!"

[shirofromfire.livejournal.com]

He's just going to follow you, then. Staring at everything like the kid he is as they go.