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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 21:02:53 GMT
Right on the head. Zegram gave up and admitted that he was caught, and then began to spill the whole truth out to her. Suffice to say, the Knight found the story rather interesting to hear. So this was a very real Demon.... Which left a whole lot of other questions to be asked. Of course, it wasn't like he was going to be very forthcoming with any details at the moment, seeming to think he still had the upper hand in all of this, and only wanting to divulge any further information if he was fed.
That, and he wanted to hear some truth from Atsuko in turn. That prompted a smirk out of her as she reached into her pocket. 'Time to put some of those tricks Rumia taught me to good use.', she thought to herself as she then pulled out a business card and held it out to Zegram. If he cared to read it, the card would read off as belonging to Tachibana Real Estate, and the name of the agent was none other than "Seline Blackwall". As for how the card was made? That was with just a bit of genuine magic. If she tried to make anything of real note it'd be an obvious fake. But a card was easy.
Satisfied with that as answering a good portion of her story... She sets the card down and lets him do whatever he wants with it. " Real Estate isn't always the most clean cut business. Sometimes it involves going down to the slums where the property runs cheap... You can turn a profit for fixing up a place enough." She then calmly brings her hands together, fingers interlocking with each other as she rests them on the table, still staring intently at Zegram. " Now then, Demon. Are you the one responsible for those violent murders and muggings?" , she asks her next question, still in a hushed voice. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 21:28:14 GMT
Zegram looked at the business card nodding slightly. Well played. There was still something completly off about her mannerisms though. On the one hand, he could understand why a real estate agent might want to confront a demon about such things. If there was a demon running loose, that might cause damage to her bottom line, and make business harder for her, but on the other hand, why would she risk her life over it? Surely risking her life to interrogate a potentially dangerous demon was not going to garner her any new clients.
"This is sounding an awful lot like a police interrogation." He said leaning back tapping his slender fingers together. "If I studied my rights enough, I don't have to say anything without an official warrant, or an officer present." He looked at her focusing his brown eyes her to make sure she did not make any threatening moves. "Besides what does a business woman like you want talking to a creature like me? Don't you people tend to scream and call the police when things happen?"
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 21:40:55 GMT
Zegram was trying to play things cool, keep from revealing too much. But that also carried with it an implication of guilt. Any other kind of person would just say that no, they didn't do such a thing... But then again, this wasn't just any other person, was it? This was a Demon taking Human form, and he had spent so long lying to her. The Demon began to question her motives in all of this, especially in that she shouldn't be risking her life like this.
In response to that, a smile crept upon Atsuko's lips. " Oh, silly little Demon." , she replies with a teasing tone of voice. " What makes you think I'm the one in danger here?" , she asks. There was no threatening action taken other than mere words spoken. But one could be forgiven for feeling a very real chill in the air now. This was not the normal game he was used to. And that might be the only hint he would get." You're using a disguise... You've spent the entire time since we've met lying to me... And now you're suddenly clamming up when I've pinned a rather serious accusation on you." , she then leans in slowly. " Trust me when I say you don't want to be on my bad side." Even though she was saying all of this, Atsuko was the very picture of calm and composed -- very focused, yes. But there was no hints or flashes of anger. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 21:57:19 GMT
The ice queen was strong in this one. Zegram thought with a chill running down his spine. It has been a long time since he had last slipped up this badly. Looking at him however, one would hardy thing that he was an evil being caught on the back foot, looking pleased with how things were going. It was like he was enjoying himself. He chuckled leaned back against the back of the booth.
"Ok, I will answer your little questions." He said unfazed by her implied threat. Seriously there was no manner of such things that he has not already heard from more threatening demons. He was willing to answer seeing that he had no real other option. "I have been involved in a few muggings. I try to keep things clean, but murder," He shook his head. "That is not something I engage with. Too messy, and draws too much attention. An increase of muggings and such, a few more squads patrol the area until things calm down. Murder, now you got a lot more people staying a lot longer. I have seen enough humans killing each other to get that much."
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 22:39:37 GMT
Whether or not Zegram's bluff on being calm really worked would remain a mystery. As Atsuko remained just as calm and still as before. The Demon admitted defeat and said he would answer the questions she raised. He soon began to spill the secrets that he held in regards to those crimes... Or at least some of them. She wasn't too sure if he was telling the entire truth, but there wasn't a whole lot that she could really call him on in regards to that.
Now, he tried to play it off that he just observed what happens when Humans kill each other... The Saiyan was still skeptical of anything he had to say. Put plainly, she didn't trust him. But she would continue the calm proceedings to their conversation. Eventually a waiter arrives to deliver their order, and promptly excuses himself. Atsuko waits until that has transpired to then comment on what she has heard." That so?" , she asks rhetorically, pausing for only a brief moment. " There's been some pretty unusual cases. Like the couple in the park that were killed in an especially brutal fashion... And by means which shouldn't be possible for any normal culprit." , she states, carefully watching his reactions to this." They were like stab wounds. But any of the usual traces related to a murder weapon wasn't found. And not a speck of DNA was present. No torn fabric... No time for the victims to fight back. Like it happened in two fell swoops and all the fight was taken out of them." , she continues." Sounds a lot like the handiwork of a Demon. Wouldn't you agree?" , she then finishes. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 23:11:03 GMT
Once the food was brought to them, Zegram's eyes lit up like he had not been fed in months. He began to tear into the first of his cheeseburgers listening to Seline's description of his first kills on earth. Were they completely necessary, no, but he wanted to be as accurate when it came to human physiology as possible. He did remember hearing about it on the news, but he didn't let anything show on his female face. Instead he took a sip of his coffee to wash down most of the first burger with a contented sigh.
"Much better." He said closing his eyes for a moment. When he opened them there was new life to his eyes. Gone was the weary, annoyed, drained girl, now, there was an alert interested spark. That coffee might have given him his second wind, or even a third if he can get enough into his system. He would pick at his fries next not wanting them to go cold. Why fries never reheated well was beyond him. And then came the expected accusation that it had to be a demon, and implied him.
"hmm," He thought about what she said. No DNA left behind, no trail of any kind of the attacker, and no weapon evidence. "Possibly, but without access to the bodies, it will be hard to say. "
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 23:30:01 GMT
It sure seemed like Zegram was pretty hungry. He hadn't eaten or drank anything in awhile, from what she could tell... It was an almost ravenous hunger that had consumed him. But he soon began to settle, and it seems as though he was truly hitting his rhythm now. But that was pretty dangerous in his own right, to think that things might be slipping back into his control. The confidence might lead to an even greater mistake than before. Something she was all too content to see play out, and even give a little... Push, if so necessary." True. It would be pretty hard without the means to examine what happened." , she concede, even giving a calm nod to further concede the point. She almost wondered if this might give him a sense of satisfaction, to feel that he was in the clear now. There was one thing she learned back at the Monastery... You had to outmaneuver a Demon at every step. Physically and mentally. That was what she intended to do." Well, as it turns out... Being in Real Estate has it's perks. See. Tachibana Real Estate isn't a normal Agency." , she then begins to explain. " We like to be very well aware of everything that's going on. So we have a bit of a reputation with the Police Force. When we start knocking about something, collaboration happens." The Saiyan was lying, of course. There was no such Real Estate Agency, and the only reason she had become privy to knowledge beyond the public was because of her work as a Bounty Hunter. But hey, this was part of the game that all Demons seemed to enjoy." I was able to examine the bodies. And whoever did it... I can say with a whole lot of certainty that they weren't Human." , she leaves her response at that. Letting the implications sink in for Zegram.
All she wanted was for him to start sweating, and to do something that would really implicate him. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 23:52:53 GMT
It would have seem that she had to concede to his point, but Seline countered with quite the statement. Claiming to have seen the body, and already examined it with a reputation with the police already. So they had deduced that whoever killed that couple was not human. Zegram just stared at her blankly for a few moments. He was no expert by any means, but wasn't there a more than sizable population in West City that were not human? But eliminating one race was something.
He gave her a soft, slow clap. "Wonderful you narrowed the suspect pool to a small percentage, but I do think that there are a number of non human species living here?" He would wait a bit for an answer before moving on to his own question eating a couple fries in between each couple of words. "So..what other...details you got?" He asked before swallowing. "If you want an experts opinion the situation, i can do that, but I will also need all the details to give you an accurate point in the right direction." He said giving her some willingness to help in this investigation, if it meant getting her off his back about it. That was if she really did examine the bodies as well as she claimed.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 3, 2020 0:04:50 GMT
Zegram tried to counter that there were a number of non-human species living here, and that was certainly true... But none were quite so barbaric as this, either. " Yeah. You have a point about that." , she'd once more concede the point. But she wouldn't let it hang for too long either. " But no one else is capable of that kind of thing either. It wasn't done by any usual Ki Technique, otherwise there would be burns." She begins her explanation. " It wasn't done with a normal weapon either. The wounds were too numerous, random, and clean for that. You'd normally find something that would match up to at least one of the makes readily available on Earth, or in any of the usual cultures." , she then pauses for a moment." What we have here is something abnormal... An animalistic attack, committed with something that is believed to be a murder weapon -- only there's no murder weapon, and it doesn't match someone just blasting some poor folks with as much energy as they can muster." , she states, that piercing gaze never leaving him for a second as she gauges his reactions done to the most minute of details." So when I run into a Demon that's disguised as a Human, and has spent a considerable amount of time lying to me... And has spoken in a way that implies they're observing the culture around them... I get a little suspicious." , she adds in just one last part.
Atsuko certainly had a lot of reasons to suspect Zegram. At least, that was the case she wanted to sell to him. If he bought it? That remains to be seen. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 3, 2020 0:32:36 GMT
It did not seem that they were going anywhere fast. If anything they were just circling around each other not getting anything productive done. If this isn't a proper police interrogation, if she does not intend to arrest him, or at least bring him in for questioning. Why is she here wasting his time, and more importantly, he was starting to get sick of this body. The underage rich girl look just didn't suit him at all. They locked eyes for several seconds, neither one of them saying anything.
"Are you going to eat those?" Zegram asked pointing to her food. He calmly finished off his second burger and the fries. "Cause the last I heard, there were still starving children in the world." He said almost mockingly. He reached into his back and pulled out a flask. With quick movements, he removed the cap on the flask and poured some of the contents into the coffee. He needed something to take the edge off all this stress. He took another sip and then a much longer one.
"It is clear you think I did this one hundred percent, so the question becomes, what do you want?" Zegram asked leaning forward. He started to shift uncomfortably before sighing. "Mind we move on to somewhere I can get into something more comfortable?" He asked more than a bit irritated.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 3, 2020 0:43:14 GMT
He tried to play coy, especially about the fact that she hadn't touched her food yet. Well, truth be told, there was a reason for that. Atsuko wasn't particularly hungry right now. She was actually going to be giving this to someone that was a little more in need of the food later. Hell, she'd even take the opportunity to heat the food back up for them. That wasn't too difficult a trick when you had as much Ki as she did." And that concerns you?" , she asks. If it bothered her, it soon became apparent that she was never going to let him catch onto that fact. That aside, he asks two further questions. One to get at what it was that she wanted, and the other to ask if they could move this elsewhere, so he could presumably change his form into something a little more agreeable.
Upon hearing the second question, she calmly stands and collects the food that she ordered. " Sure. Let's relocate." , she places some zenny onto the table to pay for the meal, as well as a tip for the waiter. Then she gestures for Zegram to follow.
With that, Atsuko led the way to a place that was a little more private. An empty lot inside some alleyways. This was pretty far removed from where anyone would care to be looking. Especially at this time of night... The fact that she brought him here while knowing that he was a Demon should be a hint that she was not to be trifled with.
But whether or not he caught onto that may remain to be seen She would allow him the opportunity to change his form as he sees fit, and then she would begin to speak once more. " As for what I want... I want answers. Why'd you do it?" She was going to keep the pressure on. Let's see if he even bothered denying that he did it or not at this stage of events. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 3, 2020 1:19:22 GMT
(Sample of Zegram's voice)
Zegram rolled his eyes at her rude question. "Pretty rude to order something and not eat it. And you call demons savages." He said sarcastically. He answered her answer to recall with a curt yet soft "Thank you", before getting up and following her out of Leblanc. He had to give the nosy girl some credit, she did know how to pick a place with decent coffee.
Zegram followed her to the empty lot looking around disapprovingly. It was no where near as dark as he would like it, but beggars can't be choosers after all. He stood a fair distance from Seline keeping to the deepest shadows that he could find. He would flash a devilish smile before the shadows would consume him, enveloping him incompletely out of site, yet he was still there. He made sure not to go anywhere with miss investigator still alert just waiting for him to run.
When the shadows vanished, a young man stood before her. He was taller than his teenager disguise in a classy suit with a white dress shirt and black tie. Black dress pants were wrinkle free, and clean black boots nearly sparkled in the darkness. His hair was short and disheveled with a green color under a black fedora. He looked at her with a thin smile and yellow eyes. "Ah, I simply love this form. It is always like putting on your most comfortable outfit." He said stretching himself out a bit.
After a moment of paying the investigator no mind, he suddenly remembered she was there. He put his hands in his pockets and assumed a slouched position. During his transformation, he had raised his attack power to match hers, but that was all. He still had no intention on fighting her if he could help it, but he also know that he couldn't dodge this forever. Might as well rip the band-aid of this one.
"The reason is very simple if you think about it." He said in a soft cool tone. "I merely needed a sample of human physiology to accurately recreate it." He explained it like it was nothing.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 3, 2020 1:34:44 GMT
Atsuko couldn't help but let out a low chuckle at his remark. " A Demon with a conscience and a moral high ground. That'd be a first." , she responded in a mocking tone of voice -- it was true, he was really in no position to act like he was better than anyone else. Something she was glad to lord over his head if he REALLY wanted to keep going that route. But fortunately, there was plenty else to be concerned about.
The Saiyan remained silent as he went through his transformation. She was certain that it was probably intended to be an intimidating or unnerving sight, but she simply watched with that unerring gaze as always. And then he decides to just come clean on it straight away... He had killed that couple, and who knows how many others. And he had only continued his crimes ever since.
From the way he carried himself, and the way he spoke of it, he certainly didn't hold any regret about even a single bit of it. Once more, Atsuko gives what seems to be an understanding nod.
The situation turns pretty rapidly after that. As she vanishes from the spot and appears at his side. " Did you enjoy it?" If he turned to face her, he'd find that she was gone again, now standing behind him. " Did you find it hilarious?" , she called out from behind him. Just as before, if he turned to face her, he'd find no one standing there. Because she was behind him once again, a little closer this time as she then calmly reaches out and grips his shoulder tightly.
Enough to get his attention, but not do damage yet." Wanna try your luck with me, Demon?" , she then asks, clearly goading him into trying something. Zegram Notes: Atsuko's power is briefly flashing to it's full amount with each vanishing step, but quickly returns to it's suppressed amount. PL Amounts: 212, suppressed to 5.
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Post by Zegram on Sept 3, 2020 2:07:08 GMT
Zegram stood still as the woman reacted to the answers that she so clawed so much for. It was clear that she was not happy with his answer. She wold quickly move to the side of him asking him if he enjoyed it. She would do it once again moving behind him asking him if he found it hilarious. Then finally she reappeared right in front of him placing her hand on his shoulder tightly. He knew that she was trying to get a reaction out of him. She was trying to get him to act out like she was, but he wasn't going to give her that.
He looked her dead in the eyes. He took her seriously, but he was not going to play these games with her. What he did was out of necessity and nothing more. Did he enjoy it, yes. Was it hilarious, most defiantly, but those were second to him. He didn't have time to stand here and play cops and murderers with her. "If you want to fight me, then strike me." He said in a calm hissing voice. He appeared to be un-phased by her little display, but in all honestly he wanted nothing to do with her. "I will fight back, but I am not starting this with you."
He put both his hands up close together fists balled, but not in a fighting position. "If you want to bring me in, do it." He said a smile slowly spreading across his face. "Be the peoples hero, the bringer of justice." His face then returned to a neutral if not displeased look. "If not then do not play these games with me. My fight is neither with you nor your people."
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 3, 2020 13:54:20 GMT
The Demon was remarkably good at keeping his cool. Or maybe he was simply too afraid to act. Whatever the case was... " Yeah? Because you already screwed up and started this with me." , she responded. And as Zegram began to smile in an attempt to mock her... Especially in regards as to what she should do with him, that prompted her to calmly withdraw her hand from his shoulder, only to point towards his face and let out another low chuckle.
She then turns away from him for a moment. Perhaps this would encourage him to try and run, or to strike her. Either way, she wouldn't be turned for long. But for the brief moment in that she was, he would be able to see a golden light appear in front of her, but his view of what was generating the light was obscured -- at least until she turned around. And then he was able to see it.
That was a holy sword, and it was one that had killed many powerful Demons, judging by the primal fear it could cause just by looking at it. How affected Zegram would be by that remains to be seen, of course. But this was a sword that generated light with such intensity that shadows ran from it, as if fearing their demise.
A Shadow Demon would certainly hold no love for the blade, no matter how beautiful anyone else may remark it as. The Saiyan calmly raises the sword and points the tip towards his throat, providing he hadn't taken any action such as trying to run or attack. " I never cared about justice, and I don't recall ever saying I was a Hero..." She pauses for a moment, her piercing gaze only intensified now. All formalities were dropped at this point, and she allowed her full power to surge forth. " I have always only ever fought for the people I believe in. I won't hesitate... If an enemy appears in front of me, I will destroy it." Any amusement on her face had long since vanished when she turned away from him earlier. Now, it was like she was a predator that had outsmarted another predator in it's own game, and it was ready to claim the prize for winning. Zegram
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