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[nobodylikeshim]

Let's play truth or dare! ☆*:.｡.o(⭐️≧▽≦💧)o.｡.:*☆

We have video option so playing out the dare is easy, right? (⭐️￣▽￣💧)

Everyone can throw down their own dare and truth to anyone and everyone! Why not? Why not? (ﾉ⭐️◕ヮ◕💧)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Me first! I'll do dare. |ʘ‿ʘ💧)╯ Be gentle or not!

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[wearingguess]

Ah.
Well... I suppose?
I mean, I know many spells...

Anyway, I choose dare.

[nobodylikeshim]

All right.

Show me your favorite spell.

[wearingguess]

...Hmm.
It will be hard to show you over this device, and I will need a great deal of open space. Should we arrange a suitable place to meet, or will you be content with my second favorite?

[nobodylikeshim]

I'll be all right with the second favorite.

If I move around too much, it'll be hard to play this game with others~! But I'll hold you to showing me your first favorite spell.

[wearingguess]

Indeed. If we are ever again attacked by giant monstrous creatures, or there is another exhibition with those mechanical dragons, it will present an ideal opportunity.

But for now...!

[ he draws a silver rapier and then taps it against his face. his form is briefly obscured by orange sparkles, which clear to reveal... hisoka!
or at least, an impeccable facsimile thereof. of course, only the parts of hisoka that titus can actually see over the device's screen are replicated, but then again, those are also the only parts of titus that hisoka can see, so whatever. ]

[nobodylikeshim]

Ahh.

[ He claps his hands together as he applauds the spell. It really does look like him and he cannot help but find it a little amusing to see himself. ]

Can "I" move? Fight? [ Kill? ]

[wearingguess]

Of course! You can do anything I can do. [ he gestures extravagantly and turns his face this way and that. ] As I get to know you better, the likeness will improve. ...The voice, too. I left that off this time.

[nobodylikeshim]

Can "I" do things while you're doing things?

[ That would be fun to fight and kill. ]

Like ... that person ... is he able to move while you're moving and doing other spells?

That's amazing! Really amazing!

[wearingguess]

You mean, could I make a separate illusion of you, rather than simply transforming my own appearance...?

Well...
I could, yes. That is, there's no reason I couldn't. It would be quite a bit more complex, but...

[ his brow furrows... or, well, "hisoka's" brow furrows... as he attempts to calculate the ceremonial orders. probably it's at least an order of magnitude more involved, but he is a genius magician, after all, so... ]

It would take me a bit of time to develop.
But yes, without a doubt, it can be done.

[nobodylikeshim]

[ A soft laugh. ]

Neat.

[ Hmmm. ]

Actually, I have a friend that is very good at metamorphosing himself, too. He has taken my shape once before. I suppose that is why I'm surprised but not too surprised. Yet at the same time... I'm quite pleased to know that you'd be able to copy even my tricks and magic.

[ His eyes shine just a little. ] And the idea that you'd be able to make a double is also nice. But you shouldn't stretch yourself too far. If you do, you'll forget the basics and end up dying.

[wearingguess]

Well, there are various ways I could give it solidity, but it's only an illusion—I am altering the refraction of light, not actually transforming my body.

[ he lets the spell dissolve and is back to his normal appearance! ]

Metamorphosis is quite an interesting ability, though! Other than Djinn Equip, we do not have much in the way of such techniques in my world, but perhaps they will be discovered and refined eventually...

[ and then uh ?? ]

...What? Why would I die?

[nobodylikeshim]

Hmm, hmmm, I see.

[ Not quite what he is looking for, then. ]

He can do even more than that, I assure you, but he's quite the amazing person. [ Hisoka likes Illumi and enjoys complimenting him without the assassin being around. Because it shows a closeness that isn't really there. Hah-hah. ]

You would die because a person should never forget the basics of what they know. Once they start focusing more and more on bigger and bigger abilities... they forget that a knife in the chest can kill just as much as an amazing spell.

[wearingguess]

Well, my borg would protect me from any direct physical attacks.
Though I suppose it is true that if I used up too much magoi on extravagant spells, a determined assailant would be able to break through.

[nobodylikeshim]

Also, your abilities are based on chroma instead of magoi now~

[ His own abilities are tied to chroma and so he cannot fight at his best anymore. It really breaks the heart!! ]

[wearingguess]

Yes, yes.
So, if I used up too much chroma on extravagant spells... et cetera.

[nobodylikeshim]

If you use too much chroma, you'd die.

[ He cannot help but chuckle a little now. ]

Like I said. Don't forget the basics.

[wearingguess]

I'll die when I run out of magoi, too.
Still, with chroma there is even less reason to worry! There is no upper limit on how much we can generate, after all.

[nobodylikeshim]

[ Hisoka let out a single sigh.

This child will probably die, and that's a real shame. But thankfully, death is not permanent in this world so either he'll learn or he won't learn. That'll be up to the child in question. ]

Anyway. My turn? I'll go with truth, again. [ Because he's disappointed and doesn't want to go with dare anymore. :( ]

[wearingguess]

Ah—all right, then.
Mm...
Is there a particular reason why you talk so much about killing and dying?

[nobodylikeshim]

Yes, there is.

[ He gives a small nod. ]

Fighting and killing strong opponents makes me really excited.

[wearingguess]

I see!
What kind of opponents do you usually take on, and for what reason?...
Oh, or do I need another truth to ask that?

[nobodylikeshim]

No, you don't have to worry about asking for another truth.

[ Hah-hah. ]

Like I said, they have to be strong. The only reason is because they're strong. But they have to be a certain kind of strong. [ Mmm. ] They have to fit my criteria. It has to do with the level that they fight, the ease of which they can use their abilities, so on and so forth.

Their strength isn't that their abilities are great or big or flashy, but because they are strong. I can't explain it anymore than that~

[wearingguess]

I suppose that all makes sense. [ i mean, kind of??? ]

Are you involved in a war, then? Or... some other kind of conflict like that?

[nobodylikeshim]

No.

I just do it for fun.

[wearingguess]

Is that also why they do it?

Or rather, well...
I suppose I am wondering whether these are agreed-upon duels.
As opposed to simply murders.