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[ronderotarel]

[Through the camera, Alois can be seen sitting on the table of a nice, spacious living room. He's idly kicking his legs mid-air and looks quite cheerful.]

So today I and Luca are moving in with Ciel! His Manor is so fucking huge he certainly cannot live in it all by himself. He'd get scared at night. [A giggle.] But today it's a very special day for him. It's his birthday! So all you people better come over at the Manor and say happy birthday to Ciel! If you do, I'll give you a slice of the cake I made. Luca helped me bake it! So it's delicious.

[Because everything Luca touches can only be delicious and perfect. For a minute, Alois idly rocks back and forth on the table, looking pensive. Then he smiles brilliantly at the camera once again.] So! For those of you who don't like cake, remember to say happy birthday to Ciel Phantomhive anyway. Or I'll fucking gut you. Understood?

[There are more giggles. Then the connection ends.]

Comments

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

Ehhh? It's really his birthday! Oh man, I have to get him a present! What does he even like?!

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

I thought I said not to worry about it. There is nothing I neither want nor need.

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

I don't care-- you're getting something. It's your birthday!

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the only thing I want is peace and quiet, then.

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

Boring. You and Yukio would totally get along...

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

Yukio?

Anyway, why is it so important to you I celebrate it?

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

I don't know. It's a good thing to be alive one more year, right? To celebrate it with friends. It's just supposed to be a good day.

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

You might be the first to feel that way about it. I do not make a habit of making friends.

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[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel- but now that you've met a few, doesn't it make life more interesting?

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

I cannot tell friends or enemies apart easily. Interesting, yes, but my feelings on the matter... I'm fine on my own. That is how it has to be.

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[ronderotarel.livejournal.com]

You know Ciel? Who are you?

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

What? But we're friends.

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

I'm Rin! I helped clean his house- we're friends!

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

[]

I would tell you again not to become involved with me; but, you are not going to listen, are you? You will have to forgive me if I do not trust you entirely yet... my past experiences with other demons have been less than enjoyable.

Are you entirely certain you would want to be friends with someone who could bring you a great deal of trouble later?

[ronderotarel.livejournal.com]

I'm Earl Alois Trancy. I and Ciel are friends too. [Or so he wants to believe. For some reason he likes you, Rin. You look reliable.] If you come over I'll give you some cake.

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

That's okay! You don't have to trust me completely-- I'm used to it.

[He's used to hearing that, too. That it was because of other demons-- because of Satan -- that they couldn't trust him.]

What do you mean? We're in this together, Ciel. Even if you don't trust me, I trust you.

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

Really?! You're serious! I thought he wasn't going to have a party!

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

You really are... a very peculiar person, Rin.

[]

I do not know you very well, is all. I can only promise I will not betray your trust and I am a person of my word.

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

I should have known better than to let you stay here and that you would only cause trouble!

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

I'm not having a party!

[ronderotarel.livejournal.com]

He wasn't! But he should celebrate his birthday so I organized one. [And he looks very pleased about this.] You can bring over your present if you have one.

[ronderotarel.livejournal.com]

[This actually manages to irritate Alois a lot. He's tried so hard to do nice things for Ciel, but all his attempts at being kind have been harshly rejected.] I am not causing trouble. I was just trying to do something fucking nice for you. If you wanted someone who would just sit around and do exactly as you said you should have brought over a dog, not me. Everything I do is wrong to you.

[eidoloncast.livejournal.com]

Do not be a brat about this, Alois. You know perfectly well what my boundaries are.

[ronderotarel.livejournal.com]

Actually I don't. It seems like my fucking presence in your house already breaks your boundaries. [Giving you the fakest smile ever.]

[disinheriting.livejournal.com]

You think so? I hear that a lot, actually, so I guess it's true!

And we'll just have to get to know each other better, right?