video; un: urahara

[predomination]

[The magitek isn't pointed at Urahara, but rather filming the area around him, but even if the username didn't give him away, the lilting overly exciteable terrier voice of his does.]

Good morning, everyone~

I know we're all very tired of this maze and whatever might be waiting for us once we get to the end, but it didn't feel right not to show you all this.

[The magitek shows one of the walls of the maze where an engraved bull's head stands out. Yeah.] I thought this might have been a bit of gallows humor from some of the previous inmates, but it's a reoccurring motif throughout the maze around here.

[A dry chuckle as he turns to face the camera, hatless and exhausted looking. Goddamn he misses his hat.] And if you're not up on your Greek mythology... Well, let's just say this situation could get even more frustrating. It's a shame Achilles-san has left us- perhaps he might have appreciated this in an odd sort of way.

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[moneyballer]

[that earns ninu his first a-milly cringe]

...Is that really any better?

[trueborn]

You put me on the spot!

[moneyballer]

[sputtering:]

W-well you put me on the spot!

[no ashy mctrashy

you brought this upon yourself]

[pummelling]

Then here's another hot tip: try not to get gored.

[cachemoney]

Oh my god, wow, let me start writing these down.

[predomination]

It's a shame Achilles-san left. He might be able to shed some light on the subject.

[Or, at the very least, his answer would probably be amusing.]

[predomination]

He's told you about his shields, hasn't he? I've developed something of a reputation in training people here in the use of their ALASTAIR-gifted abilities.

[Honestly, it's a reputation that doesn't just extend to here, but rather started with a certain orange-haired idiot back in Karakura, but... well. That doesn't matter.]

[trueborn]

I thought this was what you do!

[ like, for a living ig?? ]

[moneyballer]

You mean, like... As a hobby?

[banded]

Oh.

I knew he got it from them, but—is it hard to train people in different stuff? Stiles actually helped me a lot back home, when I—when stuff happened. [He doesn't purposely obfuscate it because of the werewolf thing. It's just that it turns into a long story, so he decides to not tell it for the moment.]

[figureitout]

[ his grin is half-exasperated, half-amused. ]

How could I forget? Maybe once we've defeated the maybe-minotaur my brilliant teacher can help me see what the hell it actually is.

[trueborn]

As your occupation.

[predomination]

Hmm. Well, I suppose it could be difficult if you have no prior experience with anything similar. But anything involving becoming stronger usually follows the same basic principles.

[banded]

Does that mean that people usually lose control? [Unfortunately, this is where Scott's initial experience began.]

[predomination]

[Urahara is about to say "what? no"

then he thinks about cutting Ichigo's chain of fate, dropping him into a hole for three days, and telling him he has two choices- either become a hollow or die, and the end result was a little bit... not that finessed.

and honestly the Tenshintai was not as controlled as it could have been.

and then there's the Visoreds and that whole "fight your inner demons a lot until you beat them into submission" thing.

Er.]

Ah. Ideally, if you must lose control to gain control, it would be in a way that isn't dangerous to those around you.

[banded]

Huh ... [Lose control to gain control. That definitely sounds like an area of experience that Scott has in his wheelhouse. He's just more firmly in the "pretty much always in control" part of being a werewolf. It takes practice. He manages.]

How do you go about that? Uh, if you don't mind me asking. Stiles and I had to use some pretty ... creative tools to help me regain control, and I'm not sure we avoided the dangerous part of it.

["Not sure" equals "sure as hell didn't."]

[moneyballer]

Oh, dude.

[Asher can't say he's ever been mistaken for a comedian before, because he's definitely not funny enough to survive off of his terrible jokes.]

...That's definitely not how this guy makes bank.

[pls don't point 2 urself like u actually matter lol]

[predomination]

Isolated locations where all parties are aware of the risks and know what to do in an emergency. Ideally, you'd need a place that can't be escaped from easily- just in case.

[Yep. He's done this before.] And if things were to get out of control, someone would need to be willing and capable of eliminating the threat if one presents itself.

[banded]

Are you in the business of "eliminating threats" on our team?

[Is that tension in his voice? Probably.]

whoops, sorry! i lost this notif

[cachemoney]

There was nothing very bright about Achilles. I don't know what kind of light he'd have to offer.

[predomination]

[How does his voice go up and down in octave with like no warning whatsoever. Idk, but it does here now- from vaguely menacing to cheerful. This is your bestie's mentor, Scott...]

Oh no, I have a lot more faith in everyone's ability to control themselves than that. The only outlier is Koltira-san, and I would never dream of challenging him. And it's not as if he can help it.

np!!

[predomination]

Cultural insight, at the very least. I wouldn't mind hearing it from a native's perspective.

[banded]

Koltira? That's the dead guy, right?

[Scott ...]

[predomination]

I suppose that's one way to describe him, yes.

[banded]

Most people can't help that they're dead.