1st Possession - Riding the Kanto Ferry, Video, Around 12 pm

[princeofavarice]

Gotta say, you humans know how to live in luxury. There definitely weren't any ships like this back where I came from!

[ When the feed starts streaming video it shows a teenage boy of Chinese(?) descent grinning, sitting in a lounge chair on the deck of the ferry. There's a cold, frosty glass of beer in view on the side table next to him, and the man lounges back in the chair with a relaxed sigh as he adjusts to catch the sun a bit more. ]

Good booze, fine-looking women, and powerful little creatures fit to be perfect minions with lots to collect. Shame they can't hold a conversation that well, but the world after death could be a hell of a lot worse. Don't know what I did to get to this paradise but like hell I'm gonna complain about it!

[ He laughs, almost bellowing with it before he looks into the camera once more. ]

So if I've got this thing workin' right, I wanna ask. Just what do a lot of you do for fun around here? I'm lookin' to keep entertained and take in as much life as I can here, so don't leave anything out!

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[video]

[armoredsoul]

[You know, given the stories that Edward had told him before and the slightly too familiar way this boy(?) acts, Al has a few suspicions. Not enough to actually try and call him out right away, but it's in the back of his mind as he flips the feed on with an amused look.]

Well, it's not actually an afterlife, for one thing. I know for a fact I wasn't dead before I came here. And I read a lot, but I don't think that would quite be up your alley.

[video]

[princeofavarice]

...

[ Give him a second. He can't figure out why this kid is familiar. Maybe it's the voice? He's going to stare for a little bit regardless. ]

I heard from the colonel. [ Brigadier-General. ] I guess possessing knowledge is one thing, but you're right in thinking that it's not my highest priority, kid.

[armoredsoul]

[And there's another point in his favor! Al laughs and shrugs.]

Well, you did ask! Battling can be pretty fun, too, though it took a while for me to really feel comfortable with it. And there's the gyms you can challenge, too--I've gone up against a few of the Leaders over here, they're pretty tough!

[princeofavarice]

Tough, ah? So beating them would actually be worth something, whether they're total pushovers or not but...

[ He's smirking a little, laying back in his chair. ]

If things were easy all the time it'd be boring. I want everything, but there's always something about the underdog and a struggle that's just more fun sometimes.