catchall ✧ this is our story.

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WHO: Yoo Joonghyuk and you! Friends. Not-friends.
WHAT: Catchall forever
WHERE: Netherworld general
WHEN: The present, the future
WARNINGS: Will update as necessary.

Look at me. I am woven together by story, held firm by myth. Look at me. I will tell you of the men that ate me bloody. I will tell you of how ferociously I bit my way out of their stomachs.

— Venetta Octavia, The Alchemy of Smallness —

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[arrancar]

( well, it isn't a mistake that grimmjow's here.

he really hasn't been the most well-behaved restless, picking fights and burning down corn mazes. honestly, he was beginning to think the rules around here were pretty flexible, until they started rounding people up and sending them off to the gallows anyway.

he isn't too worried about his current captivity though. grimmjow doesn't plan to stay here for long. it doesn't matter that his powers aren't working. he just needs to bide his time and wait for the right opportunity to make his move. )

Think they're gonna feed you anytime soon, boy? ( yea, he's talkin' to you, joonghyuk. )

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[ Joonghyuk had also considered that there is a lack of order in general, seeing that restless were expected to handle whatever was happening in Oakwoods. In the end, the death of Puck was for the better, so he's scrutinizing the judgment set upon them...

Well, upon him. When he recognizes the voice, he instantly assumes Grimmjow deserves to be here. ]

Why?

[ There's so much confusion in the air right now. What kind of question is that...? ]

[arrancar]

( he appreciates the complete faith in his absolute depravity. it's very sweet.

but it isn't enough to earn him a straight answer. )

Well, if they're plannin' to starve you to death anyway, then I need to decide how many days I should give you before I turn you into a nice supplementary meal. Wouldn't want to waste a soul as good as yours.

( have a dickish one instead. he's only partially joking. )

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[ Joonghyuk thinks it's right of him especially after this half-joke he hears. Frowning, the only reason he doesn't see this as a real threat is because of the magic barrier stripping them of their powers.

His expression can only be described as weary, like he's left to babysit ten toddlers and given the budget of ten dollars to entertain them. ]

I won't be staying here long enough for them to starve me. [ Ridiculous. ] And I can't imagine you'd stay here that long, either.

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( grimmjow is really just ten toddlers packed into one super old creature.

underpaid and no benefits, but at least he isn't your soulmate, joonghyuk. silver lining. )

I don't plan on it. ( he'll be more serious now. ) If they bring you food, we can take 'em out and set ourselves free.

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[ He'd rather die than be soulmated to ten toddlers in a big cat man, so that is a blessing. Being in the same space is barely tolerable.

The idea isn't bad and he'd be inclined if the guards were stronger than him, but he believes he can take on a couple. It could be hubris and arrogance, really. ]

That can be hours from now. [ Impatient as ever, he doesn't want to WAIT. ] If we cause enough commotion, someone has to come in.

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( don't be so grouchy. he makes for wonderful company. he doesn't )

They're gonna send in more than one. ( grimmjow didn't exactly give the guards an easy time detaining him and he has no doubt in his mind that it's the same case for lightning boy over there. ) It'll make it harder to get the key without being caught.

( he leans back against the wall, resting his right arm on top of an upright knee. )

No, we wait. ( it's only a couple of hours. chill a little, yjh. )

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I can take on more than one.

[ Just not like... ten which he doesn't think would fit inside the cell. Limitations can work in their favor, he thinks. What he doesn't convey or want to admit is that Grimmjow could be useful here.

He doesn't want his help, though. It would just be by convenience. Joonghyuk stays standing, stiff and wound up like usual. ]

And if they bring in weapons, it's something to steal.