Do surprise me then. [Like before, he turns his head in the other direction, mostly to rest the slope of his skull better on Shirasu.] If you even bother coming.
[Shirasu is quiet, and he is, surprisingly, quiet. He's almost ready to doze, too, until Shirasu speaks up. His lashes flutter.]
Hm? Well... [For a moment or two, he's thoughtful. He's never had to explain his world this way before, of course. Everyone was from there.] It's like most worlds, I imagine. People and cities, like Yorknew. Auctions, arenas. Beasts. Everyone has their own part to play. There's Yorbia and Azia. And the Dark Continent.
[he's taking all of that in, still thoughtful. most of that is familiar, though he doesn't know if the cities would be more advanced or not... and something called a dark continent definitely sounds intriguing, honestly.]
And just what do these Hunters hunt? I take it there must be a number of them, or that they must have some importance, to be mentioned.
Everyone wants to be a Hunter. Big and small. Only few have what it takes. [Hisoka looks back at Shirasu with a small grin.] They hunt beasts or treasures.
You take an exam to get a Hunter’s license. It lets you go where you please... and do with little consequence. So many try, but only a handful pass. They say it is one of the hardest things to accomplish, getting your Hunter’s License.
[listen. hisoka wouldn't talk it up this much if he failed at doing it, and doing what he wants with little consequence sounds exactly up hisoka's alley.]
It's different every year, so you can't prepare. The location also changes, and you aren't able to find it on your own. The first phase of the exam is finding the true start.
[His eyes close thoughtfully; he's still resting on Shirasu like it's nothing. His fingers lace and rest on his stomach.]
Not only do you have to pass the stages, you are scored at the end. On your strength, agility, and endurance. Your judgement and creativity, your focus. And the opinions of the Exam Commission.
[The tug gets a small grunt. He gives Shirasu a look, and then turns his head in the opposite direction again, as if he's pretending to pout. But he's fine, naturally.]
You're free to try then, if that happens to be the case.
[For a bit, he's quiet. It doesn't seem like he's trying to continue to pretend pouting so much as he's just... thoughtful. Slowly, his head rolls back; he isn't facing Shirasu, but looking forward.]
Not necessarily. Applicants can do what they need to do in order to survive or pass save for killing proctors. So many are maimed or die taking the Hunter Exam. [He smiles faintly, mostly to himself.] There is a man who has purposefully failed thirty-five times. His only goal is to get rid of rookies who fall for his tricks.
[Shirasu is no fun. He's just trying to push the other man's buttons, but never gets many good reactions... Alas. He'll find the Illumi berserk button one way or another. Maybe in regards to Sol, someone Hisoka has not forgotten Shirasu likes.]
You know me so well. [It sounds absolutely sarcastic.] It's like you can see me laid bare.
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That isn't up to me, just yet. Don't get ahead of yourself.
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But so many others said I never planned for the future.
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[he's quiet for a while there, though, apparently comfortable enough. it might seem like he drifted off.
but eventually:]
Tell me more about it. Where you're from.
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Hm? Well... [For a moment or two, he's thoughtful. He's never had to explain his world this way before, of course. Everyone was from there.] It's like most worlds, I imagine. People and cities, like Yorknew. Auctions, arenas. Beasts. Everyone has their own part to play. There's Yorbia and Azia. And the Dark Continent.
And Hunters.
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[he's taking all of that in, still thoughtful. most of that is familiar, though he doesn't know if the cities would be more advanced or not... and something called a dark continent definitely sounds intriguing, honestly.]
And just what do these Hunters hunt? I take it there must be a number of them, or that they must have some importance, to be mentioned.
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You take an exam to get a Hunter’s license. It lets you go where you please... and do with little consequence. So many try, but only a handful pass. They say it is one of the hardest things to accomplish, getting your Hunter’s License.
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[listen. hisoka wouldn't talk it up this much if he failed at doing it, and doing what he wants with little consequence sounds exactly up hisoka's alley.]
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[It really is right up his alley. Unfortunately.]
The exams really weren’t very entertaining until the last one. That’s the one Gon took. I wanted to see how well he did.
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[he's kind of curious.]
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He passed.
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[another little hum, there.]
Just what sort of exam is it, for something like that?
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[His eyes close thoughtfully; he's still resting on Shirasu like it's nothing. His fingers lace and rest on his stomach.]
Not only do you have to pass the stages, you are scored at the end. On your strength, agility, and endurance. Your judgement and creativity, your focus. And the opinions of the Exam Commission.
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[there are 2 whole steps to his clan's old rite of passage and it's fucked up enough just with those?
also he's still letting hisoka rest on him like it's nothing. hisoka's behaving, he doesn't have a reason to bother shoving him away.]
And less subjective ones. It seems a bit of a pain to be able to successfully complete it and still be judged to fail.
[but it sounds like a challenge, too. hm.]
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Few people ever become Hunters though many do try. They can't allow just anyone to be a Hunter...
[Said in a kind of teasing way. Since, like, he's one which is Bad.]
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[that comes with a slight tug at hisoka's hair, fingers threading in just enough to do it.]
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You're free to try then, if that happens to be the case.
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Perhaps I'll find myself at some disadvantage there.
[he knows what he's like, okay.]
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Not necessarily. Applicants can do what they need to do in order to survive or pass save for killing proctors. So many are maimed or die taking the Hunter Exam. [He smiles faintly, mostly to himself.] There is a man who has purposefully failed thirty-five times. His only goal is to get rid of rookies who fall for his tricks.
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[honestly. just doing the same thing that many times in a row...]
But if that's the case, then perhaps it wouldn't be so difficult after all.
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[he exhales a sigh, there, debating shoving hisoka this time.]
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[Don't get him riled up, Shirasu.]
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[honestly, not riling hisoka up may be part of why he's just chilling.]
But then I don't get the feeling you'd associate this much with anyone you thought would outright fail.
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You know me so well. [It sounds absolutely sarcastic.] It's like you can see me laid bare.
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