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[anythingforyou]

[So. In a word, this whole confrontation could very well be described as a travesty. Between finding out a good deal about Cyrus, which could be described as their objective, and finding out everything about Dawn, it's been generally bad. This day is honestly about as canceled as Sunyshore City itself, and considering the state of the city...well, that's pretty damn canceled.

The beach is probably the last place anyone really wants to go, considering the weather, but it's there and at the very least, it's quiet. It's not much of a party, all considered, but at least they're not all cramped in the lighthouse. For whatever it's worth.

May as well rest before they go in another direction tomorrow; everyone's liable to be weary after today.]

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[anythingforyou]

[...Gods, Camilla's so distracted that she really doesn't hear him coming until he speaks up from the tree. Her look shoots over to him surprisingly quick when he speaks up, but she does ease after a moment. For a certain value of it, anyway.]

I may as well try to destroy something that won't try to speak. It's...cathartic, truly, even if I don't see this tree felled.

[She goes down to rub at her leg a bit before she prepares for round two of this shit.]

You're free to join me, if you so wish.

[bloodspent]

Maybe I will, though now I just want to see you try to actually take the tree down. You win, I'll pay for a round of drinks and whatever cast your leg ends up being in.

[It's gentle, or at least as close to gentle as he gets, but you get the idea. Don't break your damn leg, Camilla.]

[anythingforyou]

[...That gets her to stop in her assault for a bit, and it gets some laughter out of her. A bit dry, but it's there.]

I'm not much of one for cheap drinks, I'll warn you that right now. Don't make a bet you aren't confident that you'll win.

[She'll give another kick after that, hissing a bit from the pain before just kind of. Finally deciding to sit on the ground and take a rest.]

...I've dealt with worse, however. I can assure you of that much; it'll take more than this to put me out of commission.

[bloodspent]

Yeah, I know it will. You're fuckin' tough like that.

[He'll just kind of flop down on the ground beside her, unceremonious as fuck.]

I'll get you drinks anyway, next time we're in a city that has booze in it. ...Assuming any of the cities have booze in 'em, because from the look of it Team Galactic's a bunch of teetotalers. Maybe we should try to ask Jupiter next time we see her - that girl looks like she probably knows how to party.

[anythingforyou]

It wouldn't surprise me if they were. They wouldn't know fun if it bit them in the rear end and stayed attached for good measure; I've been missing a nice glass of wine or the like. Hopefully she's at least amendable to that much questioning, should we see her.

[...]

...You really are too kind, Jake.

[That much is said after a bit of a breath, just. Kind of trying to center herself and put herself at a bit more of a calm state.]

[bloodspent]

Hey, don't mention it. We're supposed to look out for each other, yeah?

[You know, after the whole siblings thing. He figures that's kind of a thing we do.]

[anythingforyou]

[...Okay, that gets more of a smile, and she will look up to him at that.]

That we are, yes. [...] Someone needs to make sure you don't go straining yourself, after all, brother dear.

[That's said with a very light, joking tone, and definitely pleased as well. She'll shift up a bit, just kind of straightening up so she's not slouching.]

...How are you faring, after...well, all of that?

[bloodspent]

[He shrugs at that.]

I dunno, actually. I'm more okay than most people would be about what happened to Dawn, I'm pretty sure. I'm mostly just pissed off about what he said to you, and about the shit he was doing to Rey.

How about you?

[anythingforyou]

[Ah, Dawn. That sees her stiffening a bit, but she keeps her head on at the very least.]

Oh, what he was doing to Rey was absolutely reprehensible. I really do hope she'll be alright; I can only imagine what's going through her head right now, but it must be dreadful.

[That's easy to talk about, that doesn't require thinking because jesus christ Cyrus, don't go fucking Rey up? She'll fuckin' fight, she swears.

...When the subject shifts to herself, uh. That's probably where she's the most kind of.]

...Well, I wager furious would be obvious. Outside of that, it's... [There's a bit of a noise, as she weaves one of her hands into her hair and rakes her hand through it.] ...I shouldn't put stock into anything that hideous man states, but I suppose here I am.

[bloodspent]

...Yeah.

[It's a noncommittal response, though, a placeholder while he gets his thoughts together rather than an affirmation of any actual part of that.]

So what part of it's getting to you? Because I've got a guess, but I'm not gonna go playing twenty questions to see if I'm right.

[anythingforyou]

[...]

...Most of what he said truly isn't false. I'm not offended by the idea that he would chose to eradicate me. I'm a soldier, after all, and I've done plenty to deserve it. I've long since accepted that I'll likely die for all that I've done; all the blood I've shed will catch up to me. It's simply a matter of ensuring that they won't take the ones I love, before I die.

[So there's. That. But really, the sky looks quite nice tonight and that's where her gaze is likely gonna stay.]

I don't deserve chances, or forgiveness. I willingly became that sort of monster, and I'm willing to incur the price for it. It's simply that they'll have to kill me first, and I would never show someone like that mercy.

It's...the fact that I don't deserve any understanding from any of you, that's...well, making me insipid.

[She's. Making a good attempt at deflecting and laughing, at least.]

[bloodspent]

Hey, come on.

[He'll move a bit closer to her, though he isn't touching her any; just closing proximity.]

He doesn't get to choose shit like that. Whether you deserve understanding from any of us is our goddamn choice - it's not really yours, if we're all gonna be blunt, and it sure as shit isn't his. It's our thing to shove in your face whenever we damn well please.

[anythingforyou]

[...She doesn't mind, honestly, kind of closing her eyes a bit at that. It's assuring to hear, on some level, that it really is their choice to keep showing that sort of understanding to her.]

...You lot do have quite a bit of that to shove around, I do admit. Really, it's quite admirable. I don't think I've seen a group of people so willing to throw hope and understanding around like a flurry of javelins.

[That gets a bit of laughter, honestly, though she does shake her head a bit.]

Don't ever misunderstand; I truly am thankful for that.

[bloodspent]

[He just kind of laughs a bit at that, briefly.]

No, trust me, I have had more goddamn hope and friendship and understanding thrown in my fucking face than I know what to do with. Everybody's kind of a bit much with that? Almost makes me grateful that Team Galactic's apparently full of sad, broken people - we can just let everyone upset them into submission.

[anythingforyou]

Oh, they really are; you'll receive little disagreement there. But you're likewise deserving of such things, you know, and I suppose excess is sometimes the only way that gets through!

[She looks back at him, chuckling a little more freely. It's actually nice, being out of her head like this, and kind of just...realizing that no, the dastard was wrong about this shit.

...Gods, the rest of those Galactics though...]

...Gods, we really do have a good track record with that, don't we? I suppose if the method itself isn't broken, then it doesn't require fixing; it's allowed us to survive thus far. There's certainly merit in it, though with Jupiter and Mars possibly incoming...

[just. vaguely gestures. those two are gonna be disasters.]

[bloodspent]

[...you know, it's easier to focus on the other insane people than it is to wonder about whether he deserves this sort of shit or not, so. talking shit about team galactic it is.]

Ah, yeah. Party Girl and Cyrus' Number One Girlfriend. That's gonna be a shitshow.

[Yeah, he's got nothing.]

Hopefully they don't have those chains in 'em, that's just going to send everything straight to hell. Especially if they can summon God? We need exactly neither of those idiots summoning God.

[anythingforyou]

Oh, one of them's liable to. There are two of those deities, after all; knowing the two of them, they're liable to lead the conversation with it.

[Someone is gonna set god on our asses and it's gonna be a goddamn shitshow.]

...Unless that chain takes away some of their aggression, but really, considering Saturn, something like that working to our benefit is close to an impossibility. [She shakes her head.] It would be quite nice if we could avoid them summoning the gods forsaken thing, however. At least we know better than to issue a challenge.

[bloodspent]

So which moron do you think has it? If you had to pick.

[His money's kind of on Mars?]

[anythingforyou]

...I'd rather it not be Mars, since I'd like to make good on some of the stuff I said to her? That being said, it's in line with what she would do; she'd jump at any opportunity for her precious Master Cyrus.

[That is said in the most babying sarcastic tone she can goddamn manage.]

That, and she's not liable to break down as easily as the others. She loves him far too much to even consider such a thing.

[bloodspent]

...All this time and I still find Jupiter less crazy than the other two. Or at least she's a crazy I can understand - she's kinda crazy like I'm crazy, you know?

[anythingforyou]

Oh, no, I truly agree with you. She's an individual who's only in this entire mess for herself; the things she wants are far easier to understand than attempting to wrap one's head around the charisma based hell that Saturn and Mars have been driven into.

[jupiter looked at an opportunity for power and went "it's free real estate", and you know what, she's a shithead but she's an understandable shithead.]

[bloodspent]

Well, at least we know she was totally right about one thing - it is definitely the charisma and not Cyrus' looks that have Saturn and Mars falling all over themselves.

[...JAKE, NO.]

[anythingforyou]

[...JAKE.

Congratulations, she's just losing her shit over that, kind of doubling over and laughing really damn hard, thanks--]

Oh, absolutely! Really, he's someone who looks like he's only alive on a technicality. And that face of his? It looks like he took the idea of making a sour expression and getting it stuck on his face a challenge.

[SHE IS SO HERE FOR SHITTALKING THIS FUCKER]

[bloodspent]

[GOOD BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT TBH]

God. Just answer "is he 25 or 50?" with "yes."

[anythingforyou]

Gods, he doesn't look like he's slept in years. Which is quite a feat considering how disastrous that hair of his looks. I bet he dyes his hair to hide all of the grays.