⚔ // stress in solitude

[discutio]

[Once Saturn had left, Ignis took a slow breath to steady himself before standing and speaking again.]

I think we have a fair amount of things to discuss, after that. But we'll also need to rest and recover here; We may be able to take it at Saturn's word that he won't alert Cyrus to us, but overstaying our welcome by more than a couple of days is unwise--that means we need to take advantage of this as much as we can.

[Strategy was easier. The words came naturally, and he was able to hold focus.]

If anyone needs me or wishes to assist, I'll be in the kitchen. I'm aware we just ate, but I presume we'll all be more comfortable if one of our own makes breakfast in the morning.

Comments

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, Camilla. Do you think I wouldn't use something like that to my advantage?

[You're really not helping this whole identification thing by pointing out how terrible Saturn is. Michael isn't good, either.]

I think the best thing to do is just take him down quickly, when it comes to it. No talking, no debates. It's better for everyone. [Even Saturn. It's what he said he wanted.

Wait. Michael frowns, part of what he just said catching up with him.] If it comes to it. It's starting to seem like it will. I wouldn't stay to help with this if we found a way home tomorrow, but I'm beginning to think we'll need to go through Cyrus after all.

[anythingforyou]

[...Okay, you know what, she's gonna go right back and approve of that. Sir, she underestimated you and she is almost sorry? But holy damn. He gets a bit of a smirk for his efforts.]

Well, perhaps I underestimated you a bit.

[Either way, though, Camilla nods in agreement with him.]

You'll receive no disagreement. He needs to be brought down swiftly, if not to respect his wishes, then to simply get him out of the picture so we can...

[...Ah. That just went down an unpleasant route. Camilla shakes it off.]

...It's highly likely that we will need to go through him. If this group has such a tight hold on the world at large, and Cynthia can't find a method for us...we'll have to carve it out ourselves. If we prove strong enough, of course.

[eudaimonikos]

The most obvious route is to find the one used to bring us here in the first place. Which is under Cyrus's control.

[Sigh. Michael produces a Pokeball from his belt and starts tossing it up and down.]

We've got to get ourselves some strong dragons or something.