drops of jupiter.

[redbellion]

[ so that was a lot, especially since it was keith’s first time coming face-to-face with a commander. he knows everyone must be tired and emotionally drained, but they have a lot of things they need to talk about. things that can’t wait to be sorted out. he has to collect his thoughts first, though--he’s not sure how to feel about this exactly, but he knows he’s feeling a lot of things. keith needs time to process everything, and he goes off to be alone for a little while.

eventually, michael, kayneth, ignis, camilla, and bucky bring over some food for the gang. it’s a much needed meal, and maybe some people want to eat in peace. unfortunately, keith is keith, and he thinks now is the best time to have a discussion. ]

Look, I know I’m not in the best position to say this, especially after how I acted back there. But unless anyone has any better ideas, we need to go to that lake and see the Guardian. We have to try. If that’s part of the solution to saving these people and going back home, then there’s really no other option.

[ he’s saying this with a calm head this time. he’s frustrated, clearly, but he’s speaking firmly and with nowhere near the same aggression he held earlier, back when he wanted to attack jupiter.

he doesn’t believe that he can be the leader anyone needs him to be. not here, not back at home. but it’s not going to stop him from trying to do what he feels is right. ]

And if we need someone to scope it out before we act, then I’ll do it.

Comments

[ventulus]

[ That's fine, Ventus doesn't mind answering them at all. He did mention before that he'd try his best to help if he needed anything... ]

We need to find the other Guardians first before Azelf can really do much of anything when it comes to helping us, actually. But, he'll be fine on his own since we managed to at least heal him up -- he can now protect himself against Team Galactic for awhile while we look for the others.

[nightcure]

Yeah. No shortage of it up here.

[ He grins a little. ]

Permission to lob a snowball at you if you get a little heated?

[nightcure]

Yeah. Maybe one that can use fire.

[ He just has to figure out where to get one. Admittedly he isn't the biggest fan of fire, but... ]

Any you recommend?

[redbellion]

Permission granted.

[ he'll probably regret saying that later but. it is what it is. ]

[nightcure]

Glad to hear it.

So, how's your dog? The-- Houndour?

[discutio]

I can't say I know of that many. I think Jake has one--some kind of canine, far as I can tell. Then there's Favilla, but she hatched from an egg I was given and I've no idea if she's even native to this region.

[semistableman]

I figure we've got enough on our plates just trying to figure out what to do with the lake guardians right now.

[niceoppai]

You're right. Maybe she has a point that our worlds have gone through some pretty awful stuff, but nothing deserves just losing free will on top of it.

[redbellion]

Red? He's been keeping Blue and I warm, so I'd say he's doing fine.

[ keith holds red out towards noctis. red lets out a little yip. ]

You can pet him.

[niceoppai]

Guess so. And no good way to solve it except trying to prepare for everything.

[eudaimonikos]

One way or another, that can't be sustainable. They'll die, someone will kill them...they'll be eaten by their own horrific creations...

[That sounds like a joke but also...they could be.]

[radiantflame]

And in this Hell, are there others like you? Demons, that is.

[A place full of people like Michael certainly sounds... interesting.]

[eudaimonikos]

We'd still be there! There'd just be a giant crushing rock snake there with us.

[He just wants some backup that's less "Pokemon battle" and more "Pokemon physical threat". Jupiter was allowed to do it!]

[semistableman]

And that's hard to do, considering we know nothing about this place.

[He sighs.]

What do you figure Galactic was attacked by at the lake? The guardian's defense force, like the Spiritomb were?

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, yes. Far more than there are humans - we don't all work directly with your kind. It's our main purpose, of course, but you have to have people maintaining the infrastructure.

[bloodspent]

[Well. Yeah?]

The guy with the brainwashing got himself turned into some kind of monstrosity. He was killed by a former friend of his. I think the lady I was dealing with just kinda got sniped? And her boyfriend apparently turned into a giant bug and got a lightning rod to the face for his effort.

[eudaimonikos]

[......this is a really inappropriate question, should he - ]

Did he turn into a giant moth and then sort of - fly into the lightning rod?

[bloodspent]

From what I was told, I think he was a fly and somebody impaled a guy with a lightning rod and got him to eat the result during an electrical storm.

...I actually believe it because my world is just kind of stupid like that.

[ventulus]

Hmm...

[ ... Okay he's kind of grinning at that. He imagines the Onyx standing in front of all of them, maybe. Or rather, he supposed it would be off to the side a little. ]

Yeah, that might work out pretty well, actually -- it could make us all look pretty cool too. We just walk in and then bam! Onyx comes out of the Pokeball and looks at them with this really stony look -- then we just stop walking at that time and cross our arms or something.

[ A kid is still a kid, apparently... ]

[eudaimonikos]

[He actually thinks that sounds a little anticlimatic, considering the Onix isn't trained...]

As long as they didn't think we were starting a Pokemon battle. We're trying for the opposite of that.

[niceoppai]

Could be. I don't know what else there'd be around. Or at least I don't want to, but if she got attacked by a squad of assassins, she wouldn't've gotten high and mighty about guns, right?

[Even as she says that, she's looking at the floor, head now in her hands.]

I hope not.

[radiantflame]

...Is everything you do for the benefit of humans?

[eudaimonikos]

"Benefit" isn't really the word I'd use.

[anythingforyou]

You make it sound like that's a problem! Honestly, don't these sweet little dears deserve some pampering, after all they've been deprived of?

[enjoymyatelier]

Huh. The only name out of those that doesn't correspond to something from my world is "Ramuh," which is perhaps sounds like something, but... isn't quite the same.