[You are greeted with the sound of randomly disrupted static, at the end of which three melodic beeping signals are heard. Yep, that's your cue to leave a message!]
Jason's sleeping it off, Arya... is with Sabre, I believe. Her wife. As is Noctis--that is, he is with his wife, not with Sabre.
[He sighs, running a hand through his hair.]
Thankfully, I seem to have stopped melting, though some... aftereffects linger. But I don't need sensitIV's attention every half an hour and Skylark was kind enough to bring us some hangover cures. I could have been much worse.
[He shrugs slightly. Haha no big deal he hasn't been thinking about how terrible it was or anything]
I'm not certain if impressed is a good word here... but it was simply bad luck. The other half of my unit made it out safely and that's all I can really ask for.
[Get him anything, though... Levity squints thoughtfully.]
I... don't know. Food and drink are, er, perhaps not the best thing right now...
[That works! He doesn't have a car or a flying pegasus so he's taking them by subway to the arcade. Specifically the section with the game machines for idol merchandise.]
Somehow I guessed you would enjoy getting plushes and trinkets of your friends. That besides I did promise you answers and am cagey besides so for ever successful attempt I will answer any question of yours.
But the purpose of the 'game', as it were, is to make best use of my skills, yes? Otherwise I am simply relying on dumb luck. Unit abilities and their usage fall under the skills I have. Ergo, it is positively wrong of me not to cheat.
[But yes, he can start! Is it one of them crane game dealies.]
Oh, I imagine Sho-senpai and Angel would be happy to get merchandise of each other, though I would not be surprised if Sho has a collection already. And I can get Jason something of Nero... Though I imagine that will only lead to my untimely demise. Something of Jason for Nero, then.
But now would be the perfect time to take the most sour of your unit and bestow upon them gifts. You can use your current situation to your advantage to get away with more than you could normally.
Because you find my repartee amusing and possibly charming?
[Anyway, he'll genuinely try to play the game for now, without using his abilities, just to get the feel of it.]
Well, to tell you the truth, that is the plan. Lucifel suggested buying a room for Jason - a smoking bar, in fact, so that it's suited for both of us and is not glaringly for him only. I'm asking Nero to help me with planning and decor. But, you see, Jason is a private person and I do feel he might get genuinely upset if I bring up his relationship too much. He was already quite surprised to learn that I knew.
[Try your best, Levity, to get a cute plush FiN. Perhaps it will even come with a glow stick.]
Truthfully, I do not know the man very well, but getting him a place his own does seem a step in the right direction. Especially if he is not one to purchase one for himself.
Though have you thought about what kind of upgrade you would like? There is no reason that both of you can't be spoiled.
[Glowstick!! He's going to try for an Intensity one, while they've still got them. RNG says he doesn't get it this time!]
He isn't one to take care of himself much, yes. Nor letting others do so, but I'm certain Nero has plans of his own in that sphere and I'm ready to assist.
As for myself... I'm still waiting on ideas for my own bedroom, though I confess styling it after our Bureau might be fitting. At the same time, it might be best to wait until I remember what my own lodgings looked like. But I certainly have several projects for new expansions! There's the winter house, but Lily has already claimed sponsoring that one. Zero-gravity library I've handed over to Sho-senpai, but there's still the aquarium room, planetarium and music room that I'm looking to add. A laboratory or workshop of my own as an addition to my room might be good.
Ah, it's a place that Lily takes me to when she's looking after my dreams and I have nightmares. I don't know if it is a memory for her, or something created on a whim...
[He pauses, putting a hand to his chest.]
I am inclined towards the latter - the first time she used it was when I dreamed of... flowers, growing inside me. I imagine she wanted to take me somewhere that would be removed from such imagery, and a cottage in winter seemed to be the thing. A place of safety and comfort.
How thoughtful. If you want cozy sweaters and thick layers, I recommend SensitIV. Though it seems you are already good friends with Lucifel.
And I am sorry that you've had to suffer so much in such a short amount of time. Would it be more towards the holiday season, I'm sure you could have found snow themed idol merchandise. Perhaps there is a clearance section somewhere.
Lucifel is very kind, though I do wish the reason for us bonding had been more pleasant. And I would take this chance to once again gently reprimand you for your staunch refusal to be a bridge between me and Ardyn.
[Yes he WILL keep shaming you for that, Emet.
Also RNGesus decrees he gets the plushie this time! It's of Intensity. This one's going to Angel for sure.]
I may have been sarcastic there. We shall never know.
[But, hmm, question... He turns the plushie over in his hands.]
Then once more I would posit the question from yesterday, the one that you dodged perhaps not the most skilfully but admirably earnestly. [Did you miss his insults, Emet.] You say it's your own cowardice that made you avoid me. What are you afraid of in this context, then?
You've never been shy with your opinion, skillfully said. No need to start a new trend.
[He looks at Levity then back at the machine just for something to focus on.]
No doubt you've already concluded that our past holds an despair so terrible I can scarcely put into words. A broken star, a lost home. For a thousand, thousand lifetimes, we have tried to reclaim what was lost.
Would you agree with my methods? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But I have taken others into my confidence before. Those whom I loved, admired, and thought the world of. And in the end they struggled to not hate me for it.
If you were to say the same I'm quite certain my heart would not survive it.
[Well, this sure is a topic for discussion in a game section. Levity, too, stays silent and looks away for a time, digesting the information.]
...I see. Five has told me that he worries I might break your heart. And Jason has said that you are someone who's seen some shit, as he put it.
[He sighs quietly.]
And... Perhaps the fact that something happened to our home explains why I feel homesick and incomplete. This... is much to take in.
[Thanks for giving him anxiety, Emet!]
But if it my attitude towards you that you are concerned about, I will tell you the same thing I tried to tell Ardyn. Although I fear he misunderstood it somewhat, and the conversation moved on before I could clarify... yet nevertheless.
[He finally turns to look Hades in the eye.]
My agreement - or disagreement, as it were, - with your methods, whatever they are, does not dictate how I feel about you as a person and a friend. There are, as I am more than aware, many things that Ardyn has done, and likely will again, that I do disagree with. For a good number of them I would try to stop him or at least redirect his attention, as it were. That does not mean I do not care for him. Do you understand that, Hades?
I am somewhat relieved to here that you will still be fond of me even if we do have our disagreements. And as our bonds grow I would not expect anything less from you.
But I would tear you down if you got in my way without hesitation. The same I would do for Vergil, Five, or even Cosmo. And I do fear, in the end, you will stand against me.
[Silently, Levity looks up to the heavens and wonders why is it that everyone he knows is so stupid.]
Perhaps, or perhaps not. I would advise against jumping to conclusions, Hades. I believe that you are letting your cowardice, as you put it, do the thinking for you. If things are as you say, if you think that in the end I would stand against you, then why do you not tear me down right now? Why did you not do so when I first arrived, why are you letting yourself become close with me again? You are risking your own heart, here. Why did you not save yourself the potential greater suffering and... oh, I don't know. Kill me, perhaps, though death holds little to no sway here and maybe that is one of the reasons you let me live. Or you could have avoided approaching me amicably, antagonized me from the start.
Yet you did not do so. If asked to guess at the reason, I would say that either you hold a not-insignificant hope that I will take your side, or you are aware that your "methods" are not the most wisely chosen ones, and somewhere deep down you may want to be stopped, or perhaps simply judged for them.
[He sighs.]
Of course, that is mainly conjecture. My, but you and Five are prone to great dramatism.
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Jason's sleeping it off, Arya... is with Sabre, I believe. Her wife. As is Noctis--that is, he is with his wife, not with Sabre.
[He sighs, running a hand through his hair.]
Thankfully, I seem to have stopped melting, though some... aftereffects linger. But I don't need sensitIV's attention every half an hour and Skylark was kind enough to bring us some hangover cures. I could have been much worse.
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[He pats his shoulder.]
Can I get you anything?
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I'm not certain if impressed is a good word here... but it was simply bad luck. The other half of my unit made it out safely and that's all I can really ask for.
[Get him anything, though... Levity squints thoughtfully.]
I... don't know. Food and drink are, er, perhaps not the best thing right now...
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[He takes off his coat and hands it to him.]
Shall we?
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Another foray into dreams?
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[That works! He doesn't have a car or a flying pegasus so he's taking them by subway to the arcade. Specifically the section with the game machines for idol merchandise.]
Somehow I guessed you would enjoy getting plushes and trinkets of your friends. That besides I did promise you answers and am cagey besides so for ever successful attempt I will answer any question of yours.
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My, how sweet of you! I might just end up with a collection of your merchandise.
[He makes a show of cracking his knuckles.]
And to make it fair... Shall we say that I will only cheat once every five tries?
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[He leans against one of the machines.]
I also imagine you can get gifts for Future is Now.
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[But yes, he can start! Is it one of them crane game dealies.]
Oh, I imagine Sho-senpai and Angel would be happy to get merchandise of each other, though I would not be surprised if Sho has a collection already. And I can get Jason something of Nero... Though I imagine that will only lead to my untimely demise. Something of Jason for Nero, then.
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Yes, yes. Why do I even try to argue with you?
[He does tsk.]
But now would be the perfect time to take the most sour of your unit and bestow upon them gifts. You can use your current situation to your advantage to get away with more than you could normally.
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[Anyway, he'll genuinely try to play the game for now, without using his abilities, just to get the feel of it.]
Well, to tell you the truth, that is the plan. Lucifel suggested buying a room for Jason - a smoking bar, in fact, so that it's suited for both of us and is not glaringly for him only. I'm asking Nero to help me with planning and decor. But, you see, Jason is a private person and I do feel he might get genuinely upset if I bring up his relationship too much. He was already quite surprised to learn that I knew.
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Truthfully, I do not know the man very well, but getting him a place his own does seem a step in the right direction. Especially if he is not one to purchase one for himself.
Though have you thought about what kind of upgrade you would like? There is no reason that both of you can't be spoiled.
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He isn't one to take care of himself much, yes. Nor letting others do so, but I'm certain Nero has plans of his own in that sphere and I'm ready to assist.
As for myself... I'm still waiting on ideas for my own bedroom, though I confess styling it after our Bureau might be fitting. At the same time, it might be best to wait until I remember what my own lodgings looked like. But I certainly have several projects for new expansions! There's the winter house, but Lily has already claimed sponsoring that one. Zero-gravity library I've handed over to Sho-senpai, but there's still the aquarium room, planetarium and music room that I'm looking to add. A laboratory or workshop of my own as an addition to my room might be good.
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Already a list that can hit the floor. I shouldn't be surprised. When Cosmo first arrived, he had quite the list as well.
But tell me about this winter house.
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[He pauses, putting a hand to his chest.]
I am inclined towards the latter - the first time she used it was when I dreamed of... flowers, growing inside me. I imagine she wanted to take me somewhere that would be removed from such imagery, and a cottage in winter seemed to be the thing. A place of safety and comfort.
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And I am sorry that you've had to suffer so much in such a short amount of time. Would it be more towards the holiday season, I'm sure you could have found snow themed idol merchandise. Perhaps there is a clearance section somewhere.
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[Yes he WILL keep shaming you for that, Emet.
Also RNGesus decrees he gets the plushie this time! It's of Intensity. This one's going to Angel for sure.]
Ah-ha, I believe I am now entitled to a question.
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[He makes a lazy hand motion.]
Ask away. That is the point of this while the prizes are a nice boon.
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[But, hmm, question... He turns the plushie over in his hands.]
Then once more I would posit the question from yesterday, the one that you dodged perhaps not the most skilfully but admirably earnestly. [Did you miss his insults, Emet.] You say it's your own cowardice that made you avoid me. What are you afraid of in this context, then?
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[He looks at Levity then back at the machine just for something to focus on.]
No doubt you've already concluded that our past holds an despair so terrible I can scarcely put into words. A broken star, a lost home. For a thousand, thousand lifetimes, we have tried to reclaim what was lost.
Would you agree with my methods? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But I have taken others into my confidence before. Those whom I loved, admired, and thought the world of. And in the end they struggled to not hate me for it.
If you were to say the same I'm quite certain my heart would not survive it.
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...I see. Five has told me that he worries I might break your heart. And Jason has said that you are someone who's seen some shit, as he put it.
[He sighs quietly.]
And... Perhaps the fact that something happened to our home explains why I feel homesick and incomplete. This... is much to take in.
[Thanks for giving him anxiety, Emet!]
But if it my attitude towards you that you are concerned about, I will tell you the same thing I tried to tell Ardyn. Although I fear he misunderstood it somewhat, and the conversation moved on before I could clarify... yet nevertheless.
[He finally turns to look Hades in the eye.]
My agreement - or disagreement, as it were, - with your methods, whatever they are, does not dictate how I feel about you as a person and a friend. There are, as I am more than aware, many things that Ardyn has done, and likely will again, that I do disagree with. For a good number of them I would try to stop him or at least redirect his attention, as it were. That does not mean I do not care for him. Do you understand that, Hades?
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But I would tear you down if you got in my way without hesitation. The same I would do for Vergil, Five, or even Cosmo. And I do fear, in the end, you will stand against me.
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Perhaps, or perhaps not. I would advise against jumping to conclusions, Hades. I believe that you are letting your cowardice, as you put it, do the thinking for you. If things are as you say, if you think that in the end I would stand against you, then why do you not tear me down right now? Why did you not do so when I first arrived, why are you letting yourself become close with me again? You are risking your own heart, here. Why did you not save yourself the potential greater suffering and... oh, I don't know. Kill me, perhaps, though death holds little to no sway here and maybe that is one of the reasons you let me live. Or you could have avoided approaching me amicably, antagonized me from the start.
Yet you did not do so. If asked to guess at the reason, I would say that either you hold a not-insignificant hope that I will take your side, or you are aware that your "methods" are not the most wisely chosen ones, and somewhere deep down you may want to be stopped, or perhaps simply judged for them.
[He sighs.]
Of course, that is mainly conjecture. My, but you and Five are prone to great dramatism.
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