[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!]
Then... when that happens, please seek me out. So I can help you remember it's not true.
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I know it must sound hypocritical just after I've told you I struggle to understand Lahabrea and Emet-Selch in the harsher matters, but...
[He shakes his head.]
I'm sorry. This place fills me with fear, and that fear clouds my mind. Here, I am an outlier. A weak link. And weakness costs you your life, or... or worse. And so I fear, and in the fear fight back - sometimes, no, oftentimes blindly. But despite that... I know and I believe that you desire a peaceful world as much as I do. And I know that your harsher actions come not from willing or innate cruelty, but from the scars piled up on you over the course of these twelve millennia. If I were to call you tainted for that... It would be the same as saying that any who feel pain are tainted and wrong. And wouldn't that include myself?
Of course, I would never doubt the righteousness of our cause. I know that all we have done has been necessary for the salvation of our star. I know we are not wrong.
For now, let us focus on more positive thoughts. We have been discussing so many painful things in such a short time, it would be good to take a little break.
To go with different outfits! Have you gone clothes shopping yet? And it's quite common for friends from different units to buy each other clothes in their unit's style, since we can't get them otherwise. You know, we could take Lahabrea or Emet-Selch with us and go clothes shopping together! I'm sure they'd love to pick something out for you, and we can force them to wear things in our style.
[Metallic. Bright neon colours. Fucking LED clothes.]
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Date: 2021-12-17 08:50 am (UTC)My apologies. You are correct, I should not say such things.
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Date: 2021-12-17 08:59 am (UTC)... But will you still think such things?
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Date: 2021-12-17 09:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-12-17 09:20 am (UTC)[...]
I know it must sound hypocritical just after I've told you I struggle to understand Lahabrea and Emet-Selch in the harsher matters, but...
[He shakes his head.]
I'm sorry. This place fills me with fear, and that fear clouds my mind. Here, I am an outlier. A weak link. And weakness costs you your life, or... or worse. And so I fear, and in the fear fight back - sometimes, no, oftentimes blindly. But despite that... I know and I believe that you desire a peaceful world as much as I do. And I know that your harsher actions come not from willing or innate cruelty, but from the scars piled up on you over the course of these twelve millennia. If I were to call you tainted for that... It would be the same as saying that any who feel pain are tainted and wrong. And wouldn't that include myself?
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Date: 2021-12-17 01:49 pm (UTC)And yet, sometimes...
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Date: 2021-12-17 01:53 pm (UTC)Is that doubt not proof that you wish to be kinder?
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-12-17 02:08 pm (UTC)No matter what, you are still my people, Elidibus. You, and Emet-Selch, and Lahabrea. No matter what you've done... I still believe in you.
[Which is kind of why it fucks him up so much every time the others are like "haha! violence is fun"]
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-12-17 02:17 pm (UTC)Of course. And I will help you however I can.
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:25 pm (UTC)For now, let us focus on more positive thoughts. We have been discussing so many painful things in such a short time, it would be good to take a little break.
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:36 pm (UTC)Ah, that is true enough. For example...
[jiiii...]
Have you thought about how to style your hair?
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-12-17 02:47 pm (UTC)[Metallic. Bright neon colours. Fucking LED clothes.]
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-12-17 02:53 pm (UTC)And that is where I come in!
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Date: 2021-12-17 02:58 pm (UTC)Then I would gladly go shopping with you.
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:08 pm (UTC)Of course. Now, hmm... What clothes have you got so far?
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:10 pm (UTC)[which is just a baby sized version of this with slits in the back for wings]
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:12 pm (UTC)Then it's all the more reason to go shopping! You can't just have one set of clothes. What happens if you need to launder it?
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:14 pm (UTC)[having a physical body is the WORST]
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:19 pm (UTC)He'll stand up, then, holding out a hand to Elidibus]
We can go right now if you're not busy?
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:23 pm (UTC)Certainly. I have nothing I need to be doing.
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:27 pm (UTC)I'll call up Corvus. We can fly to the mall.
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Date: 2021-12-17 03:29 pm (UTC)How convenient. I will have to make sure to add flight capability to my assistant as well.
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