A/N: Reminder that The Lionhearted now has a tumblr, which already has fanart somehow! If you're a staunch FF user, that's a MUCH better way to get in touch with me than this site is, so consider that if you want to ask questions and have them publicly answered more consistently, etc. Check it out at lionheartedfic dot tumblr! I sure hate what this site does to links!
It's been a long, LONG time coming, but we're finally at the end of volume 0. Thank you to everybody reading, long-time and newer followers alike.
(Relay Log Notification)
I seriously recommend reading this chapter on AO3. There's a TON of formatting, and basically none of it works here.
taking back wasted time that we have spent
walking round wastin', tracing back the steps
oh i can taste it, the secrets i have kept
walking round wasted and i'll take what i can get
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porter robinson – polygon dust
13 Days Prior To Beacon
turntechGodhead(TT) opened relay with gardenGnostic(GG)
TG: good goddamn am i seein things or is that jade harley all late to the game
GG: omg, DAVE?
GG: i thought i'd have to
GG: i was scared i'd never see you again
GG: i had this horrible feeling i'd be searching for years
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
TG: but look im just glad i found you so dont feel bad about it alright
TG: it is what it is
TG: haha wow i just
TG: aint quite sure what to make of this
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
GG: dave? are you there? It says there's a connection problem or something
TG: great well that figures
TG: yeah receptions not so good out here
TG: look jade i cant talk long right now
TG: not with a crap relay and not with these handles
GG: wait, what does that mean?
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
TG: and that would be bad
TG: worse than bad
TG: i cant lose you not after all of this time
GG: dave i'm not getting all of this! where are you?
TG: oh middle of nowhere basically
TG: not really important just some village got macked on by monsters
TG: you know how it is
TG: like i said though i guarantee "somebody" knows youre here already
TG: "somebody" seems to know damn near everything these days
GG: okay um i'm trying to follow this i'm just very excited and also kind of freaking out!
GG: are you trying to say we're being... watched?
TG: of course were being watched
TG: so im gonna say whats got to be said and then come find you
TG: where are you
GG: um, didn't you just say... all of that stuff?
TG: yeah but fact of the matter is she knows where you are by now
TG: its too late now that you logged in with this handle so who cares
GG: too late for what?! dave please just talk to me
TG: where are you
GG: agh! i'm in vale, i'm staying with a friend
GG: i'm trying to, um, become a huntress? but maybe i shouldn't, now? i'm confused
GG: you sort of came out of nowhere!
TG: oh for real youre really on it huh
TG: absolutely do that you gotta get tough as hell as fast as you can
TG: jade i hate to be the bearer of crap news but uh
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
TG: wait who is this friend i need to know if youre safe
TG: is it a troll or somebody from this planet
GG: a girl i met the night i came here, which was only a couple of weeks ago. ruby. she's a sweetheart.
TG: hold up ruby what gimme a last name
GG: ruby rose, why?
TG: wow
TG: sometimes you get to thinkin maybe destiny aint real
TG: and then its on you like flashbacks to the ho chi minh trail
TG: all seein some poor fools scroll go off during dinner and flipping over the table for a barricade
TG: a steak splats on the floor
TG: pink like sarges brains when the snipers came
GG: dave oh my god, the important stuff gets cut off but all of this makes it through?
TG: yo so anyway rubys good people alright
TG: that theres a whole family you can trust so stick with them if you can
TG: you gotta get a new handle, spread it around to any friends you can find
TG: if you know anybody whos already done it then use them to spread the news try to keep it on the down low
TG: just a couple more things before i go
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
TG: and i really really hate bearing even more bad news here but johns kinda
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
GG: what? you found john?! what happened to him?
TG: but hey at least hes not dead gotta look on the bright side
TG: found rose too a long while back and thats even more complicated
- failed to receive message from TG due to connection error!
TG: wanna believe i can trust her but i dont know who to trust anymore
GG: how could you not trust rose? i don't understand
GG: dave you're scaring me!
TG: im myself and i think john is too and i hope rose still is but some of us are different
TG: the ones that woman found and the ones who got found by the ones she found
GG: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
GG: every time you try to explain something it all glitches out again! it's the worst
TG: i gotta go this things about to disconnect plus the batterys near dead
GG: dave, hold on!
GG: ... i love you.
TG: wait like a friend or
GG: yes like a friend you dork!
TG: oh thank god then i love you too i guess
TG: dont get killed
TG: tell ruby uncle dave said hi
GG: tell her WHAT?
turntechGodhead(TT) closed relay with gardenGnostic(GG)
7 Days Prior To Beacon
- ͟t̵wil͏itT̨hȩoris̴t͠ ͘(TT̡)͘ o̕pen͏ed re͠l͡a͟y͠ ̷wi̸th gravenAdvisor(GA)
Ṭ̷̖̜̻̗T͎̱̠:͖̖̞̥̩̜̘ ̳͇̩H͇̳͈̺͉̞͢e͎̹͎͖͠l͚ḻ̠̀o͏͕̗̰̣,̻͕̝̱͚ ̧̻̙̭Ka̷̞̠̖̱̣͓͇ṇ̢̖͔̜̩a̠̬̯͘ý̘͔̝a.̹
GA: Rose
GA: Is That You
TT̛:̸ Of ̧ćo҉u͝r͟s͢e̴. I̛t'̡s͜ ̨b͏eèn ̸a wh͞i͘le.̢ I d͜o hǫpe̢ ̡yo͟u'̷r͠e we҉ll̶.͏
GA: I Am So Glad Youre Alive
GA: You Really Are Rose Right
GA: Im Sorry I Shouldnt Ask Its Just That Your Handle Is Different
T̛T:̵ ̸So͟ i҉s̛ yǫu̴rş.
GA: Fair Enough
GA: Wait How Did You Know This Handle
GA: I Would Have Thought Youd Message The Old One
T̡T: ͏Well͏,̢ ͡I'͏ve͜ t͜ak͡en p͜r͟ec͏a͘utio͘n͞s ҉to͠ ̴a͢v́óid̵ ̧àn̸y súrv͜èill͠an̶će,̨ b͟u͠t ̡one ̛ca̡n͏ n̷ęv͜er͝ be̛ ̴tóo͟ car͠efu͏l ͢i̧n̶ thi̴s̢ ͏da͞y͏ an͟d̷ a͠ge.
ŢT̨: ̶H̡o͏pef͏u̵ll͜y̕ yo͞u̵ ha҉ve ͟no̴ idea̧ ͏w͠hat̷ ͡I'm ͜tal͟ki͢n͞g abo̸ut͠.̀
GA: I Really Dont
GA: Rose Do You Have Any Idea What Is Going On
GA: Why Were Stuck Here
T̵T̢: Ḩmm҉. I͜'d like ̛t͞o ̸th̡i͏n̛k̕ I͞ ̧h͠av̴e͠ ̷som̶e ̛i͝d̛eà w͡h̨at'ś ̕goin͟g o͏n͜, b̢u͡t̸ I o҉nlỳ h̢ave th͝eor҉i̵es͝ ͢ąb͝o͠u̕t ̷wh͘y̛ ̶w͡e'͘re he͡re̡.
TT̶: I ha̢ve̕ ͘à ̴l҉ot of t͠h҉e͞orie͢s͝ l͏ate͟ly, ͜a̸nd̕ v́er͞y ̨fȩw ̨c̢o͢nc҉r̷e͟t͡e͢ a̷nsw͟e̶rs͏,͞ e҉x̸c̶ept ̸th͢o̷se̶ ́to qu̧és̶tion͡s̴ ̕I̵'d͠ rat͞h͟e̕r not̷ have f͘o̸uńd ̛an҉swęr̨s͡ ̛to ͞a̶t ̸a̸ll.̧
GA: I See
T҉T́: I ̡k̷neẃ ͜y͏oų wo͜uld͢ ҉b̢e͝ h̛erè,̡ ̨an͜d ̴I ͡apo͏l͡òg͟i̧z͡e̕ ͡d̴eepl͏y ̵fo̴r҉ ͘t͏ak̴i͢ņg̀ ̵s̴o͏ l̵ong̛ ͢t͡o̶ ̸co͝nt̛a̷ct you͝.͏ ̴It͜'̕s ̵bee̷n͢ c͝h͡a͞l̶len͘g̕inģ to ̕fi͟n͝d ̡a̡ ͞s̨a͘f̛è enoug҉h ̨m̴o̡m̶e͠n͜t͏ ͠to ͘t̵a̵k̶e ̴the r̸i͏s̛k̨.̀
̕TT: ͞How ͘do ͜I put ͠th͏is͝...
T͢T́: I͘t̕'s̸ poss͞i͜b́le ̡I̡'vȩ m͘a͜d͢è s͏o҉m͟e ve̕r͢y ̡p̨o̡o͝r ͏l̢i̵f̵e c҉hoìc̵e͢s.̶
GA: That Does Sound Like Classic Rose To Me
GA: How Did You Know I Would Be Here
GA: Do You Mean That Literally Or Is This More Of A Never Losing Faith Kind Of Thing
TT:̷ ̵O͠h̢, ͘I҉ ̛mean ͟it͡ v̧e͢ry̨ lįter̛al̕l̢ý. ̴I ́h̢a̴ve ͞fr͜ien͏ds̀ ̵in̛ ̨th̶e ̴h̡i̴g̵hest ̸o̡f p̸laces,̸ and҉ c̨o͞nt͡įn̴gènc̡ies in place t̸o ͞n͟ot̶if͘y ̸me of ̡à ͠g̕r͘e͡at̴ ̀de͡al̛ ͘o̴f th̸in͡g͡s̵.́
TT̡: K͢àn̶ayą... ̢I.̵.͢.
̕TT̸: G̶od̵.͢ The͜re̷'͢s ͝so͜ ́m̧ųc̛h t͡ǫ ͜s̡ay̧, an̸d̶ I͡ jus̷t͏ ̛d̛on̸'t͟ hàv̸e͞ ͟t̶he̷ ͠lux̴u͝r̨y ́o͝f͝ taḱi͠ng͏ m͞y ti̸me.̧
͟TT̵:̶ ̨I̛ k̡now̨ t̶his̨ is̢ ҉all vér̴y n̨e͢w͏ t͘ò ͝you͘, b̸u̶t̴.͢..̧ ̶it's n͞ot̷ n͘e͜w to ͟m̀e.
GA: Please Tell Me You Dont Mean Youve Been Here For Years Or Something Equally Awful
TT̨: ..́.̧ ̶ab̢oút ̶th̨at.
GA: Oh God
TT́: I͏t̷.̨..͘ c̨o̷u͘ļd͝ be w͏o̵rs̶ę.̛ ̕D̡on't͝ d͜are͠ p̧i̵ctu͠re ̨m̶e̶ ͡as̡ ̕so͞m҉e̸ wi̛th́er̷e͞d̡ c͏rone̛.
͟T̀T: ͜I̵'l̶l ̷b͝e ͢t̡wȩn̨t͞y͞ ͠one thi̸s co̡min͟g w͏i͜n̴t̶e͡r.̛
GA: Oh
TT̢: Y̢es.̕ I͘t̢'͠s..̛. w̴el̛l.
҉T̕T̸: Let͏ ̀me ̶be̶ ͞fr̷a͏nk͘.̡ ͞T̕hi͜ǹgs a͞r̸e̶ v̷ery̴ b̀ád o̷n҉ tḩìs ̶plan͟et, a͟ņd t̨he͞y͡'͏r͏ę ͢ab̢ơut to get ̸q̢ui͠t͠e a b̷it wo͢r̕sé.̶ T̀he t͡h̕ing̵s I̢ ̡a͏m̷ doing͢ ͠are̵ ͘įn ͜s͢e͡rv̕ice͝ of mi͝ti̡g҉atińg̕ th͢a͞t dàm͞a̕g͡e, ͘b͟ut ͠w͘h́at̡ ̧I͘'ve ̧dǫne̸ to̧ ̧give ͡my̢se͏lf ͠s̷u͞c̴h̴ ́i̧n҉f͟luen̡c͞e i͞s..̛.͠
̵TT:̡ ̕M҉áyb͘e ̀I̢ c̨oul̵d̀ ͟havè ͏dóne͠ ̀s͡om̛e͡t̴h̛in̴g ̴b͜e҉tter̢.̕ ̡Been̷ ͡s̛o͠m̧ęoǹe̷ bette̶r͞.͞
TT̷: But̢ ͟I d̡idn'͟t, ҉and ̶I͜'̵m̨ ̵not̷.̨
GA: Rose I Hardly Know What To Say
T͘T:͠ ͠I s̵til̴l ̛lov̷e͢ y͡o͡u, if ͟y͘o̢u̴'́re͜ ̕w̷on͘deri͝ng҉, bu̸t̨ I̵ ̀d͞on͝'t͟ ̢k̶n̴o̕w ͡t̵h͜a͜t ̧the ̢pers̴o̢n ͞I̷ a̕m ͟is c͞apab͘le̢ o̶f the͟ ̵s͠a̴m̴e҉ s͝o҉r̸t o҉f̨ l̨o͞v̡ȩ I u͠s̕ed ͘t͠o͟ ̛be.͟ I͘'͜v҉e̛ ̧s̶p̵en͟t͢ ͜s͞o͡, ͝so͘ ̴m̶an̴y ̶t́hìngs.́
T͝T: A̡s̕ a̢go͘nìz͘ing as i͡t̛ ̢i̵s ̕to fin̢ál͡ly have ̀tǫ s̴a̸y ̡t̛h͘is...̢
͘T̶T̵:̷ ̵Pl͜e̢as͝e̸ ͡d̀on͠'t͜ ͡w̸ai̕t̸ ̕f̴or̢ me͢,̶ Ka̶na̧ya.̧
T̨T: Try̴ to love some̸o͘ne̕ ̴w͡ho ̕des̛e͝rve̢s ̷y̸ou͟.
GA: I
GA: Please Dont Say That
GA: You Cant Mean That
GA: Are You Breaking up With Me
T͡T: ͜Th͠a͏t'҉s ̢ju̡st t͟he҉ ͢t̕hin҉g҉.̵.. ̧t͢here'͏s n͡o̢t͘ḩíng ͞l͞e͜fţ ̢to ̷b͠r͘e̕ak.̕
T͜T҉:̧ H̀m.̶
T̕T:̡ ̷I ̷h̵a̷dn'̨t͜ ̧re̡a̧liz͜e͞d͢ ̡I̸ ͏was sti̢ll̀ a̕b͠le ̨t̵o̷ ̧c̸ry.̷ Hòw͞ u̢n̶fort̵unáte.
GA: Rose What Have You Done
TT͜:̴ ̷S̸o͢me̶one ̴wìll be̴ alo̴n̷g ͝t҉o̧ ch͜ecḱ ̸on ̧me̷ ͠so̢on̴;͘ ͡I͜'ve̡ ̛su҉spe̷n̸ded͝ m͠y͟s͏e͜lf ͞from oúr n̷etw͡o͘rk̴,͘ ̕an̛d̨ that's ͠go̸in̡g͝ t̨o ͞l͟éa̛ve ́a͞ f̷e͟w p̀eo͘p҉le̕ ͏con͢ćerņęd͟, ͡g̷iv͟e͏n͟ ̧t̵h̢e͘ n͠atu͏re͜ of ҉m̴y abi҉lit̷i̢es̴.̛
T̴T: W͠h̶ate͠ve͞r I ҉do̡, ͝I̕ ҉m̀usn̷'t le̵t ͏h҉ȩr ̶b͜e̛gi͢n̨ ̀to ̶sus̡pect̢ me.͘ ͞I ̨c͏a̸nnot ͘af҉fo͏rd͠ t͝o ḑie̕ yet.
GA: Rose
GA: Dont Go
GA: Dont Leave Me Like This
TT: P̷l̷e͠as͏e ͏takè ća͝re ́of̶ y̛o̧urse͜lf͝.̷ Pleas͏e s͝tay ̶a͝l͡i͞vę. ͜P̨lęa͝şe ̧don̛'̸t ͠t͢ortùre͜ yo̵ur̸self͢ ͏o͜n ͟m̛y̨ ͜a̶cc̛ơu̷nt.͜
GA: Please Dont Just Disappear
GA: I Love You Rose
GA: So Much
TT:͞ ͟I̕ k͠n͟o̷w̕.̶
-̡ ҉tw̕ili͠tT͞h͠e̵orìs̡t̀ ͟(TT̡)͘cl͏ose͝d͢ ŗela͝y ͜with gravenAdvisor (GA)
5 Days Prior To Beacon
- affableAnnihilation(AA) opened relay with gorgeousInferno(GI)
GI: no
AA: oh come on i havent even said anything yet
GI: right but youre about to ask me to like, rob a bank or something
GI: tell me im wrong and ill tell you youre a liar
AA: thats silly if we tried to rob a bank wed get caught
AA: i was just wondering if you were free tonight
AA: see i was going to hang out with nepeta today to talk about murder
GI: yeah that sounds like you
AA: but she canceled on me to go work on her weapons
AA: so i thought maybe id go try to make some money
GI: i literally just said i wont help you rob a bank
AA: i said it wasnt that
AA: so theres this weird pattern im noticing
AA: if i hang out in more affluent human residential sectors everybody looks at me like im a criminal right
GI: to be fair you are actually specifically a criminal
GI: not that im judging you for that
AA: but if im in less affluent human residential sectors then im the one whos a target
AA: also hey im not a criminal for life its more like a hobby
AA: somebody from the midnight crew tried to recruit me and i stole his wallet
AA: so im totally on the up and up
GI: where are you going with this because i was just about to leave home and i cant type and ride a motorcycle at the same time
AA: okay okay the point is i got an idea from all of that
AA: i hide my weapons better
AA: wander around at night a lot
AA: and when some human inevitably tries to mug me i rob them instead
AA: its genius
GI: okay yeah thats kinda brilliant
GI: why are you telling me about it though, other than the usual bragging
AA: because if you wanted to back me up id be fine splitting the profits 70/30 :D
GI: dude im about to start going to, like, hero school
GI: this is not a good time to be breaking the law
AA: but is it breaking the law if they started it and you terrify them into silence
AA: or is it actually vigilante heroism in disguise
GI: dammit why do you have to make so much sense
GI: alright maybe but im busy tonight, when did you want to get together?
AA: aww i mean it doesnt have to be right away i have bullets to experiment with i suppose
AA: where are you going by the way
GI: hmm do you want the honest answer or a fake answer
AA: which one is more interesting
GI: promise you wont be pissed at me first
AA: why are you of all people worried about that
GI: because unlike you i dont love dying and being dead and youre a walking nightmare
AA: yeah thats true :D
AA: its pretty hard to make me mad and i promise i wont be
GI: i was going to hit up a couple information brokers to try to figure out where the hell you and your friends actually came from
GI: none of your explanations make sense and im really bored
AA: ooooh neat
AA: tell me if you find anything out id love to know
AA: but consider this option instead of chasing answers you wont find any time soon
AA: give me a ride to a terrible part of the city and spend a night on the town with your cool mystery friend trying to get ambushed by criminals for fun and profit
GI: thats a hard offer to turn down...
GI: if i get us in some place with my fake id and amazing chest will you pay for drinks?
AA: deal
GI: alright, im gonna take a shower then
GI: see you in an hour and a half
AA: yayyyy
AA: dont worry about it i need a while to wash some blood out of my hair before i go out anyway
GI: whose blood is it
AA: i have no idea
GI: sweet
AA: i know right
AA: drive safe :D
GI: never
gorgeousInferno(GI) closed relay with affableAnnihilation(AA)
4 Days Prior To Beacon
aggregateCarnivore opened relay with strayShinobi!
AC: :33 *pounces out from the shadows and gr33ts the stray cat enthuseastically!*
SS: hello, nepeta. i haven't heard from you in a few days. how are you doing? is your friend still helping you stay somewhere nice?
AC: :33 i didnt mean to act distant or anyfin!
AC: :33 aradias helping out she has a suspfishous amount of lien lately
AC: :33 ive b33n a little busy trying to upgrade my claws but bassically im feline pretty good
AC: :33 how aboat you?
SS: i've been fine. just trying to pass the time before the semester starts.
SS: mostly i'm doing volunteer work at the shelter.
SS: you'd think a city like vale would be half as progressive as it claims to be, but it's just more of the same neglect and mistreatment i've seen everywhere else.
AC: :33 yeah i k33p noticing how tench the atmosphere is even in my friends neighpurrhood
AC: :33 the hotel staff are ocray but i get hissed at in the str33t a lot
AC: :33 everymoby is furry nervous about the white fang i guess!
SS: yeah. you'd think they would spend more time worrying about career criminals, but somehow it's the activists who get all the bad press.
SS: i don't condone most of what the fang has been doing around here, but no one can rationally deny that the midnight crew has been causing a lot more chaos.
AC: :33 i heard 33:
AC: :33 but only about halfof them are faunus so appierantly theyre not a conchcern
AC: :33 ugh i can s33 why youre so bristly about this stuff
AC: :33 i want to scratch soooo many people up but im k33ping minnows as clean as i can
SS: i'm glad. sometimes it's not half as easy as it should be.
AC: :33 hey blake
AC: :33 if a furriend is r33ly upset and depressed but they dont want anyone to get involved
AC: :33 whats the right thing to do?
AC: :33 im trying not to care but its impawsible when i can tail shes practically alwaves aboat to cry
AC: :33 its so awkward
SS: your friend whose girlfriend broke up with her?
AC: :33 yeah 33:
SS: that's a hard situation to be in. i'm not sure, really. there's a thin line between involving yourself because it's your responsibility as a friend and crossing actual boundaries.
SS: she sounds even more prickly than you are about her emotions. no offense.
AC: :33 none taken
AC: :33 honestly she seariously n33ds to get cuttled
AC: :33 but i dont know by who
SS: that's a weird way to put it, but yeah. that would probably help.
AC: :33 umm, so
SS: yes?
AC: :33 i manta say this a while ago but i kept pawting it off
SS: oh, god. should i be nervous right now?
AC: :33 no no its nofin bad!
AC: :33 i sort of just wanted to thank you
SS: ... thank me for what?
AC: :33 whale a bunch of things really!
AC: :33 i mean you helped me find a place to stay and get weapons and i catnt do that stuff myself
AC: :33 at least not until i have the oar-perch-tuna-ty to get used to this city
SS: i think that's the worst thing you've said in a week.
AC: :33 and i guess i screeched at you once or twice but youre very kind
AC: :33 i barged into your life out of nowhere just floundering around like an idiot and you still bailed me out
AC: :33 you even helped unlock my aura
SS: it wasn't anything special. you were in trouble and it just... seemed like the obvious thing to do.
SS: look, maybe from your perspective it seems selfless, but you've helped me too, without even noticing.
SS: i was... very lonely when i first came here. i wasn't sure if or when i was going to be able to befriend anyone, or even have anyone to talk to.
SS: so... i know we don't see eye to eye on everything, but you're still a good person, and i'm glad i met you.
AC: :33 me too
AC: :33 oh hey one of my fronds wants to come over to talk about murder
SS: that sure is a sentence.
AC: :33 gotta go!
AC: :33 good luck at the shellter :33
SS: thanks. take care of yourself.
AC: :33 *the mighty huntress tries not to blush as she gives the black cat a big fuzzy hug befur scuttling back into the shadows!*
aggregateCarnivoreclosed relay with strayShinobi!
Several Hours Prior To Beacon–
smoothCriminal connected to hub!
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mercilessMessiah connected to hub!
SC: Right on time, huh? Couldn't have given us just a couple of minutes of peace before all the bad-boy posturing?
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MM: Typical behavior. I show the magnanimity to lower myself to aid in your fight, and am I shown the slightest respect in turn? Even once? No.
MM: Not that I expect any different from your kind.
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MM: Incredible.
SC: You know, if you could keep the melodramatics on the down-low, I might just bother listening to what you have to say for once.
MM: We've been ordered to work with... one of the most effective and infuriating agents fighting for my cause. Though, to my shame as a fellow revolutionary, this particular girl prefers to be paid in more than simply righteousness.
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SC: Tell me you're not talking about who I think you are, because you're crazy if you think I'm ever working with her again. I couldn't decide if surviving that job was actually worth having to listen to her for five minutes. Am I really going to have to break out the steel wool for my brain here?
MM: Do not remind me that there's even one opinion the two of us share.
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MM: The three of us, then, fine.
MM: Yes. It's her. She was apparently hired on a more permanent basis just over a month ago, and no one found the time to let me know.
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SC: Couldn't have put it better myself.
SC: You do realize she's probably just going to skewer me after what I said last time I met her, don't you? Survival is kind of my only reason for being part of this whole operation.
MM: And should you refuse, you'll be assassinated, or if you're unlucky you'll be dragged before Fall herself and burned alive in person.
SC: Wonderful.
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SC: I appreciate the sentiment, dear, but that shouldn't be necessary.
SC: ... I hope.
MM: For now, the objective is to endure a conversation with her while keeping your sanity.
SC: You're implying that's even possible.
MM: Do not antagonize me, human.
SC: Hey, you're the one who makes it easy.
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AG: I've got one thing to say: seriously, Taurus? You, that chainsaw guy, AND 8oth of these nerds still can't hack it in Vale? Maaaaaaaan, sounds like you've got it rough down there. Luckily for you, your 8oss can actually make this worth my time.
MM: Are you incapable of being civil for a single, solitary message?
AG: Damn str8 I am. I'm not kidding, though, what's your damage? Things in Atlas are going smooth as silk for me, and somehow all four of you put together aren't enough to handle one kingdom?
AG: Don't get me wrong, you guys are pretty much gar8age, 8ut I still don't 8uy it. Some8ody's 8een slacking off.
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AG: 8ring it. I'll fight you IRL anytime. It might not even 8e 8oring.
SC: Ladies, please. If you could keep the flirting for later?
AG: What?! Who's flirting? I'm not flirting. Who'd flirt with that freak? O8viously not me. I've got 8etter things to do.
MM: ... Dear god. You actually were, weren't you? And with a human, too. Appalling.
AG: No I W8SN'T! This jackass is j8st 8eing a jackass.
SC: See, you're not wrong about him in general, but now that you've said all of that I'm actually thinking he's right. This is hilarious.
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AG: You are REALLY dedic8ed to that quirk, aren't you?
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SC: I'm just going to state, for the record, that if you so much as TOUCH her...
AG: Ooooooooh, the diamond has an opinion. What is it, tough guy? What happens if I so much as touch her?
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SC: ... She's right, why is this even part of the conversation? What wrong did I do in a previous life to deserve this? I'll be the first to admit I'm not exactly a saint, but still.
AG: I think may8e you need to 8utt the hell out of this, rail or not.
MM: Do not force me to take a human's side in this, Serket.
SC: Are her nonsense words some kind of faunus thing I don't know about, or...
MM: NO.
AG: Keep talking like I'm not here and I won't even w8 until this jo8's done to kill you.
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AG: ::::)
MM: Stop antagonizing the sociopath.
SC: Is anyone here *not* a sociopath? You're really asking for a lot from a lot of people, if you think about it from that angle.
AG: Okay, I'm 8ored. Like, really. Yaaaaaaaawn. Only one interesting thing even happened up here, so I'd 8etter not regret flying across continents for this crap. The assassin8ion wasn't even a challenge! I got more fight out of this other dude I didn't even recognize.
AG: Not sure what his deal was, honestly. He just kinda... showed up? Had a sword that reminds me of Taurus's, even had a weird mask. His was 8etter designed than this nerd's, though.
AG: The cops got there 8efore I could take him out, so I had to 8ail on him, 8ut damn, he really knew his stuff.
AG: I actually thought he was a couple different people, 8ut I'm pretty sure he just had a really 8izarre Sem8lance? Unless every8ody these days hangs out with a 8unch of clones who vanish into thin air when you sta8 them.
MM: Is she ever able to communicate without attempting to write a novel in the process?
SC: Not as far as I know. Hey, Blue, you did tell the boss about that, right? Because that's too weird to be a coincidence.
AG: Sh8t up, GOD! Nah, kept it to myself. I didn't think it was worth the effort.
MM: Was it worth the effort to remember anything else about this man?
AG: Meh. He had a sword, pro8a8ly even a face. Lien a dozen, you know what I mean. Wore a lot of 8lue? Don't know, don't care. It honestly wasn't even worth recording.
MM: You can record almost anything at almost any time without anyone else noticing, and you mean to tell me you chose not to record THIS?
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AG: 8ite me. I don't exactly have infin8 storage space anyway, idiot. What's more important, some guy we'll defin8ly never see again, or...
AG: Well, let's just say I found something waaaaaaaay more interesting than Random Sword Guy #8.
SC: I'd forgotten you could do that, and I sort of wish nobody reminded me.
AG: Anyway, I got my 8usiness taken care of and you gar8age people need a surrogate freaking lusus to get anything done, so I'm headed south.
AG: Miss 8ig Ego 8n't exactly happy, you know! 8etter shape up or she'll 8e sending me after YOU next.
SC: On that subject, I had sort of assumed the first thing you did here would be threatening to murder me, and I don't mean to tempt fate, but...
AG: W8, why?
SC: Because you held a sword to my throat after I criticized your business practices? And then specifically said "If I ever see you again, I'll kill you"?
AG: 8uddy, I 8arely even remem8er your name. Don't flatter yourself.
MM: Is there a single actual reason for us to continue speaking with you? We were already entirely aware that you're... joining us in Vale, and I assume you are already aware of these unexpected spikes in organized crime outside of our jurisdiction, so what actually was your purpose?
AG: Siiiiiiiigh. Just kill all the fun, why don't you. All I really had to say was this:
AG: GET YOUR FREAKING WORK IN ORDER SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOU!
AG: So, seeya soon, losers!
AG: ... and Neo. :::;)
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SC: Have I ever mentioned that I hate my life?
MM: Have I ever mentioned that I hate my life?
SC: Jinx, you owe me a Cloak.
MM: The day I buy you a soda is the day I fall on my own sword.
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SC: This is going to end badly for literally everyone, isn't it?
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SC: God help us all.
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