kara.

[nonbelligerent]

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[unfriendliest]

There's not enough space for things like that when the messages are already getting cut off.

[ also kara's a mannerless bitch, so no judgment there ]

[nonbelligerent]

That is the issue.

Did you get any details on what it means to "decide everything" or was that his exact wording?

[unfriendliest]

Nothing yet, but I've been meaning to ask. I assumed it meant something about the fate of the universe...?

[ whatever that would mean ]

[nonbelligerent]

Probably. At the very least, I imagine they would also decide whether the deceased can return to their original worlds, since Sol did suggest that was a decision we'd have to make.

[unfriendliest]

...Lune did tell me there might be a way to revive them, but not how. He wanted me to ask Tsuru, but I haven't heard back from him yet.

[ but kara really doesn't like that? one person deciding the fate of everything, including whether the dead can be revived? this is just asking for trouble. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Sol said it was about making sure the pathway for the core was set, which would allow everyone to return to the state in which they arrived in. But I don't know the details.

This is certainly a recipe for disaster, though.

[unfriendliest]

Yeah. We don't even have a way to guarantee whoever's left by that point isn't corrupted, either. So what happens then?

[nonbelligerent]

The darkness wins?

[unfriendliest]

So we're just supposed to leave it to chance and hope for the best.

[ because that always works out great. this is not making "murder everyone here" a less viable option. ]

[nonbelligerent]

I would rather not.

In any case, while I don't doubt the universe would kill thirty-something people for the greater good... if that's its intention, then it should have a better plan in place to ensure the darkness doesn't win. Either it doesn't, or we're still missing pieces.

[unfriendliest]

If it does have something in mind, it's taking too long to share. Working with incomplete information will get us nowhere, especially if all we have is "everyone needs to die."

[nonbelligerent]

That's often how higher beings work, unfortunately.

[unfriendliest]

[ kara's name may come from a god, he doesn't know shit about higher beings. all he knows is that he hates this, so he shakes his head in frustration. ]

If we all have to die, they should stop wasting our time with gateways and corruption and do it already. I don't see the point in having us wait around like this.

[nonbelligerent]

[shess has more experience with gods and creators of the universe than he ever needed, so.]

Keep in mind that this is info only recently obtained, both by the deceased and Lune and Sol. Much like how we didn't have the full picture at the start, there's nothing to say we do yet.

[he pops a mochi into his mouth, because the one advantage of being mute means he can eat and write at the same time without it being rude.]

If you've lived for hundreds of years, then you should be able to exercise patience.

[unfriendliest]

[ wow fuck off with that thanks ]

I never said we did. But this being all we have is next to useless. If the wrong people find out, they could panic, or decide to take it upon themselves to fix the problem.

[ ie, murder everyone. kara isn't discounting that as a possibility himself, but even he knows it isn't exactly feasible, or useful when they don't have all the information. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Which is why, the last time we spoke, I said I didn't want it spreading around. That possibility is hardly new to me.

[unfriendliest]

I haven't spoken to anyone about this, except for Lune. Unless they give us something we can act on, I don't plan to.

[nonbelligerent]

[he sighs.]

Lili and Kaoru know, and Kaoru told Miki, who's thinking about telling Emma. I told Valvatorez, who has informed me since then that Akane knows—likely from Kazuaki—and told Julius, but that she didn't seem to fully believe it.

[so unfortunately it's not much of a secret anymore.]

The latter two are the ones who primarily concern me, since I don't know how they'll act. As it's going to reach her anyway at this rate, I plan on telling Milla, if primarily so that she can gauge what Julius thinks.

[unfriendliest]

[ and that's why kara doesn't find much solace in keeping secrets. they tend to get out no matter what you do to hide them. ]

I don't know either of them that well, but I do know that Lili doesn't trust Akane. We should be careful with her, if the subject comes up again.

[nonbelligerent]

Yes, Akane is difficult to read, and she and Milla apparently aren't getting along anymore, which also complicates things. Valvatorez has agreed to keep an eye on her to the best of his limited ability, though.

[unfriendliest]

If she decides to make herself a threat, we have to be ready to stop her.

[ it won't be a problem for kara, but he wonders about the rest... ]

Until then... [ he sighs. ] There's still nothing we can do but wait, is there.

[nonbelligerent]

[shess had no issue with stabbing xion so yeah he's good.]

It seems that way. [...] Is it unusual for you? Not having an enemy right in front of you to cut down and end the conflict.

[it's not meant in mockery, but genuine curiosity. if kara is a sword, then shess can take a guess at the kind of life he's led.]

[unfriendliest]

...I was in storage for a long time, before being given this body. I know what it feels like to wait.

[ he turns away from shess to watch the flowers swaying gently in the breeze. ]

But I was crafted for war. Finding the enemy and meeting them head on is what I'm best at, and the only way that will change is if I break. Some waiting may be necessary, even in war, but I never did like it.

[ inaction can kill even the best warriors if their enemies use it well, after all. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[...]

Well, it's not like I don't understand that.

[as he told lune, violence is the way of the sura]

Do you ever wish that wars would come to an end?

[unfriendliest]

...Is something like that even possible?

[ he knows there were still wars even after the age of swords had ended, fought in a different way. the idea that there might be a day that it all ends has never occurred to him until this moment. ]