#signlesslog

CONSOLE: -As promised, a video call comes straight from )(er Imperial Consolation herself for The Signless. Once he answers, she will be smiling and well-dressed, cheerful as always.- CONSOLE: )(ello, hello! SIGNLESS: -Signless had been prepping for this one video call for days. His block had been completely picked over and cleaned (Even if only a small part of it would be visable backdrop in the video call.) He would be dressed in his formal meeting attire, and look as professional as possible. Was he nervous? Yep. Was he annoyed? You bet. But he would put on a smile and respond cheerfully to the greetings.- Hello there. Thank you for taking time out of what I can only imagine to be an extremely busy schedule to speak with me, Empress. CONSOLE: It is my PL-EASUR-E to speak to you again! CONSOLE: I am GLAD we can have a chat, now moor than -EV-ER. SIGNLESS: The pleasure is all mine. Now, I can only assume you have some idea of why I asked for this meeting. CONSOLE: Yes, of course. CONSOLE: I am shore you have CONC)(-ERNS. SIGNLESS: Lauctis is simply inquiring just how much of a hand we are expected to. . . . *He searches for the right word.* extend in this forming dispute. CONSOLE: Oh, I do not -EXP-ECT anyfin of the sort. )(owever... CONSOLE: I DO think that we have an OPP-ERC)(TUNATY before us. CONSOLE: The people of Lauctis are not strangers to the suffering Alternia has brought upon the galaxy. They, perhaps, even know it B-EST. SIGNLESS: Well yes, a decent percentage of our troll and human population are refugees displaced from the previous war. CONSOLE: -nods- CONSOLE: I undersand, too, that Lauctis is not a planet keen on military and warfare. CONSOLE: But I sea our present situation as... a chance to free our people from the LOAMING T)(R-EAT that Alternia has posed to us for so long. SIGNLESS: *He also nods.* We do not place focus on military power. The stability of our own people is our major concern, and war is not our most favorable outcome. Our goal is non-voilence if anything. CONSOLE: I am sure in your last meeting with Alternia, they were back to their USUAL tactics to try to earn your favor in some way. CONSOLE: It is no seacret that Lauctis stands as what is practically the very SYMBOL of rebellion against Alternia's waves. CONSOLE: If they were to earn your favor in some way, it would make other dissentors appear foolhardy by compareefson. CONSOLE: But I TIR-E of the games they play, and I can only imagine, what with our last meeting, you must feel similarly. CONSOLE: To deel with Alternia is a dangerfish affair, and one my people can no longer AFFORD. SIGNLESS: Actually to be quite honest we only spoke about their offers for a short amount of time until the Archmage disrupted. *He sighs a bit.* But despite their attempts, we were never going to accept their help in the slightest. Myself and my fellow representitives knew what we were walking into in that Alternian meeting room. CONSOLE: -she nods again as he speaks- SIGNLESS: And I agree, dealing with Alternia in the slightest is something my planet has no interest in. SIGNLESS: However. SIGNLESS: We also have no interest in creating waves to upset them. SIGNLESS: Lauctis is no empire, on its own we hardly have enough military strength to defend ourselves from half a first landing fleet. SIGNLESS: I'd speak more of it, but I would like to hear exactly what it is you are suggesting before I continue. *He leans forward a bit.* CONSOLE: Then I say this: can you truly be certain that you have not already made waves? That Alternia will not seek to try to win you by threat or force? They have done so in the past, and shorely with these stakes they will not C-EAS-E to continue. CONSOLE: You may try to extricate your planet, but its position remains PR-ECARIOUS. CONSOLE: We are allies, and I wish to sea that Lauctis remains safe in the midst of this. CONSOLE: )(owever, my power only goes so far without its own support, and resources during times such as these are PR-ECIOUS. CONSOLE: So, my porpoisal is a shrimple one. SIGNLESS: *He just remains silent and listens.* CONSOLE: Me and my people would work with you to protect Lauctis from the future dangers that Alternia represents, if you choose to support our cause. We provide military and mobile aid, if necessary, in exchange for support and resources. CONSOLE: You do not have to make a decision immediately, if you PR-EF-ER. CONSOLE: But Alternia will be planning. SIGNLESS: I. . . .*Deep sigh. He saw this coming at least.* I understand. However, my concerns are that, while I'm sure your military is capible, this porpoisal- er proposal, makes Lauctis out as a liability. If we are to send in resources and aid, that marks us as a resonably large target. Now, I'm no military stratigest, but resources is certainly something I would wish to cut off first. SIGNLESS: Even with your aid, there is no garentee that we will be constantly protected. SIGNLESS: I know that if this war really goes through, Lauctis will become a target for the Alternian Empire, be it casualties, or full strategic intent. . . SIGNLESS: Our only choice is to make the call that gives us the greatest odds of being left unscathed. CONSOLE: I understand. CONSOLE: And that is what I wish to offer you. CONSOLE: Alternia already sees you as a resource to be taken. SIGNLESS: I know. SIGNLESS: We will think on it. SIGNLESS: I have to discuss your proposal with the others. CONSOLE: Shell we adjourn until LAT-ER, then? SIGNLESS: Yes, I think that is best. CONSOLE: Very whale. SIGNLESS: Enjoy your evening, Empress. *He nods his respects.* CONSOLE: -smiles and dips her head a little in return- You as well. We will speak again SC)(OON. CONSOLE: -video feed terminated- SIGNLESS: *Once its ended, Signless just leans back in his chair and fucking facepalms x2*

-- genteelAuxiliary [GA] began messaging ironInfidelity [II] at 16:24 -- GA: Hi, son. II: Hey, mom. GA: How are you faring la+ely? GA: No big inciden+s? II: I'm alright. II: And none that are OVERLY huge. GA: Hmm. II: Why? GA: Jus+ checking in. II: Checking in? II: Oh. Is this because you heard about what happened in Jitter city. . . GA: Wha+ happened? II: . . .Uh. II: Nothing then. GA: Kasvik. GA: Now I am defini+ely going +o worry. II: So you did a great job checking in!! II: I am safe and sound! II: Also Disciple agrees with the mothergrub plan. GA: Tha+'s grea+. GA: Jus+ +ell me wha+'s up. II: Fine. II: You may like this first thing that happened. II: So I got into a very public argument with Dualscar so he certainly wants nothing to do with me anymore. GA: Oh my god. II: Darkleer stepped in to intervene between us both. So nothing happened, it was just weird and a lot of wrigglers watched. GA: Wh.. GA: Well. Wow, okay. II: Yeah my reaction exactly. II: I ended up talking to him about it later over messenger and it was not helpful in the slightest. II: Anyways, after that Vantas and I got in another fight. II: Or really he did. I was just sort of there and shaking my head. GA: Wha+?? GA: Okay, +his is ye+ ano+her perplexing series of even+.s II: That one turned physical, but luckily nothing came of it. GA: **even+s. II: Besides a thrown spear that was soon shattered. GA: Karka+ go+ in a figh+? GA: Is he okay?? II: No yeah, he is. No punches were actually thrown thank god. II: No injuries. GA: Tha+'s a relief. II: He was just. . .obnoxiously agressive? GA: Mm. GA: Yes. GA: I can imagine +ha+. II: I remember him explaining how he acted on Alternia, but it was just rediculous to see in person. If I had pulled that sort of thing when i was his age I would have probably died before reaching maturity. GA: Yes, well. GA: I'm sure sneaking around lean+ well +o avoiding +ha+ par+icular si+ua+ion. GA: Bu+ i+ is good +ha+ every+hing worked ou+. II: Yeah, probably. He didn't even try to let it go though. Yeesh. II: No yeah, it really was. We managed to get to the book store in one piece! GA: Is he going +o be okay abou+ i+? II: I think so? It didn't seem to bother him too much. I'll check in with him later I guess. GA: Good idea. II: So did you really only message to check in on me? GA: No, bu+ I'm no+ qui+e done doing +ha+, ei+her. GA: Wha+ abou+ you and Dualscar? GA: Are you okay? II: I would have thought something huge would have come up like you and Mikkev were getting human married or somethi- Oh. II: Yeah I'm fine. Like I said it didn't get physical. II: We just. . .said stuff. GA: Well, i+ doesn'+ have +o be physical for you +o be hur+. II: And I really just let my sour mood get the best of me. II: I had spent the whole outing with Terezi, and the executioner, so THAT was a bit of an ordeal. II: And then we ran into Dualscar, and I knew he was mad at me, but he just kept outright ignoring everything I said. II: I asked a question, and he adressed someone else to answer it like I hadn't even spoken in the first place. II: And then when he finally DOES talk to me, its just to tear into me about something I said that he felt was personally offensive to him. II: And then I snapped, and he snapped and yeah. GA: I'm sorry, Kasvik. II: Its whatever really. GA: If you're sure. II: I know you didn't like him. But he was my friend in some weird way. Its over and I'll probably get over it, but. . .yeah being regarded to as a "pest problem II: *"pest problem" kind of messed up that whole evening. II: Yeah I'm sure. I've had time to get it out of my system. II: Enough about me though, how are you? GA: Alrigh+. Well... GA: I'm doing pre++y well. II: Thats good! Anything going on? Any news? Any happenings? GA: I've been ge++ing +he mo+her grub si+ua+ion sor+ed ou+, making sure every+hing goes +hrough for when we finally ge+ back +o Lauc+is. GA: And someone on board has been +aking care of one +he grubs, and he came +o me for some advice. GA: I+ was nice cha++ing wi+h him. II: You are much more productive then I. Jeez, I should be fired, I am terrible at keeping up with work. II: Woah, wait someone is raising a grub? II: Or. . .caring? GA: Haha, yep. II: Well raising probably. II: Dang. GA: I+ was really pre++y swee+. II: You guys should start a club. II: You can be the club leader. GA: Maybe we will. GA: I could hold seminars. II: Just no embaressing wriggler tales from you. GA: Hmm... GA: No guaran+ees. II: Mom no. GA: Well, I can'+ exac+ly ge+ my s+ories from anywhere else. II: I hardly even remember what half my wrigglerhood was like, let alone grubhood. GA: I'll make sure +o se+ aside some +ime +o remind you. II: Oh speaking of I was supposed to ask you about brooding caverns but that can wait, II: Alright so I've checked in with you, you've checked in with me, was there a third thing you wanted to talk to me about? II: I'm forgetting. GA: Yes. II: Okay shoot. GA: I+ was abou+ +ha+ whole work +hing GA: . II: Am I actually being fired? GA: Haha, no. GA: We're going +o have +o go a mee+ing on Friday. II: Here? GA: Yes, here. II: Thats. Uh. II: What is the meeting about? GA: We'll be going mos+ly +o +alk peace. I'm sure all of us know we're no+ all on +he bes+ of +erms. GA: I have no doub+ Al+ernia can'+ be very happy abou+ +he alliance we chose. II: I'm sure there are many things about us that they can't be very happy about. II: And they actually want me to attend this meeting? GA: I+'s no+ so much you're wan+ed as you're obliga+ed. II: Right so basically its going to be me walking into a shark tank to talk about peace all over again. GA: Yes, essen+ially. II: Only this time they aren't SUPPOSED to kill me. GA: There are going +o be a few big players in +his mee+ing, so we need +o be careful. GA: I heard +he Archmage of Europa is coming, +oo. II: I'm feeling so great about this already. II: Remember all those sweeps ago when you told me "I feel like this may not be the safest thing to do?" II: I am getting wind of that now. GA: Jus+... be prepared. II: This feels crazy. II: For all of us. GA: I know. II: I mean, its sort of what I've always kind of wanted, to speak freely in front of these people. GA: Bu+ we have +o do i+. II: But. II: Jeez I feel like I'm going to get arrested. II: Is that something that could happen? GA: I+'d cer+ainly be bold. GA: And s+upid. GA: So probably no+, if only for +ha+ reason. II: So we are going to say we wont be arrested on the assumption that the leaders of Alternia are not stupidly bold. II: Thats. . .safe enough I suppose? II: Sorry I just do not know how I feel about this. II: More so, I'm not sure if i trust myself in that setting. GA: We have a du+y +o represen+ our plane+ as bes+ we can. I guess +ha+'s all I'm +rying +o focus on. II: What if I say something stupid, and basically fuck us over? GA: Try +o +hink a li++le more before speaking. II: Or if I get a paper cut that drips onto the table and that is just seen as one huge shame to the planet and they decide to declare war on Lauctis. GA: Don'+ +ouch any paper. GA: I'm kidding. II: I'm wearing gloves. GA: Don'+ swea+ +he li++le +hings +oo much, okay? GA: We'll be +here wi+h you. II: Another thing I'm woried about. GA: Hey, now. II: Its not like if I screw up that its just going to be me. II: You're there too. GA: We've made i+ ou+ of plen+y of shark +anks before now. II: And now we are representing a whole PLANET. II: Which could suffer horribly if things go wrong. GA: I know. II: I mean right now we are taking a mutated mother grub to our planet behind their backs!! GA: Defini+ely don'+ +hink abou+ +ha+. GA: As far as we're concerned, TUMUT jus+ happened +o have i+ on board. II: Oh yes, and they will totally trust us. II: Escaped criminals. II: From hundreds of sweeps ago. GA: I+ cer+ainly isn'+ +he firs+ fishy +hing +hey've been up +o. II: Do you think I can call out sick from this. GA: I+'s going +o be okay, Kasvik. GA: No. II: I feel like you will be safer without me. GA: We need you +here. II: For what? To sit there and be ignored? Because I'm betting that is what is going to happen. GA: They could +ake i+ as insul+ if you didn'+ show up, considering your impor+ance +o Lauc+is i+self. GA: Whe+her or no+ you like i+, we need you. II: I less the worth the air I waste breathing to them. II: How do we know they will even let me in the building. GA: Because you are +he ambassador of Lauc+is and considered +he savior of i+s people. GA: They are as obliga+ed +o le+ you in as you are +o show up. II: God dammit. II: Can I opt to get that disease I had on Lauctis? GA: Hell no. II: I feel like that is honestly a better option. GA: Kasvik. II: At least I KNOW its trying to actively kill me. GA: Tha+'s enough of +ha+. II: Why would they want to see us though?? Peace? It sounds like a stretch to me. II: As much as I would love to believe it, its a real struggle. GA: I'm sure +heir goals are +he same as +hey've ever been. GA: They're going +o +ry +o ge+ us +o agree +o some+hing, or a+ leas+ come off as nice as +hey can in order +o ge+ +heir claws in la+er. GA: And we'll mos+ly have +o go along wi+h i+ jus+ +o keep +hings placid. II: We are going to say no to everything they ask right though? GA: Depends on wha+ +hey ask. II: What could they possibly ask for that would end up helpful for Lauctis? II: They hate our planet. II: They hate us. GA: They're +rying +o avoid ano+her war, +ha+ much is clear. GA: They wan+ Lauc+is, bu+ +hey don'+ wan+ more valuable losses more. GA: We can use +ha+ +o our advan+age. GA: Beyond +ha+, I don'+ really know. II: What do we even have against them as leverage? II: Anything? GA: The war +hey don'+ wan+. And i+'s possible +hey migh+ agree +o some kind of peaceful arrangemen+. A swapping of resources. GA: We'll jus+ have +o see. II: Alright. II: Fine. II: . . . .I still hate this. II: Like a lot. GA: Me, +oo. II: And I'm really worried and freaked out to be honest. GA: We'll ge+ +hrough i+. II: I'm still wearing gloves. GA: You can do +ha+. II: What other precautions should I take. II: What else could go wrong. GA: Make sure you use +he load gaper beforehand. GA: And wear clean underwear. II: . . . . . Thanks. II: Right. Well. II: I'm probably going to pace around my block. II: For an hour. II: Or three. GA: Okay. GA: A dis+rac+ion migh+ help, bu+ wha+ever works for you. II: I'll probably talk to you once that is done. II: Or just stick my head under water scream. II: One of those. GA: Alrigh+, Kas. II: I'll be fine. We're going to be fine. II: Yeah. . .yeah this is okay. II: Right I'm going to go now. GA: Okay. I'll +alk +o you la+er. II: Bye, mom. GA: Bye, son. -- genteelAuxiliary [GA] stopped messaging ironInfidelity [II] at 17:53 --

-- ironInfidelity [II] began pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 18:31 -- II: So have you gone out yet? GA: I feel like +his ques+ion could use a li++le promp+ing. GA: Have I gone ou+? II: Outside! II: Off the ship! II: Have you seen the city yet?? GA: Oh, +here we go. GA: No, I haven'+. GA: I've been considering whe+her i+'s wor+h i+. II: It has its pros and cons, its crowded and occupied by many children, but mother its incredible. GA: Really? GA: Why so? II: I don't know really, it just is! The buildings! The technology! The trolls!! Its so diverse here!! GA: Well, i+ is Al+ernia. GA: I guess you're bound +o feel some fondness for i+, even if i+s rulers are assholes. II: That it is and that they are. It certainly still is pretty awful. But, well I don't know, it just feels. . .good to be here? II: Kind of like one big "fuck you!" to empire, because hey we are all still here and alive! (:B II: I know I'm just over excited about it, especially after the other day's rediculous outting. But I just can't help it. II: I can walk around freely on the homeworld for the first time in. . .well, ever! GA: Yeah, I guess +ha+ would be a good feeling. GA: I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. II: Me too, I was really worried I would just hate it right away. And sure, things are kind of bitter sweet because its not like I can even recognize anything, but just knowing its Alternia is just this weirdly satisfying factor. II: We should all try to go out and explore as a group! GA: Maybe. GA: I feel like we would be pre++y recognizable. II: No one noticed me while I was walking about. GA: Huh. II: Maybe its because we are seen more as a myth in this culture. II: I mean, I remember when I met a few trolls for the first time on this ship, they stared at me as if I was a ghost. GA: Heh. I can'+ really blame +hem. II: What do I seem spooky? GA: You are abou+ a billion, zillion years old. To+ally fac+ual. II: Rude. GA: Heheh. II: I'm like. . .the youngest out of all of us here! GA: Okay, only a billion +rillion. II: Oh yes, that is a much smaller number. II: Well the point is, I don't think anyone would recognize us. And if they did, II: Then. . .what excatly? II: Nothing could really happen. GA: Legally, +hey couldn'+ do much. II: Exactly. GA: Bu+ I s+ill don'+ +rus+ +hem. GA: Law cer+ainly didn'+ s+op us. II: But they are all pretty much just children. II: That is true. II: But I don't think a bunch of wrigglers would care too much about ancient outlaws. II: As long as I don't get a bloody nose in public, we'd all be fine. (:B GA: You migh+ be righ+. GA: I +end +o worry more +han I should, I suppose. GA: I do have some+hing I need +o +alk +o you abou+, +hough. II: Is this more stuff about you and Morias? II: MIKKEV* GA: No, i+'s no+. II: Then what? GA: I+'s a confiden+ial ma++er. Some+hing for Lauc+is. II: Is something wrong? II: What happened? GA: I+ seems some of +he crew here found a mu+a+ed mo+her grub and some of her offspring, and +hey wan+ +o know if Lauc+is would be willing +o care for +hem. GA: They'd be sla+ed for culling here, na+urally. II: Wh II: Wait a mutated mother grub? GA: Yes. II: And they just. . .found it? GA: Apparen+ly so. II: How mutated? II: What is physically wrong with her? GA: She has +wo heads. II: Well. That certainly is a mutation. II: And. . . . the grubs? II: What do they, II: I mean, II: Are they okay? GA: I +hink so. GA: I haven'+ seen any of +hem ye+, bu+ +hey're mu+a+ed as well. II: Oh. GA: Yes.. GA: So. GA: I'm for i+, personally. II: Im, II: Hmn. II: Its. . .its certainly a situation. II: Its a generous idea, without a doubt, and all bloodpushers are in the right place but. . . II: Are we sure that this would be good for Lauctis? II: I know the issues with troll population decline are getting worse, and we need a mother grub, but is it a good idea to. . . ugh its going to come out horrible when I say it. II: But would taking on a mutated mothergrub be helpful for everyone, or a burden. II: Ughh, I feel disgusting just thinking that, but, well, there it is. II: I agree with you, personally I want to do it. Im just hesitent. GA: I've been keeping up wi+h +he progress on receiving a mo+her grub from Beforus. I+'s ge++ing se+ up, and I know i+ will help. II: Alright, well that is certainly a good thing. GA: I don'+ +hink +here's any be++er place for her +han Lauc+is. I+'s a plane+ founded on receiving +hose +ha+ would be unwelcome elsewhere. GA: Even if i+'s decided she doesn'+ need +o reproduce anymore... GA: Bu+ I +hink i+'s a good oppor+uni+y. GA: I +hink she should be able +o. II: Alright, well if we do in fact have another mother grub lined up to be received then I see no problem with accepting this other one. II: And you do? GA: Of course I do. GA: If i+ weren'+ for a mu+a+ion, I wouldn'+ have you. II: Heh. II: I guess I'm still just always speculitive hearing that. GA: Maybe we can give +hese grubs a place +o grow up where +hey won'+ have +o feel +ha+ way. GA: Like ou+liers. GA: They can jus+ be... normal. II: That would be. . .amazing. Beyond amazing. GA: Yeah. I +hink so, +oo. II: So have you seen the mother grub yet? The two headed one that is. GA: No, no+ ye+. II: I wonder what its like to just. . .actually see her. II: Where did they even find her? GA: I'm no+ sure abou+ +ha+, ei+her. II: Hmn. GA: I'm sure +hey'll le+ us +ake a look a+ her, a+ any ra+e. II: Really? GA: I don'+ see why no+. GA: If we're going +o be bringing her +o Lauc+is, we should be able +o see her. II: That would be incredible 0:B GA: Agreed. II: Oh, though, if we were to bring her to Lauctis, would you be staying after that? To help get her settled? II: Or would that task go to someone else? GA: I don'+ know... I guess I'll have +o see if anyone else can handle i+. II: Alright, I was just wondering. GA: As long as you don'+ +hink Disciple will have any qualms, I suppose I can ge+ in con+ac+ wi+h Lauc+is and give +hem our agreemen+. II: I doubt she would have any, but I will inquire her opinion about it later. For now send the answer. GA: Okay. GA: I'll do +ha+ now, +hen. II: Alright, I'm probably going to go then. II: I'm supposed to meet Vantas at the shuttles soon. GA: Oh? GA: Well, have fun. II: We will! Talk to you later!! -- ironInfidelity [II] ceased pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 21:22 --

-- ironInfidelity [II] began pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 21:35 -- II: I am running out of clothes. GA: Again? II: Yes again. GA: Well... Alrigh+. GA: Do you wan+ +o explain wha+ keeps happening +o +hem? II: I'm down at least two shirts. One jacket. A cloak, and a whole gym outfit. II: One shirt was destroyed in the jungle, as I have said before. II: Another was ruined in the ship invasion, as well as the jacket. II: The gym outfit is just ruined beyond ever wearing again. II: And the cloak is II: Its torn. GA: ... Okay. GA: I won'+ even ask. II: I appreciate that. GA: Haha. GA: I'll ge+ some +hings whipped up for you, okay? GA: Do you need any+hing else? II: Thanks. I will take care to avoid ruining these new one as well. II: Besides a brain wipe, nope. GA: A brain wipe. GA: Wha+ happened +his +ime? II: Yes. II: A lot of things combining together, some you already know about, and its just a lot at once. GA: Oh... Yeah. GA: Things have been pre++y hec+ic. GA: You didn'+ wind up on +ha+ mission somehow +hough, righ+? II: No I didn't. I was here when everything started floating. II: Wait, what about you?? II: Shit you didn't go did you?? II: What about Mikkev? Fuck I always forget that he works for this dumb ship, is he okay?? GA: He's okay. GA: He didn'+ go, ei+her. GA: And nei+her did I. II: Thank god. II: Okay I think I just avoided another heart attack there. II: I really need to stay on top of checking in with you guys. GA: Heh. I know wha+ you mean. II: Also hey, uh, off topic but do you know how to get bloodstains out of clothing? GA: ... Yes. I do. II: Alright so how exactly do you do it? GA: How fresh is +he blood? II: Uh, a few days old. GA: Hmm. I+ would be dry by +hen. GA: You can +ry using your saliva. II: . . . . . . . II: I don't think I could manage enough spit for that. GA: How much blood IS +here?? II: A decent amount. GA: Sigh. II: I just want to know if its possible to wash it, or if the shirt is going to be forever bright red. II: Same with the pants, but there isn't as much on the pants. GA: Blood s+ains +end +o s+ick +hrough washing un+il you break +hem down wi+h some+hing. GA: Wai+, brigh+ red? II: Damn. GA: Wha+ happened? II: I guess I'm just getting rid of them then. II: Because I'm not all that interested in licking my shirt. II: Its gross and sweaty. GA: Kasvik. II: What? Sorry I'm prissy about that sort of thing. II: I don't like putting things like that in my mouth. II: This is the same reason I told Disciple when she asked why I didn't eat the candy that Mikkev spit at me. GA: Tha+'s no+ wha+ I'm saying your name for, and you know i+. GA: Wha+ happened? II: Nothing happened. II: To me anyways. II: So yeah, something did kind of happen I guess. GA: No+ +o you? GA: Wai+... GA: Karka+? II: Yeah. II: Vantas had some blood vessel explode in his head. We had just finished sparring and he started bleeding from his nose for no reason. And then he toppled over into a pool of his own blood. II: He's okay now supposedly. I visited him the other day, and he was feeling well enough to get riled up at me. GA: Oh my God. GA: Tha+'s +errible. II: Yeah, it was pretty bad. GA: I hope he recovers okay... II: I think he will. But right now he is under observation. II: I think its to be sure that he isn't going to pop another one. GA: Ugh.. GA: I'm guessing he's going +o have +o s+ar+ +aking i+ easier. II: He fucking better my god. II: I just meet someone with the same messed up hand I've been delt and he dies from stress overload. II: That would honestly be the shitiest thing. GA: Yeah... II: Your extra puncuation there means your thinking. II: Look he is going to be fine. II: I just have the feeling that he is. II: Also he screamed it at me half a dozen times. GA: Tha+ can'+ be very helpful, I imagine. GA: He needs +o relax... II: I left him alone shortly after, so hopefully he's doing that. II: I would check in on him again, but apparently I just really shouldn't visit people who are in the infirmary. GA: Tha+ sounds like a solid plan. II: Thanks for confirming that. GA: Haha, I'm kidding. GA: He would probably like +o see you. GA: Jus+ +ry no+ +o make him yell some more. II: . . . .We are talking about Vantas you realize? II: That is all he ever does. II: That and shove movies down my throat. GA: Maybe +ry +o aim more for +he la++er, +hen. II: I will do my best. II: I told him I would watch that human flim and compare it to the other he had me recently watch. . . II: Maybe I can go view it and then engage him in a conversation about it. II: That sounds like a decent plan. GA: Agreed. GA: You should le+ me know how he's doing. II: I'll go do that then. II: And I will. II: Talk to you later. GA: I'll see you la+er, hopefully clo+hed. II: Yeah, heres hoping. -- ironInfidelity [II] ceased pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 22:42 --

-- ironInfidelity [II] began pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 21:55 -- II: I have no friends. GA: Well, +ha+'s cer+ainly a drama+ic s+a+emen+. GA: Wha+ happened? II: You will be pleased to know that most likely Duahne will not want anything to do with me ever again. GA: Why no+? II: Because I am a terrible excuse for a troll. GA: Tha+ doesn'+ explain a lo+, Kasvik. GA: You're no+ +errible. GA: Jus+ +ell me wha+ happened. II: I bascially gave the Grand Highblood ideas on how to maim Dualscar's kismesis. GA: Wha+...? II: I was just joking around with him in messenger chat, making computer faces, and then he said something weird but I didn't think anything of it. II: And now Dualscar's kismesis is missing an arm and an eye. II: Also I threw a rock at darkleer, so thats another point of stupidity that I recently also added to that growing list. GA: Wha+??? II: He and I met shirtless at a river and I fell in and he called my sickle dull and then I threw a rock at him. II: Its been a long week. GA: Going ou+side has no+ been good for you. GA: Ei+her way, I doub+ +he Highblood needed ideas when i+ comes +o maiming anyone. Dualscar shouldn'+ blame you for +ha+. GA: I doub+ he's +hinking ra+ionally righ+ now, so jus+ give i+ some +ime. GA: Maybe he'll realize +ha+ you're no+ +he one he should be upse+ wi+h. II: You always say that going outside is never good for me. II: "Kasvik no you can't go out there, its too dangerous." II: "Kasvik you can't be out in the towns by yourself." II: "Kasvik no you can't go out the sun is up!!!" II: You are just against me experiencing the world. GA: No, I'm mos+ly agains+ you +hrowing rocks a+ highbloods and ge++ing s+rung up in +rees. II: As am I now. GA: Which, as i+ happens, is a +o+ally ra+ional concern. II: Well being out in the jungle did do me a little bit of good. I felt less parinoid then I have in over a week. II: Until I ran into Darkleer of course. II: After that I couldn't sleep. GA: He didn'+ do any+hing, did he? II: Well, no. He sort of just walked off. GA: Good. GA: The fac+ +ha+ +hey all seemed +o ga+her cer+ainly doesn'+ si+ well wi+h me, bu+... I don'+ know. No+hing has come of i+ ye+. II: I just can't handle it anymore. Knowing he is on the same ship, so close by, its getting to me. GA: They aren'+ jus+ ou+ +o harm us, a+ leas+, o+herwise +hey jus+ had +heir chance. II: Maybe. . . II: The grand highblood doesn't seem to care, Dualscar is over it, and I can accept all that. II: But Darkleer, or at least the executioner I have experience with, doesn't just. . .give up? II: I can't find myself believing that he doesn't have some ill will towards us. GA: I don'+ know ei+her, Kasvik. GA: Bu+ I'm going +o keep looking ou+ for +hem. II: No. I don't want you anywhere near that blue blood. You won't even look at him, alright? GA: I can'+ really help +ha+ one. GA: He +ends +o be large, and around. II: Then the moment you see him, I want you to look away. GA: I don'+ +hink +ha+ solves +he problem of him being around, ei+her. II: There is no way to solve it, I tried. II: I talked to vantas he says Im just over-reacting but. . . II: I don't know. I feel like I'm going crazy. GA: Wha+ do you mean? II: I just can't relax. I feel like every other moment he is going to be around the corner. Or when I can't get in contact with you or psi, I start to panic and think of the worst. II: I was ambushed the other day because of the ship wide training asignment, and I nearly started hyperventilating because "oh god what if it was him" GA: Oh, Kasvik. GA: I'm sorry. II: I've considered trying to talk to one of the ships therapists again but honestly what would they even tell me? II: Nothing helpful. GA: You never know. GA: I enjoy +alking +o Rose. GA: She seems like she would have some good +hings +o say. II: She will tell me to calm down and get over it just like anyone else, I would think. I'm trying to do that. II: I really am. II: But its just hard. GA: I don'+ +hink she's +ha+ kind of person. GA: I+'s wor+h a+ leas+ a sho+, righ+? II: Yeah, maybe. II: I think I miss the jungle already. This ship is near suffocating. II: Or that could just be stress. There was less stress outside. II: Deadly highbloods in the trees, but little stress. II: What about you, how are you feeling? GA: I'm okay. II: Just okay? GA: Well, I'm worried. As usual. GA: Bu+ o+her +han +ha+, yeah, I'm okay. GA: There are ac+ually a few +hings I've needed +o +ell you. GA: No+ bad +hings, jus+... +hings. II: Oh? II: Also it looks like I'm hanging out with Mikkev later. II: Im pretty sure thats going to happen now, so thats good. I'll message him about it after this. II: Spending time with him will be nice. GA: Heh. GA: Yeah. GA: Wha+ I have +o +ell you is ac+ually abou+ him. II: Really? GA: Yeah. II: Is he okay?? Did something happen to him!? II: Yes or no. GA: No, no, i+'s no+hing bad. II: Thank god. GA: The +wo of us decided +o +ry being in a quadran+. -- ironInfidelity [II] ceased pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 00:27 --

-- ironInfidelity [II] began pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 14:44 -- II: I am upset. GA: Wha+? GA: Wha+'s wrong? II: Well you are probably going to be happy about this, but guess who got their ass beaten half to death. II: Or probably OVER that. GA: Wha+????? II: Dualscar. GA: Wha+ happened? II: The Grand Highblood beat him within an inch of his life over some rediculous grudge. GA: Kasvik... II: Though, don't go spreading it around. GA: We bo+h knew +his was coming. II: I don't know if I'm supposed to tell anyone or what, but I'm just pissed. GA: I'm sorry. GA: Tha+ i+ didn'+ work ou+. II: Me too. GA: I+'s no+ your faul+, +hough. II: I know its not, but I still feel terrible. II: I've been freaking out for days now, and haven't been able to do anything. GA: There isn'+ much we can do now. II: It took me two days to locate my com device in the jungle. II: Three hours to get out of the fucking tree I was left in. GA: Wha+? II: Another thirty minutes to rip my sickle out of the ground too. GA: Why were you in a +ree??? II: Because I was stupid and threatened the Grand Highblood. GA: WHAT. II: He's the one who informed me of Dualscar's beating. GA: He could have KILLED YOU! II: We somehow ran into each other in the fucking jungle- YEAH I KNOW. YES I'M STUPID, BUT HEY LOOK, I'M ALIVE. II: AS I WAS SAYING, GA: Tha+ doesn'+ II: It was a fine enough meeting, even though I wish I was wearing a damn shirt, but then he just drops that bomb and yeah I lost control. GA: Why do you do +his? GA: Why do you pu+ so much fai+h in people only +o le+ +hem hur+ you? II: Because I would like to believe that everyone has some form of good in them. GA: I don'+... wan+ +o see you die. GA: I can'+. II: And considering the highblood didn't murder Dualscar, and only left me unconsious in a tree, hanging by my undergarments with horns on my head, I might still have a chance at being right. GA: We don'+ know any+hing abou+ his mo+ives, or his whims. GA: I would like +o believe i+ +oo, bu+ you have +o be careful. II: I am careful. II: I wasn't planning on meeting the Grand Highblood face to face mother. II: Would I really do that? Does that sound like me? Would I plan to be half naked to personally introduce myself to one of the most feared trolls in existence? GA: You could have called one of us, any+hing... II: The meeting was short, and sudden and as I said, my com device was under mossy roots for an extended period of time. II: I am not here alone, I have our disciple with me, we were on a sudden camping trip. GA: Fine. Okay. GA: You should ge+ as far away from him as you can, +hough. II: I don't think he will be coming after me. If he wanted to do so, he would have just killed me when he had the chance. II: But, II: Can you do something for me? GA: Wha+? II: Could you check on Dualscar for me? II: Disciple needs this time in the jungle, she is taking the news of the found photo less well then I thought she would. GA: The wha+? II: I will be going back to the ship before long but, I just need to be sure he isn't dying or something. GA: I'll... see his s+a+e. II: The photo of the Empress' battle ship. GA: Oh. II: Thank you. GA: Yeah, +ha+. II: I know you hate him, so I really appreciate this. GA: You're welcome, son. II: I guess I'll just let you go now. Disciple will be back from hunting before long. GA: Okay. GA: I'll see you soon. II: And uh, hey, if you and mikkev have time at some point while we are here, let me know if you want to come spend a night or two at our campsite. II: Like old times? GA: Oh... Yeah. GA: Tha+ could be nice. II: Anyways, yeah, just an offer. See you maybe, mom. GA: See you. -- ironInfidelity [II] ceased pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 15:16 --

-- ironInfidelity [II] began pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 15:02 -- II: Hey. GA: Hey. II: How have you been? GA: I've been okay. GA: I wen+ off ship for a while. II: I figured, since I didn't see you around. II: I mean, the ships big, but I would have probably run into you at some point if you were on it. GA: Yeah. II: Its just like, common sence. II: Or maybe science of some kind. II: I don't know. Something like that. GA: Heheh. II: (:B GA: How have you been? II: Good! Nothing too out of the ordinary, in fact I haven't even got off the ship since the last planet, so perhaps I'm even more boring then ever. GA: Oh. GA: Why no+? II: I don't know. Work. Personal research. Just extreme fits of lazyness. II: I considered going to the ship's pool again about three times yesterday, but just ended up staying in. My swiming skills, while improving, are not quite to the level in which swimming on my own might be enjoyable. II: Or recomended. GA: I see. GA: I've been doing some personal research of my own. II: Oh? GA: I was +rying +o see wha+ I could dig up abou+ TUMUT, mos+ly. GA: Informa+ion can be a bi+ hard +o come by, bu+ I did find ou+ +ha+ +he Umbral Ul+ima+um has apparen+ly been demo+ed, and pu+ under new au+hori+y. GA: I can only wonder wha+ sor+ of +hings are going on behind +he scenes, bu+ i+ all seems suspicious +o me. II: I still think you are over reacting, but that is a bit interesting. GA: I+'s curious, ei+her way. GA: Wha+ i+ says is +o be de+ermined. II: I've been looking into more relivant topics, like the riot leaders from Lauctis. II: Also wait I have something to tell you. II: It slipped my mind for a while. GA: Wha+? II: The ship's co-captain informed me that there has been a parculiar ship sighting in the past few sweeps. II: )(er battleship to be exact. II: However, that is only the asumption. II: Since the photograph isn't the BEST quality in my opinion. II: Do not tell anyone though. II: I had clearence to tell you because you are also an Ambassador. II: You can not tell Mikkev. II: I'm going to stress this part. II: Do. II: Not. II: Tell. II: Him. II: See now there wont be any future confusion. GA: Mo+her fuck. GA: I know. GA: And he knows, +oo, by +he way. II: What?! II: How! II: He isn't an ambassador! GA: He was +here when +hey opened up +he console +he video was found on. GA: He helped. II: Well fuck. II: And here I thought I would get to be the cool one who knows all the dark, gloomy, disturbing future stuff. GA: Yes. You are +o+ally cool. GA: He's handling i+... reasonably okay. GA: I'm jus+ +rying +o keep his mind off i+. II: As okay as I can imagine he could take it. GA: Yeah. II: Well, its probably just a hoax. GA: I don'+ know. I+ wasn'+ exac+ly pu+ ou+ where everyone could see i+. GA: In+en+ional progaganda doesn'+ usually wind up + +he bo++om of an ocean. II: Then an error in the intended plan. II: Don't you think if she was actually alive, she would have shown herself by now? GA: I+'s difficul+ +o say. GA: She could be wai+ing for +he righ+ oppor+uni+ty +o s+rike. GA: Now +ha+ everyone +hinks she's dead, she could very well be using i+ +o her advan+age. II: To strike what though? Her planet has moved on without her, and disbanded her original tyranny, for the most part. GA: Or she's working behind +he scenes and regaining con+rol somewhere under a guise of innocence. GA: Where no one can see her. GA: Who is +o say she wasn'+ +he one behind +he rio+ leaders? GA: There are a lo+ of unknown fac+ors we can'+ overlook. II: Her sympathizers were behind the riots. II: And hiding out of sight? Does that really sound like our "Imperious" Leader? GA: They migh+ no+ be connec+ed. Bu+ if +here's a chance she's s+ill alive, +hen we can'+ simply shrug i+ off. GA: Maybe no+ before. GA: Bu+ i+'s differen+ now. GA: I'm sure +here's more a+ s+ake for her, and an oppor+uni+y +o handle +hings differen+ly. GA: She may be an evil bi+ch, bu+ she's no+ s+upid. GA: She knows how +o execu+e plans. II: I am just not going to be the one to jump to conclusions when there is no solid, physical proof or evidence. GA: I'm no+ jumping +o any+hing jus+ ye+. GA: Bu+ I +hink i+'s some+hing +o look in+o, and look ou+ for. GA: I'm no+ willing +o le+ her ge+ +he drop on us a second +ime. II: She wont. II: The day she gets anywhere close to us, is the day I dawn face paint and join the dark carnival. GA: Somehow I don'+ +hink +ha+ would spi+e her. II: It wouldn't be to spite her, it would be to explain how such a situation would never happen. GA: I can only hope. II: I really wouldn't worry about any of this too much though. II: Sure, its not something to just let fade into the background. II: But it can sit on the back burner for the time being. GA: I'm a mom. I+'s my job +o worry. GA: Bu+ I won'+ lose my mind over i+. II: You must worry all the times then, no wonder you are so crazy. GA: You finally figured i+ ou+. II: This also must be the reason why other lusi never talk. II: Your mad minds must make it incapiable of speech most of the time. GA: Soon, I'll finally be forced +o no+hing bu+ wild screeching. GA: I+'s been a long +ime coming, bu+ I had a good run. II: I'll remember your coherient words fondly. GA: Tha+ is all I ask. II: I will write a book about it. II: My lusus, the rainbow drinker. II: And her slow spiral into insanity. GA: Sounds perfec+. GA: Anyway, I should probably ge+ +o s+alking now. II: Yes, enjoy. GA: Hahaha. Thanks. GA: See you. II: See you. -- ironInfidelity [II] ceased pestering genteelAuxiliary [GA] at 16:34 --