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animus_network2013-07-22 09:23 am
slightlyoblivious) wrote in animus_network2013-07-22 09:23 am
six ✾ video; partially filtered
I need some assistance with acquiring a set of fighting fans - they'll only be used for defense and monster-fighting when the administration feels the need to take away our powers. I'd like a set of metal ones with either sharpened edges or hidden blades.
I've been told by Diarmuid Ua Duibhne that I should speak to a Thorin Oakenshield about this? I'm not sure where I'd get the metal, but I trust both of you on this one.
There's...something else.
[And she takes a deep breath.]
People with violet collars are quite possibly in for some trouble, because unless something happened after I -
[The long pause is probably telling. Yes, she died.]
- I failed to stop him from taking it, there's a tank of your collar fluid in Sephiroth's hands. It's probably fairly obvious what I mean by 'failed'. Considering he's not above either mind control or killing other people, I don't really think I have to say a lot more.
filtered to the Investigation Team, Commander Shepard, and Diarmuid Ua Duibhne:
Remind me that when my gut tells me something is a bad idea, that it is generally right. My gut was telling me to get one of you guys last night when I was - and I swear, I was not down there to get in trouble, I was just curious since I'd gotten two collar checks, which I cooperated with, last week. I wanted to take a look. I didn't know...I didn't know what would happen.
I happened to be down there when the door was open, when it had been closed or protected the entire week, and...it ended badly. I didn't know if I'd have time to get backup, as much as my gut was screaming at me to get it, and I'll be frank here: I died trying to stop Sephiroth. I knew having anything in his hands was a bad idea.
I thought someone would - anyway, what should I do, when someone I thought I could trust because of mutual friendship because of...well, Yu trusts him. I thought I could too, and I would have done something, and yes, it probably would have ended the same way. I still would have done something if he was the one getting attacked. It was...not good, to say the least, to learn that it doesn't go both ways. I don't know what to do now. I didn't call him out or anything, because I don't know what happened after I died and I know it's not fair to call someone out like that, but I don't know what to do now.
private to Ryoji Mochizuki:
[And it's here that Yukiko chokes up, starts to shake a little trying to keep her tears in.]
...I won't ever be as stupid as that again. I just didn't want anything - I know your collar is violet and I just didn't want anything related to it or to you in any way in the hands of someone who's hurt you, and I just wasn't fast enough, and...I'm sorry I couldn't stop Sephiroth from killing me. I'm so sorry.
I've been told by Diarmuid Ua Duibhne that I should speak to a Thorin Oakenshield about this? I'm not sure where I'd get the metal, but I trust both of you on this one.
There's...something else.
[And she takes a deep breath.]
People with violet collars are quite possibly in for some trouble, because unless something happened after I -
[The long pause is probably telling. Yes, she died.]
- I failed to stop him from taking it, there's a tank of your collar fluid in Sephiroth's hands. It's probably fairly obvious what I mean by 'failed'. Considering he's not above either mind control or killing other people, I don't really think I have to say a lot more.
filtered to the Investigation Team, Commander Shepard, and Diarmuid Ua Duibhne:
Remind me that when my gut tells me something is a bad idea, that it is generally right. My gut was telling me to get one of you guys last night when I was - and I swear, I was not down there to get in trouble, I was just curious since I'd gotten two collar checks, which I cooperated with, last week. I wanted to take a look. I didn't know...I didn't know what would happen.
I happened to be down there when the door was open, when it had been closed or protected the entire week, and...it ended badly. I didn't know if I'd have time to get backup, as much as my gut was screaming at me to get it, and I'll be frank here: I died trying to stop Sephiroth. I knew having anything in his hands was a bad idea.
I thought someone would - anyway, what should I do, when someone I thought I could trust because of mutual friendship because of...well, Yu trusts him. I thought I could too, and I would have done something, and yes, it probably would have ended the same way. I still would have done something if he was the one getting attacked. It was...not good, to say the least, to learn that it doesn't go both ways. I don't know what to do now. I didn't call him out or anything, because I don't know what happened after I died and I know it's not fair to call someone out like that, but I don't know what to do now.
private to Ryoji Mochizuki:
[And it's here that Yukiko chokes up, starts to shake a little trying to keep her tears in.]
...I won't ever be as stupid as that again. I just didn't want anything - I know your collar is violet and I just didn't want anything related to it or to you in any way in the hands of someone who's hurt you, and I just wasn't fast enough, and...I'm sorry I couldn't stop Sephiroth from killing me. I'm so sorry.
[Video: Locked to Yukiko]
[Diarmuid's voice cuts off and he is silent a moment as he tries to calm himself. With so much having happened recently, his emotions are high and his temper short. Especially when it comes to people who he calls his friends being hurt. The last thing Yukiko needs now, though, is him being emotional.]
I'm sorry. That's a stupid question. Let me ask a different one instead. What can I do?
[He has thoughts on several things she has mentioned, but it is probably best to let her pick out the ones that are most important to her first.]
perma-locked;
[The only saving grace in all of this, so far as she's concerned, is that now she doesn't have to be so careful about covering the rumor-scar on her lower back, because now it's gone.]
I...I'm going to need those fans sooner than I'd thought. I also need to start thinking about a team to get that tank back in the hands of someone who can't manipulate it.
Perma-locked;
I promise you, Yukiko. I will find a way to make him pay for what he has done to both you and Ryoji. I wish it could just be going to fight him to the death, but with how little respect he has for life and the fact that death is not permanent here, I don't know if just attacking him will do any good. In fact, it might just encourage him...
[He shakes his head.]
I will figure something out. In the meantime, there are other things to worry about. I don't know how quickly Thorin will see your message. He is rather solitary at times. I will keep an eye out for him and perhaps he will find this post quicker than I think. However, do you wish me to attempt to make you something to use while we wait? They will not be anywhere near as strong as what Thorin could make you, but they will be functional and something we can start training with. I have been practicing making weapons myself, and I have gotten somewhat better since watching him repair the spear of a friend of mine.
His work will still be your best bet, but until then, I will be glad to try myself.
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[She thinks for a moment. What's the truth of the situation? This was part of it, yes, but only a small one, in the long run.]
...it's not going to be with him. Not while there are bigger battles to fight in the future.
[She nods once, and then again.]
I think it would be best to get started sooner rather than later, to be honest. I'd rather have something I can use in hand and not just an idea.
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And he can't because it is exactly the wrong thing to do. What do they do then to stop someone like this? To make him stop hurting others on a whim? Especially when death is just a mild annoyance here? Perhaps the most frustrating part is that they can't even take the time they should be to think about how to deal with him. Not with the other battles they are currently facing.
At least being able to help Yukiko better defend herself is doing something. Diarmuid would rather be driving his spear through Sephiroth, but...]
I agree. If you answer a few questions for me, I can get right to work on the first versions of them. Do you have a preference to how the fan is set up? Do you want it to have the hidden blades or would you rather just stick with something simple for now?