animus_network | [video] Fourth Remembrance

[Ryoji switches the feed on with a small smile. He has cheered up significantly after talking to a few people and making a few friends (or at least, people he thinks are friends). He still is nervous about what he has to say, but he tries not to let that show.]

Hi everyone. It's a little late, so I don't know if anyone is still around, but I couldn't wait any longer. So many things have happened lately... which is probably why I haven't had a chance to talk to you all, but...

[He swallows, then takes on a more serious tone. He's determined to help people, though he doesn't know that he's actually doing more harm than good.]

I was in a group of people who went down the elevator again earlier this month. We were looking for a control room and an exit from the tower. It was dangerous, and... most of us didn't make it out alive.

[He feels guilty, not because he was killed, but because others on that team did. He finds a lot of them strange and he isn't sure whether he can trust everyone, but he still blames himself for not being a better leader.

He shakes his head and continues on.]

The point is, I have information. If anyone wants to know anything, just ask.

[He doesn't have any idea that he received this information through working with a group led by the one man who likely caused the most trouble in the tower this month. He may need a bit of enlightening about that.]

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Dont worry. I'll be fine.

As long as no one else gets targeted, its okay.

[He wouldn't expect the other speaker to catch on that he's generally a reckless person anyways. He doesn't care if he gets hurt or not, just as long as he can keep his friends safe.]

you idiot

you don't know who you'll anger by saying anything in the open

[And then adding, privately:]

I hope you don't have someone you're close to here

they aren't above targeting them

[Well, that was a little rude, but he supposes the other is right. He could really upset someone. Enough to get his friends in trouble, judging from what he says next. His friends' faces start flashing before his eyes. Rei, Diarmuid, Minato... so many others that he'd met too. He wouldn't know what to do if he was to blame for them being targeted.]

you think theyll know who to target?

they knew in the past; before i came here

i hope its different for you
for your sake

i think there was another me in this place before.
They might know...

[What is he going to do if they know? How can he protect them all? He's getting very worried now.]

but who would want to hurt my friends anyways?

Edited 2013-03-24 20:42 (UTC)

the ones you helped in the elevators

[see why he is anonymous, now?]

[Oh, he can see why. And he's honestly in shock, shaking as he types his next message.]

but why
i thought we were doing that to help people
i thought i could trust them

Edited 2013-03-24 21:00 (UTC)

[Oh, how naive...]

you can't sense it, can you
the darkness in them

[There's a pause before-]

it isn't just them you need to worry about

the admins can see this

they'd use it, too

[He could sense a bit of it, but he wasn't sure how to react. People don't have moral completely set in black and white. There's a gray area. He knows this, because it's entirely true for him.]

theres darkness in me too
i thought maybe they were kind of the same

the admins
im so stupid
i didnt even think about that

[There's a pause, then a bit of fast typing.]

maybe i could delete this before

[Before what? Hard to say now. He doesn't answer Riku, or anyone else messaging him on the network. He's been cut off.]

Edited 2013-03-24 21:51 (UTC)

[Rep stares at the screen briefly, waiting for a brief moment as the text seems to stop in midsentence. Had he pressed enter prematurely, or-?

...

The sudden shift in darkness a couple floors above was telling that it was not the case. Nearly swearing under his breath, he stepped away from the terminal after closing the text session.]

Idiot.

[...All that was left to do was to disappear into the dark and leave a note. Like hell was he going to join them so soon.]

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