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animus_network2013-08-07 12:13 pm
oathshackledbird) wrote in animus_network2013-08-07 12:13 pm
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Video; Preparing for the Worst, Hoping...
With all that has happened in the last few weeks and how angry Jason is, it shouldn't be surprising he's already making changes to how things work around here. There is really no way to know what he will do next. All we can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best as foolish as hoping for anything here might seem. We may be limited in what we can do to prepare, but there is one thing I have noticed we can be working on. We all know how easy it is for any of the Administrators to turn off our powers. It can happen in the blink of an eye and without any kind of warning. And power loss is not limited to just when the Administrators wish it anymore. In addition to that and the floors that cancel out powers, ever since the initial systems' failure, it has become clear that even though systems are back up, they are far from stable. While there are some in the Tower who are as skilled fighting without their powers are they are with, there are a great many who rely too heavily on something they can lose so suddenly and completely.
There have been many people who have tried to set up training classes here in the past. I knew too briefly two of them, Hei and Tear Grants. Both of them are gone from the Tower now, but I would not like to see their hard work die just because they have been sent away. This is especially important right now since things will likely get worse around here before we can make them better.
I would like to ask anyone who is willing to help teach people non-magical ways of fighting and first aid to please contact me. As a great many people also rely on magical weapons they might lose without their special abilities, I would also request the aid of all who would be willing to help make non-magical weapons for those who need them. The weapons do not need to be pretty, only functional.
Finally, I would ask anyone interesting in learning how to fight without special abilities or would like to get a non-magical weapon to act as a back up for their magical weapons, to please contact me. I don't know how quickly I will be able to get the weapons together--that will depend on how much help I get. However, as I am one who is able to fight with or without my special abilities, I can start setting up training classes right away for any who are interested.
Thank you all for your assistance in this matter. I have always believed that the stronger we make each of us, the stronger we will be overall, and the more likely we will be to find the Truth we all are so desperately looking for.
Private Video Locked To: Shion (savedbyasong ), Xion (attheclocktower ), Akemi Homura (rewindingly ), and Kirika Yuumura (carrythesin ).
(OOC: I am aware that Kirika is no longer in the game, but since Diarmuid doesn't know, he is locking the message to everyone Hei asked him to contact in his letter.)
First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. While we may have passed each other in the Tower, I do not believe I have met any of you before now. However, we have a friend in common, Hei. I received a letter from him not long before he was sent away asking me to help all of you should he ever leave this place.
I am deeply sorry it has taken me so long to contact you. The last few months have been terrible, but that is no excuse for me to have neglected this request as long as I have. I ask you to forgive me for that since Hei is not here for me to ask forgiveness from.
[Here Diarmuid pauses to bow deeply at the screen. He holds the bow for several seconds before straightening and speaking again.]
If you ever wish to call upon my aid or that of my friends, please feel free to contact me. My room number is #4-16 and my mailbox is #0091. You may contact me through either means if you wish in addition to responding to this message.
With all that is going on in the Tower at the moment, I will understand if you don't feel comfortable accepting my offer, but I wish to make it anyway. It will always be open no matter if you decide to contact me now or not. Whatever you decision, I hope that you remain safe and that your quest for Truth is successful.
Private Video Locked To: Waver Velvet (fionnuisce )
My friend, I have been invited to a wedding. Tell me I'm not going to jinx it if I go. I have already agreed to be there, but...
There have been many people who have tried to set up training classes here in the past. I knew too briefly two of them, Hei and Tear Grants. Both of them are gone from the Tower now, but I would not like to see their hard work die just because they have been sent away. This is especially important right now since things will likely get worse around here before we can make them better.
I would like to ask anyone who is willing to help teach people non-magical ways of fighting and first aid to please contact me. As a great many people also rely on magical weapons they might lose without their special abilities, I would also request the aid of all who would be willing to help make non-magical weapons for those who need them. The weapons do not need to be pretty, only functional.
Finally, I would ask anyone interesting in learning how to fight without special abilities or would like to get a non-magical weapon to act as a back up for their magical weapons, to please contact me. I don't know how quickly I will be able to get the weapons together--that will depend on how much help I get. However, as I am one who is able to fight with or without my special abilities, I can start setting up training classes right away for any who are interested.
Thank you all for your assistance in this matter. I have always believed that the stronger we make each of us, the stronger we will be overall, and the more likely we will be to find the Truth we all are so desperately looking for.
Private Video Locked To: Shion (
savedbyasong ), Xion (attheclocktower ), Akemi Homura (rewindingly ), and Kirika Yuumura (carrythesin ).(OOC: I am aware that Kirika is no longer in the game, but since Diarmuid doesn't know, he is locking the message to everyone Hei asked him to contact in his letter.)
First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. While we may have passed each other in the Tower, I do not believe I have met any of you before now. However, we have a friend in common, Hei. I received a letter from him not long before he was sent away asking me to help all of you should he ever leave this place.
I am deeply sorry it has taken me so long to contact you. The last few months have been terrible, but that is no excuse for me to have neglected this request as long as I have. I ask you to forgive me for that since Hei is not here for me to ask forgiveness from.
[Here Diarmuid pauses to bow deeply at the screen. He holds the bow for several seconds before straightening and speaking again.]
If you ever wish to call upon my aid or that of my friends, please feel free to contact me. My room number is #4-16 and my mailbox is #0091. You may contact me through either means if you wish in addition to responding to this message.
With all that is going on in the Tower at the moment, I will understand if you don't feel comfortable accepting my offer, but I wish to make it anyway. It will always be open no matter if you decide to contact me now or not. Whatever you decision, I hope that you remain safe and that your quest for Truth is successful.
Private Video Locked To: Waver Velvet (
fionnuisce )My friend, I have been invited to a wedding. Tell me I'm not going to jinx it if I go. I have already agreed to be there, but...
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[He takes a deep breath.]
You said that I didn't know how to love. And that my promises were only hollow lies.
[Every word that he spits out hurts him. Like he's carving chunks out of his own flesh.]
...And you were right. Look at everyone I swore to protect in this place. How many of them are still here now? How many of them have I actually saved?
[Now that everything is out, the pain fades away, leaving him to feel a pleasant sort of emptiness. It's like a weight has been taken off of his shoulders.]
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[Despite the fact there is part of him that is screaming now that he finally knows what it was he said to his brother, Diarmuid pushes that away instead focusing on trying to repair the damage that the words have done. He raises a hand and gently brushes his fingers against his brother's cheek so that the other man will look at him.]
Even if they are no longer here, that doesn't mean they have given up hope. They know we are still here fighting for them. They know you are still here fighting for them. I know it's not the same as saving them from a monster or being able to make them laugh when they are sad, but as long as you don't give up and keep fighting the fight they no longer can you give them hope and isn't that what a friend--a hero--does? Give hope?
[Diarmuid lets his hand drop from his brother's face.]
Those words were the lies, brother. That dark part of me took the things you told me--took your fears--and said what it knew would hurt you the most. You love more than anyone I have never known. You value honesty so much. Don't let my darkness stain those wonderful things about you.
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[Lancer mutters as he hugs his brother tightly.]
And you...no matter what that dark side of you says to you or does to you, you're still a great hero. Because you're even better at this giving hope thing than I am.
[He smiles, probably his first genuine one in ages.]
I love you, Bro. And this time, I really do forgive you.
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[It's all he can say for the moment, since he doesn't feel like a hero. In fact, Diarmuid feels terrible. He feels like screaming, like hitting something. He gives hope? How can he give hope to anyone when he is saying such horrible things?
He hates the darkness in him even more than he had before now--more than he ever thought possible. If he said such terrible things to his brother, what had he said to Kariya? And what had he said to Lancelot?
No wonder they had reacted like they did to him.
Diarmuid hides all of this, though. Despite all the pain he's feeling from having finally found out part of what happened during that time he can't remember, his brother's smile warms him. He is happy to see it and the last thing he wants to do is cause it to falter after it has been gone for so long.]
Thank you. Please forgive me if it will take me a bit longer to forgive myself.
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[As comforted as he is that Diarmuid has apologized, he can't help but worry about what Diarmuid must be feeling right now.]
If there's anything you need or want me to do, just ask.
[He falls silent for a second.]
And...you know, half the reason I was so angry was because I was selfish. I thought I did so much for you that you had no reason to talk to me that way.
[He laughs and shakes his head.]
But now? You've done more for me than I've ever done for you. Thanks, Bro.
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I don't know if I would say that is true. You do a lot. More than you realize. More than you understand...
But, thank you. I don't know if I need anything...
[He falls silent here for a few moments before smiling more widely at his brother.]
Actually, there is something you can do for me. Want to come help me kill some monsters? We can start gathering some of those real weapons.
[And it will give him a chance to work out some of his anger at himself as well.]
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Hell yeah!
[He lets go of Diarmuid and starts toward the staircase.]
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At least, for now.]