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✘ Round 5 | [Audio]
Greetings, all of you. I come to you with two orders of business today.
First: I see that there may have been some concerns raised about the efficacy of the Guard. [No, not naming names--he doesn't want to give Sato the satisfaction, and he knows people will probably be able to figure it out for themselves anyways if they've checked the network recently.] Some may feel that our efforts would be better spent on the dangerous creatures that threaten us.
I am here to tell you that this is already being addressed. I make daily trips out to the cave systems. I do not venture far in, as any who have spent time there know it is foolhardy to try and navigate them, but I do eliminate any creatures that I see that are beginning to prowl close to the entrances. Though it may not be possible for me alone to completely stem their encroachment during times of chaos, when the gods--or other forces--are orchestrating against us, on most days I am able to control their numbers. That combined with Hope's efforts mean that they never make it into the city.
Barring extenuating circumstances, [read: when things really go to hell and he'd rather stay beside his friends or his partner--] I have done this every morning since I have joined the Guard. And during the aforementioned times when they do make it out of the caves, you can be assured that I will be there, fighting fiercely to keep them at bay. [Anyone who saw him during the zombie invasion or the split city or any of the other times that monsters had flooded inwards knows he is a being that makes good on his words.]
I do not do this for praise. You do not need to thank me. I do it because it is my duty to keep people safe, regardless of the world I am trapped in; I only mention it now to try and allay your concerns.
It also means that I have an abundance of supplies. Should you find yourself hungry or in need of other miscellaneous things, you are free to reach out to me. You are also free to contact me should you fear a more... internal threat. It is not my place to interject myself into the business of others, but if another inhabitant of this cave has threatened you, I will do what I can to protect you.
[There's a pause as he lets all that sink in; it's more wordy than he prefers to be, but it feels like it's worth saying now. Then, he continues.]
Second: I require cleaning agents. Bleach, I believe she... I believed it was called. [Glacius alien swerves, though the memory has already been called upon. Amazing how even the most mundane of things can remind him of her.] But I will accept anything that can remove stubborn stains.
Thank you for your time. [Finally, he ends the feed.]
First: I see that there may have been some concerns raised about the efficacy of the Guard. [No, not naming names--he doesn't want to give Sato the satisfaction, and he knows people will probably be able to figure it out for themselves anyways if they've checked the network recently.] Some may feel that our efforts would be better spent on the dangerous creatures that threaten us.
I am here to tell you that this is already being addressed. I make daily trips out to the cave systems. I do not venture far in, as any who have spent time there know it is foolhardy to try and navigate them, but I do eliminate any creatures that I see that are beginning to prowl close to the entrances. Though it may not be possible for me alone to completely stem their encroachment during times of chaos, when the gods--or other forces--are orchestrating against us, on most days I am able to control their numbers. That combined with Hope's efforts mean that they never make it into the city.
Barring extenuating circumstances, [read: when things really go to hell and he'd rather stay beside his friends or his partner--] I have done this every morning since I have joined the Guard. And during the aforementioned times when they do make it out of the caves, you can be assured that I will be there, fighting fiercely to keep them at bay. [Anyone who saw him during the zombie invasion or the split city or any of the other times that monsters had flooded inwards knows he is a being that makes good on his words.]
I do not do this for praise. You do not need to thank me. I do it because it is my duty to keep people safe, regardless of the world I am trapped in; I only mention it now to try and allay your concerns.
It also means that I have an abundance of supplies. Should you find yourself hungry or in need of other miscellaneous things, you are free to reach out to me. You are also free to contact me should you fear a more... internal threat. It is not my place to interject myself into the business of others, but if another inhabitant of this cave has threatened you, I will do what I can to protect you.
[There's a pause as he lets all that sink in; it's more wordy than he prefers to be, but it feels like it's worth saying now. Then, he continues.]
Second: I require cleaning agents. Bleach, I believe she... I believed it was called. [Glacius alien swerves, though the memory has already been called upon. Amazing how even the most mundane of things can remind him of her.] But I will accept anything that can remove stubborn stains.
Thank you for your time. [Finally, he ends the feed.]
[private]
[private]
Shadow wasn't completely in the right here if he picked a fight, even if he isn't a part of the Guard anymore. Still, Sato is a problem who is going to have to be dealt with eventually, especially if he keeps up this grudge with the Guard and trying to turn people against us.
[His tone darkens just a hair.]
We might not be able to do anything to him just yet, but if there's some way to keep him from hurting people permanently, we'll find it and do it.
[private]
[Glacius pushes air through his nose forcefully, an exhale that sounds much more bothered than his usual huffs or sighs. After that, he goes silent as Nick's thoughts on Sato cause an internal debate to spark to life in his mind. He's been taught all his life to avoid getting wrapped up in outside conflicts, particularly anything that has to do with humanity... and yet this is the path his life has taken. First to earth to safeguard them despite what they did to him, and now to this cave, where he works among them.
He may be extremely disillusioned with the Guard as of late, but they're the closest thing he has to the Alliance, and the best shot this miserable little cave has at maintaining any sense of peace. he doesn't particularly want to get too wrapped up in this little feud that the organization is having with Sato, but at the same time... it's what he signed up for. He can't claim to support the Guard if he's leaving them to deal with their more stubborn problems on their own.
All this for one human--a depraved, immortal human, but a human nonetheless. If Sato was trying any of this in the alien's world, the Alliance of Worlds would have already apprehended him and brought an end to his games by now... but the Guard is undermanned, and their jurisdiction is limited. They need all the help they can get. So Glacius exhales heavily again, a long-suffering sort of sound, and speaks up.] Have you ever considered making use of my powers again? They were what allowed us to apprehend him when he launched his assault on our headquarters, and to this day he remains wary of me. I will not spend my life a jailer, but... perhaps... the risk of such a thing might discourage him from coming after us again.