Here's an FYI for the Null -- and I KNOW YOU'RE LISTENING, you hive-minded, crack-brained asshats!

[so_dark_a_road]

I've been informed as to the demented deal you made with one who would protect me. But your pathetic little extortion attempt FAILED.

I'm still defying you. In fact, I'm ACTIVELY WORKING AGAINST YOU. I will protect anybody on the list, with my very life, and I am helping to organize along with others who feel the same and will do the same.

So you can put me right back on your kill list, thank you very much!

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[bythewaves]

"Not quite as elegant as your usual, my brother!"

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[redwinekindofgirl]

Wow, you're subtle.

[utulien_aure]

[Sigh, it's not that Fingon disapproves, really, but a head's up would have been nice]

What's this about a deal?

[farmboyjedi]

I'm joining you.

I believed them at first...but I found out more so as not to jump in too quickly. I have to make a stand as well.

[sciencelizard]

A-Are you sure doing this is safe??

[Curufin, please, laying low is usually the protocol here... or at least her protocol, anyway.]

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[sightlessly]

So that's how. Someone bargained you off.

I agree with your conclusions here. Wholeheartedly. I'll do anything in my power to keep everyone safe. No one should die for this game the Null and "gods" are playing.

[paragonbrosca]

You seriously give no fucks, do you? I like it.

...wait, someone made a deal with them?

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[so_dark_a_road]

I was going to curse them in Sindarin, since it's such an eloquent language for invective, even more so than Quenya. "May your motherboards melt from the molten heat of your own malice and malignity!" We like alliteration, no? [ Smile. ]

But I'm sure they wouldn't have Elvish in their translation program. So I had to make do with colloquial English.

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[so_dark_a_road]

I try. [ Grin. ]

Nice to meet you, by the way.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Curufin's deepest apologies. XD ]

A dear friend of mine tried to bargain with the Null for my life. He said that if they would take me off the list, he would kill somebody on it. So, as you can see, I'm trying to get back on it as quick as possible.

[so_dark_a_road]

Thank you, Luke! You are a brave and generous man.

[so_dark_a_road]

No, Alphys, I'm afraid it isn't. But I'd rather be on the list and maybe have some killer go after me than after somebody who is more vulnerable than I.

Speaking of which, you are on that list yourself, according to Matt. Do you have anybody around you who can protect you?

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[so_dark_a_road]

Yes. That's how it happened.

Thank you for your support, Matt! Yes, this is insanity. We must keep anyone from dying if we possibly can.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Chuckle. ] That's about right!

Yes, somebody made a deal. Somebody who cares about me very much, but who is horribly mistaken about what is an appropriate response to this situation, what is an effective way to keep anybody safe.

Pleased to meet you, by the way.

[utulien_aure]

[Can everyone just go back to the days when Fingon was the crazy reckless one? He liked those days better.

But as it stands, he just nods.]

Will your friend stop if there's proof you're back on the list?

[so_dark_a_road]

[ We ought to have a club: the Crazy Reckless Finweans. And a t-shirt? XD ]

If they put me back on the list, that should be a deal-breaker. I hope, anyway! And since he's not blocked from viewing the list, he should know immediately if my name appears on it.

[utulien_aure]

[Club, House, same thing basically right?]

Good.

[Pause. Wow, this is going to be awkward to ask.]

How much damage can he cause in the meantime?

[paragonbrosca]

Same, but I don't plan to die so your friend can help you live. Think they'll renege on the deal after this?

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[bythewaves]

I did it in the common! Or are you saying my efforts were not sufficient?

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Exactly! ]

A lot. He's an excellent swordsman. He's been a warrior all his life.

Findekáno. . . I do not think Yukari will come near any of the family. But if he does. . . call me instantly. And I do not want to say this, but I must. If you are attacked when I am not there to intervene, defend yourselves even if you have to kill him. [ Awkward to answer, too! ]

[so_dark_a_road]

I don't intend that you should die, either.

And that is my hope, that he will rescind his part of the bargain the minute he sees my name on the list again. And thus, the sooner the better.

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[so_dark_a_road]

[ Laughing. ] Your were positively silver-tongued in the Common Speech, Maglor! -- as always.

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[bythewaves]

Why thank you - but you reminded me more of Caranthir in his fury than your normal self - I am not the only one in this family with a silver tongue.

[ Which is his way of asking 'are you alright' ]

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[redwinekindofgirl]

Uh... yeah, I guess. Points for the first impression.

[farmboyjedi]

I'm getting used to this sort of thing...but things like this are what I've devoted my life to.

You know, there are stories of mechanical races invading other worlds like this...these don't seem like anything I'm familiar with, though. I just hope we can find a way to stop them.