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hadriel2017-03-29 08:51 am
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Entry tags:
- *npc post,
- alphys,
- amos kamiya,
- andrea quill,
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- chara,
- chris,
- confusion [npc],
- curufin,
- dr. lee rosen,
- dylan blake,
- ellie,
- faith carr,
- fear [npc],
- frisk,
- hope [npc],
- ikaruga,
- kanda yu,
- kate galloway,
- love [npc],
- maedhros,
- marian tenebris,
- natasha romanoff,
- nick valentine,
- rage [npc],
- regis lucis caelum cxiii,
- rey,
- rydia,
- sans,
- shadow the hedgehog,
- sharon da silva,
- tranquility [npc],
- ulaume,
- yehudit/ravine
five ☠ video | open to both sides!
[There's something distinctly different about Fear when he turns the video on this time. He seems even less human than normal, not breathing, not blinking, as if he's forgotten how to manipulate his form so that it actually appears lifelike.
He manages to move his mouth as he speaks, but the motion doesn't quite sync up with the words echoed in through the mic.]
...so I've finally failed.
[His eyes are unfocused, but he looks downward, contemplative.]
I only got half the city out. It won't be enough- we can't start over, not without Hope. So it ends here, I suppose.
[He takes in his first breath since beginning the recording, letting it out in a long sigh.]
I'm sorry.
He manages to move his mouth as he speaks, but the motion doesn't quite sync up with the words echoed in through the mic.]
...so I've finally failed.
[His eyes are unfocused, but he looks downward, contemplative.]
I only got half the city out. It won't be enough- we can't start over, not without Hope. So it ends here, I suppose.
[He takes in his first breath since beginning the recording, letting it out in a long sigh.]
I'm sorry.
[voice]
Did you want it to understand that tech better, or were you afraid we'd use it against you?
[She doubts a maser of that size would have been a threat to the gods, but you never know.]
[voice]
[Simply.
Why yes, he did lie to her.]
It wouldn't have been particularly effective, but it's a path I'd rather not go down.
[voice]
[Considering she just tried to murder someone over a petty relationship chart, Rey is not one to argue. Or get mad that Sorrow lied.]
The gun has limited charges, but would something like that be any good against whoever killed you? Doesn't sound like they're the types that can be fought off with the swords and spears at Rage's armory, if they were able to kill you guys.
[voice]
[But...]
Something to look into, if we survive this.
[voice]
[What he says after that pause is good enough, though.]
At least consider it, or something. If nothing else, a stronger private arsenal for emergency situations like this would be helpful.
[They have a right to be better equipped -- especially since not everyone are powered supersoldiers like she was made to be.]
[voice]
[He admits. And then, just so that she's aware-]
-we are not a species accustomed to war. Neither were our hosts. [Calm, though this topic is... a little painful.] It's one of the reasons we now face extinction.
[voice]
Hell, was made to fight from day one.
It's obvious that you people can't keep running forever. We get through this, we need answers about what it is we're dealing with here. You owe us that much.
[She isn't being harsh in saying this. Just practical. It's important to know your enemy.]
[voice]
[On all points. Sorrow is quiet a moment, before continuing.]
I don't know if Fear intended for the Door to bring hosts with combat experience, but I won't deny that your knowledge could prove invaluable. I'll answer your questions, but I know less than I'd like to about what we face.
[voice]
[Sorrow, has Rey ever told you that you're her favorite? Because she just might once all of this is over.]
Every little bit helps. If anything, you know more about these guys than we do. [Since they don't know much of a damn thing.]
[voice]
They are unfeeling. We were once tentative partners in trade and colonization, but our... unintended effects on them caused them to lash out against us and decide that our extermination was necessary to maintain their order.
[He lets out a soft sigh- remorseful maybe, for everything that they'd lost... but now isn't the time for that either.]
They are efficient, brutal, and have advanced weapons and technology that we do not. They devised a way to kill us quickly and tore down entire colonies with methodical ease- firstly, by eliminating our hosts and depriving us of power before turning to us.
As far as I know, we are the only colony left alive.
[voice]
Wow, a people retaliating because they don't appreciate emotions being forced on them. That isn't familiar.
[She says this flatly. Intended or not, Rey knows when a cycle is ready to repeat itself. Others such as Sharon had already tried to kill Hope, and shares no love for the gods. It's no wonder why they wouldn't want their new "hosts" to be better equipped.
[But a more advanced and unfeeling race waging war against a force based on emotions is also familiar, and from Rey's own world no less.]
They sound like machines. It's no wonder why you thought it was better to keep us here.
[voice]
[Sorry Rey, it's a bit of a touchy subject, but her viewpoint on the matter isn't hard to discern, particularly as someone who has been subject to their meddling. He supposes that it would be different if they'd met in another time, when the gods didn't have to manipulate their hosts like this, but- that isn't this reality.]
In a manner of speaking, they are.
[voice]
No, don't think your kind should be exterminated. Am sorry for what happened, and the loss of your people.
[Rey can tell that it's a sore spot for them, and that they were more to the gods than just batteries. Or, at least, most of the gods, as far as she can see.]
They are? [Interesting.] So are they not organic?
[voice]
[He reigns it back in, composing himself quickly. It's painful, but irrelevant to the current situation. He needs to remember that.]
I don't think so, no. Nor are they beings like us.