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[rebelles]

Who • Phantom Operatives + Visitors
What • Guild mingling
When • Oct/Nov
Where • Guild Home

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[alchemicalbirth]

Before, it was a place that seemed hardly notable, except filled with holes in various spots, and a chair for the person who committed an offense to sit in.

[ lmfao ]

On the second time, there was a marked, yet fascinating change.

[ Albedo states as if in awe. So, as he keeps speaking, he sounds a little excited! Like a researcher who is getting too deep into telling the results of an experiment. This is fine. ]

Patches have fallen off of the walls to reveal places of static, and these patches are unfortunately quite high up. So, therefore impossible for anyone to try to crawl through. The holes I saw from last time have become deeper craters. In addition, I have been witness to an odd eye that makes its appearance through these holes in the static, as if, of course...watching. It is a black color, yet appear to be rather realistic, as if like a real eye.

While I was speaking with Hien, he also let me know that there is one place where Lily can't reach.

[rebelles]

Admin Hien has been losing pieces of himself due to Lily, so maybe the change has to do with that.

[ But more importantly... ]

Did he say what that place is?

[alchemicalbirth]

Yes, he has...

[ ... ]

...Unfortunately, no. He stated that only Lily knew, which of course may or may not be true. But, once he began to tell me about somewhere I didn't have access to, the room we were in began to shake, as if giving a warning.

Oh, and his head wound began to bleed excessively. The one eye in the room became many and glared down at my person. So, if anyone had any doubts he is a Wave, they may as well leave those behind now.

[ Not that he thinks it warrants saying, but clearly Hien's change has...more or less. Progressed. ]

[rebelles]

[ Her next question was going to be about how Hien was doing, but he'd answered that for her. She had been holding onto hope, but now the harsh reality sinks in. ]

Lily must be interfering, stopping Admin Hien from helping us. He would hate what's happening if he were still himself. We have to free him.

[alchemicalbirth]

That must be exactly the case; there is no doubt that he dislikes being under Lily's control in any way.

[ Albedo states firmly. So, it appears that he is in agreement.

However, he does add food for thought: ]

Though, I imagine fighting against him may be potentially tougher than the most recent one. Of course, I have heard that it was difficult for a myriad reasons. But, the previous Waves thus far didn't have healing capabilities, as far as I know.

That may not be the case with him. Not that he might necessary have it in his Wave form, but we should consider the possibility, and prepare ourselves accordingly.

[murrmoire]

...

[ He has nothing to add here. He's just here to look pretty...pretty upset, anyway. ]

[alchemicalbirth]

[ That's fair. Sometimes there's little to say, but...he does toss a glance in his general direction regardless. ]

[justonezero]

[...Yeah, thought so.]

[insinning]

Lily can't reach him there...but the place is still bound to Hien's mental state. That it's degraded that far...

[ophidie]

[Help...Like a timeout chair.

There's a lot to unpack there, so as much as she wishes he'd not get so caught up winding his explanation down rabbit holes, Miharu also has to appreciate the time she's getting to keep up with everything. His description of the room only grows more unsettling, and she grips her shoulder tightly in thought.]

Maybe we should ask you to do a sketch for the board later. I wonder if someone with flight could reach those areas.

[alchemicalbirth]

[ Exactly like a timeout chair. Albedo may have a habit of doing things he shouldn't do. Wehe. ]

I would be more than happy to sketch it for everyone. I remember everything clearly and I am certain to be able to provide everyone quite a rather useful visual reference.

[ Plus, Albedo's an artist. The right person seems to have witness this change. ]

It's entirely possible that they could, yes. Though, I imagine that is where the majority of his Wave form is. Or, that is at least my running theory on the matter.

[ophidie]

[What the hell is he doing that lands him in the head admin's quarters so often? She feels like she's about to start sweating just thinking about something like that...]

Ah. I see. I wonder how much information he's given us we should be careful not to take as gospel.

[Any feelings she might be having are kept carefully at bay - at least the best she can.]

[alchemicalbirth]

As a general rule of thumb, it will always be up to you. No one is obligated to do so.

But, the information he has given to me has value; whether it is because he spoke it or it was shown to me. I can say that much.

[ So whatever else he said is up to Miharu if she should want to believe it or not. He knows he will visit the idea of 'Lily only knowing the one place he can't reach' as being limited to him or not' in various ways or however he can.

Of course, as far as he's concerned, once the transformation is 'complete', then he imagines it'd be a simple matter to disregard what things he might say then as under the complete control of Lily for a time. ]

[justonezero]

...

I don't know if it's related, but... Hien seemed really preoccupied with death the last time I talked to him. It kind of reminded me of the way Misteaks and Mithrun were talking as Tarvos and Macha...

Is it possible he's the terror of death...? Or is it just because he's losing himself...?

[glassbell]

Don't ask him if he's dead. He does not like that. He warned me that I could have ended up like him though, since I nearly died. Hence the... stupid question.

[ Fuurin with the dunce hat here. ]

But his connection to death may have made that a sensitive subject.

[insinning]

...his memories are being erased on a level worse than ours. [ He frowns, thinking] He's angry at Cubia, but resigned too. All of his happy memories disappeared first, then his unhappy ones. Now he's forgetting parts of Fragment too, I think.

[A pause ]

'Death'...I remember seeing coffins in his space before...but more importantly, what does the first phase of the poem say again?

[justonezero]

"Riding the wake is blank, the Shadow of Death, to drown all that stands."

[rebelles]

He brought up death to me, too. Saying things like people would forget the dead quickly. He seemed resigned to his fate.

[ Looking at the board and that 'shadow of death' line. ]

I didn't get the sense that he was trying to collect emotions from me, but it's too much of a coincidence.

[justonezero]

Maybe he's trying to collect data on reactions to someone who's dying?

[rebelles]

I tried to tell him he was giving up on himself too early, but I doubt any of it got through to him.

[ She sounds a little frustrated by it. Maybe if enough people tell him, it'll finally sink into his head slash database. ]

[insinning]

[ Sinclair wisely does not mention his fighting sessions with Hien and the things discussed within them.

He's pretty sure Hien is just being Hien here.]

[rebelles]

[ Sinclair you had better not be getting yourself beat up! He's wise to keep quiet or Haru would have concerns. ]

[alchemicalbirth]

...I believe you may be correct that he could be the 'terror of death'.

It would be apt, wouldn't it? For a powerful healer to adopt such a role. Lily would likely enjoy such a contradiction.

[ Pause as he realizes he is responding to a healer in question. How funny. ]

Present company excluded, of course.

[justonezero]

I'm not nearly as powerful as he is!

[alchemicalbirth]

Oh, of course not.

At the moment, anyway.

[ Maybe Nanashi will turn into a healer who can scare the hearts of those who don't take of themselves...just kidding. ]