020314 KITKAT

 -- abyssalArrow [AA] began pestering graciousTerminator [GT] at 21:34 --

 AA: Kate, having just read what Jack said, begins to panic. They were so close to sending Kikate over! This could have ended in... "Oh god..."

 AA: Kate holds her head in her hands, trying to sort everything out, then starts looking quickly for Kikate, roaming the astrolabe.

 GT: { Kikate walks around, scanning the crowd of humans and trolls for Kate. He's a bit worried about how Tlaloc will react, but he could wait on that. Before long he manages to pick her out in the crowd and jogs over to her. }

 GT: { "Kate!" }

 AA: Kate, without realizing it, slows time around herself and bolts towards him, ramming him with a TEMPORAL TACKLE HUG!

 AA: "That was so close!"

 GT: { "Oof. Hehehe. Good to see you too..." }

 GT: { Kikate gives Kate a light kiss, feeling tension from the previous battles melt away as he relaXed. }

 AA: Kate kisses back and embraces him closely.

 AA: "I'm sad for Tlaloc..."

 AA: Kate rests her head on Kikate's shoulder.

 GT: { "Me too... I was hoping he would be happy with your team. He could get away from me, and see his beloved albeit unrequited Beau...". Kikates voice trails off as he places a hand on Kate's head, stroking gently while running his fingers through her hair. }

 AA: Kate sighs. "I think it's safe to say you have to stay with your team now."

 GT: { "Agreed. So you're still switching over to Justi-er, Dangan Ronpa as planned, right?" }

 AA: "Yes. Care to explain the name?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate grins slightly.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { Kikate tries to force a grin but then frowns miserably. "We lost two team members... Pellok dissapeared way back when, and Jossik just got killed by Jack..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: The grin fades. "I see... I didn't expect Jack to act so soon. What about his dream self?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Unless I am misinformed, his Derse life is still being held captive by Scarlet. We're still working on a way to get him back." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "I see. Do we still have his body?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Yeah, his matesprit has it. Man, I feel sorry for the wriggler. Fairly innocent and definitely well-meaning guy... Not the kind that deserves to watch their matesprit be decapitated." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "I have a plan that might be able to bring him back, something I've been pondering for some time now, but have been a little worried to actually try." Kate looks a bit ashamed. "Who was his matesprite again?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { Kikate looks surprised at Kate's eXpression and smiles forgivingly at her. "Don't berate yourself for being cautious. Gotta consider everyone's safety before going on with something, or at least that's how I try to play as leader. Obviously I don't stick to it 100%, though... Anyways, it was Ryspor, the violet sea dweller." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Right. The last time I did something without consent, I ended up wiping some memories. That said, I don't think that will apply in this situation."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "I am curious, though. What was the plan?" }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Rewind his body to the point before he died."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate grins again.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Well, that'd be the logical course of action if it weren't for Jack. Did you ever get any word back on negotiating with his rules?" }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "As long as I don't create too much of a disturbance of temporal system, I can freely use time. However, something like that would require quite a bit of temporal meddling. I'll have to wait until we're comfortable fighting Jack, or he's no longer much of a threat."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Which is to say, likely after the game is over."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Ugh! That's unfortunate..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "If we catch a lucky break, though... we may be able to do it sooner. Of course, if we can recover his dream self, this won't be necessary at all."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Right. For the time being I'm leaning towards the latter option..." Kikate lets out a sigh. "But we'll deal with that as it comes. How have you been, then?" }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Good. We managed to complete our world quest without a hitch! Well, one minor one but largely without a hitch."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "And that hitch might be?..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "...Sami went grimdark and broke our objective, but then I fixed it."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Oh, right, I think you told me about this. The gear, yeah..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Yes.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Ahaha..." Kikate scratches his head and turns off to the side, obviously embarassed. "I wish I could say the same for our world... }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "What happened"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: ?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Well, the golden calf was dead so there was really no chance of bargaining with our denizen, so we had to kill him. Buuuuut getting the key from Auroch proved to be a little difficult, so we ended up having to unite the other three parties together to raid his place and take it by force. So we could've gone to the Underworld to face our denizen, but we never got time." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "So he's still alive?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Yup, seems like." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "I guess you'll just have to come back to it."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Perhaps... Hehehe. It's interesting how we're part of this pseudo-reality now. Like all the consorts are nothing more than NPCs, your simple game constructs. Yet there are obviously many aspects of this game that influence life and death and warp reality..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Yes, it's hard to tell what matters and what doesn't."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "I guess what I'm saying is that I find it odd that I cared so much for the people there so much. I mean, they are technically alive, so I can pity them, but at the same time they're just a game..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "It's strange. But I think they're just as alive as any of us."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "It shouldn't surprise either of us though

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Yeah... I find that the deeper you dig into things the more paradoXes you encounter... Life becomes death, chaos becomes unity, etc... That's what I was talking to Null about the other day, everything being in perpetual chaos. I find an odd sense of relief in knowing that there isn't one universal answer or perfection or something like that... There's a lot less pressure when you realize that e

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: verything is always miXed up anyways, I guess." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "But geez I'm sorry to talk you half to death here on these random philisophical tangents..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "No no, I like them. It's good to think about this. Things get even more complicated when you put time into the mix."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Speaking of which, my denizen gave me this." Kate pulls out the hourglass with holes on either end.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "You would know all about that, huh... And of course I'm the one that's left to try to comprehend as much of it as I can!" Kikate gives a goofy grin. "And wow, that's pretty cool... What does it do, hmm?" }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "He said something like 'Everyone's time runs out eventually.'" Kate shrugs. "It doesn't do anything, as far as I can tell, but I'll make use of it somehow. Perhaps I can alchemize it with something..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Yeah, that might produce something. I was going to alchemize my Samisen with my Speed-of-thought katanas to see if I could give the latter any mind-related aspects. 'Everyone's time runs out eventually'... Hmm..." Kikate puts a hand on his chin, turning his head side to side thoughtfully. }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "My first guess would be to associate it with life or death... And I have a feeling that its true purpose would show itself only at an opportune moment." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Come to think of it, I have something equally... gloomy."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate pulls out her DOOM CANARY!

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "This little guy will apparently die when the timeline is heading towards a doom state."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Oh, what fun... Though it's a good indicator, I suppose. Nice thing to have." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "He's died a lot, I'd bet."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Are we really that close to becoming a doomed timeline? I thought that we had most of it under check..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Oh no, we're fine, but for every action we take there is another action which is the incorrect one. That results in a doomed timeline. When this canary dies, we simply know we've entered one. The Alpha timeline will then continue without us."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Ah, alright... Man. I wish I had some nicer stuff to brag about... I've got myself a frat bull and a sword crafted in the shape of a bull reproductive organ." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Oh wow, can I see?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Yeah sure." Kikate then proceeds to whip out his big, thick cock...-sword. }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Man this thing is huge. I think it's supposed to have some sort of power, Auroch went crazy about it when it was in his possession for a bit." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate inspects it without batting an eye. "It looks very durable, but is it sharp?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Not quite... Perhaps a sword is inaccurate. A club, perhaps. But both Jossik and I were able to wield it with bladekind, so perhaps it's considered to have sword like properties?... Not sure how that works." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Strange. Did you alchemize it?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Not yet..." Kikate's face suddenly lights up. "DUUUDE. Bull penis katanas. Dopest weapon hands down... I'm sure Kyle would approve, anyway." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Are... you okay?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { Kikate laughs at Kate's reaction. "Hahaha! I'm just messin with you. Perhaps the bulls have left a bit of an impression on me...." Kikate clears his throat. "...I'll try to get rid of it as soon as possible. Though if I can milk any sicknasty phallic magic out of this thing you know I'm gonna get on that" }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Why are you getting rid of it? If it's powerful, I don't think there's any reason to discard it."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "I meant rid of the bull's influence, should've been more clear on that. I'm hanging onto the bull penis sword for a while, yeah." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Oh, I see." Kate steps closer.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "We should go find somewhere quieter. It's getting loud in here."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate looks around for a passage elsewhere.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { Kikate gives a devilish grin, flashing sharp teeth. "Yes, aha, some place 'quieter'. Away from prying eyes, mhmmm..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate grins. "Follow me."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "But! I have to talk to some people. But rest assured I'm definitely gonna want to get on this later, yknow?" }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "Oh, alright. I'll talk to some people in the meantime as well. I'll see if I can find Ryspor."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: Kate gives him a quick kiss.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> AA: "See you soon.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> GT: { "Until then..." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> -- graciousTerminator [GT] ceased pestering abyssalArrow [AA] at 23:18 --