[Well, well, well. Looks like someone else had a similar plan in mind as far as what to do after all that went down - brood by the ocean, of course. Vergilius approaches, giving her a glance to the side, before letting his red eyes move to the ocean.]
Looks like we finally got the second shoe to drop.
[ always unexpected twinsies with a penchant for quiet drama. xiao seems unsurprised when vergilius makes himself known to her, though she does take a moment to meet his gaze before also returning her attention to where it was. ]
So it has. Either one of the ones our benefactors brought [ she does not say "ours" ] would fall to their prompting, or they would have to do so themselves. Whether their story was to be believed or not, there truly was no other conclusion to be had.
[ which is Unfortunate that merlin was the sacrifice in the name of "Proof". Fs in the chat for this guy. ]
... And now they offer an ambiguous incentive to goad others into doing the work they deem necessary. Truly an obnoxious pair.
[ this really is just city bullshit but at least they didn't throw a party at the end of it. ]
[When you are two City theater kids who like to brood on feelings instead of expressing them properly, you get the old staring into distance hangout...great minds think alike.]
[He folds his arms as she talks, before heaving a sigh. City bullshit indeed.]
They want to get what they want. One always sees people pull things like this - like strings on puppets, just to get what they want. Merlin is now an example.
[And with an example at hand...]
I hardly think people are going to play nice now. Bloodshed will now come in a wake, Xiao. Fear and panic will set in, and the expected result will come.
... You've no need to describe it. We've seen it time and time again, in the darkness of the Backstreets — and I, too, have been at the end of those strings, tugged for the desires of others. They'll get their one a week; that, at least, is guaranteed.
[ she's killed when she was told to in the past, and she won't deny that. what difference was there, really, between that and this? just like she had run her blade through others, she's sure someone, in this instance, certainly will.
just like she had been sure the moment "you must kill" was placed on the table. now... ]
What are your plans in the face of the impending storm, Red Gaze? Will you tell me?
[How hateful, that while to others, this comes as a surprise, and to them, it is simply business as usual. Give someone a carrot on a stick, and they will do what they can to get it, desperation and fear winning out over all.]
[He grimaces, tilting his head as he frowns at the waves.]
Find the organizers. Find a way off this island to where we belong. We were brought here. There must be a way back.
[ it's an intimate truth she provides, respecting the reflection of the moon in the water that he, at times, gives her. how tangible is such a thing? ]
What that means in the moment may change, depending on what comes. For now, perhaps my ideal path is similar to yours. There's nowhere else to direct my ire than towards those responsible for this farce.
Mm. So we will walk in tandem on this path, Xiao. [A little smirk crosses his face, but its not a cruel one.] Suppose there could be worse people to do that with.
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WEEK 0 POST MERLIN MURDER
Looks like we finally got the second shoe to drop.
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So it has. Either one of the ones our benefactors brought [ she does not say "ours" ] would fall to their prompting, or they would have to do so themselves. Whether their story was to be believed or not, there truly was no other conclusion to be had.
[ which is Unfortunate that merlin was the sacrifice in the name of "Proof". Fs in the chat for this guy. ]
... And now they offer an ambiguous incentive to goad others into doing the work they deem necessary. Truly an obnoxious pair.
[ this really is just city bullshit but at least they didn't throw a party at the end of it. ]
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[He folds his arms as she talks, before heaving a sigh. City bullshit indeed.]
They want to get what they want. One always sees people pull things like this - like strings on puppets, just to get what they want. Merlin is now an example.
[And with an example at hand...]
I hardly think people are going to play nice now. Bloodshed will now come in a wake, Xiao. Fear and panic will set in, and the expected result will come.
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[ she's killed when she was told to in the past, and she won't deny that. what difference was there, really, between that and this? just like she had run her blade through others, she's sure someone, in this instance, certainly will.
just like she had been sure the moment "you must kill" was placed on the table. now... ]
What are your plans in the face of the impending storm, Red Gaze? Will you tell me?
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[He grimaces, tilting his head as he frowns at the waves.]
Find the organizers. Find a way off this island to where we belong. We were brought here. There must be a way back.
...And you, Xiao?
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[ it's an intimate truth she provides, respecting the reflection of the moon in the water that he, at times, gives her. how tangible is such a thing? ]
What that means in the moment may change, depending on what comes. For now, perhaps my ideal path is similar to yours. There's nowhere else to direct my ire than towards those responsible for this farce.
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[He means that sincerely.]
Mm. So we will walk in tandem on this path, Xiao. [A little smirk crosses his face, but its not a cruel one.] Suppose there could be worse people to do that with.