video; [KINGOFHEROES]

[babbylon]

[The feed opens to Gilgamesh lounging on a couch, wine in hand, smirking faintly at nothing in particular. A snowy white lion which some of you may recognize lies curled on the floor, napping away; as for Gilgamesh himself, he's as relaxed as could be. Quite a far cry from his time in imprisonment.

And indeed, when he speaks, he sounds confident as ever—albeit in a lazy sort of way, words flowing like syrup.]

What does "heroism" mean to you?

[An open-ended question he allows to hang, for a moment or so, before continuing on.]

Would you consider what we're doing here to fall along those lines? Or, perhaps... yes, I'm aware some of you are new to this little group activity of ours, regarding the sun. And doubtful that you're all as sincerely invested as ALASTAIR wishes us to be. It does seem a bit trifling.

[Only Gilgamesh could consider the death of light itself to be trifling. He yawns, then rolls over, kicking his feet impatiently like a child awaiting entertainment.]

If they all died, it wouldn't really matter, would it? ALASTAIR would spirit us away to the next grand adventure and the cycle starts anew.

[In his obstinance, Gilgamesh dumps his wine right on the floor. He seems to revel in it, in the mess he's made. In the mess he intends to make.]

So I suppose what I'm asking is [smile blossoming into a grin] do you believe it's possible to save everyone, at the expense of yourself? Is that the proper way of a hero, or just someone naive enough to pursue "goodness"? To those we put atop pedestals, were they ever worth admiring at all?

[His eyes narrow at his jewelry. To call them serpentine would be an understatement.]

To those who believe firmly in the principles of justice—do you earnestly think you were doing the right thing all along? I wonder.

Comments

[babbylon]

Because they all bear better punchlines than you, one would hope.

[Here's your chance to impress a tyrant, Hawke. Try not to screw it up.]

[bougy]

( unfortunately, tyrants usually have such unreasonable expectations. )

No, they all have tails. ( a short pause ) Provided they haven't crossed the wrong individual.

[babbylon]

[A longer pause, and then...]

[babbylon]

[Gilgamesh smiles. A little.]

You certainly are trying, I'll grant you that.

[Success? Maybe? Possibly? He isn't yelling, at least.]

[bougy]

( he seems to have a pretty high opinion of himself, so she probably could count it as a victory. if she cared to. )

What can I say? Sometimes I try my best, sometimes I don't. If I haven't worn through your patience just yet, maybe I can try even harder. Like, what do you do with a green dragon?

I tried to google cheat this and just wound up with recipes for weed vodka

[babbylon]

[He could also wipe her off the face of the planet. If he cared to. But he'll hear her out, if only for that endearing enthusiasm she displays.]

Trade up for a more suitable color. Nothing less than gold will do.

i'm kind of disappointed google didn't give you recipes for absinthe

[bougy]

( strangely enough, that would be one of the nicer compliments she's ever gotten, if she were to hear it. )

Well, wait for it to ripen, and maybe it will turn a lovely gold.

[babbylon]

[These are all terrible. He doesn't know why he's laughing.]

Dreadful. Were we in person, you'd part with your head for such poor humor.

[bougy]

The head? Now, an arm or a leg I could certainly understand, but the head seems a bit dramatic. I rather like my one head where it is. ( though her tone is pretty flippant about this; she may as well be shrugging. )

Alas, if you were to request an audience, I'll have to end up drag'on my feet.