text 💎 un: Tohsaka Rin

[defenceless]

[shortly after the storm clears on may 11th and the network connection between both sides of the group is reestablished, the following post appears:]

We're fine, as far as I know. I don't think anyone's dead, at least.

The storm that separated us was brought about by a Dakal named Pomarr. Some of you may remember her as our feline friend who sold her soul to Ryba—or whatever it is she did—to continue to live on after death.

She swept us to an island that looked like it was raised from the seafloor. It wasn't a vacation, but there were definitely remnants of what those big cats must have called home.

Her plan is to revive her entire race, in the same way Ryba "revived" her. As if life-or-death deals with shady goddesses aren't concerning enough, she wants to grant Ryba the power to carry out this mass revival by having her suck Nalanni dry. Pomarr understandably doesn't care much for Nalanni after she drowned everyone she loved; in fact, she showed us this in morbid detail. She's taken Nalanni. Hence, all the Nalawi losing their Gifts and all of this inconvenience we have to deal with.

Pomarr knows where Nalanni is, but she's asking us not to interfere, and she wouldn't give us the opportunity to speak with Nalanni when I requested it. For some reason, she didn't expect that we would be suffering like the Nalawi are. She's promised to try to fix that.

What do we do now, ALASTAIR? I can share anything else you want to know about our meeting with Pomarr, or Yukimura Sanada-san or Mr. Keats can, but this is most of it. We have a situation where the balance of this whole world might be upended if we sit and twiddle our thumbs.

I don't think I need to remind anyone of the potential consequences of messing with either goddess. Or a litter of zombie cats roaming free.

(( ooc: infodump for rin, yukimura, and keats' conversation with a dakal npc, for one of the plot slots! feel free to handwave your character (in either the marooned group or the left behind group) learned this info by reading the post or talking with rin/yukimura/keats/another recruit. yukimura and keats may also be replying to tags! ))

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[babbylon]

And you are being a coward.

[muddlesome]

To learn is to be alive. Should I reverse that process? As your friend I find no meaning in your actions. As your weapon I will comply.

You must choose.

[babbylon]

No, I mustn't.

[And that's that.]

Do as you will; hide if it pleases you. But I shall fight, as it pleases me.

[muddlesome]

And when it is you that your thoughtlessness has killed, I will mourn and place flowers on the grave of the king. Women will cry and tear at their clothes and I will say sadly, "ah, here lies the Great Gilgamesh, struck down by his own blindness. In his rashness, he acted first, and thought not at all. Take heed all heroes who come after him, and consider that there is something to be said for using strategy in place of selfish stupidity."

[Someone is having none of your nonsense, Gilgamesh.]

[babbylon]

[Laughing, bitterly.]

None here would shed tears for me. Your narrative has many holes, friend.

[muddlesome]

I would.

[babbylon]

Then weep now. For yourself, and for how you shame me.

[muddlesome]

Oh stop sulking. You are worse than a little girl.

[babbylon]

At least I do not share strong resemblance with one.

[YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]

[muddlesome]

You did not complain when last we saw each other.

[YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]

[babbylon]

I'm fighting and you can't stop me, you nasty little imp!!

[weh weh wehing intensifies]

tags you here too w/e

[unoradinary]

You know that's not true.

[babbylon]

If I die, you would likely die with me, so it makes no difference.

[...brutal. Friendship with Gilgamesh sure was intense.]

[unoradinary]

[It sure is.......but even so.]

Bullshit. I told you I'm dying on my own terms.

So that means you're not allowed to die first.

[babbylon]

I'm not dying at all, so it doesn't matter!!

[unoradinary]

You don't know that for sure!

I'm not gonna tell you you can't go god killing, but maybe just chill out a bit and think this through first!

[babbylon]

[>maybe just chill out a bit and think this through first

>maybe just chill out a bit and think this through first

>maybe just chill out a bit and think this through first

Does anything even really need to be said here.

Nope. Time for incredibly judgmental staring maneuvers.]

1/3

[unoradinary]

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[unoradinary]

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[unoradinary]

...I'm just sayin' is all...

[babbylon]

Fight with me or fight against me, Ran. I've neither time nor the energy for these games the lot of you are insisting upon, and I do not require any of your approval.

[unoradinary]

This isn't a game.

I know everyone's worried you'll piss off this goddess and make things worse, or hurt other recruits or screw up the planet...

But I'm not here about any of that. [Not to say it isn't a concern of hers, but has t everyone tried that route already? And she knows him well enough that appealing that way won't work. If she knew that was Enkidu up there she wouldn't be trying this either, but-] I'm your friend. So it's my job to talk about stuff like this...so you don't get yourself hurt. You're the one I'm worried about.

Especially because I can't fight alongside you right now. I couldn't even if I wanted to. So talking's all I can do.

[babbylon]

We are not...

[Oh, to hell with it. Gilgamesh sighs.]

If you are my companion, then trust in me enough that I would return to you alive and well. You do me disservice otherwise.

[unoradinary]

Did you lose some of your powers too?

[babbylon]

Unfortunately, yes.