audio; un: okami

[whatshimadayou]

It is my understanding that we were gathered to function as a team. A concept that is, perhaps, difficult for many of us to become accustomed to, but a path we have had no choice but to take in any case.

Yet here we are, already faced with danger enough from our missions, and we are equally forced to fear one of our own as well?

Explain to me why we should endure the presence of a monster who cannot keep his nature in check. How many were injured by Koltira's hand, yet all of us remain silent.

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[paintjobs]

People are always biased, openly or otherwise. What does it change?

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[whatshimadayou]

At times, I do not always know that is true.

[But she isn't wrong.]

...Your heart will always be a concern of mine, Olivia. Though I do. Apologize if I have troubled you more than you already were.

[whatshimadayou]

...Nothing, I suppose.

[paintjobs]

I've found the same.

I have no stake in this little hunt you're trying to incite, but my best advice is to keep the afterward in mind. Group dynamics, you know. They can be so tricky.

[moneyballer]

Dude.

[He's rolling his eyes on the other end.]

Cool your tits, bruh.

Keep 'em icy, aite?

[keeP THEM ICY???? butt... the nipples]

First off-

[eat a dick, your honor]

Screw you. Second, why don't we think a little harder about this, okay?

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[winces]

Then maybe both our hearts could use some working on.

[ she makes no mention of his apology though, because it seems unimportant at this point. since when was any of this about her? ]

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[strictdiscipline]

I cannot claim to know his thoughts on the matter.

[They are not friends and will never be friends, regardless of the threads that connect them now, in more ways than one.]

If you do - if you've asked him what he feels he deserves and wants - then I will defer this judgement to you.

[boneafide]

My kind are called Monsters. There's skeletons, and fish people, and fire people, and this one monster who only has an eye and a mouth and a bunch of horns...

[Which sounds like he's just getting caught up in semantics, but he really isn't.]

... It's what humans call things they don't understand or are afraid of. Koltira's not human, so he's a Monster. But he's not a monster.

[digophelia]

[ She feels she understands. Maybe someone important to him was hurt? It would be very insensitive to say she could have been killed by him before if he didn't break from his fit and Alice was forced to leave. ]

I know he's taken his leave elsewhere. He will leave every so often because he knows he'll succumb again. I ask you, then, what do you hope to accomplish by fighting him.

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[riastraid]

wow. you sure know how to make friends.

[ and how to project like a pro, if the rest of these responses are to be believed. ]

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[racking]

This kind of in-fighting isn't good for the team either. We can come up with something more productive to help Koltira than what you're implying.

[figureitout]

Maybe that's your problem. You don't want forgiveness, so you don't think to give it to anyone else, either.

[ but at least he's asking about alternate choices instead of blindly pushing for his own... that's something. ]

Well, you know we have a ton of powerful people around — magicians, gods, superheroes... there's no way if all of them band together, they won't be able to stop him if he starts going crazy again. Or we ask Lloyd and the rest to come up with a solution, I mean, they're the ones who pseudo-hired us to work for them, I'm pretty sure they want to work to keep us all alive and well.

audio; un: Prince

[diablejambe]

[oh it's this asshole]

If you're so pissed about it, go fight him.

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[competing]

—hold up.

The dude who gave us his cat? That Koltira?

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[whatshimadayou]

I fail to see how this is relevant.

[heritors]

... Of course. [ She knows that "intent" and "action" are very different things. ] But — and I do not wish to speak on Koltira's behalf — I don't think he considers himself innocent, either.

audio; un: diclonius

[scarredhorns]

[At first, Nyuu is filled with an overwhelming sense of dread and despair. She'd been found out before she could come to understand Lucy and explain her problem to the rest of the crew... People were going to avoid her now; people were going to be afraid of her; she would---Oh, huh?

Nyuu was certain that Lucy was the subject of this broadcast until she heard Koltira's name.]

More people were involved? [She's very surprised and realizes that, which is why she soon follows up with:] I-I'm sorry about asking, but I cannot remember what has happened ever since the earthquake.

[She never knew other people were hurt as well.]

audio; un: chihiro

[onethousen]

Um, can I just also ask... how many people here are honest about the stuff they need or the stuff they can do? I didn't understand it at the time... and still don't, not really, but at least Koltira-san spoke up in a vague, mostly not helpful warning. For a team that's supposed to work together and all, we keep a lot of the important things away from each other.

[ too much lately TOO MUCH ]

I don't know how we're supposed to work together if the things we rely on here are the things that surprise each other all the time.

[riastraid]

it was either that or a lecture on teamwork, and i didn't want to waste my time trying.

so, are you gonna fight it out?

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[viscontree]

What's done is done. The silence speaks for itself in great volumes. We should tend to the wounded before doing anything else. I would like us to focus our efforts there. The longer we stand around idle the harder it'll be for us to recover.

Can you tell me how grave these injuries were? I don't know the extent of Koltira's power. [He saw some of it earlier, a few months back. That was a while ago though. Not enough to have a full gauge on his ability. ]

[secondnature]

It looks like most people agree with me.

video; un: redlion

[secondnature]

He doesn't want to help. He just wants to be right.

[Somewhere, Keith is riled up.

Which is no surprise, really.]

switchin' to video.

[racking]

I'm trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, if he truly does have the good of the team at heart.

[ but this is also a hard argument for shiro to be completely objective about. ]

[dokyuu]

It ever occur to you that if everyone else feels differently, maybe you're the one who's wrong here?

[whatshimadayou]

If you wish a detailed list of the wounded, speak to the healers involved. I believe Olivia was one of them. I know that there were many.