Week Six

[letsplayamod]

You've survived, for lack of better wording, the latest week of trials and tribulations. This one had been more costly than most: Typhon's machinations have brought your group to nearly half the size it was when Athena first brought you to this island. Whether it ends with him or with you is still too soon to make out. One thing's for certain. Things cannot be allowed to continue as they are.

Speaking of continuing, the next floor has been revealed to you. Just how far down this island goes is a bit of a mystery, but you get the feeling that you're close to something important. Maybe that thing Athena wanted you to find before Typhon does. You can ruminate on that as you watch the waters below. Waves still lap at the cliffs, but it all seems lower than it did weeks ago. Like the ocean itself is shrinking...

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[cannotunravel]

It doesn't seem to be? I'm cautiously optimistic.

[This is a little out of Misane's field of understanding, she's not sure how this is happening. But she'll take it]

[murchada]

Mm, logical as ever.

You all sound... better than I would have expected.

[cannotunravel]

We're...healed. This may not be the most comfortable place to be, but we're coping. It involves staring into the air a lot of the time.

[Or at least it has been for Misane. She's still having a hard time processing she died]

[murchada]

I... I kind of figured you were all just gone, forever. But now-- you're all still...

[not alive.

but not gone.]

[cannotunravel]

This might be a lot to ask for, but if you figure out a way to get us back with you all -- that doesn't involve becoming undead -- please do so.

[No necromancy, please, Misane doesn't want to become a horrid zombie]

[murchada]

Like you even need to ask. If there's a way... If there's anything at all to be done, I mean-- I'll do it.

[like do we need to fight death? she'll fight death. she'll lose but she'll do it.]

[cannotunravel]

Good. In the meantime, we will stay safe here. True, it doesn't seem there's any immediate danger, but that could change at any moment. This place is far more desolate than the island ever was.

[Crito's underworld would be so much better, Misane is sure]

[eeeonetwothree]

[ Omega approaches Misane with trepidation. ]

MISANE…I AM SORRY FOR MY DECEPTION. I WAS ENDEAVORING TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN MYSELF AND OTHERS DUE TO A BELIEF IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE MORE BEARABLE IF EVERYONE HATED ME.

BUT I HAVE REALIZED I WAS WRONG. I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP ON BONDS. I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP ON TRUST. I WISH…I WISH I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU THIS WHEN YOU WERE ALIVE…

[cannotunravel]

[Oh! Misane hadn't expected that. For a moment she's silent, a little unsure of how to address this -- which is funny, given how normally she feels she can work with any social situation. But after a moment, she seems to have decided what to say]

Omega...you overestimate how easy it's for people to hate. You'd have to do something truly heinous to be hated. [i.e. Zvei] So to know you still are willing to try...that's good to hear.

Hold onto that feeling and don't let go of it. It could save you in the future.

[It sure has saved the world in the recent past for her. It sure saved her once in the even more recent past]

[eeeonetwothree]

[ If only there were salvation for him in the future. Even with the emerald, he knows there is only one fate for him against Typhon. ]

I AM MORE CONCERNED WITH SAVING EVERYONE ELSE, BUT…THANK YOU, MISANE.

[cannotunravel]

How about you swap that 'EVERYONE ELSE' with 'US ALL'.

[She even said it in all caps like Omega does. It's something in her tone that makes it clear she's quoting him, hah]

[eeeonetwothree]

[ He can’t help but be amused at that, as sad as it is. ]

HEH. I SHALL TRY.

[ He’s going to feel so bad when he lets her down. ]