[Mitsuru still isn't sure their relationship is repaired after. . . uh, her recent string of questionable decisions. but whether it is or not? she still wants to talk]
[to make sure that Red is okay after the obvious fury that consumed her expression during the execution yesterday]
[Mitsuru is not a touchy-feely person, but. . . she can make exceptions. as soon as she's let inside, she reaches out, hand coming to rest on Red's upper arm]
Red-- [hesitation. what does she say? she's still extremely, extremely bad at this]
After we spoke to the lake creature, they informed us that the rock spirit had an. . . agreement, with your organization.
And in the Metaverse, the rock spirit seemed to be. . . upset? They spoke as though they were only encouraging us to kill each other because someone was asking them to.
Do you think. . . it's possible, that your organization is purposefully manipulating Sol?
I would believe that the rock spirit fell through the cracks of a bureaucratic nightmare before I would believe that any manipulating my organization does is on purpose.
You're correct, but you're not thinking on the right scale here.
When a single worker's company car breaks down because his boss didn't clear it for regular maintenance, and as a result the worker becomes disgruntled, is that your grandfather's fault? Was your grandfather, or even the direct boss of that worker, maliciously trying to upset that worker?
Might you be suggesting that whomever is controlling Sol might be someone disgruntled with your organization? Or someone working independently from it, with the freedom they've been given?
But routinely killing your employees is a very bad business practice.
[she remembers, Talcott and the others'. . . their pleas for the campers to help Sol. she remembers their crying form in the Metaverse, how Sol had pleaded them not to kill him]
[that actually gets her to relax, shoulders slumping, intense expression softening]
Killing Sol may condemn our comrades.
[and yeah, sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the good of the whole, but. . .]
You said your organization had a deal with Sol, yes? Can you tell me the nature of that deal? Perhaps therein lies an answer to containing Sol's hungry nature without resorting to killing them.
[She REALLY doesn't want to, but. Well. Mitsuru is just trying to help.]
The stone god was rapidly expanding its territory, and our deal with the stone god keeps it contained here. In exchange for not expanding and taking over the whole planet, we do this ritual for it. My organization has decided that sacrificing people to it in this fashion is preferable to letting it expand its territory.
If we put our heads together, I'm sure we can come up with an alternate plan. Everyone still alive-- we wish to rescue our comrades who have passed on. We wish to return their souls to their body, and bring them back to us.
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Date: 2018-07-09 01:48 am (UTC)[to make sure that Red is okay after the obvious fury that consumed her expression during the execution yesterday]
[her knock on Red's door is gentle]
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Date: 2018-07-10 01:56 am (UTC)She opens the door and lets Mitsuru in, but she looks pretty worn down.]
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Date: 2018-07-10 02:04 am (UTC)Red-- [hesitation. what does she say? she's still extremely, extremely bad at this]
. . . I am so sorry.
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Date: 2018-07-10 02:43 am (UTC)...It's alright. It's not the first time I've been through this.
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Date: 2018-07-10 08:23 pm (UTC)That doesn't make it better. What-- what even happened? Was that the rock spirit, or. . .
[she trails off]
[was it the rocks spirit, or was it Red's organization, who ordered the zombies carry out that execution?]
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Date: 2018-07-11 03:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-11 05:30 pm (UTC)After we spoke to the lake creature, they informed us that the rock spirit had an. . . agreement, with your organization.
And in the Metaverse, the rock spirit seemed to be. . . upset? They spoke as though they were only encouraging us to kill each other because someone was asking them to.
Do you think. . . it's possible, that your organization is purposefully manipulating Sol?
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Date: 2018-07-12 04:33 pm (UTC)I would believe that the rock spirit fell through the cracks of a bureaucratic nightmare before I would believe that any manipulating my organization does is on purpose.
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Date: 2018-07-12 04:38 pm (UTC)You have that much faith in them, despite the nature of this camp?
[she doesn't sound judgmental, just. curious to understand why]
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Date: 2018-07-12 04:49 pm (UTC)When something goes wrong, is it usually because someone was malicious? Or is it usually human incompetence piling up in the worst ways possible?
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Date: 2018-07-12 04:50 pm (UTC)My grandfather's goals and ideals were malicious and wrong.
[she says that, straight up, flat out, without beating around the bush]
Those mistakes he made are the ones I am trying to atone for now.
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Date: 2018-07-12 04:54 pm (UTC)When a single worker's company car breaks down because his boss didn't clear it for regular maintenance, and as a result the worker becomes disgruntled, is that your grandfather's fault? Was your grandfather, or even the direct boss of that worker, maliciously trying to upset that worker?
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Date: 2018-07-12 05:33 pm (UTC)Might you be suggesting that whomever is controlling Sol might be someone disgruntled with your organization? Or someone working independently from it, with the freedom they've been given?
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Date: 2018-07-12 05:36 pm (UTC)1/2
Date: 2018-07-12 05:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-12 05:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-12 05:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-12 05:47 pm (UTC)[she remembers, Talcott and the others'. . . their pleas for the campers to help Sol. she remembers their crying form in the Metaverse, how Sol had pleaded them not to kill him]
There must be another way.
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Date: 2018-07-12 05:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-12 06:29 pm (UTC)Killing Sol may condemn our comrades.
[and yeah, sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the good of the whole, but. . .]
You said your organization had a deal with Sol, yes? Can you tell me the nature of that deal? Perhaps therein lies an answer to containing Sol's hungry nature without resorting to killing them.
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Date: 2018-07-12 07:18 pm (UTC)[She REALLY doesn't want to, but. Well. Mitsuru is just trying to help.]
The stone god was rapidly expanding its territory, and our deal with the stone god keeps it contained here. In exchange for not expanding and taking over the whole planet, we do this ritual for it. My organization has decided that sacrificing people to it in this fashion is preferable to letting it expand its territory.
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Date: 2018-07-12 07:21 pm (UTC)[she repeats, remembering Ren's letter]
. . . if there were another way to feed it that doesn't involve this ritual or allowing it to consume the entire planet, then. . .
[she trails off]
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Date: 2018-07-13 05:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-15 09:22 pm (UTC)[a deep breath in, a slow breath out]
If we put our heads together, I'm sure we can come up with an alternate plan. Everyone still alive-- we wish to rescue our comrades who have passed on. We wish to return their souls to their body, and bring them back to us.
That isn't a goal any of us can simply give up.