chaoticlootral | pc: magnus

Not cool enough. Though it is easier, knowing only one team has insane magical items. . .

[Whatever. Grabbing a towel and drying himself off, then plopping down on the bed.]

So, I talked to Beau, and she couldn't confirm shit, but basically agreed to get a list of anything any of her Black Shadows buds have and share it with us. I also got the okay from Purple that no one's arm will get torn off for doing that, as long as we aren't naming names.

Kind of helpful for us though, if we happen to want to use any insane magical items that wouldn't normally be available. . . ?

[Just saying.]

I think we're okay discussing, uh, in private. Giyuu's mistake was being in public, you know?

Yeah, exactly. Just wanted the official confirm on that.

[Plopping down.]

Anyway - [But as soon as he starts to talk, instead, a memory plays, and then another.]

Edited 2020-06-29 23:19 (UTC)

[Well, he absorbs all that - and there's a lot in there! There's a lot to process, and not all of it good feelings for Taako, who just sees how with Magnus there he was able to try and apparently succeed and it just drives in again how badly he failed, how badly he feels he's failing now and--]

. . . I'm reusing Emilio Estevez jokes?

I didn't know how to break it to you.

[He jokes, but scrubs at his face a little - it's hard to see that again. It was such an important moment, and he's still trying to capture it again. That certainty that he's doing the right thing, and that because he's doing the right thing, it's all going to turn out okay.]

[He laughs a bit, but it's mostly humorous, just-- habit. To try and take some of the worst of the sting out of it. Just laying there next to him for a minute, not saying anything else while he turns it over.]

I mean-- you figured it out, right? So this is a good thing. Means there might be something to figure out here too.

Yeah - but we had to be nudged in the right direction a lot.

[It. Took a while.]

Yeah, but you had a direction to be nudged into? Aren't all our adventures that way? Can't think of any where we just done did solve it without a competent woman or boy detective around to help.

What's different is. . . uh. Anthy.

[Anthy.]

She was the one in charge there? Kind of Istus vibes. Smiled a lot, passive aggressive, liked jokes. Nice?

See. Competent woman.

[Bing!]

But there's a lot of boy detectives here, so maybe it will be fine?

[Anyway, as he says that-- Magnus will get hit with two memories as well.]

[Woof. That's. That memory is a lot. Staring up at the top bunk for a minute after it ends, giving Taako the opportunity to feel any feelings he has. But.]

. . . Shouldn't of gotten on your case about giving up.

[Taako's not in his feelings too much about it. If only because he already told Magnus about it, though. Seeing it all laid out in the details though . . .

He looks up at the top bunk himself, hands twisting up over his stomach, before he turns his head to just look at him again.]

Mm.

Don't 'mm' me. I acted like you didn't try, but you did.

[Sighing, reaching out to grab his hand. Like a real loser.]

[This betrayal, making him talk about feelings and hold hands? Fine.]

You weren't, uh, wrong. I was kind of-- I was just accepting it. That I might not make it out of here.

[Yep, I'm submitting this as my betrayal thread as we speak.]

I know. But - it's just 'cause your guys' demons were rude.

[He scoffs a bit of a laugh, holding up the hand that's holding Magnus'.]

I mean, that's a way to put it, sure.

That's what worries me. The shit we did worked because Anthy was trying to find ways to let us get away with it. But the pink voice here - sounds more like what you guys were dealing with.

Yeah-- the, uh, NPCs here. Aren't really NPCs?

[He sighs out, rolling his head around for a second while he tries to decide whether or not he can share this, but-- seems like it'll be okay.]

Purple Heart is a guy from our game. His name is Junpei.

Oh. Whoa. What?

[Come again?????]

[Very slowly.]

The guy who's pretending to be a flirty dashing magician is a kind of schlubby sad big brain dude who's name is Junpei, and he was on our sex demon boat. He's dating Dick . . . ?

Edited (i guess magician is more accurate) 2020-06-30 03:31 (UTC)

. . . Huh. Okay. So they aren't just. Spirits or something that were here all along. They're also from other places? And they're trying to help.

Yeah. Though he said the details on when they actually arrived are kinda fuzzy. I'm not sure I believe that, since, y'know, who the fuck actually knows, but like I've been saying. They're trying, I guess.

Probably means the other two are also from the previous games.

So it probably means they actually can't do fuck all, huh.

I mean, they fuck, at least Junpei did. 'Cause of the boat? He even turned into a kitty cat and had weird furry sex and was all braggy about it during the trial where I was dead. It was a huge distraction!

Uh-huh.

[What.]

Okay, so he's a kitty cat furry? That's fine. I'm open-minded.

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