desu2 spoilers within

[viditlibertas]

I'm afraid I am not familiar with games. Are you sure this is wise?

Yes, I am curious about the will of someone who could create such a tower, but I cannot abandon humanity now. Not when the hour of change is upon us.

I haven't a choice in this matter?

I'm...not sure how I feel about that.

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[beknightedheroine]

Be mad, duh.

[viditlibertas]

Mad?

[Can he...be, mad? But his mun has so much potential, to even try and wield him like this! And to be able to even consider this idea! Wiiiillllllllpowerrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!]

...I'm sorry.

[beknightedheroine]

_{[What's with this 'I'm sorry' business.]}

No, no, okay, you missed the mark a little there - that's 'apologetic.' You frown when you're mad, too, but usually a bit wider and with more eyebrow crinkling.

Try this. "Grrr."

[viditlibertas]

[Okay, this is...decidedly the sort of human he hasn't had the opportunity to encounter too frequently.]

...humans do not growl. Or, at least they have not for several...

[Wait. This girl is...sort of reminded him of the Shining One.]

Oh. You're being facetious?

[beknightedheroine]

Aw, it's less fun when you outright call me on it.

[viditlibertas]

I'm sorry. I was not aware that was part of the joke.

[He gave humanity art and culture, but that did not include 'humor'. That was all man's creation.]

Regardless, I shall try.

...

...

Grr. [THE FLATEST AND MOST DEADPANISH GRR EVER BUT HE GAVE IT A SHOT.]

[beknightedheroine]

...

_{[Initiating gigglefit in three, two, now.]}

O-oh wow, yeah, well, that's definitely... a step forward...!

[viditlibertas]

[Was he...funny, just then? This was new!]

Then, I have succeeded?

[bel_ofman]

[You're pretty sure you've heard about that place, though thankfully you aren't going yourself. Either way;]

Hour of change?

[viditlibertas]

[Another bright spot of human will! Boy did this bring back memories.]

You would know it well, as you have seen such a day yourself many times, Abel.

It has been many years, my friend. I am glad you are doing well.

[bel_ofman]

[Whoah whoah, what.]

You know who I am...?


[You suddenly understand jack shit.]

[viditlibertas]

You would not have known me as I am now, but yes. Once, we were acquainted.

[Perhaps he didn't visit enough? It wasn't like he wasn't used to being forgotten, but. It still made him kind of sad. As sad as he could be, anyway.]

It is okay, Abel. I do not take offense to your lack of memory. As I stated, it has been many years.

[bel_ofman]

....

[You have no idea how to respond to this. Besides Naoya, you've only met people that knew of Abel, not knew himself (yourself?) personally.

Still, you feel kind of bad for disappointing him.]

Sorry. I'm still getting used to this.

Who are you, exactly?

[viditlibertas]

I am the Anguished One. Nothing more, nothing less.

[It seems sad to say this, but a lot of things are twinged sad as of late.]

As we are now, we have not formally met. I am attending to an incident in the capital not unlike what you once went through.

[bel_ofman]

[You would question the name, but your attention is more drawn to the latter statement. Another incident?]

What happened?

[viditlibertas]

Do not worry, it is being tended to. The Shining One will organize the will of man to decide humanity's future.

[With a battlecry of RAIIIIINNNNNNBOOOOOOOOOWWWWW. Have faith!]

Whatever man decides, it is at least in their hands now.

[bel_ofman]

[You would probably find it hard to have faith in someone that yells RAAAAIIIINBOOOOWWWW when going into battle. But A for effort at least.]

I'm glad. [A small smile.] But if you don't mind me asking, that doesn't really tell me what's going on with the capital or the "Shining One."

[You're a little concerned.]

[viditlibertas]

[His conviction's high. That's all that matters, right?]

...I see. I am slightly unsure if I should get you involved, Abel. You may be upset by the information I carry.

[bel_ofman]

[True enough. You're friends with Atsuro after all.]

I can handle it.

[viditlibertas]

Upon the Heavenly Throne sits Polaris. He oversees more than just your world. In your context, he would be one of the driving forces behind YHVH and his lockdown.

The goal of Polaris...I believe you can infer it now.

[bel_ofman]

Another ordeal.

[Perhaps not in those exact words, but you can surmise it's basically the same. Which meant more people were dying for no reason. Test their mettle, or else destruction.

You are really getting sick of all this elder god bullshit.]

[viditlibertas]

Precisely.

[Hold on, it's time to feel guilty.]

[bel_ofman]

[Whoah now, you are the one with a monopoly on negative feelings here.]

...How can you stop it?

[It wasn't a question of if, it was a question of how.]

[viditlibertas]

The Shining One will seek audience with Polaris, when the path is open. If Man's will is strong enough, then they will be granted their wish. If not...

[Best left unstated.]

I believe in the Shining One's conviction. He will not let mankind be erased.

[bel_ofman]

[That must have been the "hour of change" he was talking about earlier.]

Mankind can't be defeated so easily.

[You still have no idea who the "Shining One" is, but you're sure that extinction is never going to happen, even if you have to save them yourself.]

[toliveistoprotect]

[To say Yamato have a lot of feelings about him is...a mild way of putting it.]

...And yet another one of you under their whims.

[viditlibertas]

[Hold on, he has to put on his big boy face for this chat.]

...Yamato Hotsuin. I would have thought you would not want to speak with me.

[From his perspective, the last time he saw you, you were kinda dying, Yamato.]

[toliveistoprotect]

Normally, I wouldn't want to speak with you.

[Last time he saw you, AO, you're dead. Almost a pity.]

[viditlibertas]

[Well then obviously they are both ghosts. :|x]

Then what brings you here? Or, will your wish bring you to this tower as well?

[Okay so more like 'the wish of your mun' but. Still. Passive-aggressive forever.]

[toliveistoprotect]

[You mean a certain heretic is the ghost here. :|]

I have no desire to go to that tower. [The mun's happy enough with the blue haired boy there. At the moment.] Such a place won't be the result of my ideal.