A small lightbulb moment.

[nopinkyswears]

You've finally figured it out, have you?

Then quit wasting time! If you're so eager to prove you understand, stop sitting around and make yourself useful.

[Hmph.] Not that I honestly expect you to do anything.

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[mysterical]

Well, Asch, it is...not surprising that we would meet once more.

[Don't you have puppies and kitties to slaughter?]

I'd ask what you're doing, but I'm afraid that I already know the answer.

[nopinkyswears]

...No, it wouldn't be.

[If Asch is out for blood, he's definitely not wasting his efforts on housepets.]

What of it? You're doing the very same thing.

[mysterical]

Are you still taking your orders from my brother?

[She knows, but he seems the to have just a little bit of trouble controlling his temper.]

At present, I am watching my mun run around putting an application together for me to go to a game.

[nopinkyswears]

More than this woman is doing.

[There's a long pause as he contemplates why Van's sister, whom he barely knows, would ask such a question.]

Van's planning something. Until I find out what that is, I'm not inclined to blindly follow orders.

[mysterical]

It's not as ideal as you seem to think it is. She is completely about to tear out her hair while I'm watching her do so.

[Oh, so he's from that time. Well, she won't spoil things for him. Not even if she's grown to respect him as a soldier.]

I am glad that you are thinking for yourself, Asch the Bloody.

[nopinkyswears]

[Asch snorts at that last comment. What the hell is that supposed to mean?]

I never said it was ideal. But a mundane who's grown comfortable doing nothing isn't likely to start being useful without serious prompting. Yours is active. Whether you decide to stand back and watch her fret is your own problem

[mysterical]

[She ignores his snort. He's done much worse when he's annoyed, so she's only going to address what he's saying.]

Yes, however before her recent burst of activity, she never did anything with any of the captives she has. [She's referring to the other muses with her. There aren't that many, Tear!] Now, she's put me into something called a dressing room while she awaits the application process for the horror game she is inflicting upon me.

[She mutters under her breath.] While the other muse gets to go and have wings...

[nopinkyswears]

['Captives'. He knows all about that.]

...If it's the same place mine sent her twittering airhead off to, it's just as well. Wings sound harmless enough, but there're other dangers to deal with in that place. Or so they say.

Not that you'll be faring any better in a horror game.

[mysterical]

[Tear is not happy about the fact that she's missing out on wings in favor of a tower of hell. She doesn't want to hear that there's already a Tear at Luceti and that's why she's going somewhere different.]

The dangers of that world pale in comparison to the horrors that occur in the Tower that she plans on sending me. Hopefully you and your mun can agree on something.

[Not that that's likely to happen, since Asch is so 'my-way-or-the-highway.']

[nopinkyswears]

[Asch has no use for things like extra appendages that don't even work. Or being branded. Or being forced to fight someone else's war when his own world's a laughable mess.]

I wouldn't count on it.

[mysterical]

[Tear's trying to look on the bright side, okay? Besides, there's a lot of the cast at Luceti as well, but Animus has a huge TotA cast too and that's why she's going. She's a tough chick. She can handle it!]

No, I guess not.

[prismshards]

[ Scolding your player again, Asch? You really need a new hobby. Like knitting or collecting seashells or raising rappigs. ]

You can't blame her for wanting to be certain before she commits.

[ Because he doesn't doubt that Asch would also complain if his mun acted on impulse without thinking things through. ]

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[nopinkyswears]

[Sorry little replica, you're about to get a lesson on timeline retcons. The hard way.]

[That Asch looks surprised to see him might be the first clue, or maybe the way initial shock quickly melts into a look of utter contempt. Oh, Asch won't strike him down - his replica may yet prove to be of some use. But he is most clearly not happy to see him.]

...You!

2/2 Having deja vu...

[nopinkyswears]

What are you doing here?

Or possibly jamais vu in this case

[prismshards]

[ Luke isn't so foolish as to expect Asch to be pleased with his visit, though the scathing glare seems a bit much considering their previous conversation. Now, if his mun had bothered to mention the whole deal with retcons and canonpoints, he could have better prepared for Asch practically spitting acid at him. ]

[ But she didn't and he's not and it's just more fun this way. While there's no need for physical recoil since Asch isn't threatening him (yet), Luke does cringe from his sharp tone. Just once it would be nice if they could talk without feeling he's being scolded or chastised for merely existing. ]

Saying hello and helping our muns out. Is that not allowed?

/had to look it up; this works.

[nopinkyswears]

[Funny Luke should think that, since his existence and the way he's speaking so familiarly are the very reasons for Asch's less than welcoming reception. Does his mundane know something about this?! Tch! It wouldn't be surprising for her to withhold information. Just like Van.]

[Asch's fingers bury themselves into fists, and he utters something between a snort and a rude laugh.] "Allowed"? You've got some nerve showing your face, replica! Or haven't our previous encounters taught you anything?

[He doesn't look like he's talking about the last time you met on Dear_Mun, Luke...]