one massive icon-making spree later...

[earthsaviour]

"Long time no see, mun!"

...is what I wanna say but I can hardly see you under those closed eyes of yours.

[of course, the Saiyan is teasing, but his tone is otherwise gentle and caring]

I gotta say, I'm impressed by how quickly you decided to pick me back up, let alone make a whole bunch of icons after you saw that new Dragon Ball Z movie! Super Saiyan God's grown on you, huh?

Hey, I'm proud of you, but you really need to get some rest. I'll see you later.

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[sealedsecrets]

*Hearing that, Nano's eyes widen. People usually don't understand what he's trying to convey. And this stranger... did.

*A faint crack of a smile spreads across his face, but he squishes it down just as quickly as his surprise.*

...Yes.

You remind me... of wind. In a way. Free, despite the one path that all follow.

*It seems he's inspired enough to be coherent for the moment.*

[earthsaviour]

Alright! I finally got one! I'm usually not good at these kinds of things...

[despite his excitement, he listens to Nano's words and what it meant when pertaining to him]

I'm like the wind? Well, asides the fact that you can hear me, I guess that works. I just like to do what I think is right.

[sealedsecrets]

*To Nano, who feels he only has one path, and that all others walk the same path, Goku's words remain a mystery to him.*

All use that same reasoning to justify themselves.

*But there's no denying this earnest sort of feeling with Goku. It's strange -- it reminds him of... "him". But they're far from the same.

*He looks away again. Goku doesn't seem to require anything that he can offer. And yet, his company is far from.. unpleasant.*

Even voiceless men are heard. Often the loudest. Do you not hear them? *The call of the corrupt for more. The call of the weak for power that others have.*

[earthsaviour]

You mean like the cries of innocent people who need my help?

[sealedsecrets]

*He doesn't refute the response, but his gaze does seem to turn violet again.*

...Not innocent. Such a concept is a figment of the human mind.

[earthsaviour]

Hey, that's not fair. There's plenty of people in the world...or even the universe that are good-hearted. Some people are not as good as others, but most of them don't deserve to suffer at the hands of the evil people I've had to face.

[sealedsecrets]

*He's heard that a lot. He'd bring joy to so many people, and yet... he'd become like this all in the name of "the greater good".*

Nothing is black nor white. And yet, they are dyed black.

Those that struggle, struggle, and only in blackness can they then stand over those that struggled after them.

[earthsaviour]

I hear you there. If that was the case, Piccolo or Vegeta would have never redeemed themselves. There's always that gray area.

[sealedsecrets]

Redemption....

*He mulls over the word, but says nothing else.*

They were redeemed... because that is the only path available to them.

[earthsaviour]

I'm not so sure about that, Nano. I believe that anyone can change their ways if given the chance.

You can pick your own path if you're strong enough to. You just need to live with the consequences of the path you take.

[like the Red Ribbon Army, Raditz, Frieza, Cell, Majin Buu and countless others did]

But since we're already talking about it, how about you? What's your path?

[sealedsecrets]

*The concept of freedom is, unfortunately, lost upon him. Instead, he gives a very innocent - but also very foreboding - answer. The single word he utters is spoken carefully.*

...Ruin.

*As a man-made weapon, his only path is destruction. The only path. Only one. This one. To destroy those that would use his cursed blood. To destroy them all.*

[earthsaviour]

Ruin?

[the thought had occurred to him a couple of times to try this... but he'll refrain for now. he would have asked the man for his consent as well in the first place]

What do you mean? Who are you?

[sealedsecrets]

*Nano just blinks at him slowly, as if he doesn't understand why Goku's expression has changed. He honestly, truly, doesn't.*

Ruin. Destruction. Death. All walk this path, unknowingly, or deliberately.

*He's already told Goku who he is. What else does he want?*

[earthsaviour]

[if he was to take what Nano said for face value... he represented these facets of life? Goku found that hard to believe to an extent. but looks could be deceiving after all. Goku's expression is stern, but never hostile as he holds the conversation with this man with a mysterious energy]

Is that what you think? Or maybe...is that what you want to be?

[sealedsecrets]

...All know this.

*His fragmented mind has drilled this into him, over and over again. He wants to see mankind destroy itself - with or without his help. Admittedly, he's not as strong as a Saiyan. But he's powerful enough in his own ways.

*He shifts slightly, watching Goku as if he has the answers to something he's searching for. And yet, his gaze doesn't focus, as if he's peering through fog.*

Mankind... will kill itself, with my help, or without, as the path lain before all, entails.

...It has... already started. Long ago.

[earthsaviour]

You mean how humans are on a path of self destruction?

[greed was what created the Red Ribbon Army at one point... it was true, there was nothing stopping humanity from being consumed by this greed. but people like Goku were the reason that peace could persevere and forces like the Red Ribbon Army could be extinguished. but ultimately, there was no avoiding the fact that Goku wouldn't be around forever to save everyone. eventually the Saiyans would be but a legend amidst diluted blood centuries and millenia down the line. but if he and those that came after him had anything to say about it]

Maybe some day it'll happen, but I think that so long as there are people like me that fight for the greater good, Earth can remain a peaceful place. If it happens one day, it won't be until we've enjoyed many more years of freedom.

IDK about you but sometime I'd like to throw another muse at you that is less whacko than Nano... XD

[sealedsecrets]

...They clamor for power. They drink my blood, they kill, over and over. They kill for part of me, over and over, and die without. In greed, in anger, in boredom.

All leads to death, the only path.

*It doesn't help that their universes - his and Goku's - are different. Vastly so. And yet, still Earth.*

Hey, no matter! I have fun either way. :)

[earthsaviour]

Hey... [Goku's voice is calm and gentle as he tries to match the man's gaze with his own] I don't know what's all going on where you're from, but it sounds like you've been through a lot.

Maybe you'll be happier when you find a game where you don't have to worry about all of that.

I have a giant muselist and a musebox. :3

[sealedsecrets]

*And he feels the smallest hint of confusion again.*

Super soldiers have no reason to feel.

The only path before us is death, ruin, and destruction.

...Do not interfere.

My muselist is small now. Goku JUST came back. XD

[earthsaviour]

Maybe in your world, but maybe you should give another path a try if you're not in your own place!

Haven't you ever thought about what it'd be like if things were different?

Well, you're doing great! :D

[sealedsecrets]

...Different? Impossible.

*Ahaha, wow, Goku. You've uncovered something that in his canon, takes the WHOLE GAME to come up. Haha...*

Only one path exists.

{Here are mine. http://sandbox-of-siv.dreamwidth.org/271.html I honestly don't play in structured games because my attention span doesn't cooperate for that. So I stick to dressing rooms, memes, and museboxes.}}

Thanks! I try my best. ^^

[earthsaviour]

With that attitude, of course there's only one path.

[OOC; Heeey you! I owe you a tag in TLH. liveandforgive here! I mean it. Goku sprung outta nowhere and took up my time. XD]

[sealedsecrets]

*And of course, those words close off whatever opening in dissuading him that Goku might have otherwise achieved. He watches Goku carefully, almost as if to say 'see? I'm right'.*

{Oh hi! No rush. I only just got internet back today because the CO flooding knocked out our ISP's cables. So I played Togainu no Chi the whole time and welp, Nano here moved right in to my head.}}

[earthsaviour]

Just think about what I've said. When the time is right and you find yourself somewhere else that can let you think about the path you're on...maybe you'll see something else.

Like you saw the wind in me.

[OOC; Yikes. Sucks to hear that but welcome back anyways! And welcome to the party, Nano. XD]

[sealedsecrets]

...Nonsense. *But there's something oddly... resigned about Nano's words. Goku's words felt like he was saying that the earth was square and gravity didn't exist.*

{<3 Oh yeah! I have a heavy-kink post in the hotel if you'd like to thread there as well, if only for a change of pace? http://the-love-hotel.dreamwidth.org/989547.html :D Admittedly, I might be a bit slow at times because I'm fighting the horrible brain fog. Again. @.@ Though something confusing happened. I got a tag to that post but then, after editing it so they told me what they wanted, they deleted it entirely at some point. o-O;? That's never happened to me before.}}