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melodiesofkupo2018-08-03 01:49 am
acceptedlife) wrote in melodiesofkupo2018-08-03 01:49 am
001 (How does one formalities?)
[Takeshi has been... very careful. Since the last time he replied to something on the linkshell. However, he can't help but have a feeling of dread as August rolled in. Maybe he's just paranoid. But in the middle of the night, there is a text appearing on the list from him.]
Out of curiosity, what does everyone think of this invitation to the Empire? (Also what does someone wear to those kinds of things?)
Locked to [AU] Reno
Found something interesting in the 'Width. Be visiting soon.
Locked to Nagito Komaeda
Said I'd message you when I had something. I finished the map, so I'm sending you that now. Expect the other thing before some of us accept that most gracious invitation.
[Attached is crystallismap.jpeg and wor.jpeg. It's far rougher than what the official images look like, more like outlines that have been erased and redrawn until it seemed right and then redrawn over with ink. He's no ultimate artist (or any artist, for that matter), but it's passable and isn't inaccurate.]
Locked to Kenichi Nakagawa
Hey dad. Found something of interest you should see. I'll be between Arito and Yun'Ashia for most of the month working on adding to it, but lmk when'd be good to visit.
Out of curiosity, what does everyone think of this invitation to the Empire? (Also what does someone wear to those kinds of things?)
Locked to [AU] Reno
Found something interesting in the 'Width. Be visiting soon.
Locked to Nagito Komaeda
Said I'd message you when I had something. I finished the map, so I'm sending you that now. Expect the other thing before some of us accept that most gracious invitation.
[Attached is crystallismap.jpeg and wor.jpeg. It's far rougher than what the official images look like, more like outlines that have been erased and redrawn until it seemed right and then redrawn over with ink. He's no ultimate artist (or any artist, for that matter), but it's passable and isn't inaccurate.]
Locked to Kenichi Nakagawa
Hey dad. Found something of interest you should see. I'll be between Arito and Yun'Ashia for most of the month working on adding to it, but lmk when'd be good to visit.
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[And, of course, he matches the Private lock feed.]
About time someone else had the good idea to privately discuss this.
[Not that he doubted Ignis would; he seems to have a good head on his shoulders.]
Agreed. Something about this doesn't feel right. How did they even hear about it if they've been closed off this entire time?
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[Of course it's private, he's not going to discuss stuff openly in case Empire reads these networks.]
Precisely. Usually, I would advise not meddling in with this. However, seeing that no one knows anything about them, this would be a good chance for scouting and gather information.
It could end up being dangerous, so I suggest you have someone with you when/if you head out.
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[And he means it, before he drops the pretense of public conversation and leaves the rest for private.]
Wouldn't be surprised if the entire brotherhood were present in some way. Too good an opportunity to pass up.
Speaking of good opportunities, I sent Moglina with a few copies of something your way while I'm in town.
Private
[Noct wants to go, and where he goes, the rest go.]
All I have to recommend is to tread lightly. We do not know what kind of technology they possess.
Have you? I am in Yun'Aisha currently, she will need some time to reach me. What is it about?
Private
I currently work at an item shop in town, so, yeah. It shouldn't take much time at all.
[Someone had to keep an eye on you nerds. Though he'll be transferring soon enough.]
Found something from Crystallis in the Dream Width this month. Been working on copies and additional notes since I got back. I'd apologize for the bunnies, but it's not my work. Pretty sure someone would reach through time and space to wring my neck if I removed them, too.
Private
Very well then. I'm at my coffee shop.
The doodles are not important, so long the report is easy to read. You have me curious now, though, about the contents. Thank you for sharing them with me.
Private
It's an interesting read, at least. I'll stop by myself in half an hour.
[Sure enough, three minutes after he sent that, a moogle with a flowery hat and red glasses perched upon her nose floated in with a manila envelope under one of her arms. "Ignis, correct? I was told to give you this, kupo." She places it in front of him, fixing her glasses before fluttering off elsewhere.]
Private
[Thorough reading will be done later tonight.
Also, he finds Moglina at one of the tables and hands her a small box holding three, sparkly macaroons- as a thank you. Then he goes back and starts going through the pages.]
Private -> In Person
[The moogle does a little twirl just above the table, "Ahh, my favorite, kupo! Thank you!" ...Before maybe hugging him, if he allows. Did Takeshi warn that she is a very physically affectionate moogle? No? ...Oops.
Sure enough, half an hour from his second-to last text, Takeshi arrives with his backpack slung over one shoulder and a well-kept notebook under his arm.]
Hey. [He looks around, mainly to see if his moogle is still here (she is, happily and slowly savoring the macaroons in the corner) and to gauge just how busy he is.]
In Person
By the time Takeshi comes to the shop, most of the customers have left. There are two or three people- an old couple discussing weather and guy with headphones reading something. But other than them it was calm.]
Good afternoon. [Sorry, it's a habit to be polite.] Thank you for coming. [He motions at the bar stool where Takeshi can sit down as he sets on making them some coffee.]
In Person
... Okay, maybe he just got lucky and got pranked once in a while. One of these days he's gonna wake up with strange-colored hair dye in his nearly-white locks, he just knows it.]
No problem. [Both about coming and the politeness. He's still learning said politeness. He can't help it; the guy he's based off is super rude, too. He smiles faintly, pulling the pack off his shoulder as he moves to sit down at the bar. while he waits, he pulls out a notebook.]
See you guessed her favorite snack that isn't kupo nuts.
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So free treats will be gifted to all nice Moogles.]
I haven't met a person yet that didn't enjoy a few macaroons, [Ignis says with a smile and sets the cup of freshly brewed coffee in front of Takeshi.]
I don't think I've said this before, but I appreciate a lot all the information you shared with me.
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He jots down a few notes, nodding.] Never had them myself, so I'll take your word for it.
[He mutters a word of thanks, smiling faintly.]
We're in this together, whether you join us or not. [It's said more as an unavoidable fact than anything.] This has been my solo project for months, before what 'Lina there gave you showed up in the Rift.
[He taps the notebook with his pen.]
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Without a pause, Ignis pulls out a small plate and takes few macaroons from the pastry display and places the treats in front of Takeshi.]
It would be rude to treat your Moogle and not treat you. [Especially since he came all the way here to share notes.]
I... [there is a contemplating frown on Ignis' face before he answers.] Noctis is a good judge of character. If he says that the... group' [need to be discreet about the names around here] is worth the time and effort put into it, then that's how it is. He is very rarely wrong when it comes to these things.
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He blinks. He's still not entirely sure how to deal with random acts of generosity, but he tries not to show it. For a moment, he almost looks a lot younger than he seems when he smiles.]
Thank you. [Both for the macaroons and the discretion.] He has a decent head on his shoulders. [Which is more than he can say of himself.] It'd be good to have you on board.
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He does. After everything he's been through and... everything that will come his way, he truly does. [And it makes Ignis frustrated, angry and admire Noctis even more.]
...It goes without a question that wherever High... wherever Noctis goes, I will have his back. If I can help along the way, that is a bonus.
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Sora... Kairi... I'm sorry... An endless expanse of darkness, the only thing visible being the white sandy path that crunches beneath his(?) feet. I'm not ready. Not yet. Not until I see Sora and Kairi one last time...
Riku, can you hear me?
Ugh, another of the real things memories. He should have guessed. He sighs, eyes refocusing on the pages before him.]
I know the feeling. [He replies softly, bereft of the usual sardonic and bitter tone. His mind goes to the brief glimpses of King Mickey, the fragments he can still barely remember from the real thing's memory. Even after all these years, he still has to sort out the ones that were first implanted... and the ones that were rewritten entirely.]
I'd give anything, to be by the side those who accepted me as my own person. [Any of those who managed to worm their way into his heart, really. And yet he... he can't.] But, they aren't here. In a way, I'm jealous.
[He picks at the first macaroon, and incidentally finds a new favorite treat. Oh dear.]
...His secret's safe with me.
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Ignis' hand curl around his own cup of warm brew-]
I wish I could offer words of consolation. But these things, [these feelings,] don't just disappear.
Perhaps being led by a thought that they don't have to experience this place could be a small comfort? [Vaikuntha is not terrible to live in but... it's not home. Ignis can relate to that.]
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They never do. [Believe him; he's tried to make them do so. Several times. Pushed it so far down that they wound up becoming a part of his Shadow. He frowns thoughtfully, debating on whether or not it would be a good thing to say anything on that. Because, unfortunately... it is no comfort. Not to him.
In the end, he decides to let the dead rest in peace.]