[Voice]

[thehurricane]

Hey, everyone. I hope you're all in good spirits today.

[The voice coming across on the network is friendly enough. Legault isn’t here to be sleazy...for the most part.]

It’s been a while since we all had that dinner to remember together, hasn't it? I’ve been thinking since then, and I’m sure you all have been as well. You’re a helpful lot like that. Here’s my question for you, then. Do you consider yourself to be a Hero of Light now? Do you feel any more heroic? Or maybe you were a hero back home? I guess I’m curious.

[And then there’s silence for a moment. Unfortunately for someone else, he starts speaking again.]

That reminds me. My roommate—her name is Mòrag. I fear she’s been a little lonely lately, and I hardly ever see her socializing. If you see her, won’t you try to befriend her? You have my gratitude in advance.

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[zanarkandian]

Now that's something I'm bad at.

[He smiles a little, but it's all in good fun.]

But I'll work on it. First thing's getting us to safety, but...it's not a crime to have fun along the way.

[thehurricane]

And what do you do for fun? There's so many things to do here that sometimes I'm never sure where to start.

[He's getting off-topic, sure, but that's his definition of fun sometimes.]

[garyoutensei]

Whatever you tell yourself.

Point is, I don't wanna make friends with her. I don't get along well with non-humans.

[tsukinohiganbana]

I assure you, were you to disappoint me, you would not be the first.

[She's disappointed by most people.]

Although, I do hold some respect for those who are smart enough to fear for their lives.

[Usually she's talking about fearing her. In this case, not so much.]

[twomeals]

Heheh, it's fun to have interests, right? Otherwise I'd be sleeping all day.

[He hasn't been that sleepy in years, but that doesn't stop him thinking about it every once in a while.]

What about you? Could you tell me about yourself, too? Even if it's just your favorite food or something.

[thehurricane]

That doesn't sound so bad myself. I'm due a long, long rest one of these days.

[#JustLegaultThings: Casually talking about being put down because he's a traitor.]

Let's see...my favorite food is having any at all. This place isn't so bad. I don't have to worry about where to find my next meal. The food here is much better than the rations I'm treated to back home.

[thehurricane]

She's just as human as you or I are, I imagine. I haven't asked. I don't want to be rude.

[thehurricane]

[There's a friendly laugh on his end. He's pretty sure a certain Moogle of hers holds that distinction, at least Vaikuntha-side.]

That's one burden relieved, then. I'll try to live up to that respect, but I can't make any promises.

[One could get the impression he should fear her, but she's plenty entertaining in her own way.]

[twomeals]

A rest is always nice! Especially if you haven't had one in a while.

[A long, long rest couldn't possibly be anything besides a really long nap, right? Yue's slept full days before, he can get behind that.]

Rations? What're those? Do they taste bad? If you ever get really hungry here you could always try finding one of those gourman people. They make really tasty food!

[thehurricane]

Most rests are, anyways.

[Nice, that is. He's just going to be cryptically vague about that for his own amusement here.]

Rations are hard bread and dried meat. They aren't really a meal, but sometimes they're all someone has to live on while on the move. Finding good food here is a lot easier, but I suppose hitting up a gourmand isn't a bad idea.

[twomeals]

Hard bread.....

[That sounds sad? He wouldn't want to live on hard bread and dried meat. Only the freshest meat for this harpy!]

I'm glad you get to eat better things here. Did you have rations a lot where you're from?

[thehurricane]

It's not bad for dipping in stew but I'm afraid it's not much good for anything else. Aside from putting off starvation, that is.

That's right. The group I was with didn't always have a lot of money, not that I ever minded.

[garyoutensei]

Wait.

Are we not talkin' about a moogle here?

[thehurricane]

I'm afraid not. My partner in crime's name is Cath. Mòrag is one of us.

[twomeals]

[Cheap rations...Yue's never really had to worry about money - pampered back in Utsuwa, so obviously helpless in Ryslig that he'd been taken in pretty much immediately, somehow rich here in this new world - but he can definitely understand not being able to afford the tasty things in life. There's a nod on his end--not that you can see it, this isn't a video call.]

What sort of group were you with? I used to live in a shrine, a long time ago, so I didn't have any money either.

[4got10]

[That causes Chara to think for a moment.

They don't owe the people here anything. They never asked to be here, and this isn't their world. Theoretically, the question is just asking them what they'd do if they knew they themselves would die in the fight. It meant they could hang back, allow the others to face them, and possibly win.

But they had promised to protect the monsters of the Underground, hadn't they? And Papyrus, even if not from their own Underground, was here. So was Frisk, or Shifty, or whatever name the other child might take.

And the world here, from the little they had seen. Well. The humans and non-humans seemed to live...well, with each other. That was more than Chara could say for their own world.]

Yes. I would.

I don't want to die. But maybe I could make a difference.

[thehurricane]

[The delay between replies is noted. Legault respects that. Someone who answers that question immediately ought to have their head examined. Someone who thinks it over is taking him seriously.]

You're a better person than I am, then. What's your name? I'm Legault. I'm not going to be impressing anyone anytime soon, but the pleasure's all mine.

[thehurricane]

My parents died when I was young, so I found a new family to call my own. We worked to help people...in a way.

[Murder, thievery, taking care of the corrupt rich to benefit the poor.]

Living in a shrine, hm? Does that mean I should be worshiping you?

[masqueraid]

Heh. I'm not so sure about that, interrogation can be a pretty useful skill sometimes.

( trust him, he'd know. )

Even people with the best intentions might get caught up in something without all the cards laid out. Sometimes working from the shadows isn't as shady as some people might believe.

( see what he did there? )

[twomeals]

Ah, me too! Sort of.

[Just sort of. It's not like he ever actively looked for a family or anything...or helped anybody....did he help people? He'd like to think he helped somebody a little bit, at some point.]

Eh? No, I'm not a god or anything, I just lived there! So you don't have to worship me.

[garyoutensei]

You can't tell me Mòrag doesn't sound like a moogle name.

[4got10]

I'm Chara, partner. One of the newbies here. Seems like a lot of people did.

I'm still getting used to it. It's been a while since I've had to think about fighting.

[thehurricane]

There are shrines where I'm from. Usually, dangerous weapons are sealed away there. I've never imagined anyone would live in one.

[Maybe he's misunderstanding, maybe he's just shooting the breeze.]

What do you think of this world, Yue?

[thehurricane]

Any name can sound like a Moogle's name if you believe hard enough.

[thehurricane]

'Legault' is fine.

[The word 'partner,' even jovially, feels a bit too dark for him.]

There's no time like the present to get used to fighting. Those of us who are useless are going to be counting on your from now on, you know?