melodiesofkupo | Tuesday, 9th - [Video] (Later Loop)

[Gladio isn't sure how many people this will reach, but he has to try.

The video opens to him seated on a bench in a garden, looking worn but determined in simple black training clothes. His Moogle, Noodle, is dressed in a camouflaged-patterned dress with a black sequin headband, which contrasted ... interestingly with her pink fur and lacy pink pom-bow. She flits about nervously with a serious look on her face as Gladio talks.]

M'not sure who'll see this, but we figure it's worth a shot. I'm sure people have heard about the cult starting up in Nakagawa, and I'm sure a lot of us have seen their messages on the MogNet. So I'm reaching out to everyone, every Hero of Light and every Moogle.

We want to stop their messages. And we need help to do that. So if you're not ready to give up yet, and if you think the MogNet shouldn't be used for cult initiations, help us. For anyone who helps, I'll owe you any favor you want and, for any Moogles that help, I can try to convince my boyfriend to make you some specialty Kupo Nuts. Or we can figure out what you want for payment. But this place is worth saving, especially from a cult.

[Noodle takes over at this point, trying to help as best as she can.]

We need everyone, kupo, to stop the bad people! I don't know how to stop the messages, kupo... but someone out there has to! And if you help, you can join the club, kupo. [While Gladio facepalms in the background, Noodle gets closer to the slate and stage whispers.]

I don't know what that really means, kupo, but if it's a club we can get jackets! Right, kupo?! [A fresh wave of excitement at a special jacket takes over and Noodle whirls around, darting towards Gladio and knocking the iMog over.

The video ends with an upside-down view of part of a koi pond, green bamboo shoots, and the sky above as Gladio tells Noodle he never said anything about jackets but maybe he'll make a patch or something.]

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Thanks for this, Gladio; stopping the MogNet recruitment posts are the one part of this nut we haven't been able to crack yet but if we can, I think we can stop the cult for good, without any loss of innocent life. I've been focusing elsewhere lately, mostly on trying to stop the military expedition from going forward as I think there are better uses for those airships than throwing themselves against Bahamut, but I'm happy to help brainstorm solutions here.

First of all, I haven't been able to keep track of everything...what's the status of the MogNet right now? I guess it's not as easy as just going up there and asking them to shut down the cult messages when they go out, right?

It's a mix of gardening techniques and military tactics that got me thinking of trying to stop the cult before it can grow.

The 'net is still working pretty well but there have been some issues lately. Messages getting through later than normal or just not getting through. Probably somethin' to do with everything else that's going on.

I doubt going straight to the Moogles running the MogNet will do much but I'm hoping my video reached them and that they understand what I mean. Or that they reach out. Back home, where I'm from, people could hack into net systems like MogNet and wreak havoc on everything. My plan revolves around asking any Moogles who can, or any other people who can, to hack into the net and make sure the cult messages don't get out. Either track their signals somehow and have them delete after being sent or doing something with the network to make the messages get lost.

M'not much of a tech guy but I'm pretty sure that kind of stuff can be done by someone who knows how. What do you think?

[Ignis had set his device to alert him whenever there is a new update on the network. This time it was Gladio and it makes him pause in whatever he's doing. By the sounds in the background, he's probably in the garden.

After putting away the device, and with Ebony in tow, Ignis joins him where he's sitting on the bench.]

Your plan will be tremendously difficult to execute, [he says with a sigh, taking a seat.] How do you think to do it?

[At Iggy's approach, Noodle immediately floats away so that he can sit near her companion and she grabs Ebony too. Maybe they can talk about any other Moogles they know that could help with this.

Gladio isn't surprised that Ignis seeks him out, nor is he surprised that Iggy knows where to find him. He simply scoots over on the bench and turns slightly to better face his boyfriend.]

I know. But we have to try. [One of Gladio's hands grabs one of Iggy's, thumb smoothing soothing circles over the knuckles.]

I want to ask the Moogles to hack into the MogNet and make sure those messages don't get sent. M'thinking that bribing them might work, since it's not like we have enough money to pay them or anything like that. You, uh, heard me volunteer you right?

[Even though Ignis can't see it, Gladio has the decency to look sheepish.]

Think you can make a bunch of specialty Kupo Nuts for any Moogles that help out?

[Bribing the Moogles. Gladio mentioned that on his feed, yes. Ignis' other hand rests atop of Gladio's when he sighs a bit.]

No, I wouldn't mind making Kupo Nuts. I only need ingredients, which might be a bit difficult to come by, considering our situation.

[They are stuck in endless loops of everything repeating itself. It feels like a punishment for not being able to stop the summoning, instead of a chance for success.]

I'll help you with anything I can, love. [Ignis gives Gladio's hand a firm squeeze.]

I will hunt down every ingredient I can find if it means stopping this.

[He squeezes his boyfriend's hand back, grateful beyond words for Ignis' support and faith. Gladio wants to vocalize it but can't think of a single thing that would convey the depth of his appreciation.]

I can help make them too, if you want to boss me around in your kitchen. [A fond smile tugs at his lips before he presses them to Iggy's cheek.] And if you want my help in any of your other endeavors you need only to ask.

[After a couple of tries, a semi-recognizable face pops into view.]

Well... there has to be someone monitoring the network right? What if we tried reporting the posts? There has to be something that the Moogles at MogNet can do about the posts.

Maybe... Do they even have a report function? [He's never bothered to look.]

Anything is worth trying at this point. Flag 'em and report them and tell your friends to do the same.

[Throughout the video, the image of Gladio flickers and stutters as it freezes and then unfreezes. The audio is no different and at times doesn't sync up quite right with his mouth.

He won't even think about how long it took to send.]

[Selphie frowns a bit at the shoddy quality of the video feed and after a fuzzy delay, she holds a sign that reads as follows: SWITCHING TO TEXT!]

Let's try this instead! It might be better than video right now. :)

Let me take a look at everything and I'll get back to you lickety split!

Sounds good.

[He is a man of simple texts. Especially when the message is basically just an acknowledgement of receipt.]

Hey...

I didn't see anything on my first look but I'm gonna keep looking! If there isn't anything like that right now, maybe we can suggest it be added as a feature is a Mognet update in the future.

Say, that's a really sweet outfit you got there!

[...Wait, that's not what he came here to say. He got distracted by the cute Moogle.]

Uh, sorry. Off-topic. The trouble is, all the staff at the Mognet Central are still refusing to work, right? It's been better since we got the Moogles from Myste Aura on our side, but... The poor things can't monitor the network all by themselves! We need someone to whip the regular workers into shape!

I... hadn't thought of that.

[In hindsight, it's something he should have considered but for some reason it just escaped him.

But how could anyone convince the non-Moogle staff to keep working? They certainly wouldn't be bribed with specialty Kupo Nuts...]

We talkin' incentive for them to work? Or are you thinking that some people should go there and try to inspire them?

Ummmmm... Gee, that's a good question. Maybe both...?

[Even if a lot of the regular workers are Moogles too, there's only so much you can do with Kupo Nuts alone...

His face scrunches up in thought, then brightens up.]

Oh, I know! Maybe we should ask Mogaruru? She's the Mognet liaison at the Curti Center so I bet she knows all the folks at the Central! Even if she can't fix the problem herself, she might have an idea how we can get them on our side, y'know?

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