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[curingidiocy]

[ Soon after LILITH hands the decision to Outsiders, Ratio makes a post on the ocular network. ]

I hope you have all had ample time to rest from the aftermath of the kaiju's attack. However, it is time to turn our attention to the future. We have been given an opportunity to decide our next step.

1: Stay in Seoul and assist the city.
2: Chase after the escaped Imugi.

I imagine opinions may be divided on this front, so I would like to open the forum for discussion. Please state your choice and provide thorough reasoning for your decision. You will not convince anyone with a half-baked argument. You may respond to any comment as you please, but remember to stay civil and do not resort to derogatory or inflammatory comments. Should you break this rule, I will revoke your comment permissions.

Keep in mind that your choice will have a grave effect on the people of this planet. It is not one to be made lightly, so do not treat it with levity.

You may use the form below to keep your comment clear and easy to read.

<b>Decision:</b> State your decision here. <b>Reason:</b> Be concise. Bullet form preferred. <b>Other:</b> If you have any other comment to make, do so here.


[ ooc: This is meant to be a mingle text log! Feel free to comment on each other's posts, yadda yadda go wild! Also the form is only a recommendation, feel free to disregard Ratio's instructions and annoy him. ]

Comments

[uncourteous]

[ that definitely sounds like dogshit if he's ever heard it.

but, that seems too obvious to call out. ]

On? ... Where?

You would keep royalty waiting? You have an odd way of showing goodwill.

[queenofkur]

It is.

Though, I no longer have the energy to fight, so should chase be given priority I shall remain behind as support.

[queenofkur]

[ Fling her authority around... R-Right, he probably expects her to be charismatic and all. Which she totally is! Just a glance at her and people tremble in their boots!!

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Sniff. ]

I cannot.

Defying an order may weaken LILITH's authority. That in itself could be justified...

However, I am worried there are certain individuals among us right now who are enemies of humanity. And they would exploit such an opportunity to sow chaos.

[crisantemo]

yeah, after this it should help us be better prepared for similar scenarios

for now though if it's one or the other, i would prefer to assist the people of the city

[queenofkur]

I cannot deny the logic of your words...

However, abandoning the people who need us now... Nothing good will come from that. It is my belief if we work together, we can save them today and hunt the kaiju tomorrow.

[queenofkur]

No. I am Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr. The Underworld is the realm over which I reign.

It is the place where humans soul go and rest after the death of their physical form.

I understand this may be difficult to understand. modern humans have concepts of "heaven" and "hell" which I find quite distasteful. I would never allow for the afterlife to be split in two such opposites.

[queenofkur]

I agree. I am doing my utmost to convince others that this is the right choice, but I am afraid this is a lost cause...

[curingidiocy]

To my knowledge, there are three others present. Ereshkigal, goddess of death and queen of the underworld, Tezcatlipoca, god of darkness and conflict, and Set, god of war, chaos and storms.

[ Lining them up like this makes you realize how grim these gods' profiles are, huh... ]

[intertwinedfates]

[It really does... Enough that Yato has to laugh a bit. What a group they make, especially since he's really a God of Calamity.]

So four including me, huh. I hope the other two are as nice and friendly as Eresh. She's fun to be around.

[cranekin]

(STOP HE IS HEIAN. FLOWERS ARE METAPHORS. THEY HAVE MEANINGS.)

Just white lilies and roses!
I'll offer a surprising display!

(He'll make the purist and most apologetic arrangement.)

[cranekin]

Do you think the people are here idly sitting on their thumbs now? That they've shut off their minds and not a single thought is running between their ears? Do you think we're the only ones with brains in this world?

No one said anything about leaving!
If we offer our assistance, we're staying here. We can continue to use it as our base of operations. If we know how to track it now, we can track it later from here.
Or, if you believe that the kaiju will come back for us, we can prepare for attack and fight it off when we're better rested, stronger, and have a home advantage.

[cranekin]

I've been lost to history and forgotten by humans more times than I know. When I was found again, there was no need for me and I spent my days never being drawn again.

I've seen humans make mistake after mistake. They always fight for the world but end up hurting each other undoing all of their good. I've been stolen from graves and shrines and I've seen humans waste their lives until they die nameless, doing nothing for the world.

(He knows humans are trash!!!)

But when they called on me and asked me to help them in their time of need, I still answered.
Maybe that's why humans rely on their own tools instead of gods.

[cranekin]

Dying wouldn't be so bad.

(He definitely meant losing himself.)

Hm.
I've been alive for many years. In that time, I've stayed alongside many great nobles and generals.
Most of them were boring but I suppose I've learned some things through the years.

[kubricks]

I think there'll be a fair amount of that if either strategy's chosen. There's a lot of strongly held opinions about both choices.

1/2

[redsoil]

And I feel more compassion for you, than I would ever feel for them. In a way, you are bound to them eternally — they made you. Do you think those loyalties are ingrained they placed in your soul?

I do not like how casually you mention your abandonment in the same breath as you receive the scraps of their love, little menace.

[redsoil]

But, yet AGAIN: I AM helping.

I do not have to look upon them kindly or treat them adoringly of them to accomplish that task, is all I am saying. I do NOT care if a city has to die to ensure their world survives for them. I have made thousands of ugly decisions like this in my lifetime.

[kubricks]

I hope you're able to act in the role you'd like.

[Not like she has any idea how their bosses plan to deploy them.]

[cranekin]

I don't really know myself. But maybe it's because I was made by humans... I can't help but be audacious to the heavens.

(His history is such a mess, his storylines are all jumbled up and filled with holes... he truly doesn't know what he's supposed to be sometimes.)

I've also made heavy decisions. If we choose to chase the kaiju, this won't be my first time letting people thousands of people die for a greater cause. I once commanded Matsui Gou to do the same! But to not care for them at all...

They're still a part of this world's history. Even if they leave no impression and we can't think of a single name among them, their lives matter. They're not just numbers or factors! If we're going to make these sorts of decisions, the least we can do is care about the decisions we make!

[queenofkur]

[ SHE KNOWS THE MEANING FOR FLOWERS AND COLORS...

... And she's fainted before she can read his message. She needed the sleep anyway. She can't handle that many emotions so quickly! ]

[cranekin]

(Look.... Tsurumaru Kuninaga would 100% take down a god in a Costco parking lot but this is NOT THE GOD HE WANTED TO TAKE OUT.)

[gundemn]

[ Heh. ]

what's to say we can't miss the plane back and stay for good
living at base is getting old

sorry. again.

[fursuit]

hahahahahahaha

you're such a prude

[queenofkur]

I AM NOT A PRUDE

THIS IS A SERIOUS TOPIC AND I AM ADDRESSING IT WITH PROPER GRAVITY

[fursuit]

sure you're not

proper gravity though? come on. not necessarily anything special about fucking

[queenofkur]

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING BORN FROM TRUE AND PURE LOVE BEING TWO PEOPLE

OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND