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[ 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.

[ 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. ]

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did both, technically. the place had been around for a real long time, so they'd established themselves decently well there over generations, but still not ideal. imagine a buncha islands just floating in space. could magically traverse them, but still limited by the chunk of land. big conflict between the two sides over the one that was farmland, for example

the people that got summoned were for the next steps. the pitch was that our worlds were destroyed, and there was some truth to that, pretty sure. so, you try and reset the clock and bring back those worlds? or you look to the future and try and make something new?

was on the latter team myself with silco. set was on the former. we're all buddies, but that was NOT the case for pretty much anyone else. lots of fighting. lots of death too. but hey death didn't really stick unless you were hardcore enough to crush someone's soul so wasn't so bad. I'll miss the free revives

oh yeah I know what you mean now

[ and therefore, the way that gozilla phrased it... moe... ]

could work! can't speak for my pals but have a guess that they probably wouldn't be interested. I dunno if squeamish is the right word but I just get the vibe that it'd be a last resort kind of thing for them

...not that it'd be my preferred exactly either, but wouldn't bother me. I'm a carnivore, so blood's just part of it. just slurping away at blood though, eh, wouldn't be a fav

one day you will find out.

[ why did that come off somewhat threatening? denji figured with all the kaiju attacks, all outsiders were fated to find each other on the battlefield at some point.

anyway- ..... the audacity? ]

yOU TAKE THAT BACK.
don't call him a coward! you clown!

(There are things he could say quickly but instead, he waits a moment to see if Set may have something more to add. It's clear he's struck some sort of chord and you never know when someone will come back with, "One more thing!"

After a short pause, waiting, making sure,)

I see.

(After everything has been said, he only has "I see." )

Human aren't that weak.

It's only a choice for us. For them, there's only one option. They're in position to give chase. Regardless if we help or not, they must survive and make do with whatever they have. Whether we stay or leave, they'll still do the same thing.

In the end, the choice is ours to make.

(As for if he's chosen or not...)

I wonder why...
Everytime someone has asked me for help, it's hard to look away...

(Oh, he's surprised...)

I don't need protection, Denji-kun.

(He's strong. He can protect himself.)

Let's play a game together later.

(Only when it matters... don't get used to it.)

We'll see.

(After seeing how Ratio talks about people, he isn't exactly jumping at the idea to recommend him for people to talk to.)

Let's hope everyone's best is good.

I don't think there's a human in this world foolish enough to not know of the dangers.

You're absolutely certain we'll kill it, doctor? There's no chance it won't defeat us or escape again in our current condition?

( Aventurine does not go to Ratio right away -- he knows enough that Ratio should be left alone to stew inside his head for a little longer, but it's when their food has gone cold that he tucks the containers under an arm and goes in search of the other man. Sure, it's been a long, long time since Aventurine let himself care about the wellbeing of someone else so deeply and he's not even certain where to begin with genuine concern but...

He is trying. Ratio makes him want to try.

Which is why he makes his way to the source of the photo, slowly but surely, and when he finds Ratio, simply stands by his side, looking out at the destruction and devastation. Aventurine hums, and after a minute nudges Ratio with an elbow. )

C'mon doc, you've got to eat to keep that brain of yours running.

great, you do that.

[ It's moments like these that Ratio appreciates how easily the two of them understand each other. The time alone gives him the space he needs to contemplate the gravity of the decision, internalize the responsibility he bears if Seoul were to collapse, and decide how best to handle the emotions that come with it.

He knows he can't dwell on his doubts and the guilt he feels; he must convert those feelings into motivation to continue helping this planet, as he has always done. It's difficult though. Everything about the situation is novel to him, and not in the best of ways. Of course he would struggle to handle it all, but he can't help but feel as if he should be doing better.

Aventurine's arrival is timely. He hears the man's steps approach and come to a stop by his side. The gambler's presence is a comfort, warm and real in the back of his mind, but it's not enough to shake off the heavy weight that has settled on his shoulders. Ratio does not turn to him, nor does he speak until addressed. ]

Mm.

[ It's not a response the loquacious doctor usually gives, but he knows he can't stay here forever. He closes his eyes, takes in a deep breath, and exhales slowly. Then, he turns to Aventurine. ]

Alright.

[ ngh, he does make a good point. it isn't really meant to influence, she can admit to that. ]

there had to be ways to make it even more comprehensive though.
you're not a bureaucrat surely.

and you still managed to make it retreat.

[aka: what's your point?]

They should do more than simply acknolwedge us. They should be doing something more.

It astounds me how little they are asked to do, other than suffer. What good does this do for them? What purpose do we serve to LILITH, if they are left to not know what danger they are truly in? What purpose does it serve to have their survival handed to them?

And you, a god, are the one who can arbitrate what is and is not humanity, I take it? You, who's never clawed your way through the dark, watching your fingers go raw and the air so thick you cannot breathe? You, who has lived a life of power and purpose, as opposed to those of us who fight, struggle, and suffer for nothing?

No, my little goddess, Quetzalcoatl pitied me because she saw the senseless lack of justice of the world I came from. The difference is that I refuse to accept pity for the unfortunate circumstances of my origin. You may pity me, you may even hate me, if you wish, but I am the truest of what we humans are. I am from nothing. I came from the sump and the muck and I made something of me and my people.

Your wrath, should you choose to bring it, is nothing to me. Quetzalcoatl and her people are as gone as the rest of our worlds were. Swallowed by nothing. I suggest you consider, then, that if I am willing to consign someone to nothingness, what I will do do you, should you try to stand in my way.

Gods always, always underestimate those of us without power. And I've been proven correct time and time again, that you always forget that your power can falter. Particularly when you least expect it.

Are they not? I find from experience some are quite fragile. But, I suppose others do scamper around like rats.

There are often only a few choices for most. The less power one has, the less options they have to even choose their deaths. But, if the choice is ours, should I consider us fortunate? [ he obviously doesn't actually believe this. they're just words to him. at the same time, he has no real attachment to this land, and yet he's been given some food for thought regardless. ]

So you are the altruistic type? I am surprised there are so many of you.

[ to be honest, he expected most to choose chase and forsake the people. maybe even up to 80-90%. ]

Oh? Are you up for casual threats now? What happened to the "trust" you once spoke of?

[ damn, that escalated.

he 100% took it as a threat, yeah. ]

The more up in arms you are about it, the more I believe I am right.

Yeah. exactly. it's a threatand it needs to be taken out. Also DONT eat it.

I see.

Would ingesting it be necessary 🤨. Humans make use of a device known as an Ivy, I believe, to deliver the blood to one another. This method would not function for your kind?

I cannot arbitrate what humanity is any more than you can. Nor am I so arrogant as to believe my pain is comparable to the suffering humans must endure throughout the entirety of their existences. But as a goddess who has dwelt amongst the souls of the dead ever since the dawn of times, I can proclaim this absolute truth:

You do not represent humanity.

Perhaps you represent an aspect of humanity. The worst it is capable of, when subjected to untold horrors. One who has renounced the potential that resides within the human heart and yet believes himself to be the truest of humans. If so, you truly are pitiful.

And though you may have silenced her, you shall never be free Quetzalcoatl's judgment.

[ That she will make sure of. ]

I care not what you threaten me with. Your misunderstanding of gods is as enormous as your misunderstanding of humanity. You have been warned. Betray our cause, and I shall ensure you will not do so twice - even if you end my existence first.

Precisely. How does our labor teach the people of this world how to properly care for it?

My questions about the state of the world are of vital importance, should we wish to effectively save humanity — can it still support what is left? can they atone for the torments they inflicted upon it? what must we teach them, and how can we effectively do that if we are saddled with false identities? And I have answers, of course.

After all, I have always stood for informational forums and cultural exchange.

[ silco knows this <3 team #acrosspartylines ]

"I see?"

[ oh yeah that is definitely going to get under his skin ]

[ hey at least he's an equal opportunity hater <3 ]

Haa... You think there is no use. That is because mortals always think that ones held ideals are mutually exclusive with development and adaptation. Your lives are short, so you must stand firm in your own — lest you die unfulfilled and locked in existential crisis.

[ that's....... oddly generous of him to say about humans??? ]

Yes, I would choose to give chase.

That kaiju is pregnant, and will spawn an unknown number of offspring. Those offspring will return to ravage the world. If we do not have the audacity to push on and fight the creature now, choosing to spend time on Seoul instead, the threat to the entire world rises exponentially. We may be running on scraps and fumes, but having seen the prowess of Outsiders while split into two groups, I have no doubt that we can accomplish the task.

[ what the HECK is this conversation, you two?? ]

_{[ you’re speaking his language.. ]}

I will make it for you sometime, Choso. You deserve to have your favorite meal.

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