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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

@HTKRIZO

[hitokiller]

"remain civil"
how're folks 'sposed to do that when emotions are high, huh
and while you're all wastin' time fillin' out surveys,
some creature's out there gettin' ready for a second go on the city
let the wounded stay while the rest get the jump on it
hell, they barely sent us shit while we were out in the middle of nowhere for a week

[immortalpoet]

i agree. the destruction will be worse if we don't take care of it now

[hitokiller]

damn straight
you don't let a fire keep on burnin'

[immortalpoet]

if there are children, kill them too. we can't leave things behind

[hitokiller]

well, yeah
i don't plan on lettin' anything slip past
not this time

[immortalpoet]

what's going to be your approach

[hitokiller]

( can you get your girl a couple texts down? thanks. )

run 'em through
same as always

[curingidiocy]

That is precisely why I provided a reminder. Everyone is understandably exhausted and tense from their respective battles. Attempting a discussion with those lingering feelings will result in pointless arguments that would
not have occurred with a calmer mind.

I'm glad you understand the urgency of the situation, but that is precisely why we must evaluate our choice carefully. The beast has retreated with the intention of recovering from its wounds, which has afford us some time to recuperate and plan our next steps. We must decide what is the most efficient use of our abilities between these two objectives.

[hitokiller]

( damn, what is this wall of text???????????









he's skimming straight to the end of all that. )

yeah?
the most efficient bein' chase and kill

[curingidiocy]

Not necessarily. Do you know how many Outsiders have sustained injuries?

[hitokiller]

i haven't gone around asking everybody
but if even a genius like me got hit
i figure 'bout half of us must've knocked their head or been rift-afflicted

[curingidiocy]

Then can you be certain we currently have the ability to successfully subdue the Imugi?

@goddess of death

[queenofkur]

Half of our numbers were in Busan and failed to kill the kaiju before it could flee.

There are no guarantees things will fare better when our circumstances are now worse. We can however guarantee the survival of civilization here by helping the people who need us.

[hitokiller]

guarantee this, guarantee that
guarantee it for how long, huh
these beasts are sorta like a calamity, and...
i've seen how fast they overrun a place

[queenofkur]

And that is exactly why the people in Seoul need us now.

By the time we return, there may no longer be people to save.

[hitokiller]

then you stay
stay and fling yer authority around
make sure the people got cover while we give chase

( the destruction is already evident here. )

[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.

@MONEY$HOT

[assassinsgreed]

_{[ It feels good to see people understanding where Toji is coming from. ]}

doing better, izou?

_{[ what's that mean ]}

[hitokiller]

never been better
it's gonna take more than the wilderness to beat a genius like me

@onestepforward

[ignoreher]

Oh, you would think that, wouldn't you!
It takes two seconds for someone with half a brain to fill it out, Izou! It's not like anyone's asking for your chicken scratch of an autograph!

Anyway, we're gonna keep getting nothing if we don't prove ourselves willing to help rebuild what we can. You have to think of the long term.

[ "emotions running high" she's perfectly calm thanks ]

[hitokiller]

( YEAH... HE CAN TELL. )

yeah?
well, i proved myself plenty out there and got shit for it
so

( don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up don't let her rile you up )

[ignoreher]

You got money, which is what you work for, and we've been getting base, weaponry, and quality of life upgrades they don't NEED to give us but HAVE anyway.
This isn't our "home base". But if we help people the operatives in LILITH protect here, then those same operatives will be more likely to help us not only in tracking down the kaiju, but giving us the gear we need to do so now that we understand its patterns a little more and what we can do.
This has never been an individual effort. Don't expect an individual reward, unless you manage to really mess up a kaiju the way others have in the past.

[hitokiller]

( ... those are all really nice, well-thought out points.

however, )

those same operatives ain't got a choice whether we put our chase on pause or not
if they wanna protect the whole damn timeline they'll be out there regardless
and if they ain't... then they're depending on us
so damn right i expect all that and more
for their sake, we oughta shut this down now so more don't die

[ignoreher]

[ it's like talking to a WALL ]

I get that, but... I don't feel right about leaving them in need. Especially when so many people are taking advantage of the aftermath.

[ just like when a wing falls. the nest that depends on it falls too, becoming a haven of ill repute and dangerous characters. ]

not here

[immortalpoet]

[wow malkuth? i don't know her. you're on your own izou]