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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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you're cute, you know that?

[ this is genuine, not that it's easy to tell, ]

it's just where how our world works comes into play. to make a very long story short, there are some beings like ereshkigal that are aren't exactly "alive" in the traditional sense. can't really make their own energy, or not enough to do all the cool shit for fighting. you can think of that energy as the concentrate of life itself, and there's some different ways to get it.

most efficient is what lingers in bodily fluids. so doesn't really have to be procreation. blood works too. but most people ain't into that.

and for what it's worth, don't think that whole system totally applies here. some of that juice is coming from elsewhere, otherwise they'd just fade away. LILITH if I had to guess but since I don't have my omniscience, couldn't tell you for sure

you ain't got an ounce of shame in that body of yers, huh
just puttin' it all out there for folks to read

what's shameful about it? just relaying facts. I'm a god of magecraft, you know?

and a god of a whole buncha other crap
includin' being messy, i guess
ever think the other "familiars" out there didn't want everyone in on it?

( tch. )

least these human bodies are comfy

Edited (wait, they're not convenient... you idiot) 2024-08-19 19:30 (UTC)

did I name those other familiars?

[ ...now, granted, he only didn't because of a whim rather than any sense of propriety. but. ]

so they really are fully human bodies? kinda thought you were fucking with me on that one. there's so many loopholes that I figured they just figured one of those out. a full body is pretty difficult. when I make them it's a real pain in the ass

but hey it's a good deal. not messing with the whole master/servant thing is for the best

you can make 'em...

( like a homuncully... a homunculus? or whatever. )

and who do ya take me for?
'course i was serious
haven't been able to shift into spirit form since i woke up here
which, like you said... ain't entirely so bad

( aside from the dying for real part. )

sure. probably still could, but wouldn't exactly be survivable for me. takes an organ to do it. last guy took one of my lungs. compared to that, fishing their soul outta Mictlan ain't hard.

[ So not exactly a homunculus, but something much more impressive and terrifying. And clearly, it's not something he considers secret or a big deal, since he's admitting it casually. ]

and hey, nothing personal. you're from chaldea, so figured there's a good reason to stretch the truth a little bit yeah? and wouldn't be any offense on my part either

( 'kay. that's normal. just going to file that one away for later. )

and uh, yeah
no offense... sure

yeah, sure! doesn't bother me none. I'm not a god that's big on lying, but get why it's useful on your side of things

( izou like that confused woman math meme trying to figure out if he's being called a liar in some capacity here...

to which he's just gonna give up, because... fuck it. he's not gonna fight about that right now. )

[ Oh, cute? Another word he doesn't fully understand but he knows people like cute things. It's a good thing to keep being called that! ]

I see. You are dependent on others for energy 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♀️. My mate 🦋 would do much the same for me oft times, though it was far more efficent than... that 🩸🔞.

Edited 2024-08-19 21:17 (UTC)

well. not me. but I'm a special case, so generally speaking? yeah, you got it.

no need to worry about it in any case! just a fun lil wrinkle of how things work at home, but it's more convenient here. no 🩸🔞 needed unless you're into that

Interesting, I would very much like to learn more of your species 🤔.

If it will assist the Golden Furred one and others of your kind perhaps we should hold what the humans call a Navigation To Blood 🗺️🧭➡️💉. [ Blood drive. ] Civil denizens do these for similar restorative procedures, as I understand it. I myself am sturdy enough to provide enough for many human sized beings without ill-effect, I am sure 👍.

[ Is he strong? Sure but listen bud, he's got radioactive blood. Weird psuedo-science radiation that doesn't seem dangerous, who knows what that'd do to someone... ]

ha, calling it a species is fair, but probably not exactly accurate... but we'll leave that aside. no need to get caught up in the details.

not sure I know what you mean by a navigation to blood though. sounds like a ritual, but doesn't ring a bell

I suppose it is something like a ritual. Humans gather together, healers take their blood 👩‍⚕️💉, it is then used to preserve the life of injured humans. I believe there is a reward involved as well 🍪🧃.

Something similar may be arrangeable for your kind, it would be wise to keep as many allies in fighting shape as possible 👍.

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

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?

you know

good question

probably either? haven't tried that, since didn't have any tech like that where I was working. just ate hearts raw and that did good enough for me, but that would be less messy

worth a shot just for kicks at least

Shot?

Oh. Ha ha ha. A joke 💉, I understand. Well done.

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