@DEFAULT_NAME, video

[ultimation]

( there's a low hum at the start of the transmission, though it's hard to tell whether it's due to electrical interference or if it's from the throat of the creature staring down in the feed.

his arms are folded across his chest, and there's a mildly foreboding look on his face. or maybe that's just his default expression. who knows. )

Apparently, teamwork is a focal point of this "job".

( the memory of a playful, sultry voice and hands clasped over his lingers at the edge of his thoughts. persistent, yet far away.

he pushes it aside for now, to focus on this properly, ears pointed forward almost deliberately. )

I've pored through the documents LILITH provided on these... creatures that invade their world. But what of your opinions of them and their ways? What do you find least effective about our current strategies? How do you find our numbers and their chances thus far? I seek these answers as to understand our enemy better from those who have actually faced them, to focus my efforts more effectively. An initiative that benefits both you and the citizens.

( it's a little self-important, but whatever. it's only the truth. )

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text @kijyo

[saudadist]

[ what the heck, he's so cute??? ]

the kaiju are different to each other so their ways are different too, there's really no one way to view them all

specify which kaiju and you'll get better answers

@BAD DADY; text

[zauneyete]

Considering I was able to hit the last one while working alongside Set... I can assure you they are very easy to harm. I did so with only a knife, to great effectiveness.

They are large, strong, and often have odd abilities, however they are only beasts. They lack cleverness for the most part, and the one that we most recently encountered was the first that showed a sign of intelligence.

It fell too, so its apparent "cleverness" only carried it so far.

video; @bustermove

[busternaut]

LILITH split us up into two teams once, so we could go after two separate kaiju simultaneously. That's about the least effective I think we've ever been.

[He squints a little harder at the video]

...You a friend of Sonic's?

[Dearka, hedgehogs don't all know each other by default....]

@DEFAULT_NAME

[ultimation]

( it's COOL n ot CUTE )

I won't list them individually
It'd only be a waste of time

( ok that isn't helping... )

Pick which seemed the most formidable

@DEFAULT_NAME

[ultimation]

I see

( he recognizes the name, and simply says: )

Clearly you weren't as powerless as you claim

( LIAR??? )

( 1 / 2 )

[ultimation]

We're not friends.

( getting that out of the way first. thanks, )

( 2 / 2 )

[ultimation]

( shadow leans back, an ear twitching ever so slightly with the vaguest hints of irritation. )

You're suggesting LILITH wasn't attuned as to how to properly allocate their resources at the time, then.

[zauneyete]

An alternative suggestion, if I may.

I am particularly clever, and willing to do what I must. I'm afraid I still live without any powers. Shocking as it may be.

1/2

[gimu]

[ thank goodness the implant didn’t opt to record and send the deep and rattling gasp that’s clawed its way out of choso’s chest.

a critter. a non-blue hedgehog. ]

video; @curse

[gimu]

[ yet despite his very half-hearted efforts to remain cucumber-cool in a totally text-based manner, the notif still blips on to tell him he’s live. oh fucking well.

compose yourself, choso.





this weird guy looks like he’s in some kinda agony, huh? ]

I have great faith in the strength of the fighters we have now, but our numbers could be much greater than they are.

( 1 / 2 )

[ultimation]

( he does.

in fact, it's such a charged reaction that it takes shadow off-guard, visibly. he swallows stiffly, but remains, otherwise. a rock. )

( 2 / 2 )

[ultimation]

( ... only to find his composure quickly, red eyes fixed and reflecting a hollowness filled with a stubborn obstinance to appear all he is and more. )

What gives you such confidence in them, despite those numbers
Despite the failure

[gimu]

[ A LITTLE DOUR MAN ]

The numbers tell a story of failure, but I know many of these people.

[ composure, dammit. the agony smoothes out into a scowl that could crack walnuts, mouth downturned in an effort to not smile and embarrass this somber little guy so soon. ]

They are strong beyond words, with all the ingenuity to apply their power in the proper ways. Kaiju like the Yamadenki were felled easily. These failures, they are new to us.

[ultimation]

( scowl meets scowl, then. when will i remember this is video and not text... hello )

So I can see. Humanity is close to scrawling out its last message in the sand, but they haven't just yet.

( whoever shadow's speaking with... he's so tense that it says enough of the struggle. fragmented flashes of things left unspoken. he can check the documents again later.

shadow lets out a gentle snort through his nose, the tuft on his chest rising and falling with the movement. )

Still, stating that more would help goes against your confidence in the firepower you currently have—a clear contradiction.

[gimu]

[ don’t take the little man from our prying eyesssss ]

Life is a series of contradictions that nevertheless paint for us a broader picture of the world. As a whole, we are strong, but our number limits our ability to branch out and meet multiple challenges when they arise; Seoul remains our harshest reminder of this.

[ tuft!! of fur!!! he’s so much fuzzier than sonic!!!!! agh ]

More numbers would also mean more help for the farms. We are always in need.

[ultimation]

Your principles are strong for a human.

( assisting the non-combatants... he hadn't considered engaging in that sort of aid just yet. not when the power that rattled in his ribcage is what they needed. him, as a weapon.

he squints his eyes slightly, unable to hold the same bloodshot intensity. )

Why are you staring like that?

1/2

[gimu]

I am no human, but I will fight for them while I am here.

[ like he hasn’t found a thousand reasons to fight anyway, like there aren’t a thousand reminders out in the city to stumble on each day.

that little question, though… ]

[gimu]

… Because you are cute, and I am trying to grant you the dignity of a proper conversation.

[ultimation]

A resourceful sort
Though I suppose that means we share something in common
I, too, will use any means necessary to achieve my goal
That said, ... I didn't expect your boastful reply to this "message"
Their size alone must be what makes them formidable to most

( 1 / 2 )

[ultimation]

Wh—

( teeth, grit. to FIGHT THIS REPLY, )

( 2 / 2 )

[ultimation]

( his immediate reaction, though, is stifled by the way it feels like his chest might burst.

who says something like that to someone they've just met?

he isn't, blushing... just. nevermind. forget this line of questioning. he needs a moment to collect himself, eyes focusing elsewhere for the first time. )

You're veering off-topic.

[gimu]

[ it seems that simple, bizarre confession was enough to lance the metaphorical boil, as it were, and as the pressure of it drains out of him, choso’s face settles into a more natural moue of Doubt.

this guy… ]

I was perfectly on-topic; you are the one who asked.

[fastpaced]

Aww, we're kinda friends. He's just shy.

[ he's just popping in to be a nuisance, which is actually his secondary job after saving the world. ]

[saudadist]

[ They're not mutually exclusive sHaDoW!! ]

the worm was a pain the ass to deal with

way too big
makes you hallucinate your dead loved ones
surrounded by a whole desert worth of sand
has parasitic offspring

took forever to kill it

video

[fastpaced]

Hey! You could've asked me, Shadow!

[ he's being IGNORED!! in reality, it's probably a good thing that old Shads is socializing with the others of his own volition, reluctant though it may be. Sonic would never admit it, but he's slightly relieved. In contrast to Shadow's businesslike mien, Sonic's video feed is shaky, clearly being held up above him while he lounges in his bed, a juicebox perched precariously beside his pillow where it looks like his quills might knock it off at any moment. ]

All the monsters have been pretty different. One of them could even mess with your mind... What a pain! But if you ask me, the biggest pain is trying to work with all the different world governments.

[ if it were up to him, he simply wouldn't bother........ ]