a winter labyrinth

[townmusician]

断ち切るしかないんだろ
注いだ冬は心のラビリンス
後戻りなんて出来ないから
やりきるしかないんだろ
黒い気持ちと手を繋いだって構わない
抱きしめたっていいh

I have to break free
This pouring winter is my heart's labyrinth
I can't go back anymore, so
I have to finish this
I don't care if you took my hand with dark motives
I want you to hold me close

Comments

[fullmoonmutt]

Tch. Guess that explains why you were all up defending each other during the thing with Celeste...

[prozaic]

If you want to put it that way. [That was last week, and he has no interest in explaining his actions during that anymore. Some people got it, some people didn't.]

But in this case, I'm quite prepared to beat him if that's what is required of me. And it will not be the first time.

[Or do something else, frankly. He's well aware that Haruka has something that no amount of beating will help him handle. If anything... he may need some encouragement to be... terrible.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli's trying not to pick a fight, but... ]

What the hell does "it will not be the first time" mean? Am I gonna have to kick your ass, too, Shalem?!

[prozaic]

Months and months ago, before my arrival here, someone had been kidnapped and influenced by an outside force answering to a god. [Oh look, does this sound familiar?] I'd been tapped to join the rescue mission, because we once knew each other.

Fighting him nearly led to our deaths, but somehow we pulled through, solely because we did fight until we broke the spell influencing his mind.

[And this is why he's so willing to fight. Beat them to shit and drag them home!]

If the same is necessary to bring Haruka home, I shall do it. If speaking to him is necessary, I leave it to others. If a third method is necessary, then perhaps someone will think of it.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ ...oh. Oh, phew. Look, it sounded like Shalem was maybe doing stuff like that to Haruka, okay?! Palace aside, anyway. ]

Huh. So that's what you meant... Shit, man, now I have to wonder how many gods do this fucked up crap to people. [ Although, he does shoot a sidelong glance Yoon's way. ] Well, at least we got one person here who's good at the talking part. I'd probably just punch Haruka again even if that wasn't solving anything.

[prozaic]

[If Eli needed any more examples of what gods can do to people, he only needs to look at how fucked up Shalem is.]

Wherever there's a god, there are always believers. Without believers, what is a god? Hence, they control what they have, so they never fade to obscurity. [Then he brushes a speck of dirt off of his looted jacket.] We shall see if those rules apply to the one of conflict.

But in the present, you don't have to worry about retaliation from me if the collective decides to punch Haruka awake.

[fullmoonmutt]

...kinda glad gods aren't a problem we have where I'm from.

[ Just demons. A whole lot of demons and their own cultists, in some cases. ]

Wait, wait. I don't have to worry if that's what we decide to do here? That sort of implies I got to worry if I end up socking Haruka in the face again outside of this place.

[prozaic]

In here, the Nekyia, he has magic. He can heal himself. Outside in the real world? He does not.

And I do tire of the constant, pointless, fighting that is surely just feeding the God of Conflict.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli can't help but fix Shalem with a glower for a second there. What, is it all his fault that people keep picking fights?! Huh?! But no, he knows it isn't.

It's just that he doesn't help much, either. ]

...look, I've been trying to keep my cool, okay? [ He looks away, though he's still annoyed. ] But I've never been good at calm.

[prozaic]

You are an adult-- hence, I'll be holding you to your word.

[Otherwise... Eli waives his right to complain if he attacks someone, provoked or otherwise.]