Meliora - Emanate - 24.5

[lady_mab]

Author: The Lady and the Ghost

My fellow citizens: We speak for those who cannot. The voice of the hallows and haunts. The voice of the abandoned, the lost, the forgotten -- all hope abandon ye who enter here.

We will not be silenced. We will not be cowed, corralled, cornered.

We crossed the River Styx that night, and found purchase and purpose in that circle of hell that ALICE thought she could reign over.

ALICE has come after us in hopes that we might be silenced, but they underestimate the power of the dead. Shows of force mean nothing to those they cannot catch.

To those of you brave or fool enough: Stay tuned.

To the rest of you: Stay silent so that you can stay safe. We cannot tell who we can trust, a sad reality of a game built on truths.

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From: Rhyses Pieces

I'm worried about the twins.

From: Kaito

What did they do?

From: Kaito

Okay that sounds like I just expect them to have done something bad.

From: Kaito

What happened?

From: Rhyses Pieces

I don't know what they did, but I feel like something has happened. I met up with them for lunch today and they were just... acting weird.

From: Rhyses Pieces

Liala couldn't make eye contact, which she does when she's lying or hiding something. Lionel was being sullen.

From: Kaito

Now, correct me if I'm wrong because I’m not their brother, but isn't he always sullen?

From: Rhyses Pieces

This is different from usual. More withdrawn.

From: Kaito

Do you want me to ask them?

From: Rhyses Pieces

Shit, no, they would know I put you up to it. And I don't want to know that they would tell you something when they wouldn't tell me.

From: Kaito

Like I said, I'm not their brother.

From: Rhyses Pieces

What is that supposed to mean?

From: Kaito

They might be more inclined to tell me because you are... well...

From: Kaito

You are you.

From: Rhyses Pieces

??????

From: Kaito

I don't mean that in a bad way, but you know how you can be.

From: Rhyses Pieces

We only have each other, Kaito, they can't afford to keep things from me because of ‘how I can be'.

From: Rhyses Pieces

I'm certain that they know this and work around it.

From: Kaito

hah i guess you're right

From: Kaito

Nothing for it than to just keep watching them? Don't stress yourself out over it

From: Rhyses Pieces

You've known me how long now and you think I won't stress over something like this?

From: Kaito

wwwwww wishful thinking, I guess?

From: Kaito

Come grab a drink sometime. I haven't seen you for non-work and non-meliora things for way too long. We'll grab Lys too.

From: Kaito

I haven't seen him outside of Informant events in A G E S much less alone the three of us together.

From: Kaito

Since, what, his birthday? In September? That was two whole months ago.

From: Rhyses Pieces

I know, I'm sorry. I haven't had the time.

From: Kaito

Work keeping you busy?

From: Rhyses Pieces

We lost a manager, so it's double the work on top of this damn game

From: Kaito

Yeesh have they ever heard of letting you have a vacation?

From: Rhyses Pieces

Says the man who insists on closing his bar on a Saturday night to only a hundred people with free drinks

From: Kaito

WWWWWWWWW

From: Kaito

I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW IT WAS A HIT

From: Rhyses Pieces

You say that now, just wait until you look at your forecast for the new club

From: Kaito

oUCH

From: Rhyses Pieces

Still. No time to take a vacation, even without that event

From: Rhyses Pieces

My supervisor put me up for a promotion but I'm a little hesitant about it

From: Kaito

Dude go for it

From: Kaito

You deserve it

From: Rhyses Pieces

It's just... what if we get to the end of the game? The twins and I want to leave.

From: Kaito

Oh. Right. That.

From: Kaito

Is it weird that... sometimes I forget that this is what the game is all about? It's not just some sort of fantastic LARP

From: Rhyses Pieces

I can't seem to stop thinking about it... not after all that shit at the Halloween event. Or the way that I don't really recognize my siblings anymore.

From: Kaito

Okay this sort of conversation goes way beyond just getting a drink. And besides, I don't like getting drinks at anywhere other than Temple so.

From: Kaito

Let's get dinner sometime next week. My treat since I won't be able to celebrate a promotion.

From: Kaito

Oh, also, got the reminder from the APM to get our shots before the end of the month. I'll take Lio again.

From: Rhyses Pieces

It sounds like you're offering to take an unruly puppy to the vet

From: Kaito

I won't tell him you said that

From: Rhyses Pieces

Hah thanks

From: Rhyses Pieces

Also, dinner with you would be splendid. We'll figure out a date after we figure out when to go in for our shots.

From: Kaito

Awesome. And I'll keep an eye on Lio, see if anything sticks out.

From: Rhyses Pieces

Thank you.