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huh?
no its not u

[That's probably contrary to what he's said in person, though.]

its

sorry
i said some crappy things 2 u

[Which doesn't explain why he hasn't apologised in person later, as he usually does.]

ive been stressed out l8ly
guess im still ticked off at the empress

[Which doesn't explain why he hasn't been around the house nearly as much as he used to, or any of his behaviour before the trip underground.]

A lot of times when someone says 'it's not you', it's more complicated than that. Is there anything I can do to help, or is staying out of your way the best I can do?

At least things seem a little calmer through text. Don't worry about anything said or done.

Are you feeling okay talking to me now?

[The more he thought about it, the more he had a theory or two, about that underground city. The festival that had crowned Crow to begin with, and those scattering of changing mutations.. Addressing it though..

If it did have something to do with those bugs, then there was nothing to do than stay out of the way and try not to make things worse.]

no its
its rly nt ur fault
u shouldnt hafta stay away
bc im being pissy
u dont deserve the things i said

bt
yea i guess im feeling ok
im just
im tired of ppl messin w/ us
messing us up
and expectin us to b ok w/ it

It's a big house, and I'd rather work on making sure we don't run into each other for a while, than have you suddenly decide to up and move out. I don't have many friends in this place, I'd hate to see you go.

So don't worry about it. I bet it's some other game these 'gods' are playing. I've noticed you changing a bit physically, it wouldn't surprise me if there's mind changes too. I hate this place.

It seems like everything and everyone here wants something out of us, and not the way we were originally either. On that note though!

Having talked to everyone I could who's been here longest, I've come to the conclusion that Liewen, the 'fourth god', does NOT change us randomly into things, and mostly wants to kill the Fog God. I think I can use this, and him, to protect us. Including the people who live here and are not picking a side.

But because I don't know if mind control is part of it, I'd also like people to keep an eye out for me suddenly dancing naked around electric bonfires in the back yard while sacrificing people to Liewen and such. I'll understand if things are a little too delicate right now for you to though.

[There's a long delay before Crow responds. Nevermind what's going on with him, he can't believe what Yukio's saying right now! Joining the Fourth God? Don't be stupid! But Yukio doesn't seem the sort to just do stupid things like that without reason.

It's a good thing this is over the Network, otherwise Crow wouldn't have been able to hold back his initial reaction.]

wat makes u think he can protect us
wat makes u think following him is a good idea??

[For a while Yukio considers what he's going to write.. and when he does, it's pretty lengthy.]

I don't intend to follow him so much as work with him. More like an employer/employee relationship, I have a God I worship and it's none that walks this world, don't worry.

There is a woman in Bavan who owns a bakery. Going inside, you'll have a difficult time lying so be careful. Even lying to yourself is impossible. She is a kind and good-hearted person.

He protects her. From all of this. And he's extended similar protection to others. It seems under that protection, the Fog God's strength weakens. Lately there's been commentary on the network that suggests these two 'deities' are stepping up their efforts to get at us. It seems reasonable to extend an alliance to the one who did not bring us here, has not further cursed us, and hates the one who did this to us as much as we do.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's like working with very powerful demons. If you stay within the outlined rules, you're safe. And you can even keep other people safe. I want to protect the people I care about. Yes that includes you! But the thing I've become has skills that won't help with that.

I need something better if I'm to even have a prayer of interfering with the Fog's whims with us. Look at what she's done already. I have to at least try to put a stop to her meddling. Liewen seems to be the best chance to do it.

And if I'm wrong, I will leave and take my skills elsewhere. I'm not just a teacher, and I don't work for free!

does he rly h8 her tho
his power comes from her u kno

[He can't... he can't bring himself to fully try and stop Yukio from trying to stop the Fog God's interference.

The truth is, the person who had been closest to figuring out a non-god solution to their problems is now gone. A bunch of people who Crow had been working with to push the boundaries of Ryslig are gone, too. It's almost as if the gods knew they were in danger from their discoveries.

Demons, though??? Yukio what kind of teacher are you...]

i dont like this
wat outlined rules
u think a god will stick 2 the rules u make
who can bring a god to heel if they break the rules?
u dont kno if u can just leave
the gods of my world
they didnt let their followers just walk away
the followers goals aligned w/ the god when they chose 2 follow
bt the moment a follower didnt want 2 fite anymore
he was forced 2 keep fiting

Experience tells me this should work. 'Should', but not guaranteed, which is why I am bothering to mention it at all, and want others keeping an eye out for unusual behavior (as you yourself seem to be experiencing as of late!).

Using the idea that such power corrupts and a worst scenario, it isn't unreasonable to think he wants her dead, and vice versa. By destroying their rival, they could become twice as powerful. And so far only one of the two has been ruining our lives, so I'm not very inclined to offer aid to the one who's been doing that.

There have been others who have walked away from these 'gods'. So far, no consequences and no sign of that changing. It could be that they're so desperate for recruits that punishing people who leave would be vastly negative for them as it would incline others to NOT join. A cult can only punish people who leave when their numbers are great enough to absorb the loss and the loss of incoming victims who find out about the punished one.

The rules I make will be the ones I expect him to hold to. In order to gain my service I expect payment, and I expect protection for myself and my friends. He should well understand a business model. It is more secure than a worship model after all. If compliance is not given, I go elsewhere. Nothing prevents me from doing so, certainly not their will or I would already be kissing Fog God ass.

If these 'gods' could simply force us, they would not be coercing so much. Right now we would be actively and happily waging their wars for them.

We are not. They however are still attempting to beg, cajole and bribe us into service. They are not as strong as they wish us to think they are. They are not gods, they are simply very powerful beings. True Gods can't be thwarted by the whims of mere mortals, yet these are vexed constantly by us and the environment! They are powerful, and must be treated carefully because of this, but I think it can be managed safely with enough planning. I've been planning since winter, and think I have a workable method.

At least in regards to Liewen, who was once human. I apologize for the wall of text, but it's probably better to explain too much than too little in this case.

[Yukio teaches how to deal with and murder this sort of being, albeit in reduced strength. It's par the course for him.]

should understand a business model
should being the keyword here
the 4th gods a kid
dr liewens son
elias liewen
he used 2 power the network we r using now
now its his dad
maybe
idk if he ll b as logical as u think he is

i still dont like this bt
ur my friend
and
tryin 2 get home on my own or with others usin our own power
no gods backing us
well
a bunch of them r gone now

ill watch ur back
i dont like the idea of
mayb having 2 fite u
if things go bad
ive had enuf of havin 2 fite my friends

We are all someone's kid. Being called a kid doesn't make one a child. I don't think we are dealing with a child at all. If we were, I imagine our situation would be much, much worse.

In order to return home and return to not being cannibalistic monsters, I think we're going to have to capture and possibly break the Fog God. Doing so on our own may be impossible, especially since our own power is ordinary human.. our powers as monsters aren't our own.

I want to go home too, Crow. I really do.

If you have to fight me, use silver. Holy water does nothing. And if I'm under the influence at the time, don't feel bad about it. Sometimes the only thing you can do for someone who's possessed is put them out of their misery even if they seem to be happy about it. I trust your judgment in that.

Well usually. I do think that one of these gods may be directly messing with you right now, but aside from that, if you can't trust the police, who can you trust?

It's not ideal. But I do think it's the only way any of us will ever be human again, since Day and Night don't seem to want to get involved.

[There's a long pause before Crow's response comes back.]

no
no u dont
dont tell me how 2 feel if i hav 2 kill u
dont tell me that
dont
i already kno wat its like fighting against some1 possessed
that doesnt make it better
it doesnt
it rly doesnt
and if i kill u and u come back
still possessed??
will i hav 2 kill u over and over again
until u dont remember who u r
wat bout ur brother huh
wat does he think of this

[Though it's kind of hard to ask him when the guy's been sleeping like a cat in a box.]

I also know what it's like. I made a living out of it. That's how I know that it's better to shoot them than let them stay that way.

Rin trusts me.

[Face in hands.]

were they ur friends

[Deep breath.]

y would

[Yeah nope.]

wat kind of teacher r u???

Sometimes. Sometimes they were instructors, sometimes they were strangers. One such possessed was my father. I was not there when he died, by the time we arrived it was too late.

I taught anti-demon pharmacology. I was an exorcist, I taught other exorcists; my specializations as an exorcist were in ranged weaponry and healing the damage demons do to humans. These specializations are called 'Doctor' and 'Dragoon'.

[His username is super, super uncreative.]

xdrxdrxdr.

[That's what slamming your hands on a keyboard looks like apparently.]

thats messed up
sorry bout ur dad
i dont know what most of wat u do means bt
just
that stuff happens often??

[Yukio still hadn't forgiven Rin exactly for what happened, even though he knew his brother wasn't precisely at fault. Their adopted father had set them both on a path.

Though the response is fairly quick, Yukio's mood's gone from determined to pensive. Things had been easier, when Shiro was alive. Better.]

It's alright. I like to think he's in Heaven now, watching over us and yelling angrily about it all..

It only seems like it happens often because we have to get involved. Like how first responders see accidents all the time but an average person only sees them very rarely.

Honestly it never gets easier to deal with. But if we don't, who would?

On the dubious bright side, it means I'm used to dealing with the sort of potential bullshit I'll have to contend with, with these so-called "Gods". Where I'm from they'd only rate as high level demons, and that I've handled before.

[With help and the backup of the True Cross Academy, but here.. here he had to do it himself. Nobody else should have to take the risk.]

ha
ha ha ha
only a high lvl demon huh
ur rly
ur rly something

[He's never felt so out of his depth before.]

im just an ordinary guy u kno
that sorta stuff
weaponry? shooting ppl?
ive nvr handled a gun in my life
kulens pop guns dont count
its not like that back home

Edited 2016-06-20 15:43 (UTC)

[wat.]

You were a cop, weren't you? What did you use to enforce the law, nice words and good cheer?

i was highway patrol
traffic
and we dont point guns at ppl 2 enforce the law!!
duels is the usual way
just like everything else

You shouldn't have to for normal people, but not everyone obeys the law!

Duels? Do you use swords or something? That seems worse than guns, more personal risk!

no
not like that
duel as in play duel monsters
a card game
even gods and time travelers played by the games rules
it mite sound strange
bt its better than solving things w/ violence

[What the hell. Card games? Yukio stares disbelievingly at his laptop for a solid ten minutes before he can bring himself to type again.]

You're kidding.

im not kiddin
its just how things r done bck home
if someones doing something wrong
u duel
win or lose
ppl respect the outcome
other than in special circumstances
ppl dont get hurt
n even then
as a duelist
u can still fight back with ur cards
w/o doing violence back

I don't know anyone over the age of 12 that would ever consider such a thing in Japan, and as far as I know those things are very, very popular, along with monster-catching games.

How the heck did your country ever get that sort of thing to actually work?

in my japan every1 is into the cards
from kids 2 old farts
idk the history of it
or how it became our way of life
its been that way long b4 i was born
bt it helps that theres a lot of tech 2 support the game
nothing cooler than watching monsters duke it out
i can show u sum time

a lot of tech develoepd 4 the game also supports our city 2
the same tech makes limitless clean energy
tech like our motorbikes tap in2 that
my bros more in2 this stuff so he could give u details if u rly wanted

[After all, Yusei's dad was the one who really developed a lot of this stuff.]

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