IC Contact; Empatheias [CLOSED]

[bondsofsuffering]

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[bondsofsuffering]

[And then Akira got punched in the face with jealousy.

There's a brief flicker of a person accompanying those heavy, negative emotions, but to Hizumi's credit he tamps them down quickly.]

Not a good time.

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[holy shit]

[IMMEDIATELY DROPS THE CONNECTION. . . on accident, but you know]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . but he calls back like, thirty seconds later, this time at least prepared for that sudden rush of foreign emotion]

-- what's going on? Are you okay?

[bondsofsuffering]

[Akira why are you calling him now of all times, geeze! He accepts the connection again, doing slightly better at holding back the envy, but it's still very much present, boiling in the back.]

Aiada's off balance 'cause she got too much appreciation. This place is draggin' all the envy it can outta us to try to restore that balance.

[Shockingly, he doesn't sound all too pleased.]

[purrtagonist]

[HE HAS HORRIBLE TIMING]

[he can still feel echoes of that envy, but he pushes back against it with some apathy so he doesn't find himself overwhelmed]

Just like Elios before, huh. . . [aha] Where are you right now?

[bondsofsuffering]

Remember those beams of light that stopped Aiada from flyin' around in a frenzy? We went to the source to see if we can't fix it. We're in her lands, down on the surface.

The stuff that's growin' down here is a real pain...

[purrtagonist]

Yeah. I can't imagine anything growing down there not being a pain.

What is it?

[bondsofsuffering]

Lots of fungi with spores'n that kind of stuff, mostly. But right now, we've gotta find some keys to open up the temple own here.

Problem is, gettin' close to them brings out your most jealous, envious memories and compels you to share 'em.

[It sucks.]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . SOUNDS LIKE IT]

Kind of like when we had to fight Elios's creations with hatred and anger.

[that was Not a Fun Time]

Be careful.

[bondsofsuffering]

Tryin' to be. If we fail, well...

Who knows? Maybe the island'll just crash and you'll find out that way.

[purrtagonist]

[oh god]

That'd suck.

[that's. a huge understatement]

[bondsofsuffering]

All those years for nothin'...

[There's another swell of both resentment and... want?]

Anyway, I better get back to makin' sure that doesn't happen.

[purrtagonist]

[all those years for nothing. . .]

[he wants to ask. he wants to take this moment to pry again, like he's tried so many times in the past. but Hizumi does seem to be in the middle of something important. he probably shouldn't keep him]

All right. Be careful out there, okay?

[bondsofsuffering]

Right, right! I'll keep an eye on Ayumu so he doesn't get kidnapped again, either.

[Wait, what?]

Later.

[And the connection ends.]

[purrtagonist]

[wait, what??]

Again????

[HE ISN'T SURE HIZUMI WILL REPLY SINCE HE JUST. ENDED THE CONNECTION, B U T]

[that was definitely a highly concerned "again"]