[closed] little baby me tryna play with my dollies

[nitropowered]

Who: Sandalphon, Vincent, Katsuki, Asuka
When: throughout the event
Where: The Family House
What: Catch-all for family nonsense! Feel free to use if you live in the house.
Warnings: TBA in subject lines



[OOC: Starters in comments!]

Comments

[prevail]

Lucifer was the one with superior knowledge in that area.

[ He presided over evolution and assisted in making others of their kind. He'd made Sandalphon on his own. Sandalphon, on the other hand, didn't have any of that on his primarch resume. ]

I assume it's to do with being composed of energy.

[redheadcarrier]

I'm gonna pretend that made any kind of sense and just say yeah, sure.

[ This is way over her head. Even with her smarts. ]

It's... something you can do. Fine. I'm not gonna question it.

[prevail]

Perhaps for the best. It's an unremarkable reality of my world.

[ As a result, he's ill-equipped to explain it properly to someone whose home must be wildly different. ]

I'd ask what those creatures you contend with are made of, but I know it's an unpleasant subject. [ He idly waves a hand, dismissing his own suggestion. ] I can assume they're different.

[redheadcarrier]

...I honestly don't know. Some of them were... flesh and blood, I guess. Others were different.

[ They all died, though. ]

Doesn't matter now, anyway.

[prevail]

I see. They remind me more of the Otherworldly beings my world has to fend off... Though they aren't so much large as numerous and calculated.

[ Since she answered, he may as well get himself a clearer image of her world when it's not being invaded... ]

Your world's population is human, right?

[redheadcarrier]

...well, yeah. Entirely human. Nothing like... I dunno... goblins or something.

[prevail]

But you have heard of goblins...

[ How very interesting.

He refreshes her cup when it gets low, mulling that over. ]

It's strange to think our worlds are so different, yet many of us have similar appearances.

[redheadcarrier]

Well, I've heard of them... but they're just stories!

[ Weird how that works. ]

I don't know. The universe is a weird place, apparently. And likes to make us feel bad.

[prevail]

I think...

[ He trails off, frowning deeply at the bitter taste of the notion. The impression has been with him for some time, now. ]

Our "hosts" must find it gratifying in some way. Some of these tests speak nothing of our realms or their worthiness, only imposing hardship on us.

[redheadcarrier]

I think they've stuck us in a jar like a pair of bugs and they're having fun shaking us around. That's what I think.

[prevail]

I'd have to agree. Especially after that "plushie" business. Whatever those cursed things truly were, they were designed to torment.

[ And how was wounding people with their own feelings proof of their worlds' right to exist? ]

Moreover, have we seen evidence that our realms are imperiled, and that their only salvation is playing along with this farce?

[redheadcarrier]

I haven't seen anything. Not really. Just... they say it and...

[ She shrugs. ]

What else are we going to do?

[prevail]

True enough. We have nothing to go on, save instinct.

[ And while that can carry one far, it isn't proof. ]

But I think it would be worthwhile to investigate, following this mission. As best we can, that is.

[redheadcarrier]

Yeah? what are you gonna do? Knock on doors?

[ She doesn't dislike the idea. She's just skeptical. ]

[prevail]

What would that accomplish?

[ Genuine question from the odd bird. ]

We know someone has already communicated with another city, but asking too many questions of them could be dangerous. The one we've been brought to keeps being built upon, so there may be something to find there.

[ It's difficult, when they have so little to begin with. ]

[redheadcarrier]

...it was sarcasm.

[ She rolls her eyes and then puts her hcin in her hands. ]

Why dangerous? You think they'd just get annoyed? Or consider us a real threat?

[prevail]

[ Sarcasm. He nods to himself, making a mental note of it. ]

In my experience, disobedience is seldom met with kindness.

[ Seldom, because Lucifer had shown him mercy, though he hadn't recognized it. Often, others had been suppressed or destroyed by the Astrals. ]

They seem to have something to hide, after all.

[redheadcarrier]

They're only talking about destroying universes, I can't imagine what they'd want to hide.

[ Asuka drawls. ]

It's gotta be something.

[prevail]

It would take an incredible amount of power, which leaves me wondering how it's possible to begin with.

[ He puffs out a tense breath. ]

To threaten one world requires power comparable to a god, so all this...

[ The first part is simple fact. He should know, after what Lucilius tried. ]

[redheadcarrier]

Well... maybe they're more powerful than that. They gotta be if they're actually "pruning" stuff, right?

[ She sniffs. ]

Might as well believe that if we're gonna believe everything else.

[prevail]

Assuming we do believe everything else.

[ Now that he's gone down the critical-thinking rabbit hole, he's not so sure. ]

Nothing to be done for it here, however.

[redheadcarrier]

...at least we've got tea.

[prevail]

[ He huffs out an amused breath. ]

That's true. Could be worse.

[redheadcarrier]

...it could always be worse.

[ She's not quite sure she believes that, but still... ]

[prevail]

It could. Their methods could be more overt, if they chose.

[ He knows this all too well. ]