[Not that Marco goes to the Arcade anywhere near as much as he used to, anyway. There was a time when he would go there and close himself in his room just to feel safe; now, most of his visits are for the purpose of seeing Elias "in person".]
You know, There used to be more of us
But, well, that doesn't matter. Numbers aren't that important in the grand scheme of things, and even if they were you couldn't just go around forcing people to join us.
Seems like there're a lot of people who went missing. Guess I just wanted to say, if ya need help with anythin' or...
No, I guess I wanted to ask about Elias. Reira seems to think of him as a friend, but not the same way you do. At first I figured he just wanted what just about everyone in power wants -- more of it.
It's... A little complicated. Elias considers all of his allies friends. And Well, if Reira and I view our interactions with him differently, it's probably because of the age difference. I'm not sure if I already told you, but Elias is a child. He has been stuck as a child ever since he became what he is now.
It was kind of one thing to try and make your kid divine to take down a power-mad god. It was kind of another to use him as a battery for the internet? ]
Uh, well I don't know the details, to be honest. That happened before I arrived, too. But from what I know, there were monsters who rescued Elias and left his father in his place.
The ones who rescued Elias, you mean? As far as I'm aware, most of them have been gone for some time, yes. One of them was still with us at the Arcade... But I haven't seen him in a while.
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Wait, so you've already joined up? I can take you to the Arcade if you haven't been there yet.
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It's kinda like hangin' out in a lobby.
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[Not that Marco goes to the Arcade anywhere near as much as he used to, anyway. There was a time when he would go there and close himself in his room just to feel safe; now, most of his visits are for the purpose of seeing Elias "in person".]
You know,
There used to be more of us
But, well, that doesn't matter.
Numbers aren't that important in the grand scheme of things, and even if they were you couldn't just go around forcing people to join us.
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Seems like there're a lot of people who went missing. Guess I just wanted to say, if ya need help with anythin' or...
No, I guess I wanted to ask about Elias. Reira seems to think of him as a friend, but not the same way you do. At first I figured he just wanted what just about everyone in power wants -- more of it.
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It's...
A little complicated. Elias considers all of his allies friends. And
Well, if Reira and I view our interactions with him differently, it's probably because of the age difference.
I'm not sure if I already told you, but Elias is a child.
He has been stuck as a child ever since he became what he is now.
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I know it happened before any of us were here.
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Not really a fate I'd wish on anyone.
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And what's worse, his father did it to him.
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But what happened to the guy? He invented the network, right?
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What I'm trying to say
is that Elias probably didn't get much love from his father.
So these days, I try to be gentle with him. Gentle but firm.
[Kind of stopping just short of admitting "I want to adopt him" here.]
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[ no seriously though? why?
It was kind of one thing to try and make your kid divine to take down a power-mad god. It was kind of another to use him as a battery for the internet? ]
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I can't imagine what goes through the mind of a father who does something like that, and I don't think I want to.
Dr. Liewen
He's gone now.
[He hesitates... but he ought to be honest, right?]
He's the one powering the network in his son's place.
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Run that by me again?
[ How could someone be gone and also powering the network, how could a person even power a network ]
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I don't know the details, to be honest. That happened before I arrived, too.
But from what I know, there were monsters who rescued Elias and left his father in his place.
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Am I sucking out some old man's soul every time I type somethin' on this thing?
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[HE DOESN'T... KNOW HOW IT WORKS AT ALL...]
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not reassurin'. But he's lasted this long, so it probably doesn't work that way, right? I don't get this place at all.
[ It was A LITTLE WORRYING SOMETIMES, TBQH ]
What happened to the others, though? They just... kinda disappear?
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As far as I'm aware, most of them have been gone for some time, yes.
One of them was still with us at the Arcade...
But I haven't seen him in a while.
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Monsters do seem to disappear, though, don't they? Seen a couple of announcements on the network myself.
That Rin guy, for instance. And Kaito, though I guess he came back.
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[... Ah. And by now, he knows that doesn't even mean he gets to go home...]
Oh, Kaito IS one of us.
Actually, we first got here around the same time.
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...yeah. Haven't seen him around for a while, and no one else seems to know where he went.
[ Not sure how to feel about that one, honestly... ]
Although now that I'm thinking back, I wonder if he wasn't part of that Freedom Fellowship. Didn't even know it existed till recently.
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He was
He was pretty vocal about his thoughts on the gods.
Good kid.
He wanted to be a professional swimmer, I think.
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He talked about goin' to the Olympics. And his family.
Can't imagine what that's like.
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Ah, well, you know me.
Always something on my mind.
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