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[afeatherpillow]

Once upon a time, there were two kings who lived in two separate kingdoms and sat upon two separate thrones; one kingdom was in a valley bathed in light and had bountiful harvests and green, green grass for all the livestock to live on, whereas the other was on a mountain bathed in darkness and suffered drought and famine and so forth, and many of

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[technophantom]

A possible moral - sometimes we mistake what is familiar for what is safe?

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[afeatherpillow]

I don't usually go for that moral stuff. I like it when people draw their own conclusions. But a possible moral. Yes.

[He privates, then switches to voice.]

I don't think I've had a chance to thank you.

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[technophantom]

Admittedly, fiction isn't my forte. I don't expect to be correct.

Thank me? [a pause. Gratitude among the people he normally spends time with is rare] Then you accomplished what you set out to?

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[afeatherpillow]

I don't know. I was there, and I didn't end up with any holes in my chest. That's something.

whoops that was meant to be voice as well as private sorry

[technophantom]

...it was what you said it was, earlier.

The right thing. [he thinks Katurian might feel bad about the whole terroristic actions thing :c]

it's cool c:

[afeatherpillow]

I know. I know it was the right thing.

Now we'll need to see if it does any good.

♥!

[technophantom]

What are you hoping for?

[afeatherpillow]

That the program ends. That they give up and turn off the powers of all the people left in MAJESTY. All of their powers.

I'm prepared to keep fighting.

[technophantom]

[a longer hesitation; no personal stake in this, but some interest as an observer] Even if they could accomplish good with those powers?

[afeatherpillow]

Anyone who keeps those powers after knowing where they came from isn't on our side.

[technophantom]

Hm. Perhaps. Knock-Out did seem sincere.

It's the execs I'm interested in. They are the instigators of the conflict; the ones who use and abuse creative minds.

[afeatherpillow]

The people who are pulling the strings, they matter the most, but they're not the only ones that matter. Do you follow? I can't trust the other members of MAJESTY. I'm not going to hurt them, but I can't trust them either.

[technophantom]

My imperative is to crack the command structure from the top; I won't pursue the employees.

...but I won't ask you to trust anyone. I don't, myself.

I haven't asked you what's wrong, because I don't think you trust me, either. Is that correct?

[afeatherpillow]

Am I really so obvious?

[technophantom]

I could be wrong.

I've been told I'm not the best at gauging emotion. But I am a good listener.

[afeatherpillow]

No. No, you're not wrong. I'm doing lousy. [Pause.] But you weren't wrong about the first thing either. Trust.