002. [video]

[rodeforthefall]

[The video feed flickers on. Ikutsuki's sitting at what appears to be his kitchen table, left sleeve of his turtleneck rolled up to display some mild scrapes; it looks as though somebody's had a bit of a tumble!]

It's still absolute chaos out there, even during the daytime. [He shakes his head.] Why, just coming home from work ... well, it wasn't

Comments

voice;

[fireintwilight]

Collectively, I'd say the "newcomers" have enough power to take it for ourselves, if we wanted to. Maybe that's why they're so afraid of us.

voice;

[rodeforthefall]

I can't say I have much faith in the newcomers' collective ability to unite for a common goal -- even if we were able to retrieve it by force, I doubt we would be able to come to an agreement on what to do with it.

voice;

[fireintwilight]

At least it would be ours. Besides, you don't think most of us would want to use it to go home? [Wherever home happens to be--he doesn't even have one.]

voice;

[rodeforthefall]

If there's a home to return to. Even so, if even only a handful dissent, if powerful enough, they could cause enough problems for everyone else.

voice;

[fireintwilight]

Maybe, but it'd still be us newcomers in control of our own fates. I like that idea better than any other.

voice;

[rodeforthefall]

Indeed. Yet, violence truly is unnecessary in this situation.

voice;

[fireintwilight]

Against some locals who hate us enough to want to do violence to us? Are you sure about that?

voice;

[rodeforthefall]

Not as a first option, then.