More oily tears

[mecha_eihwaz]

[After returning from Shotaro's rescue operation, Lily is more than a bit disheveled. She's covered in soot and dirt and there are several dents and burns in her armor. As for her mood... She's been crying ever since the group went back to White Chalice. She's not doing this at this moment, but her words still sound sad and bitter

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[moonpiercedrill]

Hey.

[Oh, look, it's Gen. He walks over, laying a hand on your shoulder. He's not going to worry too much about his own state at the moment.]

Don't worry, things'll be alright.

[mecha_eihwaz]

Alright...? My friends have died and a very powerful and ruthless Chaos robot is out there, and we don't know how are we supposed to stop her...

[moonpiercedrill]

Hey, I know that... believe me, I know... And Kengo's going to kill me next time he sees me.

But, we can't give up! Not now! We just have to get stronger...!

[mecha_eihwaz]

I just hope that it will work... And that while we're getting stronger, Kissril won't attack more cities. And Weather too...

[emorangerpink]

Lily...

[What can Laura say? She just takes Lily in her arms, letting her cry, or not, as she needs.]

[mecha_eihwaz]

Oh, Laura...

[Hug. Cry.]

What am I supposed to do...?

[emorangerpink]

...

I don't know. I'm sorry. Stop her, somehow. For the Pepens, and the people we couldn't save.

["We"? But while Laura wasn't there, she doesn't want to put this all on Lily.]

I don't know how. We'll have to figure that out. But... they sacrificed themselves trusting you could.

And I think they were right.

[When Lily looks up... there are tears streaming silently down Laura's cheeks, too.]

[mecha_eihwaz]

*sniff*

...Yes. We'll find a way. I don't know how yet, but we'll think of something. Their sacrifice won't be for nothing.

[leftjoker]

It might seem impossible right now, but we're still alive. If you don't have the means to hurt Kissril now, then we simply have to acquire the means to stop her later.

Life is 80% determination, so if you throw in the towel now, you won't get to enjoy the 20% bonus you'll get at the end of the road.

[mecha_eihwaz]

But what could we acquire, Mr Shotaro? If nothing that we threw at her worked, what will? And if she teams up with Weather again...

[leftjoker]

Listen. You leave Weather to us Kamen Riders. Besides, Terui seems to have some sort of hang up regarding him, I need to make sure he doesn't get himself killed. I'm not much for robotics myself, so you should probably check in with the mechanics and see if they can't come up with something. So long as we work together, we'll get through this alive.

[mecha_eihwaz]

Maybe you'll be able to find some hints with your detective skills, Mr Shotaro! Anything will do...

[punches_vamps]

Hey, Lily.

You holding up alright?

[mecha_eihwaz]

I'm trying to. But it doesn't work very well...

[punches_vamps]

[Roads takes a seat next to Lily.]

Yeah...But that's alright. These things happen in war, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't feel sad about them.

[mecha_eihwaz]

Why is it that the weapon Jack Barlock found is all-powerful, evil and wants to kill everyone, but the one we got is just a gun that doesn't work? If only it worked...!

[space_mcgyver]

[So that's why these mechano-penguins weren't waddling around anymore...]

If we go back, we can find them and fix them. I think...

[mecha_eihwaz]

I don't think they could've survived that kind of damage, Mr Low... And if Kissril is still there, then returning would be very dangerous...

[space_mcgyver]

We can't be sure unless we try! I'll try to sneak in, it's not that she will stay there all the time.

[mecha_eihwaz]

No, please don't! I don't want their sacrifice to be in vain, I don't want to lose any more friends!