Chapter 15: A sacrifice and a successful negotiation [voice//filtered from Yuca]

[fightingvirtue]

[Ryuubi sounds distant - strange and distant, as though partway gone into the strange half-dream, half-memory state that hounds him sometimes. Not completely, though, he's making sense. He's clearly addressing the city.]There will not be another wave of angels. Yuca Collabel is not making any more of them. Our only worry now is the ones already

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[sauceytomato]

[What the deuce, man. It's reassuring that there won't be any new angels - he's had a couple close calls - but fff. Yeah he's not gonna jump at the chance to look for those notes.]

You intend on taking him on or something?

[fightingvirtue]

[Impossible to please, you and your boyfriend both.]

No, I do not. Even if I did, I don't have a weapon.

[sauceytomato]

[NOT MY BOYFRIEND!]

Then why tell us where he is?

[fightingvirtue]

[HOW'S THE WATER IN THAT RIVER IN EGYPT?]

Because others might want to. Others might not be happy any other way.

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[innerfirewithin]

[Zuko is quiet for a long moment before speaking. He normally doesn't choose his words carefully. This time, in this instance, he does. He shifts the PCD feed to private, just in case. Zuko doesn't like having these conversations aired publicly.]

Diplomacy?

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[fightingvirtue]

[He switches the video on to try and offer a smile. Bit of a sad affair, but trying counts.]

In a sense. Reaching out, anyhow.

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[innerfirewithin]

Hn.

You realize now that the entire network knows where Yuca is, a ton of people are going to be pissed and go after him.

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[fightingvirtue]

I do.

[No more on that matter.]

[audio] Of course not, Ryuubi.

[iceandivory]

...I see.

[audio] YEAH WHEN ARE YOU EVER -_-

[fightingvirtue]

If you have any authority over Captain Kurotsuchi, now might be a good time to put it to use.

[audio] When Sauce doesn't make him get out of bed at 2:30 in the morning. Sometimes.

[iceandivory]

I'll do what I can.

[audio] FFFFFFFFFF

[fightingvirtue]

Thank you.

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[bloodseal_soul]

The notes need to be destroyed, and I'm pretty sure that Winry destroyed whatever equiptment he was using, but I haven't confirmed it myself. Destroying the notes would make it harder for anyone else to duplicate what he did.

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... I don't know why you think he won't make more.

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[fightingvirtue]

Kongming used to say that you must never destroy a weapon, only make sure to put it in the right hands.

[His face hardens then.]

I am not Kongming. Burn them.

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What are you going to do, Alphonse?

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[bloodseal_soul]

[Nod.]

[Private//Unhackable]

... go to him. From there...

[Video//private//unhackable] SO LATE, SORRY X_X

[fightingvirtue]

It's your right. But...

Don't let this turn you into something you are not.

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[golden_hawke]

Be someone else?

-=He looks exhausted.=-

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[fightingvirtue]

[He makes an effort to stir himself at the sight of Hawke, face twisting in concern.]

Never mind that - are you all right? Were you hurt?

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[golden_hawke]

-=A slight bob of his head.=-

I am unhurt. I have been protecting the people in the warehouse that Mustang held.

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[fightingvirtue]

That's a great relief to hear. I wish I had some power, myself...

Please stay safe, Hawke. I will tell you everything when I come back, I promise.