week 7 | tuesday

[concasse]

[Hey Belph buddy how are ya, Sanji's already seen you once but he is going to again drag you off without a word, into whatever private corner he can.]

What do you know about Tiger-sama and Dragon-sama's pasts?

[Please say "everything" so Sanji can calm the fuck down.]

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[axilium]

[this is getting increasingly worrying.]

Tiger's been playing this role since the start, but there've been previous Dragons, including the current one's father. Something about how everyone they've loved is long dead, and Dragon doesn't want to use the ink to bring them back since it's not what they would've wanted.

And then what each of them'll do regarding the other if they win this war, I guess. I'll admit I never really got around to asking much about their origins.

[concasse]

[If it helps, Sanji does seem to relax. Slightly. Though there is still agitation in his body language. He seems to mull over Belph's answer before speaking]

And what did they tell you they'd do if they win? [...] I wanna hear how it was explained to you.

[axilium]

Well, keeping in mind that I've heard all this mostly through other sources...

If Dragon wins, she'll kill Tiger and herself. To maintain balance, since Dragon can't exist without Tiger, and because she feels their stories should come to an end. There's no one left from their origin, so while there could be another Tiger and Dragon elsewhere, no one'll inherit their war, at least.

... Though this means that if Dragon wins, we should be prepared for Tiger to try and kill her.

[because tiger is a sore loser, apparently.]

Anyway, that's why, supposedly, she's willing to give us all the ink.

Tiger, on the other hand, wants to use some of the ink to rewrite her story and become free—to make it so that the Tiger and the Dragon aren't dependent on each other. Oh, and kill Dragon.

Even though Tiger has nothing left, she'd rather live alone than die.

[concasse]

[Now fully relaxing]

Oh good, you know what I do then.

[SEE AKECHI THIS IS HOW YOU GRACEFULLY CONCEDE SOMEONE HAD INFO BEFORE YO-- I mean.]

... Tiger-sama's side is a bit more complicated than that, but that is the gist of it.

[Folding his arms]

... I wish I'd known that one ending has more of a guaranteed chance of ending all wars permanently, though. Still, when comparing the two, Dragon-sama's side still benefits everyone more, it feels.

[axilium]

[AKECHI SHOULD TAKE A PAGE OUT OF SANJI'S BOOK, SMH.]

Your secrecy was starting to scare me.

[...]

Well, there's still some debate as to which side to choose. Souji's got something in mind—he'll be talking about it on Thursday, I think.

What else is there to Tiger's?

[concasse]

Is that right?

Good, since that's what I had originally wanted to ask we do. Before we make any final decisions, I wanna make sure everyone's on the same, shitty page.

[... mrrr. Looking away briefly, but he's not going to hide anything, either]

Tiger-sama had a kid -- a son. I didn't dig all that much but I suspect she started the war because she wanted herself, her son, and her descendants to be free of their role as the Tiger.

-- Doesn't change she started this shit, but her intentions weren't... evil. And then she found she was locked in the conflict, while her son either passed on or was killed.

[...]

It's why Hiro managed to kill her. He reminded Tiger-sama of her own.

[Drama for days, Belph]

Whatever decision we come to, I'd prefer we not treat her too harshly. She's lost just as much as we have.

[axilium]

[this sure is a lot of drama.]

... Well, isn't this awful all around.

[concasse]

Shit, right?

I'm so tired.

[LET HIM NAP.

LET THEM ALL NAP]

... I'm still gonna talk to Dragon-sama about this, though. At this point I don't think she's got a lot to hide.

If there's a question you want me to ask, lemme know. That way we can save the one from the Viziers.

[axilium]

Mm... I guess just try to get more clarification about their origins and the purpose of this whole war? Maybe stuff about the past game too and why the Historians exist at all this time around, but that one might still be considered outside of our jurisdiction.

[concasse]

I'll see what I can do.

[...]

Do you know if any of the people on the Other Side know this shit? I was gonna write Zelos to tell him what I knew.

[axilium]

I'm not sure. A lot of my info's pretty recent, so I don't think they would've heard while alive, but I don't know if they learn anything over there.

[concasse]

Alright. I wanna mention this shit to them anyway. Just because they're not here doesn't mean they won't have opinions on how the hell we should proceed.

[axilium]

Yeah... though will Zelos share?

[concasse]

Of course, if I tell him to.

[Zelos is whipped, man.]

[axilium]

The two of you really do have a good relationship.

[concasse]

[... His ears turn a little red.

Hm]

Tch. Don't confuse it, we're just good at keeping each other in check.

[axilium]

[things sanji will never know: that one vizier meeting partially spent on teasing his relationship with zelos.]

You're actually not helping your case any.

[concasse]

[WOW I can't wait for this to be unlocked.

Also Sanji just... pouts]

I'm telling the truth! I can't stand that bastard...

[WHAT A FUCKIN LIE. Sanji doesn't even seem that committed to it, either, and actually gives up after a sigh.]

Listen, I don't need him to get a big head over it.