Initiative.

[trustmods]

The Conductor - Solf J Kimblee - is dead. You've won. You have three new keys, a philosopher's stone, and twenty-three mysterious potions at your disposal. You've had enough of people leading you around, haven't you? So now it's your turn to take initiative. What will you do now?

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[clearasmud]

...Oh yes, that's right. [ and why the hell did you leave the coolest part out of that story. ] Well, I meant the times I personally watched you die, so...

[ she's still not wrong! and that's the important thing here, clearly.

as for the other thing... she mimics the action, fingers quickly resting on her own... keepsake.

she's just smirking even harder now, though. ]

I'm not silly - why do you think I asked? [ she did kind of put two and two together! ] Besides, I stand by everything I've said. Scars don't mar an appearance.

[decrees]

[Well technically with Aurora, that's four, isn't it?

dear god he really needs to stop dying]

No, of course not, but if I have a third one on my lip I'm going to be furious.

[clearasmud]

[ ...SHIT, YOU'RE RIGHT, goddamn logan, stay alive a bit would you ]

...Well, that's unfortunate. [ SORRY... ] What's so bad about three, though? It's... tidy, at least?

[decrees]

[#YOU ONLY LIVE ONE TO FIVE TIMES???]

It probably looks ridiculous. It looked ridiculous with two. At least with one it looked halfway intimidating.

[no it didn't and you complained about it nonstop for years, logan]

[clearasmud]

[ ...........................

NOPE, SHE'S BREAKING DOWN INTO GIGGLES. ]

You're ridiculous.

[ SERIOUSLY. ]

Hug?

[ with all the children just going for it, she may as well give him fair warning for a change of pace ]

[decrees]

[HMPH]

Very well, then. I suppose I won't escape without one.

[That's teasing though and he just sort of... waits for Youko to initiate it. Because Logan is bad at this.]

[clearasmud]

I'd be an embarrassment to myself if you did!

[ Youko's weird-ass standards remain intact, I'm sure we're all very relieved. She takes several moments to do nothing but compose herself, she's still got that laughter in her system - but once that's settled, she goes for it.

She's silent at first, but then: ]

...It's amazing, isn't it? All those weeks of pain and suffering - and then suddenly, all at once, things...

[ ...thinged. thinged and happened. ]

[decrees]

I suppose it's still sinking in. I don't feel any different.

[But then again he's died way too many times so maybe he's just used to it.]

[clearasmud]

It's not... really about feeling different. [ ... ] Is it? Because I don't. [ is this some human thing again ] Maybe later, but...

I don't know. It's more... we went through so much, for so long! And salvation took less than a day.

...Well, maybe that's how it's supposed to be. If suffering and salvation are each other's opposites, then... why shouldn't they be opposite? Right?

[ Someone's feeling thoughtful, apparently.

...Not terribly interested in being clear, but thoughtful? Yes. ]

[decrees]

...I don't want to think about it too much. For now, I'm just pleased that a good portion of this is over.

[There's still the problem of getting home, but for now... for now this is fine.]

[clearasmud]

Mm...

[ ..........................except now he's said it, so fuck not thinking about it! ]

...How did torture figure into everything, though? And- why was I gone for three days? And is that god coming after us, now?

[ She's not naturally a worrier, but... ]

I hope we can piece the remaining parts together properly when we go through all his things.

...Later, of course.

[ She's not that bad. ]

[decrees]

I don't know the answers to any of those. I'm not sure what we'll find in the rest of this building, but I suppose we'll get at least some of those questions answered.

[But yeah, he's not moving right now.]

[clearasmud]

I know.

[ She thinks you're swell, not omniscient. ]

It'd just... be very fitting if that god were to swoop in and kill us all just when we think we've gotten a break, you know?

[ ...But despite that cheery comment, she's not moving either. So it can't be that much of a concern for her. ]

[decrees]

[...He understands why that's a concern, but at this point he's just so done with everything this world has decided to be that he doesn't even care. That's probably not the response he should be having, uh.]

Well, if that happens then there's really nothing we can do anyway. I see no reason to be worried about it for the moment.

[WELL THAT'S A FIRST]

1/2

[clearasmud]

[ ...IT CERTAINLY IS.

Sort of. Peering up at him... ]

You've changed...

2/2

[clearasmud]

[ And then Youko breaks into a warm grin. ]

If you like it, then I do too!

[ Since it's Logan's opinion that matters the most about Logan, in the end. ]