( video, un: koriel - slightly forward-dated )

[passio]

[ on the morning of the 14th, everyone’s feeds get to enjoy what appears to be a somber-looking video of a somber-looking man. his shoulders are hunched, his eyes downcast, and one might wonder why he’s making a video if he’s going to look this sad while doing it. don’t worry about it. ]

It’s…

[ he falters. he should have planned this out a little better. ]

I’m sorry to bring them up again, but what was said about the Oracles of the Sinless has been weighing on my mind. One of those members mentioned wanting to “reset” the world…

[ a new game+, as tarn put it. ]

My world is… I… [ although he can't finish his thoughts, it doesn't sound like he's getting emotional. his voice is quiet, but even-toned. ] It’s been destroyed. Most people are dead, and those that aren’t are… unwell. And when I think about that, the idea of resetting the world doesn’t seem wrong.

[ he seems to realize that he’s dangerously close to spreading cult propaganda, and he looks up at the camera with the first fluctuation of emotion—from a kind of downtrodden pensiveness to concern. ]

But I don’t think it seems right, either. I don’t know. [ he glances away from the camera once again. ] The Sinless must be scared. They don’t want the world to get worse. Our arrival here… it makes beautiful things, but maybe…

…um. I wanted to know what everyone else thinks.

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[passio]

[ maybe that’s dextera’s problem. he just doesn’t know how to judge for himself what the right thing is. ]

So you’ll keep moonlacing, too? I think that’s good. I think it’s better than not doing anything.

[terribletwos]

i have to. if i don't, i won't be able to protect my friends when things go wrong here.

[passio]

[ it’s noble. dextera can’t help but wonder, though… no. even the hypothetical is quite cruel. ]

Having someone to protect is a way of keeping ourselves sane. I think.

[ he goes for this instead—an offering of understanding. ]

[terribletwos]

i think it helps you understand more about yourself too. the kind of person you are.

[ It sure helped Roxas figure out some things when he had few answers. ]

[passio]

[ what is the kind of person that dextera is, he wonders? there are people he wants to protect, but whether or not he can is a different matter. ]

Or at least the type of person you want to be.

[terribletwos]

i guess that too. yeah.

[ Roxas had never really thought about the person he wanted to be until he had been allowed to pretend that was even a choice. Though back then, it had just been an illusion of free will.

Here, it could be different. ]