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[beyourarmy]

Glad I was spared this weekend. Would've just made things more complicated.

Anyone got any ideas how the hell that works? Is it really just random, the people that end up cursed?

And...how much about the deities do you guys know? Violent tendencies?

[Filtered to Karl; Hackable to stalkers;]

The cupcakes were cool, but we need to have a talk. Meet me at Xanadu within the next hour.

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[beyourarmy]

Why...? [Just a for a second, he's sick to his stomach, one hand covering Setsuna's own arm. He might not have lived through it himself, but the part of him that's Alexiel remembers being sliced up for her brother.] Why would he do something like that? How do you mean that's why you're here?

Eh? Well. No one ever said I was sane. But I should've known you wouldn't believe me. [Too damaged.] It's okay. You don't have to.

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[worldofourown]

[ His tone is chilly. ]

He was in love with Saya. He cut my arm off to free her. So she could stab me and kill me with her blood. Not that I wasn't already dying.

[ But Saya was supposed to die with him. ]

Instead of being granted an Eternal Rest, I arrived here.

...You needn't worry. I won't. [ He's a creature meant for destruction. Not caring. ]

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[Well, damn. No matter what, he always ends up feeling sorry for Karl. All of his usual energy seems drained. His wings stay folded back and Setsuna finally sits down at the gazebo.]

That sucks.

I'm sorry, Karl. I meant it before, when I said I'd kill you myself if I could. But it just won't work.

[Heavy sigh.] If you don't believe me, [he tilts his head in Karl's direction] why do you talk to me all the time?

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[worldofourown]

More's the pity.

[ The unfairness of being here - alive yet not - still grates on him at times. ]

Why? [ A shrug. ] I suppose I'm used to keeping company with those I don't trust. Those who don't trust me.

[ It's like being back with the family. ]

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[beyourarmy]

But you have Diva and the babies now, right? Isn't that something? Don't you want to stay with them?

...you don't have to talk to me, though. There's plenty of people here that could give you the same thing, right?

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[worldofourown]

They could be taken away at any time. Any good moments I have with them are temporary. Most things in this place are.

...But you already know too much. [ Slyly. ] That makes things simpler.

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[beyourarmy]

That's why you gotta make the most of it. I'm sure you are, though.

.... [Confused look.] What do I possibly know that everyone else doesn't? They all saw you on Sunday.

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[worldofourown]

Of course I am.

[ He's made living in the present a fine art. ]

I meant about my history. I've never been one to hide my nature.

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[beyourarmy]

What do you mean, though? About your history?

Why would you tell me so much if you distrust so easily?

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[worldofourown]

Certain details about family issues. And Saya.

...Not half as much as you've told me~

[ Hee~ ]

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[beyourarmy]

Look...I can't accept the fact you don't give a damn about me, so I don't know why it's so hard for you to accept the fact I care. [Still not THAT easily derailed. Not completely.]

But, that aside, you need to leave the kids and unwilling people alone, Karl. Especially 'cause you don't want people turning on you in a mob and locking you up, right? [Doesn't want him locked up, either, dammit.]

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[worldofourown]

Believe what you like.

[ He's not about to be forthcoming. ]

If the City forms a mob to come after me, rest assured they'll turn to other supernatural beings next. Humans are petty-minded and afraid, as always.

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[beyourarmy]

[Blink, blink! This sounds a little bit like the conversation he had with Kira, now.] Wait...you make it sound like I'm wrong, or something? What am I wrong about?

Yeah, I know. But if you provoke them, what do you think is gonna happen? [He can't say it, but dammit, he is NOT going to let them happen. Not to Karl.] Is it that hard to just stick to willing people?

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[worldofourown]

[ Sigh. ]

Let it go, Setsuna.

...Willing ones are dull. I'm a Chiropteran. Not a housepet.

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[beyourarmy]

No.

I get that, but I don't want you to end up locked up again! And I don't want to see innocent people get hurt, either! I can't stand by and allow that, and I hate being at odds with everyone I care about all the damn time.

On top of that, I know some of those people! They're my friends.

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[worldofourown]

Well then.

Even from a madman's perspective, there's only one easy solution. Stop being friends with me. Or else remain at a moral crossroad. Because I can only be what I am.

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[beyourarmy]

But it doesn't work like that.

I can't just stop being friends with you.

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[Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Back up.]

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We're friends?

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[worldofourown]

[ Really, Setsuna? Really? Of all the things he said, that is what you focused on. ]

Would you prefer friendly nemeses?

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[beyourarmy]

[Yes, because if he really cares about Karl, then that includes accepting the fact he's a predator, whether he likes it or not.]

No. I prefer what you said, if you really meant it and you're not fucking with me.

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[worldofourown]

You're too trusting for your own good.

[ That's all he has to say on the subject. ]

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[beyourarmy]

Oh....

[Looks a little confused. Does that mean he was fucking with him? Figures.]

It doesn't matter. That doesn't change how I feel. Besides, if something happened to you, who look after Diva and the babies?

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[worldofourown]

[ He doesn't even stop to consider it. ]

I'd try my best not to jeopardize the safety of Diva or her children. But if anything does happen to me, she can watch herself. She is a Queen.

[ And far stronger than Karl. ]

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[beyourarmy]

But I don't want anything to happen to you. Not like this.

If anything did, though, I'd help her. I'd look out for them.