- 86 [Written / Action]

[fortunefail]

[It's been three weeks now. Three weeks since Mithos died. Yuan should know, he's the one who killed him. Now everything is quiet- too quiet. Revivals don't usually take this long, which means Mithos could very well be hiding out somewhere. Finally, he decides to put this to the test and makes an attempt to contact him.]

[Mithos]

I know you've returned. Have you finally learned your lesson about keeping a low profile, or is that too much to hope for?

[This was an absolute bluff. For all Yuan knows, the Malnosso have decided to keep Mithos for additional experimenting. Still, if that's so, then he won't even see this entry and no harm will be done.]


[Action]

[Shortly after this, from early in the afternoon on, Yuan can be found sitting on the roof of house #8. He'd been patrolling the village perimeter every so often for the past week, but today he'd rather stick close to home. The roof is a good place to keep an eye on his surroundings and it's relatively quiet.

After an hour or so, he lies back to stare up at the passing clouds. To think, Presea and Zelos were sent home recently, only to be replaced by Lloyd of all people. Luceti never ceases to catch Yuan off-guard, even after this many years.

Anyone is free to spot him and tell him to get down from the roof! Or join him up there. Whichever.]

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[fortunefail]

[He can't help but breathe a bit of a sigh at that. They really do have the most awkward friendship in the world. It took quite a while for them to patch things up the last time, as well.]

... Sit down, then.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

[fortunefail]

Any sign of Mithos yet?

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

None.

[fortunefail]

It shouldn't be taking this long.

[It's frustrating. Not because Yuan wants Mithos to return- oh no. It's not knowing where Mithos is now that leaves him on edge.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Is that so?

[fortunefail]

It's two weeks at the most, usually.

[Then again, perhaps the fact that Yuan ripped off both of Mithos's wings is causing complications. Those things are vital to survival in Luceti.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

I see...

[fortunefail]

[Yuan's eyes stray to the journal lying next to him. No response yet. It may still come.]

... I'm sure Raine suspects I had something to do with it. [In fact, she even outright asked if Yuan had a hand in it, which he didn't deny.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Did you give her a reason to?

[fortunefail]

I should think my past actions are already plenty of reason.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Hm, that's true enough.



...is there any moment where you regret it?

[fortunefail]

No. Though I regret not stepping in sooner. Mithos became what he is today because neither of us realized what he was turning into until it was too late.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...that couldn't be more true, could it?

[fortunefail]

[Of course the conversation would head in this direction. Yuan shouldn't have expected any different.]

We can't undo the damage we caused. We can only try to control it.

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

[fortunefail]

[Yuan doesn't speak either. What else is there to say on the subject? He'd wonder how Mithos would respond to Lloyd's presence, but... He's rather reluctant to bring up that particular topic.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...with Lloyd here...

[fortunefail]

... Mithos will only get more frustrated.

[All of Mithos's enemies in one place and no Martel to obsess over. Of course Mithos would get more frustrated.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Yes.

We will have to increase our caution. There is no doubt in my mind that if given the chance, Mithos would attempt to 'repay' Lloyd.

[fortunefail]

I doubt he'll stand much of a chance. If anything, he'd need to ambush Lloyd while his guard is down.

[... Hold on, this is Lloyd they're talking about. Isn't his guard down half the time anyway?]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

That is what concerns me the most.

[fortunefail]

So train Lloyd to be more vigilant.

[Kratos is an expert at sensing other people's presence and attacking people who sneak up on him. Yuan should know.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

I plan to.

[fortunefail]

Well, then. Until he has your reflexes, we'll just have to make sure Mithos doesn't get to him.

[To be fair, Yuan's more worried about the little bastard getting revenge on him than on Lloyd, though he doubts Mithos would pass up an opportunity to harm Kratos's son.]