- 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.]

Comments

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Apparently half-year residents tend to get a little more optimistic about Luceti, though optimism has a... bit of a different definition in Dhaos' case. He has simply begun to not care.]

...Indeed. But there is little one can do to change that.

[fortunefail]

It'd be easier if we knew what to prepare for, but the Malnosso do enjoy their little element of surprise.

[Though, like Raine said, that keeps everyone from becoming complacent. Not knowing what to expect is what has the residents on guard.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[In Dhaos' opinion, everyone is complacent. He's even fallen into it himself.]

...They ought to hope we stay in the dark.

[fortunefail]

[It can get worse, Dhaos. It can get so much worse.]

Hmm... I trust their latest experiment didn't bother you too much?

[whatdeheckisdat]

No.

[No mask, actually more stressed over not being stressed about the moon than about the actual moon. And even then, not particularly bothered at all.]

[fortunefail]

Likewise. That moon was more ludicrous than frightening, honestly.

[Yuan spent most of his time wondering just how close the moon would get before the Malnosso finally decided to stop messing with their heads. ... Well, that and wondering how long it would take for Mithos to return.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

And I suppose you suspect such trickery after long enough.

[fortunefail]

Yes. The Malnosso caused mass hallucinations around this time last year, as well. It was to be expected that something like this would happen.

[whatdeheckisdat]

[So that was what that woman was talking about.] ...It seems the experiments are often based upon various holidays, then.

[fortunefail]

Yes, they are. Something called Christmas takes place near the end of December. There's a good chance the Malnosso will honor that one as well.

[whatdeheckisdat]

...I hope it does not involve the apocalypse or anything similarly traumatizing, then. [But knowing the Malnosso, they'd probably do their best.]

[fortunefail]

... It usually involves receiving presents from the Malnosso. [Yuan got a tiny remote control Rheaird last year. He has to admit, he thought that was a nice present.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

...That is certainly an improvement. [Clearly this 'Christmas' must be a big thing, then.]

[fortunefail]

As long as it's a useful present and not some feeble joke, yes. [He still remembers quite vividly the time he lost his engagement ring, and the Malnosso gave it back to him for Christmas. That dented his pride quite a bit.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[...He should have known better than to think it would be all good.] Of course they would find some way to turn it into an insult.

[fortunefail]

The Malnosso will always be rather prone to that.

[whatdeheckisdat]

So I have noticed.

[...He'll just hop on up and join you on the roof now. It's a little awkward talking up to Yuan like this.]

[fortunefail]

[Oh Seraphim and their insane jumping abilities. Yuan won't mind, though.]

Experiments aside, have you been well?

[whatdeheckisdat]

Well enough. [It has been suspiciously uneventful, though of course he ought to consider the moon incident as an 'event'.] If there has been any trouble, it has been petty enough to forget.