Huntress Mingle!

[tempredmental]

Who: Huntress Crew and Visitors (so anyone)
Broadcast: Nope
Action: Around the Huntress
When: After Calibrations and Marsiva attack.

[GO FORTH AND MINGLE]

Comments

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo's only initial response is a thoughtful hum, flavoured with reluctance. Fair question, though, and he did bring it up.]

Sorey's... asleep, back home. He's acting as a vessel for- I guess you could say a god, or as close as a seraph lord can get to such a status. They're purifying the land together, and it's going to take a long time but we don't know how long. Years, probably centuries... I have no idea when I'll see him again.

[the_tailor]

Oh. ...Oh jeez. I'm sorry. I can't... I can't imagine.

[What can he possibly say to that? Lance is usually good at the cheering people up bit, but situations like this are completely out of his element. It's not like anyone back home had to deal with a scenario like that.]

Maybe it'll be sooner than you think, you know? Especially because he knows he has you to come back to. I bet he'll put that purify thing on high speed.

[tsunergy]

[He smiles faintly at that, because the sentiment is appreciated, even if it's a little ignorant.]

Purification doesn't really work that way, unfortunately. As long as humans exist, malevolence will continue to grow. Nothing against them, or you, of course! It's just an undeniable fact on our world. And we've gone so long without a proper Shepherd to stem the tide that there's a lot of work to be done before that seraph lord can handle it on his own. That's why Sorey offered.

[the_tailor]

Malevolence? I guess it's more of a tangible thing in your world, but I get it. Even if I don't fully understand all the Shepherd stuff. But...

[Shrug.]

Still! You can never doubt the power of love. I mean, who knows, if malevolence is tangible in your world, love might be too. And I bet that has a power of its own.

[tsunergy]

...That's... not exactly how it works, but I appreciate the sentiment. And I guess love factors in to some degree... malevolence is most often fueled by bad intentions.

[Though there are a few cases of people loving a bit too intensely and becoming hellions because of it. The whole system is complicated and not conveniently black and white, unfortunately.]

Either way, there are still things the rest of us can do on our end to make things better- and to make it easier for him. It's just that we have to be separated until it's finished.

[the_tailor]

[Well... He tried, at least? Lance nods.]

Before you know it, you'll be back with him. Then you can tie him to a leash or something and make sure he never goes away again. Effective. I think.

[Another of Lance's patent stupid jokes.]

[tsunergy]

[Yeah, sorry bud, he's not in a joking mood.]

You have some strange ideas about the passage of time.

[the_tailor]

I... Look, I'm just a human, I don't know what it's like to be as old as you guys or for centuries to pass or whatnot. All I can do is give you what advice and comfort and hugs I can. I know it can't really apply, but...

[He trails off.]