Is "husband" a new term of endearment, or am I only noticing it now?
[ He stops his manic steps. Starts them. Then stops them again. The weird mirrored dance between him and Sullivan as the overclocked gears in his mind spin out of control. ]
Kiko had bonds, but Diana will be concerned with keeping her own wits about her with a Dark Signer looming large. The instinct to murder Dark Signers by the Dragons has been an ever-present problem even before Kamala's own seal of darkness broke.
But yes, I have no doubt you'll figure out the details of my cousin's latest escapade, her BRASH UNDERTAKING. See with your own eyes the world she has wrought. It might yet be kinder to you than the one you once knew.
As for what I would have you do...
[ Tosses the Lament Configuration up and down, thinking. Tosses it up. It vanishes, and a pile of keys drop into his hand. ]
I must cast off my chains and run free, as the Unceasing Warrior, the Warlord of the Dawn, the Champion of Crimson — all names for a bloodsoaked force that brings ruin upon enemies by sheer force. To leverage these strengths, the Captain of the ship must forsake his vessel and board those of others. He must bring his cousin to wisdom, subdue the fire of his niece, and many other things before he must rest and take the helm again.
[ He plucks the keys, one by one. ]
The main facility doors. The security override passkey. The keycard for Sublevels 1-5. My personal office key. The Twelve Peers Archive Master Access Key. And the key to the Kaibacorp SWAT Alarm Access Panel. Among others.
You will have free reign of the facility. Hayate and Katie should remain in their stated positions - Gina too, should she be brought out of the dark by the time you take your position in my office. Suguru I will give a backup of these keys — while I trust you, I would have backups in place should this bastion of our world's defenses falter.
You will conduct Sector Security as Security Chief pro tempore, as I recover my wits and blaze a trail of ruin across the myriad battlefields our world has become. My kagemusha in deed as well as by title, now.
no subject
[ He stops his manic steps. Starts them. Then stops them again. The weird mirrored dance between him and Sullivan as the overclocked gears in his mind spin out of control. ]
Kiko had bonds, but Diana will be concerned with keeping her own wits about her with a Dark Signer looming large. The instinct to murder Dark Signers by the Dragons has been an ever-present problem even before Kamala's own seal of darkness broke.
But yes, I have no doubt you'll figure out the details of my cousin's latest escapade, her BRASH UNDERTAKING. See with your own eyes the world she has wrought. It might yet be kinder to you than the one you once knew.
As for what I would have you do...
[ Tosses the Lament Configuration up and down, thinking. Tosses it up. It vanishes, and a pile of keys drop into his hand. ]
I must cast off my chains and run free, as the Unceasing Warrior, the Warlord of the Dawn, the Champion of Crimson — all names for a bloodsoaked force that brings ruin upon enemies by sheer force. To leverage these strengths, the Captain of the ship must forsake his vessel and board those of others. He must bring his cousin to wisdom, subdue the fire of his niece, and many other things before he must rest and take the helm again.
[ He plucks the keys, one by one. ]
The main facility doors. The security override passkey. The keycard for Sublevels 1-5. My personal office key. The Twelve Peers Archive Master Access Key. And the key to the Kaibacorp SWAT Alarm Access Panel. Among others.
You will have free reign of the facility. Hayate and Katie should remain in their stated positions - Gina too, should she be brought out of the dark by the time you take your position in my office. Suguru I will give a backup of these keys — while I trust you, I would have backups in place should this bastion of our world's defenses falter.
You will conduct Sector Security as Security Chief pro tempore, as I recover my wits and blaze a trail of ruin across the myriad battlefields our world has become. My kagemusha in deed as well as by title, now.