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@valravn

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@valravn

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Lord Felwinter

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???

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Felwinter Peak, Old Russia

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[mrblueeyes]

that's what i said. you find that hard to believe?

[warminded]

No.

I don't know.

It's a strange thing to say.

[mrblueeyes]

I don’t know, Fel, I’m not good at this stuff. And I’m even worse at trying to explain it.

The three of us are good together. Any two of us or all as a group. We make a good tactical team. We balance each other out.

[warminded]

I lost control of my shift.

[mrblueeyes]

[ Well that's a topic change. Gojo's surprised that Fel wants it to be over text, but maybe the distance is helpful. If Fel finds words difficult in person, and emotions difficult in general, then digging into those things is easier when it's just words on a screen.

Gojo gets that. He hates having to dig into his own feelings and be honest with himself. ]

What happened?

[warminded]

I don't know. I doesn't matter.

You said that Choso is strong. He's strong enough to deal with that, if should it happen again?

[mrblueeyes]

Yes. Without a doubt. He’s fast, which is more important. In pure firepower he can’t match you, but you’ll never land a hit. Don’t worry about hurting him.

[warminded]

That's good.

If I'm going to live with you, that means you two will be most at risk.

[And he knows he can't touch Gojo.]

It also means I'm counting on you to stop it.

I hurt people. Civilians. Another augmented.

[mrblueeyes]

that’s another good reason you should live with us, then. we can stop you from hurting us or anyone else. that’s not a problem.

[warminded]

Thank you.

Though I do still want to get back out of the city. Whatever we were looking for isn't in the marshlands.

[mrblueeyes]

Yeah I definitely want to continue exploring. I don’t think we need to take the lead on bridge repairs. Let someone else do that.

Any thoughts on where we look for this legendary location?

[warminded]

Of course you wouldn't want to do that.

[That's actual work!]

I think Patho-Gen wouldn't have sent so many people into the Asphodel Fields if they had something to hide there.

So north, instead. It would mean finding a way through the mountains, and there's nothing on the map within range that looks interesting.

Which would make it the perfect place to hide something "top secret."

[mrblueeyes]

okay uh quick logic sidebar here

seems to me that patho-gen has the resources and power to perfectly well hide a top secret laboratory right in the middle of the city

and if they needed a top secret thing outside of the city they really only need it to be like two miles out in order for it to be hidden from the residents of the city (since it was presumably predating our arrival)

70 miles out is unbelievably inconvenient, especially considering the precautions they have to take with traveling

i think that if there's something top secret 70 miles out it's more likely that it's because they found SOMETHING

so it makes more sense to search where they might find things

i think you just want to search the mountains for cool secret mountain hangout spots

[warminded]

I don't recall ever saying there was a lab.

The intel was that they were sending scientists and engineers to investigate "something" 70 miles out.

Though searching where they might look themselves does make sense.

[He's too used to his own method of searching for hidden things. He forgets that humans are significantly more limited and therefore need to conserve resources.]

[mrblueeyes]

something, then
i’ve reached out to brix to get clarification on the intel
[ he does not have permission to use this nickname, he’s just decided on it ]

but we can go scout the mountains for your potential cool clubhouse location in case you decide to abandon me and choso after all

[warminded]

Stop that.

[mrblueeyes]

ok so north? mountains specifically? i sent ala, set, & mettaton up there to head in the direction of phantasia and ala says everything's fine but she wants to keep all discoveries a surprise for now so who knows how it's going beyond that

[warminded]

It will likely take more than one trip.

The first to find a path through. The second to investigate beyond.

I would like to investigate Phantasia and also Doxa eventually but I may need to take Set for that. Without needing to eat or sleep we should be able to cover the distance in less time overall.

[But that reminds him... He has a whole bunch of rocks he'd collected from the swamp expedition which he needs to deliver to Ala.]

[mrblueeyes]

[ What's this feeling of annoyance? Is he ... jealous? Hm. Maybe a little.

(It's not even romantically jealous. He's irritated that anyone else is potentially more capable than he is.) ]

Are we having a strategic discussion here or are you just informing me of your travel plans? Because I'd originally assumed it was the former.

[warminded]

[...What just happened?]

It is.

Two trips makes more sense. We can cover more ground on the second when we don't have to waste time scouting a path.

And Set is a strategic choice of companion for longer trips.

[Is that the problem?]

I assumed you would prefer to know that I am not "abandoning" you.

[mrblueeyes]

[ oh, there are several problems ]

what are these 'two trips'? two trips for ala, set & mettaton? two trips for us in the mountains?

do the 'two trips' also somehow involve these other additional trips to phantasia & doxa or are those part of other travel plans which we are strategizing simultaneously?

set is a plant, he can't move half as fast as i can. presumably there are other bird types, and johann (wolf) can outpace me on solid ground, but over the swamps? i have yet to meet anyone other than you who can outpace me. i can probably triple set's pace. so the 'strategic choice of companion' is based off of the fact that he doesn't sleep?

sure, you're not 'abandoning' me. i get that. you're just STRATEGICALLY planning to spend every possible moment outside of the city and also, strategically, planning to never sleep again. this sounds healthy. and strategic.

[warminded]

You asked about going north to the mountains. I clarified that it would likely require two trips. I mentioned offhand that I would also like to explore further eventually. I believed it went without saying that these were additional trips.

I don't see what the confusion is, here.

Set is a god. Traveling without needing to rest will allow for longer trips in a shorter time, even accounting for your speed. You still require sleep. You require we carry camping supplies and food.

If you know of others who can match my speed and also do not require rest or supplies, I would be interested to meet them.

[We're ignoring that last point.]

[mrblueeyes]

fine.

keep me updated on any important discoveries.

[warminded]

Gojo.

Help me understand what is happening here.

[Please he's so confused.]

[mrblueeyes]

you're being an idiot is what is happening here and i'm about eight different kinds of displeased about it

let me break it down for you:

-i've found myself in a position of leadership helping to organize the teams exploring outside of the city. you just *informed* me that you'll be setting your own destination and making your own team from now on, including disrupting the composition of another of my teams.

-you've also just informed me that choso and i don't meet your standards for traveling companions, so i guess we'll be on our own from now on? i'll let choso know.

-this immediately after we talked about you moving in with me and choso, about how we can handle anything that might go wrong with your shift, and that the three of us are good for each other. but no, you're making your own plans to minimize your time in the city and we won't be seeing much of you anymore. in which case i guess there's no point in you moving in? you can just get a storage locker for whatever stuff you want to keep in the city on your rare visits. or maybe we can reserve a cupboard in our place for your stuff.

-as part of your new plans, you won't be sleeping anymore, and you'll be minimizing your eating. from what i understand of exo structure, this is manageable but not ideal for healthy functioning. so if someone were to care about you and your self-destructive behavior, that might be pretty upsetting to them.

- but these other points are leading me to believe that you and your self-destructive behavior isn't my fucking business, so i guess i'll instead just be upset that i thought we were allies and travel companions and dating actually?? but it sounds like we're not anymore, because you're doing your own thing with no input from anybody.

- i do not require sleep. or food. or even air, actually. i can just heal the damage from sleep deprivation and starvation, as it accumulates. not ideal for healthy functioning, but i can do it just fine. so i'm also pretty fucking pissed about being told i can't keep up, since we've already established that at least one member of your little expedition will be pushing himself beyond what's optimal for his physical and mental functions.

i said eight but let's just start with those six