un: Aberration, video

[dangerousmind]

[The video opens up to Aelwyn and Mercy's shared apartment, and Aelwyn personally sits reclined on a chair, a smug and somewhat empty smile on her lips. She claps her hands together once, then twice, then a third time, all equally as sarcastic and biting.]

Seems I've missed some juicy gossip.

ADI was sponsored and being run by Avatars who live off fear like leeches live off blood, and all the fun activities they've been up to has been feeding right into that inner beast. Wow, color me so very shocked. I'm not going to dwell on saying 'I told you so', though for the record, I very much told you so, and also specifically told the boss so that's just twice as embarrassing for her.

Anyway. I wanted to announce my return, and say hi to everyone, though it seems we're a bit divided. I'm still not entirely caught up though, so if anyone wants to give me any updates, I'd be delighted to hear them.

[There's something the slightest bit different about her, but it's hard to pick up. Anyone who knows her particularly well would know how deeply she hates herself. There's none of that shame buried deep anymore. She's at peace in a way she's never been before.]

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Voice; un: Margravine

[defendwhatremains]

You almost seem excited by the news. Regardless...welcome back. I hope your travels were productive, if not enjoyable.

[dangerousmind]

It's something I already suspected, so I take pleasure in the news that I was right all along. I'm rather petty like that.

The journey certainly was productive, though I regret that I wasn't here all the same. It seems things went rather... badly.

[defendwhatremains]

Awareness is useful. [Which is about as much 'value' judgment as he's making there, not that his tone is anything more than observational.]

I suppose it did and it didn't. Things here got rather hairy and a lot of people left or have soured for not being as astute to what was going on, but the operation to stop the apocalypse ritual seems to have gone through rather smoothly, or so I'm told.

I'm curious, do you think you would have reacted or done something different had you been here to weigh in on everything?

[dangerousmind]

Unlikely. Maybe I could have convinced some of them to stay on side, but I'd say it's just as likely that they'd get hot and bothered at what I was saying and throw their employee key-card on the ground in a tantrum.

And maybe if we're feeling extra spicy, I would have snapped and lit that goatee wearing creep on fire before he became a colossal meat thing. Oh well. There's still time.

[defendwhatremains]

I'll leave the setting things on fire to other people, thank you.
You're not especially fond of your fellow agents, are you?

[dangerousmind]

I'm quite fond of a lot of them, actually.

They're just quite stubborn.

[defendwhatremains]

Stubborn and childish, if I were to take the picture you've painted to heart.

Though, I would argue people are often more comfortable with the familiar and what is 'familiar' is constantly changing out from under us, so a bit of childishness is to be expected and understood, in my estimation.

Regardless, if there are more goatee-wearing creeps about, we'll have you back to help.

[dangerousmind]

Mm, yes it comes from a pretty understandable place. I don't begrudge them too much. As frustrating as it can be.

[She's biased, so certain people earn get more understanding from her than others.]

Likewise, I'd be more than happy to kill any remaining goatee wearing creeps and rumored pig fuckers.