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[florescences]

do people just call her w in game too or is that just a fandom thing

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[sarkazm]

Ugh, I guess. Same shit again tomorrow, probably!

[predictably, she is not enthused.]

[florescences]

Yeah, but with the double the mystery. Will you be watching or helping?

[ it's not a leading question. she's just curious. ]

[sarkazm]

Depends! We'll see, I guess?

[there are certain people she doesn't like seeing acting like sadsacks.]

[florescences]

For Jiaoqiu, maybe?

[ party games provide.... (elysia didn't need party games to know this.) ]

[sarkazm]

Maybe. Like I said-- it just depends.

[florescences]

That's very wishy-washy for you.

[sarkazm]

I'm not about to commit to it if it turns out to be a fucking mess!

[florescences]

[ well... it'll probably be at least a little bit of a mess. ]

Why wouldn't you want to commit? Don't you want to know who took a life for an apple or otherwise?

[sarkazm]

I'm a little curious, sure, but it's not like I think we have to catch 'em at it. Especially if they got what they wanted.

[florescences]

Hmm... I suppose so, but I'd like to know. I'd like to know who and why.

[ and why those two ]

[sarkazm]

I think we can guess why for at least one of 'em!

[it is not a surprise to her that dan went out.]

[florescences]

Because Brimstone didn't endear himself to many?

[sarkazm]

Oh, is that what he started calling himself?

[florescences]

What others called him that he liked the most is what he said to me.

[sarkazm]

Huh. Guess it makes enough sense.

[of course she gets the name issues.]

[florescences]

Hm? Is that something you can relate to?

[sarkazm]

A little. It's not how I decided any of mine, but that works for some people.

[florescences]

Will you tell me about yours? I didn't know you had multiple.

[sarkazm]

We don't usually. Her Highness just said she thought I should have one that suited me better-- one that wasn't part of a cycle.

[florescences]

A cycle? What does that mean?

[sarkazm]

What does the idea of taking up the arms of the fallen mean, to you?

[florescences]

Literally.... or figuratively? Do you have to take up the name of the position you fill... of whoever you're replacing?

[sarkazm]

It's kinda like that. To take up the arms of the fallen is to take their place-- their unfinished work, their unfinished business, their name.

[her tail flicks.]

I started working as a mercenary when I still didn't have a name. When I decided to join a squad I'd been tailing later on... their demolitions guy bit it and I could do the work, so I picked up his stuff, went to the squad lead. Talked it out a little. Took my place as their demo expert, "W".

[florescences]

It's admirable to try to finish someone's work, but I agree with your princess. You deserve to have a name that's all your own.

A memory won't fade with a different name.

[sarkazm]

Our King.

[she corrects that first, she won't stand for theresa being assumed to be anything less.]

...I didn't disagree with her, either. Not like I was that attached to keeping a name I picked up off some stiff!

[but that cycle... it's not what theresa wanted for the sarkaz.]