A return and a rant.

[truerevelation]

[Absolutely no-one should be surprised by people flailing loudly on the network.

However, the fact that the person flailing is someone other than the usual culprits this time... his voice babbles in and out of the network, in and out of 'audio'.]

What - what - who am... this ain't, what am I doin', I shouldn't be hearing - ugh! Kallias ain't, Kallias can't hear the - but I'm - shit, no, this is wrong... just like last time - ngh ... I'm me, dammit! I am you, you are me, gotta be me...

[Someone clearly does not adjust easily to having two lots of lives shoved into his head at once.]

...help?

--

[Somewhat later on, once Kanji's sufficiently untangled his mind and checked what he can on the network and via his other skills - a message comes over the line, private and protected to the Investigating members of the Rescue Team and/or Wolves:]

Guys ... I just - I've gotta ... I've gotta talk to you before I find a way to punch someone through the network!

Why are people bein' so damn blind? I've been seein' it smacked in my face for the past coupla weeks. The old world's over. And they're tryin' to not get involved? Or wanna leave it to be ruined? The hell am I even seein'?

I ... we need to get this sorted out. And so does everyone else who gives a shit about not just letting this blow up... ngh.

Comments

Later, since Naoki's presumably there in meatspace for 'earlier'

[leftbehindagain]

[The good news about Naoki being included on this conversation? It's locked the fuck down.]

I wish I could tell you. Even if Tower were an acceptable short-term solution, and I don't for a second think it is, we have to take a broader perspective on this now. There may be times to try to screw around with the tournament formula, but this isn't one of them.

[truerevelation]

Yeah. Yeah. I thought we'd talked this shit out before this thing even started, and all I seem to be seein' when I look back on everything is "who cares"? There's... We've gotta find the people here who don't think that "give the world to the asshole who'd wanna burn it" is a good way to do things!

[leftbehindagain]

Seriously.

We can probably bring Minako-san in on it, if she's holding up all right after her jaunt start. And I know okaa-san wouldn't want Tower to take the prize.

[truerevelation]

...Yeah.

Ugh, I don't like this 'goin' behind people's back' but... feels like any public conversation's gonna turn into "but I don't wanna help an Arcana".

Tch. How the hell did Emperor win last time when everyone seems to be thinkin' like Hanged Man.

Later, in the private conversation

[highsteaks]

How did it even get like this? What the crap even was going on those two weeks I was stuck underground? I'm suddenly really glad I can't back-listen to the network because everything I can hear is stupid enough.

[truerevelation]

I dunno! I was just goin' around and doin' everyday stuff, well, everyday when everything's falling apart, and all of a sudden I'm remembering Kanji's stuff again and it feels like everyone just wants to show off how few shits they give about the Arcana for points...

[highsteaks]

Ugh. I'm starting to feel like I'm Malik with all these jerks around.

... we should get his help, you know. If we're going to sort this out.

[truerevelation]

Yeah. He's probably gonna have some good ideas. Even if it's just. I dunno. Bang the gods' heads together and tell them they're being dumb.

[Or other peoples', but.]

[butthemiracleneverhappen]

You are seeing people grasping for a miracle far after the truth has become certain.

But then again, I have an idiom as restrictive as that of any Arcana. Take my perspective with as much salt as it needs.

For all it's worth to you, I put all my chips on 7 for this roll of the Wheel of Fortune since the beginning of the Jaunt.

[truerevelation]

Heh - heh - who's -

[There's a weak laugh as Kanji tries to compose himself, tries to focus on his own memories. Right. Jaunt.

Chariot's Jaunt.]

...Me too. Think ... think they were already on there.

[butthemiracleneverhappen]

I keep saying: Me against the Travellers, we Travellers against the Arcana, we and the Arcana against the end of the World.

Is that last so difficult to accept?

[truerevelation]

You against ... heh. Think I've heard worse logic.
World's already endin' around us, been seein' it for weeks. No, since the Jaunt started. Or... Shit. This is a headache.

[happyhalloween]

Hi Kanji! That's Bernkastel. She's the wickedest witch of them all back home, but she's stuck working with the rest of us now. Don't ask her to grant you any wishes.

[ninjayeehaw]

Hey, welcome back. Makes two Travellers we done knocked outta Infiltratin' now.

[truerevelation]

Welcome ...

...H-heh. Didn't know it was gonna be like this. My head's ... it's a mess.

[ninjayeehaw]

Least y'all still got a head, be thankful a' that much. Yakumo's overlay's a wind spirit, he ain't got any kind a' physical form right now.

[seestheworld]

[Well, that doesn't sound good.]

Where are you?

[truerevelation]

Iolchis. The market. Ain't - hurting or anything, Naoki's here somewhere, but he just shoved me into my own head and ... gotta be me, couldn't psychic if I was Kallias, but ugh...

[seestheworld]

Is there anywhere you can sit down, take a moment to get your bearings again?

[Which she's sure he'd think of if he was calmer, but he still sounds pretty disoriented.]

[fridgeninja]

Is that...

If it's a Shadow, I know you have it handled, but I'm still available if you want help.

[truerevelation]

Why would it be a - why would it be a goddamn Shadow here?!

[fridgeninja]

I didn't think it was. But "I am you, you are me..." I wanted to make sure.

[all_onis_are_true]

...Ah, are you okay, sir? You sound muddled.

[truerevelation]

Ngh - yeah. Yeah, I am kinda. Uh. Muddled. Gonna be okay... my memories just got a kick in the teeth.

[all_onis_are_true]

Your memories... from the sounds of things, you were an Infiltrator? So it is possible to revert to an Investigator mid-jaunt. That is... somewhat reassuring, at least.