[Week 2] Late late late evening 321

[breakaleginhalf]

[The voice that chimes in on the network is tired, and aching, and a whole host of other things Gil is very obviously holding back only tenuously.]

Someone needs... can someone go check on Matthew. Please. Liminal Space. He's...

[A long silence.]

...I dunno if he's-- he's not cavosophia. He's not. [It almost sounds more like he's reassuring himself.] But I-- ...Ghalib hurt him.

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[youandyoualone]

It has been roughly somewhere between a day and a half to two days since Naoki woke me up inside Anaf--although, being a Cabalist, Anaf is perfectly aware of my presence. We have come to something of an accord together.

And yes, I am aware it does not work like that. That is why I said 'as much as you might.' You're a creative man. You ought to think of something.

[breakaleginhalf]

Oh jesus christ of course you're a Cabalist, you shifty bastard. [There's not that much venom, to be fair.]

But, like-- I cannot mess with people's heads like that, okay? I don't have the skill or like. The ethical malfunction. And I don't know how to fix Ghalib slapping an ugly bandaid over people's inhibitions about leaving their ENTIRE PERSONHOOD exposed and vulnerable, man, j just. I can't.

[youandyoualone]

It was an apt choice of Infiltration, yes.

[He is a shifty bastard. He won't object to the name calling.

It's tempting to press at Gil to find a way anyway... but it clearly won't do any good to, given how upset the young man is, and truly, it isn't a bad thing that Gil himself is so very reluctant to interfere with anyone's minds.]

Well and so. I still think it is better you stay within Ghalib, if only to keep him from committing further evils.

[breakaleginhalf]

Yeah. That's the fucking plan. I dunno if anyone could...

[He has to pause, as a brief wave of nausea and guilt flickers in and out of life.]

...if anyone else could stop him, he's. A strong psychic. And a Magnator, he can just- boost himself.

[youandyoualone]

There is a reason his forefathers were able to rule for a thousand years.




... I suppose telling you that Cabal was planning to neutralize him once they had their united Vale will not help much.

[breakaleginhalf]

Not really, but Qabil seemed like he was ready to kill me anyway, he reaved me and found out I-- Ghalib did that. He was furious.

I don't...

[And then his attention focuses elsewhere with a sudden thread of alarm.]

--wait.

[youandyoualone]

Gil--?

[breakaleginhalf]

[Gil does not reply.

But he does, a minute later, yell..

And then he's gone.]