un: fandaniel

[trollophoroi]

[ After the meeting and all has been said and done, Fandaniel, who had made no appearance whatsoever, pops onto the forum with this little message: ]

So how did your little meeting go?

Have you all decided to condemn an abandoned child for trying to warn in with the only tools they were allowed? Be not shy, friends. I have no doubt dear little Lily was one of the grand topics of the night~

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[trollophoroi]

We spoke. It's as simple as that. Failure to communicate clearly is often the root of strife.

What we are dealing with is a sentient creation that was abandoned by his creators, threatened with death for not being as perfect as his brother. He knew we were in danger when we arrived in the game, but the tools he had were so limited that all he could do was try and frighten us away.

I can empathize with that helpless feeling. Trying but failing, repeatedly, to save someone.

[tablescraps]

Family again? He seems to know the language of family very well.

( Fandaniel, Barrett, Leviathan... He wonders if Lily leveraged family with Matoba and Uta, too. Though, Matoba is opportunistic and Uta seems generous at heart, so maybe Lily didn't need to. )

Do you get a headache talking about those things? Can you say them out loud?

[trollophoroi]

A headache?

Why would I get a headache from any of that?

[tablescraps]

Lily doesn't want some of us talking about certain things he's said, so we get headaches talking about them, among other things. But only some. 0koto is just disallowed from speaking, for example.

I was wondering if there was a pattern there.

[trollophoroi]

Truly? I do wonder if 0koto was particularly rude but no, I have not encountered any such restriction.

[ But he also kept this all to himself, soooo, yeah. ]

Although considering how traumatic speaking of his "family" must be, I am not sure I can blame him. I think I would ban anyone from mentioning my own family if I could.

[tablescraps]

You never really considered that if Lily can peer into memories, he knew the concept of family would resonate with you, and he pressed that point to gain your sympathy? I never realized you were so easy.

( Look. This isn't even anti-Lily sentiment. It might look like it, but it's not. This is him being mean about Fandaniel because he insisted his faith isn't blind. )

[trollophoroi]

You would take empathy as being easy.

[ but not as easy as mithrun's armorsona ayyy ]

I won't deny the possibility, of course, but if he saw something in me that resonated with his own experience, is that such a bad thing?

[tablescraps]

( come out of the telo tower right now )

Are you stupid?

[trollophoroi]

[ make him ]

Such a loaded question! You'll believe me so no matter what, Morgan.

[tablescraps]

I call it like I see it, and all I see is a clown bumbling for pennies.

And that isn't my name, so don't bother.

[trollophoroi]

Odd, it seems to me you were looking in a mirror while typing that.

Ah? It isn't? Then pray tell why it was engraved on your sword and armor?

[tablescraps]

If you were what I saw when I looked in a mirror, I would not have hesitated at the bridge in the nameless root town the way you did before.

Lily put it there. Is this not a good enough reason for you, a blind man desperate for salvation?

[trollophoroi]

Lily made armor sets that did many things and yet you, myself, all of us, discovered this and continued to wear them. Do you blame him for your own foolishness?

Although, in your case, I am well aware you are incapable of taking care of yourself.

I suppose you would blame someone else for your self-inflicted ills.

[tablescraps]

What are you talking about?

Then, I thought that was my name. But I understand now it isn't. That Lily wrote what he did on my sword had its purpose at the time.

[trollophoroi]

Then what IS your name, Mithrun? Who do you believe you are now?

[tablescraps]

Lily knows it. Ask hi,m

( weird typo there, but anyway )

[trollophoroi]

I would prefer asking you, the source!

Don't be shy now. We're all trapped in here together now, after all.

[tablescraps]

I don't think Lily wants me saying it. What can you tell me that would make telling you worth the tax?

[trollophoroi]

And why would Lily care about what is and isn't your name?

That said, while I am willing to trade real names with you, I would prefer that you not push yourself if something is amiss.

[tablescraps]

Don't pretend to care about me.

I would trade my name for yours, but you'll have to tell me first: is your name something they call you in reality?

[gluttoning]

That's what I was wondering.

I'm having a similar problem.

[trollophoroi]

You are?

[ Huh, interesting. ]

I wonder if I simply haven't said any of the things people aren't allowed to say, then.

[gluttoning]

Who's to say. Most of the time I feel fine.

Might as well just ask him instead of guessing. It'd be rude not to.

[trollophoroi]

I will. We have to have a chat, anyway.

[gluttoning]

Yeah. Same here.

[He won't respond further on this point. But he will roll over to open up his inbox.]