(Ray nods, a small smile forming on its face.)
Did not... Have much time... To do this. Wanted to... While still able.
(It leans down, looking 108 over with its droopy little eyes.)
You ought. You are... Social animal. Even if presently... Hard to understand... Natural... That you will.
I have Been... For billions... Of your "years". Time here fragmentary... Only small moment. Yet I adapt. You also can. Repeated exposure helps.
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019Kitchen (108)
-...Ray doesn't have much time to do this?-
"You do not have much time?"
-And it has been around for billions of years? Aichi can't even begin to imagine something lasting that long...-
-But, he supposes that it's natural for whatever Ray is.-
-Ray thinks Aichi will be able to develop emotions too then? This actually makes Aichi feel happy, and he smiles a little.-
-It has even gotten to the point that he doesn't have to force himself to smile. It's actually becoming natural for him.-
"Understood. I will continue to develop more emotions...!"
-Awww... It's easy to tell he's happy, although it's a really soft seeming happiness. The way he raised his voice just a tad helps sell it as well.-
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-poking his head in the kitchen staring at the strange shorter aichi is a horrid monster child-
-he stares at the strange thing 108 is talking to as well-
-oh hey mister monster he's saying something!-
{Blue scythe smaller, lost an eye. Very confusing. W Hite monster take it?...}
LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!Main Room (108)
-...-
-...Existence will... cease...-
"...You will be..."
-That is... to be terminated? To die, correct?-
-...-
-...-
-...-
-...Suddenly he... is definitely not happy.-
-...What is it he's feeling? Fear? Sadness? Worry?-
-...Some kind of mixture...?-
-It's very unnerving to him, and the thought of this alone actually scares him.-
-Death is something he knew of on an instinctual level, but he never really registered it.-
-But... for your existence to end... That would mean everything would end for you, wouldn't it?-
-If his existence were to end... he would no longer be able to learn. He would no longer be able to experience more feelings. He would never be able to see Leos and Sthesia again. He would never be able to see Blaster Blade again. He would never be able to play Vanguard again.-
-It all begins setting in for him just what death truly means.-
-It's terrifying, and yet... he can't begin to express it all. So many feelings in him that he just can't get it out.-
-And if it's scary to him... it must be scary to everyone else.-
-He doesn't want for anyone to die...-
"...I do not want you to die..."
-...Oh... Poor kid's sad... It's noticeable, even if he seems to be struggling to express or understand it.-
-He sees Oz out of the corner of his eye and looks towards him.-
"..."
-He saw him before, but wasn't entirely sure how to react. He's a little focused on the feelings he's... well, feeling.-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Nov 7th 2018 at 11:47:25 AM
Yeah, most of them are locked in the basement, so nothing to worry about there...
Acht is still out there, though.
Meh, we'll catch her later.
"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."Main Room (Aichi) and (Misaki)
-They're not going to cause any trouble... Acht is out there, but there's nothing she can do by herself.-
"Good..."
-Still, it's clear Misaki's not happy about the whole thing.-
-Meanwhile with Aichi...-
"...In the basement..."
-He... wants to see them.-
-Maybe it's still a bit of Brainwash Residue or maybe it's a desire to properly confront them after all that has happened...-
-...But he wants to see them.-
"...C-Can I see them sometime?"
-...Guys, is that a good idea?-
Going to wait for Mobile before posting as 108.
...I understand. But... It is natural. And I... Have lived long. Cannot be helped.
(Ray gives Aichi a gentle nudge in the hand with its snout, still wearing that small smile. Its gaze then turns to the small, dead thing that just entered.)
Lacking of eye. Only have self.
(It is absolutely massive, Oz... About the size of an elephant and very furry.)
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019Main Room (Aichi) and (Misaki)
"Aichi, I think you should stay away from them."
-Misaki's serious about this.-
-...Y-Yeah, they're right... Aichi's not sure what he was thinking...-
"...S-Sorry..."
-...He just needs to stay away from them... Even if he feels the desire to speak with them...-
"...It's strange... After everything that happened, I... I still can't be angry at them..."
-Oh, he's snapped out of it when it comes to -EX-. He won't be forgiving -EX- anytime soon, and that guy's long gone.-
-But the Sthesias... he can't shake those feelings towards them...-
-...Although he can't help but wonder what they were saying about the 'adult' one (He knows that one is 'Sthesia' for sure).-
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-...So he will die, and it cannot be helped...-
"...I am sorry..."
-...-
"...What is your name? I am Aichi."
-He at least wants to know Ray's name.-
-He then looks over at Oz, completely unable to understand what he's saying.-
"...?"
(Its fur is very soft, downy to the touch, and quite thick. It holds completely still for petting.)
...Unknown. Assuming permanent.
(It continues to smile at Aichi, possibly in an attempt to reassure him.)
No need. I Am here... As I wanted. This is enough. Final moments accompanied.
Was christened "Ray"... By one here. Succinct name. Have donned it.
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019Kitchen (108)
-Aichi doesn't understand why Ray is smiling if he's going to die.-
-Is he happy to die? Aichi can't imagine that...-
-This is something he still doesn't understand...-
-...So his name is Ray...-
"Pleased to meet you..."
-...He's going to die soon, and Aichi doesn't like that...-
-...But... he still is happy to have met Ray.-
-...-
"...The name 'Aichi' was given to me. I was once known as Number 108."
-He had no name. He was but a number.-
"I am happy that you have a name as well."
Main Room (Aichi) and (Misaki)
-...-
-...He hates it. He hates it that he just can't get himself to feel the anger he should towards them.-
-They all did such horrible things and it should be so easy to express anger about them.-
"...I-I..."
-...Guys, it's clear he feels horrible about this.-
"..."
-...The brainwashing still lingers in a way, doesn't it...?-
"...Aichi, it's not your fault."
-It's something he's still struggling to deal with. They deeply ingrained all of it into him, that Misaki's not surprised that he's not quite out of that state yet.-
"B-But I should be angry at them! I-I should be, but I..."
-...It honestly feels like there's a bunch of anger he's trying to feel, but at the same time there's an airtight seal on it. It can't get out.-
-He's still fighting with two sides of himself that want to think of the Dark Sthesias as sister-figures (barring Nono, who he still feels weird feelings for) and the other half that wants to be able to confront them and call them out on everything they did.-
-But in the end... he's sort of stuck.-
"...I-I can't... I-It feels like they're still..."
-...Still his friends... still sister figures... still people he cares about...-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Nov 7th 2018 at 1:33:56 PM
Main Room (Aichi) and (Misaki)
-He's well aware they did that to him, Leos. It doesn't change that there's still that one part of their brainwashing that hasn't gone away though.-
-He's trying his hardest to fight it, but the fact of the matter is that it just doesn't want to fade.-
"I... I don't feel that way about -EX- anymore, but when it comes to them I can't stop feeling it..."
-About the programming though...-
"...When I asked before, you said you weren't even sure deprogramming would work..."
-He still wants to stop feeling these things...-
"I-If you can find a way then I want to do it!"
-At least to get rid of the feelings he has about the Dark Sthesias.-
-...Especially Nono.-
"..."
-It's clear that it's really bothering Aichi...-
"...You guys will be able to think of something, right?"
-They have to be able to figure something out with all of their futuristic science and technology.-
Good also... Meeting you, Aichi.
(Ray reaches a paw down and pats Oz on his bare little skull. The warmth is intensest at his core, palpable through all that downy fur.)
Names are pleasant. Marker of Being. Designation for form. Necessitates other Beings... To name you. And this, good.
Edited by MobileLeprechaun on Nov 7th 2018 at 2:14:18 PM
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019

Kitchen (108)
-Dreams... they're so surreal to Aichi. He usually had very dull ones that mostly reflected his normal life, but upon appearing in this place they have begun to wildly vary in nature... to nonsensical levels, even.-
-Aichi's not quite sure he understands what Ray is saying, but...-
"...You want to be able to have a form and senses?"
-...Aichi... empathizes? That is the word, he thinks...-
-He wants to feel emotions like normal people... and he has to feel and develop them on his own...-
-He sort of understands what it feels like to want to develop something.-
"...I empathize. I want to feel emotions, but I still do not understand..."
-...Will they develop spontaneously in him as well?-
"Do you think I will spontaneously develop emotions as well?"
-The kid does understand emotions more than when he began, and is even capable of feeling and expressing happiness.-
-Not to mention that he did suddenly feel fear welling up in him for the first time in the forest that night, and he still feels it creep up on him now.-
-Although this is Ray's first meeting with him, so it's not really like Ray would know this...-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Nov 7th 2018 at 10:24:05 AM