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[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[A young man of strong stature bearing dark armor and long red hair stands in the middle of the Plane. His lips are pressed into a thin line, sharp eyebrows on the verge of explosion, the only real hint that he just might be a little unnerved. It all feels very real, especially as he looks down at the same report he had in his hand when he popped out of existence in Yulia City. He shoves it back into his tunic quickly and assumes a defensive position.]

There's no way he could have...

[He unsheathes the huge broadsword at his side and glares around at the Plane, the stoic expression fading into one of aggravation as he realizes the illusion isn't budging anytime soon.]

I know you're there. Show yourself right now!

[Whether it be monster or man, this is obviously a trap and the only way to get out of it is to kill things.]

Comments

[clinical]

[almost disinterested] It would be irresponsible not to.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[He folds his arms.]

There's just one thing that bothers me. How many different futures does Auldrant have? There's the established history, the Score, that people adhere to-- which makes everything else adhere to it as well, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy with that momentum.

If the Score was changed at Akzeriuth-- even by a fraction-- then trying to undo that might make it snap back to what the Score predicted. Which would mean...

[All of this would be for nothing. He rubs at his temple.]

[clinical]

If Auldrant is to be free from the Score, it must choose that freedom. If it doesn't, then it has chosen its own path and must face the consequences. [It's a rather casual way to view the end of he world, but Jade has always been a rationalist. He smiles a little, though.] Fon Master Ion believes that the Score reads just one of infinite possible futures.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[Jade, your liberal is showing.

Asch has to think about this.]

We don't have time to educate people about the dark side of the Score.

[clinical]

Proving that the Score is not certain would be enough. How to accomplish that is more troublesome.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

Considering that we can't physically tell the world's leaders what is going to happen, anything that we want to do will have to be through Tear... or Luke.

[It's pretty obvious what he thinks of that idea.]

[clinical]

We could find a way. What's most important now is establishing whether or not we should do so.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

I'll look into it. [Maybe there's a way he can pull some strings and figure out how to get a message to Tear sooner or... something. But most importantly, they need to make sure averting a disaster won't put another one into place.]

What are you going to do?

[clinical]

Oh, I think I'll just stand back and watch you children drive yourselves crazy.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

I hope you're still useful when I return to the surface.

[clinical]

I'm sure I'll do my best. [♥~ ] Please report back to me about your findings on changing history. If it is a feasible course of action, you'll want the information I have.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[DON'T ♥ AT ME, JADE. B| B| B|]

Hmph. We'll see.

[He starts to walk off.]

[clinical]

[Jade is quiet for a moment, and for that moment he considers asking Asch how much he knows about the research into perfect isofons. But he smiles instead and decides to let him go.]

Don't be afraid to ask for directions.

[No amount of B|-ing will stop his ♥-ing]