It's been a long couple of days so I'll try to make this short.
Avante's 'oath' Live hasn't been put to much use yet, but I want to make one now.
I swear to every unit that I will always work to minimize harm, and to do my utmost to prevent death and profound suffering among all units, as much as the protection of my own unit allows.
I know that sounds pretty watered-down, but I think we're better of acknowledging that when it comes down to it, we all want to protect our own units and those we care about above anything else.
I do truly believe the best thing we can do to protect our own units is to protect each other. For that we need to be able to trust each other. Despite some of the outcomes of the last game, I think it was pretty good proof that we can trust each other to do what's right, for the most part.
But a big part of trust is accountability. I've already made this clear to Taisho, but I don't intend to keep it a secret. The next time Yasuragi willfully acts to cause death or intolerable suffering to anyone here, I will kill him, outside of the games. If, before that time, we as a community establish guidelines on how to deal with what violence that we can control, or if Taisho presents a reasonable plan of action, I'll submit to that instead.
Thanks for listening. I have two things left I want to mention.
First of all, anyone who thinks this oath is common sense is free to join me in it.
Second, anyone who prefers to think there's no point in trying because we're helpless victims of the games should remember that it's the same Hosts running the games that make us all better afterward, and the same Hosts that give us our abilities. Consider carefully how much you want to continue to depend on that 'goodwill'.
probably the last person you wanna hear from but jsyk i 100% know if we lose you, we're fucked so sit tight and don't try anything stupid leave the stupidity to me and King, i guess
[at stupid o' clock at night, it's time for the rare text from C]
C: Heeey Intensity, your mind still together enough to bounce an idea off of? C: Sorry about the Angel thing btw is she okay C: Oh but waaait I probably shouldn't apologize since that's not what our dear hosts want. lol how annoying!
[You are lucky that E told him that "Gremlin" in his contacts was C earlier today. Otherwise he would have no idea who he's talking to]
Just because my brain is a fucking leaky faucet doesn't mean that I'm not more capable than half the fucking assholes here. If case you haven't heard from B or C, symptoms are progressing to partial transparency. I assume it's only a matter of time before we take on the appearance of the audience. What's your idea?
[ because he's made the decision to check on those nine-nine listed as people he shares a home with. he doesn't remember them, no, but it's connection nonetheless, so he'll take it. ]
Intensity? Nine-Nine gave me your name, said we were all from the same place. I don't know if that means anything to you, but I wanted to check in nonetheless.
CEO: Whoever you are. CEO: You're under my contacts list as 'sensei'. CEO: So you're either going to have to identify yourself or I'm just going to default to my normal bullshit.
[ Intensity just gets the following message, with no other commentary attached whatsoever. ]
Invoking faith to contact Heaven summoned “The Messenger” + A young woman; appears barefoot, dressed in white, with old burns on her legs + “I am the voice of God. I come to deliver truth, knowledge, and to bestow the will of Heaven.”
Audience perception passively controls our existence in Hell
“Belief begets truth” - if the audience believes we are all the same, then that will become reality, and we’ll fade away + We must remain distinct from one another by adhering to our unit’s image + Even one or two outliers can result in the events we just witnessed
The audience requires us to be more divided - more conflict - more distinction
The audience isn’t just the damned. It’s “beings of all manner of influence”
Not even Heaven is sure how many factions are involved / how far this show reaches
“Take my hands, and have faith, and I will give unto you the power to bring your loved ones salvation”
Heaven did not demand any price
Neither Heaven or Hell benefit from us becoming damned + It seems Heaven’s help was offered at no price for this reason + Asking if there was no price because “faith” is considered payment enough - did not confirm/deny
Hell is based on mind, belief, and power
Demon souls can exist individually within Hell, but human souls cannot - only being tied to our “image” allows our identities to exist without being wiped away + The monochrome effect is what happens to souls who enter Hell without this protection
Games MUST be taken seriously - throwing is not an option
Heaven bestows several powers: + The ability to nullify anyone else’s powers + Full access to your unit’s powers, even unpurchased abilities + The ability to create any illusion for a single target; impact on the target is real even if the illusion is fake + Promote idols to hosts
Heaven’s blessing alters minds, hearts, morals
Q: What does Heaven wish for us? + A: To return to God's loving embrace, of your own free will.
CEO: Two questions: CEO: 1) How did you summon her? CEO: 2) What did you mean by this: "But I know if you get yourself killed and nobody bothers to drag your body out in time, then our chances of leaving this place in one piece have diminished even more."
this is your reminder about truth potions also, Asmodeus details: - traditional summonings with sigils and chants do nothing. asshole prefers for you to really mean it when you call for him. that's it - he doesn't come to you, you go to him - "So make the monochroming virus stop!" "If it was a virus, it'd be an easy fix." - has ability where anything done to him is turned back onto you. Bad End was equipped temporarily with this ability while under the influence. nearly stabbed myself in the face trying to stab his - "Yes, I want it fixed." "Unfortunate, because if you want it fixed, you'll have to do it. A Prince's violence is no surprise. Never going to win them back that way." - in answer to saying there's a catch: "Sure, there's more to it. I want a good set of demons at the end of this shit, not more of the goddamned Damned." - when making the offer, stated that the effects were not permanent (skeptical here because. demon)
at this point, brainwashing probably most likely happened. still remembered the q&a session: - confirmed Mukuro's Heaven vs Hell matches with Asmodeus's
Q: Why're you in such a rush to get more demons, then? Conquering Hell? A: Surprisingly off the mark. Strike One.
Q: Dare I ask what happens at strike three? A: I'd get sent back. "You're no good to me here."
Q: Are you just lonely? A: none given, seemed amused and explained the following about the Damned: The Damned are a waste. That's what this hole games between us (assuming Asmodeus and Pythia?) is based on. I ought to be able to guess why a whole faction would pose as working for a dead god. If the rest of hell thinks humans are beneath their notice and attention, that's all the more for Asmodeus's taking.
Q: Are you trying to see if the Damned can be reverse-engineered into humans and then made into demons? (this would be a pretty quick way to build an army...) A: Doing that is simple, just takes time and patience and is one at a time. Not a good model for business.
Q: So this whole arrangement isn't necessarily your design, who designed it? A: Strike Two
Q: Is there an option to get out of here without signing up with a demon? A: same old thing re: choose Pythia's lies or choose to become a demon under Asmodeus and he'll grant you your heart's desire, blah blah. made a point to say the Liar's false heaven had nothing for us
Q: Were we all Damned when we were brought here? Or were we just taken? A: mixed bag. Some of us he states were very much dead.
Q: Are you likely to answer another call like this or was this not entertaining enough (he made a comment about entertainment early on and i was feeling snarky i guess)? If you do answer, are you expecting something? A: "Let's call them hopes, expectations are a shade too far." In the future, people will have to pander. Can't count on another crisis with a whole batch of us on the line.
Q: Asked details about "pandering", since his area is Revengers of Wickedness, was he expecting an action? A tribute? Body parts? Death? A: "Vengeance victorious, these are the glorious days." he prefers we MEAN it
Q: Asked if there was any commonalities between who was brought into this group A: Mostly by chance. The game works best if there's an illusion of fairness in the playing field. If they need specific reps, they can hand-pick those. We'll notice those.
Q: Doubles situation--Mars and I aren't the same as other doubles, had to ask about it and whether it was coincidence. A: If it's not, "Pythia chose a trivial thing to break terms on."
Q: Do you even keep track of the idols? (wanted to know how much demon princes keep track of idols in general because it didn't seem likely they did since we're just commodities) A: For most, that'd be correct. "But once you catch my eye, the trick isn't keeping it."
Q: Has someone caught his eye? A: "You've seen him around."
Q: Is there an advantage to catching your eye prior to graduation? A: "I'm willing to make it worth the while."
Q: Asked for method of contact A: rejected
Q: Any final words of wisdom? A: Strike Three
And then I was booted back through a door that came out of nowhere.
CEO: There are some holes in their story here. CEO: If the Damned are a waste, then why does their perception determine whether idols exist in Hell? CEO: Obviously they didn't have this problem when they were doing things 1-on-1 in people's home worlds.
tatsuya: crow is back, phoenix is still missing tatsuya: they bought something called "Undo" tatsuya: and crow came back looking different tatsuya: dunno how much that means though
CEO: Undo? CEO: I haven't seen that option in the shop. CEO: Does this have to do with the memory they bought? CEO: Do they still remember all their time here in idol hell?
[this text is about 20 pictures of Hurricane's leg attachment. There are detail shots of various screws and mechanisms next to a ruler for scale. There is also a video attached that shows the connectors from all angles, plus an example of how all the moving parts move.]
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