so anyways just so you know i'm fine not even a cracked rib also so that you know i might be checking out my lung problem and might have a few days out of the picture depending also those wings were cool and thanks really i should have said something but hindsight
geez okay like im really glad to hear that but i was kinda hoping none of us would face that shit at least stuff that could honestly make everything a lot worse really really hating the purple stuff now tbqh long as youre okay tho i can deal with it
also uh thanks ig? its part of my powers and all that havent really had them all my life so theyre kinda new
dont mention it im just glad it wasnt anything worse you know?
i should have made a few concerns known a bit early in the planning there was a couple people i talked to before that who were extremely defensive about that stuff when i was talking about things and really should have mentioned it
the demon stuff right? i never saw anything like it but at the same time i find it really interesting i'd understand and all but still gotta ask would you be willing to explain it to me? and let me poke a little at it?
i got like two people on my ass for beating myself up on this so like whats the saying? hindsight 20/20? long as you dont beat me over the head with a stick or something about it id say were fine
yeah its a family thing actually? i mean i can but i definitely dont know everything didnt even know my own family legacy or whatever till fuck how long has it been now with asgard uh a year or so? that sounds so weird when its literally only been a few days back home
poke what my demon form or my wings? i mean sure but doesnt that shit unnerve you?
should have known regardless and really we all knew it might have been dangerous we were really really lucky
if it makes you feel any better i still have problems figuring out my family stuff and it's been years and i have my grandfather's note to help me crack codes and shit i could exchange stuff for stuff if you want? make it feel more friendly if it helps
i find it really interesting well no? it's not like you're a mindless or anything, right? and i've faced giant zombie eyeless snakes wearing little more than mud so you're pretty cool
yeah it couldve gone a lot worse were all really lucky
dude that sounds like ass? and codes? in your family? if youre comfortable with sharing sure dont wanna force you into something you dont want
definitely not mindless totally there in that form its just my true power thanks to family bs just used to a lot of people panicking first thing on seeing it most people freak out at demons in general but yeah i think its cool too
yup! my sanshu started teaching me all sorts of cyphers when i was eight just so we can leave messages outside of what grandpa wanted me to know it's not like telling people about it can hurt me from rival groups
it doesn't scare me i know you're just wearing a different face not like it's taken you over or anything right? so we're good and i really just am curious about it that's all
So I know you said everything went okay with the lighthouse, but Adora seemed really weird and upset when she told me about it, and she's got this infection thing? I'm worried something happened to her that she's not telling me about.
[This....... is a lot harder than he wants to admit. Also? He's worried how much it's going to hurt Adora, too. It's why he didn't say anything, so she didn't feel any worse than she already has.]
[Glimmer already knows where the cottages are, having been in Shadow Weaver's. Which means that it's two teleports and twenty seconds after Nero hits send that there's a flash of sparkles in his living room, and a very stern looking Glimmer who is clearly overcompensating for her concern.]
[There is, admittedly, a small swell of petty pride at getting a spook out of the man, but she keeps it in check as she moves to sit on one of the couches.]
I know Adora's been here for a few months, so things might have changed, but I've known her - not this exact version of her, at least, the future her - for years. She's scared, and if there's something she's not telling me it's because she wants to try and handle it on her own. She's obsessed with the idea that she has to be perfect all the time, without anyone else helping her. I know it's a Horde thing but it's still... ugh.
[That. Might be a bit more of a vent than she intended, and she takes a breath as she brushes some stray waves out of her face.]
This isn't going behind her back. This is just... getting something she's going to tell me anyway out in the open faster. [Her tone turns wry, trying to lighten the mood.] Hey, maybe she'll even thank me for not making her have to say it.
[Even if it's not what he expected, he settles into a seat right by her, listening. For the most part, what she says absolutely lines up from what he's been able to discern from being friends with Adora so far. Good to know he's not wrong there, at least.
She wants to try and handle it on her own. Glimmer may not mean to, but her words hit hard for him. It's a striking resemblance to Dante, especially when he kept pushing Nero away from finishing the job with the qliphoth. His uncle is a fucking idiot when it comes to those sorts of things. Nero sighs, pulling at his face.]
Yeah, I know the type. Not the whole "perfect" sense, more the "handle it on their own" without any help.
[But, right. Glimmer wants the whole story, and he said he'd give it to her. So he settles back into the seat and breathes through his mouth.] If she comes after me for this, I'm totally blaming you.
For the most part, it was pretty uneventful. Got into the lighthouse, got shit moved, made sure it got fixed. Adora came as like. A taller version of herself? Haven't seen her like that before.
[A beat.] We were all leaving the lighthouse when shit went south. I was out in the front with part of the group when I heard Wu Xie go tumbling in the back. He yelled about the purple shit and that's when we saw it.
[Nero hesitates here, pausing, unsure if he has the right to say it, but pushes forward anyway.]
Adora was possessed by it, and she was trying to go after anyone she could.
The giant version of Adora's called She-Ra, she's kind of a magical hero on our planet. [Interesting word choice there.] She's... more powerful, and can use magic properly - she uses it when we're in actual fights.
[She knots her fingers together nervously.]
It's happened before, actually. That she's gotten infected by something as She-Ra and gone on a-- a murderous rampage, but... before, it was because of a First Ones' virus. We destroyed the source disc and it stopped affecting Adora, but this feels really different. She's herself and she's infected and hurting people, and... I can't imagine how terrifying that must be for her.
She-Ra. [That is... a very long pause as his brows go up, not saying anything else but definitely surprised at that little tidbit. Well, it's not too different from him with devil trigger, but still.]
Yeah, she hits like a truck. I fought her to make sure everyone else could get out of the way and to bring her back. There was no way I was gonna leave her like that, pretty sure everyone else felt the same.
[Though this information is new to him, and he tilts his head at it.]
Yeah, I don't- from what Abel told me, it actively seeks to infect anyone it can injure. Which is why she was so adamant on trying to hurt us. [A beat.] The more the purple stuff possesses, the worse it is for us.
[Adora as She-Ra possessed is terrible, a horrific thing. But if it sunk its claws in Nero? It'd be even worse, because the known way to get rid of it is by holy means- and on a part demon? That's an awful time.]
Well yeah, she's the Princess of Power. [She says like it's obvious, a moment of fire despite the circumstances that fades quickly.] But... yeah. If that can infect everyone that makes her really dangerous.
[She lifts a hand and traces a circle in the air: her fingers leave trails of light behind that form a glowing blue glyph, but before she can complete the circle it flickers out of existence. With the way her hand flinches back, it probably wasn't intentional.]
I... there's more than just me that can use magic. If we get someone going on one of those rampages again, I know a spell that can trap people in a magic circle. You can't break it from the inside [as far as she's aware], so it could work to keep Adora - or anyone else - from hurting people.
Princess of what? [They have nicknames now? Yeesh.] Yeah well, there's a lot of us I'm sure we don't want infected, myself included.
[Though the magic she does from her fingers does interest him- he tilts his head, eyes following as she traces the pattern out.]
That's probably one of the best ways to keep someone contained. That thing really didn't like being pinned and kept in one spot so we could essentially knock it the fuck out. [It nearly scratched him at least once, thank god for ephemeral claws and arms.] Best bet is to tell any of the priests or holy members about it, they could use that.
[On January 1, a postcard slips under Nero's door (literally, under its own power; paper user, etc.) It's handmade on high-quality paper, with a surprisingly nice minimalist outline of what looks like the lighthouse done in ink with a calligraphy brush. Next to it, it says]
Happy New Year!
[in similarly surprisingly-nice handwriting. On the back:]
Thank you for your help for the community in the last year. I hope we can continue working together to make this coming year the final one. Wishing you good health and dry weather.
Natori Shuuichi
[His signature is definitely the autograph he uses for fans.]
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un: xiao sanye; text - post lighthouse
also so that you know i might be checking out my lung problem and might have a few days out of the picture depending
also those wings were cool
and thanks really
i should have said something but hindsight
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okay like im really glad to hear that
but i was kinda hoping none of us would face that shit
at least stuff that could honestly make everything a lot worse
really really hating the purple stuff now tbqh
long as youre okay tho i can deal with it
also uh
thanks ig?
its part of my powers and all that
havent really had them all my life so theyre kinda new
dont mention it
im just glad it wasnt anything worse you know?
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there was a couple people i talked to before that who were extremely defensive about that stuff when i was talking about things and
really should have mentioned it
the demon stuff right?
i never saw anything like it but at the same time i find it really interesting
i'd understand and all but still gotta ask
would you be willing to explain it to me?
and let me poke a little at it?
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whats the saying?
hindsight 20/20?
long as you dont beat me over the head with a stick or something about it id say were fine
yeah
its a family thing actually?
i mean i can but i definitely dont know everything
didnt even know my own family legacy or whatever till
fuck how long has it been now with asgard
uh
a year or so?
that sounds so weird when its literally only been a few days back home
poke what
my demon form or my wings?
i mean sure but doesnt that shit unnerve you?
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and really we all knew it might have been dangerous
we were really really lucky
if it makes you feel any better i still have problems figuring out my family stuff and it's been years and i have my grandfather's note to help me crack codes and shit
i could exchange stuff for stuff if you want? make it feel more friendly if it helps
i find it really interesting
well
no?
it's not like you're a mindless or anything, right?
and i've faced giant zombie eyeless snakes wearing little more than mud
so
you're pretty cool
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it couldve gone a lot worse
were all really lucky
dude that sounds like ass?
and codes?
in your family?
if youre comfortable with sharing sure
dont wanna force you into something you dont want
definitely not mindless
totally there in that form
its just my true power thanks to family bs
just used to a lot of people panicking first thing on seeing it
most people freak out at demons in general
but yeah i think its cool too
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my sanshu started teaching me all sorts of cyphers when i was eight just so we can leave messages outside of what grandpa wanted me to know
it's not like telling people about it can hurt me from rival groups
it doesn't scare me
i know you're just wearing a different face
not like it's taken you over or anything right?
so we're good
and i really just am curious about it that's all
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okay fair tbh
just didnt want to feel like you had to give up your privacy or whatever
its still me so no taking over
just my shitposting but demonic
then yeah if you ever wanna take a look id be down
just lmk
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also wu sanxing
sanshu
eh what people don't know about me is basically what i haven't babbled
i would love to
whenever you're available and not all banged up
or
whatever you know
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yeah fair i get that
sounds good
ill let you know when im free tbh
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stay safe out there ok?
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i think weve had enough purple bs to last us a while
un: Glimmer; text - post fight club, whenever
1/? LAUGHS INTO THE ABYSS
Well. He kinda knew this was coming. Fuck.]
2/?
fuck
3/3
you got some time?
if shes still acting like that
then yeah
just
shit
if youve got time just come to jacobs cottage
easier to explain there
Sorry not sorry Nero
Okay. So what happened?
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Nero nearly draws his gun, his demon screaming in his ears about a threat, an enemy, something is here-
And it's Glimmer. Oh. He recognizes those sparkles anywhere. His shoulders ease up and he snaps at her out of habit.]
Fucking warn me next time, jeez.
[A sigh, and he pinches the bridge of his nose.]
It's. Complicated. Sit down, we're gonna be a bit.
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I know Adora's been here for a few months, so things might have changed, but I've known her - not this exact version of her, at least, the future her - for years. She's scared, and if there's something she's not telling me it's because she wants to try and handle it on her own. She's obsessed with the idea that she has to be perfect all the time, without anyone else helping her. I know it's a Horde thing but it's still... ugh.
[That. Might be a bit more of a vent than she intended, and she takes a breath as she brushes some stray waves out of her face.]
This isn't going behind her back. This is just... getting something she's going to tell me anyway out in the open faster. [Her tone turns wry, trying to lighten the mood.] Hey, maybe she'll even thank me for not making her have to say it.
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She wants to try and handle it on her own. Glimmer may not mean to, but her words hit hard for him. It's a striking resemblance to Dante, especially when he kept pushing Nero away from finishing the job with the qliphoth. His uncle is a fucking idiot when it comes to those sorts of things. Nero sighs, pulling at his face.]
Yeah, I know the type. Not the whole "perfect" sense, more the "handle it on their own" without any help.
[But, right. Glimmer wants the whole story, and he said he'd give it to her. So he settles back into the seat and breathes through his mouth.] If she comes after me for this, I'm totally blaming you.
For the most part, it was pretty uneventful. Got into the lighthouse, got shit moved, made sure it got fixed. Adora came as like. A taller version of herself? Haven't seen her like that before.
[A beat.] We were all leaving the lighthouse when shit went south. I was out in the front with part of the group when I heard Wu Xie go tumbling in the back. He yelled about the purple shit and that's when we saw it.
[Nero hesitates here, pausing, unsure if he has the right to say it, but pushes forward anyway.]
Adora was possessed by it, and she was trying to go after anyone she could.
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The giant version of Adora's called She-Ra, she's kind of a magical hero on our planet. [Interesting word choice there.] She's... more powerful, and can use magic properly - she uses it when we're in actual fights.
[She knots her fingers together nervously.]
It's happened before, actually. That she's gotten infected by something as She-Ra and gone on a-- a murderous rampage, but... before, it was because of a First Ones' virus. We destroyed the source disc and it stopped affecting Adora, but this feels really different. She's herself and she's infected and hurting people, and... I can't imagine how terrifying that must be for her.
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Yeah, she hits like a truck. I fought her to make sure everyone else could get out of the way and to bring her back. There was no way I was gonna leave her like that, pretty sure everyone else felt the same.
[Though this information is new to him, and he tilts his head at it.]
Yeah, I don't- from what Abel told me, it actively seeks to infect anyone it can injure. Which is why she was so adamant on trying to hurt us. [A beat.] The more the purple stuff possesses, the worse it is for us.
[Adora as She-Ra possessed is terrible, a horrific thing. But if it sunk its claws in Nero? It'd be even worse, because the known way to get rid of it is by holy means- and on a part demon? That's an awful time.]
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[She lifts a hand and traces a circle in the air: her fingers leave trails of light behind that form a glowing blue glyph, but before she can complete the circle it flickers out of existence. With the way her hand flinches back, it probably wasn't intentional.]
I... there's more than just me that can use magic. If we get someone going on one of those rampages again, I know a spell that can trap people in a magic circle. You can't break it from the inside [as far as she's aware], so it could work to keep Adora - or anyone else - from hurting people.
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[Though the magic she does from her fingers does interest him- he tilts his head, eyes following as she traces the pattern out.]
That's probably one of the best ways to keep someone contained. That thing really didn't like being pinned and kept in one spot so we could essentially knock it the fuck out. [It nearly scratched him at least once, thank god for ephemeral claws and arms.] Best bet is to tell any of the priests or holy members about it, they could use that.
postcard
Happy New Year!
[in similarly surprisingly-nice handwriting. On the back:]
Thank you for your help for the community in the last year. I hope we can continue working together to make this coming year the final one. Wishing you good health and dry weather.
Natori Shuuichi
[His signature is definitely the autograph he uses for fans.]