vatheon | Let there be, let there always be

Who: Signless and various campers
When: five days after drowning, early afternoon
Where: the Plaza
Style: action jackson
Status: semi-open to close CR; the video part is open to everyone!

Signless is dreaming. He's dreaming, and it's beautiful. He's surrounded by the neverending light, surrounded and engulfed by it, but there is no fear. How can he be afraid when surrounded by such vast, indescribable beauty?

Nor is he alone; he can feel them with him, all the friends he's known and lost along the way. Sometimes they stay beside him for a time, dancing next to him and sharing a beam of light; others slip past shyly, brushing against him and then disappearing. Disciple is there, and Lulu as well, and if Psii were there with them, they would be complete.

But the light begins to fade, and though he is sorry to lose it, he understands. It's not his time, not yet his turn, and he sinks willingly into the darkness, watching the neverending light as it retreats and glimmers into nothingness.

He opens his eyes.

It doesn't take him long to recognize the dome above Vatheon, and he sits up, looking around him. He's not surprised to see that some of his friends have gathered there with him.

"Hey. What's going on?"

~*~A few hours later, open to everyone!~*~

[The video feed clicks on, and there's Signless, brought back by Vatheon's miracles. He's sitting somewhere with his back to the bubble, tropical fish swimming and darting behind him, and someone has taken the time to weave him a crown of flowers, which almost completely hides his nubby horns. His expression is serious, as is his voice.]

Vatheon, I am back. I'm aware that there has been some fighting and violence regarding my death. Let me say, here and now, that what happened was an accident. Dualscar did nothing wrong, and should not have been held responsible. Anyone who would further trouble him about these happenings should first come and see me, because if anyone persists in bothering him will find they have a problem with me as well.

Leave him alone.

But yes, I am back. I missed you, Vatheon, and I'm very grateful to have another chance to be with you all.

[He looks into the video feed, like he wants to say more, then shuts it off.]

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WHAT HAPPENED TO DUALSCAR?

hE D1ED.
1 K1LLED H1M.

Edited 2012-05-16 01:00 (UTC)

I SEE.
WHY?

pR1DE AND CONV1CT1ON.

SO, LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND THIS...
YOU KILLED MY MOIRAIL... OVER AN ACCIDENT.
YOU TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF TO BE LEGISLACERATOR, HIS GRAND TYRANNY, AND EXECUTOR.

yES.

WHY?

bECAUSE HE AND THOSE L1KE H1M HAVE ALLOWED WORSE.
aND HE NEEDED TO FEEL H1S WRONG DO1NG, aND KNOW 1T TO BE H1S TO BEAR.

YOU KILLED HIM OVER AN ACCIDENT! OVER SOMETHING THAT WASN'T HIS FAULT!

1 KNOW, mY PO1NTS ST1LL STAND.

FOR SOMEONE WHO STARTED A REVOLUTION IN MY NAME, SOMETIMES I THINK YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO WHAT I SAID AT ALL.

1 D1D.
uNFORTUNATELY FOLLOW1NG EVERYTH1NG YOU D1D EXACTLY DOESN'T WORK. yOUR WORDS REACH MANY, bUT A HEAVY HAND 1S ST1LL NECESSARY W1TH OUR K1ND AT T1MES.
tROLLS 1N OUR T1ME KNOW V1OLENCE, wHETHER THEY ARE TRULY MADE FOR 1T OR NOT.
nOT ALWAYS W1LL MERE WORDS WORK.
nOT ALWAYS W1LL MERE WORDS SHOW SOMEONE TRUTH, nOT W1TH AS THEY ARE NOW, aS WE ARE NOW.
1 L1STENED TO EVERYTH1NG YOU HAD TO TEACH AND THEY 1NSP1RE, bUT TAK1NG THEM AND US1NG THEM EXACTLY AS THEY WERE WON'T CHANGE ANYTH1NG.
1T'S A WEEN1NG PROCESS,
aN 1NFANT FURBEAST DOES NOT 1MMED1ATELY PARTAKE OF MEAT,
aND A SOC1ETY FED ON V1OLENCE W1LL NOT 1MMED1ATELY ACCEPT PEACE.

THAT MIGHT ALL BE TRUE, I ADMIT.
BUT DUALSCAR HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG. HE WAS CHANGING, TRYING TO BE A BETTER TROLL. I WAS GETTING THROUGH TO HIM.

HE

HE WAS MY MOIRAIL, SUMMONER.

AND YOU KILLED HIM.

aS 1 ALREADY STATED, s1GNLESS.
dUALSCAR WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE SAME TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE HE CONS1DERS BENEATH H1M.
1T'S ONLY R1GHT TO SHOW H1M 1T.
aND WHAT 1 D1D DOESN'T AFFECT YOU GETT1NG THROUGH TO H1M OR NOT, 1F ANYTH1NG HE SHOULD BETTER UNDERSTAND.
bES1DES, nOW HE OWES YOU NOTH1NG.
1 SAVED H1S PR1DE AND GAVE H1M AN HONORABLE EXECUT1ON W1THOUT A BREAK1NG STARE.

AN EXECUTION FOR A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT! HE HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG, HE WAS INSISTING ON HIS INNOCENCE THE ENTIRE TIME, AND YOU TORTURED AND KILLED HIM! HOW COULD YOU, SUMMONER?

HOW COULD YOU?

I

I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

YOU DIDN'T JUST KILL DUALSCAR, SUMMONER. YOU TOOK AWAY MY MOIRAIL. IT'S NOT JUST DUALSCAR YOU'VE MADE SUFFER.

I HOPE YOUR PRIDE AND CONVICTION IS WORTH IT.

yOU AREN'T SEE1NG THE PO1NT.
yES, tHE EXCUT1ON 1S UNJUST, bUT SO ARE ALMOST ALL OF THEM ON aLTERN1A, oNES hE AND MANY L1KE H1M ALLOW. 1T BE1NG FA1R 1S NOT THE PO1NT, s1GNLESS!
h1M SEE1NG 1S!
dUALSCAR NO LONGER BE1NG BL1ND 1S THE PO1NT!

f1NE, yOU ARE THE ONE WHO ASKED TO SPEAK TO ME THOUGH, bUT KNOW THAT YOU ALWAYS CAN.
1 AM ALWAYS W1LL1NG TO SPEAK W1TH YOU ABOUT TH1S OR ANYTH1NG. 1 HAVE ALWAYS BEEN W1LL1NG TO, mY ENT1RE L1FE, eVEN BEFORE 1 EVER COULD, wHEN 1 MERELY DREAMED 1 HAD SOME HOW BEEN BORN 1N THE SAME T1ME AS YOU AND YOUR D1SC1PLES.
bUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT YES,
yES TH1S 1S WORTH 1T.
mERE QUADRANTS CANNOT COMPETE W1TH SOMETH1NG L1KE TH1S.
bONDS BETWEEN SMALL NUMBERS, 1ND1V1DUALS, tHEY DON'T AMOUNT TO THE SAME AS SOMETH1NG AS 1MPORTANT AND BROAD A MORAL OBL1GAT1ON, hONOR, TRUE CONV1CT1ON, aND pR1DE.
1'M SORRY 1F YOU FEEL HURT,
bUT WHAT 1 D1D 1 FEEL 1S R1GHT.

Edited 2012-05-16 03:01 (UTC)

WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING MORAL OBLIGATION, HONOR, CONVICTION AND PRIDE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYONE WORTH DEFENDING, WORTH FIGHTING FOR?

tHERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE TO F1GHT FOR.
bUT ONE OR A FEW ARE NOT THE SAME AS HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS.
tH1S 1S ABOUT OUR K1ND AS A RACE, aS A PEOPLE.
nOT 1ND1V1DUAL TROLLS WE PERSONALLY HOLD DEAR.

ALL OUR RACE IS ANYMORE IS INDIVIDUALS. I PERSONALLY KNOW EVERY TROLL IN THE BUBBLE BY NAME, BY FACE.

wHAT.

Edited 2012-05-16 04:36 (UTC)

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GRAND, SWEEPING GESTURES, SOMETHING YOU WOULD DO TO PROVE A POINT TO A LARGE GROUP OF TROLLS.

THAT ISN'T US ANYMORE, SUMMONER. WE AREN'T A RACE, WE'RE JUST A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS NOW. AND ALL YOU PROVED IS HOW VERY CRUEL TROLLS CAN BE.

dON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT L1KE THEY DON'T EX1ST BACK HOME.
dON'T YOU DARE.
wHO ARE YOU EVEN?

I'M DEAD BACK HOME, SUMMONER.
I'M DEAD, AND I WON'T BE COMING BACK.
ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME IS VATHEON.

MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WHEN IT'S ONLY A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, MY METHOD WORKS BETTER. I'VE BEFRIENDED DARKLEER, I WAS WORKING ON DUALSCAR, AND I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD ALL THAT.

BUT I GUESS NOT. YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE YOUR WAR BEHIND, CAN YOU?

hEH.
lEAVE MY WAR BEH1ND.
mAYBE,

mAYBE YOU AREN'T REALLY WHO 1 THOUGHT YOU WERE.

YOU WANTED A GOD.
AND ALL YOU GOT WAS ME.

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