Merriment 18 | Video

[mynameisallen]

[Allen had just finished training for the day. It wasn't like his usual workout as he was slowly working his way back to to that. He was still honestly tired after what happened even if he didn't do an awful lot beyond talking.

But to him talking can be just as exhausting and yet here he was with a smile on his face.]

Hello... So I don't normally talk on here much but I'm trying this new thing called... being open and it's been going well. Sort of.

[He has his moments.]

So I decided why don't we all try giving a fact or two about ourselves. They don't have to be super serious or anything. Just anything will do and we can talk.

I will go first with some facts:

One: Back home we had a situation where people became zombie like and so to deal with something... I hit on a male robot to get him to do it. It worked.
Two: I have a bone to pick with Cupid. They're an asshole and I don't like them.
Three: I've cheated pirates out of money. Like a lot of money.
And finally Four: I once stabbed myself with my own sword. I thought it wouldn't do anything... I was very very wrong.

[All rather odd facts about himself that he was comfortable with sharing. The smile till on his face.]

So whose going to be next if anyone.

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[mynameisallen]

Well we get into a lot of fights and the possibility of getting hurt is pretty much a given. So yes. Hurting ourselves is a lot less common.

[He soon tilted his head slightly.]

Do you mean how did I obtain my weapon?

I think you just have really bad luck when it comes to it, but yeah too many coincidences. At least the stuff here has been nicer... right?

[blitzcheer]

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But you...pull it out from darkness, right? So it's still in there...

[ Did Allen mean some other kind of 'not-there' state Tidus isn't considering!? ]

[irrationally]

It's just an example, Allen.

[ No need to necessarily talk about animals! Alice might be into those, but other people probably not so much! ]

Just tell them about.. very normal things. Ordinary things. Things anyone might experience.

[stillnewatthis]

I have acquired an immense amount of data to integrate into my defense tactics... although I am not certain how much of it is relevant. Earth is not known for its supernatural trains, after all.

[zombiemessiah]

Well, I guess I should be fair and give my three.

I'm in multiple relationships back home, with both men and women. No issues with that with me.

I'm immune to any infectious or contagious disease, and if I'm not immune yet I will be soon after I catch it. The enhanced vaccine they gave me really does the trick even if I resent the bastards for it.

I've crossed North America mostly on foot three times now.

[sos_pilot]

Hey, maybe the VR set-up in the game room has it! We should check it out sometime!

[jan_ken_hacking]

Perhaps.

[That's ominous!!!]

[so_dark_a_road]

You mean a person's soul can be stolen from them and put in a robot body, and forced to be a murderer? Disgusting! Who's this Earl?

And what did you just say about your innocence? It could somehow cause your death?

[acapriciousthing]

There are definite advantages to being able to move in and out of my own domain at will.

Some people travel with pets though.

[jingyeets]

Ugh, it was a kind of poison made from the resentful dead, infused with some of what made people puppets back in the war... the kind we ran into was powdered, we inhaled it in the fog.

( None of that sounds good, but he has no great way to explain when it's kind of a nebulous thing none of them studied because it wasn't supposed to still exist. (Xue Yang, as it turned out, had it in spades. )

[dreamtamer]

"Guilmon can already do that?" Takato was a little confused at the idea. Why would he want to change himself to do something that his friend could do?

[blitzcheer]

"But that's Guilmon, right? ...You've never wondered what it's like?"

...He's never thought about it before now, but Tidus would absolutely breathe fire if given the chance.

[mynameisallen]

Multiple relationships?

[The other two he can't help but be a tiny bit impressed about. What he knew about North America himself was that it takes ages to get there and that it's huge. He's been there once and that was not a fun time.]

So you got an enhanced acini that makes you immune to all types of diseases?

[mynameisallen]

They aren't, but things about the train we don't need to remember. The skills and tactics we use to deal with missions can be useful.

[mynameisallen]

I guess I can give it a try. I have tried the games, but I find the only ones I am good at usually involve fighting.

[mynameisallen]

[Worryingly ominous indeed!]

Perhaps? You don't sound confident.

[mynameisallen]

Define normal?

[Because his life has been anything but that.]

[mynameisallen]

I know, but at the same time if you have very little it's not a good idea really. It's why I never had one.

That and focused on other things.

[mynameisallen]

Yes, but it's not like people recall it ever going into darkness except those who were saved. It's why saying like it no longer existed is the best way to explain it.

[mynameisallen]

The souls are of people who were already dead, but called back by someone who cared for them. Be it a family member, lover or very close friend.

But yes they are still forced to kill. More so to kill the one that brought them back, so they can take their physical body. It's why you can never tell who is human and whose an Akuma in my world unless you are me, the earl or the Noah. It;s why I choose to willing risk my life. I want to save the trapped souls and let them and the other find peace.

The earl is someone who basically wants to bring about the end of the world.

As for my innocence, it shortens my life span because of the type it is because I draw on it a different way than say someone who has a sword for a weapon.

[mynameisallen]

That sounds... like a pretty dangerous thing then.

[Having something like that sounds like a terrifying thing.]

[zombiemessiah]

Don't know what an acini is? But I'll assume you're right. And yeah. I evolve each time I catch something. This red skin? Came from a flesh-eating bacteria I fought off.

And I'm polyamorous. I've got boyfriends and girlfriends... sort of. It's all open.

[so_dark_a_road]

Well, I came back after I was dead and remained in Middle-earth for centuries. But it wasn't because I was called by a living person, it was because I refused to go when called by the Elves' Death God. But had it been otherwise, I'd never have harmed anyone who loved me, much less taken their body. Although I can see how it might happen that a soul could be under the control of some powerful living person or entity and forced to do their bidding.

I admire you for your courage in taking on this mission. Saving the trapped souls sounds really, really important.

This Earl sounds really nefarious and destructive.

You use methods that don't involve physical weapons? Good for you. You have powers that make it possible to free the enslaved souls, but the use of those powers shortens you life? Is that what you meant?

[motherofresistance]

They could be, if you got on their bad sides. But they're not a violent people by nature. Just... not especially picky eaters. Avoid getting caught in their hunting traps, and you'll likely be fine.

It definitely wasn't a conventional alliance, but it worked out well for all involved. And I made a new friend in the bargain; an Ewok named Wicket. He found me in the forest after my speeder-bike had crashed and eventually led me back to his village.

[acapriciousthing]

Are you going to stick with that on the train? Or do the extra resources change things?