Week 6 cyoa: hei, jiuqing, vin, and kashuu

[saturations]

spoiler warnings: ff14 heavensward and some light endwalker elements
content warnings: violence, death, war, terrorism (short), brief mentions/references for eyegore, brief mention/reference for decapitation, depression, suicidal ideation (nihilist flavor), suicide, dragons and monsters eating people

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[slashay]

[DON'T PSYCHE THEM OUT... Anyway, with a frown:]

...So. Basically, we gotta protect that bridge at all costs then, huh? How big's this horde supposed to be, do they know?

[disestablishment]

Large, it would seem, but we are prepared for the assault. You see, Ishgard is protected by a barrier and it should last us enough to rid ourselves of the dragons.

[ Frowning. ]

However, the respite between waves have shortened, thus our barrier needs mending. [ Thinks some more. ] We are prepared for the assault, nevertheless. Our dragon-killing arsenal is here, after all.

[ There sure is a bunch of armored footsteps they can hear outside! The knights are preparing. ]

[slashay]

[He just nods as he listens to that all, putting together the picture of this place in his head.]

Okay. So it's the barrier that's the main focus right now, then, here?

[disestablishment]

Aye, either helping with the mend, or fending off the dragons.

I can assure you that Ishgard will be safe.

[slashay]

...If you say so. [...] Can you make sure someone checks on Izuminokami, too? He's not doing well.

[It's fine though, probably.]

[disestablishment]

[ whomst the shit... ]

We plan to protect and support all those who take refuge in Ishgard. Fret not, Shushu.

[slashay]

[HELP HIS SWEET KANESAN WHO SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE. But...]

--Huh?

[HIS NICKNAME??? He's squinting at this Aymeric that he still is pretty sure is a fake Aymeric but that's thrown him off a little.]

[disestablishment]

[ he realizes... how he addressed him... and he's just dead awkward silent.

Uh. ]

Pardon, I do not know what possessed me, Ser Kashuu.

[slashay]

[HE DOESN'T LIKE THIS HE DOESN'T LIKE THIS HELP. HELP!!! He glances over toward Vin briefly, but after a second of hesitation:]

Hey, um... This is gonna sound weird, but, like. Are you sure we've never met before?

[disestablishment]

[ Oh, Aymeric doesn't like this question and he tries to school his expression, but it's pensive. Confused. Not so much confused at Kashuu, but with himself. ]

... I would say we haven't, but somehow I feel that is incorrect.

[slashay]

[NO ONE HERE LIKES THIS QUESTION. Kashuu doesn't like this answer, either. He's sweaty.]

...Yeah. I kinda had the same feeling. Um. Maybe we've met somewhere else...?

[disestablishment]

[ He's DESPERATELY thinking right now. ]

Pray tell where?

[slashay]

[KASHUU'S SWEATING INCREASES AS HE TRIES TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO GO FOR IT but they'll never know if they don't ask right.]

The... the prism, maybe...?

[allomantic]

[catching his eye and nodding along to show support for this course of action........]

[slashay]

[HE'S DYING SQUIRTLE THEIR AYMERIC AND HIS AMNESIA(?????)!!]

[disestablishment]

[ THIS IS SO WILD....... BREAKING MY AYMERIC. I will allow this. ]

The Prism... [ Blinks like the white man gif at both Vin and Kashuu as Vin is just nodding? ABOUT THIS COURSE?? ] The realm of color.

[slashay]

[Just looking toward Vin like !! at that, before his attention redirects. He looks like he wants to reach out and grab Aymeric's hands but he will refrain since he doesn't know how amnesia'd this mans is and that would probably be an inappropriate way to interact with a lord commander or something. GOD.]

Yeah—! Verdant- [gesturing to aymeric and then to Vin and himself in succession.] -Amber, Metallic?

[disestablishment]

Marine?

[ For Vax because Aymeric KNOWS the man and has met him here, at this point. But damn, guess who is going to interfere. ]

[ The second in command here is like what the fuck are you doing with the Lord Commander? ] My apologies, but we must prepare for the assault on the Steps of Faith, Lord Commander.

[slashay]

[He'd been about to be like "YEAH!!!" about that, but then this poor person that someone killed off in another distant CYOA bubble is interrupting and Kashuu's internally just like NO THAT'S THEIR AYMERIC. But he doesn't want to draw the ire of these fakesies NPCs...]

Uh— Yeah-- okay, the... Okay. Um. We can talk later.

[SWEATY.]

[disestablishment]

[ A nod to both Vin and Kashuu as he's led out! ]

I'll have an escort to take you to Estinien, they will wait for you at the Aetheryte—I don't think... He remembers aught. I barely remember, myself, but he's a good man. Do not forget.

[ As if that's like a reminder? Anyway! As you guys depart the congregation... ]