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 Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 5:08 pm
Ever since finding Fang in the rain, and discovering that Earth rain actually felt nice, Daedalus found himself pausing on patrols to simply...enjoy it. Apparently it was quite wet, this time of year, on this part of Earth, and so there were a lot of opportunities to just...enjoy the rain.
Enjoy rain that felt good, and healing, and that didn't smell of acid and chemicals.
He'd shrugged off his jacket, letting it hang folded over his belts, and simply stood, enjoying how good it felt. Even if he was getting soaked, even if he would undoubtedly be cold when he got back to Bellatrix's place.
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 8:26 pm
Of course it had to rain while Langite was trying to figure out just who had attacked Judas. He hated the rain. Well, hated to be in the rain. It was enjoyable when he was inside with a cup of tea, but now that he was on a patrol, his hair was growing heavy as it grew more and more saturated, and honestly, if he hadn’t felt the aura, he would have simply gone home.
At least when he changed back into himself…he should be dry.
…In theory.
Walking towards the aura, he paused, staring for a moment as he took in the sight before him.
It was the horned Senshi who claimed to know him, and he was soaked.
After a moment, Langite cleared his throat. “Having fun?”
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 9:45 pm
Daedalus could feel the oily aura of a corrupt, and he wasn't entirely surprised to hear a voice call to him. A familiar voice, too, and one that put another sort of smile on his face.
He turned, and nodded.
"The rain on my planet is unsafe," he said. "So this is....new, to me. But I like it."
He shrugged, smiling wryly. "I suppose I must look very silly, to you."
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:00 pm
“With all of the pollution this planet has, our rain isn’t quite safe either but. How is yours unsafe?” Langite hadn’t meant to ask the question but…it simply slipped out, and he couldn't deny that he was terribly curious about this Senshi from another planet…even if it was just pure curiosity for knowing something that he didn’t.
“You have horns. I believe you will look very silly to anyone who gets you in their sights. But, to me right now you just look very damp. I find it quite uncomfortable to be damp but. Here we are.”
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:34 pm
Daedalus tilted his head to the side, and held out a hand, letting raindrops fall into his palm. Perhaps this water wasn't as clear and clean as it seemed--that made a lot of sense. But it was still better than what was on his world.
"The rain there...it wasn't always so bad. But after Chaos came, everything got much worse. By the time I went into stasis, it was so acidic that if you stood in it long enough, you could get burned. People started spending rainy days inside if they could get away with it, or covering up extensively if they couldn't." He sighed, and shook his head.
"So it's sort of a pleasure to be able to stand in the rain and not have to run for cover, even if I might regret it later."
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:18 pm
Langite hummed, walking closer, still annoyed that he was getting soaked but…the idea of chaos on this Senshi’s world…was something he wanted to learn more about it. “What do you mean, after Chaos came? You’re telling me that Chaos had an effect on…your weather?”
He moved closer still, tilting his head and after a moment scoffed and tried to ring out some of the water from his hair. “If you wouldn’t mind, perhaps we could discuss this under cover, unless you’re truly wanting to stay out here and continue to get drenched?” Langite could do it. He wouldn’t want to, and he wouldn’t be happy about it but. If it meant he got to know more about this…he could.
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:50 pm
"Mm, yes." Daedalus nodded. "My world--and others--were the victims of extensive Chaos infections, and it caused quite a lot of damage."
He exhaled. Perhaps, if he could make Langite see, it might....he didn't know. It might make him more willing to let the Negaverse go.
"Ah, under cover does sound nice, if we're going to be having a long discussion." He reached down and pulled his jacket up and back on, and, ah. There it was. The regret at having let it get soaked.
It had been so long since he could do this, it was almost a surprise.
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:36 pm
The huff of laughter that escaped Langite’s lips was faint but audible even over the sound of the rain hitting the ground and he began walking, stopping and staring for a moment at a piece of children's play equipment and then pulled himself onto the platform that was under the plastic roof and nodded at the empty spot across from him. “This works for me.”
He took time to really study Daedalus now that they had a moment to truly and freely talk and he was curious, that was true. “If your world was infected by chaos, why do you still wear white? Why haven’t you simply given yourself to the Negaverse? You want to be on the right side of things, don’t you?”
He had seen what the Senshi did. What those of the White Moon did, and they did truly live up to their name as terrorists. Just take a look at the whole bank fiasco.
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:49 pm
That little laugh--it felt almost familiar, like so many things about interacting with Langite. It hurt, in a way, though Daedalus found the ache easier to manage every time it came.
So many things, so many people, felt like echoes of memories, and Daedalus was starting to get used to the fact that those echoes were all he would ever have.
He pulled himself up, sitting down across from Langite and bringing around his braid to wring it out a little.
"It wasn't the Negaverse that came for my world," Daedalus said. "Chaos, yes--but you have different kinds of Chaos here on Earth, yes? Yourselves, and the Dark Mirror." And then,h e shook his head. "And...my world...it was never a nice place. The people in charge chased their own visions of progress--scientific advancement, yes, but mostly the upward progression of their own profits--at the expense of the people. The air was smoggy, the water often polluted, but it got uncountably worse when Chaos came."
His gaze became distant, distracted by memory.
"It came like a meteor. And it cut us off from the rest of the universe. The air, the water--practically poison. The rain turned to acid. Animals, plants, people--they all started dying." A wry smile crossed his face. "Me included." He tapped a hand against his chest. "My lungs got wrecked, working in chemical plants as a child. And whatever Chaos was doing--it made it worse. Much worse." He shook his head. "I don't really know what happened, after I...after I went into stasis. But I know that when I went back, a few days ago--it was empty. My world is dead, and Chaos killed it."
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:19 pm
“I’m sorry for your loss. We’re working to stop the Chaos of the White Moon from destroying the Earth like that too. They’re doing a good job at it, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. The Senshi are nothing but people who wish for war. They’ve always wished for war. We simply care to keep our planet in one piece and away from that nonsense. There’s a reason that all of the planets are dead, or so I’ve been told. Though.”
The fact that there was someone here that was from space…where things were supposed to all be dead and gone was…
…Mildly concerning, but he said that his planet was dead so it was all the same anyway. “You’d be better to just turn your back on it the first chance that you get. Your planet is dead and right now you’re hanging with those who want to bring that same fate to the Earth.” He shrugged and sighed, glancing away and looking out at the rain. “Just. Keep that in mind.”
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:27 pm
Daedalus blinked. Tilted his head to the side. Felt a wave of genuine confusion. Was this really what the Negaverse taught its people? Or had Langite simply misunderstood him? But he shook his head, firmly.
"Not that kind of chaos. When I speak of what destroyed my world--it isn't identical to that which powers you, and your Negaaverse, and the Dark Mirror? But it is....a sort of sibling, almost. Another fruit from the same toxic tree. Order,t he White Moon--that is the natural state of a Senshi's starseed. Chaos must be introduced to it from the outside. As was done with you, as was done with every one of your comrades."
A soft huff. "Yes, the White Moon has always been...mm, chaotic, in the sense of being thoroughly disorganized. Many different peoples from many different worlds with many different priorities, and even though it seems a majority of them have been reborn on Earth in this life, I imagine that still holds true. But Chaos, true Chaos--that is something different."
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:32 pm
Langite turned back to Daedalus and watched him for a few long moments before speaking again. “They will ruin this planet. I will not allow that to happen. The longer your with them, the longer you support them, that simply means that you are my enemy.” He glanced upwards and thought better of standing, he would surely hit his head on this stupid playground equipment but, he stood carefully and stepped out from under the protection of the plastic.
“As such, the next time I see you, I will treat you as my enemy, and I will attack you. The longer you stay on my planet allied to the White Moon, the worse you will become and I will not tolerate it. Good evening, Daedalus. I hope that you get yourself dry quickly.”
And with a nod of his head and a stare that was filled with contempt, Langite vanished into the night.
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