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[nilhilistic]

[ rafal turns on the feed, looking deeply irritated. so really, no different from his usual expression. ]

It appears I have been sentenced for destroying a person's door. Which, in my defense, was entirely deserved due to their appalling lack of manners and generousity.

[ and they denied him his candy. rude. ]

And as such I have been tasked with . . . bonds. Specifically the strengthening of them, physically, or creating new bonds.

What does this entail? I require clarification. I wish to get this over with.

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[nilhilistic]

[ hmm. ]

I had many brothers and sisters. As such, I find it uncomfortable to stretch my feelings to other people with that label.

[ nel had a similar issue. after all, all their siblings were murdering each other with glee. ]

[conflictresolution]

I force them to fear me so they will never have the opportunity to oppress me again.

[nilhilistic]

It will never end, Silco.

You will make them into you. They will rise up. You will fall. Another will take your place.

Is that what you want?

[incorrigibles]

Yeah, yeah, I get it.

[ — on second thought, actually, ]

Wait, walk me through that again. You revive the dead? How?

[nilhilistic]

The process is complex.

[ hmm. how to explain. ]

I am a Fell Dragon. My power is linked to the underworld. And thus, I can pull people from there to do my bidding.

[conflictresolution]

Oh thank you for the lecture, oh great wyrm.

What I want is exactly what I intend to ripe from them. It doesn't matter how long it takes.

[nilhilistic]

[ hm. ]

Are there people from your world here?

[entreats]

Human emotions has never solved the one mystery I'm still chasing.

[ And as far as Ange is concerned, that's all that matters. Not for the entire world - she's not that selfish - but at least for herself.

If she can just do that one thing, then nothing else would matter for her anymore. ]

That's why it's useless for me.

[nilhilistic]

[ hm. he doesn't want to proselytise. so he asks instead. ]

Have it never helped with anything?

[theskyaccepts]

Yeah? I mean, that's fine.

Family can have a pretty broad meaning, when you think of it.

[nilhilistic]

Is it really so simple?

Family is about obligation. Duty. It is not simply someone you like.

[conflictresolution]

Unfortunately. More arrived recently.

[nilhilistic]

Any from the future?

[conflictresolution]

Most.

[nilhilistic]

Well?

Did you win?

[theskyaccepts]

I guess...but it doesn't just have to be about obligation.

I don't think you need to over-complicate it.

[conflictresolution]

I died. How is that for winning?

[nilhilistic]

Family is complicated though. I suppose it is a nice label, but without the flaws, it feels shallow.

[nilhilistic]

I would not count it.

But I am sorry, regardless.

And your dream?

[conflictresolution]

I don't require paltry platitudes.

It lives and dies with my daughter.

[nilhilistic]

Everything seems paltry to you because you don't believe in anything but yourself.

[ that poor girl. ]

[conflictresolution]

I've been provided no reason to believe in anyone but myself.

[theskyaccepts]

Well, I never thought of it without flaws. There are a lot of people in my Family that I struggle with.

But in the end, I know that if I need them, they'll be there.

[nilhilistic]

No matter what?

[incorrigibles]

... huh. And what does that mean?

[ do his bidding — the wording doesn't sit well with him, the idea that dead souls might be pulled to the living world by someone, without a say in any of it... but things are different, in different worlds. ]