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[markofkaine]

[Dryly,]

There's always being executed. Then your gargoyle can come out and terrorize us all while we give him a questionnaire.

[pls don't do this.]

[alienation]

A questionnaire is too kind for how I feel about him.

[ it needs to be an INTERROGATION. ]

[markofkaine]

Well I can't exactly beat him up. Not without punching a few holes in you.

[alienation]

[ frowns. ]

I've run through similar scenarios in my mind. There's no telling how worth it would be except to attempt it if I ever do receive an execution punishment.

[markofkaine]

I'm not exactly thrilled about that scenario ever happening, but. Better to have a contingency plan to get something out of it, if things go wrong.

[If Lotor can ever forgive him for failing to protect Yatagarasu.]

[alienation]

[ A nod, and then he's... maybe halfway done his food. ]

That's what I believe, as well. [ ... ] And even if our alliance holds true and strong, I have to imagine it will simply be a matter of time.

[ look he's petty but yata's killed you already. once or twice is warden blameable. ]

[markofkaine]

I keep... feeling nervous 'bout how she might pit us against each other in the future.

What if we can't tell who we're hitting? Or the only way to survive is with a threeway alliance? Every time, it's always something different... it'd be too easy otherwise.

[And Tsuchi has proven... Very Bad at interpreting what they're supposed to do]

[alienation]

I've considered these things as well, and have been wondering if she's watching us.

[ that was one of the concerns he let the baby have. oops. ]

It's one thing to prepare for any scenario, which I would vastly prefer to be, and another to prepare as much as we can while we're being overseen by a being who can remove us from this reality at her whim.

[markofkaine]

Three more were taken from our team since the meeting. Two I was...

[He lets out a mournful sigh. 'Close with' maybe didn't describe it best with Cassander. Kaine didn't start not hating him until recently, but.]

Casdander was an obnoxious twit, but he was the only one who understood what it was like. To be manufactured without your own face, and used all your life. To be slowly dying from shoddy craftsmanship.

And Uriel, she was always... kind. I liked her. Randy liked her.

[alienation]

[ hhhhhhhhh this warden is such a pain in his ass. ]

I'm sorry, Kaine. I hope that once we are able to use the warden for these possible wishes... that we can retrieve those in solitary. No, perhaps not hope... but plan to do so.

[ "somehow"

"""SOMEHOW""" ]

[markofkaine]

Fenwytch says he's going to find a way to traverse to different worlds when he gets back. Probably to see Adrien again.

Something about magic tuning forks and planes of existence... But even his powers are stifled here.

[alienation]

I've never heard of such a method, and moving between realities is difficult, but it is feasible.

[markofkaine]

It seems stupid to hope, when we still don't know how to get our hands on the damn Warden...

But I do want you to show me the stars one day.

[alienation]

I'm glad to hear that. I don't plan on letting go of you anytime soon, after all.

[markofkaine]

Then... maybe I could even stay with you.

There's not a lot on Earth that I'm attached to.

[alienation]

[ ,

thump goes his heart, and his hand automatically squeezes Kaine's, drawing their entwined hands closer to himself.

but aside from a burst of happiness, he's wary. ]

It won't be easy. I have a lot of work ahead of me, after this.

[markofkaine]

Of course you do.

Look, I'm going to be useless with anything to do with your ships and technology. But having extra muscle couldn't hurt.

[alienation]

That is hardly the reason I would keep you at my side.







[ like maybe a little but love does take precedence here. ]

[markofkaine]

Why wouldn't I wanna help the love of my life restore some semblance of peace to the galaxy?

[alienation]

[ Lotor watches him for a moment, faintly smiling. ]

Then, one day... I will make it happen.

[markofkaine]

I know you will.

[making out is too weird but. Kaine can still lift their joined hands to brush a kiss against Lotor's knuckles.]

[alienation]

[ Lotor really feels like there are few people here who are more romantic than this big angry pink man. LOOK at yourself.

Anyway, he has to reconsider some aspects of his plan but. he thinks it's doable. no, not thinks—he's going to make it doable with him being... little the wiser. ]

I appreciate your confidence. For now... do you turn back to normal at all? Does it worsen your condition?

[markofkaine]

[i'm a dramatic bitch of course i'm romantic]

Yeah. I can.

[Kaine closes his eyes, focusing as his features melt - and in the process, open sores and rot re-emerge on his skin, gouging out their place on his skin. His brows are furrowed and teeth clenched, like it's not a painless transition.]

...No worse than it was before, anyway.

[alienation]

...alright, that is satisfactory then.

[ There's a small tinge of relief in his voice there.

It's nice to see KAINE'S face after all of that, ok. ]

[markofkaine]

I'll have to test if I stay shifted while I'm sleeping. That'd be the best way to maximize the amount of time I can suspend my cells.