aefenglom | text/ un: wildcard

Name: Reno
Date: early July
Format: Text

[ If there's a working network around here, it would be a stupid mistake to not use it. And while he's not above just reading the backlog, he can't find some information he's actually looking for

time to act clueless on the network, apparently ]

so, i'm here to add to the pile of the "dumb shit newbies ask"

they really just let us loose on the city, huh? while i don't mind being left to my own devices, that whole looming threat of going fucking crazy— that's an unfun part about it

how did this bonding work out for you guys, when you first got here?

been wondering— everyone is talking about the importance of capital 'B' bonding, but how about that tempbond potion? aside for the price obviously. are there any downsides for prolonged use? something to watch out for? limit with how many people you can drink that with?

if there are any parties where we meet, drink a round of shots or two, and then drink these temp potions to get through the moons and all the feral shit— just sign me in. if there are none, then consider it a suggestion

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I’d consider your job null and void on this planet. Maybe you’ve noticed, but there’s no Shinra here.

[Is Sephiroth being difficult? Nebulous? Maybe. He’s judging reaction just as much as they undoubtedly are.]

[Now with an embarrassingly accurate apology username.]

You can take the Turk away from the job, but you can't take the job out of the Turk. No orders doesn't change the fact that we're investigators.

[He could have said 'operatives' but he specifically wanted to lean on the fact that they were never going to stop acting like Turks even if they weren't going to actually be working for Shinra or towards Shinra's goals while here. No Shinra meant they were free reign, that they didn't have to carry out old orders or hold Shinra's grudges, but they would always be Turks at heart. There simply just wasn't any going back.

But hopefully it meant they weren't going to get into trouble here. He probably could have made it more clear they weren't looking for a fight but maybe that would have appeared too weak or something.]

[Unfortunately for both, being a Turk might be a matter of pride, but it also carries the unavoidable side-effect as being branded as a Shinra loyalist. A lapdog, a guard dog, some might say — and lately, amicability doesn’t come very easily for those who throw in their lot with that company.

Not without undue effort, anyway.]

Yet you don’t seem as certain when it comes to your handle. Indecisive, Rude?

[They were nothing if not extremely loyal. A double-edged sword at the moment, for certain.]

Reno.

[And that was all he was going to say about that. Really, what else was there to say?]

Who apparently has nothing to add on the matter?

[Undeniably calling you out, Reno.]

[Oh, for the love of the Planet. Please don't provoke Reno. This was not going to end well.]

I confiscated his watch.

[Was that a lie? Yeah, that was a lie. But at the same time Rude was doing his best to keep Reno away from this particular conversation. It probably wasn't going to last much longer now.]

[You don’t tell him what to do.]

I’m surprised he would allow that, considering you’re both knee-deep in apparent information gathering.

Have I sparked a reaction?

[ Call-out successful. But hey, with a bit time-out maybe he can stay a bit less of a reactive asshole— ha, ha, probably not.

He's v.grateful that Rude took a situation in his hands for a moment. Even though they're definitely not being paid for the Shinra spiel, he's always going to present a unified front with his partner. ]

you just answered your own question - information gathering! since you don't seem cooperative, i am simply focusing my attention where i will get actual results

i'm so flattered you'd like to hear my opinion i might just tell your fanclub!

[ it's been defunct for years, but since timeline fuckery might be a thing, why not throw a smokescreen ]

[There he is. The mention of his fan club would be cringe-worthy if it weren’t indicative of either timeline or an attempt to keep each other equally obfuscated.]

Give the fan club something of actual interest to write about.

That is to say, I assumed you would have more questions to ask someone who comes from the same Planet as you. Questions that not just any Mirrorbound could answer about this world.

[ he's got no idea what kind of cards he's playing with, so bluffing galore ]

you just brushed off the question with "find it yourself guys, isn't that your job" while at the same pointing out there is no need to cling to leftover professional ties? seemed like you're not in a mood to answer questions

but since you wanted my attention all along, hey i do have one! how are your enhancements faring here? i've heard that kind of thing might pose problems here

One is a piece of advice. The other, the simple acknowledgement that a Turk will be a Turk. As Rude said.

[Guess they’re both going to fling statements at figurative walls and see what sticks.]

Which enhancements?

[Magic? SOLDIER physiology? The ability to be a pervasive essence in the Lifestream and wreak havoc on the Planet? If he’s fishing, he can play the game, too.]

[ if someone told him he's going to play a fishing game with Sephiroth he'd think them crazy ]

oh please, you know what you got there better than me

[ : ) ]

i've overhead grouching that everyone special and super gets stripped down to full-normie level. before hulking out into a monster or exploding with magic glitter, that is

so. how's that been treating you?

My materia does not work. Magic originating from a world other than this one is always null and void.

Is that how you would have described me? Special and super? Flattering. [The unhelpful streak continues, with a hint of sarcasm, but to his credit—]

My physiology, beyond the obvious changes of a Harpy, has remained at its usual baseline. Some biological aspects are so ingrained that they can’t be banished so easily.

[ :) ]

Maybe you'll see that for yourself sometime.

That's literally how everyone described you.

[ Ah, past tense— ]

But you don't need anyone to compliment you, you can just look in the mirror. Bet the feathers fit your image too. Though that addition still sounds like pain...

How long have you even been here?

[Past tense, indeed. Noted, of course, not something that would slip past his attentions with ease.]

As long as a few others.

[Helpful.]

Months now. Does that run counter to your expectations? Time is malleable here.

[ Amazing ]

sounds like you've made yourself quite comfortable here. new life, new me, huh?

Forcibly. Just like it'll be for you.

I'm eager to see how well you adapt. Maybe someday in person.

oh i bet

[He deigns to leave it at that.

Until next time, Reno. 8) ]

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hi reno

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