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[fessus]

— NOCTIS LUCIS CAELUM

CODENAME
SAMUEL NIGHT
@xXdarkwarriorXx

TEAM REVELATION
HOUSING 016

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[gyve]

I don't believe you could slack on being a nerd
I think that comes to you naturally and at all times

That sounds a little like the simulations
Training while not actually in training

[fessus]

Call it whatever you want but it takes serious skill, exactly like the simulations

[ Thank you. ]

You'll see when we get there, I'll let you try a couple of the machines on the house since you're helping with labor. Next time though you're not gonna be so lucky

[gyve]

What could it cost to play
1000 KRYPTOS

( and because he's allergic to fun: )

I'll watch you do it
If you're so amazing at it you should still do well under pressure

[fessus]

Yeah you'll watch me and I'll nail it

And then you're gonna play, this isn't a debate we're having, you're gonna do it

[gyve]

( wow he's getting fucking bullied here too )

Wow

You're intense

[fessus]

Well if you hadn't told me about Syl maybe I wouldn't feel like I have to make sure she gets what she'd want

[ Which he's decided conveniently aligns with what he wants. Which is for Kaladin to have some fun so he can pay him back. ]

[gyve]

That's underhanded
You can't speak for her

( well... neither can he, and he's been doing that anyway. syl would want him to have fun, and he storming knows it. )

Fine

Only because if you challenged anyone else they'd probably prepare for a real fight

[fessus]

Fine I'll keep bullying you with my own voice then

[ I'm fine with that. ]

Lol tell me about it though, everyone here jumps to a throwdown pretty quick

Have any of them tried to fight you yet?

[gyve]

Only one
Silco didn't try to fight me as much as he provoked me into doing so with hostile words and actions

That's what the rest of them seem to do too
Who knows if they actually have the strength to back it up
That old blowhard doesn't

[fessus]

[ Here he pauses. ]

"Provoked" as in it worked? Or as in he tried to provoke you into it and failed?

[gyve]

Oh it worked
I don't have any patience for men who know better and say they don't
So I struck the bastard
He put a woman's life at risk
Though I suppose he thought it was a great joke

Anyway
The punch didn't do as much damage as I'd have liked it to
He was afflicted with some mutation before I arrived and it had yet to run its course
It made his face very durable

Bet it's not like that anymore

[fessus]

In my head I was picturing smth different

"Provoked" like he said a lot of stuff to make you mad or to insult you and it hit a limit. But endangering people isn't like that at all

That's earning every hit you get. I would've punched him with you, idc what mutations he's got

[ And there's no way he's allowing for any doubt on the subject. ]

[gyve]

( ... )

I understood that about you when you said you'd knock Taro out if he got handsy again
It's more satisfying to hear this time around

Don't trust him Noctis
His ambitions are great and I feel that back in his Nation of Zaun they may even be reasonable
But the survival instincts he brought with him have translated poorly to the work we must do for Lilith
He could try to hurt you or people you come to care about here and easily justify it as a necessity
Or worse
A lesson

[fessus]

Lol trust me I'd feel more justified with Silco

Sounds like what you're trying to say is he had a rough background so maybe it makes sense that he'd take it out on people here. Which maybe works for me if he's all talk

If he's actually trying to hurt people that's different, idk what kind of necessity or lesson could make that make sense

Why would LILITH bring in a guy like that if he's just a problem?

[gyve]

I agree

One of our comrades Suguru put it this way
Lilith has to keep us satisfied so we'll continue to do good work
So the cost of a few civilians being hurt or dying by our hands is considered one worth paying
Another case of the ends supposedly justifying the means

As for the discord he causes among outsiders I'm uncertain
It doesn't seem wise to feed it
There is delusion that already runs unchecked through our ranks

[fessus]

Guess I get the logic but that doesn't mean I have to like it

What's the point? We fight to beat back the kaiju while letting some psychos wearing the same uniform as us go wild? Maybe that makes a difference to most people but that family's world is completely turned upside down

W/e I get that I'm telling someone who already knows, it's just getting me annoyed, I'll keep an eye on him

[gyve]

Hey

You can tell someone who already knows all you like
I want to get it out of my head as much as you do
It's okay here

The idea of letting them carry on with no repercussions disgusts me
If we have anything to report on the bastards acting out of line we should bring it to each other
That way we'll have support

[fessus]

You mean reporting on the guys causing problems within LILITH?

Or the guys actually attacking civs outside of the base?

[gyve]

I care more about the latter than the former

Lilith should reprimand their unruly soldiers
But no one will do anything about civilians getting hurt

[fessus]

Expecting them to do anything already sounds like you're asking too much too

But fine. If I see that I'll let you know, as long as you keep telling me who to keep an eye out for

[gyve]

I'm not asking too much
I'm asking for a basic amount of discipline all soldiers should be subject to
It's our problem if they don't know how to run this army
Infighting could take down our main force
Then we'll all be in grave danger

I'll send you a routine list of the hazards on and off base
For now a generalization might be prudent as much as I hate the idea
The members of Brimstone and Revelation our own team seem to be the most pressing issues

[fessus]

Hey I agree with you, but apparently LILITH doesn't, they're the ones it's expecting too much from. If they're not gonna get involved when someone threatens a woman then we shouldn't expect they will for anything else

That's another thing though

What are the teams even for? Has it meant anything since you got here?

[gyve]

( he hates to lower his expectations, but they need to be realistic about this, and assuming LILITH will fail is the first step to being around to help.

they're... safety nets. )

You're right
I'm worked up I'll calm down

I haven't noticed a strong divide in teams
We sleep in the same wing and wear the same colours but that's all I've determined

[fessus]

Don't worry about it

Anyway if the problem people are mostly from two teams that says smth right? It says maybe they put us all together for a reason. People from Revelation are like this, people from Brimstone are like that, you know

[gyve]

Are you saying our personalities are alike
Our teammates' personalities