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momquest: a quest for moms

[ It's another day in Tokyo-D, and the relentless cycle of content generation for the masses goes on; how long have you been filming this drama, exactly? And it's not that it's a bad show, per se, but the fact that it's really dedicated to showing the gritty realities of combat and using practical effects for it is... kind of a lot.

Also it can't decide if it wants to be a show about frenemies or about enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies. Cowards.

And besides, it's not home, is it?

It occurs to you on break at the really honestly lackluster buffet table set up for the actors and any surviving extras that... there's really not that much security on this show, all things considered, unless there's something you're not seeing... ]

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[ and more specifically, a nem-shaped question: ]

--Heaven? Is there anybody there, like--someone really bright and loud? Or like--rooms full of pools of water?

Nemesis?

—Ah, no, it's entirely empty here. I'm at a watchtower by a courtyard where there must have been training drills, once. There are trees growing there too, with powerful golden fruit.

[ -- have you touched any of them? The fruit. ]

Shouldn't kill you. ...Depending. You never got any corruptions before?

You've seen them before, haven't you, Nemesis.

...But yes, I have. There are two in my bag, now, wrapped in paper to keep them cushioned. If there is going to be a problem, though, it is more likely to come from the fact that I tasted a drop of juice.

[ what's the worst that could happen, ]

And I went to the Dead Zone rather than allow the corruptions from fighting the colossal imps to remain. (It was worth death.) So I have none, currently.

.........The Dead Zone can get rid of corruptions?

[since obviously that is the most important thing here]

It neutralizes Malfeas's (furi: Hell's) power, so.

I know it's not reliable on its own, but it was how I'd removed the demons' tarry blood from myself before, so I knew it affected their... byproducts, so to speak.

I don't think any of those doing army training with me have been purged in that way, though—or they haven't shared it, if so.

But could they? It's got holy water or whatever?

[since again, this is the conversation they need to be having here, now, and nothing else important is going on at present,]

[ honestly, she is more (approving) of the sense of focus than anything else. left to her own devices, she'd be similarly occupied with strategy. ]

No, ah, blessed water, no.
[ "holy water" is not a phrase that is culturally significant to her ]

But it was so powerfully touched by the Celestials that nothing of Malfeas can persist there. I am not certain what would happen if someone with corruptions attempted to stay there for days at a time.

Guess there's one way to find out...

[Trails off, considering; a little ~~pleased at the reaction~~ ~~hopeful despite herself~~ disinterested. Maybe Amaranth could--oh right]

--But--that's where you are? By the barracks? You seen anybody there?

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No one at all. There was clearly once a watchwoman here, but whoever held that duty is long gone.

I would have journeyed further into Yu-Shan, but it has been... pointed out to me that I should not allow myself to become trapped here.

Fewer murder games, but fewer everything else, too--like human contact, and food.

Prolly asking how you got there can wait--there somebody after you?

[ (a laugh), felt rather than heard ]

I assume we're not counting the three members of Liar Hell security?
Because besides that... well, the closest I've got is all of you, it seems.

Prolly would've counted them, actually; at least if they were poking around Heaven with you...

...You ain't in trouble, are you?

No immediate danger, no.
In truth, I do not think I'm at risk of starving either: just that tiny droplet of juice was enough to invigorate me better than any mortal banquet.

[ sorry she just talks like this. ]

But, considering my options, I realize that being trapped out of reach of those I care for would make Yu-Shan a worse prison than anything Malfeas could construct.

[ she just.... talks.... like this, ]

[Takes a bit to parse this, but eventually nods; that's fair]

Then...you need somebody to bust into Heaven...? Or just directions out? You should be able to open the gates if you don't got corruptions, 'specially since you'd be coming from the inside...

That's good to know, about the gates. All the more reason to continue prioritizing staying free from corruptions, as long as I'm able.

Unfortunately, this place is floating far in the heavens. Normally I might trust LiliS's Nightingale ability to navigate me down safely, but while I was in Liar Hell, my abilities somehow left me.
[ joking ] Perhaps I'm no good at being LiliS?

—In truth, that is the main reason I haven't yet risked it: these are higher stakes on a gamble than even I like.

.........Yeahhh, that's probably the best, if you're trying to avoid corruptions.

[vague thoughts of someone--someones--jumping off and ending up super-dead; seems bad,

also vague confusion about being poor at lilising--if she couldn't master it, then who could? why would amaranth be bad at anything???--then this is wiped away, back to business]

Anyways, just hold on, we'll figure out a way to get you out without anybody pancaking. Okay?

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[ (what's a pancake...)
The confusion is answered with a mix of anxiety and something like loneliness or sorrow, though both feelings are quickly tucked away. ]

I appreciate that, thank you. It would certainly qualify as my second-most unpleasant death.

[~~uncertainty~~ eat more breakfasts]

If we can't even make number one, what's even the point?

--Hold on, I think something's happening.

[something of the mental connection variety, let's say]

Ha! Well, exactly: not a worthwhile death at all.

[ yeah, something is definitely happening. ]

And yes, there's some kind of gold thread here now...

[ MASSIVELY OFFENDED: ]

WHEN DID YOU DIE?

[ shit did she ~~say~~ think that out loud ]

Ah. (Pasiap's balls.)
I didn't want to worry all of you unnecessarily since I'd already recovered.

But... you might recall, during all those battles, the warning I gave about the toxic clouds that some of the demons could unleash.
I chose to value staying uncorrupted over seeking immediate healing.

[ not actually a message just

mom.

ok mom. ]

[ she has never made a bad decision in her entire life, thanks ]

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