9 Souls [Voice Post]

[soul_dissonance]

So it's finally over, huh?

Everyone managed through it with only a few scrapes to show for it, but that bastard was finally able to be captured. That's cool... I don't think that it would have been possible without all that teamwork, and so I think that I gained some newfound respect for you. The name's Sokka, right?

Still... it sounds like nothing ever comes easy in this place. Dammit, what were you thinking...? You guys all sound surprised that Ness has changed like this, but I can tell you he might have known what he was getting into. He told me to look after his friend, Nill. ...I've been keeping up my end of the bargain, but I'm not going to stand idly by if he makes her worry on a day when she should be celebrating.

Come back, kid. Do it before I have to go over there and knock some sense into you myself.

Chrona's come back too. I should be relieved, but I'm not. From the sound of it, we're not completely out of the woods yet. ...and this is where I start asking for favors. If any of you happen to see him around, then just let me know. He's lost, and is unable to determine where he is. I don't think he can see right now...

The last place I remember bringing Ragnarok was the clinic. Its possible that he might still be at the high school. He's a stringy-looking kid with light, pinkish hair who is wearing a black robe. You'll know him when you see him.


Oi, were you able to find Linda? I want to know that she's doing all right, since the murder victims have finally started to appear at the hospital over the last few days.

Also, if you see her, then it wouldn't hurt to smile for once, you grumpy bastard. I'm getting tired of your stoneface.
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I'm going to be taking off from Latimir in a few minutes to try to find Chrona in the city. Don't worry about me. I'll be careful, plus now I have a knife that I can use to fight against a few of those monsters.

If one of you three beat me to it, then let me know. I'm worried about him. It doesn't sound like the insanity is completely gone from his system, and given the time that he's from... I'm not too eager to see him make an enemy out of me again.

Aaah. That's right. I guess I should say something before I forget, huh? That wouldn't be very cool.

...Happy birthday, Nill and Ness.

Comments

[prodigal-axe.livejournal.com]

Ain't happening. That chip blocks my smile, so you'll never see it. Ever, ya bastard.

-A low snicker can be heard-

.. No. I haven't seen her yet. Not sure if there's a pattern to people returning, or what, but she hasn't shown up.

I'll be waiting.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah... I'll believe it the day I catch you dropping your guard, Shinji. It's not going to ruin your face, you know.

[Sarcastic] Aah? I must be hearing things now too. Man... At this rate, I'm so screwed.

I see. Thanks for the update though. I appreciate it.

I know you will.

Re: [Voice]

[prodigal-axe.livejournal.com]

Guard? Heh. What you see is what you get.

Yeah, you'd better check your comm. Might be interference.

No big deal. Let me know if you hear from her, eh?

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Whatever you say.

The comm, huh? This must be shoddy merchandise. For a second there, I thought that it sounded just like you, Shinji.

Yeah. I will.

Re: [Voice]

[prodigal-axe.livejournal.com]

That's my line.

Yeah. You're hearing things. You getting enough sleep lately?

See you around.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Heh.

Does anyone get enough sleep in this dump? Well... It hasn't been good lately, but not enough to make me think that I'm losing my freakin' mind.

Take care, man.

Locked to Soul

[deathpapa.livejournal.com]

Got it. I think we're past the worst of it for now, though.

...And since I never really got a chance to kick your ass for this before, if you find him, try to be a little more... I don't know, gentle or whatever. He's... not really the kind of kid you can yell at or punch when you want to talk sense into him. And I feel just as strongly about Medusa as you do, but don't say anything bad about her to him again. Not now.

[Locked to Deathscythe; Hackable]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

That would be some good. I think I might have finally figured out the cause too... Sort of.

[Sighs uncomfortably, his voice losing its edge.] I've got it. I realized that it was a mistake after I saw him react... It was stupid, and I never want to see him hurt like that again. ...it made me look like one crappy-ass friend.

... The game is up. Before, he thought that I was out for his head. I had my own reasons for being tough with him, not to push aside the fact that he... tried to kill me too. I haven't forgotten that yet, but... I'm not going to lose my cool. You can take that as a promise, old man.

[[ooc YES! Soul might not appreciate the scolding for being an idiot that day, but I sure do! XD]]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

That's ironic.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I'm not a mind reader, you know.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

This happened to Ness near his birthday. It's just interesting.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

More like tragic.

Ness didn't deserve this to happen to him.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Why not?

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Because part of why he did this was so Walter could be stopped.

He wanted to be a hero and save more people from getting murdered.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

He's no hero. Not even close.

Walter shouldn't be stopped...

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

...

If that's what you really believe, then you can watch just your friends die again on a different day, Kadaj.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

He wants his Mother, that's it. And they came back.

Walter needs help. And this time I can protect them all.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I won't be the one to deny him of that, if I can't help it. My problem is more with his methods... That guy...

Did you see them, Kadaj? The ghosts of the victims? They didn't come back like they were supposed to so easily, and I don't give a shit about the revivals here.

Death is still death. It won't hurt anyone any less, and if you could call that a human weakness, then I only think you're kidding yourself. Don't forget that your damn story keeps changing.

How can you be so sure? He slipped past your radar before.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

I saw them. I fought one. Death isn't death here, and you're only going to snap if that's what you think. And I don't see what that has to do with Walter!

I'm going to make a fort.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

How can you not see it? Do you think it was just some coincidence? That those same people who were murdered in cold blood started appearing as ghosts after Walter killed them just because they felt like changing things up a little?

Don't screw around! I'm not telling you that you're wrong for believing in his ambition to find his Mother, but that isn't going to make me stop and turn a blind eye to what he's done.

It makes no guarantees that he will not stop at just killing those people, or even you, to get what he wants.

Besides, how do you know that it will end the way you want it to? Does Walter even know if all this blood on his hands will be worth something in the end?

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

I SAW IT! I saw it, and I didn't like it any more than you did! I still hate him for what he did.

But what if it does work...? If it does, that means he gets his Mother back, and doesn't kill again.

We wouldn't have to wait like this any longer.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

That kind of reasoning may be good enough for you, but it is not good enough for me.

Sorry, Kadaj, but I don't find the idea of innocent people getting slaughtered in cold blood to be very cool. Not by a long shot.

...and you don't even know. If it doesn't then what will you have left? What will he? There's no guarantees for life. That's why happy endings only exist in fairy tales.

I never liked waiting in the first place.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

As long as you don't get in my way, fine by me.

I doubt many of them are very innocent. Most of them are fighters, or annoying. It's not right...but a fighter knows what they're getting into.

They would come back. I don't even know what you're talking about, but he needs his Mother.

It would be wrong to kill him.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I'm not making any promises.

You're right. If they are willing to put their lives on the line, then it's their problem. But the ones left to clean up the mess won't be so cool about it.

I'm trying to say that you don't always get what you want. For all this bad shit that he's doing, Walter may never be able to get what wants. His Mother. It could just be a whole lot of killing for nothing.

Hmph. Believe what you want.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

I'd rather avoid fighting you.

Then they should stand up more often so that we don't have to.

But it's still worth trying...isn't it? Azula thinks it is.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

[Annoyed] ...and here I was thinking that you didn't care.

That's their choice to make, and we've made already made ours.

In case you haven't noticed, Azula also thinks that setting people on fire and torching buildings as a way to vent stress is a good idea.

[Voice]

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

You'd be surprised.

Then they'll need to deal with their choice.

It is, isn't it?

[bou-hunt.livejournal.com]

Do you want someone to go get Chrona-kun?

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Aaah. He's on his own right now, and he doesn't know where he is.

Did you find him, Bou? If so, then you might want to try to escort him back to Latimir. Deathscythe or I should be able to take it over from there.

Re: [Voice]

[bou-hunt.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't~ I can go look for him, though.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I'd appreciate it if you could.

Sorry about the trouble. I guess I can't help but feel a little worried.

Re: [Voice]

[bou-hunt.livejournal.com]

It's no trouble~ I'm glad to help friends~

[andsarcasmguy.livejournal.com]

Without everybody putting forth their all on that, the mission would've gone.. well, really, really bad.

Yeah, the name's Sokka. Good to meet you, uh..?

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

No sense in worrying about that now, right?

Soul. Nice to meet you.

[Voice]

[andsarcasmguy.livejournal.com]

Guess not! Now we have to worry about keeping him in one place.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

It's hard to keep the law enforced in this lawless town... Let me know if you could ever use an extra guard. It's not like I have anything better to do.

[Locked to Sokka; Hackable]
It's probably not a good idea to keep him locked up in that room forever. If he finds a way to escape, then it will involve everyone else in Latimir. ...I'm not sure if I have any better ideas, but I do have a bad feeling.

Sokka, keep your eyes open. That bastard is gaining sympathizers, and one of them happens to be a friend of mine... Kadaj.

I don't know what is going to go down, or if I'm just getting paranoid... But prepare yourself for the worst.

[onceahuman.livejournal.com]

How're you doing, Soul?

And... if there's anything you need me to do, just ask. Okay?

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I'm all right, Mona. But I've been better. Yourself?

Aaah. I've got it.

Well... If you want, you could always try to keep your eyes open for Chrona. Find out where he is, and that would do a lot to put my mind at ease for awhile.

[onceahuman.livejournal.com]

Aside from sleeping problems, I'm fine.

I'll do what I can!

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Sleeping problems? That's new.

Thanks. I appreciate the help, Mona.

[onceahuman.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they started a while. I keep getting these really bad nightmares.

Anytime.

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Hm. Try the idea that Maria and I came up with, Mona.

Before you go to sleep, try to focus your thoughts on something that makes you happy. I... can't say whether it will be enough to do the trick, but it's worth a shot though, right?

[onceahuman.livejournal.com]

It's better than nothing. Thanks, Soul, I'll give a try!

[Voice]

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

No problem.

Sweet dreams, Mona.