Conversation Space: The Ultimate

[powersthatbe]

You feel as if you've stepped through a door.

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[crouching_sin]

He'd thought on it, and... well. Why not? Justice might have this information or she might not. And unlike some Travelers, he legitimately wants his Arcana to win. So he'd settled in his room and meditated on his Arcana mark and justice in general.

"I think I have something that might interest you."

Well. That will do for a call, won't it?

[adastraea]

It will do very well. Naoya will find himself in Justice's courtroom once more, with her sitting at the bench.

"Do you, Naoya?"

[crouching_sin]

Excellent. Now he knows that it works, at least. He tucks his hands into his pockets, grinning. "I do. I've come to learn that I've picked up an ability that I should not have... and that it's designated to one of your opponents. Tower, I believe."

[adastraea]

"Ah," she says--and there's the brief sensation of being looked over. "So you have."

[crouching_sin]

"I wasn't certain exactly what this signifies, though if he's trying to put some sort of claim on me, that seems like it's tampering with the game. And that's not something I thought you would be fond of." Given one of Justice's meanings is 'fairness'...

"I'm curious as to know how this happened, however - I've never seen or spoken to Tower."

[adastraea]

"Abaddon is not my favorite sibling," she acknowledges. "It is... not unknown for us gift abilities to the Chosen of others, should they fit within our idiom as well. And if you had been brought here earlier, Abaddon would have been a possible patron for you."

[crouching_sin]

Given the Tower... yes. He can see that. "I see. I wasn't certain if that constituted cheating or not. Given your idiom, I thought you should be made aware of it. It's something to be wary of, at least. I'm curious as to what reach he has at this point, though - I understand he's out of the game, so I don't know why he's attempting to interfere with things. And if you're not fond of him, I'm not certain why he would be gifting things to your side."

[adastraea]

"Many of their gifts are destructive," Astræa says. "They may have wished to see the chaos you would cause if you used it."

[crouching_sin]

"Heh." He can't exactly blame Tower for that. "I'll be careful in how I use it. It wouldn't do for things I like to start exploding." There are some things he does not want to code again. "Very well. That's all I felt I needed to inform you of. I simply wanted to make sure you were aware of what your fellows were trying to do."

After all, they do have a deal. He intends to make sure that it can go through.

[adastraea]

She gives him a solemn smile. "Thank you. I appreciate that you would."

[crouching_sin]

"Of course. I would be a poor player if I did not keep the team captain apprised of strategy." He can be a team player. Sometimes.

[adastraea]

"Of course," she says. "Is there anything else you need to ask me?" She doesn't sound impatient. Merely curious.

[crouching_sin]

He's silent for a few long moments. In this place, they feel like they stretch for a while. He has so many questions, so many things he'd noted down...

But he does have a question that comes to mind. "... What will happen to those not marked by you when you achieve the World?"

[adastraea]

"I would likely return them to where they came from, unless they appealed to me to go elsewhere," she says, after a moment's thought. "My memories of my previous win are clouded, but I think I did something like that."

[crouching_sin]

"I see. That's a good solution, not that you need my approval. I believe that's all for now." He inclines his head towards her, slightly.

[adastraea]

She inclines her head in return. "It was good to see you again, Naoya."

And then he'll find himself where he started from.