awakenedchaos | 21st Wheel of Fate [Written]

[Alright. Waking up in a cell in the tunnels is one thing. Being stuck there since then? That's another thing entirely. It's far, far, far too reminiscent of being stuck in the Boundary... only even worse. At least the Boundary was at least slightly more comfortable than... this. Regardless, ν-13 is, simply put, sick of being stuck in her little cell. And it's high time that she tried to think of a way out.

...Fortunately, it looks like the person that dropped her off here didn't manage to find her journal - safely tucked away in the small bit of space between the armor on her right leg and the leg itself. Not the most comfortable place to hide it in, but... well, it looks like it worked.

When she's certain that nobody is around to pay attention to her, she'll write a quick message to the people she's on good terms with... albeit with two exceptions. She's not sure if one of the people this is directed at is back in Luceti yet, but seeing as Noel had already returned a few days ago...]

[Filtered to Ragna, Noel, Tsubaki, Goroh, Thirteen and Ted // 100% unhackable]

[The writing's slightly messier than usual, but it's definitely legible.]

Can one of you come to the eastern tunnels? [Vague? Yes. She'll elaborate once one of them responds. Because as much as she hates to admit it, the damn power cap down here's keeping her from breaking out on her own. And it's... kind of hard to move with her armor active, too. Sigh.]

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I can live with being hated by others... so long as I know that I'm doing what is right. So long as I'm living justly.

But Nu, justice is never easily defined. It's something that needs to be considered very carefully before taking action in its name. I assume you have a particular situation in mind; I'm sure I could be of more help in this matter if you explained it to me.

[That is, don't go wreaking havoc in the name of justice. Let's sort this out like adults.]

[ ... ]

...Didn't I already say the situation? I asked what you would do if someone really hurt someone important to you...

[That's not the actual situation she's thinking of, but it's close enough. ...Hopefully Tsubaki's not expecting her to elaborate, though.]

[She was definitely hoping for an elaboration, but she can see that it's not going to happen. Sigh.]

Yes, but...

[Suddenly Tsubaki goes silent. She was going to tell Nu that the specific circumstances of the case at hand are relevant in assessing how appropriate action should be determined. But... now that she thinks about it, would anything really change the way she'd react to someone important to her being badly hurt by another? If something happened to Jin or Noel... would there really be anything to stop and consider?

...She can't say for certain.]

But...? [Sorry, Tsubaki, but she's not planning to elaborate.

...Though maybe if Tsubaki actually asks, she can provide a few more details. There are a few things she can mention, after all... although she personally doesn't think they'd really affect how one should react to a situation like that.]

[She's not going to try asking outright. She took Nu's earlier reply as an attempt to dodge the real question so she isn't planning on pushing it.]

...It's nothing. I wasn't thinking very clearly.

Though... I hope nothing bad really has happened to anyone important to you, Nu.

[There's a bit of a delay before ν-13 responds again - she's a bit hesitant to respond, frankly. But after a few minutes, Tsubaki will get a reply anyway.]

...You remember what Hazama did, right?

[...She'll get to the point in a little bit, don't worry.]

[That sends a chill down her spine.]

...Right.

[As it should. She doesn't like recalling that, either. That's not the point right now, though.

... ] You know... something else happened that month, too.

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Something else...?

[Aside from being guilt-tripped by Goroh and moving in with Ragna and Noel?]

[~~One month too late there, Tsubaki.~~ Before responding again, she just... nods.]

...Yeah. Someone I know was attacked by a group of people. [She can't really say his name, but... as long as she doesn't, bringing this up should be fine.]

[~~Only one month? That's something to be proud of.~~]

A whole group? [brb being outraged] That's terrible!

[Nodding again.]

I went to help him, but... they still managed to tear off one of his wings. [Not mentioning that that was because he was busy attacking the guy that tried to attack her at the time, nope. She'd... really rather to have to say that.]

They... [Tsubaki is disgusted. Whoever this person was, tearing off one of his wings was definitely taking things too far.]

...I'm sorry to hear that. Is he all right now?

[Once again, there's a bit of a delay before she responds. She's really hesitant to admit it, but... eh.]

Yeah, he recovered. [A pause, before she adds:]

...But... it happened again a few days ago. [She's not sure exactly how many days ago, though. It's hard to keep track of time while you're stuck underground.]

[Okay. This time she's thinking a little more rationally. These things don't just happen for no reason.]

...Do you know why he's been targeted like that?

[Oh, some things do, Tsubaki.]

Yeah. He's not human. [...Not quite the true reason, but it's good enough right now.]

[Discrimination!? Tsubaki won't stand for it.]

That's despicable.

[That's the spirit, Tsubaki~

ν-13, on the other hand, seems... kind of blank right now.]

You know... I haven't seen him since then. [And she knows why, but she doesn't really want to say it. Tsubaki'll just have to do the math herself.]

[And now you're stuck in a tunnel somewhere and you don't remember how you got there. Tsubaki thinks she has it figured out.]

Nu... Who's responsible?

[Tsubaki's a step ahead of her, then, because... well. She honestly has no idea how she ended up here.]

Um... I'm not sure. [She really isn't. She thinks she should know, but... trying to recall their identity just gives her a major headache and no actual results, for some reason.]

[She doesn't know? Even after trying to help defend her friend from them before? Or were they different people this time?

...In any case, she's taken an interest in this sordid business now.]

I see. Well, you said that some people were coming to help you, right? I think we should discuss this further when you're safe and sound and have had a chance to recover.

[Oh, she knows - or she feels like she should, anyway. It's just that she can't remember it, and trying to do so anyway just results in a headache.]

...All right. [That's... probably a good idea, anyway. Maybe later on her memory'll decide to be cooperative again. Would... certainly help to figure out who the people involved this time were, that's for sure.]

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