Oh. [that's not too terribly surprising.] Then...I guess this is a good way to learn what kind of stuff might taste good to you. There's all kinds of sweet stuff and salty stuff and some of it might be a little greasy but you can probably ignore those.
I haven't figured it out yet, but it's definitely some kind of magic. [milkshakes!!] It does make you wonder if they're using our powers to power this place though. But probably not. It looks like everything was set up before we arrived.
[brainfreeze is a new concept for him and he's havin a time
in any case, he hums.]
Ah, well - it is a bit of a... complicated tale, but the short of it is that I volunteered to give our star a will of its own. Me, and half our population, gave ourselves to Zodiark so the other half may live.
A sacrifice exactly. [... he pauses, running his finger along the edge of his glass.]
Ah, well, wasn't much use for anything else, was I? [a little smile.] If I could give myself to something greater, I would. Leapt at the chance, really.
[... and then:] The truest answer is I did it for my two dearest friends.
[you know, there's something really horrific about hearing some of his own thoughts parroted back at him from someone else. his face gives zero tells, but he does seem a little more interested now that it's been phrased like that.]
Indeed. We searched for an answer, and this was our conclusion.
[he finally takes a sip of his own milkshake.] ... I cannot help but think about the expression on Emet-Selch's face, these past few days. If there is one thing I regret, it is that.
...one of the friends you left behind? [...] I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I guess I'm just wondering about it. Did you tell your friends what you were going to do before you did it?
[yeah there are multiple lups screaming in the universe]
It is no bother. Should I not wish to talk about it I simply would not. [a little smile.] Emet-Selch is one of the friends I left behind, yes. As for telling them, ah - well, it was their organization that decreed it necessary. So I daresay both of them knew, yes.
...I don't know if your friends would agree, but I think I get it. I might've done the same thing if it meant making sure the people I cared about were safe.
["might have", like he didn't do something like that on a smaller scale.]
[makes total sense to a ff-adjacent. after all, it's not the first time that he's heard of people dying and being reborn whole. but he doesn't say that. instead, he contemplates for a moment before he continues his thought.]
It's not really the end for me, so I bet it's not the end for you either.
Yeah. I thought it might be, but I'm starting to think it really isn't now. [he doesn't necessarily mind sharing, but he's tentative in his approach, like he's not sure how much is too much to say.]
...I think I understand your position maybe a little more than you'd think.
[he watches carefully.] You hold quite a bit within you, friend. Hints of others, not just Riku and Kairi. Distinct enough that I can see them but not identify them.
When souls are twined like this, to me it means your destinies are linked. You will always find each other, as like aether finds like aether, always.
[he seems to think about that before there's a confirming nod.]
It's a really long story, but...everyone's fine now. All of their hearts are where they're supposed to be, and they're all alive and they're their own people. [but, about finding each other.] ...I hope that's true. When I made that choice, I knew I'd be saying goodbye to them but it didn't matter as long as they were safe. But they told me they're looking for me. I don't know how, but...we always find each other eventually.
[he dares to hope that maybe they really will come bring him home.]
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[he is bemused.] Sustenance is less a hobby and more an occasional necessity, for my people.
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If anything? You should definitely try ice cream.
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Ice cream is a terrible combination of words, and yet I find myself intrigued. Would you care to join me on this culinary journey?
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Yeah, okay. [there's a grin and he leans over hythlodaeus's menu.] Check this out.
[tappy! he is tapping twice and making two milkshakes appear in front of them.]
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... I wonder if they employ creation magicks here. [he reaches to pull one to himself.] And if so, I'm rather annoyed mine own do not function.
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[hmmm...] Though that is a theory worth merit. Perhaps it draws upon our powers now that we are here.
I've no earthly idea. I was simply pleasantly surprised to be conscious.
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Are you...not supposed to be conscious? [sir?]
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give him a second, he's adjusting to this.]
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Careful. If you drink too fast you'll get brain freeze. [but that answer is a little. hm.]
...when we first spoke, you said that you weren't sure you could go back to where you were. What did you mean by that?
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in any case, he hums.]
Ah, well - it is a bit of a... complicated tale, but the short of it is that I volunteered to give our star a will of its own. Me, and half our population, gave ourselves to Zodiark so the other half may live.
Which would be why I was surprised to be here.
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also wow. huh. wonder what that's like!]
You mean like...a sacrifice, kind of? [...] What made you volunteer for something like that?
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Ah, well, wasn't much use for anything else, was I? [a little smile.] If I could give myself to something greater, I would. Leapt at the chance, really.
[... and then:] The truest answer is I did it for my two dearest friends.
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...were they able to keep living? Are they safe?
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It should have worked. The Final Days would have been stalled with the offering of our lives.
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There wasn't another option, was there? The Final Days would have happened without something big like that.
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[he finally takes a sip of his own milkshake.] ... I cannot help but think about the expression on Emet-Selch's face, these past few days. If there is one thing I regret, it is that.
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...one of the friends you left behind? [...] I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I guess I'm just wondering about it. Did you tell your friends what you were going to do before you did it?
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It is no bother. Should I not wish to talk about it I simply would not. [a little smile.] Emet-Selch is one of the friends I left behind, yes. As for telling them, ah - well, it was their organization that decreed it necessary. So I daresay both of them knew, yes.
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[i never said sora wasn't a hypocrite sometimes.]
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I did wait, in order to be sure they would not stop me.
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...do you regret anything else about it?
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... No, I do not think I do. I was not useful for much else.
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Yes, precisely, and this was my use. My greatest contribution.
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...I don't know if your friends would agree, but I think I get it. I might've done the same thing if it meant making sure the people I cared about were safe.
["might have", like he didn't do something like that on a smaller scale.]
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Our aether returns to the star and is reborn again. It is not the end for me, I think. [...] Or I hope.
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It's not really the end for me, so I bet it's not the end for you either.
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... Well, now. That sounds like a story. Not the end for you?
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...I think I understand your position maybe a little more than you'd think.
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I thought that may be the case. The way your soul twines with Riku and Kairi's tells me much.
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What...all does it tell you? [he's just asking before he gives more information than hythlodaeus needs. no sense in repeating what he already knows.]
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[he watches carefully.] You hold quite a bit within you, friend. Hints of others, not just Riku and Kairi. Distinct enough that I can see them but not identify them.
When souls are twined like this, to me it means your destinies are linked. You will always find each other, as like aether finds like aether, always.
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It's a really long story, but...everyone's fine now. All of their hearts are where they're supposed to be, and they're all alive and they're their own people. [but, about finding each other.] ...I hope that's true. When I made that choice, I knew I'd be saying goodbye to them but it didn't matter as long as they were safe. But they told me they're looking for me. I don't know how, but...we always find each other eventually.
[he dares to hope that maybe they really will come bring him home.]