catchall jiji

[skyagain]

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[unsaid]

They do, they do.

At the very least, I do not particularly see a reason to distrust them for the time being. After all, were we not in their shoes just some time ago?

They likely have their reasons, whatever they may be, for their vagueness and distance.

[skyagain]

Yeah. I'm not distrusting them just yet. But that doesn't mean I'll trust them, either.

[unsaid]

Neutrality...

[he hums thoughtfully]

... I find myself often wondering what I would do, had we access to all of our previous abilities.

[skyagain]

... Pretty sure our hands would be just as tied as before if we had those abilities still. Kind of the trade-off.

[ he looks at his own hand ]

Knowledge for the ability to do anything about it.

[unsaid]

[ . . . ]

I suppose it brings me to ask again - is it worth it, for us to finally be able to impose our will upon these matters?

Even knowing we too may stumble and make mistakes.

[skyagain]

... I don't know about you, but I think I made plenty of mistakes back there already. At least this time, if we mess up, we're not dragging an entire group with us.

[unsaid]

Oh...?

What makes you say that?

[skyagain]

I'm not cut out to lead people.

[unsaid]

Did your part of the Cult not fare well?

[skyagain]

Fared alright. [ they were first place for so long ] But the Realm wasn't a one and done thing. There was a lot of starting over.

[unsaid]

[ . . . ah.]

... and you consider these failures?

[skyagain]

Kind of hard to consider it a success.

[unsaid]

Was the final result to your satisfaction?

[skyagain]

Up until that guy in the black coat showed up to gloat, sure.

[ no one else had this problem of being in a kingdom hearts game, cloud ]

[unsaid]

[zia what did lea wear during subd]

... but that was a matter outside of your control, yes?

[skyagain]

[ not the coat because of canonpoint despite my icons but saix and xion both absolutely did wear it ]

... It's complicated.

[unsaid]

[i see,]

... while I would like to ask you more about the black coats...

As one who knows something of time, history, and repetition... it is possible to see each repetition as a mark of failure. However...

In Japan, there is a practice called kintsugi. A broken dish is mended with gold, and the lacquer is rejoined with its shimmering adhesive. The final piece is often regarded as far more remarkable and whole, despite its objective flaws.

The breakage and repair are necessary in order for that object to reach its most refined state.

Even if it is simply the philosophizing of an old moon - I wonder if your repetition... was not for nothing.

[skyagain]

[ this would be funnier if cloud was later in his canon point. instead he just tilts his head at that ]

... It probably wasn't. We kept going until we got to the ending that everyone was fine with. But... I don't think it changes my opinion that things wouldn't be any easier if we were back on that other side.

[unsaid]

I seek not to change your opinion on that matter. It would please me only if you gave yourself some greater expanse of grace.

[also jiji just has thoughts on Time,]

[skyagain]

Hey, I didn't say I was the worse of the six.

[ is that better. ]

[unsaid]

Is the matter of comparison greatly important?

[skyagain]

Yeah, because I'm pretty sure at least half our resets were because two of them kept holding grudges against one another.

[unsaid]

[oh

funny

hold on,]

[skyagain]

[ pretends like he isn't smirking a little ]

[unsaid]

Ah...

I feel gratitude for my easy dynamic with the young one each passing day...