Infighting Week Three

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Characters: any character participating in the Infighting event
Setting: pods, week three of the event
Format: any
Summary: All week three Infighting event threads should go in here, to keep things organized.
Warnings: horror, trauma, experiment results, impossible geometry, cabin fever

[Week Three Information]
[Week Two]
[Week One]
Dax's Pod
Riki's Pod
Jason's Pod
End of Week Three

Comments

[princeofjunes]

[Yeah, just how the hell is he supposed to explain it without going into the whole 'You're not me!' shadow stuff? Hmm]

It's kind of like my spirit, I guess? I can manifest it in that form and do cool stuff with it.

[notagiraffe]

Oh! Like me and my beast form?

[So he was another creature, even that other form looked human-like as well. That made sense.]

[princeofjunes]

[Beast form? For real? But then, he really shouldn't be surprised with everything he's seen in the tower]

It's not really another form, just another part of me I can bring out. You can seriously switch into another form?

[notagiraffe]

So there can be two of you... sorry... [He nodded at the question and there was a gust of wind before a black horned beast stood where Taiki had been, Yosuke might recognise it from the creature that had ran on the treadmills the week before.]

[princeofjunes]

[He does indeed recognize it! It doesn't stop his jaw from dropping, though]

Hoooooly crap I didn't realize that was you!

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki jumped at the shock and quickly turned back to a human, wrapping Gyousou's cloak around him] Sorry...

[princeofjunes]

No, it's alright! I mean, you didn't eat me or anything. Actually it's pretty cool. Have you always been able to do that?

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki shook his head] I was supposed to be able to... sorry... I mean I have always been a Kirin... but I was lost... I've been able to do it maybe a year now...

[princeofjunes]

A Kirin? That's what it's called? Huh. So what do you do when you're all hulked out, anyway?

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki nodded] I help my king... he's not here though... but before...

[princeofjunes]

King... so you're a royal knight or something like that? Going off on quests, defending the kingdom, all that good stuff?

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki blushed at that and shook his head] I'm not a knight... I'm a Kirin... I have to keep the king on the path of kindness... I'm also a minister but... I'm so small I still don't understand all my work.

[princeofjunes]

[Keep the king on the path of kindness? That doesn't sound like any job he's ever heard of before. He mulls it over for a moment, thinking]

So like... if the king decided to go kill a bunch of innocent people, you're the one that would have to stop him?

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki visably paled and began shaking at the idea of Gyousou killing innocent people but he nodded.] Yes... I would have to try and make him stop or the gods would punish me.

[princeofjunes]

[Crap, he didn't mean to freak the kid out... now what's he supposed to do?]

Sorry man, I didn't mean it - I'm sure your king would never go nuts like that, right?

[notagiraffe]

He wouldn't... he's a really great king he would never hurt innocent people.

[He wipes his eyes] Sorry... I just miss him...

[princeofjunes]

No, it's cool. We...

[He trails off momentarily as his thoughts drift to his friends]

We've all got people we miss. I'm sorry.

[notagiraffe]

We do... sorry... it feels bad to wish they were here...

[Because here was so scary, and he wouldn't want to put anyone through this.]

[princeofjunes]

I know, but it's alright. We're only human. ... well, or Kirin I guess. It's only natural to want to see the people we miss.

[He does his best to give Taiki a smile]

Don't beat yourself up over it.

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki managed a tiny smile back] I guess that's right... it just means we miss them...

[princeofjunes]

Exactly. And there's not a damn thing wrong with that.

[notagiraffe]

There isn't. [A brighter smile and he hugged his knees.]