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[emet_sulk]

A tired voice answers:
"...Yes? What is it?


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look. chips. i love you. i am sorry

[makoglow]

[ sometimes you can't say no to people. one of the people Cloud can't say no to is Aerith. so when she sends him a video, he has to do spread it. some of his friends? he feels bad for.

then there are other people... that he wants to suffer with him. so enjoy ]

why would you do this to him, a crusty boomer

[emet_sulk]

...

[ Safe to say that he does not understand why he's being sent this. ]

What is this about? Is there a gnome infestation now?

he is at the mercy of a pretty face

[makoglow]

Don't... Worry about it. I didn't have much of a choice.

[ He's weak to a particular girl and kids ]

[emet_sulk]

...Well, now I understand even less. You were threatened over a recording?

text; id: ramuhs

[ramuhs]

Emet-selch, this is Cid.

I had taken on a little project for someone, and I wonder if it could be of use to you. It's a heat sink, and I imagine you might already know what it is, but while I've managed the original one fine, I've also tried to take it further. The one I've made is capable of not only dispersing the heat but also collect and recycle it to be used as energy through other components.

Still a bit of a work in progress, and thought you could take a look, see what you think.

[emet_sulk]

A heat sink, hmm? That would be quite useful if we're pushing this world into the automated age.

Let me know the time and place and I shall see if I can be there.

[ramuhs]

I'll be around my workshop for a while due to some other projects I'm having tested, so you should be able to drop by at any time during these hours.

[Insert time schedule and directions to his workshop here. Even if Emet-Selch has been there before, doesn't hurt to have it just in case!]

[emet_sulk]

My thanks.

[ It may take a day or two (Cid hadn't said it was urgent) but Emet-Selch eventually does show up at the other man's workshop. He sends a message the night before to notify Cid of his coming, so it shouldn't be a complete surprise when he knocks on whatever passes for the front door the next day. ]

Sometime during Winterstide

[astudyinviolet]

[ A neatly wrapped package with Emet-Selch's name on it is left at his residence. There isn't any name to hint who it was from as if the sender didn't want to pressure him into feeling he needed to give a gift in return.

Inside is a book on some nonfiction topic that hopefully Emet-Selch will find interesting. ]

Christmas Gift (she's fine...she's fine! totally not crushing on him anymore! nope!)

[lucky_e]

To Emet-Selch,

I hope this gift finds you well! Please accept it and my warm wishes for this holiday season.

Happy Holidays,

Santa Claus

[Inside he gets a box of homemade, chocolate chip cookies, tea, and a history book.

...No the letter is definitely not shorter than the rest, no she was not embarrassed at all while writing it or dropping the gift off. Nope! She's Santa after all! Yep...]

A Winterstide Gift!

[apothecarry]

[Inside a box wrapped in yellow paper, Emet-Selch will find several sachets of tea. They're different blends, but they all share the same base scent. There's also a note!

I've been working on things I thought might help someone sleep without dreaming. If you're willing to give them a try, and let me know which ones worked best, I can work on those further, too. I hope at least one of them does the trick for you! -Alfyn]

text; un: headhunt

[headhunt]

hey!

are you the old guy with the two-toned hair?
cuz i think you might be who i'm looking for

[emet_sulk]

[ 'Old guy with the two-toned hair'... ]

I may be. You have business related to the Adamantine Forge? Or a personal request for a mage?

[headhunt]

probably a little of both!

i've got something of an odd item that i'm trying to repair. it's delicate but tough. the infernal fire inside burns hotter than most of the hells. too hot for a regular forge or smith.

and too hot for itself.

it's called an infernal engine. have you ever heard of anything like that?

[emet_sulk]

No, but 'tis a rather generic description. The engines I'm familiar with do not make a habit of overheating to that degree.

What, exactly, has happened to this 'infernal engine' of yours?

text; un: noah

[afflatusexarch]

[ Do not tease him too much for this... ]

I require your assistance for a. Ah. Personal matter.

[emet_sulk]

[ Well, well, well now, Exarch... ]

Oh yes? And what might be so personal that you would come to me, your former mortal enemy, for assistance?

[afflatusexarch]

I've made a promise with Zack after the nonsense with these insignias pass.

To keep it, I would have need of your abilities, but I dare not ask you to do it for me.

Despite what differences that you and I have, you have assisted Joshua and continue to help others here. Thus I do not feel as though it is a blow to my pride to ask.

[emet_sulk]

And you think that because I've shown a bit of kindness to a few strangers, I might bend an ear to your request?

[ Well, that's a bit unkind - especially with Joshua being namedropped. So after a moment, he follows up: ]

Your own magecraft isn't terrible for one of your kind. What sort of promise did you make that requires MY help?

Action; some time after the turtle business

[weenwoon]

also after a shower for both of them let's be real

"So, this is the fabled 'tattoo' parlour?"

Hythlodaeus looks up at the building in front of them. Truth be told, a part of him doesn't want to get his magic back - how else is he going to mooch off Solus's own abilities? He'd be expected to do things on his own! But at the same time, he does miss his aethersight already; what would this world look like with it?

"Oh, but they will expect me to give them a design..." He muses out loud. "Naught comes to mind. Have you any suggestions, Solus?"

In other circumstances, this would look like a regular request for help, but 'Solus' can probably recognize the responsibility-shirking.

[emet_sulk]

Upon finally reaching Eltrut after that smelly detour, Emet-Selch - still posing as 'Solus' - had been cajoled into giving Hythlodaeus the introductory tour. Not that it had taken much persuasion. Originally he had planned to let his friend wander off and 'surprise' them later once they had regained their soulsight, but this was fine too.

Now they stand outside the tattoo parlour. The 'final stop', so to speak. Solus shrugs and crosses his arms.

"They have a folio of designs if you cannot decide. Get an animal you like or something. It doesn't matter - you will have to change it every moon anyway."

[weenwoon]

That's a help, but it still doesn't spark too much enthusiasm in Hythlodaeus. He's seen a lot of good lifeform concepts over the years, but none really feel like something he would definitely associate with himself. If it was up to him, he would prefer to make this symbol a reminder of his best friends...

Actually, that gives him an idea. He gives Solus a somewhat sly glance, though he tries to mask it as innocent.

"I see. Well, would you wait for me out here?"

text; when he finds out about Nico's father but before the truth is out

[weenwoon]

Hades, you never told me!

(There is no explanation as to what, exactly, Hades didn't tell him.)

[emet_sulk]

Never told you what?

[ ??? ]

[weenwoon]

About your son!

[ The sad irony of Solus having actually had a son. ]