TEST DRIVE MEME #5

[fairyfoes]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping to EACHDRAIDH? Why not give the setting a test run here! OPTIONAL SCENARIOS 01. ARRIVING IN THE DRABWURLD. The Seelie and Unseelie courts welcome you with mirthful revelry and hearty food. After you have been briefed on your purpose here, you will find an endless feast and a night filled with entertainment to placate your concerns. Mingle with new arrivals, sneak down the castle halls and make sure your eyes are always on your glass; fairies and imps have no bias when it comes to tricks! 02. THE STATION. Looking for a little slice of home? The Station gives you all that and more. Take advantage of the wifi, have a cup of fairy-brewed coffee (the one they didn't spit in) or sit back and relax on the patio. You can even move your things into one of the available rooms! 03. WILDCARD. Your own scenario! Explore the Drabwurld or simply take advantage of your Locket!

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[wilder]

[Wow excuse you brat]

Tenny and Marta? No, can't say I have. Far as I know, it's just been Lloyd and me here.

Well - you, Lloyd and me now, I guess.

[.......Oh. That's probably gonna be awkward.]

[aureinsof]

[It's already awkward. This is not the dream team he was hoping for. Emil frowns and sits up straight, the fairies around his head huffing as they try to fix a ribbon.]

Lloyd's here, too?! Is he still refusing to talk about anything?

[wilder]

[He sighs, his shoulders slump a little] Yep.

I've even tried offering not to ask anything about what he's doing back home. You know, since I figured it'd be alright to save it until we find a way outta this mess.

But even with that, I'm still lucky if I get him to spend more than ten minutes in a room with me.

[Seriously, sometimes Lloyd could pick the worst times to be a stubborn idiot]

[aureinsof]

But you're one of his best friends! That isn't right!

[Even if he's accepted that Lloyd is a good person, just like they always said he was, and that he wouldn't do anything bad, he's still hurting his friends. Emil considers all of them - even Zelos - to be his friends now, too. So what Lloyd's doing, whatever it is, it still doesn't make up for the fact that his friends are so worried and sad.]

I know this isn't the best time for it... but in some way it's a really good time. We don't have to worry about the cores right now. Marta isn't here, either, so we don't have to worry about her being in danger. I just need to know what he's doing. Otherwise how can I protect her?

[wilder]

[He shrugs] Thanks, but frankly...if he was doing it to just me, that'd be one thing. [More like "Karma" really for the times he did it to Lloyd] But it irks me that he'd avoid the others too if they were here.

[And he frowns at that. On one hand, he knows Emil has a point. But on the other hand...]

Look, I get you're worried and while I admit I don't know what his plan is, I do know there's no way he'd do anything to hurt Marta for it. That's just not who Lloyd is, alright?

[aureinsof]

But... if he wants the cores, he'll want Ratatosk's too, won't he?

[He knows Zelos has always been Lloyd's biggest supporter - kind of hard to forget how cold he was when they expressed doubt - but it's a logical conclusion. He knows it's one that doesn't make sense overall with Lloyd's personality but at Marta's protector, he can't risk it, either.]

Even I don't think Lloyd would hurt her. That's what's so confusing. I want to believe in Lloyd and I do, for the most part... But when it comes to this, I don't know what to expect. I know how worried you guys are too, as his friends. It's just really frustrating!

[wilder]

[Zelos frowns further, trying to figure it out too. It was true, he was Lloyd's biggest supporter. Lloyd saved him, he changed everything about Zelos's crappy life. If it hadn't been for him, he doubt he'd still be alive today -no, he knows he wouldn't be alive.]

[But at the same time, he can't ignore logic. It makes sense that he'd want Ratatosk's core too if he wants the cores. And Emil is a friend. He helped save Seles, even when he has little reason to do so. Sheena and Regal seemed to trust him too. It's why he isn't resorting to acting as cold as he did before. Even if they started off on a bad foot, and even if he trusts Lloyd more- the kid's done a lot to earn his respect. ]

[Well, as much respect as Zelos gives people who are easy to troll, anyway]

...Maybe...he doesn't know what would happen if he took the core off Marta...

Or maybe he does...and he's trying to find a way around it. That'd explain why he hasn't tried yet. He's already run into you guys a few times already, right?

[He crosses his arms, resting them on the table- giving a sigh]

There's gotta be some explanation. But I know Lloyd would never sacrifice someone- even if it was to save the world.

[aureinsof]

[And just like they can't ignore logic, Emil can't ignore everything they've said about Lloyd. It used to piss him off - Lloyd this, Lloyd that - but in the end, he understood. He still wants to meet the Lloyd they all know, the one who inspired them in their darkest moments and promised them a better world. Someone like that sounds so admirable that even now that he knows Lloyd wasn't behind the Blood Purge, it doesn't fit. Why would someone who sounds so honest and kind keep so many secrets...?

It might not make sense but he believes them all: Lloyd is a good person. He wouldn't hurt Marta. If the Lloyd he's met at the core locations was this Lloyd, then he never tried to hurt them either.

Emil sighs, bowing his head.]

Raine told me something he said once. "How can we go on a quest to regenerate the world if we can't even save the people standing right in front of us?" I started to realise it back then... that the Lloyd you all knew was a good person. He won't let someone suffer. That's why I'm so mad at him.

[He lifts his head.] But you're right. I know he won't hurt Marta. If he doesn't know what will happen, then I'll tell him and we'll work together to figure out another way. If he does know... [He hesitates. He's Marta's knight. He can't believe in Lloyd the way the others do not yet. But still...] ...if he knows, then he must be working on another way, too. So either way, I'll help him. For Marta and for all of you, too.