Un: Zodiac | Mid-Month Update

[kaisoumods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: January 15th
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[We've reached the middle of January. The Zodiac race was a thrilling success, and the winter is still freezing. Wherever you are, your phone will give a blaring alert sound, indicating a new Zodiac post. As usual, the alert will sound even if you have your phone turned off or on silent, and will take over your phone until you read and comment to the message. The post begins like the previous one had, with notifications of peoples coming and goings]



Crito, Flat, Jusis, Ann, Minwu, and Diluc have joined the app. Say hi everyone!


Dolores, Xingqiu, Roxas, Chongyun, and Alphinaud has left the app.

[The post then continues on as normal.]

Hello. Thank you for using the Libra App.

Because you all reacted so positively to my post last month, my bosses has assigned me to write these mid-month updates from now on. Which means I have extra work now. So thanks for that.

Congratulations on everyone who completed the Zodiac race. Hope you enjoyed yourselves somehow or learned something. If any of you took a peach but decide you don't want it, Zodiac will take it off your hands for a payment that's higher than my salary. Which is depressing me just thinking about it, so let's move on.

We're aware that Jusis Albarea from the Black Order has joined the app. It was part of the deal we made with them to help deal with Professor Willow. There will probably be more of them in the future. The Order has insisted they are only here to monitor and assist in what's going on. Zodiac is not liable if any of you manage to do something that makes them decide to take you out, so try to play nice.

Anyway, my shift's over so that's it. Seeya.




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[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and user pics if they haven't already. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone. Like always, there'll be no responses from Zodiac.]

Comments

un: fern; text

[laminae]

why not though
i mean sometimes it's a good solution to a problem

[Most problems, in fact.]

[fiddlestick]

[SO MUCH TO UNPACK HERE]

Because it's a crime in this world, Fern.
Murder is very much a crime.

[laminae]

[RIP Elliot.]

it was a crime back home sometimes i think
people here need to chill, sheesh
sometimes you just gotta stab a dude!

[fiddlestick]

Stabbing someone should REALLY be an absolute last resort!

But it'd be much better if you try to TALK things out if you have a problem.

[laminae]

dang you must've been living an easy life if you can talk things out most of the time
it was the best way to solve a problem back home

[That isn't true, Fern just really likes stabbing people.]

[fiddlestick]

Was it really?
And just how quick would you reach the conclusion that stabbing was the best solution?

[Yeah, he's sus alright]

[laminae]

um pretty quick i always found it always worked real well
and why change what works?
especially when what works is awesome

[fiddlestick]

[FERN...]

Is it really awesome?
What if someone had a disagreement with Varian and they decided stabbing him was the best answer.

Would you like that?

[laminae]

oh that's easy
i'd stab them before they could stab V
and since i can make swords whenever i want i got the advantage

[fiddlestick]

Okay, but you're not always around Varian.

What if this happens when you're not around?

[laminae]

[Then Varian would probably get stabbed is the answer, but Fern doesn't particularly like that answer.]

he'd take care of them with his alchemy!
he wouldn't get hurt, i know he wouldn't

[fiddlestick]

Uh huh.

[Yeah, Fern is being difficult on purpose. It's time to get serious and break out the Dad lecture]

Fern, you're not a little kid. I think you know as well as I do what the real answer is.

Listen, I'm not going to say violence is never the answer.
That'd be, frankly, hypocritical of me.

But violence is not an easy answer. It has consequences.
Every time you use it, you increase the risk of violence being done back at you.
And not just you, it has a way of harming the people connected to you.
Varian, Snow, myself - we all become potential targets when you decide to use violence as a first impulse.

If that's not a consequence you're willing to accept
You really shouldn't be using violence.

Do you understand?

[laminae]

[Oh, dad lecture. Fern's gotten these before. Not from Martin or the Grassy Wizard or Gumbald, because they were all terrible father figures, but years and years ago from Joshua.

It doesn't make him happy. Far from it. Elliot isn't his dad and, more importantly, what he's saying is completely nuts. He shouldn't be using violence? He shouldn't be using violence?? He can make swords, he used to be swords, and with an incredibly comfortable feeling he's pretty sure part of him is still a sword.

So he's upset. Every single part of him, including the grass octopus whose existence the Finn part of him is repressing.]

no, YOU don't know what you're talking about
i'll protect anyone i like if people wanna hurt them
and i can handle any consequences that come my way
i don't need you to tell me i don't know what i'm doing cause i do!

[fiddlestick]

[He wishes he could say he's surprised to see Fern double down, but sadly he's not. It's a horrible reality to face, one that stomps all over Fern's perceived reality. Of course he wasn't going to accept it]

No, I know exactly what I'm talking about.
Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's untrue.

I just pray you realize this before you have to learn it the hard way.

[laminae]

[Fern is a stubborn kid on a good day, he's even worse when it comes to difficult things like this.]

well you're wrong
i know you're wrong!!

[He's going to throw his phone against the wall or something super mature.]

text: un: trienemybest

[droptheious]

[Oh my god he turns away for five seconds. ]

Fern, calm down. Where are you? Are you home?

[fiddlestick]

[Since Varian jumped in, he's going just leave this on Read.

That sure went as well as a trainwreck!]

text: un: trienemybest

[droptheious]

[He knows Elliot is pretty damn right on this one and definitely doesn't deserve all the anger directed at him, so:]

I'm sorry about that. I'm gonna talk to him.

un: ecraig

[fiddlestick]

[Aww, Varian.]

It's alright. I'm sorry for causing him distress.

But...yeah, you talking to him is probably a better idea right now.

[Fern definitely needs a breather and a boyfriend]

private

[stripartist]

Is Fern always like that?

private

[fiddlestick]

Well
He hasn't stabbed anyone in music class yet at least.

[stripartist]

I see. You know, I noticed a hot spring opened up sometime in the last year. Why don't we talk to Yuri and make a weekend of it after grades are in this period?

[fiddlestick]

You know, I wouldn't say no to that. Could I bring my boyfriend? He loves hot springs.

[stripartist]

I wouldn't mind. I still haven't met him yet.

[fiddlestick]

Oh right, you haven't!

Don't worry, we'll be sure to change that.