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[promittere]

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[promittere]

[Even with Bruno's healing magic, the man is incredibly crabby.]

Does it even matter? All of my hard work and it just amounts to nothing...

[Why won't anyone feel bad for him?????]

[lighthaus]

Oh, it matters. More for you than me.

But if you want to stick with your implication that it was all your fault and you're the only one to blame for this, be my guest.

[ he won't ask again, so speak now or forever hold your peace.

or get an interrogator with a heart. ]

[promittere]

[Wow, wizards are all the worst!]

What do you want me to say? Do you want me to give you ammunition to go kill every human in the West?! Do you want to justify killing me as if you were ever considering otherwise?! You think I don't know what you wizards are like?

[smh...]

[lighthaus]

You realize that guy over there just healed you on his own, don't you?

[ also god he's heartless but he's not FUG that's too much effort... ]

And you just said that some of us were on friendly terms with the West, so that's a jump.

Regardless, you're free to make your case or not as I've said. There are some here who are undecided and others who believe in mercy. But by all means, continue to shoot yourself in the foot, whether on stubbornness or honor for your country or people.

[ it really feels like this guy is just going to keep being This Way, so if his answer is more of the same Khun will consider his job done here. ]

[promittere]

[He just continues scowling at Khun.]

Everyone that would have helped me has already died.

[This isn't a guy who has a ton of friends, which is probably not a surprise.]

[lighthaus]

As I said before, unfortunate.

[ and with that khun will walk away, having landed at some point during the discussion, with a cheerful smile and a wave. he'll address the wizard congregation around him as he goes to stand by tatara. ]

Do what you want with him, he's not worth the effort either way.

[ that's his vote now. ]

[fellheart]

[ rumbled, in that particular way that's meant to sound like it should in theory be under the breath but is instead still clearly audible: ]

Nᴏᴡ, I ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ғᴀᴜʟᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs.

[ perhaps it will forever be a mystery. ]

[shadowkin]

[With a subtle but not completely hidden flick of his finger, any accompanying noise hidden under the crowd and hubbub—

Victor Byron is now a shrimp. Like, one of the ones that can survive out of water for a while? But anyway he doesn’t have a mouth and that’s what matters.]

Maaan, where did that guy go? I don’t know where this shrimp came from, but it kind of looks pathetic like him.

[Cid picks it up by the tail. He could just let it get stepped on but why not enjoy the peace.]

Nice to finally get some peace and quiet, though.

[fallingsand]

[ Bruno gives a startled scream, hello? He's still right by this guy and now he's a shrimp and Cid is picking him up-- ]

Cid! You can't just turn someone into a shrimp!

[shadowkin]

[Bruno please we just got done with Victor’s shrieking.]

It’s not like it’d be that hard to unshrimpify him. This thing that may-or-may-not be the mech guy, I mean.

[The most lazy refusal to confirm or deny culpability. This is nominally Schrodinger’s shrimp now, but it’s not like there’s anything else living in the vicinity.

The guy should just be glad he’s not an inanimate object. ☆]

[fallingsand]

...Cid, you aren't fooling anyone. [ HE KNOWS, CID. ] We... c'mon, guys, we aren't really okay with this, are we?

[ Looking at the other wizards? With his big ol' sad old man eyes? Hello? ]

[troublereduction]

[ I mean. Day also agrees this is at least mildly horrifying, but he knows like, almost everyone here isn't feeling very charitable after tonight's shitshow and the man's attitude, so instead puts forward a different compelling argument: ]

...Wait, we didn't ask him how the hell he knew 'bout Oz.

[ Because didn't they all keep their mouths shut about him being in the castle? ]

[fallingsand]

Well, he's a shrimp in a jar now, soooo... too bad? I guess?

[ See, this is why they shouldn't be turning people into shrimp! ]

[fellheart]

I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴀs ᴀ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ I ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍ, ɴᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ I? Sᴜʀᴇʟʏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴀᴄᴜʟᴛɪᴇs ɪɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ...

[ we turn him human again and all the man can say is 'clauncher claunch'— ]

[troublereduction]

We could un-shrimp him.

[ That's what transformation magic is for! ]

Can we get him back to bein' a person so we can interrogate him one last time or somethin'?

[shadowkin]

I’m not trying to fool anyone?

[Nonplussed, not quite true but also not quite not true, either. He is just being annoying because he is a teenager who may be a little hungry but will only commit cannibalism under rockier conditions.

Anyway. The shrimp is now in a jar smelling strongly of strawberries. This does not help the peckishness.]

Besides, this is easier than having to watch a guy all the time.

[fallingsand]

[ Well, no one is backing him up here, so... Sorry, Shrimptor, he can't help you anymore. ]

[mirristry]

This does seem a bit much...

[HE'S. UNSURE.]

[fallingsand]

...I don't think anyone else agrees with us.

[ Sadness. ]

[leewards]

The cruelty is the point. [Because he's a monster and believes in eye for an eye.]

[lustro]

[ A bit much... ]

What do you think would be a fair option? Should we curse him to relive every bit of damage he inflicted on us? Again and again for the rest of his life? Should we tether him to a cell, keep him where it's dark and cold, and bury the key? When someone does something terrible, how do you weigh fairness?

[leewards]

[Oh hey he has something for this. He digs his hand into the pouch on his hip and pulls out a mason jar that he hands over. It's clean, but the inside smells of strawberries.]

[shadowkin]

Ooh. I think that’ll fit.

[For now he drops the shrimp in it before the tail accidentally separates or something, that would be awkward and annoying (though probably not impossible) to fix.

They should probably also get water at some point but who knows if the fountain is intact?? As that is also the shrimp’s fault, perhaps that is shrimply karma working its magic.]

[fallingsand]

[ ithaqua whyyyy ]

[foresightis2020]

Perhaps you should have realized your actions have consequences first, and they are not something that can be easily shoved onto anyone else.

You should be thankful that you're even still allowed to breathe, and having been healed as well.

[ For now.

He still has his weapon with him and out, so like. That isn't a given.

He thinks the man can stand to be more cooperative all things considered, but he isn't expecting much of that. ]