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[hauntedking]

Set-?

[ He's only slightly surprised. There's a flicker of something - a pause - and then: ]

If I can remember, I'll try to answer.

[redsoil]

It was — you and Claude, yes? Who looked for Lady Yima in that world.

[ Two people he is quite proud of, for the work they did, even when faced with despair. ]

You found her quarters, the proof of her timelessness, her darkness. Do... you recall where in the Manor they were?

[hauntedking]

...yes, that was us. Give me a moment to try and recall.

Why do you ask?

[redsoil]

[ How does he phrase this.






Yeah, bluntly: ] — because, I need a proper target for the weapon. It only has one shot, and I want it to matter.

[hauntedking]

...the weapon.

[ Dimitri understands this. It takes him a moment to consider what he ought to say. ]

You intend to kill her. Or disable her.

[redsoil]

Yes.

[ To both assessments. He'd prefer to remove Yima from the playing field entirely, though. ]

Proving her fallible and vulnerable after generations of unrivaled rule will strike a blow to morale and mindset. If not the Zenites she cultivates, but her own long-lived people whom stagnate below her. They have never known change after they make their choice in Zenith's favor... despite that they believe it is what they naturally represent. That is my intention. A physical blow, with a psychological message.

[hauntedking]

[ Dimitri does not know the details of this weapon; he doesn't know the plan. But he does pause and think and consider. ]

I don't know if this will have the result you wish. This may escalate things.

[ He says, ignorant of what will be coming soon. ]

But perhaps she needs to be removed. [ He allows this, with a sense of resignation. He'd loved El dearly - and in the end she had still had to die. ]

For whatever reason, she cannot be reasoned with. And in that case... [ Well. The conclusion is obvious. ]