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Lloyd, are you there? Ah, right I should ask if you're free as well.

Edited 2016-06-01 15:14 (UTC)

[With all the commotion lately, there's been no shortage of stuff to do for everyone, but today is definitely a day that Lloyd's plans are pretty fluid. The metalworks are closed, so Nagito's contact is a welcome distraction.]

Yeah, Nagito. What's up?

[No, he doesn't sound bored. What are you talking about?]

[So far, so good. He has no idea what Lloyd was doing before bit, he sounds bored enough Komaeda isn't too nervous.]

I was hoping that we could start my lessons in cooking. I have a lot to talk to you about anyway so it takes care of two things at once.

[Just grooming his dog. It's not the most thrilling thing.

But hanging out with a friend and getting to do something he likes is good!]

Yeah, that sounds fine by me. My place or yours? Any clue what you want to make? We should probably start with something simple, but I'm up to try anything.

[Except lemons. No lemons.]

My place. I'm still too damaged to make it across the city. That's actually one of the things I wanted to talk about.

Ah as for what I wanted to try making. Just an omelet. Nothing too complicated.

[He wants to reclaim some of his independence. That and it cuts down on expenses to know how to cook his own meals. That and as an exchange he has a lot to tell Lloyd.]

["Still too damaged." The casual way his friend says that is a little disturbing.]

Hey, do you... Do you need me to bring a healer? I'm sure I could drag Zelos along. Or maybe Jude.

I'll bring over the ingredients for omelettes then. Give me about half an hour. You don't mind if Noishe comes too, do you?

I don't mind at all. Raijin won't either. As a Spyrite, he only looks like a cat. But I'm alright. Dr Jude does need an update on my condition but, not yet. I'll tell him myself soon.

[He needs to tell his doctor that his theory has proven true. He can feel the difference in his breathing. Phase 2 is notibly easier. His mind is another story but his voice is different too. Almost like his voice when he temporarily heals himself.]

Spyrite? Isn't that those things Jude's been working on for...?

[And now he's more than just a little worried. Because Lithia had been given a Spyrite for the problem with her Spiria. And Lloyd had considered trying to work with Jude for Colette. And those were life-threatening issues.]

We'll be there soon.

[Despite living a good distance away, Lloyd and Noishe are knocking on Komaeda's door fifteen minutes later, groceries in hand.]

[Komaeda opens the door for him and steps to the side to let them in. He's paler than usual, his dress shirt partly open the expose the bandages wrapped around his chest. Raijin the cat-like Spyrite is perched on his shoulder like some furry parrot.] I forget sometimes who knows about my condition and who doesn't. To answer your question, yes what Dr Jude has been working on.

I was his first case for it due to the nature of the diseases plaguing my body. Raijin keeps it from getting any worse. Ah, I'm sorry for scaring you.

[He shuts the door behind them and walks slowly to the kitchen.] But it won't be that way for much longer. Peromei and I have an idea for my own cure.

[Despite Komaeda's reassurances, Lloyd's checking him out as soon as the door is opened. He vaguely recognizes the Spyrite now that he's looking for it. It just looks like a fiery cat perched on his friend's shoulder.]

Peromei's the one who gave me the idea of the Memory Tree Petals for Colette's cure. She's pretty helpful. And nice.

[He follows the other boy to his kitchen and sets down the groceries. Noishe nudges the door closed and pads over to lay down in a cleared spot of floor.]

If you need help, you'll let me and Colette know, right? Are your friends from home helping you?

Yes. Of course I'll let you know if you can help. The idea is to build a ritual like we used to for the Arehtei. I would be both the pillar and the wielder using a full crystal as a lens if you will.

To bounce all the offered hope against that will hyper charge my own. [He smiles for Lloyd. That hope of his is very strong these days.]

Peromei wants to help everyone as much as she can. Just to help and to be helped. You should go talk to her again sometime. She heard the news about Colette but, she would be happy to talk to you again.

Ah that reminds me...did you notice how this island seems to have a lot of 'protection' devices and services?

I haven't been to any of those rituals, but if someone told me what to do, I could be part of it. Not... that I really get what you're talk about.

[He's noticed the increase in Nagito's positivity and he's all for it. Just, that sounds really complicated.

But it does sound like it'll work. And he's happy about that.]

Yeah, I'll make sure to visit her soon. Maybe take Colette with me too. Last time I went, I took her a gift. Do you know if she eats anything? We can take her that.

Elios liked the tea I brought him. ....I think Peromei would like anything vegetarian. [She is semi-horse like. Maybe she'd enjoy some flowers to munch on or something like that. Komaeda washes his hands before he adds.]

Anyway. I'm ready to begin. ...I think I'll be able to explain rituals after this.

Elios is weird. I don't stake anything by him. Last time I gave Peromei a diadem. She liked it. But flowers might be a good idea. Celestial liked the ones at the flower festival.

[Was he not supposed to say anything? Too late!

Lloyd comes over with the groceries and takes them out of the bag.]

I'm gonna tell you how to do it and not interfere. If you have questions, I'll answer but Kratos once told me that it's easier to learn by doing and he's right.

First, we'll need a pan to cook in and a bowl.

[As he moves to obey Lloyd's instructions, he reflects on the teachings of his master. They're similiar.]

My master said something similiar. Is Kratos your teacher too?

[He keeps wooden bowls in his house. If he had an episode or his luck swung its claws the clean up would just be the fallen contents.]

[As is always the case when Lloyd thinks about his birth father, there's an intense flash of irritation, love and envy in his eyes and in the air around him before he gets his emotions under control.]

No. He's my dad, my birth father. He... He's a jerk sometimes, but what he says is usually right.

The Professor is my school teacher. And I learned to use my swords by myself. Kratos... He just helped me polish my own skills later on, I guess.

[This is that thin ice sort of part of friendship that saying the wrong thing could lead Komaeda into an cold bath. He sets the bowl on the counter with a gentle tap.]

...ah, I don't much about fathers. I can only tell you what little I know based on my experiences with teachers.

[That should be good enough? Shouldn't it? He really doesn't know how to speak about family.]

Any teacher is a guide of sorts, they point out a path we could follow if we choose to. Or we could alter it to suit us. Aries Mu, showed me a path I'm not fit enough in body to follow just yet.

If I do or not, I'm still deciding on that.

I've got two dads and I still don't know much about them. I mean, they're both pains in the ass in different ways, but they love me, so it's not so bad.

[Don't worry, Komaeda. You're not required to talk about family shit.]

Yeah, you're sick. I don't imagine you can do a lot of super physical stuff, right?

Not without temporarily healing myself. [He says as he finishes carrying out Lloyd's instrunctions.] But the methods he uses...the way his power is shaped.

I can do it once I'm healed but, I'll need to train up to it. It surpasses normal human limits. ...tell me, what do you know of gods? [He studies the bowl on his table and is grateful he dodges the family talk. Nothing he wants to say about that.]

[Lloyd doesn't answer right away, instead telling Komaeda how to mix the eggs, milk and spices while the pan with a little oil heats. It gives him the opportunity to answer without being pissed off and yelling.]

We don't have gods on Aselia. Bunch of Summon Spirits that have to have pacts so that the summoner can use, sure, but the Goddess Martel was... just a girl who helped our world and the story got messed up somewhere down the line. Probably because her brother wanted it to be.

So, other than that, I don't know anything about them.

They're often used by ancient cultures to explain things they don't understand. Why was the sea parted? A god did it. Why did the sea destroy that town?

[Komaeda sets the pan on the burner and follows Lloyd's guidance. As he's mixing the eggs, milk, and spices together he says in a calm voice,]

That's not so in his world. The gods are real, and long ago they went to war with each other in a time called the Age of Myth. One god defended humanity, who used to be but a whisper apart from being like gods themselves.

The goddess my master serves, is one and the same. The Greek Goddess, Athena. Known to most realms that hold her as the goddess of war and wisdom.

[He pauses to check the pan as he adds.] Considering what he's capable of, and I would know I fought against him during the possessions...I shudder to think of what his gods can do.

I mean, I guess that makes sense. A lot of stuff happens that people don't understand. Although, when bad stuff happens on Sylverant, we know that the Desians are responsible.

[He watches as Komaeda follows instructions well and lets him continue to try and gauge when it's ready to start actually cooking, meanwhile thinking.]

Just because these gods are strong doesn't mean that if they're too... what's that word I heard... oppressive that they shouldn't be taken down. No one has the right to keep others down. No one.

I agree. No one has the right to our futures. [He knows when oil starts to thin the heat is approaching the smoke point. But that's about all he knows.]

...I assume the pan is almost ready.

Anyway, to explain - his power can split the sky or ground. With his fist. I was very lucky that even possessed he didn't outright attack. [Komaeda pauses to stare at the pan again as he adds a touch amused.] Both far too powerful people I've had to tangle with had no desire to fight unless attacked first, actually.

With the exception of when Hinata was possessed.

Yeah, pour in the mixture slowly.

[Please don't burn it, Nagito. Please.]

I don't know anyone that.... [He stops as he thinks about what Mithos accomplished, even with help and frowns.] You know, what. I do. That's the kind of person my friends and I have to fight, the one ultimately responsible for why Colette was so sick.

Tell me about them? [He asks, as he follows Lloyd's directions. The egg mixture slowly fills the pan, spreading out. Komaeda tips the pan slightly over the heat, filling in the holes.]

Edited 2016-07-02 01:42 (UTC)

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