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Probably better to meet somewhere neutral. I don't want Ash to overhear.
[Ash just got out of the Order. He needs to be allowed to do nothing but focus on normal teenage things]
How about the shopping center? Meet by Zhongli's statue.
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[Oh, God, the statue. It's going to feel like he's got his dad's eyes on him, but it's fine.]
Alright, I'll meet you there.
[Jusis will just leave his phone at home and teleport to the statue. As he looks up at it... he's not expecting to see that someone, somehow, put nipple tassels on the statue. The blond debates for a moment before deciding that he'll pretend he didn't see it. He'll text Zhongli about it after talking with Elliot.]
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But eventually he'll be approaching. It's the weekend, so he's dressed down in a basic hoodie and t-shirt combo with his hair tied back loosely into a ponytail. He's got two starbucks coffees with him, which he'll offer one to Jusis ]
Hey Jusis. Sorry if you were waiting long, I thought some coffee might take off the edg-
[And then he notices the, uh, additions to Zhongli's statue]
Are those tassels?
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He spots Elliot and gives him a small smile, taking the coffee from him. He absolutely appreciates it. It seems like every time they need to discuss something important in person, it gets a bit... heavy.]
Thank you for the coffee, Elliot. ... And, yes, those are unfortunately tassels. Someone seems to have had some fun with it.
[Three guesses to who, and the first two don't count.]
So... we did stumble across a second option to leave The Order, but it comes at a cost I'm not willing to pay. ["World, forget me." He feels like those words will haunt him for the rest of his life.] One could destroy their records in the Library of Alexandria. However, that would mean everyone will forget they ever existed. I can't do that to you, Rean, or my mother and uncle.
As for the option Ash and Patrizio took, I don't trust giving something like that any of my power. Even if I could trust it, I can't protect people without the abilities I have. Given all of this, I'm staying in The Order, and I'm keeping quiet about that decision so that I don't influence the others.
[Jusis sips at his coffee.]
That being said, I am still Class VII. There's a third option I'm considering, but I need to see where my team is at before I can start planning, and I'm going to need your help.
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I'll say....
[Yeah. Yeah he can take a few guesses who might've pulled that one. Starts with Zulius, ends with Venti. But that's not really why they're here, so he'll turn his focus back on Jusis. Jusis who immediately launched into the defenses to why he hasn't left the Order. ]
Hey- slow down, Jusis. I wasn't saying you should make that deal with that statue or that other ... more troubling way you just mentioned. [Erasing someone's existence from the world??? what the frick?]
Honestly, even if the Order came out tomorrow offering a nice severance package with dental... I don't see you taking it. It's not really you to cut and run, even when all signs point that you should.
[Not when Jusis felt like he had some sense of responsibility towards something. He remembered how Jusis could never bring himself to forsake his role as a noble the same way Rean or Angelica did. ]
...You're planning to try to reform things, aren't you? That's your third way.
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My apologies.
[The comment about not taking up even a nice severance package does get a wry chuckle out of him.]
I never did like taking the easy road.
[To Elliot's question, Jusis nods.]
Exactly so. If not reformation, then build a new faction from the fragments of The Order. I'll need help both from the inside and outside.
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You got nothing to apologize for. I get the worry.
[Elliot hadn't really been upfront about his feelings of the matter, and tone over text isn't exactly the easiest thing to tell. So yeah, he's not going to blame Jusis for wanting to come in with a defense in case Elliot was mad at him.
But reformation or making a new faction, huh? Those sounds like the kinc of options that Jusis would come up with]
That sounds like climbing Mount Everest rather than not just taking the easy road. [He says, a bit teasingly] ...Of course I'll help you. I already made the decision I would back when I explained my feelings to you.
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It may be that I start more seriously looking into our options next year. At this point, with the new ways people can leave and resolving some unfinished business, it's best to wait. That being said, I don't mind if you inform people you trust about the idea so long as it can't get back to my superiors.
[So strange that a secret organization probably doesn't want rebellion in the ranks!]
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Right, that makes sense. We'll have to talk to Rean about this eventually then. I know he can be trusted.
[.......And that's it for Elliot's trust list. Look. He is not a very trusting person in general okay]
...Whatever happens, let's try to keep Ash out of it, okay? I know he'd want to help, but he deserves a chance to just be a normal kid for awhile and figure out what he wants.
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[Plus, well, they're probably going to need the help of him and the other two gods here. Jusis can't deny that, even if he wants to.
At the suggestion to keep Ash out of it, he nods in agreement.]
You'll hear no argument from me on that score. For the same reason, I'd like to keep Patrizio out of this, too. Not just because it wouldn't be right to tell one and not the other, but... he should have his normal life back. I can't ask this of my child.
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[This is brand new information Jusis, share the tea]
You'll hear no argument from me on that. Even if he's out of the order, Fugo is still family. And as adults, it's our jobs to look out for them while they grow and get ready to step out into the world for themselves.
At least now... they can make steps without worrying about the shadows that follow them.
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Yes. His ex from a very long time ago had remembered their shared past life, and they agreed to start a relationship despite knowing that it was very likely to end in tragedy again. Unfortunately, history did repeat itself. Azhdaha lost his sanity and began to rampage, but Zhongli couldn't kill him. He didn't have the heart to. Instead, he went to The Order to seal him away until he could find a solution, and they signed a contract. Zhongli has since changed his mind on remaining here, given that he has reason to believe that The Order will never honor their end of the deal.
[It's an overall shit situation to be in, but at least there's a plan to get Azhdaha out from The Order's hands so that they can figure out a better solution.
He nods at that. Jusis knows that Elliot and Rean can both understand his feelings on the kids not being involved anymore.]
I couldn't put it better myself.
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What a sad story...I had no idea.
[In truth, it's not like he really knew Zhongli that well. Most of what he knew was through stories of others. ]
What do you guys plan to do?
[He wants to believe that Jusis has been forming some kind of plan. There's no way Jusis would hear that kind of situation and just shrug it off]