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[meltokio]

[ oh you know, subjugate the whole world to revive a dead woman. ]

They stay young and live forever.

[counterattack]

( attempt to fish for better info: suc..cess...? hold the fuck up )

...Forever? Wait, so you can be really old—like say, a few thousand—but not look it?

[meltokio]

So the stories go.

[ I will neither confirm nor deny. ]

[counterattack]

( ...he really needs to apologize to lloyd whoops. and probably kratos?! )

Huh. Hard to believe a knucklehead like you would be older than dirt. Shouldn't you be more, I dunno, wise or something?

[meltokio]

I'm exactly how how old I look. But I am the most beautiful and intelligent of the bunch!

[ the bar is really low ]

[counterattack]

( side eye... )

So... pushing forty?

[meltokio]

Watch it, brat.

[counterattack]

Hehehe.

( ^_^ )

So, wait, is that how come you're so strong even though you barely know how to make a closed fist?

[meltokio]

Nope, that's just me being a cool and gorgeous natural fighter.

[ hff. ]

[counterattack]

There's no way you're that strong and completely untrained. Like—my dad's been fighting his whole entire life and I'm not even sure he can do that.

( thinks about it )

Well, no. He can. But he's also huge, and you're a total shrimp. There's something up with that!

[meltokio]

I'm not untrained. As soon as I could walk I was getting self-defense lessons. I just use blades.

[ he gestures towards the scabbard on his hip. ]

[counterattack]

Yeah, so was I, and it doesn't just happen by accident! And you've got, like, no muscle mass, dude. Imagine what kind of a wrecking ball you'd be if you did...

( he is imagining, not gayly )

[meltokio]

[ stop. ]

Ohhh, I get it. You're jealous.

[counterattack]

Of course that's where you're going with it. No, for your information, I'm not jealous. I think it's cool. But it's also wasted potential if you don't hone it.

[meltokio]

I never said I wasn't gonna hone it. I agreed to let you be my punching bag, didn't I?

[counterattack]

Uh-huh. And you'll come to meditation. Right?

( this was never in the contract )

[meltokio]

Meditation?

[ this SURE WAS NOT ]

[counterattack]

Yeah, it helps you balance your chi and strengthens your power. All you gotta do is sit quietly and focus your energy. I'm gonna do some other classes with more movement later, but it's important to start with the basics.

[meltokio]

Pass!

[ no!!! ]

Do I look like a guy who likes sitting still?

[counterattack]

( RME )

Have you ever tried it? Ever?

[meltokio]

Sure have. If you count prayer as a form of mediation.

[counterattack]

Prayer? Like... to Mother Dahna? ( uh ) I mean, y'know, to the planet. Its will and all that.

[meltokio]

Something like that.

[ it can't hurt to talk about it. ​]

I was raised in the Church of Martel. It's a religion that believes in the existence of the Goddess Martel. They say there's a kind and beautiful goddess who loves all living things. And if you pray to her she'll give you her guidance and protection.

[ and he knew that was a lie from like age five when he'd been a good little boy who believed in things with his whole heart, and then found out how twisted it all was at age twelve. but whatever. ]

[counterattack]

Oh, a goddess... ( lmao is she hot tho ) We don't have things like that where I'm from, but I think I know what you mean.

So... what do you do when you pray, exactly? You talk to her?

[meltokio]

Pretty much. You close your eyes, clasp your hands, and you thank her for what you have, pledge to continue loving and worshipping her, and then ask for her favor or her forgiveness for their sins.

[ he's at least dropped the purposefully grating edge to his voice, explaining sincerely. ]

Some people find peace in that. Me? Just drives me crazy.