The Watch: It begins?

[23:08] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "... Remember when you asked me if there was someone that could be saved in the academy?"
[23:08] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I thought of Bei Bei and Joy first, but..."
[23:08] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I don't know. Bei Bei seems to be having some..."
[23:08] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Bad company."
[23:10] Nima Hatayer says, "I agree."
[23:10] Nima Hatayer says, "She was.. Nice, before."
[23:10] Angelo Sanguinis says, "She said it. That was all to impress her friends."
[23:10] Nima Hatayer says, "She seems too prideful."
[23:10] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Yes... Exactly."
[23:10] Angelo Sanguinis exclaims, "We can probably divert that behavior, but uh, the problem is!"
[23:10] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I fear she's going to influence Joy."
[23:11] Nima Hatayer says, "..."
[23:11] Nima Hatayer says, "I.. Really hope she won't."
[23:11] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Even if I can totally see the scene of her going "They even tried to defend her, the madmen!" and Joy going "Oh, but is that so wrong?""
[23:11] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Her passive way of acting would allow, I guess."
[23:12] Nima Hatayer asks, "So, what's your idea?"
[23:12] Nima Hatayer says, "You wouldn't be saying this, if you didn't have one."
[23:12] Angelo Sanguinis says, "We have to talk them out of it. I'd say..."
[23:12] Angelo Sanguinis says, "We have to at least make sure that Joy doesn't get influenced so badly."
[23:12] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I'd really hate if the woman you love goes against what I think we both settled as a goal."
[23:13] Nima Hatayer says, "Yeah, she.. She can't fall to Chaos."
[23:14] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Exactly. Although I doubt..."
[23:14] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I don't know how she reacted when we spoke about Order, at least."
[23:14] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Problem is-- The most open we were, at any given time, was with Bei Bei and Joy."
[23:14] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I can see Bei Bei snitching on us due to what she just said, which is... Horrible."
[23:15] Nima Hatayer says, "So what? I can't really open Joy's eyes without.. Actually mentioning things."
[23:15] Angelo Sanguinis says, "... We should see how it goes."
[23:15] Nima Hatayer says, "Unless I actually, you know."
[23:15] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Yes, yes, I know."
[23:16] Angelo Sanguinis says, "If she seems receptive, and she seems able to keep this as a secret-- A secret from ALL..."
[23:16] Nima suddenly really fucking blushes, thank god Angelo is blind.
(Nima Hatayer)
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[23:16] Angelo Sanguinis says, "We'll tell her. Or you will, I don't really care who does it."
[23:16] Nima Hatayer says, "Yeah. I uh."
[23:16] Angelo Sanguinis says, "However, the one who will judge this is me. I don't want you going "Oh, but she's my crush, can't you see she would never disappoint me?""
[23:17] Nima Hatayer asks, "I won't. Talk about it tomorrow, though?"
[23:17] Nima Hatayer says, "Cause."
[23:17] Nima Hatayer says, "You know."
[23:17] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "Yeah, don't?"
[23:17] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "Because we might also get a beating?"
[23:17] Nima Hatayer says, "Yeah."
[23:17] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Gee, I wonder how she would react to that."
[23:17] Nima Hatayer asks, "Joy? I think she would.. Try to stop Bei?"
[23:17] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "Perhaps?"
[23:17] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I don't see in her the willpower to actually stand up if Bei decides to push it."
[23:17] Nima Hatayer says, "Yeah."
[23:17] Nima Hatayer says, "I don't think it's a bad thing, though."
[23:19] The blonde boy gets his hand to his forehead, rubbing it for a few moments. The wooden cane stands still in contact with the ground, now being put at the side of the chair as he finally takes a normal seat around the table.

"You know, the problem is that this might mean... She's not Order material. It's a shame, but-- I don't know. If she isn't able to resist something like this, it's hard to resist the call of Chaos... I think? I don't know exactly what would stop us from doing it too. I just... Dislike Chaos. Overall." He said, frowning slightly. Eyes closed in the middle of the sentence, allowing him to speak calmly until the end of it, when they opened again with utter serenity.
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[23:20] Angelo also decides to try and check if he can see now. Just to try it!
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[23:20] Nima Hatayer says, "Joy.. Is too kind, Angelo."
[23:20] Nima Hatayer says, "If she doesn't become an Order Magi, she won't be a Chaos Magi as well."
[23:22] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Yes, yes, I-- I know."
[23:22] Angelo Sanguinis says, "The problem is being influenced by Chaos magi."
[23:23] Nima sighs.
(Nima Hatayer)
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[23:23] Nima Hatayer says, "Chaos is indeed.. Easier, to seduce people."
[23:23] Nima Hatayer says, "I mean, it is just so much power. And rather easier to acquire."
[23:23] Angelo Sanguinis says, "No, no. I mean..."
[23:23] Angelo Sanguinis says, "They are the ones who would manipulate people."
[23:24] Nima Hatayer says, "Oh- I know."
[23:24] Nima Hatayer asks, "How do I even go about bringing someone into Order?"
[23:24] Nima Hatayer says, "I mean."
[23:24] Nima Hatayer says, "We kinda had to found a legendary book to realize it."
[23:24] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I mean..."
[23:25] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "We always kind of knew it, I suppose?"
[23:25] Angelo Sanguinis says, "We never liked Rift Magic. We never liked the Chaos that Ishmael preached."
[23:26] Nima Hatayer says, "The question remains, though.."
[23:26] Nima Hatayer says, "Maybe.."
[23:26] Nima Hatayer asks, "..Were you by the square? When Zio spoke about the leader from Zheng?"
[23:27] Nima Hatayer says, "He clear said it, 'The Order Magi that leads the Jianghuren'."
[23:27] Nima Hatayer says, "People follow him."
[23:27] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Yes."
[23:27] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I heard it..."
[23:27] Nima Hatayer asks, "..Maybe he has the answer?"
[23:27] Angelo Sanguinis says, "There's also these people in the book, and someone said about Suha..."
[23:28] Angelo Sanguinis says, "I don't think that these people in the book are even alive, but--"
[23:28] Angelo Sanguinis says, "He-- He seems to have a bad image, and I don't know why."
[23:29] Nima Hatayer says, "Sorry Angie, but."
[23:29] Nima Hatayer asks, "..An Order Magi with a bad reputation, by a continent filled with Chaos?"
[23:29] Nima Hatayer says, "That's only fitting."
[23:30] Angelo Sanguinis says, "... Yeah, but..."
[23:30] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "They say he's done horrible things. Who knows how much of that is right?"
[23:30] Nima Hatayer says, "Hm.. Then only Rose is left."
[23:30] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "We'll have to look into this. And somehow... Find him?"
[23:31] Angelo Sanguinis says, "Yes, probably..."
[23:31] Angelo Sanguinis asks, "Is she the apprentice of the ones in the book?"
[23:45] Nima shrugs, resting his arms by the table, tapping the wood with his hands as he was thoughtful once again. He tries to remember the names from the book, and if it had anything about Rose. A few seconds after, he shakes his own head, with a audible slap to the wooden table.

"Nope, nothing. But she is an Order Magi, the ONLY Order Magi we know that is alive- Other than Ikkaku and.. Suha. But this Suha person lives by Crafthold, so I don't really feel safe to talk to her. You pick, Ikkaku or Rose- If you choose the first one, we will need to look for him by the swamp, if not, we can just knock on Rose's house and talk."

He opens his notebook, going to the page where he draw a map of Agartha long ago. Then scratching the top of his head.

"This is odd. Most of the swamp is covered by Solem's houses, so Ikkaku is either right under our nose, or hidden in some odd dungeon. I honestly have no idea on how to find him, or where to look first. If it was easy.. Gaiar scouts would have found him already, and he would be dead. Our best bet is to walk around and pray to some God to aid us."

Closing his notebook, he sighs, then looking to Angelo.

"So? What are we going to do? Your call."
(Nima Hatayer)
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[23:51] A hand rose to his chin, rubbing against it as eyebrows furrowed down slightly, letting him have his time for... Thinking, at least. For now, Angelo had to come to a decision that he was barely able to. But there was one thing that was still out of question by Nima's notes.

"Isn't there a swamp right to the west of Crafthold too?" He said, quirking an eyebrow as his irises finally allowed themselves to face forwards again, face rising up and standing upright at last.

And then, he let out a sigh. "I don't know. You think we can try finding him? Perhaps they know where he is. Perhaps he is truly disguised, and they'll think of us as spies. There are many choices, Nima..." He said, lips being pushed leftwards, frowned upon one corner of his mouth.
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[23:57] Nima stops for a moment, once again opening his notebook and checking the swamp west of Crafthold. His gaze back to Angelo, an eyebrow raised at his comment. He had a point, but...

"Too close to Crafthold, too risky. If that man is still alive until this day, he knows how to calculate his chances and such. While I do find the strategy of hiding right next to your enemy rather interesting.. I don't think that an Order Magi, that leads, would risk his people by doing this."
(Nima Hatayer)
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[23:58] "He led the shenghese. They're all dispersed. And for what we know, he might be a nomad. They simply found him there." He said, nodding to Nima. There was still some other point that he would like to raise, but for now... He had no idea what to add.

Perhaps the memories of the book, what teachings he would like for Ikkaku to give him? More than likely, but for now, what they were doing would have to do. They needed to find Ikkaku Ukitake, the Emperor's Chosen, and then they'd finally be able to proceed.
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[00:06] Once again he closed his notebook, only now realizing what they were trying to do. This wasn't even some curious kids trying to understand about things of this world, they REALLY were picking a side now. And holy shit, that was a VERY dangerous side to be at.

"..Angie, do you understand what we are trying to do?"

He paused, sweating a bit as he laughs. Perhaps out of being nervous, perhaps out of being excited. The thought of it really made Nima's blood boil.

"We are trying to find the most wanted person of Agartha, to ask.. To ask for help, for his wisdom. Do you understand how damn risky this is? We.. We can't show our faces out there like this. What if someone sees us? I mean, someone from the Academy even, they are all over this continent."
(Nima Hatayer)
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[00:09] Angelo blinked a few times, tilting his head leftwards before moving his tongue around the insides of his mouth. Well, Nima brought up a very, very fair point, one that he needed to give all the consideration that would take to come to a certain conc--

Yeah, they were totally picking a side, but still! A soft giggle accompanied shortly after Nima's own giggle, before a shrug came forth. "I thought we had chosen sides a while ago. Now... We need to see how to do this, then... Without being found..."

A hand rose to rub at his chin. A smirk spread across his face, as he rose up, rummaging through the nearby boxes, looking for something. "Cloth pieces, or leather pieces, anything! Masks. We wear masks! Didn't they say even Ikkaku wore masks?"
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[00:16] "Huh... A disguise. I could design both the clothing and the mask, but I won't be able to manufacture the first. Shit, I wish we had a third person aiding us, being by ourselves sure is a pain. Do you know anyone that is able to do that?"

He was already trying several different designs by his notebook, ripping off a piece of paper to make the sketches, and once they were over.. He would burn it with his fire magic! Of course, he couldn't leave any clues behind, right?

"And.. Yeah. If we somehow weren't sure about what side to pick, we just did."
(Nima Hatayer)
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[00:22] "I mean, I could try but I think that'd result in something horrible, or we could ask for help from someone who we can trust... And I have no idea who we can trust on Order besides Rose, to be fair." He let out a tired sigh, slouching on the chair that he sat on. Well, what a horrible moment to be a blind guy. He had no idea how to make clothes, or to even assemble a few clothes and make sure they'd look good!

"Besides. Now we're pretty much signing a death warrant, I think. Are you really sure you want to do this, Nima? We need to practice. A lot more than ever before."
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[00:27] "Rose will do, even though I suppose that she might try to stop us or something. I would do that if I were by her skin, protect others from harm and such- We are kinda rushing right into it. But yeah, ask Rose."

He was by the fifth mask design by now, the smell of burnt paper starting to fill the house.

"Live in a world where Sin and degeneration rules, where Demons command and the ones without power are left in the worst possible circumstances as we accept and join them into it, or die trying to change it?"

A frown to his face, not because of the question by itself.

"I will never understand why mother chose the first option at the end. I just can't even consider it an 'option'. I did rather die than see the last beacon of light dying right in front of me, with the opportunity to change things being literally at the tip of my hands."
(Nima Hatayer)
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[00:33] Angelo constantly sniffed out the smoke, trying to identify the source. After hearing the sizzling sound of Nima's embers, he then settled that it was better that his housemate was doing this housefire... And controlling it still, or else he had no idea what to do.

The house wasn't actually getting warmer so it wasn't any concern. He heard every single word from Nima, and in the end, it somehow teared a frown away from him. "Sometimes, people do choices for very specific reasons, and we never know what made them do it. Perhaps whomever gave her hopes died out, perhaps she felt that there would be no righteousness. Or she was just forced to."

He shrugged, albeit slightly, hands still between his legs. The blind boy seemed to cast his innate gaze downwards. "I'd choose the latter, too. I feel like this is something that's needed, somewhat... You know. I know you feel it too." He said, head raising as to face his friend.
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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[00:40] "Yeah.. Perhaps they were forced, perhaps she had no other option but to do so. Maybe me and my sister had our lives on the line, the possibilities are endless. Anyways.. That's something I don't really feel like talking about."

Everyone has their secrets.
Nima then got to a design that he actually enjoyed. It was plain and simple, comfortable to the face, the wearer would be able to speak and see without much effort, and any person that looked at it wouldn't really have any idea of who the person would be. That's the closest to perfection he could get.

"Yeah, I feel it. It's almost like an obligation, a.. Call of duty. If I somehow backed off from this, I don't think I would ever forgive myself."
(Nima Hatayer)
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[00:46] "I don't think she'd do it on purpose. Everyone would do this only if they were forced, if their beliefs were strong." There was this innate feeling that maybe they were going to have their beliefs tested as well. Well, he didn't read it in the book, but it was there -- The many notes adverted that the practice of Order is one far less "natural" than the practice of Chaos.

He was unable to see the design that Nima did, and in the end, he felt even a bit useless. Unable to draw, unable to look, unable to even give him an opinion on how it was. For all he knew, it was all the same-- It was all black to him.

"I know why it feels like a call to arms. It feels like that because... Well, we're needed!"
(Angelo Sanguinis)
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