[CONTINUE + 4] INTRO

[foundationmods]

[After so long a trip, you're all finally here. Taken through a hidden passage inside of the very mountain itself, you find yourself standing in front of a field of flowers, growing well due to the open roof above it. If you look up, you can just make out the shimmering colors off of the barrier - looking almost like the shine off of a soap bubble.

Try not to trample on the flowers as you approach the open, purple gate. And remember to wear your masks, now that you're here!

...Still, the sight of the yellow flowers waving in the wind....such a cheery sight fills you with determination for what's to come.

Welcome to the Underground.

...Again. The loop happened again, and you're here. Everything is the same.

Someone who was dead is alive again.

The trial...it was...you remember only up until Gilgamesh was FOUGHT against, and then...nothing.

You feel you shouldn't try to remember anything beyond that.

Not only that, But more monster names have faded from your memory.

...When will this end?]

Comments

[le_mat]

Oh... so it really was me.

[he laughs bitterly]

I can see what I was thinking- if it was threatening everyone I would have wanted to STOP the FIGHT before it could.

... should have known after the RECTIFY that those buttons can be really vague and far reaching.

Idiot.

[sageking]

[ Hmm...he'll glance over. ]

Indeed it was poorly thought out in retrospect, I suppose. But perhaps there had been something to gain from it as well.

We now know better for sure not to hastily act on such things, of course, though I mean even beyond that.

[le_mat]

I keep getting lucky- my fuck ups keep getting undone or fixed. If it was just me getting hurt that'd be one thing, but... my luck can't hold out forever.

I...

[He turns to everyone and bows]

I'm sorry, for ACTing on my own. I'll accept any punishment you think I should get for it.

[sageking]

[ ... ]

Any punishment? Remember who we have in our group...perhaps you should rectify that allowance a bit.

[ He figured he should at least warn him of that. ]

[le_mat]

No, I mean it. If someone wanted to kill me outright I guess it'd be fair. Though I'm more scared of Shou making me wear the dress all week than that.

[sageking]

Ha! Very well then.

I'll leave you to the judgment of the mongrels. When I need to punish someone I will do it when I see fit. At this time, perhaps witnessing their reactions will be entertaining all on its own.

[ Though there were certainly things worse than death. This group wouldn't try to kill Ren at least. ]

[dereban]

[He's... getting a light karate chop to the head.]

Honestly, the vagueness of the buttons is what makes certain words so dangerous. But please don't do that again. If you can understand that much and learn from your mistakes...

That's the only apology I need.

[This is very much an 'actions speak louder than words' deal.]

[le_mat]

... I'll try.

[He smiles softly]

No promises.

[soupervillain]

Well, if you really wanna punish yourself... I could break out the butter soup again?

[le_mat]

A-ah... well, if that's what you decide... I'll do it?

[homeecspacecop]

[Chuuta would have done the same thing if he had the button.]

I probably would have done it earlier...

[le_mat]

Maybe. But you didn't. So I'll take responsibility.

[homeecspacecop]

I'm not saying don't take responsibility, but don't think "I'm terrible for doing this" because anyone else would have done it too.

[le_mat]

Hm... you remember what happened back in Camp when I pulled this kinda shit.

[He wiggles his fingers to make his point]

I'm gonna think that anyway. But... I'll try to remember.

[improbablenotimpossible]

To be quite fair, you acted with the best information we had at the time.

[le_mat]

But I still made a choice on my own, without the consent of the group.

[improbablenotimpossible]

That did not seem like something that would've allowed us time to argue over it - if it really was using Gilgamesh's Gates of Babylon...

well, I've seen the child Gilgamesh completely clear out waves of undead in seconds with it. And he's well - younger and not quite as strong as the King here.

[Sometimes when one's thrown to the back row to build bonds, one sees shit]

[le_mat]

Eh... child Gilgamesh?

....

Was he a cute kid?

[oceanicbutterfly]

...you had an idea, and you tried it. It sounds like that's better than anyone else did.

[le_mat]

[He shakes his head]

Goin around half-cocked isn't good either though.

[oceanicbutterfly]

It seems like it was still better than anything anyone else had.

[romancekiller]

[ren please. honestly even before this reveal, clarke wasn't about to fault him for his actions now especially considering what she said to him before]

You were just doing what you thought would help us— honestly I probably would have thought to do the same thing too so I can't blame you for it. [she knows she would have given the decisions she has made back home too]

[le_mat]

... I guess we're all kinda reckless, huh.

[romancekiller]

Yeah, maybe— not to mention, I've definitely had my share of being in this sort of position back home at least. [clarke doesn't always talk too much about things she had had to go through back home but it's something she can understand at least where he's coming from]

[le_mat]

Where you have to make a choice and hope for the best?

[He frowns]