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September, Pronouns are feeling like She/They but whatever, I'm not going neg anyone who knows me.

So, interviewed Garrett Logan, the last person besides Professor Yuki to see The Imperial Princess.

From the notes I have:

- She was fed a seed by a Tengu and seemed to go mad after having ingested it.

- Hatomaru, a Tengu noted to associated with the princes fed her the seed. Based on prior knowledge as the victim's older sibling: It is unlikely the bird did this maliciously.

- Descriptions of students mentioned match Shiva Eusebius von Hyperborea and Ixiona Sagita (who will be deported by the Dimensional Vortex Cannon shortly) as being on the scene of the incident, which seems to have started at Domino High School and matches damage at the Aquaria Island Space Elevator Tower.

- Logan seems to have a... to the best of my ability would be something like a Jimmy Olsen and Superman relationship, if the westophile nerds in the police and guard have given me any understanding, with "Black Luster Soldier", a seemingly mythical super soldier with ties to the Gaia Corps. (Incidental: Judgeman was connected to that group, so could be using the man for some sort of revenge against Haita)

- He recommended an Egg Sale completely at random.

- He's convinced Kamala's whole psycho rant is the object of The Imperial Family slash House Wakahisa.

In short, I think he's a stooge. Patsy. Fool. Idiot. He might do something incredibly stupid and dangerous, under the manipulations of others who he doesn't understand.

[LOG: ~~Duel Summoner: Garret Logan VS The Card Game Army~~ Akae Interviews Garrett]

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::Ixiona is wearing no pants and a loose flowing toga like garb carrying a knapsack of her things from her time in Domino, she's on top of a hill, overlooking a wide expanse of farm land.::

At least I'll have plenty to tell Auntie.

I'd really rather you not, to avoid fanning flames further, Ixiona Sagita.

::A clattering can be heard behind her.::

Hah?

::Turns to see who the mysterious voice is.::

Who the...?

Sister Fingers, High Priestess of the Order of the Wandering Star of the Babel Vulgate Church of the Crimson Extinction, but I've been named by Her Majesty "Thanatosia Shinigami Borden".

I've visited Lapith a few times since the revolution, Ixiona Sagita.

It's a lovely world.

::She sighs dreamily.::

"Her Majesty", you mean The Witch-Saint of the Rebellion?

As Lapith calls her? Yes.

So what do you want with me, High Priestess?

In all honesty... I need to remove you from the Stage Play of the Uncrowned Queen.

You're an unnecessary actor now, and any further action for you might prevent her ascension to her true most beautiful form. Which I tentatively call The Ancient of Days.

The hell!?

I'm one of her chosen friends!

No, you're a pest. It's likely without your involvement, Ixiona Sagita, things would not have spiraled out of control as badly as they had and the Lady of Keys may have learned humility.

Fuck you! She's the glorious unending rebellion!

She's so much more than your petty grievances, Ixiona Sagita.

And as such...

I'll be removing you from the picture.

::Takes her head off like it's detachable, as her dozens of arms slam on another head.::

Do you know what the fuck they called me before I was named by the Princess?

The hell happened to your personality!?

This is the me before the Saint of the Stars showed me I could be so much more.

They called me Gwendolyn the Tyrant Killer. Gwendolyn the Everstrong. Gwendolyn the Ripper. Gwendolyn the Crimsontide!

::Starts cracking her knuckles.::

Edited 2024-09-05 19:47 (UTC)

... Y-you don't mean that Gwendolyn the Ripper.

The one from The Half-Made World...

Who butchered the Nobility of her Kingdom in an act of rebellion.

The very same!

I have a title I think's most fitting though!

Gwendolyn...

THE HARVEST.

Because I'm about to harvest you, bitch, and add you to my collection, before you can make things so much more fucking worse.

Screw you!

Fake Priestess!

DUEL!

DUEL!

[SCENE END]

Hatomaru!? I suspected the Tengu might be involved, but I can't square the circle of Hatomaru's involvement...

I actually had a brief meeting with the Black Luster Soldier on Duel Academy island one night while defusing one of my cousin's more elaborate traps. He seemed amicable to a fault. If he has any idea my involvement in the events surrounding Judge Gaia, then he seems to either be keeping it well to himself or harboring no ill will.

Thank you for handling Ixiona, by the way. Having to deal with a Rank 13 in the middle of the throne room could have been a bit of a crisis.

As for Professor Garrett, I've run into him a time or two and he seems relatively well regarded. I wouldn't underestimate him — we were all useful idiots once upon a time.

Yes, but we all basically know Hatomaru, so. I doubt he had any malicious intent and we're basically dealing with a medication mix-up.

I wouldn't trust something with primordial power, Onni.

Rank 13 doesn't exist.

He seems especially so.

Abraxia and Artemis have complained he's a thorn in their sides.

...You're telling me that she's acting out in a tantrum because she feels like garbage because he gave her medicine that makes her feel rotten. That's... eminently plausible.

Well, neither would I, but if he wanted to openly hunt me for sport, he had his chance, so I'm willing to file it away as 'not important, but interesting' for the moment.

I fought a Rank 13. 'riko and 'yoko can attest. She said she got the card from Kamala, so.

Perhaps he is. I don't remember being quite like that but I've slept a lot since then. And, no offense to either Braxi or my daughter, but he's a well-meaning do-gooder of a teacher who apparently takes an active role in trying to shape kids into being the best they can be. Of course he's a thorn in their side.

Or a mixture of medications and her pacemaker acting up causing a state of psychosis, hypothetically speaking.

Yeah, but I don't trust any of the things from the Old Wars back when Mom's Divine Armor was worn by another.

Onni, Rank 13 doesn't exist. That's like saying a Link 5 or 6 exists. The amount of data needed to code and make a Link 5 or 6 makes them essentially impossible without cutting edge Quantum Bio-Computers which Aisling is only making headway towards building.

No. He's been a thorn in their side in letting them access facilities on Duel Academia Island that would of stopped Kamala from going gonzo bonkers in the first place.

Do you know why the girls are on Duel Academia Island in the first place?

Could very well be that, too. Won't know until I can wrassle her down so that someone can take a look at her properly.

Can't say I fault your logic, just lettin' it play out.

Akae, how many impossible things do we encounter on a weekly basis? I'm not saying Rank 13 exists in the system, I'm saying I had to beat down a Rank 13 with my own hands. And Ixiona said it was Kamala who gave her that gift, so Kamala's in trouble — and I mean that both to say she's so grounded and that she is actively in danger.

I've been assuming it's something about the Seal of Glory, considering I am half-remembering in my maddened state that that was supposed to be the failsafe if Kamala ever went full Dark Signer.

Exactly.

Basically assume the Imperial Princess is having a psychotic episode.

My logic is he's with a faction that wants the Dying Rose Garden to Die, and not become Eternal, considering his patsy Garrett Logan keeps getting in the Princess' way and has been the chief impediment to the Seal of Glory breaking.

... ugh, so she can literally pull out cards that literally don't or shouldn't exist. That's not good.

Yes, the Seal of Glory is supposed to properly balance the power of Scar Red Nova that mom's providing her that keeps her alive, along with the power of the Signer Mark that keeps her Kamala, and the Fae power that extends to use of the Silver Key.

And you know. Keep her from inflicting "Ant sees the World through the Eyes of Man" on everyone who asks for Revelation from her.

That's... not ideal, but I think I might be able to shake her out of it with that knowledge. This is very useful, as always, Akae.

I... don't think he wants that. His soubriquet in some legends is quite literally the Envoy of the Beginning, after all. But I can't speculate on his motifs beyond that. We didn't exactly get a chance to discuss philosophy.

I suspect Garret is merely a good-hearted fool getting in over his head and not understanding the broader implications. Which is understandable given Kamala's general predicament is Beyond Top Secret to anyone outside the immediate family.

Yes, she's essentially managing to weaponize "As Above, So Below" principles. Which is why I'm going to try and detain her with all haste.

Right, yes. Unfortunately that plan seems to have stagnated and my cousin, as is typical, did not outline a backup plan for when that inevitably ran into complications. So now I have to figure out how to stabilize her from here and all I have is "get her in a padded inescapable room full of Melffy plushies where me and her moms can hug her and tell her it's going to be alright".

You know, after the requisite attempts to run me over with her bike that I'm sure will occur when I find her.

It's not a bad plan! But I think it's missing zest. Or whatever you would ascribe the flavor of garlic to in this tortured metaphor.

Edited 2024-09-07 05:51 (UTC)

We're not always on the best of terms but you've done right by me more than not, so problem.

He's also "The Envoy of the Evening Twilight", so we can play semantics games all fucking day, Onni. His actions speak louder than words, and I have claims from your niece's high priestess he also sought out the aid of an ancient nightmare of the old wars of the 12 Dimensions. And he's disrupting your niece's apotheosis.

And as to Logan, that means regardless, he's a threat impeding her apotheosis.

Who in the what now principles.

And how are we supposed to consider "Annoying yuupie American who keeps fucking showing up when he shouldn't and goes 'oh you can't be here'." in the greater scheme of things when we sent an entire support team for your niece.

... I could use some plushies, not gonna lie.

"Zest"?

Great. Why am I just now hearing about this- What nightmare did he wake up!? I'm already operating with half my marbles here, Akae.

And yes, his interrupting her apotheosis is a problem, but I have a sneaking suspicion that her apotheosis was always going to take longer than we thought.

She is convinced something is real on the smaller scale and thus makes it real on the large scale. Basically, her imagination makes it real. So, yes, big problem.

I don't know. I suspect I'll have to punch him before he does something that actually threatens her if he's so convinced she's in the right about our actions.

Yes! Zest, spice, a closer! Sorry, I'm not making sense, but there needs to be something there that kickstarts Kamala's cooldown. A killer app. Something that'll shake her to her senses. I have a lot of pretty words for Kamala but I might run out, so I need something I can use to shock her out of her tantrum state.

One of the various beings throughout history that has claimed the title of "The Dark Magician". This one was "Dark Magician of Chaos", and had a library of the ages.

... I'm not following the real small-big thing. Try again, nerd. And yes, I know I'm a nerd to, but I don't read fucking philosophy books other than stuff like "Sun and Steel" for obvious reasons.

All I know is if you fail and Sadame fails, with regards to settling the Imperial Princess' current matter, I'm to come in and you know what that means.

Maybe point out she's probably plural?

That idiot went to the Dark Magician? The fuck's next, that axe maniac calling himself a dragonslayer...? Sure hope Susan's not back in town because he called in some favors with Endymion...

Oh, right, yes, this is one of those truths that drive you mad to contemplate. Basically, uh. Because she inspires such fervent faith, she can literally use that faith to conjure miracles, is I guess the big thing to take away. Miracles like impossible cars.

Uuugh. I really don't want you getting involved more than you already have, much as I appreciate you, Akae. So I guess it's up to me and Sadame to figure her out, then...

I don't know if that'll work the way I'm intending. If I remember how she acted in Carcosa before it became 'hers', she really isn't interested in the idea of plurality, to put it mildly. I guess seeing how her aunties conduct themselves might have given her a bit of a complex over it.

Edited 2024-09-08 04:20 (UTC)

It's entirely possible and SecSec should absolutely keep a file open on De Ray in case she's working an angle for them, yes yes she's you and Mom's friend, but...

Oh, I figured like she just pulled shit out of alternate timelines maybe. But maybe it's that.

Yeah, there's a reason Mom has me and Aunt Gwen doing a really specific line of work for the Empire.

That doesn't mean she isn't, doofus.

"But it's not paranoia if they really are all out to get you", yeah, yeah, you don't gotta tell me twice. I'll keep her down as a Person of Interest until I have hard confirmation one way or another whether she's involved.

I'm pretty sure it's that, she's on some deep High Magic level horseshit most of the time. Again, not your department so you don't know or need to know the specifics. But trust me on that.

Yeah, that kind of escalation is the last thing we need, not that I don't trust you or Gwen to do your work and do it well. I'll think of something.

I mean, it's quite possible! But I'm currently weighing the odds of whether telling her that will make things better or worse after the initial rejection tantrum. I might be basically immortal, Akae, but it's not like coming back isn't on, y'know, the bottom five of my list of things I'd like to spend my day doing.

Which is why I'm your dark counterpart and I suggest this shit when I'm not doing Pro Dueling work.

I'm privy to shit about the seals and shit but what the fuck ever, just keep me in the loop if necessary.

Yeah, there's a reason my full name includes Crimsontide, Kyousei (Ominous Star), et al. I'm a wrecking ball.

Yeah but it might get you a crowbar to pry things open. I didn't say it had to be gentle or nice.

I do appreciate it! Especially because I'm still not really fully in my own mind right now. Sullivan's handling most of the admin work, I'm kind of going a bit rogue to handle this and some other work.

I will. The actual mechanics don't really matter so much as it does that we get her back in balance, so to speak.

Honestly, I feel like a wrecking ball myself right now. It's not been good.

Uuuuuugh. You're right, but I don't like you being right. She already thinks we're all bastards right now. But aggravating her to the point she rants out her motives to me might be the best way to wedge my way in. It's been a long time since I've tried being that deliberately irritating...

Edited 2024-09-08 05:10 (UTC)

Yeah you're not meant to be a wrecking ball, you're more of a last line of defense or a scalpel.

Our duty is to get her home and unfucked up. The means justify the ends.

Yeah, please remind me once I'm back in my right mind and we have most of this on lock that I need to finish restructuring my job so I don't go insane from stress like this again. I'll probably forget between then and now.

You're right, yeah. I'll make it up to her later. But I gotta be the bad guy just long enough to get her blood boiling as hot as her mom's. Shouldn't be too hard, just gotta get wailed on for my trouble.

Now the real problem is finding her. Or should I just make my presence known in such a way that it'll be impossible not to take the bait of trying to bump off her uncle?

Sure sure.

And up to you, my job's to keep an eye on this Garrett character for now and make sure people don't close his file. I'm sure you can figure a way to get her out into the open.

Well, that and I'm on standby if you and Sadame get too fucked up.

Should probably coordinate with Sadame then. I can act as bait, Sadame can help deal with Kamala in ways that don't equate to getting physically violenced upon.

And yes, please give us advance warning if Garret tries anything that might further endanger Kamala and we'll handle it as it comes. Between the Envoy and the Dark Magician he seems to have no end of old world contacts that could give us trouble if he gets a bee in his bonnet about these things...

Huh?

I didn't say Garrett knew the Dark Magician? I thought it was Black Luster Soldier, but I guess by proxy he knows the Dark Magician...

Ugh, I'm too tired to keep dealing with all these fucking holier than though 'heroes'. Can they all go back in the can?

...Huh. So you did. Wonder what I was thinking of. Disregard the madman's ramblings— Point being, they're both bad.

The Age Of Monsters means an Age of Heroes, Akae. You know this as well, perhaps even better, than I do. And unfortunately, we kind of look like the Evil Empire right now.

Guess I'll keep being Vlad the Impaler until conditions improve, then.

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