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[demigoth]

I can still shadow travel, summon the dead, control the dead, keep spirits outside a certain range, split the ground, call obsidian rocks, call forth bones... nothing else's changed.

I'm not going to banish someone to the Underworld to make you feel better.

[robintohood]

[Okay, that's not an answer he expected]

Why would I ask you to do that?

[demigoth]

I don't know! You're the one asking me, oh, have you tested all your powers? Do you know if you can still do what you think you can do? No. I haven't tried that one.

[robintohood]

I'm bringing up that stuff because you can't just declare yourself like that in the middle of a dictatorship without a plan to support yourself first.

[demigoth]

[ And back up to a 12. ]

No, I did EXACTLY what you do under a dictatorship.

You don’t sit down and stay quiet. That’s how your entire country goes to war.

[robintohood]

[Welp. Time to be the calm one]

I'm not saying you can't fight. Of course you should when bullshit like this comes up. But you gotta have a plan too. Do you have one?

[demigoth]

I joined the Society and I made sure everyone knew why so it would be suspicious if I disappeared.

[robintohood]

Except the Alliance can also easily spin this as you just went back home with Will.

[demigoth]

I’m allowed to join whatever guild I want! They said so.

[robintohood]

These things can change fast. Don't trust their word on anything at this point.

[demigoth]

[ Nico groans at this. ]

What word? I’m 16. Nobody listens to me. Nobody talks to me.

[robintohood]

And unfortunately, you being a kid means some might think of you as easy pickings. What're you gonna do if or when the Alliance starts coming after you?

[demigoth]

They’re not going to come after me! They barely care that I exist. I get it. I’m used to it.

But that means people only show up when they need something from me. They don’t NEED me. If they thought they might need me, they’d at least lie and say they were looking for Will and just not do it.

[robintohood]

You talked to Atomight when he was the Alliance's leader. Things have already dramatically changed with Fantastic in charge. It's not a hard leap to imagine the guild tightening their control further.

[demigoth]

Hold my kool-aid, I'll go back and do it again.

[robintohood]

Again I ask what's your plan now that you did this?

[demigoth]

i don’t know be gay do crime

[robintohood]

[In a deadpan tone]

Yeah, really intimidating. Does the Hurl have security at least?

[demigoth]

security?

it barely has electricity.

but don't worry i move around

[robintohood]

How often and where? Do you have backup plans for when shit goes wrong?

I keep forgetting this is voice I'm the worst.

[demigoth]

A lot and wherever I want. I'm staying out of trouble so nobody's gonna bother you.

[robintohood]

That's not what I'm worried about. I'm worried about you.

[demigoth]

That's Will and Reyna's job. They aren't here, so don't worry about it.

[robintohood]

That's not how it works. There'll be people who care regardless if the so-called job has already been taken of. Do you honestly expect the friends you made here to not care?

[demigoth]

[ There’s a prolonged silence on the other end. That’s what happens when you have to bite back the bitterness and not snap that everyone gets to that point eventually and it might as well start that way. ]

Nobody asked you to.