[And he is, though he takes a few minutes to join Elliot in the kitchen since he has to make sure the dogs don't track mud everywhere. When he gets done, though, Elliot might be able to tell that while Ash seems typically nonchalant, he's...slightly on edge.]
[By the time Ash comes in, Elliot has sat down at the kitchen table. As he comes in and does the routine with the dogs, Elliot will pour Ash's cup of tea so he has a hot drink waiting for him]
Ha- you look cold. Come sit down. [He can tell that the kid is on edge, so he's starting casual until he get him sitting] Dogs give you any trouble today?
[Despite the nerves in the air, Elliot will still chuckle slightly at that. Or maybe, because of the nerves]
Ha, maybe he knows how bad they are for the environment.
[Or more likely, he's a skittish idiot. But that's besides the point. Elliot will take a breath]
... Just so you know, this is still your home, and we're still your family. [He'll just say that point blank, since he knows that must be preying in the back of Ash's mind]
This is... about a decision I'm making for myself, that I think you have the right to know about.
[Yeah he expected that. He holds up his hands defensively]
T-To be clear, I don't like them or agree with how they do things!
But... well, I'm sure you noticed Jusis hasn't left the Order. And he says he won't leave until he finds a better option than the ones we have now, or manages to change the Order himself.
... I can't leave him to shoulder that all himself.
[His shoulders sag with the weight of the memory, and his voice echoes with the burden of such knowledge]
Your team wasn't the first Black Order team I encountered. [His hands grip his tea mug tightly at the memory, and his eyes are downcast. ]
The first time I dealt with the Order, I was forced to watch Rean and Hunter die. It was only by the mercy of a death goddess that I got them back a few horrible days later.
The Order? They couldn't even be bothered to say "Sorry for your loss".
Yeah, that sounds right. I glanced over the write-ups for Kaisou before they sent me this way.
[He isn't going to say what was in those write-ups, because it would piss Elliot off more than likely.]
An' the team they sent out here wasn't even the worst of them. The one they sent after me was a dick. [God.] I'm not sayin' this to try and talk you out of it--I ain't stupid--just. Warning you.
Tch, someone has to. [Anyway.] Just be careful. And I ain't gonna join back up with them any time soon, but if you guys need help, lemme know? I'll do what I can.
... Thanks Ash. You'll be the first I call if we get into a pickle.
[He does mean that too. Ash is young, but he is a member of Class VII. And hey, Elliot and Jusis were younger than him when they were running around Erebonia getting involved in a civil war, so]
That said, I know you're going to be worried, but I want you to keep living your life as you have been. You've earned your freedom, I'm just staying in long enough to make sure Jusis gets his too.
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[And he is, though he takes a few minutes to join Elliot in the kitchen since he has to make sure the dogs don't track mud everywhere. When he gets done, though, Elliot might be able to tell that while Ash seems typically nonchalant, he's...slightly on edge.]
Sup?
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Ha- you look cold. Come sit down. [He can tell that the kid is on edge, so he's starting casual until he get him sitting] Dogs give you any trouble today?
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Also his Pokemon is an idiot so he does have something to say about "trouble".]
Orthie lost her fuckin' mind at a plastic bag. Again. Melted plastic is a bitch to clean off the sidewalk.
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Ha, maybe he knows how bad they are for the environment.
[Or more likely, he's a skittish idiot. But that's besides the point. Elliot will take a breath]
... Just so you know, this is still your home, and we're still your family. [He'll just say that point blank, since he knows that must be preying in the back of Ash's mind]
This is... about a decision I'm making for myself, that I think you have the right to know about.
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Cool. ["Thank you for reading my mind, because I am emotionally stifled."] What're you doing?
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Ah, well....
.... I-I'm joining the Black Order.
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What?
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T-To be clear, I don't like them or agree with how they do things!
But... well, I'm sure you noticed Jusis hasn't left the Order. And he says he won't leave until he finds a better option than the ones we have now, or manages to change the Order himself.
... I can't leave him to shoulder that all himself.
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You know some of 'em are basically cultists, right? Not the ones here, or even really most of 'em, but...
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[His shoulders sag with the weight of the memory, and his voice echoes with the burden of such knowledge]
Your team wasn't the first Black Order team I encountered. [His hands grip his tea mug tightly at the memory, and his eyes are downcast. ]
The first time I dealt with the Order, I was forced to watch Rean and Hunter die. It was only by the mercy of a death goddess that I got them back a few horrible days later.
The Order? They couldn't even be bothered to say "Sorry for your loss".
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[He isn't going to say what was in those write-ups, because it would piss Elliot off more than likely.]
An' the team they sent out here wasn't even the worst of them. The one they sent after me was a dick. [God.] I'm not sayin' this to try and talk you out of it--I ain't stupid--just. Warning you.
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[He says that with a bit of affection in his tone. You bookwork you]
I know, and I appreciate it. I'll try to be as careful as I can be, I promise.
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Tch, someone has to. [Anyway.] Just be careful. And I ain't gonna join back up with them any time soon, but if you guys need help, lemme know? I'll do what I can.
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[He does mean that too. Ash is young, but he is a member of Class VII. And hey, Elliot and Jusis were younger than him when they were running around Erebonia getting involved in a civil war, so]
That said, I know you're going to be worried, but I want you to keep living your life as you have been. You've earned your freedom, I'm just staying in long enough to make sure Jusis gets his too.
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[And it's still so weird to think of Ash himself as having freedom, finally.]
If you need to get out quick, I can show you to that statue in Hyrule again. It'll take a lot of your power and shit, but it'd get you out.
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Appreciate it. I'll probably take you up on that once I'm finished.
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Hopefully you won't need to, after you guys are done. Hopefully you can just fuckin' leave. Still, it's there.
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