[CLOSED] Zahliyaquest...2

[purifier]

Who: Zahliya, Luca, Joshua, Wolfwood, Dipper, Mamika, Siffrin, Loop, & Kiera
What: A gargoyle needs task-doers for character development
When: Mid-August, yes during the rainstorms, good luck
Where: ??? :)
Warnings: Typical Sticks trigger warnings apply, suicide, time loops resulting in multiple character deaths, Wolfwood just shot someone executioner style, more to be added


OOC notes, here is a rehash of your rules:

• Mod tags will come either a) after everyone involved has tagged in or b) after 24 hours have passed since the last mod tag. This means if you are absent for any reason, the thread WILL move on without you.
• Interaction in this log will be redeemable for MAIN AC, not just Bonus AC like most of our NPC threads.
• This questline will shape Zahliya's outcome for the rest of the game, and may or may not result in an almost-full Corruption cure and therefore gamewide impact. I will let people know midway through the quest if he's currently aimed at aggression/confidence/staying in the Grove, or if he's on passive/indecisive/leaving the Grove.
• The old OOC plotting post for this is here!

Comments

[leggierissimo]

[ Huh. That's... not what he was expecting. Charming, in a way, despite the context of what it is that she and the Black Sun do. So he had been a fairly loving and doting "father" after all... But that issue with loyalty was crafted into her whole being. The Black Sun never did anything to earn her loyalty - he installed it. She never had a choice, and that now extends to not being able to see the perspective of others. Only her own matters.

The logic of one world means nothing in another. Joshua can hear his own words from only a few years ago echoing back at him. He had once been this closed off, too. The only difference is that he has the capacity for change. Does she? ... could she?

He can feel her fighting back against him now, and knows that he doesn't have much more time. But, he can't waste even a single second of this opportunity. Anything can make a difference in their struggle. Anything can be weaponized. Anyone can be weaponized. If he can just slip in an Imprint, tiny but strong, just a seed of doubt that could bloom like an invasive plant, that could overwhelm and overtake--

But Zonari wants that twink obliterated, and the effect is like yanking him backwards when he's got his fingers dug in deep. The blast of pain disables him, sending Joshua to his knees while clutching his head and muffling noises of pain, immediately withdrawing from Zonari's mind to get away from the horrendous screaming. He has no way of even knowing if his Imprint stayed attached or not, but his window has now been slammed abruptly shut, right on his metaphorical fingers.

Well. So much for that! At least he has information. ]