That's a different god than the ones that visited us before.
[ Isn't it? Claude spends a second forcing his tired mind to recall the names he knows of the ones who visited before and upended so much. If he wasn't so exhausted, he could make a quip about preferring those gods to this one that'd offered assistance in bringing them so much suffering. Not just to the Summoned, but to the Abraxan citizens - to the acolyte they'd helped leave with them who'd helped them in what ways she could, but who had paid a cost before that herself.
Something else to think about later. Kyle's grimace tells him a complete story after any kind of saving is mentioned, even before the names follow and Claude takes a deep breath to exhale it slowly. Yeah. He's seen their behavior which is every bit as concerning as both of them are circling around acknowledging it to be.
There's more he wishes they could talk about, but without knowing what will help now and what's best left for later when it comes to making their way through the mountain with others heading towards the island, they could be here for a while. And time, unfortunately, isn't something he has an excess of and neither does Kyle, so when it's mentioned he nods with a faint smile. ]
We'll meet again soon, won't we?
[ It's said as a question but Claude means it more as an affirmation, a willing of that to happen through speaking it into existence. He lifts a hand meaning to clap it onto Kyle's shoulder again as part of the farewell. It ends up being more of a clasp when something else important occurs to him, and some of the humor fades from his face somewhat to ensure this resonates. ]
I did what I could to keep Jack safe. I'll keep doing that until we're all back. I promise.
[ He hadn't forgotten that request Kyle had made before communication had shorted out on his end of things in the pit. A promise he means to uphold to its end - and with that end being where they've all returned. ]
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[ Isn't it? Claude spends a second forcing his tired mind to recall the names he knows of the ones who visited before and upended so much. If he wasn't so exhausted, he could make a quip about preferring those gods to this one that'd offered assistance in bringing them so much suffering. Not just to the Summoned, but to the Abraxan citizens - to the acolyte they'd helped leave with them who'd helped them in what ways she could, but who had paid a cost before that herself.
Something else to think about later. Kyle's grimace tells him a complete story after any kind of saving is mentioned, even before the names follow and Claude takes a deep breath to exhale it slowly. Yeah. He's seen their behavior which is every bit as concerning as both of them are circling around acknowledging it to be.
There's more he wishes they could talk about, but without knowing what will help now and what's best left for later when it comes to making their way through the mountain with others heading towards the island, they could be here for a while. And time, unfortunately, isn't something he has an excess of and neither does Kyle, so when it's mentioned he nods with a faint smile. ]
We'll meet again soon, won't we?
[ It's said as a question but Claude means it more as an affirmation, a willing of that to happen through speaking it into existence. He lifts a hand meaning to clap it onto Kyle's shoulder again as part of the farewell. It ends up being more of a clasp when something else important occurs to him, and some of the humor fades from his face somewhat to ensure this resonates. ]
I did what I could to keep Jack safe. I'll keep doing that until we're all back. I promise.
[ He hadn't forgotten that request Kyle had made before communication had shorted out on his end of things in the pit. A promise he means to uphold to its end - and with that end being where they've all returned. ]