35th Devotion: Taking Time to Reminisce

[favoritetraitor]

In reflection upon my most recent curse... I have no regrets. The companies I've helped raise from nothing are my children, and so it follows that the people I've recruited into it's fold could also be considered family of a sort.

My heart aches, thinking of Cinq Fleches and the ones I've lost in coming here. The ones I've abandoned...

... my lost family.

To my devoted employees, can you truly blame me for elevating you to such a role? Even cursed as I was, it was blissful to feel such a bond once again (even as fleeting as it was). Blissful, even with the resistance that some of you offered me in return. For no family is without some internal struggle. Blissful, because of the ones who patronized my madness... for what does family do but to support one another in good times as well as bad? My thanks... I honestly wouldn't mind doing this again sometime...

[Private to Saya]
Do you know this feeling, Saya? The complete and utter adoration and devotion to a small one of your own creation? For a time... I thought I was a father. I think I'd make a very good one... someday. We'd have such beautiful children, Saya... please don't discount me. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your family. I will do my best to prove myself worthy...

[Private to Xemnas and Zexion]
And of course I wish for you both to disregard my comments about abandoning your projects with the darkness. I have no intentions of stopping now and would like for you to resume immediately. Please provide me with an update as to how soon we may begin our first true test. I shall drop everything I'm working on to be there.

[Private to Kincaid]
I have to say that your choice of arguing with me during my curse does not warrant any additional payment for your services. Thankfully, I don't believe I disclosed anything of too sensitive a nature to the network. But I am hopeful that you will be more diligent in the future...

Comments

[Private]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

I would not.

I have not as of yet spoken to them in regards to the possibility, but then again not all are suited to work such as this. You already know of Zexion, I am sure, given that he also holds a position in ARTEMIS. As for the rest... Marluxia and Larxene are little more than traitors - I shall be dealing with them shortly. Axel is too much of wild card to be trusted with this and neither Demyx nor Roxas have much of in interest in the field of science.

However, there is one here who would make a worthy addition, and would likely be glad to join. A recent arrival. Vexen, if you wish to know his name. Shall I suggest it to him?

[Private]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

By all means yes. Please extend an offer to Vexen... I will trust your judgment as far as the others go... It's a pity that they all can't be more like you in this regard.

[Private]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

Not all of us were scientists, before we came to be what we are and not all of us who were are yet present in the City. We may, of course, hope but that is hardly a guarantee.

Ah, and there was one more I forgot to mention. Xigbar. He is one of those select few who were once scientists but I doubt his ... unique ... sense of humor would be well suited to this.

[Private]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Hm? What do you mean?

[Private]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

He is far more likely to find a way to laugh at something than to take it seriously and I am fairly certain that a rash of pranks would be less then appreciated, in this case.

[Private]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Unless... he were kept on less important jobs. Ones that his sense of humor would do no harm... But I'll leave that decision up to you since you know him best.

I trust your ability to determine who would benefit us most.

[Private]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

I shall consider it, at the very least. Would there be anything that would allow him to shoot things to his heart's content?

[Private]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

... shoot things? Doubtful. I would say that he could potentially be one to acquire us new specimens, but I already have a very reliable source for that position. And I require that the creatures be brought to me alive.

[Private]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's for the best then. I shall leave him as he is; it will likely be safer for all of us.