@Raddum

Cheers. *realizes the irony of thanking people with such a statement when he's a non-drinker*

@Shoryu Magami

still funnier than this night's been.

I think the status bar has fueled my alcoholism.

@Shoryu Magami @Gohan

How's it going, guys?

@Raddum

Mostly shit. Trying to sort out replacement computer stuff, and also trying to get a plan to get Ailyn into the country before it becomes any less possible.

@Shoryu Magami

Damn, man.

I hope everything works out for you, seriously. Hopefully sooner rather than later, too: Because it'll only become more of a pain in the ass over time to get what you need to get done-- Well, done.

@Raddum

Yeah, pretty much.

Anyway, I'm heading off to rest. Got a collaboration to do in about nine or ten hours from now. Take care.

eugh. I have a draft up but i've just had no motivation to start writing. I'll get cracking on writing I guess.

@Gohan

Generally speaking, I'd say take your time, but it'd be good to get back into this. I'm pretty multitasked, but I'll be around.

@Raddum

'Sup?

@Shoryu Magami

Not a whole lot. Working on a few group projects, one small group, the other potentially bigger. I've currently dropped the idea of being a GM for awhile until I see what I have at the moment through: They might need me to Co-GM anyhow depending on how things go.

@Gohan

No worries, man. I understand the feeling. No rush from me.

@Raddum

Ah, right, well given how you didn't think you should join GRG due to having too much on your plate already, being a GM of your own role-play is probably too risky at the moment, yeah. I mean, it sounds like you take part in a lot more role-plays at once than I'd see myself ever doing, especially with how obsessively I work on the ones I'm in.

@Shoryu Magami

The big reason I have as many as I do is because a majority of them are slow. So I can keep up with ease. If any of them progressed quickly, I'd never be in them to begin with. But we're mostly chill, and take it slow.

@Raddum

That makes sense. I'm assuming that means the pace GRG moves at is also the main reason you had to decline from joining despite considering it. I sort of feel like I'd get bored of a role-play if it delayed too extensively. I mean, I was fine when this one went on delay but that was mostly due to starting GRG up and having so much to do with it.

Okay, I'm posting. Also, I think it's time we retire the flashback as it's worn out it's welcome. So I'm going to put Jegran in a location of my choosing.

And I guess I'll have Cosmos give exposition to the Warriors of Light as a hologram.

@Gohan@Raddum

I thought Raddum might have wanted Marche to respond to Mateus' words, but I don't think it's a big deal since he can technically reflect on it once he appears in Burmecia.

Mateus isn't actively going to any of the locations, and I'll leave it up to Raddum if Mateus and Chaos actually talked about Mateus 'messing' with Cosmos' summoning, though I think it makes more sense than Chaos being confused as to why the summoning got messed up.

As for Exdeath (who I still feel like I should've called 'Exodus', since 'Exdeath' was very likely a bad translation), I don't immediately have a plan for him, but I'm inclined to say he'll likely attack the Mist Cave group the moment he becomes aware that Galuf is there, which might already be the case.

When you post Jegran, just keep in mind that, from a 'timeline' perspective, the Burmecia group are a bit ahead of the other teams, while the World of Balance group are behind the rest. This could also impact when Cosmos speaks to them, unless she doesn't speak to everyone 'at the same time', in which case chronologically she speaks to the Burmecia party first, then the Mist Cave party, and finally the World of Balance party.

I'll decide whether or not some of the other Hell Knights are active once I see everyone's situation. I've still got no idea what Zidane or Kefka are up to, but I suspect Kefka isn't going active yet, which means him and Mateus might have a chance to chat. Also, Marche is welcome to request for more Hell Knights besides just the Dragoon, but he might feel too timid right now to make requests -- only Raddum can confirm.

Do keep in mind that Mateus is sending forces to Burmecia almost immediately, so Cosmos will have to act very quickly if she wants to talk to them before the assault.

@Gohan @Shoryu Magami

So, we're moving again, which is a success.

While I could have had Marche respond, kicking us out of the flashback will get us actually progressing, so that's good. The question is, do I simply have Marche sent to Burmecia, and have it implied that Mateus empowered Marche already, or should he get empowered after he's (probably) defeated in Burmecia?

It's fair to assume Chaos questioned it; And it's beneficial to Mateus that he knows, considering it'll push Chaos' confidence up and make him feel like victory will be easier to attain. We'll say they talked about it.

Exdeath probably can sense Galuf, considering his crystal bearer status. (Though he does pass it to Krile after his death, so it's possible Galuf actually can't be sensed by Exdeath due to it: It'd also explain why Galuf's job classes are so limited, aside from balancing reasons.)

This is for your edited in content.

Considering our three different time frames, it's safe to assume that when the other two line up to Cecil and Freya's point in time, they'd be contacted by Cosmos; So after Ritz Layle and Terra get together, they'll be contacted; Probably right before Ritz attempts to attack Layle. Meanwhile we might be fine with reacting to Cosmos with the Mist Cave team with either Gohan's next post, or yours.

It's a fucking mess, honestly.

Kefka isn't going anywhere; But I think Zidane will end up traveling out, probably by Chaos' hand, and end up eventually encountering the World of Balance group. He's probably the lowest difficulty for a three-on-one like what's being presented: Perhaps Mateus will end up deploying a Hell Knight to attack them as well, or, something that came to mind, is that Kefka can conjure his first beast and send it to track down the Warriors of Cosmos, which Zidane can follow and eventually run into the WoB group that way; No matter how we look at it, it's probably going to be a three-on-two fight.

Also, in regards to Marche, he wouldn't make requests of Mateus after his already blatant (faked) generosity.

@Raddum

I'll let you respond to my edits, then answer everything. Edit them into your last post for ease of reading, I think.

@Shoryu Magami

going into last post

@Raddum@Gohan

I'm thinking that Mateus would've empowered Marche already, since he's planning on sending the Hell Dragoon there with him to wipe out the Burmecia party. He'd empower Marche immediately if the boy responded positively to the previous flashback post I made.

What I'm thinking with Mateus/Chaos is that Mateus would openly propose using his magic to mess with Cosmos' summoning (in order to gain favour with Chaos, boosting his confidence in the outcome of the war and also making Mateus look good on his eyes -- I've been fully intending to Mateus to seem like a chancellor/strategist to Chaos until he betrays everyone), but will point out that doing so will weaken him, which explains why he's sending out subordinates instead of attacking directly.

I could actually picture Mateus openly revealing to the other Warriors of Chaos that he knows where all the Warriors of Cosmos are (this will make him more impressive to them again, while not really indicating his true level of power). So I'm thinking the whole group of villains would be aware of the positions of the other heroes. This means Exdeath would definitely move to eliminate Galuf, if we go with this.

Really, I think the mess with Cosmos speaking to everyone can be solved easily enough, but I'll need to know Gohan's intentions. At the very least, he should avoid making Jegran attack in his next post. Whether or not Cosmos speaks to all groups in the next post is dependant on whether she spoke to them all at the same time.

Which group Jegran attacks could change things, since it's entirely possible he could go after Layle. Zidane being made aware of Terra/Ritz due to Mateus could result in him going there simply because he 'thinks with his dick'. Whether or not Mateus sends Zidane some support depends largely on what Kefka and Jegran are planning.

@Shoryu Magami

If Mateus does reveal where the others are, Zidane will most certainly be hunting down the WoB trio. I'll probably have Kefka still send a creature as he'll be curious just to see Terra in action. Sadly as long as Kefka is aware of where they are, they're stuck dealing with him unless some of the other losers can't do their jobs.

Full agreement on the Mateus/Chaos stuff.

Depending on Jegran's actions, we'll figure out the rest. Jegran and Marche aren't exactly a team i'd call effective if they both end up combating Freya and Cecil.

@Raddum

I think you mentioned that Kefka would already know Terra's location, so Mateus isn't really changing that aspect. Of course, I'm under the impression that Kefka (alongside Mateus) actually wants Terra captured, not killed, so this does impact how Kefka needs to go about approaching her. Since Zidane's goal is to 'protect Terra', all Mateus/Kefka would need to do is make Zidane aware of her name and then things get interesting, because they could try to convince Zidane to bring her back to them so she doesn't have to be killed.

I'm basically going under the assumption that Jegran would attack Layle until confirmed otherwise. This actually means that the World of Balance group actually has it the roughest (thankfully, Terra isn't as low tier as she seems, and I've got a trump card with her that I'm looking forward to using, so I sort of want them to be overwhelmed), whereas the Mist Cave group will have to deal with Exdeath and whoever/whatever Mateus sends to wipe out Firion.