[quote=@Dark Cloud] *A tenuous silence passes, as I sip my teacup once more before gingerly setting it aside.* [color=bc8dbf]Hm, and what's your stance on the idea of someone say trying to conquer all of reality?[/color] *I look at you the red points in my eye sockets shining intensely at you, no [i]through[/i] you.* [/quote] *Well. That was a [i]loaded[/i] fucking statement if I'd ever heard one. My impulse was to say "fuck that" and be done with it, but I was well aware of the precariousness of this situation. Right now, I felt akin to as I had back when I first truly understood the breadth of Lucifer's ability... while being in a one-on-one conversation with him. It was that feeling of knowing for an absolute [i]fact[/i] how utterly outclassed you were in the face of a titan and being put in a position to either say what you thought they wanted to hear... or stick to your guns. I'd done the latter with Lucifer, and it had luckily worked out for me back then... But the scale here was incomprehensibly larger if this guy wasn't exaggerating. That aside, there was no telling if he could detect lies or not, either through an ability or simple experience. In that case... Fuck it.* [color=00a651]I'm... not exactly a [i]fan[/i], but then again, the sheer scale of such a thing... Quite frankly, I've only operated on a continental level before. I hope you understand that the idea of even [i]planets[/i] being practically insignificant on a grand scale is difficult for me to wrap my head around... or have much of an educated opinion on when it comes to the idea of conquering, well... [i]everything[/i]. Personally...[/color] *I paused, before swallowing and forging ahead.* [color=00a651]I do believe in the right of the people to choose their own destiny, to choose their own leaders and government... no matter what that may be. I can understand that there [i]are[/i] many cultures that are plainly evil on a grand scale and fit to be exterminated or subjugated and changed. I'd be hypocritical if I shunned the idea of utter annihilation, especially given that I have one definitive planetary annihilation personally to my name, but I will say it was also a fairly last resort thing. It was them or humanity, simple as that; I was just in the position to make the decision.[/color] [quote=@Fractured] *Glances upward, shrugs, and motions for you to carry on* [/quote] *After the skeleton's... threat? Proposal? After [i]whatever[/i] that was, I wasn't quite so eager to be forthcoming as I was moments before. The girl seemed nice enough, but if she was freely associating with this being...* [color=00a651]It's just... something unique to me now... as far as I know. I hope you understand, but I just met you both. I'll be keeping whatever I can close to the chest for the time being.[/color]