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[unkindled_madness]

Who: Sephiroth unkindled_madness & you!
What: Sephiroth has been activated as a sleeper agent!
When: late April and into May
Where: Sunset Falls, Central City
Content Warnings: N/A for now.

[Some are bound to notice something off about Sephiroth. It's unusual for him to miss meetings or show up late for work--but not so unusual that it's never happened before. This world has its stressors, and maybe he's just going through something again.

During the same time period, Fantastic has been making news thwarting a small rogue's gallery of fresh new villains. But apart from "Shadow Flare" being pretty tall, it isn't the natural conclusion to think that Sephiroth might be behind the mask. One, he's always professed a confusion and even disdain for costumes and alter egos. Two, all of the fights are happening in or around Central, and Sephiroth only travels there when borrowing Loki's teleporter. Absolutely no reason to connect the two.]

((Specific prompts in the comments! Feel free to hit me up at yinza if you want to plot anything.))

Comments

[unkindled_madness]

I don't know what I'm doing then. If I'm...

[Dangerous? Himself? He doesn't know anything.]

[dothelokimotion]

All the more reason to have someone with you to find out.

[unkindled_madness]

I could turn on you in an instant.

[dothelokimotion]

[ firmly. ]

If you did, at least I would know that something is wrong instead of coming to a worse case scenario. Then at least I would find a way to help you.

I'm not afraid of that. I'm afraid I might lose you.

[unkindled_madness]

[He's afraid of losing himself, too. But he doesn't want to say it. He draws a slow breath in, and out.]

It really doesn't frighten you?

[dothelokimotion]

No. Because you would not be you if you did that.

I know that in my heart.

[unkindled_madness]

[But who would he be instead?]

I don't want to be that.

[dothelokimotion]

I know.

[ a brief pause. ]

It might . . . be mind control.

[unkindled_madness]

[Sephiroth pulls back so he can look at Loki.]

Mind control?

[It doesn't seem so far-fetched, but... by whom?]

[dothelokimotion]

[ he nods slowly. ]

It's not unheard of to lose memories and time to it. Someone or something may have cornered you at a point of time and initiated it.

[unkindled_madness]

...who would seek to do that to me? To what end?

[dothelokimotion]

That, I do not know without knowing what they are having you do.

[unkindled_madness]

[He shakes his head slightly, brow furrowing.]

I didn't think I had any enemies here.

[dothelokimotion]

You may not have a direct enemy. Someone may have just seen your usefulness.

[unkindled_madness]

[Oh, he likes that even less.]

Then I'm a tool.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki exhales quietly. ]

It is likely.

Do you want me to look?

[unkindled_madness]

...in my mind?

[It's an uneasy thought.]

[dothelokimotion]

It might be the best way to gauge if there is some tampering.

And I could remove it.

[unkindled_madness]

...what kind of risks does that present?

[dothelokimotion]

[ ah, hm. there is something else in sephiroth's mind. loki had touched it long ago and it had repelled him. but this is different and he considers his words. he doesn't lie. ]

It may hurt. For both of us. I don't know what kind of control is there.

[unkindled_madness]

Do you mean pain, or injury?

[dothelokimotion]

Pain, most likely. It is a two way connection.

[unkindled_madness]

I can handle pain, but...

Are you sure that's all?

[dothelokimotion]

As far as I know. That is how it has worked before.

[unkindled_madness]

[Sephiroth hesitates.]

Perhaps we should take some precautions, first.