abyssdressing | (no subject)

Ah, hello there Van. It has been far too long, and it's too bad our meeting here may be short. [Smiles at nebby!Luke.] ...and yes. I would never dream of interfering...

...Ion? [gives him a wide-eyed look] Why are you...?

How boring. I thought you'd be a little more fun, my creator. Oh well...

Now, now don't play with your... [Ion lets his smile grow wider. He kneels down close to the two. He reaches out to pat Van's head softly.] How much longer do you wish to live?

[looks up at Ion, shocked]

You want to see me die?

Well I know I do. There's reason for him to stay alive.

[Ion raises his hand a little towards Luke.] Now Van, I was trying to be generous. Did I not ask you how much longer do you wish to live? I was considering maybe this time we could let you be on your way.

[hisses at the sword pressing into his back, then looks back at Ion; it's shameful but...he's not ready to die, not again]

...I want to live for a few more days. [that should be enough for him to form a strategy]

... You honestly don't think I'll just let him live because you said so after what he did.

I do not mean to end your fun. [Ion looks thoughtful for a second.] If I did not think Van had his uses, why I would have done away with him myself. Isn't that right Van? [He pets Van's head, in an unnatural loving manner.]

[this is humiliating, to think he would be brought down this low]

...Of course, Fon Master.

... What use does this trash have?

Well, Van does have a vast knowledge on the collective conscious of the 7th Fonon. The one that insists on pestering you.

You wish to know about Lorelei?

...The Key. Tell us what you know about Lorelei and the Key.

Go on Van...

[is quiet for a long moment]

If you want the key, you'll need to find Lorelei. And you would need to be able to reach the planet core for that.

...I've been there.

...heh...hehe, We don't want to know where you find it, we want to know what it does.

...The key is composed of two parts. Can the jewel be separated from the key and is anyone able to wield it?

[bites his lip as he falls, trying not to make yet another humiliating sound; he slowly pushes himself back up, looking at Ion]

The jewel and the key, can be seperated. [frowns, then lies] But only a select few can wield it.

Is that so? Would I be able to?

Right, only a select few. I would expect it to be so~ Now about a method of separating the jewel from the key...

[a hiss escapes past his lips; he just wants this to end]

...The jewel and key can only be seperated at Lorelei's command. If you want it, you'll have to speak with Lorelei.

Seriously?

I find that difficult to believe Van, after all wasn't the key created by Yulia. How about describing a method that does not involve Lorelei in which one can separate the two.