April Catch-All

[leatherdaddy]

who: Gladio and a lot of scrawny dudes YOU
what: Two missions, and a whole lot of bad decisions social interactions
when: April catch-all means... all of April!
where: Various
warnings: Warnings will be in subject lines!




Mission: Brownout (closed to Reaper, Sans, McCree, Gladio)

Mission: How to Train Your... (closed to Gladio, Sans, Gooeygetsu, Eichi, Sasuke, McCree)

I Never (closed to mission-goers; tag in with your I, Never and threadjack away!)
 
Training Sessions (OTA who wants to play out survival, weapons training, etc)

Comments

I've never intentionally manipulated someone into hurting someone else.

[eyeforaneye]

[ A half-lie, now, but at least it's not as blatant as the last one. ]

[finethanks]

[You know what, he is just going to silently and calmly drink without comment.]

[eyeforaneye]

... as I thought.

[finethanks]

[Just let him finish his coughing afterwards...]

It was never anything physical. In this world, no matter how peaceful minded you may be, there are times when something like this is necessary. For someone like me, who exists with only this weak body of mine and the power behind my name, it was all I could do.

[eyeforaneye]

Don't say "in this world" when we're in another world. [ First off. ]

Justifying your actions by saying it's not physical means nothing to me. In many cases something mental or emotional is worse.

[finethanks]

In every world I've been to, it's always been the case.

[He's just saying.] Fufu, if I have to clarify further, I'm the Student Council President and there are some units who have been only disappointing themselves with their performance. There are times when I need to act with my power to make changes for the better. If I happen to threaten one group or another with the groups of my allies, it's only because I know it's what will make them move into action.

It's worked splendidly each time.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Okay but

Sasuke is a certain level of drunk at this point and that was so many words. He squints, letting them wash over him... ]

... I don't understand. "Student Council President"? "Units"?

[leatherdaddy]

[ Gladio takes a drink, casually at that either that or he's lost in thought. ]

...

[eyeforaneye]

So you're that type?

[ He's judging, now. ]

1/2

[leatherdaddy]

[ What's with that look and that owl jesus fuck ]

[leatherdaddy]

[ Okay, he's not sure if he wants to bore anyone with the details but here goes: ]

When you're sworn to protect someone - duty bound - it's at any cost. Not every threat can be neutralized by a direct assault, ya know?

[eyeforaneye]

No, it can't be. It just depends on what level you're willing to go to before your actions are viewed as irredeemable.

Who are you protecting?

[leatherdaddy]

[ Gladio doesn't see much harm in telling him. ]

...I am the King's Shield.

[ Bet you didn't see that coming. THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE A THUG but he did say earlier that he spent most of his time in a castle... ]

[eyeforaneye]

"King"? [ There's a word he hasn't heard many times, and certainly not within the context of his own world's politics.

He looks Gladio over, however, pausing for far too long before dark grey eyes suddenly lighten to red. And then he stares even longer. ]

... Are you the best person for that job?

[hellshot]

No.

[A honest to god truth--of all the shit he's ever done in his life, this isn't one of them.

...He's not terribly manipulative, but he's also more into hurting others directly.]

[eyeforaneye]

... surprising. Then again, I assume you prefer to handle things yourself.

[hellshot]

Can't expect anyone to do a job for me, the way I'd want it done.

It's better to handle it yourself.

[eyeforaneye]

There's an honesty in that that I can't fault, regardless of what kind of person you are.

[hellshot]

Amazing, given we find it hard to find anything to agree on.

[Grumble]

[eyeforaneye]

I don't choose for you to be continuously wrong about things. I won't take the blame.

[liquidate]

(drinks, getting a hard lean on... to nothing, he's just sitting crooked.)

DIY!

[eyeforaneye]

I know your history well enough by now, you know.

[liquidate]

So you know I take care of things myself.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Here he just points at him, slowly extending a finger. ]

But you're still drinking.

[liquidate]

As if a little bit of alcohol could stop me.

(SNORT)