oh man. What guy would call himself Leblonk? Come on dude!
Good Grief this conversation is lagging!
Xollot nodded back at him. She knew she would have to be "trained" even though she already knew everything there was to know about the Organization and it's aims and methods. She was only relived that it was Xaldin that was offering to deal with her. He had brains not like some she knew of. If she had been assigned to Demyx she would most likely have bunked off. Or worse still! If she had been given to Larxene she would have taken her crossbow to her. She could fight well enough so she would do alright with the training. But again, she was pleased to be with Xaldin. It meant more brain, less brawn. She did not particularly enjoy fighting. To her, it was a marginally boring and tedious thing. Something which had to be dealt with on occasion to get to the fun part strategizing. Unless of course she was angry. When Xollot was in a towering rage, she loved nothing better than causing anguish, mental or physical, she didn't care which. "Would that be agreeable sir?" she asked Xemnas, he face the picture of obedient inquiry.
hmm. I'm going to have to listen to some Sora dialog. He has no catchphrases.
ok. Well how about you start there, I'll start in Destiney, and we'll see what happens from there!
Excellent! I love scheming! :-) ok... Should we start from Destiney islands, or one of the other worlds?
heh? Sorry don't understand.
Xollot continued to gaze inquiringly up at Xemnas. Finally she grew exasperated and said "If a response were to be forthcoming I should be extremely obliged." Her tone was one of extreme courtesy, and while the meaning was perfectly clear, no one could have accused her of impoliteness.
is this thread still active?
umm. This is random, but how do you do that repeating video thing in your signiture? I've seen it, and i'd kinda like to try it!
I think they are a bit of both. I hate emotions because they are ilogical, uncontrolable, and generally serve to turn me into the human equivalent of a weeping fig. But, if I may become philosophical, and quote the Screwtape Letters for a moment, "it may surprise you to learn that in His efforts to get permanent possession of a soul, He relies on the troughs even more than on the peaks; some of His special favourites have gone through longer and deeper troughs than anyone else." So! The emotional termoil serves to bring us closer to God, which gives emotions a very difinit purpose in our lives. I hate the emotions, mainly because I'm getting all the egative ones at the moment (I blame it on hormonal imbalance) but they are here for a reason, so we have to deal.
Shall we start scheming about Sora and Goofy, or make it up as we go? :-)
thank you!
I would like to participate. How short is short? (30 seconds? 2 minutes?)
k. I understand. anything you need him to be doing right now?
Xollot had expected something like this. No leader jumped for anything, even if he wanted to. She was quite sure that after a time he would find her indispensable but if he did not it was no skin off her nose. She knew Sora. She had watched him. Seen what he had done. He was good with his keyblade, but nothing special in the brainbox. His success against the Organization was due to combined physical strength, a strong heart, luck, and the intelligence of others. Without Riku, Mikey or Ansem to guide him, he had a habit of bumbling around, being a nuisance, but not an actual hindrance. Castle Oblivion proved that. He had walked right in, not leaving when he had the chance. It was only Namine that had saved him then. But for all this, she did not underestimate him. She knew him and could readily find his Achilles heel, which would certainly make her indispensable to Xemnas. If, on the other hand he attempted to dispense with her, Xollot would simply go to Sora. Or to some other power. She cared not where. Organization XIII had been her first choice, for it was made up of other such as she, but if they didn't want her... "I would agree that you cannot trust those with hearts. A heart really is the most unwarrantable annoyance. It make one so unstable and emotional, prone to betrayal. Worse! Betrayal without advantage to one's self. No I quite agree. They are liable to take pity on your enemies. As for Sora...I have seen him in the course of my researches. As to his catching wind of your plans...I think that you would do well to worry more about the King, Riku, or possibly, Ansem. They are the brains behind Sora. He very rarely finds these things out for himself. Others tell him, and then he acts. You say you have use for me. Would you kindly issue me with instructions? I have been idle for several days, and inactivity really can be very wearying."
I'll take Sora if thats ok.
Xollot's eyes flicked to Xue. She had no knowledge of this girl, for she was one of the new members, but it was clear that she held high rank, otherwise she would not dare to interfere. But she had no desire to bandy words with an underling, however distinguished. She was here to see Xemnas, and it was to Xemnas that she addressed her remarks. "I cannot promise to say what you want to hear. Never the less, you shall hear me. The first thing I should address is this: Why would you want yet another Nobody? Why would you need more Nothing? The answer is that Nothing is strong, strong enough to steal away a mans life. So why would you want me? I can offer no real fighting expertise. I will fight to defend myself, but I do not enjoy it, which is why I stick with a crossbow; it keeps the foe at a distance. What I can offer is foresight. When I had a heart I was a probability theorist. I have a good faculty for taking facts and information and turning them to advantage. I am what you might call a strategist. Right now, you have a few good brains, but they are disunited, each bent upon their individual missions, which means that the only person left to look to the wider canvas is yourself." Xollot had kept a close watch upon Xemnas' eyes as she spoke, and she saw the slight lift of the eyebrows. "You are wondering how I know about your comrades. I have spent the last two years researching, and observing your organization. I know where each of your original members met their ends, and why. I know their skills, weaknesses and temperaments. ah! and now you wonder how I knew what you were thinking. It is quite simple. I can read people. I sense what they feel. I can see you don't believe me. Well I suppose it does sound a bit improbable, so let me prove it. You have just sent Xaldin to the Beast's Castle, correct?" Xemnas just looked at her. She smiled. "It sounds like magic, but it's simple logic. I know he died in the Beasts Castle. I saw him leaving just now, and I saw the distaste in his eyes. It takes a lot to rouse him, and so I guessed, correctly, as I now see, that he was going to the place of his death. What I can do for you is look at all the information placed before me and strategize. I can spot the flaws in your current plans and show you how to fix them. I will tell you the truth always, even when you don't want to hear it. This annoys ordinary people and most leaders loath and punish it. Wise leaders don't. A man surrounded by Yes-men is a man ignorant of his weaknesses. So! Do I go or stay? It makes little difference to me. I'm not here for a heart, or power. My work is it's own reward, and if you don't want to make use of it, I shall go to someone who will." Xollot paused a moment, then said, “That's really all I have to say. Would prefer me to wait here for your decision or to leave and return tomorrow?”
I don't fear death. When I die I shall pass over from life into death. Or, in plain language: I will go to be with Jesus. I do fear the manner of my death. if I die in my sleep, or am run over by a car and have no time to realize what's happening I shall count myself lucky. I fear a long, drawn out, painful death.
