audience: aerith

[mygod]

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[mygod]

So how exactly does a young woman stop a meteor after she's already died?

[residentflorist]

[great question.]

Through the lifestream. The black materia's hidden for now, but Sephiroth knows where it is. If I can use the planet's power, we can find a way to stop the impact.

[aerith, tapping "the power of prayer" on her poster while also going "what."]

There isn't another choice.

[mygod]

Sounds dire.

[ there's really no way around it ]

So you three need to be returned or else the entire planet's doomed, is it?

[residentflorist]

That's right. [yeah. she's not going to beat around the bush there.] We left behind a lot of people who are also probably going to be really worried they're gone, too.

[mygod]

Something tells me you aren't alone in that camp.

[ plainly ]

Is there a reason why you share this with me? I understand making appeals to those with more power than you, but at this moment we wouldn't be able to stop time for your world. We also don't know for certain that it's still going without you.

Or is it just to share what you have at stake?

[residentflorist]

[that's a great question.]

The latter, I think. [...] I wanted to know how this was possible, and this isn't something I can talk about with either of them.

[that aside:]

Would it be easier to ask questions you might have answers to?

[mygod]

[ hold on ]

You're keeping secrets from the two companions that you expect to help you save your world?

[ whoa gutsy ]

I do not have a preference, as long as you do not ask me any personal questions. Otherwise, I am not opposed to learning about each of you, or answering what I can about your situation.

[residentflorist]

[hey. hey!!]

No. It's one of the last things Yuffie remembers. And Cloud...[...well. problematique.] It's better for him to believe what he believes right now.

[MOVING ON. she makes zero promises not to ask personal questions later, but she'll behave For Now.]

Our matches. How exactly does the reward work for finding them? I know it's a power boost, but wouldn't that just alert the rest of the cult that we have powers that could help save ourselves? [what are the actual benefits here.]

[mygod]

So that's a half-yes, actually.

[ a curious hum.... they almost sound impressed. gaslight gatekeep girlboss aerith ]

On the contrary, it'll probably help you defend yourself but it probably will do everything short of tampering with the ritual. However, along with enhanced powers, you will also be able to have a wish granted if you can find your monster match. It sounds like you have some things that you can use yours for.

[residentflorist]

[thank you she will.]

So the wish is for all of us, too. [she really did misunderstand that and thought there was only a wish for the cultists, but somehow that still isn't entirely enough to sway her.] But that wish can only be granted if we stay alive, right? And there's the risk of being killed if your match is taken out instead. High rewards, but with a high risk attached.

[she could maybe use a wish but again, if she dies, how the hell is she going to get back or use it? this all sort of ties into the same issue.]

[mygod]

Not necessarily. It can be granted immediately, so you could find your monster match and wish your world saved without having to lift a finger to get back to it.

[residentflorist]

[....hm.]

So I guess that means there isn't necessarily a limit on the wish? ...if I used it to guarantee their safety.

[mygod]

You can't wish for a million more wishes, or anything to disrupt the ritual sacrifice itself.

But otherwise, it's fairly powerful.

[residentflorist]

So if you tried to use it and it couldn't be done, would you get another chance? Or is it a wish wasted?

[mygod]

The wish occurs due to the surge of magical energy that occurs when two monsters are able to find each other, presumably, so I don't believe it'll dissipate with a failed wish. It will simply follow through on the first successful opportunity it has.

So I suppose you can call that another chance, if your first wish is impossible to grant within those limitations.

[residentflorist]

That's good. [it's something, at least.] And what about you guys? You only get your wish if the ritual's a success?

[mygod]

I don't have a wish.

You can ask the others on their takes on things, though.

[residentflorist]

[she's just taking a moment to look at them. or, like, look way up at them since i assume they are very tall.]

Is it a considered a personal question if I ask why not?

[mygod]

[ yea... aerith is so bitty..... holds her in my hands ]

I won't count it, since I consider it a basic fact about myself.

There is nothing that this all-powerful god they're trying to summon can give me that I cannot attain myself.

[residentflorist]

Then why did you become a part of them?

[mygod]

Because I was looking for something else. It is less about wanting a wish and wanting to see if it's even possible to truly create an existence that one would call 'god'.

[residentflorist]

[hm. seems fair.]

Do you believe in something like that normally? Gods. [or is famine an atheist asking for proof in general?]

[mygod]

[ is it really that fair...... ]

No, I'm an atheist.

[ their world has given them nothing to believe in ]

[residentflorist]

[it is only fair because they don't want to actually sacrifice them.]

Oh, I see. [she just says this calmly like "sure this also makes sense, why not."] ...is that what you were looking for even before they settled on this ritual then? Something powerful like that.

[mygod]

Yes. I was willing to follow this thread of curiosity, and see if there was something in the extended universe that has this great a power. I will admit I've already learned quite a bit.

Though I don't think my curiosity should come at the expense of forty random lives. It's too senseless.