asgardeventide | 10 ♒ Video

[Eridan addresses the video with a slight frown, running one clawed hand through his hair before he begins to speak.]

After all this excitement wwith the giants an' the attempt to conscript the city into Asgard's military forces, I'vve been thinkin', I knoww it's a dangerous prospect, but bear wwith me. I'vve been thinkin' about motivvations.

[He pauses then, leaning heavily on one elbow.]

If you had nothin' in your wworld left wwaitin' for you, wwhy wwould you continue to fight just to benefit a bunch a' strangers? Especially ones wwho don't seem to be that grateful. And wwhat about those a' us wwho don't evven havve a wworld left. Please, tell me wwhy I should givve a damn about the rest a' them disappearin'. An actual compellin' reason because I'm beginnin' to groww bored wwith this selfless "lovve thy neighbor" crap.

[Now for the actual reasoning behind this waxing philosophical. Eridan was lonely, even if he was the one who had driven away his friends. And surely making a scene on the network was the best way to get their attention again, right?]

...Wwho's evven left here, from my univverse? Besides Sol. Because if I evver hear your disgustin' lisp evver again, it'll be too soon.

[Except at this point, even Sollux's company would be welcome. As a reminder that no matter how much Eridan may feel like a stranger in a strange land, there are more of his kind here.]

[Private to Equius]

You got my commission done yet? I'm gettin' tired a' wwaitin'.

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I think you already know I plan on carving a chunk out of this when we're done and kidnapping you to it. I don't plan on letting you go back to those dream bubbles that easily.

[And besides, she strongly suspects she'd outlive you as is, though she wouldn't openly say that.]

Completed. It was extremely hard to get some of the quantities you wanted, and their destructive capacity is not as impressive as I think you wished, but there are several samples so that you can position them in multiple locations.

I leave the rest to you. More of this grade can be made in my spare time.

(OOC: I believe the explosives are approved in general. They aren't necessarily as potent as the real world things, but they can still do plenty of damage, and multiple are provided. Triple check with Boko and the mods to be certain of the scale possible. He's been producing them on the side now for a couple months.)

While you're still here and the war is still going on, no matter if you try to stay out of it or not, you're in danger.

Because it's fun to kill things?

[Really, what other reason do you need.]

[And strangely enough, Henry might actually have th4 most persuasive answer, if Eridan's accompanying grin is anything to go by.]

Yeah, but the gods get all pissy wwhen I try to kill the people or trolls wwho really deservve it.

[Namely anyone who pisses him off. Especially Sollux.]

[Eridan still pouts, lower lip jutted out almost comically.]

Only if we're bringin' Rox, too. Anyone but Sol and Ter is she shows that ugly blind mug a' hers again, really.

I dunno, I've killed a couple travellers by now, and nothing bad's happened to me. Not even a sternly worded letter. I'd say go for it! What's the worst that could happen? Being a little less bored?

[Always ready to encourage a bit of friendly murdering.]

Finally, you're not such a spectular failure as Vris. Fuckin' wwoman couldn't evver get it right.

[Probably because Eridan himself has been sabotaging the devices. Or at least what he requested from her wasn't ever actually dangerous. But, it was still a performance. And one that he thought bore repeating. People had seemed to froget just how dangerous they really were.]

(ooc: Awesome! I'll probably look at the events for February tonight and get back to you on when stuff should go down.)

I can't give you a reason. I can only give mine. And that's this:

Sometimes life'll surprise you. And that's usually more interesting than oblivion.

Edited 2014-01-30 17:24 (UTC)

I'm done even trying with Sol. I don't think I could tolerate being in the same place as him for more than a week without wanting to wring his neck. How any of you understand him...

[ahem]

Roxy and a few others I plan to try and drag with, obviously. Kingdom's no fun if there's only two.

I am trying to be patient with her. She's from before even the game, and honestly gets confused easily. Bear in mind, though, that there are limits to the scale. I will explain the scale of each device when we meet.

(OOC: oh ho? Oh, this will be an interesting month.)

[Eridan hums under his breath as he thinks for a moment.]

Except they're nevver "good" surprises.

[He sighs, rolling yellow eyes.]

At least you didn't try to feed me some hoofbeast shit about friends an' family.

Edited 2014-01-31 00:35 (UTC)

Wwhich is wwhy I didn't go on the field trip to cull fire giants. I knoww howw to covver my owwn ass.

[He shrugs.]

An' this wwar a' theirs ain't any a' my business. I don't got a stake in it. Thiazi wwants to freeze ovver the univverse, wwhatevver.

I'vve been thinkin' about somethin' to shake up this place. Literally.

[Now he just wonders if he should tell Henry about it. But he does love to brag.]

I got a guy wworkin' on some explosivves. For some entertainment durin' the cold wwinter months.

Then don't fight. Answer seems pretty clear-cut to me.

I don't get wwhat my fuckin' moirail sees in'im, alright? She's a' idiot, clearly.

[A sigh.]

... I guess I could put up wwith him there. If it made her happy.

I'm invvitin' Henry, too.

[He grins then, showing off shark fangs.]

[A sigh.]

Before the game, huh? No chance she's from wwhen wwe wwere...

[He trails off, letting the implication rest.]

A troll can hope, right?

Doesn't seem like wwe got much of a choice.

[Eridan laughs dryly.]

The gods aren't exactly takin' no for a answwer. The threat is pretty clear. You don't fight... you get sent home.

Then there's your reason. Don't feel like gettin' sent home, so you fight. Doesn't have to be for other people.

[He huffs, shaking his hand in front of him in dismissal.]

Wwhat fun is it to kill someone else's enemies?

Don't think war and shit's supposed to be fun.

Clearly you havven't been fightin' the right wwars.

[He enjoys bloodshed as much as the next homicidal maniac. Just not on someone else's time.]

And what kind of wars have you been fighting?

Wwe did take ovver our galaxy.

[But Eridan didn't have anything to do with that.]

I'vve been cullin' other trolls since I pupated. You learn to enjoy the job.

Huh~ Whatcha gonna blow up first? Or who! Or both, it's not much of an explosion unless someone's on pieces and on fire.

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