NPC Inbox: Rage

[firstreturned]

[Rage's strong and clear voice is almost bored, like this whole ordeal is an afterthought to her.]

State your business.

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[firstreturned]

[Surprising no one, Rage has been Not Okay since the betrayal. Mostly, this has manifested in her keeping to herself, but she's at the point now where she's not going to outright ignore anyone who comes to her -- unlike that other message Atem so rudely sent her back when the Null began their invasion.]

Yes?

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[puzzlingly]

「He's sorry about that... Will not say it.」

are you ok?

「No, he's not here to ask for things... Not the material kind anyway. Surprised yet?」

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[firstreturned]

[After everything she and her brethren have been through? Nothing can surprise her.]

I'm unharmed.

It's Hope you should be checking on.

[He's the one who needs the attention. Needs the emotion he's named for. Rage is fine. Everyone's always angry about something.]

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[puzzlingly]

「That says enough.」

ok
what else?

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[firstreturned]

[On a better day, this might be kind of cute; but right now, she doesn't care for it.]

What do you want?

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[puzzlingly]

to know what you want for a change

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[firstreturned]

[It's a few days later when Rage finally responds.]

I want for the Null to never have decided to attack to begin with.

[She's referring to the very beginning of all of this, but she doesn't care if Atem interprets it as the beginning of this attack on the city.]

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[puzzlingly]

sorry. cannot undo that
but i can do something else for you
if you want and if its in my power to do it i will
let me know

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[firstreturned]

I'll keep this in mind. Rest assured I won't forget.

[If that sounds a little bit ominous, so be it, even if it's not meant to.]

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[puzzlingly]

i will wait

「It does sound a little ominous, but he offered and will not backdown on that now.」