MENTAL LINK.

[somnifacient]

KING to sacrifice	DUTY to bear
KINSHIP to cherish	LIGHT to cast

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[somnifacient]

You...

[He mutters. What.]

(You what? Why? How?)

[sistershoggoth]

( I think there's still puke in my hair too... )

[ She's having a hard day, ok. ]

( But look. Funny story. I figured out how to use this gross slime that leaks out of my tits. )

[somnifacient]

(You... Wait, is this at all related to you getting eaten by an alien?)

[Somehow, he would not put it at all past Annie.]

[sistershoggoth]

( Yes! They ate the slime! I was in the slime and they ate it. )

[somnifacient]

(You were in the slime? Like...)

[He's trying to picture this.]

(Like fruit in those jello things?)

[Fruit in those jello things. He's good with words.]

(...Start from the beginning. I'm confused.)

[sistershoggoth]

( Like, I can put part of my thoughts in the slime instead of in my head. And move it around and see stuff. It's really weird seeing stuff through it though, hence the *vomiting*, fuckin' motion sickness central. )

[somnifacient]

(Gross.)

[A pause. Because he's still a child:]

(But... kind of cool, too. So your slime is like, spy-central or something. Did you mean for the alien to eat it? Did it hurt?)

[sistershoggoth]

( NO! They weren't supposed to *eat* it. )

[ Her exasperation is immense. ]

( We put them in jars like, hey, here's the decorative weird thing just have it. And then Gil's dumbass musician friends were like what if we ate it though?! )

[ AUGH. ]

( And the slime is like. The tentacles. Just doesn't have its own mind, and is malleable in what kinda shape I want it in. Pros and cons, but I think I get how to manipulate it. )

[ Be proud of her!!! She figured it out!! ]

[somnifacient]

[Oh, so the aliens were stupid, then. He can understand that much easily enough.]

(Well... I'm glad that you finally figured it out. Does that mean it's stopped its eternal dripping? Or is that still going to be a problem?)

[He is proud! And a little jealous, which might be felt subtly through their link. He still hasn't figured out what his nifty powers are, you know.]

[sistershoggoth]

( Wow, does my endless dripping turn you off or something? )

[somnifacient]

[The most deadpan.]

(I mean it's like you have the universe's worst cold, 24/7.)

[sistershoggoth]

( Fine, I won't flash you my tits, jeeze. )

[somnifacient]

(How thoughtful of you.

So how'd you figure it out?)

[sistershoggoth]

( Was making goo balls dance in different patterns and got bored. )

[ 'I got bored' should not be an explanation that surprises anyone. ]

[somnifacient]

[It doesn't surprise him, but he's impressed nonetheless.]

(Better than some dramatic reveal in the middle of battle, I guess. Lucky.)

[sistershoggoth]

( Right? When are you gonna figure out how to do something useful? )

[ That is mean, Annie. ]

[somnifacient]

[Crossing his arms! Mentally.]

(Well if I even knew where the hell to start, that'd be helpful.)

[sistershoggoth]

( I dunno, can't we just put you under duress until you pop? Your symbiote will try to protect its host,
won't it? )

[somnifacient]

(Probably?)

[But he sounds uncertain.]

(What kind of duress though?)

[sistershoggoth]

( Waterboarding! )

[somnifacient]

(Nope. No thanks. I'll figure it out on my own.)

[sistershoggoth]

( Like... serious question though, have you ever done any, like, torture resistance? That... kind of shit might come up. In our new line of work. )

[somnifacient]

(Uh... no?

The Prince of Lucis does not undergo torture resistance, no. Though training with Gladio was pretty much the same thing.)

[sistershoggoth]

( Yeah, uh, I don't want to be in charge of that shit. I mean I could. It's really not that hard to torture people. But, uh, you. Might want to consider taking a crack at it. Better to tap out of training a couple of times than have your first time be... the real thing. )

[ This is kind of awkward but also very serious. ]

[somnifacient]

(I...)

[This is indeed a very awkward conversation. But serious, and probably well-meaning.

So of course he has no idea what to say to it.]

(I guess it's something to think about. But... my pain threshold is a little more impressive than it used to be. After my Crystal nap. You know.)