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[It was a long hike back, and Rose spent the night in the medical center. Her wounds were such that they wanted to keep an eye on her. While Enlightened healing powers can do a lot, she is still on the mend. She looks it, too; she has a blue button-up shirt on, but the white bandages along her torso for her broken ribs are visible where the sleeves end and near her neckline.]

[Not to mention her left arm, which is in a sling, and black and blue bruises on her face. She looks like she's seen better days. But, she's out, and she has a mind to take a walk. Unfortunately... she doesn't really have the energy for it.]

[So about halfway through the walk, Rose is sitting down on a bench along one of Union's roads, trying to rest. Behind her, a Blaziken is fussing -- Efreet, who evolved on the way home.]

[Video, sometime later]

[Eventually, Rose does get back to the Tycoon estate. She's resting, then, but the room is visible behind her when she flips on the warp band. She smiles down at it; her face is a bit less puffy, now. Enlightened healing is a thing.]

Hey, everybody. So... that got intense, huh?

How's everyone holding up?

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The path of least resistance.

[ Haruka exhales, slow but steady, as if she can dismiss the troubles in her mind as easily as she can empty her lungs. ] What will you do?

[ You were a traveling group originally, right? This doesn't have to be your fight. Haruka's voice is neutral - she won't blame Rose if the Spearowfeathers decide to seek different markets. ]

[Rose nods. Path of least resistance, especially given the Emperor's power. Anything that crosses him... that's not the path of least resistance.]

[But Haruka's got a good question. She looks off for a moment.]

...We're not going anywhere. I don't think it will be safe anywhere else, exactly, with something like that. Or with the Elite Four. Besides... dealing with these kind of problems is a side business, sorta.

Feel free to bump us to the bottom of the list. [ Okay, her head's clear. Haruka cracks half a smile (if only half). The Union Divine Theater has been pleased with your work thus far, but restoring a Historic Monument can wait for after they're guaranteed future generations will be around to enjoy it. ]

We'll get to it later, all right?

[She smiles. They're on the same page there, too, it sounds like. There's a lot to do -- and if Gigas attacks, as she expects them to, there's a chance of more damage -- so it can wait. She looks up at Haruka.]

You think we need a plan? Gigas probably won't wait very long to hit us back.

[ Haruka shrugs. Yes, she's hoping to have a plan - but it's also hard to plan for who-knows-what, so she figured she'd form said plan when they had an idea of what they'd be up against.

Besides, well, "gods". They should probably think of a plan to deal with gods so others in Union won't be put in undue danger. But that's for the Divine Defense Force to handle, not civilians (and she's pretty sure the solution is just "take out the Emperor" anyway). ] We'll see them coming.

...did the Emperor look...mobile?

[ It's not subtle but that can't be helped. At least it's relevant to the conversation. ]

That's a tough one. See... yes, he did, because there was an armor. It moved and could smack us around. [Obviously, given her bandages. But Haruka meant more than that.]

He approached us. The machine he was in is apparently tied to something in that place. I only caught part of it, but Rise saw more.

I don't know if he can bring it all the way out here. If he can, we've got a problem.

[ Thanks for the Rise namedrop. She'll have to have that conversation later.

Haruka keeps her focus, however, on the person who's here right now. ] Let's hope we didn't tick him off that much.

[ Another half-joke. Also 100% a lie. Those gods won't be freed till he's defeated. Any trouble Union has with Gigas after that, or Gigas has itself, isn't her concern.

The Divine Defense Force has a very specific Mission. ]

Thanks for telling me.

[ Can't be easy to relive stuff that left you bandaged. And it's not like they know each other that well... ]

I hope not. Either way, we're gonna need to break the damn thing.

[She expects to need to fight the Emperor. But it's more than that; it's not a mission like the DDF's. It's a different one, and maybe simpler. She thinks that old man needs to die.]

[She means to see it done.]

Sure, yeah. We're all in it together, right? At least... I don't think he's giving a choice not to be.

Even if I'm a little surprised an actor's interested.

[ Haruka shrugs. She wouldn't be too much of an actor if she let that unsettle her, but she will take as a cue to ease up. ] Could get bad for business.

[ There. Cool enough? ]

Yeah, war usually is. [Except for certain businesses.]

Same boat for me.

Let's both try to stay floating. [ Deflection successful. She adds a smirk to seal the deal, though. ]

I'm not planning on sinking!

[She grins, even if it kinda hurts. Her face is pretty bruised up.]

[ Haruka grins, getting up. Things are just fine here, and she got what she came for. Better skedaddle before the civilians begin to suspect anything. ] Drink your water. That face is too pretty to leave bruised for long.

[Rose twists off the cap, then takes a long pull from it.]

Bruises definitely aren't part of my look! Thanks for the water, too.

[ Rolls with the punches in more ways than one. Haruka salutes this attitude. ] Later.

[ Time to go do....secret society things, she supposes. Figure out how they're going to minimize casualties in a war.

Fun. ]

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