I'll be the watcher of the eternal flame [Eachdraidh IC Contact]

[zerotohiro]

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voice | 8/8

[heralding]

Time isn't a concern. It's the fact that too many things might be in motion for me to put a stop to them. [Though she speaks as if she is rightfully meant to put a halt to these things, it is not out of self-importance. Lightning is simply willing to take on that burden so that others can live.

Even now, she thinks of Serah. Serah would continue on even if she was frightened, and she would find a way to either find strength or grant it to Lightning. No, she knows that this is what she has to do.]

voice | 8/8

[zerotohiro]

Think about it this way, Lightning. Everything moves in parts. Everything that's in motion is moving thanks to a set of gears and wheels. [Metaphorically.] Knock even one of the gears loose? You stop the whole process. It's just about finding the right one and...some of us are working on a path of our own. Doesn't hurt to have somebody else coming in from another side.

voice | 8/8

[heralding]

Not a bad way to look at things. [The question is finding the right gear, but that's up to her. The monarchs seem like the most obvious gear to get rid of, but Lightning is fairly certain that even if she survived their deaths, that the other shardbearers would be quick to turn on her.

No, she'd have to find a way to justify that action, and that isn't the right angle to take.]

I'll see what I can find. I'll look up the people you mentioned, too.

voice | 8/8

[zerotohiro]

I can't exactly take all the credit for thinking of it that way. It took me a while to really understand, too, but it's true now more than ever. [He knows he probably shouldn't be encouraging this, but...he knows even if he didn't, Lightning would go on her own.

It's why he admires her so much, really.]

Let me know what you find out. I'll see if I can drum up some more leads after that. Good luck.

voice | 8/8

[heralding]

Can do. Take care of yourself, Hiro. [At that, she takes her leave from the conversation, assuming that they're mostly done here.]