young_oldman | IC Inbox: Empatheias

[Okay, a teenager who could best Lu Meng in battle. Actually, that's not that weird of a concept considering Alvin's own group, but good to know regardless.

As he listens he slowly nods.]

All right, makes sense. [And then a low exhale.] Man this girl really isn't making it easy. No wonder she's all about despair.

She represents a near insurmountable barrier to overcome. I wouldn't be surprised if this too is part of her plan; imagine how many would be chilled at the thought that we have an unstoppable source of despair flowing into Peromei, and that there is nothing we can do to stem it?

We must proceed carefully. She's crafty and manipulative, and we must not let her infect the people with her despair any longer. But there's also the other side of the equation, and I believe that would be easier to tackle, especially since the Priestess has been restored to full strength.

[Yes, he'd clearly been spending too much time with Junko. But it's important for him to do so. As the Art of War states: Know thy enemy, know thyself, find victory in a hundred battles. It's only with an understanding of how Junko works that he can find a way to unravel the mess she's created.]

To counter Miss Enoshima's despair, we must simply supply Peromei with hope. Indeed, if we're going to be splitting hairs just like Miss Enoshima does, the very fact that we remain optimistic for our future despite Miss Enoshima's presence among us is hope by itself. The difficulty lies in convincing the people of our logic.

Well I would say there's at least some success here, isn't there? Despite all the despair, it looked like Peromei was at least placated to some degree. She didn't try attacking the city at least and is apparently leaving Junko to us to deal with.

[Just. With that nice little warning that if it happens again she'll be back and won't hesitate in "dealing" with the problem again.]

So there's some hope there. [He is never going to look at that word the same again.] I mean, no matter how determined that girl is, it's only one as far as we know of. Even if there are others, there's still a greater number of people who would want to counteract it.

We will have to build a case for the people to believe that. Perhaps this is where you and I, and everyone else who believes that we will triumph yet, must step in.

Show them a little light of "hope," huh?

Maybe you should leave that to Sanae.

You don't need to be as spirited and energetic as the Priestess. Simply providing an ear for troubles or providing encouragement would work as well.

[ A thought occurs to him then. ]

We could hold some festivities to uplift the mood of the people as well. A night of good food, companionship and wine could do wonders.

Night of good food, huh?

[A wry grin forms.]

You know, it's been a while since we've been out of drinking, and after everything that everyone's been through, I do think it's high time to call for some celebration.

I might throw something at the restaurant [And not tell Milla.] but what do you say to a little bit of night life? Adults only.

I am not opposed to that idea. And if we cast our partial success with Peromei as a victory worth celebrating, that may help to brighten the people's spirits as well.

Sounds like a pretty good plan to me. I'll handle the arrangements.

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