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ARDYN IZUNIA

Ardyn Izunia. Professor of law. Lord of law. Liege of law. The one grading your papers. Leave a message.

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Rip sleep

[daemonized]

[Ardyn isn't asleep yet, though admittedly 3 am is usually at the cusp of when he's thinking about it. When his phone goes off, he looks at it, and...

Jack, are you drunk.

He tries to think of a clever response to that, but all he can settle on is:]

I'm finding I don't know how to reply to this. What are you going on about?

[hjack69]

look i know it sounds insane but im SURE ive seen diamond ponies before
id bet my mothers life on it if i knew or gave a shit abt her so lets just say id bet my entire professional career on the fact that there are ponies made of diamonds out there
i remember seeing them
they were frickin majestic

[daemonized]

[Still not 100% convinced that Jack isn’t drunk, but he’s rather impressively coherent for a drunkard.

Even so. This is- seemingly still very random. He'll give him the benefit of the doubt.]

I see. Diamond ponies. Then I suppose the only question is this: How does one even forget about diamond ponies in the first place? You’re certain you weren’t just asleep and having a very vivid dream? It is an ungodly hour, you know.

[hjack69]

well how does one forget about chocobos since theyve apparently existed forever
theres some weird shit going on im tellin you
look maybe weve all
idk
FORGOTTEN abt diamond ponies??
i KNOW theyre real ardyn

[daemonized]

Very well. You've a point there. I believe you.

[He believes, at least, that there's the potential of something very strange happening.

On his end, Ardyn's sighing, straightening up in his chair in his study. Maybe it'd just be more beneficial to stay awake through the night this time.]

So, just diamond ponies? No how's or why's or where's? Just glittering majesty?

[hjack69]

theyre so beautiful ardyn
so beautiful

[ That's not an IC link, it's just. Look at that pony. ]

i mean this sounds even crazier but the ponies are actually MADE of diamonds
i dont even know how that works

[daemonized]

[Damn. It's utterly magnificent.]

Generally speaking, biology doesn't work that way. But what do I know?

[Ardyn's had a lot of strange conversations at 3 in the morning, but this one probably takes the cake for now.]

Where did you see this pony? Do you remember?

[hjack69]

trust me i am 100% that diamond horses exist
afnd idk
i feel like youd need to buy one
its not like things made out of diamonds just naturally EXIST
maybe theyre artificially created ponies




jesus christ this is the stupidest sounding conversation ive ever had

[daemonized]

If it’s any consolation, this conversation seems to be about even keel with the state of Recolle as of late. What with the disappearance of horses; before you know it, we'll have diamond chocobos, too.

And not to take the wind out of your sails, because while the idea of owning a great diamond pony is difficult to forget, aren’t you a little disturbed that you’re suddenly remembering this now? Where did it come from?

[hjack69]

yyyyyyeah ive been
not thinking abt that kind of on purpose
one i cant remember WHERE i saw the pony or WHY i know abt the pony but its crystal fuckin clear
i remember it better than like half my childhood

you dont think this is a thing like where kids remember dying on the titanic or w/e right

[daemonized]

What, that you're having flashbacks to a previous life filled with diamond horses? Do you legitimately believe that such a thing can happen?

[One might imagine a scoff here. But it's actually throwing him into consideration, enough to where there's another message a few seconds later.]

I visited Aranea a day or two ago, by the way. She showed me her demon sketches.

[This might somehow be related more to diamond ponies than it initially sounds like. Vaguely, at least.]

[hjack69]

i dont know??
look i only told you and elizabeth and she thinks im fuckin crazy
and yeah ok whats that have to do w diamond ponies

[daemonized]

It's not as if this a normal thing to tell people, Jack.

[The next bit takes awhile to go show up, because Ardyn is throwing tl;dr his way.]

Anyway, remember when we had our conversation about reoccurring dreams? How there's an inexplicable feeling of familiarity in something that should be foreign; that's what I felt when I saw her drawings. They were good, but they were like something plucked from a dream that I didn't know I had. If that makes any sense to you.

I asked her what had inspired her. She said that they were based off of her own dreams she had, when she was younger. If that was the case, why would I feel that way about what I saw? It's as if there was something shared there. And I don't mind that in a trite, romantic sense.

I hadn't thought anything of it, not until you told me about your diamond ponies -- remembering things you didn't know about. All this to say that there's something strange happening, Jack. I don't know how to feel about it.

[hjack69]

yeah i dont like it
feels like somethings shifting in the city ardyn
you notice this all started w that dumb retrospec app install? w the electric shock?
now hearing about araneas dreams im starting to wonder about the angel too

[daemonized]

Yes. Heralding the start of all this, a suspicious app for a mobile device. It would be comical if it were happening to anyone else.

You think it may be more than just a dream?

UGHHHHH

[hjack69]

i dont know what the fuck it would say about me if it WAS something else
what like for some reason im getting ~ visions ~ of diamond ponies and angels w cords for wings?
and youre dealing w stuff about demons?
wtf does that say about us

It happens to the best of us

[daemonized]

Demons and my own dreams of nothing but the dark. Cheery, isn't it? Maybe it means we're slowly losing grasp of our own sanity.

Ready to back out of our tattoo adventure yet?

[The last part is a wry attempt at levity.]

1/2

[hjack69]

[ In hindsight, now both of their design ideas are kind of... ominous. Why does he dream about a sad, skinny girl plugged full of wires? And Ardyn - what had he said? Darkness that stretches out forever? Jesus.

There's a few minutes of pause before he responds. ]

[hjack69]

whats the matter ardyn gettin cold feet
pretty sure there aint a bigger " fuck you " than gettin something tattooed on you so why the hell not

[daemonized]

Cold feet? Never. Regrets are for our future selves to deal with. We can be as reckless as we like in the present.

Besides, I can't back out after I've already chosen. Aranea will quite literally hunt me down just so she can permanently scrawl something embarrassing on my back if I do.

[hjack69]

you know she actually congratulated me on convincing you to get inked
whats the story between you two anyway
seems like you know each other

[daemonized]

I helped her out a few years back, when I was still practicing law. Simply put, she had found herself in some trouble, and I got her out of it. If you want the details, you should ask her yourself. Whether or not she's inclined to tell you is another matter altogether.

[hjack69]

ooh sounds juicy
what if i ask her for some dirt on you huh
am i gonna get some deets on the trip to vegas you dont talk about

[daemonized]

Ha. What kind of man do you think I am, exactly?

[hjack69]

the kind thats had at LEAST one major rebellious incident