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[unkindled_madness]

Notes: Courtesy of David, this video is posted under a variety of anonymous throwaway accounts that are nigh-impossible to track, on basically every platform you can name. WOM.bat simply has a URL where the video can be downloaded, shared in the Fantastic Sucks board.

[The camera is focused on a man people may recognize from Fantastic's June announcement about a hypnotist manipulating Starfallen into acting as villains without their knowledge: the Fixer. While he looks a little worse for wear after his time in hiding, he isn't sporting any injuries beyond a few minor bruises.

Those asking him questions are off-camera, their voices altered.

After the full interrogation, a certain narrative becomes clear:

Fantastic hired the Fixer. They intentionally targeted Starfallen, using them to carry out staged attacks for Fantastic to thwart. This enabled him to elevate his image and dethrone Atomight from the Alliance. Once he achieved this goal, Fantastic threw the Fixer under the bus (which the Fixer seems especially and genuinely bitter about).

While this may not be surprising to a lot of people, they didn't have the proof before, and it makes Fantastic's hypocrisy for claiming to be working towards the safety of Starfallen excedingly clear.]

((The throwaway accounts probably won't be responding, but folks are welcome to chat in the various comment sections!))

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

There are two companies: Helios and Mediodia that seem to have ties with the cult. We'll start with Mediodia. Form some fake personas and sneak in.

[unkindled_madness]

...is Helios not the name of one of those Greek gods?

[dothelokimotion]

The sun god. "Mediodia" translates to middle of the day. It's not subtle.

[unkindled_madness]

Not in the least. They sound like someone being uncreative with shell corporations.

[dothelokimotion]

Indeed. It shouldn't prove too difficult to infiltrate.

[unkindled_madness]

No. You shouldn't have any trouble.

[He's a bit relieved.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki chuckles. ]

Not with this.

[unkindled_madness]

Let me know what you find, then. It may even be amusing.

[dothelokimotion]

Of course. You'll be the first to know.

[unkindled_madness]

I suppose that will be quite a bit easier now.

[dothelokimotion]

I have freedom of movement, thankfully.

[unkindled_madness]

And I much prefer this method of contact.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki laughs, squeezing his arm. ]

I thought you might.

[unkindled_madness]

Is it obvious?

[dothelokimotion]

Only a little. But I won't tell anyone.

[unkindled_madness]

I wouldn't mind terribly.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his expression softens, despite himself. ]

You don't?

[unkindled_madness]

I am not hiding what you are to me.

[dothelokimotion]

[ something bubbles up, but loki puts a pin on it for now. ]

I think we're both done hiding.

[unkindled_madness]

[Sephiroth tilts his head curiously. Loki is the one who wanted public displays.]

I didn't think you ever wanted to.

[dothelokimotion]

I didn't.

But there are things even I don't ask for.

[unkindled_madness]

...I'm not sure what you mean.

[Loki does have trouble asking for things, but this isn't the first time they've discussed this.]

[dothelokimotion]

Later, perhaps. Not right now.

Maybe after the God is dealt with.

[unkindled_madness]

...all right.

I won't forget.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki smiles at that as he leans to press a kiss to sephiroth's cheek. ]

Never doubt.