( At the very least, she's accustomed to this sort of existence. It's one she hates, one that sparks some mix of anger, frustration and upset in the very deepest recesses of her mind, but it's inevitable. Maybe she's just meant to fight, to do the things she hates.
She thought this a long time ago, but it keeps proving itself true. )
Great.
( There's no attempt to conceal the annoyance at that explanation. For a moment she'd hoped, thought there might be some ability to convince some of them. Have double agents. Not need to kill all of them - she doesn't want to, wants to be better than the black and white thinking that led The Agency to the place it was ten years ago. But logic is a tricky beast, one that convinces beings more fully than anything else. She doesn't see a way around it. )
Just have to find out where they reproduce and burn it.
( WHAT SARCASM THAT'S NO BIG TASK AT ALL.
... Where's Faith and her firepower when Kate needs it jfc. )
( Long. Fucking. Pause. Feat. Blinking before eventually...
Kate sighs and rubs her temples with a hand as she takes the information in. It's one thing to topple The Agency, and they didn't even do that well. (Well would have not involved ten years of trying to fix it only to end up with an uneasy truce.) To try and stop invading robots who've apparently travelled lightyears further than her version of humanity has managed is another thing entirely.
She sort of sees why running has been the only option up until now. But it can't be the continued option. It isn't feasible. And they can't just give up and keep letting the gods run the show without any input. )
Yours didn't?
( It's out of left field, but she has no answers to the problem of the Null right now. Only frustration. )
We expanded through our own solar system before we met the Null. They assisted us in traveling to others, but we did not reach as far as they did through the stars.
( She isn't saying that for any real reason, it's just the observation that she can't ignore, a reminder of just how disparate her world is from theirs. Indeed, from many other worlds. Glacius' universe has species travelling across the solar systems, as well. There are many people who say that there's no such thing as magic or powers where they come from; whether that's because they've never come across the idea personally, or because there truly isn't, who knows. Things continue being so different that it's hard to get a grip on it all, and each time you think you do, something else happens.
But she promised Faith they'd help these beings out. Promised herself that she wasn't going back to being the person she was in The Agency - turning blind eyes, gritting her teeth, keeping herself safe at the expense of an entire Underground species.
She inhales through her teeth, nearly glowering at Sorrow for a minute. Nothing that's personal and everything that's just her face and how it works. )
Had easier missions.
( U n d e r s t a t e m e n t. )
Don't want to see you lot die, mind. Think Faith'd kill me if she remembered this place.
[He remembers Faith. She was- kind, and sympathetic. He wasn't always kind to her, not that he's always kind to anyone, but he appreciated her all the same.
It's noble that Kate is doing this for them and for her. He finds himself nodding at the thought.]
I understand that we will have to work together for this. I am willing to do so- I don't have much of a choice, really. But at this point, neither do you.
[And whose fault is that?]
What I mean to say is- thank you. I'll keep your contributions in mind.
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action.
She thought this a long time ago, but it keeps proving itself true. )
Great.
( There's no attempt to conceal the annoyance at that explanation. For a moment she'd hoped, thought there might be some ability to convince some of them. Have double agents. Not need to kill all of them - she doesn't want to, wants to be better than the black and white thinking that led The Agency to the place it was ten years ago. But logic is a tricky beast, one that convinces beings more fully than anything else. She doesn't see a way around it. )
Just have to find out where they reproduce and burn it.
( WHAT SARCASM THAT'S NO BIG TASK AT ALL.
... Where's Faith and her firepower when Kate needs it jfc. )
action.
[Just to make matters more complicated.]
Their civilization has spread across worlds and solar systems.
action.
Kate sighs and rubs her temples with a hand as she takes the information in. It's one thing to topple The Agency, and they didn't even do that well. (Well would have not involved ten years of trying to fix it only to end up with an uneasy truce.) To try and stop invading robots who've apparently travelled lightyears further than her version of humanity has managed is another thing entirely.
She sort of sees why running has been the only option up until now. But it can't be the continued option. It isn't feasible. And they can't just give up and keep letting the gods run the show without any input. )
Yours didn't?
( It's out of left field, but she has no answers to the problem of the Null right now. Only frustration. )
action.
[He shakes his head.]
We expanded through our own solar system before we met the Null. They assisted us in traveling to others, but we did not reach as far as they did through the stars.
action.
( She isn't saying that for any real reason, it's just the observation that she can't ignore, a reminder of just how disparate her world is from theirs. Indeed, from many other worlds. Glacius' universe has species travelling across the solar systems, as well. There are many people who say that there's no such thing as magic or powers where they come from; whether that's because they've never come across the idea personally, or because there truly isn't, who knows. Things continue being so different that it's hard to get a grip on it all, and each time you think you do, something else happens.
But she promised Faith they'd help these beings out. Promised herself that she wasn't going back to being the person she was in The Agency - turning blind eyes, gritting her teeth, keeping herself safe at the expense of an entire Underground species.
She inhales through her teeth, nearly glowering at Sorrow for a minute. Nothing that's personal and everything that's just her face and how it works. )
Had easier missions.
( U n d e r s t a t e m e n t. )
Don't want to see you lot die, mind. Think Faith'd kill me if she remembered this place.
( And those are the only things that matter. )
action.
It's noble that Kate is doing this for them and for her. He finds himself nodding at the thought.]
I understand that we will have to work together for this. I am willing to do so- I don't have much of a choice, really. But at this point, neither do you.
[And whose fault is that?]
What I mean to say is- thank you. I'll keep your contributions in mind.
action.
( When. Not if. Never if. She can't afford to think in ifs, not right now. )
Anything else we need to know?
( Nothing crosses her mind, at the moment. But maybe Sorrow can think of something she hasn't. )
action.
[Though he appreciates her optimism.]
We'll know more when Rage and Delight return.
action.
See ya.
( Kate out, broski. )