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and all reports in the world seem to be positive.
Speaker Ardavazda and his fellow Celestials continue
to guide Sansatyan through its transitory period.
Some elements of Disquiet have been rooted out
and sent to the Sky Prison, but a steady peace
is overall set into place. But the same can't
be said for all our worlds. The revolution on
Sansatyan has sent out shockwaves felt throughout
the Concord, and some rather villainous elements
have taken to the idea. Ankur and Sengar have
seen the rise of two revolutionary groups. The
Silent Roar, who have long troubled Atash's reign,
as well as a new, more violent group known as
the Ashen Heirs. Revolution has sparked in the
world of Noiri as well, leading to an absolute
tragedy. Terrorists clad in jelly -dye -stained
aprons have recently seen to the murder of...
Prince of Coin Amarmata. These dangerous individuals
call themselves the Bloodletters and state that
their mission is to drain the poisonous greed
from the streets of Zelda. The Merchant King's
police and force, known as the Silent Verse,
are taking this matter gravely serious. We can
only hope these Bloodletters are rooted out and
caught swiftly as the March of Vice begins in
just a matter of days. We can only pray that
Noiri's greatest celebration does not play host
to more such tragedy. Damn, I'm good. That's
like the 10th time you've got perfect timing.
Yes, the timing was good, but more importantly,
you just dropped a bunch of stuff on us. Before
we hit record, you were like, oh, we should banter.
What do you guys want to banter about? We haven't
done that in a minute. Hold on, let me just drop
bombs. There are revolutions and murders and
coups. This is on Noiri, and we're not there
right now. All right, well. It has nothing to
do with you guys. Don't worry about it. Don't
worry about it. Guarantee. I'm quite worried.
Dude, this is not this beer. You know exactly
what it is, too. What? It's a beer with a label
that I like, but the beer inside it is one that
I don't. Oh, no. Here. From a work switch up.
We'll switch it up. You're like, dude, MVP. Someone
give this man a button. This is probably. No.
He has four. Come on. Use some buttons. No. Fine.
I'm going to use. half of my current buttons
to negate your one button that you're going to
use to try to kill john franklin cat's out of
the bag damn that's pretty good so yeah nasty
oh yeah all right so in may the pants people
if they so choose could come and give us a button
of their own oh because we are going to be at
a thing steven what thing oh yes what thing what
thing we are going to be at mountain mania which
is a tabletop gaming convention. Well, it's more
than just, oh no, yeah, it's tabletop. They're
going to have trading card games, magic, all
sorts of crazy stuff. And this is going to take
place at the Burke Mountain Resort and Convention
Center. And we are going to be there as vendors.
We're going to perform a live episode from May
10th to May 12th. And it's going to be, I mean,
for us, this is huge. Massive. This is really
cool. The people from Burke Mountain reached
out to us because they heard about us through
Reckless Nerd Out Nights. And it's been a wonderful
connection. And actually, through us, Burke Mountain,
who's hosting Mountain Mania, reached out to
our friends in North Carolina at Homebrew Coffee
Co. And Homebrew Coffee Co. is flying up to sponsor
a coffee hour at the convention. Fucking insane.
Unreal. It's unreal. Totally wild. Yeah. Yeah.
The connections, man. I mean, it's so weird just
stepping foot into this, like, this weird, like,
cyberverse that we weren't really privy to before.
And we're meeting so many amazing people. It's,
yeah, I'm going to puke because I'm so nervous
about it all. But also, I'm really happy and
excited. Yeah, come by and watch me puke. It's
going to be a great show. Yeah, so if you're
interested and you have any way or ability or
interest in getting to Vermont, which I know
for most of the country is very far out of the
way. Look up the Burke Mountain Resort and Convention
Center. Find their Mountain Mania event. And
hopefully we'll see you there because we're going
to be there. We're going to be there. Just drop
that radio voice on us. All right. Where's that
been hiding? Yeah, yeah. It's exciting. Hopefully
we're going to run a little, you know, kind of
one -shot session. We're going to use these characters,
but kind of like our last two episodes, we're
going to do something a little more self -enclosed.
A world, one of the new worlds of my design.
A little one -time adventure there. I think it's
going to be a really cool time. Yeah, we're imagining
that most of the people there who are going to
be sitting in and listening won't be regular
listeners and will be... new to our show so we
want to do something that's true to you know
fantasy pants with our characters and our setting
and everything but is inclusive to them who haven't
heard the show before and it's all on david danny's
going wild down there oh yeah oh yeah yeah yeah
uh i'm gonna puke but hey That's all I got. Come
and support David if you can. Come support David.
He can use some friendly faces in the crowd.
They're all going to be friendly faces, though.
Everyone's going to be there to watch us and
have a good time. Everyone's going to want to
have fun, so yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Stage
fright, am I right? Speaking of stage fright,
that sort of moves us into the topic of this
current episode we're going into now. Now, I
hope, I hope it wasn't too jarring just sort
of jumping into the middle of a scenario with
that last brief arc. I hope it wasn't too wild
and crazy and jarring for everybody because we're
going to do it again. Right here, right now.
You guys ready for this? I don't think so. No.
Because we're looking at a static screen. The
usual stuff. Crystal projection. And as the static
sort of disappears. We hear a voice say, The
Morning Jewel is recorded in front of a live
studio audience! And we are popping into a bright,
lit room. Sparse white walls, crystal chairs,
maroon fucking everywhere. Just so much maroon,
so many cushions. It's outrageous how many cushions
there are in this room. We see a dwarven woman,
hair in a tight... bun, dark shrewd eyes, and
a long pipe resting in her mouth. So much purple
all over her outfit situation. And a trail of
almost a purplish smoke, like a fuchsia, is rising
up from the edge of the pipe. She's sitting in
her own sort of crystal chair, the biggest of
the lot. And there's almost a long sort of coffee
table in front of her. And we see there's three
chairs set on this set for the morning jewel.
And we see those chairs are occupied by Jules
LaRoche. Jean -Frankly Montelio, and Blanche
Trudeau. All right. You say so. We're jumping
in. We'll jump in, then we'll jump out and explain.
But I'm not done jumping in yet, because I've
got to say this. Welcome to the Morning Jewel.
We always start our days off brilliantly, and
today we have such a surprise for you all. For
the first time live on the network, we have Jules
LaRoche, the Midnight Prince. She gestures over
to you, Jules, and the live studio audience is
going wild. You know, you made pants people happen.
You're going to make this happen. You don't coin
your own nickname. I'm coining one for you. Yeah,
you can't give yourself a nickname. That's true.
I hate that so much. How does Jules react to,
like, this? Do you wave? Do you, like, take this
in? No. No. He just stares. Yeah. Hell yeah.
If anything, he gives a nod. But probably not
even that. Hell yeah. Her hand sweeps beyond
you to the next chair. Also in attendance is
Jewel's luminary partner, the turtle, Jean Franklin.
Won't tell you, so isn't that something? And
Jean's just kind of... Can't really speak. His
hand is shaking. He's got like a raised hand
towards the crowd. Everyone's sort of cheering.
Not quite as loudly. Cheering. He doesn't seem
to notice. He's both elated and... terrified
in this moment and uh probably like being glanced
at from the the elder tortle beside him as a
as a fubo may turns towards the last guest we
also have blanche trudeau folks not a luminary
but one of the heroes of sansatyan really this
could not be crazier blanche how you taking this
in the crowd starts cheering for you um thank
you bubo Bubo? Blanche said Bubo. Jean shoots
you the darkest glare. Flashback. Keep your cool,
Jean. You're on the network. Let's talk about
how we got here. On to the network. This scene
taking place is happening two days after your
return from your brief adventure on Danatu. When
you all arrived back to your homes and onto the
radiant Seydel, an invitation was waiting for
each of you. A summons to the morning jewel should
you choose to accept. Now, I will say that Jean
Franklin was immediately interested, but also
just terrified. You guys saw how nervous he was
in the pig man's aura. And Blanche knows that
Jean is secretly a huge fanboy of Fubo May. I
mean, who isn't? Not only is she an incredible
host, she's also the very mother. A Fu Liling,
the teapot mage considered to be the second ranked
luminary in the modern era. Pretty big deal.
And Jaune is shaking nervous. Wants to puke nervous.
David nervous about this whole scenario. He's
also excited. Partially because he can meet some
of his heroes. He can get out in front of the
people. But partially because he's considering
spilling all the dirt he knows during the show.
Everything he knows about... his father, about
the Kings of Coin and their little conspiracy,
the murder he's apparently found evidence of.
But he's also worried about the lack of that
evidence. Even the very paper he told you about,
Blanche, that he wrote, that his father had written,
he had left where he found it, as he didn't want
to tip off old DiPiero Montaglio to the discovery
of this information. Jean has nothing, nothing
physical, just what he can say. But he wants
to say it. He wants so badly to see justice done.
He's eager. dangerously eager. And I'll ask you,
how did you guide him in this blanch? Because
he told you everything. He asked you to come.
He's nervous to do this alone. Whether he's spilling
the beans or not, he really, really wants you
there. Would a tadpole announce itself before
investigating the viper's nest? Or would he take
them by surprise? I see. Yes. If you plan to
investigate this, it might be best to... Go in
discreetly. You must know, sir, this is not the
only invitation I have received. Father and his
heir have been asked to, well, a certain party
on the first day of the March of Vice. A few
days from now, this is my chance. If all of the
kings and all of their merchant princes, their
heirs, are in attendance, there must be evidence
there as well. There must be a way, someone I
can turn. If you announce your intentions live
on the network, the Kings of Coin won't let you
get close. They may even order me to keep you
away. Yes, yes, you're right. Very well. Then
I shall stay clean of this dirty business for
now. Until I know more. Until I can truly get
them into the Sky Prison with a lot, right? Right,
sir? Well, I suppose all that remains to be seen,
Jean. That is... That is quite the task you have
given yourself, and I hope you're wrong. We move
forward in this flashback because another thing
that you all are privy to, some big information
that all of you, I imagine, know at this point,
is information about Tithos. Demilich, Mateo
Cortez, swore to you that the residents of Tithos
never entered the domain of death. The world
in its entirety is alive. Now, after it was...
The storm was seen destroying it. After communication
with it was fully brought down, the gemstone
pulled into the keening gloom. It was assumed
that everyone had died. Investigations from the
speakers were said to have been made, and they
released just the sure knowledge that the world
itself, every resident there, was pronounced
dead. But if that's not true, I mean, this is
information that could shake up the worlds. then
you all have a reason to believe it is not true.
Do any of you intend to use this opportunity
in front of the very public of the worlds? Maybe
feel it out and see if there's a chance to drop
this bomb? Before Jeremy answers, I'm just going
to say that this is not Blanche's bag. Blanche
is not saying anything about that. I think Jean
feels the same. So no pressure there, Jules LaRoche.
I haven't properly thought this through. Hey,
that's how we do it here on Fast Pants. Going
in blind. We always never properly think things
through. You don't need to say anything now.
Yeah, listen to Danny. Is she asking about it?
Are we going to continue the conversation? I'm
just curious what your intentions are before
we go into this. But you don't need to say. You
can just play it out. Feel it out. I'm going
to play it out. I will say, too, because I want
to make sure you guys have reasons for being
here. I don't want to put you here. So there's
one other reason you might have come. So on top
of all this, there is pay to be made. The Morning
Jewel will be airing ads for your sponsors. They
do this for any luminary that comes on to the
show. And so each of you, except John, because
he's going to spend it all on sushi right afterwards.
He doesn't get money anymore. Will receive 100
gold just for showing up. Oh, baby. Blanche,
you're not a luminary, but you got, again, you're
a representative of a merchant king. His wares
get shown. You get money. It just makes sense.
Right. The only way Blanche would agree to go
would be if her. employer asked her to go. I
mean, DiPiero, honestly, because John asked you,
and I think, like, DiPiero, I would hear maybe
about this and be like, yeah, go ahead. Make
sure the boy doesn't do anything too foolish.
Sure. You know, always keep an eye on him. I
think he's been very cold towards John since
he left, but, like, there's definitely an element
of he's worried. He cares. Right. So. Realistically,
you actually should have gained some sponsor
money from that last arc, too, that little rumble
on Dana, too. Yeah, what's up with that, David?
Yeah, well, you see, actually, Handsome Jai happened
to propose during that time, and the news just
blew up over it. So, like, your little intro
kind of basically went unnoticed under all that
buzz. So, yeah, how unfortunate. So, yeah, no.
You're such a dick. Yeah, yeah, it's a bummer.
Anyway. I used a potion back there. And you got
a potion. It was a better potion. There you go.
You almost died. Yeah, I almost died. You almost
died. Isn't almost dying its own reward? No.
No, I was. It's not about money, Steven. It's
about friendship. And so we flash back to a scene
with just too much maroon, too many cushions.
And Fubo May looking at you all. So how you all
doing? You excited to be here today on my show?
This is your first time really being out in the
front, right? Like in the public? It's very exciting.
Very exciting. Blanche or John is going to have
to take the lead on this because Jules ain't
saying shit right now. All right, not big talkers
in general. That's fine. We'll do more direct
question asking. That's great. Blanche, who has
like no business being here, is going to look
down the couch and see these two frozen. I've
been in higher pressure situations before Fufu,
but I've never been on the network. All right,
well, we'll work on that. The name, it's Fubo.
No, it's fine. It's all right. All right. Thank
you for having me. We're going to warm you all
up, all right? It's fine, darlings. Don't you
worry about it. Jules, Mr. Jules LaRoche, we
got a question for you, if that's okay. Yeah,
sure. The people have been asking. It's all in
all the hype lately. There's a rumor that the
Midnight Prince has himself a lover on San Sitian.
Some have even specified a certain luchadora.
Are these rumors true, Mr. Midnight Prince? Is
there a Midnight Princess? Oh, I love it. So,
oh, so fun. Fuck. Stumped you guys all night.
You're in for it. You're in for it. Dude, I am
softballing you right now. You wait until I get
rough. You wait. Yeah, I don't really like to
talk about my personal life. Darn it. Well, all
right. Your eyes say it all. You're in love.
Look at those eyes. Ah, they shimmer. Oh, my
goodness. It's a shame you're taken, because
honestly, you're so handsome, darling. All right,
well, let's move on. Another question, then.
Mr. Jean Franklin Montelier, let me ask you this.
How did the heir to Zinda's fishing industry,
a prince of coin, end up as sidekick to Zebulon
Black and now luminary partner to Jules LaRoche?
What a story. Let's hear it. Well, you see, yes,
yes, quite a story. Blanche kicks Jean in the
shin. Yes, and so forth, and yes, indeed. Well,
all right, then. Say indeed. Blanche whispers
to Jaune, your pits are sweating. Jaune's like,
he just kind of shuts down. He's up for a treat
into his shell a little bit. Heighten up, soldier.
Brace for riptide. He kind of like, his head
sort of sinks in. Jaune underwent a... strict
training regimen. All right. Back on his home
world of Zinda. And he... Wait, did I say it
wrong? No, no. Oh, okay. I mean, Noiri is the
home world, but Zinda... Noiri, sure. Honestly,
people sort of almost see them as like, Zinda
is Noiri. Right. The Golden Bay is sort of, you
know, who cares about that place? Yeah. And he
took his training out into the world, and it's
no surprise that he's rising to the top. Hey,
give me a persuasion check. I'm going to do a
little bit of this. Every once in a while, I'll
give you guys checks. You're wowing the crowd
right now. We're going to see how you can build
up your brand. Really? Maybe. How'd they do?
Eight on the die. It's just a lukewarm reception
towards John Franklin in general. I think Fuomei
kind of notices this and sees like, oh, they
don't seem that interested. Okay. And she goes,
all right, well, that's amazing. That's great.
That's awesome. Lady Blanche, master of defense,
huh? That's crazy. I got... First of all, I just
have to ask, darling, is that hair real? And
who styles it? You look simply fabulous. Well,
yes, it's quite rare to see a turtle with hair,
but, well, I shave it daily to keep it short.
I don't want it to get in the way. Combat and
whatnot. You shave it daily. That grows really
fast then. Holy shit. Oops, can't swear on the
network, sorry. Trim it. Cut it. Okay, that's
what you meant. It's part of my daily regimen.
I keep it myself. All right, all right. Wow,
this is harping, folks. This is harping. Would
you mind if we skip the... We had the pleasantries
here, but there's a lot of questions people want
to know the answers to. They're a little more
uncomfortable. If it's okay if I move into them.
Honestly, Fubu, I'd like to get this out of the
way and done as soon as possible. All right.
Why are you here? It's so creepy. It's an ad
for the fishing king in the background. Look
at this big old Golden Bay halibut. All right,
all right. Now, as I said, I hate to get uncomfortable,
but Jules LaRoche, I have to ask. This has been
a big question. Everyone's been ringing with
it, and to hear it here would be great for us
and for you to really get this out. Your family.
has been the subject of some great controversy
following Samuel LaRoche's affiliations with
Itzman Del Prado. And now it's well known that
you left home at an early age to live among the
streets of Cerule. Public opinion has always
pegged you as some kind of deviant soul or whatever.
But now we're all left wondering at the truth.
Did you know about your father's involvement
with criminals and demon worshippers? Did you
leave to get away from all that? We're all wondering,
are you actually the secret hero we've been waiting
for all along? Are you our Prince Charming, Mr.
LaRoche? Wink. I'm surprised that there's still
people out there that don't know. And those that
don't, you better get fucking wise. Oh, can I
swear? I don't think you can swear on the network.
We try not to. We'll bleep it out. Bleep it,
bleep it, yeah. Jammie, Jammie will bleep it
out. Jammie's our editor. He's over there. I
post. Good. Excellent. Wow. I mean, this is,
I want to pull up the string of the sweater,
unravel it. What are we getting wise to, Mr.
Jules? We know now that at least elements of
your family have been involved in this cult and
whatever. How about your cousin? Your mother?
We don't know about them yet, but maybe you could...
I don't have all the answers yet. And I need
all of your help. Don't believe everything you're
told. Question everyone in power. There's like
this grin growing on Fuomei's face like she realized
this is hot. Yes. All right. Question everyone
in power. I like it. Like who? Anyone in particular
we want to question. Mr. Jules. Mr. Midnight
Prince. Tython's is still out there somewhere.
You are all being lied to. And the three of us,
we can't do this alone. The crowd's... All right,
all right. That's... Wow, that is... Oh, my goodness.
It's heating up the room. Question those in power.
Make them tell you the truth. I want a persuasion
check from you. I want a persuasion check from
you here. The crowd is going wild. Which way
are they going? Do they hate this? Is this inflaming
them? Are they getting into it? Do you know what
my persuasion is? It's pretty high. Fucking plus
10. All right, let's see it. So that's a dirty
20. Nice. I mean, the crowd. The way it looks
out. They're going wild, but you see there's
almost like chanting. They look excited. They
look interested. They look like you're bringing
this to the forefront of their minds. You're
getting them into it. I think if he only sees
this and almost, like, puts a hand up, like,
this is almost dangerous. Like, all right, all
right, that's great. No. This is serious. It
is. It's very serious. This is great stuff. Mine,
yours, and everybody's future depends on this.
Ask questions. All right. Don't sit back. The
only way we're going to do this is if we're all
doing this together. And it's just long. Sort
of stunned. Even the crowd just goes silent.
Jaune's out of his shell now, just staring at
you. Ask questions. Yes, I should ask another
question. Jewel stands up and walks off. You're
starting to walk away? I think the real question
is, how did you get this job, Miss Lucho May?
You begin to walk off the stage, and she's just
kind of sitting there stunned, like, all right,
I, uh, and she stops. You see there's almost
a little crystal -like piece in her ear. Wait.
Mr. Lelouch, wait, wait, wait. Stop him. And
some people just kind of move forward, just sort
of holding her in your way, not doing anything,
just kind of staying at the edge of the stage.
And she's, right now. Who's in your ear? Really,
right? All ratings. I can't exactly say no. Okay.
Okay. She turns, but before you're, like, moving
out, I think, like, you're stepping over towards
the curtain to, like, leave through the back.
And there's this sensation, this pressure that
halts in your place before you push through.
And you hear Fuway behind you go, Ladies and
gentlemen, we have a sudden, very exciting turn
of events. Despite years of trying, this will
be the first time that this new guest will have
ever appeared on our show. Uh -oh. You got any
guesses? Let's see what music he's got queued
up first. I mean, I'm guessing Atash would be
horrible. Yeah. She looks up. Atash or? Towards
the top. Music. I know. Mateen, you can dim the
lights. Go ahead. Dim it all. He sort of brings
his own spotlight. Yeah. And you see light. As
a room dims, you see light begin to glow behind
the curtain that you stand before. A silhouette.
moving along with it, stepping right before you.
And the curtain opens as a great, radiant form
pushes through. Ladies and gentlemen, the king
of Anker and Sengar, the first luminary, the
hand of the Sunweaver, Atash! In the crowd goes
absolutely ballistic jewels. You stand in front.
Of Atash. Blanche is standing and doing a little
golf clap. Jaune's back in his shell. Atash.
To attention, soldier. Yes, sir. Atash freezes.
He is tall. Like 10, 11 feet. Almost as tall
as the pig man. His eyes are just this pool of
burning luminescence. His... Wings, great sort
of flames that give off no heat, but so much
light, so much pressure. He looks down towards
you. Do you say anything? Are you leaving the
show? I thought it had only just started. Please.
I've been wanting to meet you. Midnight Prince.
I make an effort to introduce myself to heroes
of note and renown. The good people who will
change our worlds for the better. I see so much
good in you. He holds out a hand to shake. Can
I roll insight on that? This is like an immense
moment. And I think you see people behind you
too. Remember this, Atash is beloved. And everything
that happens here, it creates your image. It
forms what the public thinks of you. Right now,
there's this strange sort of defensive position
where your family is seen as demon worshippers.
And maybe there's an undercurrent of people who
think Jules might be following suit as well.
This might be a good thing. And yes, you can
roll insight. 13. Could Jules do the same? Yeah.
Absolutely. No. Four on the die. He... You look
up at his eyes and he's smiling. He's actually
quite charming. There's a charisma to his presence.
Almost like he also has a plus 10 charisma bonus.
I was going to say, yeah. I was like, there's
no way we're going to get that anyway. Almost
like that. He's just smiling down at you. Jules
will not shake his hand. He will walk back to
the chair. But as he walks, he looks out to the
crowd. People in power. And then sits back down.
Those burning eyes hold no pupils, yet there's
an impression that they are following your every
step as you move to your seat. Atash steps fully
out before the crowd. Greetings! Everyone goes
absolutely wild. Fuomei is like, like, her hand
shaking. This is an upset she never expected
on this show. Natash turns towards her, steps
slowly across towards her. My Lady Fubome, I
thank you graciously for allowing me to come
upon your stage. Perhaps you would like a break.
I thought it could be fun were I to host the
show in your stead. I'm sure our guests would
not mind. This is largely unusual. Those burning
eyes just staring. Yeah, yeah, fun. It'll be
fun. I'll get some refreshments for you. Just
a wave if you need anything at all. Blanche looks
to you guys' eyes, believing, and starts to scurry
away. Blanche reaches out and grabs Fubo's arm
as she passes by and pulls her in for a whisper.
I don't get it. Is it like... Two names? Or is
it all one altogether? I'm going to skip giving
you refreshments. He just pulls away. Oh. Atash.
What the fuck are you doing, David? What am I
doing? Atash goes to sit in the seat that Fuumei
had just been occupying. It is a large seat for
this dwarven woman. For Atash, it is. ridiculously
small. He barely sort of, his legs sort of folded
outwards as he just tries to squat down into
it. And yet he somehow seems to fill it with
such majesty. It doesn't look comical. It looks
terrifying. I have seen you all before. I have
saved you all before, yet we have never formally
met. I am Arthash. And I am pleased to meet some
of our world's most heroic figures. I suppose
I should think of a question. Jaune is like stammering,
terrified. How are you guys holding up? This
is a weird moment. This is an unexpected turn.
How is it affecting these characters? I'm sorry,
Steven. For what? For doing this. Oh boy. Well,
I was going to say that Blanche is fairly military
-minded. I don't think she's... She's not losing
her cool. Hell yeah. Jules has his just blank
defiant stare on Atash. He looks between you
all. A question. Ah. You are heroes. So tell
me, what does heroism mean? To you? Blanche will
stand up to answer. Quite simple, really. I believe
that heroism is doing what is right and protecting
those who can't protect themselves. And she bows
deeply and sits down. He nods. That impression
of a gaze falls on Jaune, who I think maybe for
some prodding also stands up. Yes, Anna? And
law. And, of course, he just full passes out.
Collasses back into the chair. Convenient. Oh,
no. Looks like my character can't talk to my
character. Oh, man. Funny how that happens. Atash
nods again, but, like, less so. Turns to you,
Jules. Do you have an answer to this question
that's not going to get you all killed? I'm just
kidding. It's friendly. Hey, it's a talk show.
What are you scared of? Telling the truth. His
head cocks just a little. Another fine answer.
I do not know if it is bad form to answer my
own question, but I feel a desire. To me, heroes
stand as symbols. Our constructs stand as symbols.
And the symbols we form forge peace, even through
our inaction. Think of my sky prison, which the
unwise might call immoral. The very idea of this
construct strikes fear into the hearts of would
-be criminals. Without even lifting a finger
to point in their direction, I halt them in their
tracks. I save. lives. I believe a hero is determined
not by their actions, not by their beliefs, but
by their impression upon the worlds. By their
very gravity. And what about those who abuse
it? There is ever space in the sky prison for
those deserving. You helped me. You helped me
to root out the evils that plagued San Satyan
and the world's - Like Pigman? Yes. Exactly.
Why don't you tell these people all about that
and let them decide for themselves? You would
defend the Etin. That's right, the Etin. Yes!
I'm just trying to get them the truth. The truth
of the monster that hides behind a mask? Now,
I believe there was very footage of Pigman himself
trying to murder you, Blanche Trudeau. And who
was it that saved you from that certain demise?
It was not his fault. He, in that sense, he cannot
defend himself. And nor can the innocent against
the wrath of the powerful. So you send them away
instead of helping? Those who commit crimes deserve
no help. I prefer to see the innocent. How long
will you hold him, the pig man? Who we all know
and love, I believe. The crowd is booing. The
network has not been kind to the pig man. He
has been colored as... One of the instigators
behind everything wrong with Sansatyan, everything
wrong with the sort of upper society, the sort
of schism there. And he's been colored as a monster.
A true monster. The persona of the pig man, everyone
says, was just an act. Hiding the brutal creature
within. Are they wrong? Do you think they're
wrong? Atash doesn't. You can see that in his
gaze. This is a firm belief. And the worlds are
better off because you, Blanche Trudeau, revealed
this monster for what he was. Oh my goodness,
I have no idea what to say to Atash. This is
the first time this conversation has happened.
You've seen Atash. You've never truly spoken
with Atash. Why here? Why now? Why? Fubame said
that this has never happened before. Let me ask
you this, Blanche Trudeau. You were an apprentice
of the Storm Eye, a known terrorist. Would you
see him imprisoned as well? I knew the Storm
Eye as you did. I liked him. But I would not
halt for a second to see him behind bars for
an eternity. And to answer your earlier question
for crimes committed. and for cavorting with
the forces of demons. The pigmen will be held
for 500 years. 500 years are an eternity. Those
punishments are not helpful. They are brutal.
Roll persuasion. We're in a battle now, though.
So I'm also going to roll persuasion. All right,
I'm going to use a button. This is a battle.
Am I really going to use a button? Fine. It's
a plus zero. I'm going to use a button. If you
use a button, I'm going to give him for disadvantage.
Whoa. Okay. Wow. Yeah. I'll take that. Okay.
Okay. Holy shit. Man, that's three buttons across
the table. This is too important, I think. Yeah.
We need someone on our side. Yeah. David's really
good at making enemies for us. Yeah. Not an enemy
you want to make today. First roll's an 18 on
the die, and it's just a plus zero, so. 18's
the high. He does. No, wait, no. Sorry, I rolled
once. I have a disadvantage. I did beat you.
Let's see if I still beat you. Yeah, because
it's charisma, and he's got a plus 10 or something.
It's a very close thing. He does edge out. Son
of a bitch. Sorry, kids, we're on the network.
I think in this, though, with it being close,
it's not like an overwhelming surge of applause
towards him and sort of booing towards your sort
of pointing out faults of his. I think there's...
Some people that, kind of like yelling out towards
you angrily. But there are people in the back,
people muttering quietly to each other. Maybe
see righteousness in your words. Think of your
worst enemy, she says, addressing the crowd.
Who has done you so wrong that you would see
them punished for an eternity? All of time? There
is... I can think of no crime. When a murderer
takes the life of someone's partner, is not the
widow left with an eternity of suffering? Is
it not equal to steal from them what they've
stolen from others in the pursuit of justice?
What about those who were manipulated and controlled
to do those things? What about those who were
forced to become an abomination? Right and wrong
is always a choice. What if the perpetrator was
not just a mask, but a puppet? Then they should
have cut their strings before harming others.
Always there is a choice. Always there are consequences
for the wrong choices. This is wrong. This is
right. this. This is really hard. This is a tough
one for you guys. Are you saying that you're
the one that gets to say what's right and what's
wrong? Yes. I am the hand of the Sunweaver. Our
greatest god himself chose me to step in in the
world's time of need to guide them in the right
direction. And guide I shall. Jules looks out
to the audience. Looks at some The random guy.
You want him telling what's right for you? Guy
just kind of, don't look at me. Come on, give
me someone with a little more confidence. Conductor
goes, I don't know, maybe. Isn't that for you
to decide? I sure didn't choose. Sunweaver who?
Yeah, what world do you come from? I'm from,
shit, what's the world? Shankavumi. Uh, sir.
Do you worship the Sunweaver? Uh, no, no, our
rivers are sort of our deities. Jules moves on
to the next guy. Where are you from? Uh, I'm,
uh, from Xing. Do you worship the Sunweaver?
No, no, just the, uh, the spirit of the land
of the ancient ones. Moves on to the next guy.
What about you? You're testing all my lore here.
This is tough. Hold on, let him grab his notebook.
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'm from Sunset Yard. Hey,
it's... I saw you there. I don't know. So why
are you letting the sun wave have any power over
you guys? Who do you worship? Look, Katrina,
I think Atash cuts in here. Luminaries. Luminaries
stand as the modern paragons. Luminaries decide
what is right and wrong because we are chosen
by the people. Who chose me to be a luminary?
Yes, luminaries that do their work for all the
worlds. Not for just their own. You would lecture
me on what is right. Very well, let us move on
to another question. This is so fun. Is it not
fun? Kyle raises his hands up. I have a question
more specifically directed for you, Jules LaRoche.
I would like to know why you lie so blatantly
to the public. Hmm? Where is Tythos? I would
think following investigations that you could
take the Speaker's word on the fate of your world.
I understand it is hard to accept that you have
lost your home, your friends. But heroes must
face harsh realities. None of them showed up
on the other side. Explain that. And you were
on the other side to bear? witness. What happens
on Sansatyan? Yo. Do we have the recording, Diamond?
Yes. Jules does. Oh, fucking. Because Zebulon
was the one who... He said that. What happens
on Sansatyan every year? I believe I am hosting
the show. If you're to ask a question, why not
answer it yourself? Okay. Jules takes out the
diamond, the recording diamond. Are we doing
this? Fuck yeah. There is a camera, sort of projector,
kind of facing this. I think that's kind of one
of the things they have on set, because they're
going to have slideshow stuff on the white wall
behind. You can move over and slide it into place.
He does just that? You cut to the point where
Zebulon speaks of Mateo's words. You know where
it is. You've probably watched this footage before
a few times. You cut it down, you edit it, you
hit that point. First time this perhaps has been
shown on the network. And it boots to life. Sibulon's
words play out. The crowd, silent. Atash stands
before it and goes off. I take it back immediately.
Maybe this is just a pause. Yeah, I'm trying
to figure out what Atash is like. What's his
reaction like? Roll insight. It's hard to read.
His face is like generally kind of a slight smile,
very easy. It's a 19 for Jules. Single digits.
His brow twitches just a little bit above his
eye. Something has annoyed him here. How convenient.
So we are to believe the word of a dead man who
spoke to another dead man. Impossibility upon
impossibility. And through this, we will question
the trustworthiness of the Speaker's own investigator.
Whoever it was that initially declared the world's
destruction, you do not think this was seen into,
you don't think this was investigated properly?
You would question this person? That's what Jules
has been saying all along, to question those
in power, including yourself. Why should we believe
you more than we should believe... Zebulon. Because
the person who investigated this matter for the
speakers was me. Just this last falls over the
room. I am the one who declared the death of
Tithos. My men investigated fully and completely.
It is truth. Perhaps your footage is correct.
Perhaps. The souls of those destroyed were destroyed
as well. Perhaps there was no afterlife beyond
the keening gloom. A fate worse than death. Is
this what you wish to broadcast to the world?
Will you tell me who would deserve a fate worse
than death? All those innocent people on Tythos?
They deserve nothing. But we all deserve to know
the truth. I would love to see this. Why do they
deserve nothing? Explain that. They deserve nothing
bad. You would put words in my mouth, Jules LaRoche.
No, you're the one doing the talking. Troll persuasion
checks again. See where the crowd's at. Oh, God.
Bad? Sounds bad. Bad. Natural one. Someone makes
a horse noise in the... Is it too late for Blanche
to argue the help action, maybe? I mean, she's
been arguing with him. Say something cool, and
I'll give it to you. I've been saying cool stuff.
Say something cool again. I'm just going to give
it to you. You said cool things, but what else?
So you come here prophesying eternity in prison
and no afterlife? Why should anybody listen to
what you have to say? Take the help action. I
don't want to take the help action. All right.
Advantage for whatever that was. 16. Still. They're
not neighing anymore. They got over that fast.
But now they're just kind of going like whispers,
quiet. There's some sort of a rising sort of
cheer for Atash in the back. He looks taller,
brighter, more smug. You are free to say what
you will. Spread what lies you will. I simply
wanted to come before you. Turns towards like
the crystal cameras on the wall points. The worlds.
I want to tell you. The truth. That Jules LaRoche
would harm you, spread lies, give you false hope.
That is my only goal. Cut that space out. But
now I can't. Damn it. His gaze sort of sweeps
the room, his arms outstretched. The people begin
to sort of, like, start cheering his name. Arthash!
Arthash! Arthash! Arthash! And with sort of a
sweeping sort of step, he begins to move to the
side. Fuomei starts walking back with a tray
of, like, of, I don't know, goblets with some
sort of delicious -looking sparkly liquid on
the inside, like a golden sort of... Blanche
is making the like. Like she's running her hand
across her throat like, nah, nah, wrong time,
wrong time. He takes one. He's just like big
fingers. Thank you, Fubo Peep. It's confusing.
I'm sorry. I just don't. One last shot of that.
He looks towards you guys. I thank you for allowing
me to intrude. upon your interview. It really
has been fun. He begins to walk away. Jewel stands
up. Oh? And what about your intrusion on Sansatyan?
Oh, he stops. What are you still doing there?
That belongs to the people of Sansatyan. The
people of Sansatyan elected leaders that betrayed
them. I lost. Soldiers. That's nice. To save
them. It's not your world. It's not for you to
go in there and take over. And Jules again looks
to the guys in the front. You want Atash to come
and take over your world? Oh, man. The battle's
not over. Woo. Oh, a second win. Second surge.
Okay. Atash, he's like at the curtain. He has
his hand on it. And he sort of lets his list.
He sort of sweeps around. The people in the front
are kind of looking at each other. Don't you
think you all should have your own voice in your
own world? Good or bad, it's yours, not his.
And if my voice saves lives, corrects injustices,
you would deny it? It's still your voice. It's
not theirs. He begins to move back towards you.
Slow steps, this towering figure, so bright you
could barely take it. He seems to be shining
brighter and brighter. I want persuasion check
from you. I want to give the help. What are you
doing? Say something cool again. I will say something
cool like right now. Yeah. Well, at least they
were elected. I can't say the same for you. So
then the crowd goes, oh, shit. You're an asshole.
Yeah, take advantage. No, I do like that. I do
like that. 29. That's really high. There we go.
Now we're playing a game. Hey, let's have fun
with this. Let's put the old port -a -pain right
in the middle of the table. Fucking port -a -pain
has been crushing all night. I have a plus 10.
I'm using the full metal captain's die, and I
have been crushing with these rolls pretty well.
Stop. Will I crush this one? No. You will not.
What is it? Four on the die. Oh, shit. Oh, shit.
Oh, shit. The guy in the crowd goes, oh, shit.
And maybe like... That's right. He wasn't elected.
But like, you have this moment, like the two
of you, Atash and Jules, their voices sort of
colliding over each other in this moment. Dude,
I love just this image of, like, people watching
on the TV. The camera's just centered on each
side. You got Atash, Jules. It's the ultimate
anime moment. Just, like, close -up of eyes to
close -up of eyes. And I think, like, murmurs
in my crotch, just like... I suppose tonight
you'll be announcing the elections. Isn't that
why you came here, Atash? When the world is ready,
we will move on. The people have decided the
world is ready. The people can't be trusting
to govern the... And, like, there's a, like,
an overall gasp. He just kind of turns and looks
out towards everyone. Oh, shit, Jules says. You
can't swear on the network. Guy in the crowd
goes, oh, shit, again. Si, you either. We simply
wish to create a support system for the coming
government. You can wish all you want. It doesn't
give you a right to enact your wishes. We saved
Sansatyan. We saved Sansatyan. That doesn't give
you Sansatyan. You stared here celebrating for
what? What did you do, Blanche Trudeau? What
did you really do? I acted honorably. Can you
say the same, Atash? I think that was a good
one. That was a really good line. Nice. Fuck
yeah. David's brain is broken. I think, honestly,
there may be a spot, like, he just pauses. The
crowd is starting to turn. There's a wave, a
momentum that's pushing against Atash. This is
not something he's generally accustomed to. And
you can see that there's, like, this sensation
almost looks alien to him. The way he kind of
turns and looks towards the crowd, looks at their
sort of confused, sort of scared expressions.
There's a building anger behind those eyes, and
he can sense it. He can feel it. And he looks
back to you guys. I do hope we can communicate
again like this. It has been enlightening. But
I am a busy man. I have worlds to govern, lives
to save. And I must go. Autosh once again turns,
begins to leave. Another voice sort of stops
him in his step again. Jean Franklin, starting
to rise up out of his seat. What of law? You
speak of law, but did you not disobey the very
laws that hold our Concord sacred when you invaded
Saint -Etienne? Is this some gray area, some
middle ground? Is this your law? He stands up
sort of before Atash. He's trembling, terrified.
I'm trying to understand. I truly want to understand
what is right, what is honor, and what is law.
Who does it serve? And who did it serve when
you invaded San Sitian? Who did it serve when
you broke the law? Atash! Way to go, Tadpole.
Wow. Way to go. There's a frozen moment here.
Do you guys have anything to add? Jules turns
out. To the audience. Takes a couple steps forward.
Looks around. Lights beaming on his face. Beads
of sweat coming down his forehead. Free Sansatian.
What? Blanche puts her fist up in the air. Free
Sansatian. Free Sansatian. Jean raises his fist
up beside yours. What? Free Sansa -chan! Free
Sansa -chan! Free Sansa -chan! Free Sansa -chan!
Free Sansa -chan! Free Sansa -chan! Free Sansa
-chan! Free Sansa -chan! Free Sansa -chan! And
amidst this cheer, amidst this clamor, Atash
took one last look around. His gaze falling on
you one last time, and there is something hot.
burning hot beyond the fire in those eyes. As
he leaves the room, steps behind the curtain,
lets it fall behind him. And as he leaves, the
radiance in the room fades. Darkness falls over
everything. As the darkness falls over, Jules
says, if we go missing, holy shit, you know where
to find us. I think, Fuomei sort of stumbles
back onto the stage. The lights sort of come
back in again. Um, alright, well, I think maybe
we should just, we got a pretty rowdy crowd here,
maybe we should just let this, uh, alright, hey,
hey, well, this has been the Morning Jewel, alright,
we'll, uh, we'll call it there. make him like
the next sex symbol? Dude, yeah, seriously. It's
like, okay, cool. We see billboards with autosh.
What's that? A third leg? Oh my God. No, no.
Did we get that? Did we get any of that? Yeah,
we got that. We got that. Post credits.