[ It's a pretty lowkey, but high end bar with some soft, live piano music and a dim, cozy atmosphere. The exact place you'd expect someone ~bougie~ like Yzak to go to. ]
Oh.
[ Yzak double takes when he spots Gigan - nearly missing him altogether because he's so used to seeing him in his uncloaked form. ]
I almost didn't recognize you.
Either way, sit down and order whatever you feel like. I'll pay, since I'm the one who called you out.
Huh . . . can you even call this place a bar? Where do people go when they wanna fight? Is there a back room or something?
[You can't have a bar without bar fights?! Yzak in a bar fight . . . that'd be a sight to see. He could manage to pull it off in a place like this if he got pissed off enough. Gigan believes in him!
In any case, he says this casually as he takes a seat as directed, pulling up the bar menu on his ocular to see what they have in way of snacks. But he's mostly still looking at Yzak for the moment, offering him a welcoming grin.]
I already stand out in this place even without looking, you know, different.
Hopefully they go outside and far away from here! This isn't the place for fighting!
[ Though Yzak absolutely would be the guy who would end up in a bar fight because he can never keep his loud ass mouth shut.
He glances around when Gigan makes his second remark, and then shrugs a single shoulder. ]
Even in bars like this - though I wouldn't call them higher end, due to the state of things in this world - as long as nobody's bothering anyone, nobody really gives much of a shit how you look.
Although on the subject of standing out ... that is a way to describe the reason I called you out here.
[That's little more than a passing remark, accompanied by a shrug. Gigan's standards for these things are, to say the least, extremely low. This Earth is worse off than the one he's been to, but it's so much better off than his own planet that the difference feels pretty exaggerated to him in the way people talk about it. And he has his own bias, too. There's something that charms him about a world barely clinging to life. Everyone seems so bright when they're burning their candles at both ends.
But that's an aside. Yzak is bright, too, with his own kind of intensity, which makes the segue there kind of funny to Gigan:]
You stand out plenty on your own! You don't need me for that. No one's gonna overlook you.
Good. I'm not the sort of person who appreciates being overlooked.
In most cases, anyway. [ There are still a select few! You won't catch him having SOFT EMOTIONS where he can be easily perceived. ]
But to the point, I'm referring to your being a Kaiju.
—sorry, Titan, as Godzilla clarified when I spoke to him about this earlier. I wanted to speak to you about a thought I had, regarding those Kaiju that are attacking us. Especially since after our mission in Brasov, it was reported by one of our own that the target seemed capable of speech.
[Being someone who doesn't like being overlooked is an attractive quality in a person, and that answer gets a grin out of Gigan, though he doesn't say anything. He doesn't think he really needs to. It's not like it's going to be a surprise that he's into that.
One point of clarification:]
Nah, I'm a kaiju. I'm not a "titan" like him! I guess he might think of me that way since we're friends . . .
[That definitely clarifies things, yes. No muddying of the waters of terminology there at all! But anyway.]
That's something I don't quite have an answer to. Other than the fact that it did, somehow, right before it disappeared.
[ He pauses briefly when a waiter comes by to take their orders. As offered, Yzak ain't fussed about Gigan ordering whatever the hell he wants. He's got a job on top of LILITH's pay! And he's not an indulgent spender! He's got da monies.
And, once they're left to themselves again. ]
Godzilla does think that of you. And he seemed very clear about that distinction, at least. For the obvious reasons.
But that's not the point. What I wanted to talk about is the fact that a kaiju speaking was, up until the mission in Brasov, unprecedented. And while that adds a shit-ton of new questions onto the ones we already have, I believe it also opens more doors of opportunity for us to better understand and, possibly, communicate with them.
That's where you come in.
We're all compatriots here, so I'm not in a position to command this as much as simply suggest it.
...
Even though I could do a much better job than our current so called leaders!
[ A brief aside so he can squawk and scowl about that. A constant annoyance to Yzak.
He stops, takes a deep breath, and then lets it out as a grumbly sigh before he continues. ]
Even if you call yourself a kaiju, you're not the same as those that we're fighting against. But, even Godzilla had to admit that beings like him and yourself are the closest thing to them, compared to us. If there is some sort of hierarchy to them based on how different they seem to be, then there's a chance we might come across another kaiju in the future that similarly has the capacity to communicate with us.
And with that possibility of communication comes the possibility of better understanding them. Where they come from, why they're doing this, what their goals are. If we ever had an opportunity to actually speak with them in some way, I believe you guys would be our best bet to spearhead such a thing.
[He listens, drinking his water, his grin widening at that little outburst there before the real meat of the issue at hand. Gigan wouldn't mind Yzak commanding him in battle, or maybe otherwise. That sounds like fun. LILITH is more hands-off than Gigan likes in a commander, anyway.
But he doesn't cut in, letting his expression speak for itself. The possibility Yzak brings up . . . huh. Gigan's actually never thought about it before. It's never been his way of doing things to talk things through, but he's also never been in this position before—vastly outclassed and acting on the defensive rather than as the instigator.
He nods slowly, expression slipping into something more genuinely thoughtful.]
I'm a lot more like them than Godzilla is, anyway. You guys might say I'm not the same, but I am! It could've been me you guys were trying to take down . . . that'd just be another day for me. I'm not any closer to being like Godzilla than I am to being like them, so if I can talk to him, I bet I can talk to them too.
The fact of the matter is that before we were all brought here, the kaiju were targeting this version of Earth and the humans were always the ones fighting back against them.
So I just think that, if we get into a position where we can speak to them, they might be a little more amicable to seeing you guys who are more like them than us humans are.
[ Sure, if they're some kind of hivemind or something, they might know that there are other beings, including specifically Godzilla and Gigan, joining these fights against them. So they could be on the shitlist for all he knows!!
But considering they still don't know much... it's worth exploring. ]
Don't get me wrong, I'm not optimistic about the suggestion, nor do I have much faith that it would work at all. I've dealt with more than enough to keep me realistic about these things.
Hell, the humans where I come from can't even get along with each other! And not just in the Coordinator versus Natural sense. There's always in-fighting on both sides; I had to help stop a coup in my own homeland before coming here! [ He throws a hand up.
And when it comes down, he looks thoughtful, recalling words once said to him when he doubted what so few people trying to stop a huge war were capable of. Before he realized what he should be fighting for and what true strength and resolve for something could make possible. ]
But ... if you tell yourself that you can't do something, and then don't even try, you'll never accomplish anything. Dearka told me that, a long time ago.
So, I think it's worth at least trying, if the chance presents itself.
Huh. He told that to you? So he can get serious too. Maybe just if it's for you!
[Imagining this conversation between Yzak and Dearka is a stretch for Gigan, who hasn't known either all that long, all things considered. It's hard to picture a version of Yzak who would need to be told something like that; it feels more like the kind of thing Yzak would be spouting off to others. Which he kind of is now, come to think of it. But there was a younger Yzak who needed to hear it from Dearka . . . that's kind of cute. The thought brings the grin right back to Gigan's face.]
Kaiju kill each other all the time, you know? Just like humans! I tried to kill Godzilla myself a couple times back in my world. Not the same Godzilla you know here, but another "one" of him . . . but here we're friends. I didn't think that'd ever be possible! But anything can happen. So yeah, I'll try it.
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Huh, really? Yeah, I'm just shopping for stuff. You wanna meet up in the city? Or is it a secret?
[its about breeding right]
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I'm just getting out of work, so the city is perfect, actually. So long as we're not overheard speaking about our ... primary line of work.
There's a spacious bar I frequent. [ He sends over the location through the devices. ] If you're close, meet me there.
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[GLEEFULLY. Yzak would hate it. It is not a classy place. Maybe he can drag Yzak there after they're done at this one . . . he's off tonight anyway.
Either way, it's not that far from where he is, so once he finishes up his purchase, he heads toward the pin.]
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Oh.
[ Yzak double takes when he spots Gigan - nearly missing him altogether because he's so used to seeing him in his uncloaked form. ]
I almost didn't recognize you.
Either way, sit down and order whatever you feel like. I'll pay, since I'm the one who called you out.
[ Wow what a kind gentleman. ]
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[You can't have a bar without bar fights?! Yzak in a bar fight . . . that'd be a sight to see. He could manage to pull it off in a place like this if he got pissed off enough. Gigan believes in him!
In any case, he says this casually as he takes a seat as directed, pulling up the bar menu on his ocular to see what they have in way of snacks. But he's mostly still looking at Yzak for the moment, offering him a welcoming grin.]
I already stand out in this place even without looking, you know, different.
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[ Though Yzak absolutely would be the guy who would end up in a bar fight because he can never keep his loud ass mouth shut.
He glances around when Gigan makes his second remark, and then shrugs a single shoulder. ]
Even in bars like this - though I wouldn't call them higher end, due to the state of things in this world - as long as nobody's bothering anyone, nobody really gives much of a shit how you look.
Although on the subject of standing out ... that is a way to describe the reason I called you out here.
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[That's little more than a passing remark, accompanied by a shrug. Gigan's standards for these things are, to say the least, extremely low. This Earth is worse off than the one he's been to, but it's so much better off than his own planet that the difference feels pretty exaggerated to him in the way people talk about it. And he has his own bias, too. There's something that charms him about a world barely clinging to life. Everyone seems so bright when they're burning their candles at both ends.
But that's an aside. Yzak is bright, too, with his own kind of intensity, which makes the segue there kind of funny to Gigan:]
You stand out plenty on your own! You don't need me for that. No one's gonna overlook you.
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In most cases, anyway. [ There are still a select few! You won't catch him having SOFT EMOTIONS where he can be easily perceived. ]
But to the point, I'm referring to your being a Kaiju.
—sorry, Titan, as Godzilla clarified when I spoke to him about this earlier. I wanted to speak to you about a thought I had, regarding those Kaiju that are attacking us. Especially since after our mission in Brasov, it was reported by one of our own that the target seemed capable of speech.
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One point of clarification:]
Nah, I'm a kaiju. I'm not a "titan" like him! I guess he might think of me that way since we're friends . . .
[That definitely clarifies things, yes. No muddying of the waters of terminology there at all! But anyway.]
It talked? To a human? How'd it do that?
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[ He pauses briefly when a waiter comes by to take their orders. As offered, Yzak ain't fussed about Gigan ordering whatever the hell he wants. He's got a job on top of LILITH's pay! And he's not an indulgent spender! He's got da monies.
And, once they're left to themselves again. ]
Godzilla does think that of you. And he seemed very clear about that distinction, at least. For the obvious reasons.
But that's not the point. What I wanted to talk about is the fact that a kaiju speaking was, up until the mission in Brasov, unprecedented. And while that adds a shit-ton of new questions onto the ones we already have, I believe it also opens more doors of opportunity for us to better understand and, possibly, communicate with them.
That's where you come in.
We're all compatriots here, so I'm not in a position to command this as much as simply suggest it.
...
Even though I could do a much better job than our current so called leaders!
[ A brief aside so he can squawk and scowl about that. A constant annoyance to Yzak.
He stops, takes a deep breath, and then lets it out as a grumbly sigh before he continues. ]
Even if you call yourself a kaiju, you're not the same as those that we're fighting against. But, even Godzilla had to admit that beings like him and yourself are the closest thing to them, compared to us. If there is some sort of hierarchy to them based on how different they seem to be, then there's a chance we might come across another kaiju in the future that similarly has the capacity to communicate with us.
And with that possibility of communication comes the possibility of better understanding them. Where they come from, why they're doing this, what their goals are. If we ever had an opportunity to actually speak with them in some way, I believe you guys would be our best bet to spearhead such a thing.
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But he doesn't cut in, letting his expression speak for itself. The possibility Yzak brings up . . . huh. Gigan's actually never thought about it before. It's never been his way of doing things to talk things through, but he's also never been in this position before—vastly outclassed and acting on the defensive rather than as the instigator.
He nods slowly, expression slipping into something more genuinely thoughtful.]
I'm a lot more like them than Godzilla is, anyway. You guys might say I'm not the same, but I am! It could've been me you guys were trying to take down . . . that'd just be another day for me. I'm not any closer to being like Godzilla than I am to being like them, so if I can talk to him, I bet I can talk to them too.
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So I just think that, if we get into a position where we can speak to them, they might be a little more amicable to seeing you guys who are more like them than us humans are.
[ Sure, if they're some kind of hivemind or something, they might know that there are other beings, including specifically Godzilla and Gigan, joining these fights against them. So they could be on the shitlist for all he knows!!
But considering they still don't know much... it's worth exploring. ]
Don't get me wrong, I'm not optimistic about the suggestion, nor do I have much faith that it would work at all. I've dealt with more than enough to keep me realistic about these things.
Hell, the humans where I come from can't even get along with each other! And not just in the Coordinator versus Natural sense. There's always in-fighting on both sides; I had to help stop a coup in my own homeland before coming here! [ He throws a hand up.
And when it comes down, he looks thoughtful, recalling words once said to him when he doubted what so few people trying to stop a huge war were capable of. Before he realized what he should be fighting for and what true strength and resolve for something could make possible. ]
But ... if you tell yourself that you can't do something, and then don't even try, you'll never accomplish anything. Dearka told me that, a long time ago.
So, I think it's worth at least trying, if the chance presents itself.
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[Imagining this conversation between Yzak and Dearka is a stretch for Gigan, who hasn't known either all that long, all things considered. It's hard to picture a version of Yzak who would need to be told something like that; it feels more like the kind of thing Yzak would be spouting off to others. Which he kind of is now, come to think of it. But there was a younger Yzak who needed to hear it from Dearka . . . that's kind of cute. The thought brings the grin right back to Gigan's face.]
Kaiju kill each other all the time, you know? Just like humans! I tried to kill Godzilla myself a couple times back in my world. Not the same Godzilla you know here, but another "one" of him . . . but here we're friends. I didn't think that'd ever be possible! But anything can happen. So yeah, I'll try it.