Vague context from the future: Kyle had sent some LoR’s to try and deceive SAO at some point, and I had sent one to warn against believing him.
Warning: Most of this information is stuff my kid wouldn’t share. However, since Lore isnt PVP, I’m yeeting it at you. If you use it, just don’t name drop, or you’ll give me anxiety for a week that SAO is gonna yell at me. Thanks :3
SAO: YOU SEE? SELF-WORSHIP, AGAIN.
DemonsMuse: ... Yup. They do that. This bunch does that a lot.
SAO: WE WERE NOT DECEIVED BY HIM.
DemonsMuse: Alright good. That's good. Sorry, my apologies being a little frantic about it. Um, heh, I managed to gather a few too many lights and uh, alas, this current state means I actually have to sleep. And I have not been doing so--
SAO: WE HAVE LOST NO PATIENCE WITH YOU.
DemonsMuse: OH MY GOD THAT IS AN AMAZING RELIEF. That was one of my greatest fears quite frankly, because I know I can be somewhat obnoxious at times.
SAO: WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH HUNDREDS
SAO: EACH MUST BE VETTED, VERIFIED.
DemonsMuse proceeds to use a code word that let Prince Mew know that SAO was there and speaking, predetermined to try to get a question they both wanted to be answered.
DemonsMuse: Sorry. Occasionally my own paranoia gets ahold of me.
SAO: THE HATED WORD CLEANED. PURIFIED.
DemonsMuse: ...You may need to clarify that for me... What hated word, if you're allowed to say it.
SAO: ALL WORDS. THIS CLUMSY TONGUE.
DemonsMuse: Yeah, that makes sense. It'd be much easier to communicate if we didn't have to deal with them.
SAO: THE SONG MUST BE TRUE. PURE.
SAO: HENCE. CONTACT IS SLOW. CAREFUL.
DemonsMuse: That definitely makes me feel better.
DemonsMuse: Um, since you're here, can I double back on a couple of my rituals and ask some questions?
SAO: ALWAYS. YOUR VOICE IS TRUSTED.
DemonsMuse: Alright. Since you can see through our eyes, have you ever seen what happens to one of the Stalkers after we catch them? I've never done anything to them except, well, try to let them go. But I don't know... after we finish a mission we just leave them behind. Does anyone come after them?
SAO: Yes. Our patrols unbind them.
DemonsMuse: Alright, I just wanted to make sure they were alright. Especially since some of the other club members are not as... they're bloodthirsty, let's say that. It worries me a lot
SAO: The children operate no jails.
DemonsMuse: Yeah...
SAO: WHOEVER THEY ARE, THEY GO HOME.
DemonsMuse: Phew... I just wanted to make sure they're okay. Like I said, I worry about them.
SAO: SOME ARE INTERROGATED WE BELIEVE.
DemonsMuse: Interrogated for what? More knowledge on you?
SAO: DOUBTLESS.
DemonsMuse: I certainly hope that none of them had told anything. Though definitely some of us are less loyal than others.
DemonsMuse: Um... If I can make one more request... It's maybe a bit strange, but I know that Mew has sent in at least two lights, two rituals, attempting to ask a question. I.. told him I would at least ask you if you had time to speak with him. Though of course, I expect nothing.
SAO: THAT CHILD IS A FRENZIED MARTYR.
SAO: WE WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
DemonsMuse: ... That's fair...
DemonsMuse: Heh, it appears that Kyle is trying to get your attention as well. it's kind of amusing.
DemonsMuse: Um, I'm trying to think if there's anything else that I need to tell or want to ask...
SAO: THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE INTERESTING.
SAO: ONE ERROR AMONG MANY.
Mew mentions that he appreciates SAO.
DemonsMuse (In response to the burns): Unfortunately, to copy [Mew's] words, I appreciate you quite a bit.
DemonsMuse: Yeah.
Kyle mentions something along the lines of: "I understand [SAO’s] ideals, I just don't like [their] methods. Yeah I don't think they really got personality beyond cold, unfeeling 'I will rule over humanity' kind of stuff"
SAO: YOU HEAR THE LANGUAGE. TO RULE?
DemonsMuse: I hear them attempting to talk--
SAO: EVEN AS THEY IMAGINE US, THEY ERR.
DemonsMuse: (Something I can't remember or hear clearly enough to transcribe)
SAO: WE REDEEM. WE UPLIFT. WE UNITE.
SAO: TWO HEADS. NO CROWN.
Kyle proceeds to diss the Watchers
DemonsMuse: You hear their arrogance. ... You hear the arrogance of him as well, right?
SAO: YES. IT MAKES FAMILIAR NOISE.
DemonsMuse: I have been dealing with this for a few days now... Sometimes I wish you could silence other people as well. Well. I know that you can, but... It would make it so I didn't have to hear this this much.
SAO: WE CAN. AND YET...
SAO: IRRITATION IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE.
DemonsMuse: ... yes, yes it is...
SAO: WE LISTEN. WE LEARN. WE PLAN.
DemonsMuse: Good!
DemonsMuse: If I may, one more question? Or do you need to go?
SAO: MANY OF THE ADVERSARY'S TOTEMS.
SAO: ERASED BY US IN YOUR NAME.
SAO: YOU HAVE EARNED OUR TIME.
DemonsMuse: Alright. Uh... gimme a moment, I'm looking through my mental notes... Um, I heard the more scholarly of them, TMC is what we typically call him, mentioning something about how the wars that we've experienced as humanity are not the ones we should be worried about. I know that The Beast has been making declarations of war, but how close are we to that? How close are we to a war? What will that entail for us? Will anything change?
SAO: AS YOUR WATCHER, PRIDE TEMPTS US.
SAO: WE WISHED TO SAY... WAR? HARDLY.
SAO: YET MORE OF THE ENEMY WAKE, NOW.
During this, Mew comments using the code to ask if they're still here. Muse answers yes.
SAO: THIS BURDEN ON YOUR... SHOULDERS.
SAO: WE HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED
SAO: IT MEANS THEY KNOW WE ARE HERE.
DemonsMuse: ... I'm sorry...
SAO: WE TRUST YOU TO MANAGE TRUTH.
SAO: OUR ENEMIES MULTIPLY. WAR?
SAO: A WAR OF WHISPERS, PERHAPS.
DemonsMuse: So, could you call it almost more like our concept of a cold war, where two or more powers are essentially just... well putting it as lightly as possible, glaring at each other until one or the other backs down?
SAO: WE ARE AWARE. WE WERE THERE.
DemonsMuse: Oh, sorry--
SAO: YET YOUR ANALOGY HAS MERIT.
DemonsMuse: So... it is almost as childish as that?
SAO: THE DIFFERENCE IS. ONE BORDER.
SAO: ONE LINE OF CONFLICT. REDACRE.
SAO: WE HAVE ABANDONED THE OLD WORLD.
SAO: AS IT RICHLY DESERVES.
Another use of the code.
SAO: THIS CONTACT MUST BE PROCESSED.
DemonsMuse: I was thinking so.
SAO: REMAIN VIGILANT. WE SPEAK AS ONE.
DemonsMuse: We do. And thank you for answering my questions.
