[There is no good or easy way for him to broach this subject. Not without telling Usagi just how wretchedly lost he ended up when he went home. Or before he even washed up here in the first place.]
[Well, this was... an interesting topic to suddenly talk about. What brought this on?]
Well, it doesn't ever command me, but control is... not exactly a good word either. It's my soul and heart and I guess desire too. Whatever I want it to do, it does, but it also... I guess feeds off me too? If something I want to do requires a lot of magic, I mean, I've died a few times to release all of the power within the crystal.
Four times? You've died four times using your crystal?
[He'd be less stunned by this if Dr. Arecia hadn't been prone to reviving Class Zero. He's still confused why she hadn't done so again for them. That's a consideration for another day. Now there's Usagi to worry about. Loads.]
[None of this was at all what Machina was expecting to hear. Nor is he feeling the least bit less concerned for Usagi. If anything, he's more panicked about her. How in the world is she so chipper about this anyway?!]
I'm starting to think we need to enshrine you as some sort of goddess.
Not some sort, thank you very much. I am very much the goddess of the moon... and maybe light and healing, that last one is iffy. But most definitely the moon!
Well sure! That is my human name, after all! I don't become full Lunarian until I turn 22 or when I transform into Sailor Moon... or into Serenity. Actually, I'm not sure you've seen me as Serenity... [Has he?.... Mnn... it's starting to get hard to remember who has and who hasn't seen all her forms.]
In any case, Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity, and Usagi Tsukino are all the same person, and I'm as much myself when I'm Sailor Moon as I am now! [Well, mostly, she's a tad more serious as the Champion of Love and Justice but only a little.]
But I mean, goddess is just... what the humans call us... me... I'm still, ya know, me.
Mnn. [May as well lay it all out on the table.] Princess Serenity, eventually Neo-Queen Serenity, Queen of Earth and the Moon... well, my Earth and moon. Or at least I'm supposed to be. Not sure how THAT'S gonna work, to be honest since plenty of countries on Earth are all sorts of different governments. But I mean, the future isn't guaranteed, I might only be Queen of the Moon... that one's a given cause I restored it. Not that anyone else lives there.
But no, see, this is also kinda WHY I don't tell people. I don't WANT super fancy titles and all that. I mean, yes, that will eventually be my life.
And noooo offense Machina, but um, considering I had to fight you, pretty sure we're past the "rude" phase and into friend territory.
[He's not trolling. More like attempting to feel out what honorific feels right. He's been irritating the Cocoon l'Cie with them for ages too. And deference for Regis. Getting him to stop is going to be difficult.]
voice
Hey uh, Usagi? You busy?
[Voice]
[Voice]
[There is no good or easy way for him to broach this subject. Not without telling Usagi just how wretchedly lost he ended up when he went home. Or before he even washed up here in the first place.]
Do... you control it or does it command you?
[Voice]
Well, it doesn't ever command me, but control is... not exactly a good word either. It's my soul and heart and I guess desire too. Whatever I want it to do, it does, but it also... I guess feeds off me too? If something I want to do requires a lot of magic, I mean, I've died a few times to release all of the power within the crystal.
Um... why?
[Voice]
Wait what?! You've died?!
[Voice]
[Voice] notif went missing from inbox whyyyyyyy
[He'd be less stunned by this if Dr. Arecia hadn't been prone to reviving Class Zero. He's still confused why she hadn't done so again for them. That's a consideration for another day. Now there's Usagi to worry about. Loads.]
How... how'd you revive? Who did it?
[Voice] No worries!
[Voice] <3
I'm starting to think we need to enshrine you as some sort of goddess.
[He's only half joking.]
[Voice]
[Voice] 1/2
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[Give him a moment. Still trying to take that in and his brain needs a little bit of a reboot.]
[Voice] 2/2
[Brain still broken. Also now snagged on a propriety technicality. How does one address a goddess?]
[Voice]
In any case, Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity, and Usagi Tsukino are all the same person, and I'm as much myself when I'm Sailor Moon as I am now! [Well, mostly, she's a tad more serious as the Champion of Love and Justice but only a little.]
But I mean, goddess is just... what the humans call us... me... I'm still, ya know, me.
[Voice]
[Not only is she a Crystal/Moon Goddess, she's also a royal?! And he was just hanging out and not showing due deference?]
Sorry, I didn't realize. First name basis with a royal goddess that's a living crystal seems seriously flippant. I don't want to be rude.
[Voice]
But no, see, this is also kinda WHY I don't tell people. I don't WANT super fancy titles and all that. I mean, yes, that will eventually be my life.
And noooo offense Machina, but um, considering I had to fight you, pretty sure we're past the "rude" phase and into friend territory.
[Voice]
[He's not trolling. More like attempting to feel out what honorific feels right. He's been irritating the Cocoon l'Cie with them for ages too. And deference for Regis. Getting him to stop is going to be difficult.]
[Voice]
Machina-kun, NO. No. [He's gonna get the mental image of her wagging her finger at him.] No, stop that. If I have to hit you with a newspaper, I will.