( amber ) Look, the guy is rich

[kingpika]

[ The eighth floor had been unlocked for a while, but nobody has done anything with it, so Gil is now officially taking matters into his own hands. ]

Hi everyone, it's Gil! I'm taking charge of the inn now! Clapclapclap!

[ He actually does clap, and confetti fires out of the space behind him like a cannon. There's no actual confetti cannon of course, it's just the Gate of Babylon. ]

It's now called the Shuwa Shuwa Inn. If you have any complaints, come up with something better!

[ He stops and ponders one last thing. ]

I'm using the small rooms, the big one is for everyone, just give me a name and date and I'll book you in. None of you can afford to pay for a stay in an inn anyway.

[ Much less challenge his claim to ownership. At least, in terms of gold. ]

Comments

[kingpika]

No, that's probably the opposite. I was so strong, so implacable that nobody could ever step up to challenge my decisions. My one friend was made from the very stuff of the world to be my match, and as nobody could come close to me, nobody can come close to him.

[ He's talking about himself in a really detached way, but his expression softens every time it comes to Enkidu. Even though his personality is supposed to be that of Gil the child, the memories of Gilgamesh the man are so strong that, especially when it comes to Enkidu, that he sometimes shines through. ]

It's unfortunate that you think that way, but I can't think of you as an enemy, so this grudge can only possibly go one way.

[knight_king]

Do not make excuses for your conduct, King of Heroes! [ This irritates her. ] It matters little to a king if their subjects can stand up against him or not. The king is a servant to their people. Their needs must always take priority over what the king wants. [ She repeats, calmer this time. She feels foolish to speak about this through the slip of amber. ] You simply did not think about your people.

[ That is why she cannot ever accept him or acknowledge him as king. Her eyes narrow imperceptibly, but she is silent for a moment when he comments he does not see her as an enemy.

Of course she's aware he might never dislike her.]

I do not have a grudge against you. If I did, I would not bring up these reasons as the source of my enmity over any personal misgivings. I am aware that you are not responsible for the actions of another; nevertheless, as long as your view of kingship remains the same, we are foes.

[kingpika]

Even if you say that... [ Gil sighs ] I have all the memories from my entire life, and my friend will never leave my heart, but I'm not the me you know. I can try to express what he felt, but I can't really defend any of it. We're pretty different people, most of the time.

[ Yeah, that's right. Even Gil knows what Gilgamesh did was frequently ridiculous. Indeed, there was no defending some of his actions. ]

I say I'm the King of Heroes, but in truth the me right now isn't really a king at all. I'm too young to have taken the throne.

[knight_king]

Even if you do not rule presently, you are still a king, or, in your case, a tyrant. You were born to be one.

If you do not feel to answer to his ideas, Archer, what is to you to be a king?

[kingpika]

A king is someone with the power to do whatever he wants, isn't it? A good king will lead his people from strength to strength, and a bad king won't. Something like that, I haven't thought much about it.

[ If he's not drawing on the memories and powers of his older self, Gil is still nine years old in heart and body after all. How many nine year old children have put serious thought into their destinies? ]

So I guess a king would be the greatest hero. Someone who dreams of impossible things, overcomes challenges, and draws people to his side?

[knight_king]

[ She has, Merlin and Ector have been strict with her training even if she's a child. ]

If a king does "whatever he wants", he is no king, but a tyrant.