text.

[eraserdad]

[Well, this is happening. He's pretty ticked off about it, but he's accepted the situation. Which means the next step is to find any allies he might have around here and gather information. Unfortunately...he's assuming this network is monitored by Astoria, so he can't exactly speak freely.]

if you're familiar with the term 'quirk' or ua high school, contact me.

[He's already found two of his students, but if he's missed others, or his coworkers, he needs to know.]

also, if you've been with this 'circle' for awhile, i'd appreciate a chance to talk in person. i have some questions.

Comments

[a_sharp_wit]

I asked her much the same question - with regards to asking for assistance, that is. I was told she would have if she could but that was impossible for her it seems. She cannot leave the grounds of this Sanctuary and finding the ability to draw us here seems to be all she could do. She could not communicate with us beforehand.

[Or that's what Elizabeth had taken away from their conversation.]

I am uncertain why we were given abilities or some found their own drawn away from them. I myself had no abilities before my arrival.

[eraserdad]

That sounds awfully convenient.

[Really, it seems like exactly what you'd say to pacify the people you've kidnapped.]

Why can't she leave?

[digestive]

[Oh. Well, now. That's interesting. Mikuni gives Aizawa an even look for a moment before speaking.]

Do you know, you're the first person who's expressed suspicion of her so openly? I'm surprised.

[Pleased, though, in his own quiet way. He tucks his hair behind his ear, humming softly.]

I would have to say there's very little evidence to prove or disprove her motivations so far, at least in my opinion. She's elusive. And diplomatic, in her way.

[uncommonsense]

[ Oh. Right. That's... actually a fair point that she'd forget considering that she didn't have any to start with. Though she wasn't thinking in terms of being lent them at all either. ]

i dont know how to get a hold of her but that's something you should ask her directly about

[ Full of solutions, this one. ]

[besieging]

a very good point
i have to think id have at least a modest chance of success if i had any idea what i am trying to do

[a_sharp_wit]

She did not seem to know why she was trapped here either. She did say that what we are doing now - traversing to other worlds and rendering them aid - is what she herself did before she was trapped here.

[Elizabeth takes up her teacup.]

She stated that she wished to restore balance to the universe and that was her purpose as well. The more worlds that are content, the better it is for the universe.

[And now her brow furrows.]

She also said there was a darkness spreading. She did not know where the cause lay at that time but she hoped with our aid she could discover it.

[punshots]

[ ...Something about that strikes a chord with Prompto, and he drops his gaze down, insecurity flickering over his face as he susses out an answer. Really, he...doesn't know what he can say to that. He doesn't like the idea of there being kids with them either, considering how dangerous some of their missions have been. Why would Astoria bring them along?

So, shuffling his feet, he moves onto something else, packing that away to be dealt with...sometime. Later. ]

U-uhhh...at least, with the abilities...I don't think that's entirely on her. There's somethin'...weird about this world. [ He gestures vaguely to the temple around them. ] Not that long ago, our regular powers were workin' for awhile. It happened around when we found the lake, and there were big pumpkins? Yeah.

[ Those things are connected, he swears. ]

[molotovs]

ok but wat do evil twins have to do with powers

[ Jason... ]

oh!!!
is ur power
the abilit to have an evil twin?

[eraserdad]

[....]

you don't have a very long attention span, do you

[eraserdad]

can't say i'm particularly inclined to believe anything she has to say about it

[uncommonsense]

then i dont know if youll really reach anyone who youll be able to trust about it really

i dont know everyones opinion of her or everything going on here but i dont have a reason right now not to believe her yet

[eraserdad]

i'll take my chances with our crowd

[eraserdad]

yeah

[It's one of many reasons he does not trust Astoria at all.]

well, if i figure anything out, i'll let you know

sorry for the delay! holidays, etc

[eraserdad]

[Convenient, again. The lack of real answers to his questions frustrates him; everything he's been hearing seems to come from a benefit of the doubt given, and he honestly can't understand where that generosity comes from. Were these people really so desperate to be Heroes that they were willing to just go along with their mysterious magical kidnapper's story without question, without skepticism? It makes him worried for them, honestly.]

What does she mean, darkness? Literal or metaphorical?

sorry for the delay! holidays, etc

[eraserdad]

The temple kidnaps people.

[Could his tone get any flatter. He looks incredibly unimpressed, too.]

[eraserdad]

[The first one, really? In six months? He feels a flicker of agitation at that thought.]

Yeah, I am too.

[and worried about y'all tbh :( don't just happily jump into getting used for some unknown end....]

Can't say I exactly consider a kidnapping diplomatic, though.