acatalepsy_rpg | ᴏᴏ2 ( ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ) | ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ

So.

[ it is a public message, to the network, that pops up on the circle's watches and roy looks Less Than Pleased (tm) with the sudden state of affairs. the weather in the temple is absolutely out of control, there are apparently weird cakes appearing in the kitchens, and the fighting ring has turned into a magical court. great.

so, that may be the reason why roy's tone is particularly clipped, or even frustrated. but he seems methodical, in his words, and he is sitting at a table with a notebook, a glass of water, and a weird looking lizard on the table that has an odd rainbow-shift to the scales.

( ignore the lizard. it seems roy is. ) ]

The Circle is currently compromised of people of a variety of talents; soldiers, magicians, teenagers . . . all of us have particular skills to contribute to the cause of whatever it is we're meant to do here. I know quite a few people [ like maes, and barabas ] have been keeping track of various magical powers that we have been gifted, and organized some semblance of structure -- all of which is necessary. But we have to acknowledge what happened to Akvos.

[ he pauses, there. ]

Astoria has not been entirely clear with the Circle on what our purpose is. That may be an innocent error, or a purposeful move to win our trust. I'm not here to argue the merits of whether or not we should trust her, but we have no choice but to participate in whatever world she sends us to. Whether we like it or not, we are stuck there until she brings us back, and we have some opportunity to assist whoever is there. We cannot depend on her to figure out what to do in order to prevent another Akvos, or -- it seems, another El Minha, given King Kathashun is no longer in his own world.

[ roy taps the pen against the table once. ]

I don't have any solution as to what we did right, or wrong, or whether or not it was our fault in the first place. But I want to begin the conversation to work to prevent it again, and seeing as Astoria is either not willing or not capable of explaining herself at the moment, we need to learn to work without her. What are we missing? What do we need to work on? And what can we do in order to be more organized before our next world?

[ and, finally, roy feeds the lizard one (1) piece of lettuce, which it lazily seems to chew on. ]

I'm of a mind we need to organize fighters, healers, and transporters, but I'm open to ideas and suggestions -- and questions, about previous worlds to those who were not there to experience them. I have been to El Minha, Struxta, and Akvos. And I'm certain "older" members of the Circle will be happy to share their experiences, too.

( filtered to maes + riza )

[ almost immediately, his expression turns from serious and leaderlike to tired. ]

Who wants to keep notes?

[ PLEASE DON'T MAKE HIM DO IT :( ]

( end filter )

( ooc: please feel free to threadjack in this post! especially if you want to use this to foster CR and/or build "teams" that roy is looking to enlist. c: )

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[ a new name, hm. not one he recognizes. and asking the right question. ]

Maybe.

What would you add to the list?

[ YOU FIRST, KID. ]

I know what I can do, and what those here from my world can do.
It might be helpful.

[ if he's going to add them to the list, well. that's another question entirely. ]

[ well, at least he's not stupid. ]

A list exists, but it's on a volunteer basis to submit information, and not a lot of people have voluntarily submitted said information. Myself included.

[ two can play that game. ]

But the more information we have about one another and what we can do, the better served the worlds we visit will be, so I imagine we have to shed our paranoia for the greater good.

Seems a bit hypocritical to claim having a list would be helpful and not supplying your own information.

[ kaz has a laundry list of things he finds wrong about that statement. 1- assuming he cares about bettering the worlds they visit. 2- ever shedding his paranoia ever. does he want to die? no. so the paranoia gets to stay. 3- well. roy has proved himself plenty of times in this post alone. kaz already has enough information to know what kind of man he is. or at least he assumes as much. ]

Is the list accessible?

Edited 2019-02-14 00:01 (UTC)

Persistent, aren't you.

[ roy is not an idiot. he's very clever, and has an extraordinary attention to detail that most other men do not have. so when kaz asks, again, he almost has to be amused. asking again leads to hoping for a lapse of attention, and a slip of the tongue, neither of which roy has.

but he may as well let this person have one small victory, given it's public information already. ]

Two men, Maes Hughes and Barabas Gilliam, have created something of an office, in the Temple. The list can be found there, if you're so inclined to add your name to it.

What is your name, by the way?

[ does he need to answer that? no. so he doesn't. because he's seen enough of the circle to know that roy mustang is not someone to play around with or underestimate.

besides - he got his information. he doesn't need anything more from this conversation.

and yet. ]

Kaz Brekker.

[ it shows up, whenever he responds to someone on the network. he's figured out this much, and knows there's no reason to try and dance around it here. until he can find out some kind of anonymous way of going about things, it will have to do. ]

Roy Mustang. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Brekker.

[ once roy discovers kaz is a seventeen year old brat he'll use his first name, but for now, he'll be polite. ]

I look forward to seeing you at the office.

[ mr brekker. now that brings back some memories. ]

And you as well.

[ "yeah, right" is said somewhere in there, probably. the absolutely genuine tone of kaz brekker. ]

[ it's too bad roy is The Nosiest Person, because just when kaz might think the conversation is over . . .]

Oh, one last question.
Who else from your world is here?
Not very many people are fortunate enough to have those they know.

[ oh saints he doesn't have time for this. ]

Do you keep a record of everyone's name who joins the Circle too?
Why does it matter?

[ defensive, reluctant to answer. avoidant. interesting. ]

Because someone has to keep track of who is here and who isn't.
No one else is going to do it, and we're trapped here together.
We may as well know when someone goes missing.

Besides, I'm going to find out by the end of the day regardless of whether or not you tell me, and I hate doing more work than necessary.

Then I hope you enjoy the extra work.

[ because he's just that much of a shit. ]

Four hours.

[ have a nice day, kaz. :) ]

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