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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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[ does she want to comment on what people their age can accomplish? because...... ]

Typically we're chosen by the spirits of the lions. The paladins before us were picked, and we were picked, kinda of chosen out of the entire universe to help protect peace and the lives of every society alive?

[ it sounds a lot more impressive than it is. even if he knows it's impressive, it's still....a lot to explain to people. ]

I don't know. I like Inej. [ bright smile, easy truth. ]

[ . . . how interesting. the word 'spirits' catches her attention, as does being chosen. she's not entirely sure what lions have to do with it, but it sounds like these individuals were chosen by some sort of god-like beings to fight for whatever cause the gods seemed fit.

doesn't sound too insane, to her. there are martyrs in every world.

her smile grows at his compliment, and inej shrugs her shoulders. she's not necessarily outwardly warm, but she doesn't seem too put-off by his quasi-flirting. ]

I like it well enough.

[ she only has one name, after all, so she may as well grow to like it. ]

I imagine you'll be volunteering, then, for whatever needs to be done. [ it sounds like it's his job description. ] I'm not sure how my own skills would be of assistance [ liar ] but I can also help where needed.

[ she pauses, before she continues, a little dryly: ]

I rise with the sun, so running drills will need to be early.

[ get ready 2 get wrecked boi ]

[ she doesn't seem immediately put off by the explanation, which lance was quasi-expecting, and that's....refreshing? nice? either way, lance just nods, the smile lingering as it tends to do. ]

Yeah! Definitely volunteering. Astoria is kind of crazy and I don't know if I trust her? But she seems to want the same thing we do- peace. But...

[ he'll look a bit pensive and then shrug. ] We need to work together more than anything. Titles or not, being a team is what is going to actually help. And your skills would totally help! If you want to come by we can definitely figure something out.

[ the mention of rising with the son makes lance suddenly look very. tired. ]

Yeah it looks like I'll be....at the drills too....

[ help him ]

[ we can definitely figure something out. an offer to teach her, or something else? being a part of a team isn't necessarily a strange idea, to inej, but she's so used to her own team of miscreants that the thought of signing up to another almost feels like an odd sort of betrayal.

still. it would be good to get to know these people, and obtain information. and kaz surely isn't going to be running marathons anytime soon, which leaves this sort of thing up to her. ]

Are you not a morning person?

[ innocently enough. ]

Most of my friends aren't, so you aren't alone, in that regard.

[ he could start running. never underestimate the ego of a teenage boy.

but that doesn't matter!!! because lance is smiling and then he's not smiling and he can't decide if he should just roll with it or try to play it off. does he impress the really pretty girl he's talking about?

too late for that now. so lance will just. play it off. totally normal. he crosses his arms over his chest. ]

Nope. I prefer my beauty sleep, you know? [ a beat, and then he's going to lift an eyebrow at her. ] You must hang around some beautiful people.

[ her lips twitch, an attempt not to laugh. ]

I think we get by.

[ they all have their varying levels of beauty, marred by both experience and personality. inej thinks that's likely the best way to describe her crew of miscreants. ]

How many of you are here? From your world?

[ way more than kaz and herself, it seems. she's almost jealous. ]

[ eh? eh? is that a smile he sees? he'll have to look into that. ]

From my world? Uhh...... { world is a weird way of putting it, but he thinks about it anyway. ] Five? Wait- six, technically. { ew gross, lotor. ]

Seven if you count me?

[ so it was possible, to have so many. the hope of the other four showing up isn't necessarily as remote as inej thought. and of all of them to remain stuck here, kaz and inej were the most likely suspects. she would hate to think if anyone else were stuck here, with kaz. at least he (mostly) listened to her.

still . . . ]

There are only two of us, from home. I would consider you lucky.

[ though the 'technically' makes her curious, inej will wait for lance to bring it up himself, if he chooses to do so. ]

Kaz and I had an additional friend, from home, but it seems he's returned to Ketterdam. [ if jesper is lucky, anyway. hopefully he didn't go back to that awful island. ] We're the only two left, now.

[ if he's being honest, lance hasn't really...thought that far. about how others don't have as many people from their home world here, how lucky he is that they basically have their family (though he'd trade lotor for coran in less than a tick). there's something about the way inej's face looks, as well as her words, that kind of sobers him. ]

Uh. Yeah. I guess I am pretty lucky. [ a beat, and then a sigh as one of his hands moves to run through the scruff of his hair. ] Or kinda lucky. I don't really want to be stuck anywhere with Lotor, but. [ he guesses he'll put up with it lotor if it means having allura, hunk, pidge, keith, and shiro. he guesses. ]

Yeah that...happens a lot. People just kind of disappear. [ he thinks about mako, korra, and bolin. misses them, harshly and briefly, before letting it pass. ] Especially since Astoria doesn't seem to have any idea why? Or like. Any way to actually help.

[ she's noticed, and inej huffs a breath to herself, annoyed. ]

People in power tend to avoid responsibility when things go wrong.

[ so that is of little surprise to her, that Astoria tends to be silent. still, something lance says is of interest to her, and knowing who to avoid is just as important as knowing who to trust . . . ]

Is Lotor dangerous?

[ spill the deets, lonce. ]

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