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[insubordination]

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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[fairysong]

[She's so tired of feeling useless. Of not being able to contribute in any meaningful way] I don't know. What can we do to stop magical rifts from collapsing and destroying entire worlds? Do you know how to stop that?

[She says, the tension audible in her voice, even if she's trying to not show it.]

My power isn't very useful for anything but making music, but... [She trails off, and makes a sound like a verbal shrug.]

I know how to fly an airplane.

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[spaceforged]

Piloting is a skill we could definitely use. There's no telling what worlds will offer and the more pilots we have, the more we could use transports if they're available.

[He keeps his tone even in stark contrast to hers that tells him to tread carefully. For her sake.]

Is it just planes you can pilot or are you trained in aircraft as a whole?

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[fairysong]

To be technical about it, I trained on a Variable Fighter. It's a plane that turns into, um. A humanoid robot, I guess you could call it? [A pause.]

It was something of a crash course, but I can take off and land just fine.

[Just don't ask her to fight in it. She got shot down in 10 seconds.]

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[spaceforged]

So, a mecha? I've heard other pilots talk about them. We have had a few of those back home but they require specific circumstances and sometimes more than one pilot to operate. [He'd heard the word tossed around by other pilots before. It's still unfamiliar to him but, it was a common word across several realities.]

A crash course is something that could be built upon. If we get the means, would you want to further your training?

[fairysong]

I've never heard it called that before. The pilots I knew called the human form "Battroid." [But sure, why not?

There's a bit of a pause before she continues.] If we ever get the chance, sure. I'm just not sure where exactly we're going to find a working sim in the middle of the woods.

[spaceforged]

On other worlds, [He corrects, but gently.] Of we can find the sim on another world I’ll see about training you further. I was taught most craft as a cadet and picked up others.

We’ll see what areas you do best in. But, other than piloting what do you want to learn and be able to do? We have a number of skills and abilities among all of us within the circle.

I'm so sorry I somehow missed this tag in the notifs!

[fairysong]

[Right, she's just being a little needlessly pedantic because she's stressed, Shiro. Sorry.] If we come across one, then.

I don't really know how to fight much. I've shot a gun a few times in basic training, but that's it. [And, again. Crash course.] I'm an artist, you know?

But I'd rather not be a load around anyone's neck, either.

No problem!

[spaceforged]

[So basically a cadet. But if one is willing to learn? That makes a lot of difference.]

Right now we don’t have a firing range or guns to practice with. But, we can teach you other weapons and give you at least a basic course in hand to hand and first aid.

[The later at least isn’t fighting anyone and is useful.] Do you know off the top of your head the type of gun you were firing?

[fairysong]

It was, um. A pistol?

[Nope.]

First aid wouldn't be a bad idea, though.

[spaceforged]

We’ll work with whatever we find, then. Anyway, if we’re lucky and get a decent world next time. We can replace enough medical supplies to get you started on learning.

If we do, we can use the dummies in the arena for practice. [colliseum...arena same difference.]

[fairysong]

Yeah, I guess there's not much use for that without any first aid supplies-- no medicine, no disinfectant, no bandages or anything like that.

There are people here who can do all sorts of magical healing too, aren't there?

[spaceforged]

There are a few. It’s better not to rely on magical healing. We have no idea what situations we will end up in. It’s better to have training and not need it. Then to be caught when you need it and not have the skill.

I can still teach you the basics with just bandages. But I’m running low. I couldn’t restock in Struxta or Akvos.

[fairysong]

Right, I suppose gauze and deep-sea adventures don't mix well. [There's a pause, but she sounds pretty sure of herself when she answers.] Don't waste your supplies on teaching me. We should save those for a real emergency, right?

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[insubordination]

I don't know how to do that, no.

[ it's said evenly; recognizing the tension in her voice, and acknowledging it. he's feeling similarly frustrated, but that's the purpose of the conversation. they can't get anything done unless they air out that grief. ]

But I'm certain there are people in this Circle who can work to figure out how, and if we're better prepared in the future, we can certainly work to stop whatever happened.

[ he does pause, though. ]

Only airplanes?

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[fairysong]

Maybe. There'd better be, otherwise I think we need to start really wondering what that witch is even trying to do.

[She's trying not to be bitter about it. Honest.

It's really hard.

So she's glad for the change of subject.]

It's called a Variable Fighter. It's a plane that's designed to fly in space and atmosphere, but it can also turn into a sort of human form and fight like that. It was kind of a crash course, but I can take off and land, at least.

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[insubordination]

[ interesting, and also . . . very specific. ]

Shiro and I were discussing our need for additional transport in times of emergency. Being able to pilot a craft like that, if it were available to you, would be useful.

Do you think you could fly something similar, or a less . . . futuristic craft?

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[fairysong]

Probably? It didn't seem like there was all that much technology involved. [There was, but it's all behind the screen, so to speak.]

So it should be pretty applicable to anything else we find, as long as it's got, like... controls that look remotely the same.

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[insubordination]

[ controls that . . . look remotely . . . the same . . . ]

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[insubordination]

Well, you would certainly know better than me.

[ a bit dryly. ]

The car is a modern feat of engineering, where I come from, let alone a space cruiser.

[fairysong]

You know, like... a control stick! You pull back and the plane goes up, that sort of thing. I don't know, it seemed pretty standard to me!

[She says, her voice and expression a little defensive on this.] I never said I was an expert, just that I've had some training!

They'd really just invented the car, where you come from?

[insubordination]

I wouldn't say just invented.

[ he's not that old!!!! ]

It's the early nineteen-hundreds, in Amestris. I'm told that that's ancient history. We travel primarily via train, or if you have a car, then car.

[fairysong]

[Early nineteen hundreds... that really is ancient history, huh? At least by her own standards.

It blends together, anyway. Like how modern students will all lump the 1800s together, Sheryl sees everything before the turn of the millennium as essentially the same era. Biplanes and iMacs.] I've never heard of Amestris before. But you're right, that's a while back-- it's 2059, for me.

So there aren't even any airplanes at all where you come from?

[insubordination]

Ah... they exist, but I wouldn't get on one.

[ nope.jpeg. ]

They're fairly new, in terms of technology. Trains are still the primary mode of transport.

[fairysong]

[Weird. That's so weird.]

I can tell you, they've come a long way since your time, then. My boyfriend's a pilot. And I've spent my entire life on a gigantic city-sized ship flying through the galaxy.

[She pauses.] There are trains to help you get around inside the ship.

[It's really, really big.]

[insubordination]

Ah, so I've heard. The paladins of Voltron have described in great detail how inadequate our technology is in comparison to theirs.

[ alien people, amirite. ]

But that is -- impressive, to say the least. Were you born on it? The ship.