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ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛ. ([personal profile] insubordination) wrote in [community profile] acatalepsy_rpg2019-02-01 11:43 am

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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: )
punshots: (✘ grit.)

[personal profile] punshots 2019-02-06 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Boy, is that familiar...Prompto's been here coming up on nine months and he's still trying to find his place. Losing the people that defined his place hasn't helped, but at least this might be diverting enough for the both of them. ]

Then you're in luck, 'cause I'm gonna need all the help I can get. First order of business is just gonna be figuring out where to put it. Not like we've got a shortage of options, here.
inheritedearth: (09)

[personal profile] inheritedearth 2019-02-08 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
We'd want it someplace central, right? Somewhere easily accessible by everyone here, but where it's not likely to get damaged— so the kitchen is probably out.

[Don't want to risk spilling anything on it...]

There are some common areas that might work, though.
punshots: (✘ 1977.)

[personal profile] punshots 2019-02-08 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, yeah, no go for the kitchen. Aaaas nice as it'd be to have a snack while you reminisce.

[ It's no good to grieve on an empty stomach. ]

Maybe we could even retrofit one of the empty rooms. I don't think the ghosty servants would mind, do you?

[ He's genuinely asking. Those guys creep him out, so he avoids interacting with them as much as possible. ]
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[personal profile] inheritedearth 2019-02-08 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I think people will probably figure out their own solutions to that one, if snacking is really an issue.

[She doubts that it is, but remarks like that are so much easier to dwell on than the reality of the situation.

She pauses for a moment, thoughtful.]


You know, I'm sure they wouldn't! Those rooms aren't being used for anything else, and the spirits around the temple have been pretty friendly so far... I think.

[It's hard to tell? She gets a 'friendly' sort of energy from them, though.]
punshots: (✘ roadtrip.)

[personal profile] punshots 2019-02-09 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Friendly, but kinda...well, I asked 'em to change my sheets once and they came back holey.

[ But, like, they weren't wrong. They did change them, just not how he intended them to. ]

Bet we could get the message across to 'em, though. If we got a whole room, we'd have a ton of space to work with. It'd be like a three dimensional canvas for everyone to work on together.

[ The more he thinks about it, the more excited he gets. ]
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[personal profile] inheritedearth 2019-02-10 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh. She bites at her lower lip, stifling a much-needed laugh.]

Maybe you did something to get on their bad side?

[More likely, she thinks, they just didn't understand, or maybe there were some prankster spirits among them.]

That's a fantastic idea— I'm sure there are tons of people who would want to contribute to this. It would be really good for the circle as a community, I think... something to help us feel a little more unified, especially after what just happened in Akvos.