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acatalepsy_rpg2019-02-01 11:43 am
insubordination) wrote in acatalepsy_rpg2019-02-01 11:43 am
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: )
[ 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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He picks up a journal and a pen, then looks back up at Prompto.]
I'm trying to put together a list of supplies we can watch for and gather on other worlds. I'm hoping if we can build in this realm or at least request certain things.
And yes, some of our powers are pretty alarming. Some of us are too, I think people might have handled Geir better if they knew a massive dragon was around.
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Ohhhh yeah, I almost crapped my pants the first time I met him! [ Well, he's nothing if not honest. ] Might help with names, too. There're people who've been here ages whose names I still don't know.
[ And he should fix that. They're a team now. Hopefully, this little project of his can help with that for all of them. ]
As for other weapons...I dunno, I've used a little bit of everything. Shortswords, knives, polearms, you name it. Only when my buddies put 'em in my hands, though.
[ He's hardly practiced with them, but maybe he's been neglectful. ]
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The active list could be updated each time we're back here. I'm sure some people would be willing to help maintain it.
[He can think of a few people. Organization helps them feel a bit more in control and they're all for that. Mostly.]
It's a start and could help put people at ease. As much as we can be given the circumstances.
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[ It's one of the few things he can really say with assurance that he's good at, so as long as someone else help keep him on task and can track who's coming and going, they might just do this thing. ]
Any little bit helps, right? Wish...wish I could do more for the mermaids, though.
[ His heart aches for them worst of all. ]
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[But it doesn't feel like enough and he looks away for a moment. He sighs, composing himself once more.]
I leave the pictures to you. Whenever you're ready to snap pictures of Morrigan be advised, she has several forms - including a dragon form.
[He saved him from a scare.] And far as I know, I'm the only person that shapeshifts into a machine.
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[ There could also be some people who still haven't figured out their powers, but most of them probably have by now. It's only when new arrivals start showing up again that they might run into a snag there. ]
— I didn't realize you turned into a machine. That's wicked, dude.
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Do you want to see it right now? It could make it less of a shock later on.
[Four shapeshifters. That's about what he figured. He'd heard of others.]
And who are the other two shapeshifters? [[Atsushi was one, but he's been gone a while.]
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[ He actually sounds pretty excited about it. It's not often you see someone turn into a lion machine, okay!
But then he adds hastily: ]
Oh — Alisaie and Connor. Alisaie's got all sorts of creatures up her sleeve, but Connor can only change into dogs, Iiiii think.
1/2
[He's fascinated. Is there something about the magic's manifesting in each of them that lends to more than one form? Shiro catches himself and takes a breath.]
Right sorry, here goes.
2/2
The translator is ready to make it make sense. For once.]
It's handy I can still talk like this. Texting with claws is a little difficult.
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As it stands, though, he is just hella impressed. ]
Hah, I can imagine! Man, that's wicked, though! You might only have one form, but it's a seriously badass one, dude. I definitely gotta snap a pic of you like that sometime.
[ It's, uh, for the directory, yeah. ]
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Thank you. Any time you're ready to take a picture I should be free. Just let me know when.
And if I run across any kind of gun that doesn't require ammo, do you want me to let you know?
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[ He can try to learn something else in the meantime, but he won't feel comfortable fighting without a firearm to rely on for quite some time. ]
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