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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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Well, you'll find no shortage of that. People needing help, that is.
[ as warmly as he can manage, given the conversation. ]
And until we can figure out how to give everyone in this world the choice they deserve and return everyone home or wherever they'd like to go, we can focus on that immediate goal -- helping people, and keep the bigger picture in mind. Decent compromise?
no subject
He slips out a resigned sigh, more audibly than intended. ]
Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.
( locked. )
It's frustrating, to see something wrong and not be able to do anything about it. I understand that.
[ he's not trying to minimize what 9S is feeling; quite the contrary. and as he continues speaking, the reason for the filter becomes fairly clear. ]
I come from a world where my country is ruled by a man who took it by force, and I was a member of the military that helped him do it. I decided I wanted to change that, and restore my country to what it should be, but one person doing that is an impossible task. I had to build a network, and build support -- and that meant I had to play the game with rules that weren't designed to let anyone else win.
[ king Bradley was not human, either, but he keeps that to himself. ]
A lot of people died, in the meantime. An entire country was subjugated, by him. It sometimes felt like resisting at all was pointless, but when you're fighting against someone, or something, that is more powerful than you will ever be, you have to be smart. And that means a lot of waiting, even in times when you feel like waiting is the wrong thing to do. You have to make sure you have as much in your favor as you possibly can, before striking.
[ he pauses. ]
We did win, in the end. Not without a lot of loss, but we did win. And we will win here, too. But not today. We need to focus on what needs to be done in this instant, and that's recovering from Akvos, and preparing for the next journey. After that, we can start to piece together the bigger picture. And I'll help you do it.
locked 4evr
The circumstances aren't favorable, but then, when were they ever? 9S' head slumps away from the feed—presumably, his hidden eyes fall as well—but he does end up nodding. ]
I understand. [ It's no bold response, but it's less tired, less frustrated. ] I'll stand back for now. But for the time being, if there's anything else you'd like for me to do...
[ Well, he's here, with nothing else to occupy his time with. ]
no subject
I think recovery is a good place to start. And, if you're less inclined to sit still than others, you can gather any information on our status here . . . people who have gone home, people who are still here. People who feel just as frustrated as you are.
[ and roy shrugs a shoulder. ]
The better grasp we have on our situation, the better chance we have to change something. There's no such thing as too little information, particularly from one another.