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[brodakota]

So...I was thinking (dangerous, I know)

But don't get me wrong, the Horologium was definitely awful in a lot of ways, but I can't help but feel that we came out of it with some measure of success. At least, more than Akvos?

I guess I'm wondering if there's a way we can figure out what we did differently between the two worlds. Or past worlds, for that matter, but I wasn't around for those.

I think if we know what we've done that works, then we can be ready for the next world. Or at the very least, prevent another Akvos.

If anyone's got any thoughts, I'd like to hear them.

Thanks

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[flimsylies]

I was here to kill the beast for you.

[brodakota]

How'd you even get close to something like that?

Still, thanks.

[flimsylies]

[ He had some help, but also whatever he's an asshole? ]

That did take some insight. The crew before us had a plan to use the zero gravity in the gym to separate it from the shadows. For some reason they were unable to complete the assault. We took up where they left off, easily enough.

[brodakota]

Makes sense. I'm guessing the monster got to them before they were able to put the plan into action.

Was there any indication what the monster actually was?

[flimsylies]

A monster. What else do you need to know?

[brodakota]

Guess I'm just curious. I've never really seen a monster where I'm from. Didn't look like any of the other alien races I'm familiar with either.

[flimsylies]

It is hard to classify. In my own homeworld we would have simply written it off as a magical beast, of which there are many. Many of which we know nothing about. Are 'aliens' not the same?

[brodakota]

Not quite. We know about the aliens, which we know something about. At least, the races we were fighting.

[flimsylies]

There are always further unknowns. It's very silly to think one might ever know everything the world has to offer. Boring, even.

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[dadandgone]

Good plan. I can only speak for one other world beside Akvos. I'm not sure I have an overall pattern figured out, but I would say I feel that we were better coordinated between Horologium and Struxta (the world prior to Akvos).

Akvos was messy. In more ways than one.

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[brodakota]

Yeah, I figure this is going to be an ongoing process. You've got one world on me though so every bit helps.

Coordinated how? I know we weren't all separated like we were in Akvos so it was a bit easier to herd the cats.

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[dadandgone]

Much like on the Horologium we took the time to follow up on leads and explore based more so on our strengths and we were better able to coordinate the information we came across. When it came to the big job of actually setting up some technology that would help out the city's inhabitants it was our coordinated efforts that helped make it possible.

Maybe our group is just better at completing tasks than it is as general diplomacy. Though I'm not sure if Akvos fell apart because of negotiations between the merpeople or because we spent too much time in that Void.

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[brodakota]

I wouldn't be surprised if there was a little bit of both. I wasn't exactly part of the diplomatic bits and that hasn't really been my forte. But that sounds like an area we'll maybe want to work on going forward.

But it's good that we've got a strength somewhere. That's a start.

[dadandgone]

The question would be how do we prepare for diplomacy when that is something that is very much situational.

[brodakota]

When you say it like that I'm extremely aware of how big this project's actually going to be.

I guess it's getting better at reading the room?

[dadandgone]

Yeah.

That might be something to work on if nothing else. We may not be able to come up with every scenario, but we could at least get some of those who aren't as good at it some tips on what to look for and how to react.

[brodakota]

Just having some basics to work with would probably be enough. We never seem to know what we're working with until we get there after all.

Do you know anyone like that?

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[moneytwin]

You mean, aside from most of an entire group dying?

[ That.. was probably sarcasm? ]

I'm not particularly fond of blood sacrifice as a mean of success.

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[brodakota]

In general? Neither am I.

Which is kind of the point, figuring out how to prevent that.

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[moneytwin]

Getting more information before going after whatever that was would likely be a start. We were woefully unprepared.

And not sending kids down, either.

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[brodakota]

Both of those are good ideas, the kid one especially.

[Even if these kids seem weirdly capable.]

But a focus on more information gathering would be really good, as well as making sure we share it.

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[moneytwin]

And how do you propose we do better than we did on that metal ship? Those with experience with com-pewters still struggled to find anything useful, best as I can tell.

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[brodakota]

Best I can think off the top of my head is establishing an alternate form of communicating, since the network has proven to be unreliable at times.

Granted it didn't help that the ship was not in the best shape.]

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[moneytwin]

Well, unless one or more people here have access to Sending, I'm not sure what sort of system to use.

[ Vex might still be annoyed that Astoria 'broke' the Earring of Whispers. ]

But just because I don't doesn't mean someone else might not have an idea. Could be worth raising with that library group who're recording things. Someone from a different world might have a suggestion.

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[brodakota]

Messenger birds are probably out of the question.

Seems like a good resource to tap. You wouldn't happen to know who's in that?