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ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛ. ([personal profile] insubordination) wrote in [community profile] acatalepsy_rpg2019-04-06 06:23 pm

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[ roy is seated in a secluded area of the temple that many may recognize as maes and barabas’ office. he has a notebook in front of him that a great deal of stuff seems to be written in, but roy himself doesn’t have a pen in hand. those paying careful attention may recognize that the writing in the notebook is, indeed, roy’s handwriting, but it’s certainly not legible.

anyway. roy looks a bit tired, but in relatively good spirits, despite what he suffered on the horologium. he’s been relatively quiet, since coming back to the temple -- focused on recovering, catching up with his closer circle of friends and family, and preparing himself for what he had to do next, which is, incidentally, address the circle.

And so, roy clears his throat. ]




We have a handful of new arrivals . . . welcome to the Circle. To those who don’t know me, my name is Brigadier General Roy Mustang. Roy is sufficient.

[ some people like using the titles, and some people don’t. It doesn’t really make a difference to him -- but that being said, roy certainly does speak in an authoritative tone, for as tired as he looks. some things don’t change. ]

I wanted to bring your attention to what we’ve experienced as a group in the past. A world jump is likely coming soon, and the more prepared we are, the higher likelihood we have to avoid another Akvos, or another version of the Horologium. To that extent --

[There’s not really a noise to announce Maes’s arrival. Just one minute there is empty space behind Roy and the next it’s being occupied by a man in glasses.]

Roy! There you are, I --

[He notices that Roy is speaking to the watch or The Circle and leans in over his friend’s shoulder. Personal space and Maes apparently aren’t acquainted, at least where Roy is concerned.]

Oh, hey, you’re talking to everyone else. Perfect. Let me borrow this for a second.

[Maes plucks up the watch. Roy is no longer visible, but you can definitely hear a “hey, give me that!” protest from the side. ]

Hi everyone. Technically I’m a Brigadier General, but feel free to just refer to me as Maes Hughes. I’m sure Roy already started in on the welcoming address, but I have some important information too -- concerning everyone really. I managed to get some details out of Astoria about our next world. After the past few times, well, one of the biggest issues we’ve had is not knowing a lot about where we’re going and how to prepare. Now I know there are mixed feelings about her, but the last time I asked her for information about a world it did prove to be accurate...so I think we can at least trust this much.

[As he speaks on trusting Astoria, he does glance in the direction Roy was. It’s pretty clear Maes has his own skepticism about the woman that has grown substantially from his months of being here. Now isn’t the time to dwell on that though. He clears his throat.]]

I didn’t get a name, but she called it a city, with taverns and everything. It’s populated by various types of people...different species and magic will be present. It sounded like we’d be going to a place with a lot of avenues to pursue. Astoria seems to want us to help the people there...though she couldn’t really give me specifics as to how. It sounds like it won’t be just fighting though, not this time.

[Maes pauses. Is he done? He knows that wasn’t very helpful and, especially for the new folks, it might not mean a lot. He looks like he’s about to give the watch back to Roy, but quickly pulls it back. Oh, right, the other things.]

If that doesn’t mean much to you, don’t worry. This room that Roy and I are in happens to be a library of sorts that Barb and I have been working on to keep all of the information from different people and worlds. We made it with the idea that those of you who are new might want to come read up on previous places. We’d appreciate any information you may have to add in the future.

All that I ask if that you please don’t touch the picture I’ve pinned to the wall of my precious daughter Elysia!


[The picture in question seems to magically appear in Maes’s hand, though it’s hard to tell if that was slight of hand or his teleporting again. The picture shows a girl, no older than three with twin pigtails sticking on top of her head. She sits proudly on a small tricycle, beaming at the camera. His voice changes from serious to a more gushing tone. Has he...has he forgotten the point of this?]

I know she’s just too cute~ But you’re free to look all you want I know she cheers ---

All right, enough, give me that --

[ and the watch is soon wrested out of maes’ hands, to show a very exasperated roy, frustrated (but clearly not enough to be actually upset, given he allowed maes to prattle on for that long). ]

The point of this is to offer ourselves as resources to the newer members, and to continue supporting one another to the best of our ability. Sharing with one another puts us on an even-playing field, and I intend to continue asking that of you, regardless of what happens on other worlds. Many of us have survived good worlds, and bad. Successes, and failures. This is our opportunity to attempt to plan for what comes next, because we likely have little time before our next jump.

[ and, after roy says that, he turns to maes, exasperated: ]

Do you always need to be the center of attention, or do you have an actual medical condition that forces you to --

[ and then the feed ends. ]

(OOC: If you are interested in looking at what we have in the office and want to read or, even better, contribute. Check it out here! Also, feel free to threadjack in this post! )
moneytwin: Official Art by Kit Buss (<user name="AnemoneTea" site="twitter">) (Baroness of Whitestone)

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[personal profile] moneytwin 2019-04-06 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[tired as she's been, there's evident humour in Vex's voice when she replies to the message.]

Oh, should we be introducing ourselves with full titles and everything? I wasn't aware that was required here. Seems a bit like showing off.

[tone softens a touch] Your daughter is absolutely adorable by the way, Maes.
dadandgone: (Love Letters)

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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-06 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's not replying to the titles comment. That's clearly unimportant.]

Thank you! If nothing else I have her pictures here with me, along with some of my wife. Roy doesn't appreciate them at all. I'd be happy to show them off sometime to you though, I have plenty more, I just keep one in the office because I go there to work a lot.
clickclickbloom: (And I think to myself)

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[personal profile] clickclickbloom 2019-04-06 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh! She is so adorable!

I want to see more pictures too!
Edited 2019-04-06 23:14 (UTC)
clickclickbloom: (Aye Aye Captain Crunch)

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[personal profile] clickclickbloom 2019-04-06 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay now that she is done gushing over the small child.]

Oh, hi! I'm one of those new people you mentioned.

I'm Ruby. I'm a Huntress where I'm from, which is basically a professional Helper-Outer. ...But with a little more monster fighting involved.

I guess what I'm saying here is if we need to help people where ever we're going then I'll do whatever I can.

So yeah, looking forward to working with you!
shootstyles: (blink blink)

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[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-04-06 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
She told you?

What did you ask? Did she seem certain?

[He's still that curious kid from last post but... markedly less enthusiastic.]
clickclickbloom: (Is far less like a bedtime story)

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[personal profile] clickclickbloom 2019-04-06 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[She flashes a bright smile. Great! He knew Yang, that would cut down on some explaining.]

I do! She's my older sister, actually!

And she is! Huntresses-In-Training technically but we have a lot of on the job experience.
moneytwin: Art by <user name="megzilla87" site="tumblr.com"> (Discussion)

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[personal profile] moneytwin 2019-04-06 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[clearly not!]

Well, I think having something to hold on to is important in these trying times. And she looks like a delight.

How did you manage to get such small portraits completed? I can't imagine a child sitting still long enough to keeping smile so widely for an artist.
moneytwin: Official Art by Wendy Sullivan (<user name="WendyDoodles" site="twitter">) (Orly?)

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[personal profile] moneytwin 2019-04-06 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Encourage what?

[ Such innocence. Such bullshit. ]

Just Vex'ahlia will do, then. [for now] In a place like this, I rather think titles hold little to no sway, save for one. [The Witch.]

[ Her voice loses a little of that earlier cheer. ]

It might help if we knew what to prepare for, certainly. Both in destination as well as task. Her directive to "help" people hasn't been..well. Helpful.
moneytwin: Art from Critical Role #1, Artist: Olivia Samson (Yes But How Much Money Are We Getting?)

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[personal profile] moneytwin 2019-04-07 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
I've never gotten the impression she's deliberately keeping things from us, a great deal about her behaviour is absentminded at best. Perhaps we've simply not been asking her the right questions.

[ If only to save their own hides, and those of the Circle, above all else.

Still, something Roy's said reminds her of a conversation with North.
]

She mentioned she felt the loss of Akvos, didn't she?
mollymocked: (⚔ we don't want your broken parts)

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[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-04-07 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[WITH THE MOST RELIEF EVER] Oh thank gods, that sounds like where I come from....
mollymocked: (⚔ you believe that lie)

[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-04-07 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
It's the magic part, really. And let's be honest, a decent pub is closer to home than that fucking ship ever was. It might be worlds different, but if I can drink at a pub and there's a wizard in a corner with his nose in a book, then that's practically what I left.
clickclickbloom: (We can trust tomorrow?)

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[personal profile] clickclickbloom 2019-04-07 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[He might be a little more worried if actual soldiers from there were to show up.]

You have?

[That smile turns a bit more into a confident smirk.]

That's good to know. She's the heavy hitter on our team, I'm glad she's been able to help out here too. ...However long she's been here. This whole thing is kind of weird.

[The whole timey wimey part of this was still throwing Ruby through a loop.]

It definitely does! Not just with us either, My dad, mom, my uncle and Yang's mom all were Huntresses and Huntsman too. It's pretty much tradition at this point.
dadandgone: (Daddy's Little Girl)

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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-07 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not difficult to switch to video, especially not after a request like that! Maes appears to be smiling. He was transported here with what was on him, so while there isn't THAT many pictures, there's still a surprising amount that he apparently just kept on his person.

Actually, some of them he kept tucked away in his room in the temple. Ruby might notice he is no longer in the office but in one of the temple rooms. Most likely his own.
]

I'm glad someone around here appreciates good baby photos! This is my daughter Elysia and this is my wife Gracia. I have whole books back home, but this is all that was on me when I was brought here.

[He proceeds to hold various photographs up of the two most important people to him. There are, of course, a few photos of him WITH them and it's obvious he's a dorky dad and very happy family man.]
dadandgone: (Suspect)

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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-07 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
I thought that too. I asked her for a bit more direction, but all she would give me is that they've lost a lot of people in the city we're going to so they just need people to help with various tasks. It sort of sounded like we might be just hired help? We could protect people from the monsters there or help farmers with their crops.
dadandgone: (Yo Ed)

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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-07 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh hey it's that kid who helped in find other merpeople on Akvos. Maes holds up a hand to greet him and dives directly into addressing the question.]

I sort of accosted her and asked...but yeah, she gave me some heads up. More so than the last time at least.

[He looks thoughtful for a moment, rubbing at his beard, trying to recall the exact line of questioning.]

I brought up the fact that she kept sending us to these places with barely a leg to stand on. I asked why she couldn't give us more information to start with so we could better accomplish this whole mission she has for us. She admitted she couldn't see everything, but I witnessed her eyes getting all 'glowy' while she told me the tidbits I mentioned earlier.

[He sighs.]

It's frustrating, because it's decent information, but there's still a lot of specifics lacking. There's no way of knowing if she's revealing all she saw or not...at least not until we go.
dadandgone: (As I Recall)

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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-07 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
She is! She's so sweet and polite. I swear she learns new things to tell me every day when I get home from work. Before I came here she was even starting to help Gracia in the kitchen. She got flour everywhere, but she was trying so hard.

Oh! It's not a painting. We have something called a camera that's able to capture an image onto film. You can then have it developed with a photographer and that's how you get these.

[It's hard to explain without having one here, but he does have something similar.]

It's a little like when we just made that video on the watch. Except the images from our cameras don't move...the device is also much bigger.
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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-07 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Well, she didn't say wizards.

[He thinks back to the conversation.]

She wasn't able to give me a name...but she did mention various species and monsters. So it sounds like there's a variety in the type of people we'll encounter. She mentioned the city might need help being kept safe, since they were short handed. I think she used the term 'adventurers' at some point...as the ones who normally do that.
moneytwin: Art from Critical Role #1, Artist: Olivia Samson (Srs Talk)

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[personal profile] moneytwin 2019-04-07 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Lost them to what? Kidnappings? Plague? [oddly dark] Dragons?

[then, a sigh] I suppose we won't know until we get there, unless someone asks Astoria more of the right questions.
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[personal profile] dadandgone 2019-04-07 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
She mentioned a war...but it sounded like it might have been away from the city. So I imagine the people who usually help protect the city were sent off to fight in it, leaving the city vulnerable.

Of course, most of what she said was her usual vague responses and these are all just conjectures put together based on what she DID say.
clickclickbloom: (Once in a lullaby)

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[personal profile] clickclickbloom 2019-04-07 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Woah. This guy was pretty darn good at however he was transporting around from place to place.

She could worry about that later, right now there were pictures to ogle.]


D'awwwww~! Look at how cute you all are. Such a cute family for a cute kid.

[She can't help but feel she'd appreciate this a lot less if it were her dad showing off her baby photos.]

Well I'm glad you were able to bring as many as you have with you. It really shows you care.

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