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limacharlie2018-05-22 12:21 am
whattaprick) wrote in limacharlie2018-05-22 12:21 am
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[Day 60, Afternoon]
[ By the time the radio turns on it’s about an hour after Lambert’s group has returned and reported their findings to the Ringmaster. Now it’s just a matter of letting everyone else know. It’s Syrlya who speaks first. ]
As most of you are aware, the Summer and Winter Courts have pursued the carnival into the Athenaeum and taken some of our people hostage.
[ “Hostage" is a nice way to say permanent enslavement.] According to the Scribe and Curator, the lifelike and antagonistic nature of the books found here is the library’s defense against intruders, and it is under our control.
And has been under our control this entire time. [Tyki’s voice chimes in, at this point. To which he’s not bitter at all about it. This entire mess could’ve possibly been avoided.] Our will has been controlling the stories to a certain victory each time we have been swallowed up by one. It should be comforting to know that they cannot use the stories against us. They have not been given these defenses.
If we cast the Fae into our own narrative, the magic should be strong enough to combat them. We will be bound to the same story, so we cannot allow them to turn its favor or-- [And this he sounds less certain about.] --break the confines of the story ourselves.
It should be noted as well that the story cannot be entirely unbelievable. To play the part, it must seem plausible. One cannot just snap their fingers and a fae is weakened, for example. Something like that will allow them to break the story. The narrative must be consistent and convincing.
[ The Nightrider finally speaks. There’s an edge of tension to his voice, but otherwise, he’s pretty composed. ]
The good news is, this means you don't have to be a fighter to help. Bad news is, we still have to figure out how we're going to do it, who's going or staying, and if we're dealing with the Courts together or one at at time. We need to come up with something fast -- I don’t want them to give time to figure out their own plans. Catching them by surprise is the best chance we’ve got, so working together in groups makes the most sense.
If you have any useful ideas, now’s the time to share them.
[ And 9S chimes in: ] If anyone wants to hear the exact exchange we had with the Scribe and Curator, I can provide a recording for your viewing.
I said useful ideas.
[ ooc: this is mainly an ic planning post! ooc plotting post to follow to organize things more formally, but feel free to threadjack each other, form up groups of your own, all that good stuff to work out where your character will be. ]
As most of you are aware, the Summer and Winter Courts have pursued the carnival into the Athenaeum and taken some of our people hostage.
[ “Hostage" is a nice way to say permanent enslavement.] According to the Scribe and Curator, the lifelike and antagonistic nature of the books found here is the library’s defense against intruders, and it is under our control.
And has been under our control this entire time. [Tyki’s voice chimes in, at this point. To which he’s not bitter at all about it. This entire mess could’ve possibly been avoided.] Our will has been controlling the stories to a certain victory each time we have been swallowed up by one. It should be comforting to know that they cannot use the stories against us. They have not been given these defenses.
If we cast the Fae into our own narrative, the magic should be strong enough to combat them. We will be bound to the same story, so we cannot allow them to turn its favor or-- [And this he sounds less certain about.] --break the confines of the story ourselves.
It should be noted as well that the story cannot be entirely unbelievable. To play the part, it must seem plausible. One cannot just snap their fingers and a fae is weakened, for example. Something like that will allow them to break the story. The narrative must be consistent and convincing.
[ The Nightrider finally speaks. There’s an edge of tension to his voice, but otherwise, he’s pretty composed. ]
The good news is, this means you don't have to be a fighter to help. Bad news is, we still have to figure out how we're going to do it, who's going or staying, and if we're dealing with the Courts together or one at at time. We need to come up with something fast -- I don’t want them to give time to figure out their own plans. Catching them by surprise is the best chance we’ve got, so working together in groups makes the most sense.
If you have any useful ideas, now’s the time to share them.
[ And 9S chimes in: ] If anyone wants to hear the exact exchange we had with the Scribe and Curator, I can provide a recording for your viewing.
I said useful ideas.
[ ooc: this is mainly an ic planning post! ooc plotting post to follow to organize things more formally, but feel free to threadjack each other, form up groups of your own, all that good stuff to work out where your character will be. ]
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Susan. Tell me truthfully- to my face, what you will do if he comes out of the ground on Their side. If he comes out, fully willing to hurt you.
[Her voice is chilled as she asks this, and she expects an Honest answer.]
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Which means that, even though he takes a while, it's easier than normal for him to answer it.]
Then, I can fight him. And stop him. I know him more than anyone else. That's... That's why, I need to go. [No he's definitely not trying to hold back tears, shut up.]
sadly, she cannot truly stop him either Whoop
[Her voice is soft. It's hard to catch...Unless you're someone who has lied that way before.]
Susan. You need to trust them to bring him back. I know that if the situation was reversed, he'd be trying to run out and to what you're doing now.
...But we can't take that kind of risk.
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[He knows she's not the one he needs to convince, here, but he's still trying anyway. He doesn't want anybody mad at him. He already lost Joker as a friend, he doesn't want to lose her too.]
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You will see him. When he comes home- not when he's dug free. Okay?
No matter what, you will see him.
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If he's dead, then, I won't.
I need to be there. Please?
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...And even if he were dead, we would bring him back so that you could say your farewells, Susan.
...It would be the least we could do for you.
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....Susan. ...Will it make you feel better if I go to find him?
[She'll try not to kill him. Try.]
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Will you really?
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This isn't something I would joke about, you know!
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But, how can you dig him out...? [If he was there, he could turn into something that can dig. But if he's not there... Then what?]
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And I used to write those, you know~
[She wrote Articles.]
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Bring him right back, okay? No matter what.
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[And he thinks for a bit before adding -]
Can you bring Fluff with you? I can talk to her, in my head. And if something happens to her, she won't die, so it's safe!
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[Ohoh!] Of course! That should be safe enough then, yes!
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...Thanks.
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Don't worry, ok? You can count on me.