[Public Channel] Day 69 morning : news about Iggy

[worldlyafflictions]

[Honestly, it isn't his fault he doesn't have hammer space or fancy magic to use for hiding stuff. Tyki didn't have to suggest he should contribute some other way like he had something to make up for when the topic of assuring the rest of the Carnival that the situation was under control came up; any one of them could have done that! But in the end there wasn't a graceful way to weasel out of it, so here Shima is, sighing and clicking his radio on to the public channel once they'd made it back to camp and had some rest.

The aggressive cheer in his voice poorly disguises the put upon tone to his announcement.]

Mooorning everybody~

Shima again. I'm sure some of ya've been wondering what's been up with that fae that our last team captured 'n got the Ringmaster ta eat. Well, good news, she's fine now 'n the eating was temporary.

Iggy-san is doing less hot, but he's alive 'n we've got him inside, uh... I guess it was a beach moon? Not sure how that works. But yeah, for whatever reason, since I fit the Ringmaster's criteria for a person suitable ta bring along for a chat with him, here's a first hand account that his powers have been stripped and he's successfully contained 'n not leaving the Carnival for a while.

Take a sigh of relief, or brace yourselves. Whichever!

Comments

[whattaprick]

I’m more interested in knowing if he’s steamed.

[ Look , you can’t say ‘doing less hot’ about a fire elemental and not expect a dozen stupid jokes. ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Eeh, kinda. He's more at a simmer than a boil.

[Sounds about right.]

[kingsroads]

That's all very good, but how is he?

[ less hot doesn't tell him much! time for strange to get a little nosy. ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Mmmmmmtraumatized? But holding together pretty well under the circumstances!

[He's not going to be entirely forthcoming right away unfortunately.]

[anti_nonsense]

His powers were stripped? You're sure about that?

[worldlyafflictions]

Yeah, the Ringmaster felt like that was probably the safest option for everyone. He didn't attack me or anything so I dunno if it's completely gone or not, but definitely enough ta see an obvious difference.

[anti_nonsense]

Obvious how?

[worldlyafflictions]

I wanna say maybe his muscles were magic or something? 'Cause he definitely got skinnier. And ah. the process the Ringmaster used kinda left him with some beasty bits he wasn't too happy about.

[kingsroads]

Of course he's traumatized, [ Strange briefly grumbles. There's a pause, before he continues. ] What did you all talk about?

[mylastchance]

We're keeping him?

[Alive?]

[anti_nonsense]

She changed him?

...She can do that!?

[sunflowerfields]

I was wondering the same thing...

[Isn't he one of the bad guys?]

[worldlyafflictions]

Apparently! I dunno if she's ever done it before but it doesn't seem like it. Neither of 'em looked too comfy with it, ta be honest.

[worldlyafflictions]

Considering what our other options are, yeah, pretty much. If we let him go, the Summer Court basically knows where we are again immediately. And killing him'd take convincing the Ringmaster ta do it when she doesn't want to, or somehow getting around her and killing him slowly ourselves with stuff that won't off him right away after he's already been beaten, had his powers taken, 'n lost his chance ta go back ta the life he had.

I'm pretty new, so if there's somebody here that could stomach doing that, well... probably they shouldn't.

[worldlyafflictions]

Nobody got around ta mentioning you, if that's what you're curious about.

[This jab is completely unnecessary but he can't help it]

[flashover]

Iggy-san?! Do you mean that fire guy?!

[kingsroads]

That's not what I'm curious about. [ okay, he is kind of curious about that and Strange quickly changes the conversation so he can stop lying. ] I simply want to know if you all ever managed to get past the whole 'stuck in the moon' problem—that's a thing she does, by the way. The Blue Rose is kept in the center of the other moon.

[ which raises another question in Strange's mind: now that both moons are full, where the hell's the Mirror going to go? ]

[whattaprick]

Can’t really play it cool when he’s a prisoner, after all.

[worldlyafflictions]

Iggy-san--full name: Ignatius--title.. probably 'Formerly Known as the Conflagration' or something. But yeah, the fire guy~

[worldlyafflictions]

I mean... She wants ta expose him ta more people here eventually, so I'm sure it'll get solved at some point, but it's been like a day max since he woke up without most of his powers. It's not gonna be like, tomorrow. What're ya so hyped ta get him out again for, didn't he mind-control ya a bunch?

[kingsroads]

I'm just curious. So sue me that I'm worried about the person who was tortured.

[worldlyafflictions]

Hey hey, chill a little, Strange-san. Ya aren't the only one worried, promise. Actually he didn't really appreciate the concern much. He seems like the type who'd think the torture makes more sense 'n is easier ta cope with.

[worldlyafflictions]

Dunno, he's not exactly a hothead.

Also he didn't think much of whatever ya meant by telling him the Winter Queen couldn't be trusted...

[whattaprick]

Looks can be pretty deceiving, eh?

[ And oh ... that. Lambert's not visible over the radio, but if a shrug was audible... ]

I figured it was a long shot. The Courts don't approve of fae using iron against each other -- even the Ringmaster. Ignatius was ordered after us, obviously, but I wondered if he'd go against that if he thought there was a bigger threat to his Court.

[flashover]

Maaah~ You sure are familiar with him all of a sudden!