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[foolishjustice]

Who: Goro Akechi, Kurama, Jailbreak, and OPEN
What: A gathering to discuss recent, important discoveries
When: September 5th (OOCly October 1st)
Where: The public library in Incendia
Warnings: None anticipated, but mind subject lines.

[Around midday, a message will go out from 'Justcaws', asking everyone with an interest in figuring out why they're here to come to the Resona Are Public Library, and informing that anyone who can't make it will be able to find the discussion broadcast on the network.

There, people will find snacks and drinks have been set out, along with extra chairs brought in. This time, Goro has gotten a cameraman to record the conversation, as Aiden is hanging around the edge of the room with a network device. Goro himself is sitting in one of the chairs, holding a cup of coffee. His makeup is much more understated than it has been, and overall it looks like he's tried to dress professionally while still giving concessions to weather far warmer than what he's used to. Concessions that include open toe shoes and a skirt rather than pants, but one that comes down to his ankles.]

It's been a while since our last meeting, and there are a lot of new faces since then. If anyone decides they need more context for this discussion, feel free to ask questions.

I'm not sure who else felt what happened at the start of the last expedition, but it was caused by Kurama and Jailbreak-san making contact with the entity responsible for us being here. I wasn't there at the time, all I personally felt was a sense that it was afraid, but the two of them managed to get some valuable information.

I'll let them explain the details for themselves, though.

Comments

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama is sitting next to Goro, dressed in...the same thing he wore to the Fire Festival, actually. An Asian-style tunic with a black, fiery Oriental dragon painstakingly painted across the fabric, and a pair of loose, light pants. His concession to the heat is that his hair is tied up off his neck, held in place by a softly glowing, glassy flower ornament.

He frowns slightly as he gathers his thoughts. There are parts of their conversation with the entity that he isn't even certain he can properly convey. But some things are very, very clear.]

Truthfully, I think it very nearly fled from us on sight a second time. I was very quick in broadcasting my peaceful intentions when I made contact. The being is terrified of humans.

It is...deeply wounded. A piece of itself was torn away from it, by humans, and it is searching for it. It is convinced that that piece is no longer within this world. It didn't seem to comprehend the idea of something hidden from it.

Our presence here may be the result of the entity's attempts to search for the missing piece beyond the boundaries of this world. I have no definite confirmation of that, but it's my current theory.

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail leans casually against a nearby shelf, and nods at Kurama's speech.]

Backing up everything he's saying- dunno if this thing's related to the Fissures themselves at all, but I'm pretty damn sure that it's what's pulling us all through. Seemed like it was in pretty bad shape, so it's just reaching out blindly 'til it can find the part that got stolen.

[She adds a much quieter aside to Akechi:]

My Japanese is pretty shit, but even I know that's way too formal for me. Do I look like the kinda person you gotta be polite at?

[foolishjustice]

It's a habit. I'm used to using honorifics for everyone but close friends, and...no offense, but -chan feels even more inappropriate.

[Sorry Jail, you're...not cute. Pretty, but not cute.]

[theosophomoric]

[Sonja frowns thoughtfully, and leans forward a little in her seat.] Even if it hasn't opened the fissures, if it's moving about in them it can't be helping matters. Like if you catch a rat between the pages of a book. The book won't close on its own and if you force the issue you'll do neither the little bastard nor the volume any good.

[plentyfriendly]

Considering what I felt a split second of at what I'm guessing is the same time, it sounds like that would be the case.

[personalityquarks]

That's...

[It's a soft voice, even for one of the androids. Hesitant and soft-spoken, though not as openly anxious about people as Down.

The black scarf and long black skirt that swishes around this android's ankles as they shift their weight proclaim their identity by process of elimination - the mysterious Neutrino has finally appeared, lurking against a bookshelf.]

That's approximately the same conclusion I came to.

[byanyother_name]

...were you able to make contact with the entity while you were down there, Neutrino-san?

[Kurama gives the android a searching look, but his expression is gentle.]

[daughterofthemark]

What did happen at the start?

[She was Kind Of Preoccupied at the time.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

I think they mind-melded with Magic God.

[foolishjustice]

I don't think it was quite that thorough, more like simple telepathic contact. But it reacted in a way that caused some psychic backlash to those of us who could sense thoughts and emotions.

[...Well, now people know that's a thing he can do.]

[byanyother_name]

Only for a moment, when it was...showing us that it had looked everywhere? It was a bit much, to be honest, so for the best that it was more like a conversation.

[Despite the explanation, that might be a Vulcan salute Kurama is throwing Church with an amused look.]

[hairpincurves]

[This Akira'll just be off to the side, taking notes as they come up. She doesn't really have anything to contribute here, she doesn't have the senses necessary to help with information, so she's just going to write down the most important bits people share for the time being.]

[bastilashan]

[Bastila is just taking it in as well. She has seen some strange things, but she only just got here. This means that she did not sense the creature they are referring to.]

[hairpincurves]

What a time to be out of the loop, huh?

[Akira twirls her pen in her hands as she glances over to Bastila.]

CATHERD + DEVELOPMENT

[personalityquarks]

[Some ways into the meeting, there's an interruption, in the form of someone leaning over the balcony three stories up to yell - ]

HEY GUYS, you should probably have a look at this!

[And then Charm ducks back behind the edge of the balcony, and those standing close will just barely be able to catch Neutrino's muttered 'Charm, no - before a book appears over the edge of the balcony instead.]

Page 129! Look out below!

[IS ANYBODY GOING TO CATCH THAT BECAUSE HE'S JUST DROPPING IT.]

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail, luckily, has the reflexes of a thief- i.e., she sees something new and shiny and immediately grabs for it. The book is now in her hands and she's rapidly flipping through it, what's she going to find on page 129?]

[giltfoil]

[Ravus, who has largely been observing up to this point, comes up to look over her shoulder. Tallness privileges.]

[personalityquarks]

[Well the book itself is pretty big! It seems to be some sort of mythology compendium. Nice arms, Jail.

Page 129 is part of a section about a monotheistic mythos with a lot of hero myths about those blessed by the spirit of the planet itself. It seems like these myths were regarded as the origin of magic, or at least explanations of such. The other side of the age spread talks about the phenomena that might have lead to these myths - in particular, a noted one where people with a great deal of magical potential, when exposed to large sources of natural magic, would often feel like they were being watched.]

[zweihandler]

Oh my GOOOOD—

[ And there goes an anime teenager diving across the room like a lunatic to catch! that! book!

She does not, in fact, catch. that. book. ]

[shipoutofluck]

[You know what she does manage? She manages to head right for a certain currently invisible-to-most-people malak.]

WAIT, STOP--

[It's too late. She zooms right into him. There is an impact.

And down they go.

At least Erina has a softer landing than expected.]

Catherd 2: Electric Boogaloo

[foolishjustice]

[Okay, shenanigans are getting a little out of hand here. Since people's attention seems to be all over the place, Goro is going to do his best to consolidate it: a pair of huge, pure white crow wings, roughly 12' from tip to tip, appears on his back as he rises above everyone's heads and gives them a loud flap. At the same time, a blue spotlight appears from nowhere to highlight him.]

I think that's enough getting sidetracked for now. I'll sum up what we've found for anyone who was distracted: we've been brought here by some sort of entity, suspected to be a spirit of the planet and the source of its magic. It's been damaged and a piece of itself torn away, which it is now searching for in other worlds. It's afraid of us, so communication is difficult, but we've found information on a location that might have more information. It looks like our next destination will be a place called Silvereagle Manor.

And, just to be very clear: this does not mean we have to fight the spirit. If anything, our best bet right now seems to be to help it and hope it's willing to clean up the mess its search caused once it's whole again.

[nojohnyouare]

But we're just looking for information? Or do you think the Fissure might bring the piece in?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Okay. ...Okay, I'm just gonna ignore your--that-ness for now, because that sure is a lot to take in. Where did that light COME from...?

I just want everyone to know, that if we do have to fight god, I called it and I told you so.

[daughterofthemark]

Can we not find something to call this entity besides "entity" and "it?"

[byanyother_name]

[Sometimes Kurama is really just struck all over again by how much he adores this brilliant, ridiculously Extra young man.

He at least waits until Goro is finished before blowing him a kiss?]