synopsychic | Gathering those Plot Bunnies [very end of week two]

Alright, so - never thought I'd be sayin' this, but - thanks t'Zed, I think I got a workin' idea 'f what's been happenin' behind the scenes here.

'cos without him, Yakumo wouldn't a' gotten turned back into an Investigator. First thing he done did was find me an' tell me how the Titans're throwin' a coup a' the gods. He ain't got too much info yet - turns out storm spirits ain't got the greatest sense a' focus - but at least one a' them's a Traveller, that English wizard guy.

[you know, the other one]

An' Galen, Tachibana's overlay, said that when he went t'go talk t'em earlier--

[And a memory of Galen's voice, sullenly furious, speaks.]

"Something has bewitched the gods and dulled them to blindness. For the barest fleeting moment there was intelligence in Apollo's eye, but it dulled like embers in ice, leaving only disinterested arrogance in its wake."

[And then back to Kinji's own.]

--so they're doin' somethin' directly t'mess with the gods an' make 'em complacent in their own demise.

So here's where it gets tricky. Yakumo thinks he can get me an in with the Titans - the storm spirits seem t'have all taken a likin' t'me, and they're already in on whatever the hell this plan is with the Titans, so unless there's any volunteers, I'll be goin' an sneakin' into that.

An' that means somebody else oughta try goin' back up the mountain t'try an' talk some sense into the gods. An' I reckon y'all might be able t'do that with some kinda skill that can clear their minds. I know there's a Song fer that, I can pass that on if'n someone needs it, but there's gotta be other ways that work better. If teleportin' or climbin's too far, I can make some kites an' Yakumo an' the other storm spirits can fly people up the mountain. It ain't too safe but it's a right sight faster than teleportin' or climbin' on foot.

...so. Thoughts?

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... I'll admit, I'm only starting to really fight in larger scale battles. It sounds like you have more experience with this. I'm willing to do what I can, but I have to... I know the Titans here are probably different than the ones I know. They might be, at least, and I don't want to go after someone who really isn't that bad.

[He has to pick and choose targets and he hates sitting around if he's not distracted by a book...]

I know we have to be careful. It's just a matter of trying to contain things. But there's already so much destruction... it's hard to imagine that this isn't already unable to be contained.

As I said, it will be ten times worse than it is now if they go to war. The land will become uninhabitable, and an entire civilization could collapse. If it involves the whole of the Great Sea, the land I am claiming to come from will suffer as well. I do not know if the gods are alive there to prevent it, though no doubt Ishtar would thrive in a war.

My best advice on fighting in a large battle is not to do so at all. This isn't even our fight. If there is something that needs to be done, and it is wise to do it, do so quickly without being seen.

[ Honestly, he'd taken a gamble speaking directly to King Richard like he did in Arsuf. Even then, he'd avoided the heat of battle. ]

There are those who will try to find out either side's motives. Perhaps that will help us decide if we should do anything.

The pantheon I know best would probably largely be calling for war, but I get your point. And I know this isn't our fight, but I don't like the idea of leaving it to the people here... not when there's so many people who will get hurt.

... I'll leave the motive-gathering things to other people. The skills that I have that would allow me to do that best just aren't working anymore. I'm not entirely sure why, but it's extremely annoying. Let me know if you want backup in a fight, though - I'm pretty good at that. Hopefully it won't come to it, but... the offer's there.

If the people are powerless to have a say in which gods have dominion over them, or if they even want a war, then we must at least find a way to a solution with the most freedom given to them, and the least suffering.

On the mortal side of things, the Heraclides are the ones to keep an eye on. They are most likely to start a fight, according to what I've heard.

... True. I don't want to leave this world on the brink of an even bigger mess.

And... yeah, I kind of noticed. I've already had a run in with one of them - he'll probably be back for more, knowing his type.