Gathering those Plot Bunnies [very end of week two]

[ninjayeehaw]

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?

Comments

[acapriciousthing]

Generally they want the pain to end, they don't really want to die. Life's a funny thing. It's a habit you get into.

I am. Not to be confused with the one among our hosts.

[not_the_question]

Well, that explains most of your perceptions, then. So which Death are you?

[acapriciousthing]

The one for the universe with all the superheroes. Tommy's the only one of mine currently here though.

[not_the_question]

Is there only one with superheroes? Because I made a superhero once. It was an accident, of course. A kid swallowed a gemstone.

[acapriciousthing]

A few people I've spoken to have worlds with superheroes. They seem particularly abundant in my universe though.

[not_the_question]

Then telling me the world with superheroes isn't as descriptive as you made it sound, is it?

[acapriciousthing]

It's the most distinguishing feature. It's just unfortunately not entirely unique.

[not_the_question]

Right. So, back to topic. Why do you care?

[acapriciousthing]

Because I like people.

[not_the_question]

Really? I'm trying to dialogue here and you give a mundane answer like that? Honestly, I'm a tiny bit disappointed.

[He had expected more from Death.]

[acapriciousthing]

The mundane things are the most important. So many problems with gods and otherwise start because the powerful being has lost track of the mundane things and has gone off on some perspective that overlooks ordinary mortal lives and how they're affected.

[not_the_question]

Which is what I've been saying all along, so are you trying to disagree with me for some reason?

[Okay, not what he was saying in so many words. But he wanted to.]

[acapriciousthing]

I seem to recall our initial disagreement was about the finer points of how gods function.

[not_the_question]

Yes. That being mostly that I was saying they don't function.