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

[fridgeninja]

Unless we don't want either of them to win.

What's most important should be what's best for the people here, not what the Arcana want.

[leftbehindagain]

And you can't say what's best for the people here isn't changing the existing order.

[fridgeninja]

That depends on the alternatives.

Maybe someone ought to just ask the Titans what their plan is.

[ninjayeehaw]

S'what my plan is.

[fridgeninja]

We'll be relying on you, then.

[acapriciousthing]

It's possible that the Olympians can't get nature back to status quo anymore. Depending on what exactly is happening.

[fridgeninja]

That's true. Either way, we should find out as much as we can before deciding on a course of action.

[acapriciousthing]

We should. All the options mean something different. If they've diminished, no amount of appealing to them will help.

[fridgeninja]

If it's like most Jaunts, one way or another it will be down to us to make the difference, in the end.

[morebelts]

Agreed. These people's welfare should be our top priority.

[fridgeninja]

It won't be easy to be sure what's likeliest to work out. We can't stop with easy answers.

[morebelts]

Has anyone asked the people what they want?

[No sarcasm; just a question.]

[fridgeninja]

I've talked to people about what they think the solution is. It's tricky, when you can't admit you've come from another world to fix their problems.

[morebelts]

... Why not?

[fridgeninja]

Based on past experience, that's usually when someone tries to kill us.

It's a little disappointing.

[morebelts]

... Point taken.