Oh hey, look who got ditched (Main Jaunt Network)

[all_onis_are_true]

Ah, if I could possibly get somebody's attention?

I was... briefly sidelined for a bit, and when I came back to Liminal Space, it seemed most of the people here had already moved out on a Jaunt. Is there something I should be doing in a situation like this? I must admit I am a little, ah... confused at the moment. Perhaps I could be watching over something for somebody if worst comes to worst?

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[awitchdidit]

Oh? One of the more studious ones? It wasn't ROSE, was it? I know there's a few more who seem intent on learning about us, but she made rather a point of it when we spoke...

[all_onis_are_true]

I... am uncertain? They had a mask on and lived in some place with a very peculiar mirrored floor.

[Not getting into the specifics of it unless he HAS to.]

[awitchdidit]

Hm. Interesting. And impractical for dress-wearers.

[She's fairly certain all of them, or at least the first group, used a mirror for their conversation spaces, so that doesn't really narrow it down. The mask does a bit more, at least...]

[Proctection II]

If you're comfortable with sharing, I'd be interested to know what they were so curious about, and I can secure this conversation quite thoroughly if you're more comfortable with that.

[all_onis_are_true]

Not a concern of mine, thankfully.

[Under Protection]

Ah, that is... well, I suppose Souji already knows, and it is something I am still working through the implications of, but...

[A deep breath. He's kind of a private person normally but he's still a little shaken from the whole experience.]

I seem to have the capacity to gain insight on other timelines. I am uncertain why this is the case, as I am unextraordinary in most other cases. And it is hardly useful because I can only get a quick sense of the present or a full examination of the past. Either way, apparently these... mirrors reflected this ability to the individual's satisfaction.

Permaprotected

[awitchdidit]

How interesting. How very, very interesting!

And quite relevant to the Arcana's game, I'm sure. They've brought us to a space outside worlds, where we can intersect with many different fragments of possibility, after all.

[all_onis_are_true]

You are... not insinuating I have been brought into this game as some sort of tool, are you? It is not as though I can affect anything.

[awitchdidit]

Supposedly, none of their "recruitments" are purposeful, as chance rules the game board in this particular iteration of the multiverse.

That doesn't mean there aren't those of us with interesting insights into the nature of reality that this game reveals.

[all_onis_are_true]

So merely a simple coincidence. I see. At least they must also think my of little use in that regard, considering they are apparently willing to discuss my condition amongst each other. That is something of a relief.

[awitchdidit]

Not everything is a conspiracy. And not every conspiracy is planned out before the opportunities and resources become available. You have still attracted interest from our Game Masters.

And myself, of course. Normally knowledge of the different paths of fate is imparted on mortals only by powerful Witches who are either incredibly generous or incredibly cruel...

[all_onis_are_true]

[...Witches, huh?]

You would not per chance happen to know a young girl by the name of Maria, would you?

[awitchdidit]

My apprentice, and my ward for the duration of this game or until her majority. Whichever comes first, at this rate.

That is, if you're speaking of the truly youthful one and not the Englishwoman politely referred to as a young lady. I've only spoken to that Maria on a Jaunt.

[all_onis_are_true]

The young girl, yes. She is... rather enthusiastic about her particular area of knowledge.

[And he's pretty sure he'd have been more of a jerk about it if she hadn't come to him in the middle of Liminal Space.]

You must be "Beatrice" then.

[awitchdidit]

She's a true gem of a student. Half the time, I'm the one learning.

And yes, I am Beatrice, the Witch Who Got Bored of Listing Her Titles Like Six Months Ago. I should really try getting a new one...

Anyway, it's a pleasure to meet you, although I believe my Overlay worked with you in Achaia.

[all_onis_are_true]

She did, yes.

[She freaked him out. Too many monsters.]

I will admit that prior to my arrival here, I would not have been willing to entertain the idea of witches. I feel I lack any sort of grounding to do so in this situation, however. Therefore, I will simply say that it is a pleasure to meet you properly.

[awitchdidit]

It takes stubbornness of an epic level to call "special effects" on something like Liminal Space. Even the most magically-resistant man in the world could only keep that up for a few hours, tops.

The world of humans is hostile to magic, and Witches therefore hide their art with cleverness. Here, and in other places hidden to most ordinary human beings, no such artifice is necessary.