synopsychic | Mid-late Week One

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Mid-late Week One

[Some time after Interfacing everything, Kinji's managed to get back on a more even keel.]

Alright, so me an' Matthew found out some interestin' stuff just earlier, 'bout how this place all works.

First 'f all, fer those who don't know, down over the edge a' this picnic area's a huge forest. All that fog down there's bein' made by this pools a' water - an' accordin' t'what Raidou told me, that's where all 'f everyone's spirit animals are born.

Ain't nothin' down there but the water an' trees, so it's all safe an' proper fer explorin', but I don't recommend goin' down there alone. Not 'less y'all can get back up alone too.

Now, my point is. When I was down there, I tried Interfacin' one a' the trees there, checkin' out if it was anythin' interestin'. An' what I done got was... well, a whole heap a' voices. Or thoughts, I s'pose might be more accurate. All 'f 'em wishin' an' hopin' - must a' been thousands a' people, just from that one tree, and all a' those thoughts were movin' from the branches down t'the roots and into the water.

So, course I tried testin' the water next.

[And his voice takes on an almost uncharacteristic seriousness and intensity for his next few words:]

Do not go Interfacin' the water.

'Cos when I did, it damn near would a' blown my brains out if'n I hadn't stopped it in less than a second. It's-- it's too much - the water's the goddamn life force a' this entire world. When I was connected t'that, I think I was connected t'just about everythin' else what exists here.

...if anyone's that curious, I can show y'all the memory 'f it. But it's gonna be real damn short, an' it's gonna hurt.

S'pose the biggest thing we got outta that's basically what Thorne was sayin' back at her Salon earlier - how everythin's made up a' thoughts an' willpower, projectin' on the world? Turns out it applies t'Questin' Country as well as Liminal Space.

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.....I take it you're recovered?

Ain't no worse fer wear than usual. Just had t'take a few t'get my head back on straight.

[Being connected to the entire universe is a trip.]

..... [Okay, Exasperated Dad Friend is now Legit Concerned Dad Friend.] Kinji... it might be a good idea to take a break and get some rest. We all appreciate the information, but not at the expense of your health.

[you're not his real dad shiro]

That ain't the worst hit I've ever taken on a Jaunt, Shiro. I'm still standin', I'm fine. [The toku barometer for 'badly injured' runs on a very different standard to normal humans.]

[No, he's not. But he still worries, dang it.]

It's not a competition to see how badly you can get hurt this time. You don't have to strain yourself to the limits - you're part of a team.

That ain't what I'm tryin' t'turn it into. [and maybe he sounds just a little bit clipped, which isn't helping his case at all is it. And there's a slight pause as he realises it.]

I know that, don't worry. I ain't gonna go tryin' it again any time soon.

[Soft sigh.]

All right.

[Beat.]

And Kinji? Next time you do something like this? Take a healer and a fighter and a diplomat with you. Someone who can get you out of there at need.

[Kinji's been a monster hunter for something like a decade now, and a ninja for the better half of it. He's been going solo for so long, he's got this.

And he wasn't, when he went down, he had Matthew ready to pull him out.

Not that he says any of that, he's too tired for an argument. There's just the sense of a shrug.]

I'm at least two outta four there. Next time I just won't go stickin' my face into the power mains 'f somethin'.

And if you get paralyzed or knocked unconscious--

...Just be careful.

I hear ya.

[He appreciates that Shiro cares. not so much for chewing him out]

[Hey, this is gentle fussing. You want him to set to and he'll meet you in person.]

Thank you for listening.

Are you back up among us now? Or still exploring down there?

Done got brought back up after I finished Interfacin'. Ain't nothin' else that I could see, an' after all this I ain't too keen on lookin' twice.

If you want company... [Yeah, he knows you probably don't want to see him.] I know where Helena keeps the tea and cookies. At some point I'd like to introduce you to my animal companion.

[Honestly he wouldn't mind the company.]

When I finish up here, I'll come swing by.

Sounds good. I think I can boil water without burning down the lab - I'll get a pot of green tea going.

...right.

Man.

Look. Meet me up sometime and ... share this stuff over? Or send me a bit on an interface. This is ...well. Archetype's Signals, and I've got a bit of data processin' stuff from last time I was here...

...basically, yeah. If. If there's anythin' to make out in that mess? I can... I can maybe help.

Could be a bit easier if'n I go passin' it t'y'all by an Interface, means y'won't have t'go through the headache I got if I just go sendin' it t'y'all here. If y'all can make somethin' off 'f it, could give us an advantage somewhere.

Yeah. Probably still kill my batteries, but least it won't kill my brain.

's'why I'm sayin' t'people don't go pokin' it. I got the reflexes not t'get done in by it, but not everyone' so fast.

Not surprised. I mean, that it applies to both. They're pretty similar kinds of places.

[He's quiet for a moment, before speaking up.]

That makes sense, for this place. Let me see. I might be able to make some sense of it. Both of them.

Ain't like it don't make sense, there's just a lot 'f it t'process.

Y'all don't happen t'have psychic protection, do ya?

Edited 2018-01-24 00:19 (UTC)

Hm? No. But I have... let's just call it a specialty... in terms of processing a lot of information in regards to memories.

Alright then.

[At the very least, he can put this to Private so people have to actually want to see things.]

The first memory he sends down the line is the tree: Kinji's own hand against the trunk of a huge tree he's standing on the branch of, and a sense of rushing motion, voices moving beneath the still bark. Wishes, hopes, dreams, confusion, thoughts being taken in by the branches and pumped out through the roots into the pools below. There's a lot, therr are so many voices, but it's not overwhelming.

Hold tight - here's the big one.

Because the second memory, even with Kinji trying to send it as smoothly as possible, comes with pain. A jolt of overpowering lightning down his arm, straight to his mind, the input he's receiving so overwhelming that the mist in the air starts flowing, suddenly and immediately, from his own eyes and mouth as he gasps. The entire world around him is him, the sky and the light and the water and the ground all singing in a strange, beautiful harmony that speaks of everything. Every gust of wind, every ray of light, blade of grass, drop of water, a million eyes all seeing it, a thousand ears all hearing it; not malicious but kind and curious and just so, so much that it's easy to almost not notice something beyond it, deeper in the sensations--

All of that in less than a second. And all of it cut off in a split second, Kinji's memory of wrenching his hand out of the water finishing the memory.

[Well, the first one's not so bad. That makes sense, if this is a dream world.]

[The second one... the second one takes a bit, because it does hurt. It's a lot of stimulation, like trying to look through all of his memories at once. The feeling coming with it is incredibly weird, and he hates it, but -]

[What is that?]

There's something beyond there. Something deeper in. I can't tell what it is, not like this. I'll have to think on it, see if I can get something from it.

You're as reckless as always, aren't you Kinji?

Don't y'all go sayin' that like we could've expected that t'turn out so dangerous.

Well, I guess that's true. Though with how many voices the three had, you could have likely assumed the water was a lot worse.

We had about a grand total 'f five seconds 'tween doin' one an' the other, we weren't focusin' so much on the logic 'tween 'em as much as the two a' them individually.

Ah, that explains it then.

I'm wasn't even trying to judge you. Just... be careful, Kinji. It would be bad if you got hurt.

[Well, that's a turn of phrase he hasn't had pointed at him before.]

Gettin' hurt's just about part a' the job description. I'll do my best t'keep it to a minimum.

As long as you at least try that. I do have some healing magic if you do manage to get hurt. Both psychic network healing and physical.

Oughta be all good fer now, but I right appreciate the concern.

I've really the Oracle part a bit too literally since I'm not even considering heading to front lines... so I'll worry from here.

Still one better than me, I ain't even bothered any a' those Senpais yet t'see if they got a clue what my role here's s'posed t'be.

You don't know what your role is? If you have a Spirit Companion, they should be able to at least hint you to the right direction... sometimes they can even say your title, but nothing about your abilities.

I got Rodeo, an' he ain't much 'f a talker. He's learnin' t'parrot stuff he's hearin' though, so maybe he just don't got the words fer it just yet.

Ah, yeah... Spirit Companions who are originally something else might take a while longer to get the message across.

Does anyone else hear him talk? If not, you are likely an Oracle. If yes, then a Champion or an Adversary. Though I definitely can't imagine you as an Adversary...

Edited 2018-01-28 17:42 (UTC)

Seems like he's talkin' t'other people, Shiro an' I were chattin' an' we could both understand him just fine.

Adversaries are the self-servin' kinda ones, right? I'm gonna go ahead an' assume that ain't what I've been given here. [He's still not entirely convinced he has a title at all.]

Yeah. Though if you hear them being called Fallen Champion, they are not. They're not inferior to Champions. At least I don't think so.

Still, you're what a Champion is like. Hopefully you'll find an answer.

Completely reckless and really stupid in hindsight.

...

You'd make a good pirate there, cowboy.

If the only thing what makes a pirate is bein' reckless, I think I'll stick t'bein' a ninja, thanks. We got all that plus our Ninpou.

Well, it just makes ya more willing to go headlong into obvious traps for treasure and such.

Besides, it's not like I can't use Ninpou. Just need the right Ranger Key.

...has anyone here run into something like that before? Either at home or on a Jaunt?

It reminds me a little of - well, Anchoring from home. The process of it. Like those pools are Anchoring all the dreamers here.

And if it reminds me of Anchoring it's gonna remind me of shaping Liminal too, cause they're similar. But there's more to it.

... Somewhat, though I didn't get my brain plugged into it. But the internet is like that, in some respects.

Is the internet like magic where you're from cause it just sounded like The Biggest Archive from what the others told me.

No, but you can make magic using it. There's a lot of emotional energy that is exchanged, and through a certain process that energy can be extracted.

... It's not intended for that, however.

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Mid-late Week One

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Private, no protection and cp'd from another thread 8D

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