[open to all] Trump speculation + calling

[howexciting]

... Perdonatemi, I have an announcement.

I am not sure anyone else is aware of this, but the payphone by the door can connect to the Trumps. Or at least, when I attempted to call a Trump, it went through. I am not sure if all the Trumps are available for a call or not. I have heard some of them are dead, so they are likely not, at least. In truth, I am not really sure why they are allowing us to speak to them, now. We should all proceed with caution.

Further... if anyone has information on any of the Trumps that appeared this past Jaunt - The Magician, going by ROSE; The Hermit, going by SAGE; and The Devil - please, share it. I am not well versed in the mystical meanings behind the Tarot, only the cards and their numbers. The Magician is one, The Hermit nine, and the Devil fifteen. While I cannot say I know much about The Hermit, I am aware of many aspects of SAGE, as I was a Crypto this past Jaunt. I... I can tell you what little I know about him, if it would help.

... lastly, if anyone was Marked and feels comfortable coming forward with that information, I would be much obliged to hear it. Private or public, it does not concern me; I shall not come forward with that information unless you are comfortable providing it publicly. With so many Trumps amongst us, I cannot believe any of them would leave empty-handed, as it were.

Comments

[shiroganeheir]

I have no information about the Trumps from the past Jaunt, unfortunately. I spoke to SAGE, and other than the fact that Sun was not a part of that particular mess, and the fact that he could tell I was marked at a glance, there was nothing useful from our conversation.

However I have spoken to Sun on the telephone, and have some more information. It seems that one Trump allowed themselves to be asked a question, which opened the rest up for contact. One of the things I brought away from my question is that not only do Trumps choose people for different characteristics, they do so for different reasons. I believe that we will likely all end up connected to one Trump or another in the end. There are also a number of other subtleties of our conversation that I am still working through.

I am also available to any of the newly-marked, if anyone wishes to speak about it as well.

[Not Here]

[purseownerisme]

[She doesn't like that phrase: 'likely all end up connected to one Trump or another in the end'. It made her blood almost boil as she remembered the blow up with Souji not too long ago.

So she doesn't respond. But that also meant not being around Naoto for a bit. She didn't need to see her anger right now. It was...for the best.]

[howexciting]

... but it is possible that if we avoid the Trumps when they appear, that we will delay the process, yes? They can only mark us if they speak to us, it seems like.

[Delaying the process is the key thing, for him. If they are headed to war... best to use all of his skills to barter for more time, more moments of peace.]

[shiroganeheir]

That does seem to be the case, yes. However, the Trumps do Mark Infiltrators, and in this last round, in Liminal Space. We cannot shun every newcomer and not speak to them because they might or might not be a Trump.

[howexciting]

That is not what I meant. But I take your point... they will most likely catch us as Infiltrators if we merely avoid them.

[... so is this truly a losing battle?]

There must be some way we can delay them, Naoto. I do not like where we are headed.