About a day into Hockey Crimes Liminal

[breakaleginhalf]

Okay, so, uh.

[He sighs.] Let's address the elephant in the room real quick.

Tower's fucking dead. Like, apparently for-reals dead. Which, having had a chat with Magician a little while back, I think that exactly how big of a fucking deal this is cannot be stressed enough. And apparently Travellers did it, and the other Arcana know that.

Which, from what I've heard about that, means we're really fucking lucky not to have Judgement coming down on us all like a one-ton sack of feathers and outrage. They - like, the Arcana in general, not just Judgy - sound like they're only planning on punishing whoever actually did it. But worst case scenario, like-- Moebius Junior or something? Might still happen if people don't come forward or get caught or what the fuck ever.

I'm not down, personally, for selling people out - and seriously I don't have a fucking clue who was this shit-headed - but. Guys. For fuck's sake.

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[rustyhonesty]

At least half of the remaining Arcana need to agree for another Moebius to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if the number was against us.

[canbebrave]

Someone killed their brother. [Yeah, she’s latching onto that word Magician used.] I would hardly blame them.

I’m not going back because of someone else’s sin.

[scarsolderthanyou]

Just so you people know, the Arcana don't know who did it, either. Only that one of them died too-- and they don't know who that was, either, for some reason.

They grabbed a few of us to tell us to ask around and find out. Haven't decided yet if I'm playing along.

[failgoyle]

[Jules is of two minds about this. On one hand, he is relieved that the Arcana can actually die. On the other, he's terrified of actual vengeance, this sounds like a Summer operation gone south, and he wants no part of it.

So there is screaming.]

[modernliterature]

Wunderbar.

Who, exactly, is Moebius Junior?

[protect_and_serve]

Not that I am complaining. But, who among them decided to punish only the guilty?

In the past, that has not been their way.

[protect_and_serve]

You will not. We will not.

And in any case, that place is destroyed; those who orchestrated it and profitted from it slain. There is no going back.

[modernliterature]

Ja, this time, I'm just going to second that.

[canbebrave]

They can’t even agree on what to do.

[canbebrave]

It’s destroyed now. One of us killed one of them. What should make a better punishment than having us return to the beginning of that place?

[protect_and_serve]

Mayhap we should discuss with them which of their actions provided us with motive to begin with.

But my understanding is that such a journey through their notion of time costs them, and such a loss weakens them. However they punish us, they will not waste the power they have struggled for to do so.

[protect_and_serve]

There are factions. We have always suspected it.

[rustyhonesty]

Judgement, at least, was saying how she wanted to punish those who are involved accordingly and the rest of us would have achieved catharsis through redemption.

[protect_and_serve]

Strange, is it not, how the personification of Judgement understands redemption so little.

[canbebrave]

I hope you are right, Ser. If one of us has indeed found a way to kill them, I fear for what they may do to prevent it from happening again.

[letsgetdowntobismuth]

It's not a who, it's a where.

[It must be strange, hearing Bismuth's usual cheer brought down to something so serious.]

Moebius was a jaunt we had years ago - it was punishment for us for refusing to play by the Arcana's rules. People got killed dozens of times over the course of it, until we destroyed it from the inside out.

[canbebrave]

I don't fancy finding out what they wish to do. Perhaps we all ought to do something about it, instead.

[modernliterature]

Oh. Well. That's shit. And that was just for not playing along?

So, whatever they do next, that would probably be... worse.

[acapriciousthing]

I can't see this ending well.

[But to be fair]

But I'm almost surprised it didn't happen sooner.

[protect_and_serve]

You have a suggestion?

[protect_and_serve]

Whatever it will be - and I can hardly say with any authority - not that.

But something just as grim - yes. That I fear.

[canbebrave]

It should depend on why it was done. But something ought to be done. We were all at risk through their stupidity.

[canbebrave]

I trust what you believe, Ser.

Perhaps those who did not suffer it ought not bring it up so openly. [jfc the salt is real even only in her mental voice]

[waitatick]

I was not here when Moebius took place.

But should they decide to send us again, I volunteer myself as the guilty party. I will see no one else suffer for the whims of those who call themselves gods. If they wish a war they shall have one, but they shall not bring it to anyone other than myself.

[reallymean]

That is absolutely not an option.