Week 2, the morning after the summoning

[keepcalmcookon]

[Exasperation. And anger at the stupidity he's about ready to mention:]

A group of idiots just managed to summon the Genius of the Entire Atlantic Ocean, whom promptly escaped their attempts to contain him and possessed their leader. The Crown Prince and the Princess were also both present--and the genius is amenable to not murdering everyone. Even deciding to bide his time to decide which one of them he may decide to support in their fight for the throne.

Even though he seems amenable enough, he can surround you with water and drown you where you stand, so don't try his considerable patience by being a prat.

Comments

[keepcalmcookon]

I'm speaking literally in this case. That's also a possibility. Holding them for ransom, kidnapping... there are many options for what he might have been planning to do. [Jaina has given him ideas.]

[fearinahandfulof]

I could see wanting to do that after the summon took place, but doing both at the same time seems too risky.

[keepcalmcookon]

Just because it's risky doesn't mean someone isn't stupid enough to try. After all, he thought he could contain the Genius of the entire Atlantic Ocean.

[fearinahandfulof]

I still don't think he'd want to kill them - not immediately. Kidnapping and ransoming, maybe. Impressing them with his prowess, definitely. Taking control of an entire ocean is grandstanding.

[She suspects Ignis might not be thinking entirely clearly on this.]

[keepcalmcookon]

Potentially, yes. I can't confess to understanding the type of person he is.

[He's used to attempts on the lives of royals instead of kidnapping, though.]

[fearinahandfulof]

[The type of person who wants to control an ocean?]

Or what kind of history he has with this place? You said the prince knew him, but that they weren't friends.

[keepcalmcookon]

[Yes, exactly.]

His Highness doesn't trust me enough to give me such information, unfortunately. At the very least, their leader invited him and the princess here.

[fearinahandfulof]

Which would imply that he knows how power works in this country.

Maybe the ocean would know now.

[keepcalmcookon]

Yes, it does. And that isn't a good implication.

That is very true. He is possessing his body and may have access to his memories. That's what you're suggesting, yes?

[fearinahandfulof]

Yes - he might have learned that and other things from the man he's possessing.

[Which thought honestly makes Cassandra's skin crawl a little, but if that's the only way to find out what his would-be summoner wanted...]

[keepcalmcookon]

It'll be up to someone else to speak with him; I am being prevented from leaving. It wouldn't hurt to speak with him and see what we can learn.

[fearinahandfulof]

I'm... not the best with such things. But if I see him, I'll try.

[keepcalmcookon]

Be polite and treat him with respect. Beyond that... I can only wish you luck.

[fearinahandfulof]

...I hadn't planned to do anything else.

[She was going to say she's not that stupid, but she's been here for long enough to know that other Travelers would start with aggression.]

[keepcalmcookon]

That puts you ahead of many of the others.

[Naoya, Bismuth, he's talking about you.]

[fearinahandfulof]

Nova Venezia was my first real Jaunt. It was... memorable.

[In retrospect, she considers herself lucky that her first outing as a Traveler had been the Nibiru walkabout.]

[keepcalmcookon]

I've vaguely heard of that one, but most people like to warn me about Moebius.

[Ignis had a really good first walkabout. He got an eye!]

[fearinahandfulof]

Nova Venezia was a return Jaunt, but the first one was pre-Moebius so no one remembered. They remembered us, though.

[Whereas Cassandra got to explore a hole in the ground. If it hadn't been for all the glass and alien technology (to say nothing of the fact that there'd been other Travelers there) it would have been a lot like home.]

[keepcalmcookon]

And not with fond memories, I presume.

[Oh boy! A possibility to look forward to.]

[fearinahandfulof]

No.

[keepcalmcookon]

Do you know what we did there to evoke such ire?

[fearinahandfulof]

I don't know the specifics, because the original Jaunt was before my time, but I know we caused a lot of chaos and damage. And then we vanished, and I think that was probably either a relief or concerning depending on who you talked to. Possibly both at once.

[keepcalmcookon]

Likely both. You can't blame them for disliking us if that's what happened the first time.

[fearinahandfulof]

I think it'd be more of a surprise if they were happy to see us.

[Much more of a surprise.]

[keepcalmcookon]

Perhaps it will happen some day!

[Fake enthusiastic sarcasm is go!]