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[darkhourdear]

Guys I'm finally myself for once!!

[no seriously you have no idea how happy he is about this. though if you saw him in his costume this might be a surprise to you.]

So, um. So far I've figured out that this is called Questing Country, and it's some kind of dream scape? So it's ok to say we don't live here, and would actually be really weird to say that we did. People here go on quests to find something called a Valence, which can grant a wish, but it's only given to whoever is 'the most worthy'. To get there you have to like fight 'dream beasts' and things like that.

And we have magic! Even if we're investigating. They seem to be themed, so I'm the... Champion of Stars, I guess? Which is weird. [but at least the Trumps let up on all the death references.] The animals and stuff that show up will help us, but they seem kind of cryptic and we have to figure out the magic on our own.

Um... that's all I've got, I think. Has anyone else figured out anything? I'm at least pretty sure that the Valence is a thing we need to try and go after.

Comments

[purseownerisme]

I'm one of the few who isn't any Champion or Pillar or anything else.

So I honestly have no idea what to do in this case.

[darkhourdear]

You're none of them?

Um... I don't really know, either. Have you seen any 'natives' who aren't anything? [because otherwise you're going to look super weird.]

[purseownerisme]

None and honestly...it doesn't bother me.

[Considering some are still wearing school uniforms and normal clothes...not so much.]

I haven't checked. Been mostly keeping to myself.

[darkhourdear]

Well, that's good. [that it doesn't bother you.]

That makes sense. That might not be normal here, so I'm just wondering what people would do. [and if they need to make up a story for her.]

[purseownerisme]

Seems like folks don't really care about anyone who isn't these Champions or others. I might be safe for now.

[As for a story, she can come up with one quickly if needed.]

[darkhourdear]

I'm just wondering if people who aren't any of those are even suppose to be able to get here.

[purseownerisme]

It's possible, there's always someone who manages to get into things by accident.

[darkhourdear]

Probably! [you just... wandered over here from a normal dream, or something.]

[purseownerisme]

As long as they know I'm just a wanderer and not meant to cause harm, it should be fine.

[And maybe she could figure out things from behind the scenes.]

laaaate to the party ffffff

[abweichend]

I'm no different either.

[Unless you count the increased agitation (likely due to his allergy to whimsy) or the stupid bird that's been following him around since he got here...

Honestly after what he's seen... Levi's a little relieved he isn't the only one.]

How many of us are there?

Never late!

[purseownerisme]

Maybe we're lucky? As long as none of those creatures pop out and try to cling onto us?

Besides me, Souji is too. I'm not calling him Black or White or any other color but he's the third of us that showed up.

[abweichend]

[Clinging to him...? Could that be what the thing's trying to do?

...OBVIOUSLY NOT that'd just be silly...!]

Maybe. Or they're trying to separate us even more, if this place is all about competition.

[Sounds dangerous, if you ask him. BUT THE TRUMPS NEVER DO IT'S SO INCONSIDERATE.]

[purseownerisme]

Can't say for sure. It's too early to know right off the top of our heads.

I do agree however that the competitions are getting old.

[abweichend]

It looks like that's a feature of this world, Trumps or no Trumps... But considering the way they're trying to split us into groups in general I wouldn't be surprised if they dropped us here specifically.

[Maybe they're still pissed about Purgatory...]

...We can't let them succeed.

[purseownerisme]

You mean the ones who hide behind the masks of arcana, right?

private;

[abweichend]

Right.

[Channeling Armin, here- the next correspondence is directed at Yua alone.]

...What do you mean by mask? You think that's a cover for something else?

private;

[purseownerisme]

Do you know of tarot and the Major Arcana?

We all wear masks...what makes the Trumps an exception?

private forever;

[abweichend]

That guy, Kanji-- he gave some of us a quick rundown. What the cards mean, their names... It's not something I was familiar with in my world but that's what I've been able to pick up here, along with whatever descriptions people have made public or given me directly.

[In other words: Kind of.]

You have a point, though- when they appear to us on Jaunts it's not like they come out and say so until we really piss them off.

[Like Armin... That shithead had better hope that Levi never finds out what their weaknesses are- she's in for a world of hurt when he does.]

But you're saying you think the entire connection to the cards is just another lie. Right?

[purseownerisme]

Or in my case, pressed them hard enough. That's what happens when you forget to blend into the world.

...I could be off mark or I could be right. It just seems too easy to assume that they represent the Major Arcana. Guess what I'm trying to say is don't overlook every possibility. Makes me wonder next time to try and use my orb on one and see if it works.

[abweichend]

It's not like they make it easy for us to do that. They set us up to fail and then punish us for it one way or another... [Levi psychically shakes himself. No point in going over what they already know, not when there are other things to discuss. Levi isn't sure he's willing to shrug off the Arcana connection just yet (since as an outsider it definitely doesn't feel 'too easy' for him), but he can't rule out what she's suggesting, either. Nothing is certain.

But he'll come back to that. What catches his attention most though is something else entirely:]

Anyway- what orb do you mean?

[purseownerisme]

[It's only a thought. She could be wrong and they are the physical manifestations of the arcana but it's a thought.]

It's something from home I have; it can break through illusions.

[abweichend]

It's worth a shot- it could help us detect them while they're walking around blending in with the rest of the people from these worlds we visit. I'm assuming they know you have it... But considering they're arrogant enough to dangle themselves in our faces they probably don't care.

[Maybe they can use that.]

[purseownerisme]

I'm aiming towards the second.

[That's why she's keeping it on her and not in Hammerspace because no.]

[abweichend]

[As much as Levi doesn't like being underestimated and never has... It has its advantages, there's no denying that.]

Getting answers is still only a start-- [ [insert debbie downer trombone here] ] But maybe we can make them regret overlooking it.

[purseownerisme]

[Does Levi need a cake?]

Not to underestimate us then.