Check-In [Week 1]

[helborn]

All right, you know the deal. If you're yourself, psychically raise your hand.

Or, uh, if that doesn't make sense to you, just... let people know you're you. I'm myself, obviously, but I have no idea what the hell my archetype or role is. I was infiltrating last time as Ace -

- shit, I need to avoid him. Anyway! Yeah. Uh. ... Yeah...

[His psychic voice just trails off as the awkward overtakes him.]

Comments

[youandyoualone]

My own Oracular knowledge had something to say on the subject of Gil's Infiltration as well. To whit: 'twould be a terrible mistake to force association with him and any oaths whatsoever at this juncture. I do not know what should happen if he is confined or imprisoned, but to Sanction him or parole him leads to unfortunate outcomes.

... also there is an undercurrent of Oath-related activity running through these events, but the details are obscured to me and at the moment, they are not central to the events at hand.

[insidegalra]

[The reply takes a few minutes and there's a sigh.]

Sanctions, in my experience, are poor choices in any situation, but that only confirms it.

That a parole is also a poor choice is interesting.

There are factions, and they all claim authority, while denying the jurisdiction of the others. It seems that they're all considering that authority to be a given, rather than a choice to be made. There may be options to negotiate if we can convince them of the latter.

[youandyoualone]

I think, mayhap, that is likely our first mission to pursue.

[insidegalra]

I believe the same. We'll have to get past their blockade. Getting them to willingly drop it would be ideal, but we may not have enough time.

[youandyoualone]

I will see if I might charm my way through, at least.

[insidegalra]

Considering what I've been hearing of the retellings of our last jaunt here, you should have no trouble with that.

[Thace is amused, but it's also very useful.]

[youandyoualone]

I do have Lady Deedee's permission to charm her specifically.

[Charm her into bed he means.]

[insidegalra]

[Thace actually chuckles.]

Good luck.

[An intentional pause.] Not with the charming; you won't need any for that part. Did you know that those who ran with Thae are called Oathsworn now?

[youandyoualone]

Truly?

[insidegalra]

The legends have become somewhat exaggerated, but there is truth at the center of each.

Thae's fellow Ferals would have found comfort and validation with you; I can see why they would wish to emulate you and carry something in your honor, even when you had to return.

[Thace remembers how much Thae had hated being a 'pet' and changing it to 'feral' is very much the kind of reclaiming of experiences that would suit Thae and his fellows.]

[youandyoualone]

I am immensely flattered. I did not expect to be so remembered here, you must know. I only saw some aught that needed to be done and 'twas the kind of reckless, glorious cause that he would have wished to be a part of.

[By he, of course, Anafiel means Rolande.]

[insidegalra]

Is it reckless when everyone knows the risks, but chooses to do it anyway?

[Thace is mostly just musing, honestly.]

But yes, it needed to be done and it was glorious. You deserve to be remembered for your help.

[helborn]

And somehow I've picked up on the fact that he's trying to change the minds of everyone in Questing Country. For what? Fuck if I know. How did I learn that? Also fuck if I know.

[youandyoualone]

Welcome to being an oracle, my friend.

[helborn]

It's creepy. I don't really like the 'knowledge from nowhere' thing. First of all it feels like cheating, second of all it always feels like you should mistrust information that comes from nowhere.

[youandyoualone]

It isn't from nowhere, so much as I understand it. Your dreamcatcher fills up with the ambient magic of Questing Country as we spend time here. The power inside it, constrained by your archetype, is what fuels our knowledge. Or so I have come to understand it, though communing with Fidelite.

[That would be his (literally) silver fox Familiar.]

[helborn]

Yeah... but I didn't do anything to learn it, is what I mean.

[youandyoualone]

Ah. I see. Well, it is possibly to direct your oracular abilities... but that is likely not what you mean either.

[helborn]

I guess I'm just more used to working for it. Researching.

I mean I've dealt with a lot of magic stuff in the past five years, but that doesn't mean it's not weird.