changeitall: (Born with all that I need)
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Weiss Schnee here, returning Champion of Ice from our first time in Questing Country. Presumably I still have thing called Dust with me, so ice isn't my only element here. [Plus she has ice dust.]

My Spirit Companion is called Winter, she's a pale blue kitsune and big enough for riding. [So in other words it looks like Alolan Ninetales in the size of an Arcanine but Weiss doesn't know that!] Coincidentally her color is pretty much the same as my summons are, not that I'd trust anything like that to be a coincidence here.

So, who else is here with us and what kind of companion did you get?
leftbehindagain: (you thought about exploring the TV world)
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In another round of probing the network's capabilities, I think I've found a way to just... leave information available on the network without actually having to hunt through a million conversations to get to the useful stuff. It still needs some testing, but I can't imagine the range of skills to pull the information off the network is all that big - but more important, at least right now, is what I'm planning to leave there.

The most immediately useful thing I could think of was basic information about the Arcana, to help people who aren't tarot-conversant catch up a little. I've put a lot together based on what's been discussed before, but there are still gaps in my knowledge.

If anyone knows anything about what Magician, Priestess, Lovers, Strength, Hermit, Devil, Moon or Sun plan to do if they win, I'd really appreciate having that on the list. Empress and Emperor too - all I could find in reviewing older stuff was that they agreed to do the same thing if either of them wins. I know a couple of them are out of competition at the moment, but considering Lovers has already staged a comeback, I'd rather set this up like any of them could win.

I also couldn't find anything about Tower and Justice's personalities, or whether Hierophant or Star had another name.
whydoyoushine: (Mr. Sparkles)
[personal profile] whydoyoushine
[The voice on the network is not a familiar one, unless you've heard one of the rare times Mr. Sparkles speaks actual words and not batlike chittering noises...or unless you've heard Joe Pesci on helium.]

Hey, hey, hey, what's this? Why the hell am I hearing you lot up in my head, huh?

Never did this before, why's it starting now?

[There's a pause.]

And so...do you guys talk about anything important, or is it all a lot of bellyachin'?
fridgeninja: (considering)
[personal profile] fridgeninja
If we make it all the way to our current Jaunt, there's a few movies left.

In that time, as long as we're discussing the new things we're learning about the Arcana, maybe we should review the old things, as well. There's a lot left out of these movies...


The Fool, who goes by Don Orlea, doesn't do a very good job asking questions, but he seems to be easy to speak to. He probably can't help not answering; his archetype doesn't know the answers.

The Magician, or ROSE, seems tricky but friendly. She managed to pretend to be a Traveler for most of a Jaunt. We know she's very close to SAGE, or Hermit, and that she cheated somehow when she took us to rescue him.

High Priestess is mysterious. She uses a lot of different names, and in Questing Country, she pretended to be someone's Spirit Companion.

Empress, or Mei, is mothering. She shows up frequently to check in, and she cares about how we're doing even if she doesn't understand it. Star matters to her, too.

Emperor, or Hakan Caesar, represents rules and order and fatherhood. He and Empress seem like a team, even though their archetypes disagree on a lot of things.

Hierophant is dead. I'm not sure how many of the details about that we know, but we had some theories I'm happy to discuss - unless anyone's heard anything definite now?

Lovers, or PSYCHE-chan, is allied with the Devil, and opposes Magician and Hermit. She shows up for weddings. She's friendly in a way, but it's because we're toys she likes to play with.

Chariot, or Cairbre, is about action, and doesn't talk much. They don't seem to be very good at disguising themself, either.

Strength, or Durga, seems to be pretty positive, but also doesn't talk much. I know that most of the people she's marked think pretty well of her.

Hermit, or SAGE, tried to leave the game once, and was captured by Lovers and Devil. We rescued him, but now he's a wolf.

Fortune, who won the last game, is dead now. Technically, it's Fortune's rules we're all playing by.

Justice is about clear decisions. We shouldn't expect Justice to take sides. I don't know much else about this version of the Arcana, and I don't want to make assumptions based on the card.

Hanged Man was so relaxed that he didn't seem to care about losing the game. He's also an Arcana that we know declined to Mark certain people. Some of them are more picky than others, and some are more greedy than others, and some care more about the rules. That's useful to know.

Death seems pretty straightforward and willing to talk, but has been involved in some past decisions that hurt Travelers badly. 'Death' in the Tarot deck means 'change,' so he's not as scary as you might think from the name.

Temperance is also dead.

Devil-san, or MALBOLGE, is most likely to abuse, mistreat, and punish Travelers, or to deliberately hurt other Arcana.

Tower represents violent change and disaster, and was pretty bad at pretending to be anyone else.

Star is dead.

Moon is tricky and untrustworthy - it seems like some Arcana know how to lie and some don't. I'm not sure Moon knows how to tell the truth.

Sun definitely doesn't lie. Apart from Death, Sun's probably told Travelers more than any other Arcana.

Judgment isn't an Arcana I have very much experience with, so I'm not sure what to say about them, except that they're usually positive in a deck of cards.


For me, it makes most sense to help Sun to win, if we're playing their game at all. But I'm sure other people have much more information than I do, and I might have gotten some things wrong. I'd like to hear what everyone else has learned about their Arcana, or what they think. We should probably discuss our theories, too, at some point.
mytearsaremine: (nervous)
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So um. Just how much are worlds we go to like the ones we came from?

Like, you know, this is California. I just figured that out. But there aren't any cities in California called Santa Carlita, that I remember. But it's still California, so some things are the same.

Right?
theflyingone: this is my secret face (dark)
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We need to wear as much leather as possible.

[ Altaïr's voice is urgent but quiet as he Livestreams. Heavy metal music plays on the speakers inside a clothing store, masking his conversation as he examines some leather jackets. ]

There is to be some sort of competition. This is what some of the bands of warriors look like. [ He pointed to a poster on the wall of a biker. ] You may have seen them working in the clearing. It would be good to protect ourselves in similar leathers. It will be more difficult to blend in on this Jaunt. It seems everyone is human, with no strange powers.

I have found shops where we may purchase leathers. Most of it is inferior, but I can help you find something that will protect you. Meet me in the city. [ He unfolds a map of Santa Carlita and points to downtown. ]

...If you intend to ride the large carriage, get on it quickly. It does not wait.

[ ooc: shopping toplevel here ]
naturaltwohands: (more back watching)
[personal profile] naturaltwohands
[Someone was a nerd and has been thinking about this an awful lot before asking his questions. Which might be noticeable.]

My greetings, fellow Travelers. I have two questions to ask of you.

Firstly—what transpired during the last Jaunt? My Overlay was not... privy to most of the details.

Secondly—and perhaps more personally—are there others Marked by Astræa—by Justice? I am curious.
dino_zarf: (Fussbucket)
[personal profile] dino_zarf
[The broadcast starts with just wordless crying. But eventually some words make it through in the screaming as well. Or more specifically... one word.]

MAMAAAAAAAA!

[Even for those who can't perceive tone over the network, it should be pretty clear that this can only be little Rose. Eventually an adult voice joins in.]

Sorry... Zoe... we can't find her. I don't think she's still... I thought it was just my overlay but now neither of us can find her on the network. I don't want to cut Rose off when it's her only way to talk to me.
mytearsaremine: (scared)
[personal profile] mytearsaremine
[There's a new voice piping up on the psychic network, a nervous and stressed-sounding voice. One who has spoken up on the network before, though at least this time she isn't screaming.]

I'm stuck. I'm stuck in liminal space. I-- I don't know how to get out and there's this awful music and I keep sinking in the water or whatever it is and can someone come and get me? Please?

[Guess what. Jolie is back from being torn apart by a Stricken, and she still doesn't know how to make portals. She may also kind of sound like she might be trying not to cry. Oops.]
thezerothlaw: (concerned)
[personal profile] thezerothlaw
Ambrose?

[The call goes out to everyone. Everyone who can possibly hear it. He's already tried a direct approach, so now it's time for the psychic equivalent of yelling. Politely. There's a pause before he continues, his mental voice clearly worried, though as precise and careful as ever.]

I cannot reach Ambrose. He was attempting to force himself into the sort of role I'm in now, where I am both infiltrating and investigating. Instead he... vanished. He has disappeared into a portal right in front of me and I cannot reach him on the psychic network at all. Has anyone seen him? Can anyone reach him? Please, I must know.
comebewe: (Neutral 2)
[personal profile] comebewe
So we've learned a few things.

That Tithe we've been hearing about? Didn't always used to basically exile. Actually it was a diplomatic thing. The Tithe would go to the White Tower for this thing called the Concordance, where they meet up with all the other Tithes from the other city-states in the Federation of, uh, Hel. Not Hell Hel, mind you - so don't you bloody start screaming at us, Jules - just an unfortunate resemblance.

It was one of the Tithes that brought the plague.

Jules, that's not an invitation to start screaming either, this was goddamn ages ago. If this thing's still around it's clearly not running rampant.

Anyway. The big symptom of the plague was lesions, but they found that sunlight halted the progress of the disease and made them less painful. So they made the infected keep to the day, and the uninfected to the night. This whole Lightside / Darkside divide? That's their quarantine. And they used supplements in the food to enforce it - they made the infected blind at night, and gave the uninfected better night vision. And I think they're still doing it. There's a guarded facility in Gritta that's making a lot of shipments to grocery stores, but they don't mix the Lightsider and the Darksider shipments.

But what we do not understand is why the quarantine is still in place. Because if there was still a need for it, the Dusklings screw it all up. Apparently there were only a few dozen of them after the plague, but there's a whole district of them now - and they're running around all over the city, interacting with both sides. If the plague was still around, they'd be spreading it. Either they're doing a phenomenally bad job of enforcing their quarantine, or they're keeping this divide up for other reasons.

I think it's unlikely that the plague's still around, but just in case I've written down some details of how they tested for it. It's not my thing, though, so I'd appreciate it if someone who understands this sort of thing better would take a look.

[[ooc: takes place late in the 2nd mingle, after this thread. I think I've managed to have Matthew repeat all the important information, but feel free to poke me if there's something I've forgotten that needs to get mentioned]

At night

Sep. 15th, 2016 09:11 pm
forcechanic: (This is concerning)
[personal profile] forcechanic
Why do we keep going to places that include weird alternate universe versions of Yoda? They even all talk like him!

[She's never going to understand why her universe's history keeps playing out everywhere except space.]
leftbehindagain: (a concoction that sometimes works)
[personal profile] leftbehindagain
[This is becoming a rather tiring tradition, but only in the sense that the Trumps keep making it necessary. Naoki's not one to leave people hurting if he can do something about it.]

All right, who else needs a mercury poisoning antidote?
thezerothlaw: (Default)
[personal profile] thezerothlaw
Pardon me.

[As polite as ever; Daneel rarely speaks on the psychic network at large, though he listens enough. It's rude to interject, he feels.]

I'm interested in what you generally feel are acceptable birthday celebrations, and what sort of details are involved. Ambrose's birthday is very soon, and I would like to do something for him, but I have little cultural experience with birthday parties. Spacer culture is the one I know best, but birthday celebrations past childhood are not common for them.

What would you suggest is appropriate?

Also, I would greatly appreciate help with the creation of food and drink, for those of you capable of it.

Headcount

Aug. 31st, 2016 01:26 am
solowing: (beyond this illusion)
[personal profile] solowing
[The voice is... familiar, yet different. Older, or is it younger? People who spoke to the Batman Grayson before he vanished might say the latter. Those more familiar with Robin might say the former.

Whatever the case, it's businesslike as he checks into the network.]


Nightwing here, doing a headcount. Anyone gone missing since the last Jaunt?
mytearsaremine: (nervous)
[personal profile] mytearsaremine
Uh, hi. I'm Jolie. And I'm not screaming at you all this time. Sorry about that. I was just kind of scared and stuff, and didn't know what I was doing, since I'd kind of just showed up and all. But now I do, so no more yelling.

Only now I kind of have a question? And I wanted to ask as many of you as possible, so I guess I'm doing it here, and like this, even if it's kind of creepy still that people talk in my head. But it's not a bad talking in my head, and everybody says you can't do anything to me with it, so I'd better get used to it, right? And no better way to get used to something than to do it.

So anyway, the question, right. Do these Trump guys ever... change what you were before you got here? Like, your abilities or appearance or something? Besides the mark things. I've seen a couple of those. I mean like other things.

Has that happened to anybody?
mytearsaremine: (scared)
[personal profile] mytearsaremine
[Not long after liminal changes over, but with time enough for the psychic network to start quietly bubbling again, a voice is broadcast into the fray: and that voice is loud.

For once, it isn't Jules. Instead, it's a teenage girl's voice, and while emotions and tone don't translate over the network without a little more experience than she's had, it's still pretty obviously as much of a scream as one can make when one is brand new:]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

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