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razorblade_empressMet Chloe's overlay a little while ago. She gave me a warning about a pair of siblings, Ghalib and Chara. Says the brother, Ghalib, spends a lot of time recruiting people to Dreampush for him, and oddly enough, the people he recruits become really enthusiastic about Dreampushing for him, to the point that they go out recruiting for him. Given that whoever you're Dreampushing for has total access to your mind while you're 'Pushing and can basically do whatever the hell they want to your thoughts and emotions, I've gotta say that this sounds a little suspicious.
I mean, I'm not sure I trust Chloe's overlay either, but still.
The sister, Chara, supposedly only approaches guys, but she actually did come over and talk to me earlier. I did a quick perspective read on her, and that added another wrinkle to all this: she's royalty. Specifically, she's sister to the king in hiding, who I'm assuming is Ghalib, unless they've got another sibling hidden away somewhere. Chara feels her purpose is to support her brother, the 'rightful Protector of the Umbrian Vale,' and to ensure the line of Malion doesn't end with them. Which probably explains why she primarily approaches men - they need an heir, and responsibility for that's fallen on her. Everything else is secondary to her responsibilities.
Malion, incidentally, was the last god-king. My memory of our last trip here is woefully incomplete, but assuming I'm matching dates correctly in my head, he was still in charge when we were here last, and the Overmind was still a thing.
For the record, Chara is Thorne's overlay. I'm blanking on who 'Ghalib' is normally, but he's also one of us. Short guy, overlay walks with a limp. [There's a short pause while she shares the memory of the likenesses Hana had shown her; 'Chara' is indeed Thorne, while 'Ghalib' is Gil.] These two. Be careful about letting them into your minds, especially him.
I mean, I'm not sure I trust Chloe's overlay either, but still.
The sister, Chara, supposedly only approaches guys, but she actually did come over and talk to me earlier. I did a quick perspective read on her, and that added another wrinkle to all this: she's royalty. Specifically, she's sister to the king in hiding, who I'm assuming is Ghalib, unless they've got another sibling hidden away somewhere. Chara feels her purpose is to support her brother, the 'rightful Protector of the Umbrian Vale,' and to ensure the line of Malion doesn't end with them. Which probably explains why she primarily approaches men - they need an heir, and responsibility for that's fallen on her. Everything else is secondary to her responsibilities.
Malion, incidentally, was the last god-king. My memory of our last trip here is woefully incomplete, but assuming I'm matching dates correctly in my head, he was still in charge when we were here last, and the Overmind was still a thing.
For the record, Chara is Thorne's overlay. I'm blanking on who 'Ghalib' is normally, but he's also one of us. Short guy, overlay walks with a limp. [There's a short pause while she shares the memory of the likenesses Hana had shown her; 'Chara' is indeed Thorne, while 'Ghalib' is Gil.] These two. Be careful about letting them into your minds, especially him.
[Jaunt, week 3]
Oct. 11th, 2019 01:56 amcloudpotter[good afternoon travelers, there is a disgruntled ninja with an absolute killer migraine on your network. if you didn't know it was possible for a psychic voice to grouse, you do now.]
I'm not up to speed on his relevance yet, [he's never said hello before, he's not going to start now] but I'd urge anyone on the tail of Kinji's infiltration to use caution. He's capable of a psychic blast strong enough to incapacitate multiple people. We would have more information, but Katsuragi drove him away.
I'm not up to speed on his relevance yet, [
razorblade_empressSo... about 'David Texxant' or whoever the hell he is here. I did a perspective-read on the guy a little while ago and found out a couple of things:
One, he's telepathic. I know there are some of you who can telepathically poke at Infiltrators, but it's not a good idea here. The only reason I didn't get caught was because I was using Questing Country Magic Bullshit instead of actual network skills.
Two, whatever language he's thinking in is definitely not anything from Earth.
He was genuinely curious about me when we were talking, but it was from a much more analytical place than he was pretending. And the genuine worry he had about the damage to his mech was a distraction from something much darker that I couldn't get a read on. And that bright and happy-go-lucky exterior is definitely for show.
So yeah, I'm thinking spy.
One, he's telepathic. I know there are some of you who can telepathically poke at Infiltrators, but it's not a good idea here. The only reason I didn't get caught was because I was using Questing Country Magic Bullshit instead of actual network skills.
Two, whatever language he's thinking in is definitely not anything from Earth.
He was genuinely curious about me when we were talking, but it was from a much more analytical place than he was pretending. And the genuine worry he had about the damage to his mech was a distraction from something much darker that I couldn't get a read on. And that bright and happy-go-lucky exterior is definitely for show.
So yeah, I'm thinking spy.
psychic bridge II (main jaunt --> humans)
May. 25th, 2019 04:58 pmleftbehindagainI think we can all agree everything this jaunt chooses to be sucks, yes?
This is Naoki. I'd have checked in sooner, but I'm half-infiltrating, we didn't have reason to think there was a network divide until just now, and it's... already been a very busy week.
So. We know the midges are cameras, we know there are at least a few actors among us - it's far from everyone, but I think we've pinpointed at least two - we know everyone was delivered here from space after unknown time spent in a lab, and we know this is Earth. If anyone remembers whether Karachi is India or Pakistan, that's apparently roughly where we are, going off stuff someone found underwater. We have about twenty minutes to compare notes and start working on a plan.
(OOC: Up to fourteen Beastfolk-side investigators can join in on this discussion!)
This is Naoki. I'd have checked in sooner, but I'm half-infiltrating, we didn't have reason to think there was a network divide until just now, and it's... already been a very busy week.
So. We know the midges are cameras, we know there are at least a few actors among us - it's far from everyone, but I think we've pinpointed at least two - we know everyone was delivered here from space after unknown time spent in a lab, and we know this is Earth. If anyone remembers whether Karachi is India or Pakistan, that's apparently roughly where we are, going off stuff someone found underwater. We have about twenty minutes to compare notes and start working on a plan.
(OOC: Up to fourteen Beastfolk-side investigators can join in on this discussion!)
Thanks, she hates it
May. 15th, 2019 03:07 pmletsgetdowntobismuthI've been getting some real bad vibes off of this whole Liminal Space for a while now. Can't stand the feeling of being watched anymore, not after... well, you know.
[Moebius. She means Moebius.]
And 'cos of that, I've started to get some real big doubts that this one's gonna be a nice, fun, easy one. So, just in case I'm not investigating on this next jaunt, consider this me asking real nicely for someone to make sure I am. I don't care what my infiltration's like, I want that undone.
[Moebius. She means Moebius.]
And 'cos of that, I've started to get some real big doubts that this one's gonna be a nice, fun, easy one. So, just in case I'm not investigating on this next jaunt, consider this me asking real nicely for someone to make sure I am. I don't care what my infiltration's like, I want that undone.
Week 2, the morning after the summoning
Apr. 4th, 2019 04:54 pmkeepcalmcookon[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.
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.
Also, they make good stocking stuffers
Dec. 25th, 2018 07:54 pmrazorblade_empressOkay, I know there's a lot going on at the moment...
[what with dungeons, walkabout fallout, whatever the hell's going on with that penalty box...]
...but I just wanted to give anyone who might be interested a heads-up that Infoglasses are now available on a first come, first serve basis. I figure I can make maybe three a month to start with, so if anyone wants a pair, let me know.
For anyone who doesn't know what Infoglasses are, they're basically glasses that double as a portable display for computers, TVs, and other devices. They've got wi-fi access, provide their own hotspot, and have a massive photographic database onboard, so you can use them to look at a given object, compare it to similar objects on file, and pull information about them from the database. They're Spark-era tech, so... pretty advanced.
Anyway, I'm around if anyone wants a pair.
[what with dungeons, walkabout fallout, whatever the hell's going on with that penalty box...]
...but I just wanted to give anyone who might be interested a heads-up that Infoglasses are now available on a first come, first serve basis. I figure I can make maybe three a month to start with, so if anyone wants a pair, let me know.
For anyone who doesn't know what Infoglasses are, they're basically glasses that double as a portable display for computers, TVs, and other devices. They've got wi-fi access, provide their own hotspot, and have a massive photographic database onboard, so you can use them to look at a given object, compare it to similar objects on file, and pull information about them from the database. They're Spark-era tech, so... pretty advanced.
Anyway, I'm around if anyone wants a pair.
razorblade_empressOkay, so I've been trying to reconstruct my memories of our first time here, admittedly without a hell of a lot of success so far. But I did just remember this: There's a storm coming - a real nasty one, from what I've managed to scrape together. If our cattle thieves aren't either properly prepared for it, or aren't in the caverns by the time it hits, they're probably gonna lose most of the cattle.
itsananimalthingOkay. I have fuckin' been here before. I remember this stupid Founders Day party. There's going to be some kind of upset soon after it, but I don't remember what yet.
And just in case it wasn't obvious, those are Travelers from years ago. I know them. I ain't got names for all of them yet, but I got memories now for almost all of them.
Pretty sure I ain't crazy, and I can't be the only one. So who else remembers this, and those other Travelers?
And just in case it wasn't obvious, those are Travelers from years ago. I know them. I ain't got names for all of them yet, but I got memories now for almost all of them.
Pretty sure I ain't crazy, and I can't be the only one. So who else remembers this, and those other Travelers?
razorblade_empressSo I dunno how many of you I talked to in Questing Country or just after it - or in general, for that matter - but for some reason the place saw fit to make me the Oracle of Perspective. It doesn't let me know everything, but I can still get a general read on someone's perspective at a given time, and given recent events I figured I should try using it on Edward.
Turns out his perspective is a lot more adult than it should be.
Turns out his perspective is a lot more adult than it should be.
truerevelationAlright.
So ... I ain't gotta tell anyone where we are this time, and from the stuff people were sayin' on the network, returning here ain't the biggest surprise anyone's ever had. Even if we did get the red carpet bit... Yeah, this is Questing Country - magical kinda Liminal Space dreamland. The Oracles over at the table are the best guys to ask about what this place is.
But I figure we still need to work out who is and isn't actually us. Except, uh. Wash.
[That was psychic shouting and his ears are still ringing from it somehow, OK.]
So this is Kanji checking in. Give us a yell if you're hearing this? How you're doing, all that stuff. Or if you've got powers up and goin' here... anyone else been species switched, too?
...But, uh. If you see a guy who looks like my plain Hecatite form, that ain't me. That's my old overlay, and I think he wanted his powers back or something. Hell if I know what mine are right now.
So ... I ain't gotta tell anyone where we are this time, and from the stuff people were sayin' on the network, returning here ain't the biggest surprise anyone's ever had. Even if we did get the red carpet bit... Yeah, this is Questing Country - magical kinda Liminal Space dreamland. The Oracles over at the table are the best guys to ask about what this place is.
But I figure we still need to work out who is and isn't actually us. Except, uh. Wash.
[That was psychic shouting and his ears are still ringing from it somehow, OK.]
So this is Kanji checking in. Give us a yell if you're hearing this? How you're doing, all that stuff. Or if you've got powers up and goin' here... anyone else been species switched, too?
...But, uh. If you see a guy who looks like my plain Hecatite form, that ain't me. That's my old overlay, and I think he wanted his powers back or something. Hell if I know what mine are right now.
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Jan. 15th, 2018 05:29 pmmorethanashadow Hey guys. So two things.
First, apparently the Oracles and everybody were worried about us after we left last time out of nowhere and so they tried to figure out what happened to us? Which is nice. It's nice they cared. So that's why they knew we were coming. Should we, like, figure out how much we should tell or just... go with it?
Second, if you're an Adversary, you might want to be careful. Apparently the earlier generation just started having those and think it's like a corruption or a 'fall' from Champion status and are being real dicks about the whole thing. Such as just binding their 'fallen Champions' and fighting them.
First, apparently the Oracles and everybody were worried about us after we left last time out of nowhere and so they tried to figure out what happened to us? Which is nice. It's nice they cared. So that's why they knew we were coming. Should we, like, figure out how much we should tell or just... go with it?
Second, if you're an Adversary, you might want to be careful. Apparently the earlier generation just started having those and think it's like a corruption or a 'fall' from Champion status and are being real dicks about the whole thing. Such as just binding their 'fallen Champions' and fighting them.
hatefuldaysThis is *Hyun-ae again! Sorry I wasn't really able to contribute anything to the Jaunt, but it sounds like things turned out pretty well.
So, I was thinking about how all of us were apparently taken from various worlds or alternate universes, and was wondering: Do we have any sort of compiled list of what worlds we've discovered? Liminal Space and Jaunts are both crazy, but there's a whole extra layer of this experience where we're basically all getting a chance to discover dozens of other worlds and universes through each other! We can't see them directly, but there's still got to be plenty of interesting stuff we can learn just by talking about where we're from and how those places differ or how they're the same.
I was going to follow that up with "so let's assemble a list of all those worlds and what we know about them", but the more I think about it, the harder it seems like it's going to be to even figure out where to start. Like, for example, I know we've got a lot of people from "Earth" or some variant of it, so how can we tell which ones are parallel Earths and which ones are the same planet? It gets even hairier when you factor in that there's different periods of time represented, so saying "this person and that person are from the same Earth/different Earths" is practically impossible most of the time.
So as a compromise, if any part of this sounds useful, interesting, or cool, tell us a bit about where you're from! It's not like there's too much for us to be doing while we're stuck in Liminal Space, so why not? I don't have a specific format in mind, but maybe some basics like...
* Homeworld name
* Other people you know are from the same world as you (to keep this organized)
* Local year when you left
* Whether or not you know what Disney is (this seems to be some kind of divide, at least for Earths)
I'll go first! I'm from the Mugunghwa, which is a generation ship sent from Earth to another planet where it was going to start a new colony. The trip was on the order of thousands of years long, so in between, the ship was basically its own isolated society. My situation's a little complicated timeline-wise, but it was 4989 AD when I was warped here, which might or might not be why I've never heard of Disney before. Magic and monsters don't exist (as far as I know), but it seems like our tech was pretty advanced compared to most people I've talked to - space travel tech has gotten pretty advanced by the 60th century, and human-comparable AI is a thing.
...If I'm going to talk about the ship for culture exchange purposes, I guess I should probably talk at least a little about what happened in the later years of the ship's society... So, I spent a very long time in cryostasis and accordingly don't have a firsthand account of what happened, but a few millenia after the ship's voyage began, there was a coup and a family managed to instate themselves as a new royal family. They blamed a bunch of things they did on rebels as an excuse to take more power for themselves, and pushed society back to Joseon Dynasty ideals - stability, strength of family lines, male superiority. A couple hundred years down the road, you end up in a world where scientific research is dead in the water and women aren't allowed to learn how to read.
...Eesh, sorry to end that on a dark note. But, well, that's how it was, and why I'm so glad to be here now. There's probably some kind of fancy moral you could come up with to summarize the whole incident, but I'm honestly not far enough away from it to look at it objectively and come up with one, so I guess I'll leave that to you.
[ Private to Malin ]
Status report! It took a while, but I managed to get the hang of making portals! A couple other things, too - I experimented a bit, and I can psychically change outfits and stuff. It's still so wild that this is just something I can do by thinking about it.
Thanks for all your training~
So, I was thinking about how all of us were apparently taken from various worlds or alternate universes, and was wondering: Do we have any sort of compiled list of what worlds we've discovered? Liminal Space and Jaunts are both crazy, but there's a whole extra layer of this experience where we're basically all getting a chance to discover dozens of other worlds and universes through each other! We can't see them directly, but there's still got to be plenty of interesting stuff we can learn just by talking about where we're from and how those places differ or how they're the same.
I was going to follow that up with "so let's assemble a list of all those worlds and what we know about them", but the more I think about it, the harder it seems like it's going to be to even figure out where to start. Like, for example, I know we've got a lot of people from "Earth" or some variant of it, so how can we tell which ones are parallel Earths and which ones are the same planet? It gets even hairier when you factor in that there's different periods of time represented, so saying "this person and that person are from the same Earth/different Earths" is practically impossible most of the time.
So as a compromise, if any part of this sounds useful, interesting, or cool, tell us a bit about where you're from! It's not like there's too much for us to be doing while we're stuck in Liminal Space, so why not? I don't have a specific format in mind, but maybe some basics like...
* Homeworld name
* Other people you know are from the same world as you (to keep this organized)
* Local year when you left
* Whether or not you know what Disney is (this seems to be some kind of divide, at least for Earths)
I'll go first! I'm from the Mugunghwa, which is a generation ship sent from Earth to another planet where it was going to start a new colony. The trip was on the order of thousands of years long, so in between, the ship was basically its own isolated society. My situation's a little complicated timeline-wise, but it was 4989 AD when I was warped here, which might or might not be why I've never heard of Disney before. Magic and monsters don't exist (as far as I know), but it seems like our tech was pretty advanced compared to most people I've talked to - space travel tech has gotten pretty advanced by the 60th century, and human-comparable AI is a thing.
...If I'm going to talk about the ship for culture exchange purposes, I guess I should probably talk at least a little about what happened in the later years of the ship's society... So, I spent a very long time in cryostasis and accordingly don't have a firsthand account of what happened, but a few millenia after the ship's voyage began, there was a coup and a family managed to instate themselves as a new royal family. They blamed a bunch of things they did on rebels as an excuse to take more power for themselves, and pushed society back to Joseon Dynasty ideals - stability, strength of family lines, male superiority. A couple hundred years down the road, you end up in a world where scientific research is dead in the water and women aren't allowed to learn how to read.
...Eesh, sorry to end that on a dark note. But, well, that's how it was, and why I'm so glad to be here now. There's probably some kind of fancy moral you could come up with to summarize the whole incident, but I'm honestly not far enough away from it to look at it objectively and come up with one, so I guess I'll leave that to you.
[ Private to Malin ]
Status report! It took a while, but I managed to get the hang of making portals! A couple other things, too - I experimented a bit, and I can psychically change outfits and stuff. It's still so wild that this is just something I can do by thinking about it.
Thanks for all your training~
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A Warning and a Check-in
Oct. 5th, 2017 08:20 amninjayeehaw[There's a sense of mild panic flashing onto the network.]
Anyone else with giant lizard wings-- be careful out in the sun. 'less y'all wanna risk gettin' turned back into a statue.
[And then it cools off a little, sounding calmer as he continues.]
If anyone needs a hand with bein' a Stonefolk, I got a whole heap 'f info on 'em dumped in my head, an' I don't doubt other people do too, so make sure t'ask if y'all ain't sure on somethin'.
But I s'pose the better question is, who have we got kickin' 'round the Investigatin' side a' things? This is Kinji, fer all the new folks, I'm up on Thunder Mountain.
Anyone else with giant lizard wings-- be careful out in the sun. 'less y'all wanna risk gettin' turned back into a statue.
[And then it cools off a little, sounding calmer as he continues.]
If anyone needs a hand with bein' a Stonefolk, I got a whole heap 'f info on 'em dumped in my head, an' I don't doubt other people do too, so make sure t'ask if y'all ain't sure on somethin'.
But I s'pose the better question is, who have we got kickin' 'round the Investigatin' side a' things? This is Kinji, fer all the new folks, I'm up on Thunder Mountain.
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