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Rose, Page of Lysithea

Rose joined Almere and Mechelen in wincing over their poor weapons. She hadn’t tried to summon hers this time. Given what became of theirs, Rose suspected her spindle would still be a pile of mulch.

“I was going to look for some of the others,” she answered Mechelen. “But we can stick together. I had no idea there were so many knights. I don’t want to get in anyone’s way.”

She kept her voice low so hopefully only Almere and Mechelen would hear her, wary of interrupting anyone or talking over the Code. She had nothing to share with the Code itself, at least nothing someone else hadn’t already said, but she watched with interest and listened with curiosity.

The Code had insisted that it didn’t need their concern. That the problems it was having could be fixed. Rose chose to take it at its word.

“Hopefully we don’t have to fight anything,” she concluded, still quiet. “It doesn’t sound like it. Or… not right now, at least. I wonder what force could do something like this. If the Code even knows…”

Amsvartnir, Knight of Cosmos

Amsvartnir winced under the sudden onslaught of attention and offered Crisium an awkward smile. "No worries," he said. "I'm fine. This whole... Wonder thing has me worried, though."

His brow creased in a frown as he looked to the Code, listening to it carefully. He hadn't had anything to report, not really—no need for dozens of people just saying they couldn't reach their Wonder, after all.

[d'If, Squire of Saturn]

Ah, there she was. d'If visibly lit up, seeing his wife come throguh the crowd and towards him. Even if they'd only been apart for a few hours, the separation of a slightly long workday, it was still always a joy to greet her coming home.

Even if they weren't exactly home, yet, since there was important Knight business to attend to.

There were too many people around to really spin her the way he wanted to, but d'If caught Dunwich, scooping her into a tight embrace.

"Mmm, I'm glad to finally see it. Even if it is for less than pleasant reasons."

He only let Dunwich go when the Code began to speak--it seemed important, to hear this.

"Seems like everyone has been struggling," he said, keeping his voice low so only Dunwich would hear. "Hopefully the Code will be able to point us in the right direction."

He wasn't sure how much he trusted in this mysterious force--but it was the thing that empowered them, and asked little of its Knights.

[Lyonesse, Knight of Earth]

Well. That was one way to go about meeting new people.

There was something incredibly earnest about the Venus Knight with her hand on his arm, so even if she was sort of feeling up his biceps a little, Lyonesse was inclined to let the minor offense go with a shake of the head and a polite, if a little strained, smile.

"I put some effort into them, yes," he said, "thank you." He took her hand and shook it. "Lyonesse," he introduced himself, simply. If she was experienced enough to be a Knight, she could probably guess his affiliation just by looking; his Earth symbols weren't exactly hidden. "A pleasure, Aventine."

A familiar weight on his shoulder brought a much easier smile to his face, though.

"Hello, love," he said, and he huffed, fondly. "This is my husband, Nile. Nile, this is Aventine." Might as well make introductions.

It seemed that the troubles he'd experienced were universal, and he glanced over Aventine, briefly--he didn't see anything that would function as a weapon, and she was missing her shoes, which might have been a coincidence and might have meant something.

"Have you been having troubles with your magic and weapon as well, then?" He asked Aventine. "Seems everyone has--though I have to say, I'm a bit more concerned about being locked out from our Wonders. That...seems like a pretty bad sign."

Sumner, Knight of Neptune

Sumner moved his head to the side for a moment before sighing. "Same here. I can't say that everything has been sunshine and roses. Seeing you here helps though." He agreed that they were both still there. He couldn't really say how much he was there at this point though. He may have just needed coffee.

Following her he addressed the code as well. He echoed Pendour. There wasn't much to say other than telling the code that there were no differences between what the Knights and their feelings of connections to the Wonder. Perhaps there was someone who hadn't had trouble. "It feels like there's nothing there. It was fine the last time I saw it." And no scientists had reported Neptune disappearing from the sky or changing color or anything so he presumed that it was still there at the very least.





Alphubel, Knight of Polaris

While the situation was, to be frank, utterly horrible, Alphubel did find some hope in his heart that it wasn't just him that was having trouble. He felt the tight grip on his staff loosening a bit. It seemed that he was still deemed worthy and experienced enough to be a Knight, and that gave him some confidence. "I haven't felt anything either. I hope everything is okay." Nothing had appeared wrong in the sky, but he assumed that if there was something magically wrong, he would have been unable to see it as a civilian when he looked at it.



Drombeg, Knight of Earth

An eyebrow was raised by Drombeg. The situation definitely wasn't good, but he hadn't attempted to check in with his Wonder recently. He could only assume that it was having trouble as well. He made a mental note to see if he could find the piece of code the next time that he went there. This was the first time seeing it in person and learning literally anything about it so he decided to stay and listen rather than adding to the conversation. He was still new as a Knight and didn't feel that he had the experience to be able to add any new information yet.



Voyager, Squire of Pluto

Just as Voyager was about to take out his ring and write a note he was called over by a very large-horned Knight of Earth who seemed to be enjoying the situation. He couldn't help but wander over, wanting to look over the Knight's outfit. He couldn't help but grin at the Knight. "I have, but not this many in one place, and not without having to leave in under 5 minutes notice to deal with a problem. Seeing all of the uniforms and new Knights, I want to ask so many questions."

There was a Page with the Knight, and Voyager almost let out a squeak of excitement that he was one of the "new" Knights. Voyager only just managed to keep himself from exploding with questions. "I'm Voyager Good to meet you both!" Questions later. He kept telling himself that he could ask his questions later.

Luckily for his brain, the code now decided to address everyone in the room and Voyager seemed to have the same experience as everyone else. He could only hope that his Wonder was okay. It was already in a half-wasted state and the pools of time that moved around the sea surrounding it, it was so large, he was sure there might be a pool large enough to swallow his Wonder. He hoped that wasn't the case here.

Spei, Squire of the Moon

Spei nodded to his fellow Squire Pharos. "Yeah, I have. My shield… One time I summoned it, after a lot of effort, like an unreasonable amount, and it shattered before I could do anything with it. Another time it melted. Nothing like having your weapon turn into a Salvador Dali painting right in front of your eyes."

Glancing over at Luxor to see if the Knight had anything to add, he then looked at the Code. "I'm not much concerned with what caused this – okay, maybe I am concerned. What I'd like to know is will things ever get back to normal? With you, with us?"

Because if the Code – the entity that gave Knights their magic – didn't have any explanation, and was as badly affected as it appeared, this was far worse than anyone suspected.

[Casablanca, Knight of Cosmos]

Casablanca was quiet. There were so many people here, and all of them had the same story--unable to access their Wonders. Problems with magic, with weapons falling apart. She had little to say that others weren't already contributing, so she waited, silent, even if it itched at her. She wanted to have something to offer, to demonstrate that she really had earned the fancy upgrade she'd gotten--but she just didn't.

It wasn't like she knew anything in particular that might tip the scales, or anything. Just the same things as everyone else.