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 Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:32 am
Midgard startled at the touch to his shoulder, automatically flinching with his hand lifting to cover the space over his chest-- where the barely healed R sat beneath his clothing. Once he realized who it was, he offered Bifrost a weary smile and a wave of his hand.
He hadn't expected anyone to approach him, but he was grateful for the familiar and friendly face.
It helped him relax in the wake of the anxiety and uncomfortableness that crawled up and down his spine. No words were exchanged however, because people were talking and he didn't want to miss out.
He still didn't feel worthy of his knightly title when he knew so little about the faction he was a part of.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:49 pm
Hvergelmir waited while various voices echoed around the room, its acoustics helping to ferry the sound about. It seemed a number of people had been present for the 'bats and spiders' that had happened 'around Halloween,' but none of them seemed willing (or, in Scholomance's drunk case, evidently able) to give a description at length about what had happened. She clasped her hands together, thoughtful. "Okay, I've gathered that something happened around Halloween this year, and that spiders and bats were involved somehow, but I'm afraid I don't understand the details -- where this happened, what exactly the spiders and bats did, who was present for it other than the handful of you that have spoken up? I think we can all benefit from having a lead to chase down -- something we can try to get out in front of, rather than being caught unawares -- but maybe, given the circumstances, we should have some volunteers of people who witnessed the spiders and bats incident who can take the lead on researching previous incidents like this and trying to find commonalities in people's accounts?"She looked skyward. "If we're operating on a theory of some kind of recurring events, it might be useful to explore different options, other than just baselines. If it wasn't the Negaverse or the Dark Mirror Court, it's worth considering other variables, if only to eliminate them: Caedus helped us in the past -- in a way -- but he doesn't work closely with us, and remains an unknown. And it's my understanding that people like the Zodiac coalition of sailor soldiers and knights originally existed as a force to prevent outside beings from attacking the worlds they protected, which means we know hostile beings could still exist out in deep space somewhere, or closer to home.
"Our seasons aren't just notable by their weather and holidays -- they're marked by our orientation within the solar system, too. Constellations like Orion are winter constellations. Meteor showers like the Leonids later this month are recurring, too. It's worth researching whether there have been any unusual spatial phenomena in the past few years."Her gaze skittered across the room, locking on Gorner, Andronicus, Irkalla, Hyperborea, and Scholomance each with deliberacy. "Maybe the five of you could volunteer to take point on this?"It would be good, she thought, for something productive to come out of this meeting beyond just the usual information sharing. A sense of unity, of purpose, could be hard to forge -- maybe a project like this could get people thinking more proactively about the war, or about using meetings like this to make newer, closer connections. They were all so scattered . . . Hvergelmir longed for the day when the knights at this meeting could all greet each other by name, and rely on each other's strengths in battle or outside it. Her gaze lingered on the knight of Saturn last. "I'm sorry I skipped over you," she apologized, offering a rueful half-smile, brows lifted. "I haven't updated the presentation in a little while." She took off her signet ring and held it up, pointing to something on the inside. "Scholomance Knight of Saturn is responsible for another of the useful upgrades that can be done to your signet ring. A small layer like a decal that can be affixed to the underside -- the Signet Sensor. Think of it like a magical FitBit -- it can be used to track your vital signs -- just about anything you can think to track on yourself with it -- but it also keeps a record of your magic usage at any given moment, to let you know how long -- down to the precise second! -- your magic will hold out for. Sometimes that's knowledge that can make the difference between life and death."She put the ring back on and slid her finger over top of the stone to give a brief demonstration of what the interface looked like. "You can pull it up like so, just sort of sliding your finger over top, similar to how you activate your aspect. I'm sure Scholomance can help you with getting the upgrade -- just reach out to him."Sleet Tempest Snape Does Gorner accept the offer to volunteer? Strickenized Does Scholomance accept the offer to volunteer? a-disgruntled-dragon Does Andronicus accept the offer to volunteer? tefla Does Irkalla accept the offer to volunteer? Aurelius0815 Does Hyperborea accept the offer to volunteer?
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:24 pm
"I'm happy to volunteer mon amie." She nodded to her fellow cosmos knight. She stood up stretching a little. She always had an inquisitive nature, especially when it came to magic she wanted to understand it as much as possible.
"I'm afraid all I know about the Zodiac is second hand, I have never meet one of their members. However I have seen multiple strange creatures attacking planets and wonders over the years." She glanced at Scholomance remembering the bone monster at the Saturn knight's wonder.
"Additionally a few years ago, there was a mad king from deep space who kidnapped a bunch of magical people to try and make them fight to the death. So there are definitely still threats from outside the solar system, the only question is 'is this one of those threats or something else'."
"I can find Caedus and see if he knows anything about the strange things that have been happening. I'll also speak to my ancestor and see if he ever experienced anything like this during the Silver Millennium. If it did then we know this is not a new problem." She offered.
"We should confirm what we all know. For me I have seen a strange disappearing humanoid swamp creature, last year I saw the bats attacking the fall festival, and I have heard about the spider and bat attacks this year." She listed out what she personally was aware of.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:09 pm
Yes, the Cosmos knight was right. They weren't talking about specifics and what exactly had happened, just speaking in the generals terms of something had happened. They mentioned spiders and bats but nothing more. It would, of course, help if they mentioned more.
The points, and ideas, the knight brought up were all worth considering. It might be due to placement in the sky? Nothing had happened in the summer or spring - right? It had all been quiet and peaceful as far as she could remember. She didn't know a thing about these zodiacs that the woman brought up but perhaps they were worth finding and talking to?
She had stood up, about to speak up, when the small white haired girl stood up and started in. Letting her speak, as she had stood first, Gorner waited and smiled lightly. The information was news to her and it was helpful. It did point to there being other things out there - other bad things. It could indeed be something else affecting their holidays then?
"I didn't see anything personally, aside from the webs all around the city - they were hard to ignore. It was all over the news. Last year there were giant bats that attacked people at a carnival, they seemed bigger than what is possible...I mean outside of like flying foxes. Those bites had some sort of side effect on people also...I think it was just being drained of energy - like passing out. I can't remember. Last winter was the little white rabbits. They would approach people but if they bit a person you'd feel cold for hours or days...the sort of cold you can't shake. I had a friend who I do indoor rock climbing with get bitten by one of them. He couldn't shake it, no matter what, for three days." She said speaking up as she tried to remember everything which had happened, everything that had been on the news and what people were talking about.
"The bats from last year returned but not as a swarm or in any one place like last year." So it wasn't coordinated. But they were still around and were still a danger. "Besides the webs there was the botanical garden which hard a party, they had one last winter also. This year it was crashed by giant spiders that attacked people. People interviewed said they were the size of cars or close to it. They worked together and apparently spun a web around the location of the gathering before breaking the glass and attacking." Spiders didn't normally work together, as far as she knew, they ate each other. So they weren't normal spiders that were just zapped with a grow gun of some sort. These things worked together which also meant some form of communication - they were smart.
"I heard about the swamp thing...and something in the graveyards..." She said nodding to her fellow white haired female. She hadn't looked into either thing though - hadn't wanted to...at least not on her own. "There were sounds one night at my parents house...like something on the roof. Looking back on it I think it was a spider...or a few of them....there were webs there in the morning - they hadn't been there the night before."
"If this is some outside power...and there was supposed to be a barrier - could it have failed?" Was it possible? Was that why this was happening? Some combination of a failed barrier and the time of year even?
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:20 am
Andronicus Knight of Uranus
Given that no one else seemed to bring up actually asking the Dark Mirror Court directly what happened - probably a by-product of the 'they're Chaos and should be avoided because we can't guarantee they aren't crazy' speel Hver gave - she figured that was the best way to, well, figure it out. Not that Andronicus had much in the way of contacts in the court these days; Loke had been rather quiet and distant for some time, and she'd seen neither hide nor hair of Acubens or Leto herself.
She'd need to make some calls...
"Sure, not sure what I'll be able to find out, but I'll look into it.
S'not the first time thing have gone screwy around the holidays," she said, realizing half a second later that she also had no idea what had gone on during Halloween, as it seemed there were two different stories going on. Had the whole mirror thing not been around Halloween...?
In any event, she could ask the Code via the flower on her wonder or simply look through old Destiny City articles. Would be a start at least.Shazari Andronicus accept s, after her mun realized that the mirror thing and the bats were ENTIRELY DIFFERENT EVENTS WHOOPS
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 4:59 pm
So Irkalla was the page, and Gorner the squire. Two more names to memorize and file away if ever they crossed paths twice. The chances felt so slim — almost too slim to justify the effort.
Hvergelmir asked for a bid of volunteers and already a few accepted the invitation: Irkalla, Hyperborea, Gorner. A year ago, he would never have added his name to the pile. Certainly they didn't need the help, or the shitty handwriting from his not-right hand. Was there enough connection between himself and the knights present to volunteer per Hvergelmir's request? She proved kind enough to interject him into her speech, even as an afterthought. The monitoring promised a certain level of danger, given what they experienced previously. But they already held the support of a knight — a transcended one at that. So why join?
Why join a group of volunteers based on some misplaced sense of duty? He owed them nothing. They owed him nothing. And the mess of the holidays seemed easily solved thorugh staying home and drinking.
Yes, of course. Just reach out to me. Except no one will because the knighthoods are composed of a bunch of loners and no-confidence independents. Really, Hver, I'm sure you've grasped this by now and that's why you're asking us to pretend to band together. It's like asking college kids to work on a group presentation and not stay up the night before while frantically putting it together. Scholomance sighed, armed himself with his best smile. Already he felt like he overstayed his visit to Knight Nights.
"Sounds like all the bases are covered," he offered back to Hvergelmir. "I'm sure they'll be quite fine conducting their research without me."
He looked to Gorner once more, then Irkalla beside her. "Looks like you have your chance to figure it out."
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:20 am
Hvergelmir looked at Scholomance briefly, her brow furrowed in consternation -- but she let it go. Any concerns she might have about how he was doing weren't public business.
"Well," Hvergelmir eventually went on, eyes scanning the room one last time. "That was about all I had to discuss. If anyone has any other questions, you can feel free to stay behind afterwards and we can talk, or you can always message me using your signet ring -- I'll answer as soon as I can. Otherwise, I won't keep the rest of you."
She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
"Thank you all for coming," Hvergelmir addressed the room at large. "I hope this was helpful for some of you, and I appreciate you taking the time. I hope everyone has a good evening. When you're ready, just think about being back home and the Code will take you there."
[[THIS THREAD IS NOW ENDED -- THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING! Feel free to hang around a bit longer for individual RP if you wish -- otherwise, you can write wrap posts for your characters, or you can simply assume that they left.]]
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:29 am
Irkalla, of CosmosIrkalla still wasn't sure what was being asked of her. But if it involved research then why wouldn't she be able to help out? She had mentioned jokingly about taking on the role of a secretary and that was maybe the way in which she could contribute by at least taking information down from the others that had been eager to assist in the endeavour set before them. Taking in the massive structure in which she found herself Irkalla had to wonder about how her life had been changed fundamentally. Shaking off her deep thoughts she brushed off her dress and stood carefully, adjusting her shawl before glancing around. Her voice was unsure as she spoke but she felt that this was something that she could handle. "I also will help out in this task. Though maybe as the person writing down all the, I guess, reports and observations. I'm better at compiling information than gathering it." Although if one wanted to use their rings to send information Irkalla wouldn't be able to receive messages of that sort. She glanced to each volunteer and sighed, "although I don't have my ring yet so I can't receive messages in our traditional way yet."
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:32 pm
Erytheia couldn't help but look to those in the room he recognized. Hvergelmir - Hyperborea - even Scholomance. Could he say that he knew these people? Or did he simply look up to them because they were older and wiser and more experienced? He didn't know. He knew he did like these meetings even if today he was content to stay to the sidelines. It was strange having nothing pressing on him. Nothing crazy. Nothing odd. No strange phenomenon. Perhaps as a squire things would move slower now. Maybe he would finally have the chance to catch up. The squire thought back to the beginning of the female knight of Cosmos's speech and how it was different for him this time. He had been a page then and now he was a squire. Though Erytheia didn't have access to his weapon on Olympus as it seemed to be a no weapon zone of some kind - which he didn't mind and quite enjoyed the peacefulness - he knew that it now had magic. There was some sort of power it would now possess because of his upgrade. He did need to discover it, but perhaps he could discover it at his own pace this time around. He wondered how the others had discovered their weapons' magic. It must have been so long ago for the older ones. Should he ask them how? He blushed. Maybe that was a personal question to ask. Would it be personal for him? Erytheia smiled and looked up at the sky from Mars. It was so different than Earth's serene blue or his wonder's golden starlight. Perhaps he would admire it for awhile. He didn't know when he would be back here in peaceful days. ✪
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 6:08 pm
Hvergelmir's answer did nothing to erase Anakeion's fears. She knew it was meant well, knew it was meant in good health and good hope, but she had wanted a solid answer for how to make the ice in the back of her throat stop and how to make her nightmares stop containing fingers lolling out from the ice, from a bloody pulp of an arm - and good words did none of that, for her. What good was talking to someone about it? Any of it? She would have preferred someone who knew what she was experiencing, who could tell her from their own experience how to make it easier, and that wasn't happening and she felt sick.
Still, she stayed and she listened and rolled her hands around in her lap, wishing for the weight of her weapon to ground her to the floor of Olympus; ground her so deep she might not leave, even, because maybe that would make this better. Maybe in another life she might have been the reincarnation of a daughter of Mars, and she could have remembered days in this dust and this heat and enjoyed it; right now it just felt too stifling for her to stand. Everyone's voice was a hazy drone against her ears - she wanted to say something to Gorner, say something about their shared allegiance, but Anakeion said nothing and left, lips pressed into a thin line, as soon as it was appropriate for her to go. She needed space away from people.
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Babel was listening in, easy, easy, one-two-three as the questions came in and were answered -- a woman in Grecian blue-and-silver with tense shoulders and an unsure voice, their host Hvergelmir with her Mucha-perfect flowing dress and calm demeanor; white-and-red with sideswept hair (and markings Babel didn't recognize as anything planetary? Not that she recognized Hvergelmir's stars as planetary, but those were stars, that was easy enough) and his accompanying Saturnian partner. A replying woman in lavender and pale-blue, again with sigils she didn't recognize; white-and-blue with the same markings as the nervous one, so some other host they paid heritage and obeisance to - two was enough to prove it was the same, given that neither Knight shared much distinct costuming with the other. Green and brown and cream with a cape, and she thought the sinking sun to herself and said nothing to him, only watching with curious eyes.
(Time went on; and more of the eight-pointed star and the white-rainbow showed up, solidifying their case for obedience to another force. Babel would speculate about those on her own time, if she could remember them. Scholomance made his point in passive-aggressive style, and a woman with a lion's-head on her chest peered in, and a man with blue and teal patterned in equal measure made her think - Neptune, definitely, even without glancing out at the allegiance his sigils proclaimed. Dark teal, hooded - Uranus, was her best guess; Sunny was no academic when it came to mythology, but she had a vague idea of what each god had claimed as domain back in Greece, in Rome.)
Listening in was easy. Making her own decisions on it - any of it - was harder, because so much of the talking between people went in on at the same time, and they were either stronger than her or younger than her (and in at least a few cases, both, and that made bile rise up high in her throat because she felt so unworthy). There would be no volunteering from Babel; she ran her fingers through her hair and bit her lip and thought about how much she hated them, and how she knew herself too well to ever say anything like that.
Leaving was easy, too. Nobody asked her to stay.
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:43 pm
Irkalla, of Cosmos
The page of Cosmos was aware that the meeting had ended and had taken into account that others might have places to be. She too found that she needed to return home. Maybe it would be enough to chat with Gorner about things regarding the taking of information that could be written down and analyzed. For now though she glanced around at the Martian landscape before allowing her mind to think of home.
[[ Irkalla exit ]]
(( decided to exit ))
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:32 am
Rings, Planets, snow monsters and weird weather. Destiny City was going to be an interesting place, at least. Tanais had been dropped into the center of it all with not even a by-your-leave, but it was quickly becoming clear what she path would be, as a knight. Everything else in her life was still vague and formless, but it the settling and confidence it brought to find a solid point felt good.
I need to find my ring, to start. And maybe that knight, the shining one, when there aren't so many distractions around.
Gehenna knew a lot, but it was a foolish general who waged war on only one source of information.
Tanais straightened, unconcerned by the dust that clung to her from the stone walls. The others were talking about research and that sounded like her cue. It was a good start, though small. She could build off of it. The knight left without a word, plans already forming in her head. The thought of home, as strange as it was to think of anywhere as 'home', pulled her from the arid surface of Mars.
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