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something dropped a biological weapon on cadens a couple hours ago, looks like a cloud of gas/dust. might have have come from the west/north, debilitating if it gets in the respiratory system/eyes. keep water on hand and an eye out to the south/east in case it moves far.
something dropped a biological weapon on cadens a couple hours ago, looks like a cloud of gas/dust. might have have come from the west/north, debilitating if it gets in the respiratory system/eyes. keep water on hand and an eye out to the south/east in case it moves far.
[ The first part of Dan Heng's message comes through and because of the shit night that they're having he almost responds with a sassy 'what' because he honestly has more important things to do like trying to figure out how to get out of this stupid safe room. Thankfully patience wins out in the end. ]
are you safe?
there's a coup happening in thorne right now
we don't have any details but we're in a safe room - one that we can't get out of
are you safe?
there's a coup happening in thorne right now
we don't have any details but we're in a safe room - one that we can't get out of
[ Bro, would he kriffing LIE ABOUT A COUP? For FUN? ]
no we're not prisoners. we weren't the targets
[ Not that it feels like it. Wait.
Wait. ]
the city? you mean the settlement?
no we're not prisoners. we weren't the targets
[ Not that it feels like it. Wait.
Wait. ]
the city? you mean the settlement?
summoned can do enough damage without a coup happening that i'd wager you're leverage for someone. if you're not prisoners, what do you mean you can't get out
i left solvunn during the storms.
[ before all the, god stuff. and yinyue. and brother dirt, "cassian." he had a feeling, that there was a path open to him, and he took it without waiting for it to close. if you hesitate, you are lost. ]
i left solvunn during the storms.
[ before all the, god stuff. and yinyue. and brother dirt, "cassian." he had a feeling, that there was a path open to him, and he took it without waiting for it to close. if you hesitate, you are lost. ]
something to do with the ward locks being stuck
[ He doesn't kriffing know! He can shoot a man in the chest with a blaster, not pick magical locks. ]
what? how?
[ He doesn't kriffing know! He can shoot a man in the chest with a blaster, not pick magical locks. ]
what? how?
they didn't put secondary seals inside the room?
[ they words slip out from his mind, half unbidden. dan heng stares at them for a long moment, before moving on instead to the OTHER topic ]
portal
[ you remember when the portals were acting fucky, right? when you looked at them and you knew, if you wanted to, you could get it to take you somewhere other than the creator's intended destination? ]
[ they words slip out from his mind, half unbidden. dan heng stares at them for a long moment, before moving on instead to the OTHER topic ]
portal
[ you remember when the portals were acting fucky, right? when you looked at them and you knew, if you wanted to, you could get it to take you somewhere other than the creator's intended destination? ]
no
we aren't getting answers from outside either. they're a little busy
[ The moment he reads 'portal', he connects the dots. And can't help but immediately think teenagers. ]
you walked into that without knowing what was on the other side?
we aren't getting answers from outside either. they're a little busy
[ The moment he reads 'portal', he connects the dots. And can't help but immediately think teenagers. ]
you walked into that without knowing what was on the other side?
i wouldn't rule out deliberate imprisonment, then. proper seals for warding and binding need to be made with disparate interlocking elements to create different rates of decay in the secondary seals, and if those aren't in the safe room with you...
i knew it wasn't going to be in solvunn.
[ What's the worst that could happen, it dropped him in the ocean? that's a GREAT scenario thank you. ]
i knew it wasn't going to be in solvunn.
[ What's the worst that could happen, it dropped him in the ocean? that's a GREAT scenario thank you. ]
Edited 2024-06-16 01:44 (UTC)
so if i can get a hold of the seals would you be able to figure out a way to unlock them?
[ In the Thorne's saferoom he closes his eyes and sighs. Heavily. ]
so you ended up in the free cities then?
[ Because by process of elimination, there's only that left. ]
[ In the Thorne's saferoom he closes his eyes and sighs. Heavily. ]
so you ended up in the free cities then?
[ Because by process of elimination, there's only that left. ]
[ Someone with lesser powers of perception might have missed it, but he's spent as much time observing those around him as he's sure that she has. So when he sees it, it has the corners of his lips twitching slightly in amusement too. And while he's certain that she doesn't mean to try and make light of the word 'shit', how it rolls inelegantly off her tongue has his lips twitching up that much further. ]
You can tell that they gave a shit. I feel bad eating it after all the hard work they put in.
[ Not bad enough apparently. A beat later he bites into it with reckless abandon, savoring the taste of sweetness of vanilla and strawberry coating his tongue. When he's swallowed he gives her a nod. ]
Thank you. I'll return the favour the next baking tournament. [ There's a pause before he decides to address the bantha in the room. ] How are you doing?
You can tell that they gave a shit. I feel bad eating it after all the hard work they put in.
[ Not bad enough apparently. A beat later he bites into it with reckless abandon, savoring the taste of sweetness of vanilla and strawberry coating his tongue. When he's swallowed he gives her a nod. ]
Thank you. I'll return the favour the next baking tournament. [ There's a pause before he decides to address the bantha in the room. ] How are you doing?
[ in the quiet, chaotic drone of thousands of people trying to find a space to rest for the night in the bunker, dan heng closes his eyes, and mentally pokes at the memory of the seals in scalegorge waterscape. ]
i don't know how much i can do without being there in person, but i will try
yes. my best theory is that because the portal in solvunn usually only goes to nocwich and cadens is almost directly in between the two of them it forced an early exit, like an interrupted warp jump.
i don't know how much i can do without being there in person, but i will try
yes. my best theory is that because the portal in solvunn usually only goes to nocwich and cadens is almost directly in between the two of them it forced an early exit, like an interrupted warp jump.
has anyone ever told you you're stubborn as a bantha?
you don't have to tell me twice, istredd - i know.
[ His frustration - his worry - is palpable even through words. He's almost done packing his bag when he stops, sighing. ]
will you let me know once you're safe?
you don't have to tell me twice, istredd - i know.
[ His frustration - his worry - is palpable even through words. He's almost done packing his bag when he stops, sighing. ]
will you let me know once you're safe?
then i'll see what i can gather about the seal here
[ A beat later. ]
thank you, dan heng
it's a sound theory
but it was still reckless
[ Cassian, stop trying to brother hen every teenager. ]
[ A beat later. ]
thank you, dan heng
it's a sound theory
but it was still reckless
[ Cassian, stop trying to brother hen every teenager. ]
I'm extremely frustrating, I know.
[ He's heard it before, sorry Cassian, now you're just part of the group of being frustrated by his stubbornness. ]
Of course. I'll find you when we know what happens on the other end of this.
[ He's heard it before, sorry Cassian, now you're just part of the group of being frustrated by his stubbornness. ]
Of course. I'll find you when we know what happens on the other end of this.
it would be different if they didn't keep us here under pretenses
it would be different if that's exactly how oppression operates and wants you to feel
[ They're perhaps harsh, direct words, but Cassian has so rarely been a soft, indirect person. ]
it doesn't always have to feel like that, istredd
it won't always feel like that
it would be different if that's exactly how oppression operates and wants you to feel
[ They're perhaps harsh, direct words, but Cassian has so rarely been a soft, indirect person. ]
it doesn't always have to feel like that, istredd
it won't always feel like that
Lucifer's dead. This is his only chance at life, our only chance to be together. It makes us weak and vulnerable to Thorne, yes, but I can't be sorry about anything to do with him.
[ We sincerely hope that Istredd can hear Cassian rolling his eyes. ]
stay safe, istredd
river won't forgive you if you don't
[ Neither will he. ]
stay safe, istredd
river won't forgive you if you don't
[ Neither will he. ]
Edited 2024-06-16 03:58 (UTC)
fine i'll take it back then
[ Cassian!!! ]
you've walked into more than one unknown portal?
[ Cassian!!! ]
you've walked into more than one unknown portal?
for good reason
you're lucky nothing worse happened
[ And then a beat later - ]
did you settle in okay
you're lucky nothing worse happened
[ And then a beat later - ]
did you settle in okay
how unfinished is unfinished?
is it finished enough so that the fog can't get in?
is it finished enough so that the fog can't get in?
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