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theres no beds outside the infirmary, heard someone say something about the food stocks, couple walls aren't finished
[ is it airtight? he could check, with cloudhymn, to see where there's water vapor and if it can move, or not... and with most people starting to fall asleep, now's the tiem to do so. okay. sure. fine. give him a minute. ]
[ is it airtight? he could check, with cloudhymn, to see where there's water vapor and if it can move, or not... and with most people starting to fall asleep, now's the tiem to do so. okay. sure. fine. give him a minute. ]
Edited 2024-06-20 21:42 (UTC)
i can't tell if its airtight or not. looks like there's a filtration system so its possible but its technically in aquila so
[ another pause. while he was checking the size of the bunker, he was thinking about something. ]
i don't know why they bothered with the bunker if they already had portals to get people out of cadens, unless the military knows more about what the gas does than theyre telling anyone
[ another pause. while he was checking the size of the bunker, he was thinking about something. ]
i don't know why they bothered with the bunker if they already had portals to get people out of cadens, unless the military knows more about what the gas does than theyre telling anyone
the cloud could dissipate before it gets to aquila
and if it's by the sea, the city has the advantage of wind currents
there might not have been time to get everyone through the portals
not that i trust the military
all of the summoned seem accounted for?
and if it's by the sea, the city has the advantage of wind currents
there might not have been time to get everyone through the portals
not that i trust the military
all of the summoned seem accounted for?
its summer now, too -- there's no moisture in the air so we have no idea if it reacts with water either. it's too hot to move with an aerosol vapor right now.
i think so. they were adamant we go through "to protect evacuated civilians"
i think so. they were adamant we go through "to protect evacuated civilians"
Edited 2024-06-23 03:32 (UTC)
you know a lot about wind currents and water
is it knowledge from what happened to us or is it from before?
[ Don't think he hasn't noticed. ]
ah
so you're all a part of the military for the duration of this?
is it knowledge from what happened to us or is it from before?
[ Don't think he hasn't noticed. ]
ah
so you're all a part of the military for the duration of this?
[ ...................................... MAN, FUCK. he is tired. dan heng's response is fast, words appearing before cassian even has time to finish his second message ]
i'm responsible for determining environmental hazards on planets with low human populations when the navigator picks landings, so i usually try to take it into account
[ would other people think to ask him about this? he definitely remembers blasting cassian in the face a few times with water, when the guy started looking like he was liable to blow to pieces at the smallest breeze, but that doesn't prove anything. notably he's not asking about DIRT in the cracks of the floorboards. ]
nobody's explicitly given orders expecting subordination yet... mostly just instructions and triage so far. but they locked us in.
i'm responsible for determining environmental hazards on planets with low human populations when the navigator picks landings, so i usually try to take it into account
[ would other people think to ask him about this? he definitely remembers blasting cassian in the face a few times with water, when the guy started looking like he was liable to blow to pieces at the smallest breeze, but that doesn't prove anything. notably he's not asking about DIRT in the cracks of the floorboards. ]
nobody's explicitly given orders expecting subordination yet... mostly just instructions and triage so far. but they locked us in.
[ It's easier to tell when someone is lying in person. You have the full context of their facial expression, their body language and the way their breath might hitch of stall. Text is harder.
But the speed at which Dan Heng's reply comes is telling.
And whether or not he chose to dismiss it at the end of the day, Cassian knew he had eight hundred years or so of getting to know someone who had effectively been his nephew. And that some of whoever they were still stemmed from a point of truth. ]
right
you'll have to educate me more next time
[ Which is to say he doesn't believe him for a minute. But he'll let him keep lying. ]
it's better than leaving you to the gas cloud
But the speed at which Dan Heng's reply comes is telling.
And whether or not he chose to dismiss it at the end of the day, Cassian knew he had eight hundred years or so of getting to know someone who had effectively been his nephew. And that some of whoever they were still stemmed from a point of truth. ]
right
you'll have to educate me more next time
[ Which is to say he doesn't believe him for a minute. But he'll let him keep lying. ]
it's better than leaving you to the gas cloud
[ he feels like he beefed that, hard. ]
sure
[ it's getting late, though. this is a graceless attempt to leave the conversation before he sticks his foot in his mouth again. ]
i'm going to try to grab a dormitory before it's too late; let me know if you find out anymore information about the seal
sure
[ it's getting late, though. this is a graceless attempt to leave the conversation before he sticks his foot in his mouth again. ]
i'm going to try to grab a dormitory before it's too late; let me know if you find out anymore information about the seal
[ It's okay, buddy. Let's just chalk it up to being late. ]
let me know how you're doing and if anything escalates there
let me know how you're doing and if anything escalates there
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You are only honoring its noble sacrifice. [ Her lips twitch in slight amusement, but truthfully, she's glad to see him enjoying at least a bite. She has worried for him and others since...everything that happened. ]
There is much power in this world, the way it can twist memory. The forced dream of possible futures — I would not accept this as the only fate for myself or anyone else.
[ She has considered perhaps that there may be a few who didn't mind that potential future and she would not think anything of them if that were so, but it's the way their minds were tampered with that she doesn't care for. Nor would she simply accept being trapped here for hundreds of years and forced down this one path. ]
I wish to understand it better, this magic, this world. To be of use.
[ To help far more than she has.
Perhaps that's not quite an answer, but for her, it's made her more determined than ever. ]
And you? Do you wish to speak of it?
There is much power in this world, the way it can twist memory. The forced dream of possible futures — I would not accept this as the only fate for myself or anyone else.
[ She has considered perhaps that there may be a few who didn't mind that potential future and she would not think anything of them if that were so, but it's the way their minds were tampered with that she doesn't care for. Nor would she simply accept being trapped here for hundreds of years and forced down this one path. ]
I wish to understand it better, this magic, this world. To be of use.
[ To help far more than she has.
Perhaps that's not quite an answer, but for her, it's made her more determined than ever. ]
And you? Do you wish to speak of it?
[ He doesn’t know what to expect when he poses the question, but when she says it, he realizes with faint amusement that that’s more or less what he had expected to hear. In the short time that he'd come to know Merrin, he had already gathered that she was incredibly pragmatic and difficult to shake. Both were good traits to have.
Cassian bides his time in answering by taking another bite of the cupcake. His stance on learning magic remained more or less the same; if he were to posses any weapon it would be something physical he could use. And besides which, even as the rich flavours dance across his tongue once more, he can still taste the phantom remains of fear and despair from those he had devoured as a so called god. ]
My views on what happened to us differ from yours. You’d still want to talk about it?
Cassian bides his time in answering by taking another bite of the cupcake. His stance on learning magic remained more or less the same; if he were to posses any weapon it would be something physical he could use. And besides which, even as the rich flavours dance across his tongue once more, he can still taste the phantom remains of fear and despair from those he had devoured as a so called god. ]
My views on what happened to us differ from yours. You’d still want to talk about it?
If we disagree and say nothing of it, where does that leave us? Any of us.
[ This is not some naive hope-talk on her part, though. She doesn't for a moment think that all the ills of the galaxy (and every galaxy) can be fixed by just having a chat. But this is an entirely different matter. Something happened to all of them and it was troubling (even if there is much she doesn't reveal on the surface). It had the effect of making her want to dig in to better understand this world and the people in it — Summoned and not — so that she can better help everyone. But everyone went through different things — some far worse than others. ]
So, yes. I wish to talk about it. If you wish for it to be known.
[ This is not some naive hope-talk on her part, though. She doesn't for a moment think that all the ills of the galaxy (and every galaxy) can be fixed by just having a chat. But this is an entirely different matter. Something happened to all of them and it was troubling (even if there is much she doesn't reveal on the surface). It had the effect of making her want to dig in to better understand this world and the people in it — Summoned and not — so that she can better help everyone. But everyone went through different things — some far worse than others. ]
So, yes. I wish to talk about it. If you wish for it to be known.
[ Cassian hasn’t lived his life by playing nice for the sake of playing nice. He’s had a nose for trouble, a fire to defy ever since he had witnessed the destruction wrought on Kenari. It was only after that that he had begun to crystallize the feelings that had sat dormant in the pit of his belly for years until he could no longer ignore it.
But he understands that the rules are somewhat different here. Disagreeing with the Summoned is one thing - but to make enemies of them would make it vastly difficult for them to get home or to stay here if their lives here were better than what they had at home. From what he could tell, the ones that he knew, were for the Summoned through and through. And that didn’t count for nothing.
And maybe because there’s a kindred spirit in Merrin, a quiet distaste that he can sense from her regarding the state of their galaxy, because she is in some ways, his only tie to home, that he relents. ]
What happened to us should never have happened. I don’t like that this world's magic can twist and effect us in ways like that and we’re none the wiser. How do we know it won’t happen again? That all of our history and memories can’t be taken from us? The factions apologized to us but they’re just as complicit as whatever gods or magic exists here. We’re just pawns. Objects for them to play with.
But he understands that the rules are somewhat different here. Disagreeing with the Summoned is one thing - but to make enemies of them would make it vastly difficult for them to get home or to stay here if their lives here were better than what they had at home. From what he could tell, the ones that he knew, were for the Summoned through and through. And that didn’t count for nothing.
And maybe because there’s a kindred spirit in Merrin, a quiet distaste that he can sense from her regarding the state of their galaxy, because she is in some ways, his only tie to home, that he relents. ]
What happened to us should never have happened. I don’t like that this world's magic can twist and effect us in ways like that and we’re none the wiser. How do we know it won’t happen again? That all of our history and memories can’t be taken from us? The factions apologized to us but they’re just as complicit as whatever gods or magic exists here. We’re just pawns. Objects for them to play with.
Cassian.
I don't want you or River to worry.
I'm being brought to the dungeons. I don't know for how long.
But I'll be okay.
I don't want you or River to worry.
I'm being brought to the dungeons. I don't know for how long.
But I'll be okay.
for what
what was the charge?
did they find out about your knowledge of the coup?
what was the charge?
did they find out about your knowledge of the coup?
we're safe
are you? was there damage to nott?
are you? was there damage to nott?
good
there's been nothing else since the explosions
there's news of the garrison being dead or heavily injured
if i had to guess, they were trying to hit the castle - hard
there's been nothing else since the explosions
there's news of the garrison being dead or heavily injured
if i had to guess, they were trying to hit the castle - hard
Were there Summoned in the garrison?
From what we could see, they did.
It cut through their wards fairly efficiently.
Are there any whispers on if it's retaliation from Thorne itself against the coup, or the Cities?
It feels like something the Cities would pull off, except that they've avoided Nott this time around.
none that i know of and we haven't heard anything
[ It doesn't mean he won't be keeping an ear out for news though. ]
there's too much panic right now to tell if anything has basis or not
some think the free cities is to blame, other think its those still loyal to the queen
[ It doesn't mean he won't be keeping an ear out for news though. ]
there's too much panic right now to tell if anything has basis or not
some think the free cities is to blame, other think its those still loyal to the queen
They're detaining us for eventual questions, but I don't know when that will be.
They haven't given us many details so far.
Yes, it is most likely that they did. Or have suspicions.
I have a close relationship with all of the people who left, so.
They haven't given us many details so far.
Yes, it is most likely that they did. Or have suspicions.
I have a close relationship with all of the people who left, so.
[ Merrin is not necessarily about keeping the peace herself. She has no qualms with fighting those who harm others. She can be swift in doling out what she feels is suitable punishment, too, but that fire in her that was motivated so heavily from seeking vengeance against those who had destroyed her people, her family, her heart itself — it nearly consumed her. All Imperials were targets for her wrath.
She does not hesitate to fight back and she does not regret when doing what must be done, but she is careful not to let her anger go unchecked as it once did. ]
It should not have happened. On this, we agree. But to stop it happening again, I need to know it better — this world and its people. Understand this — I do not trust those who brought us here and harbor us. They provide for us but it is a false comfort. They expect obedience of us and I answer to no one. They want loyalty and I do not give it freely.
I will protect those of this world being harmed. I will not allow other Summoned to suffer. There is power in this world I need to understand, Alyx. It is the only way to protect us.
She does not hesitate to fight back and she does not regret when doing what must be done, but she is careful not to let her anger go unchecked as it once did. ]
It should not have happened. On this, we agree. But to stop it happening again, I need to know it better — this world and its people. Understand this — I do not trust those who brought us here and harbor us. They provide for us but it is a false comfort. They expect obedience of us and I answer to no one. They want loyalty and I do not give it freely.
I will protect those of this world being harmed. I will not allow other Summoned to suffer. There is power in this world I need to understand, Alyx. It is the only way to protect us.
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