WEEK SIX MINGLE

[grigori]

kings: week 6 mingle the big orange

22 Remain

Another week, another world to explore. Once again, waking brings you to unfamiliar surroundings, the bitter touch of Nerak cold fading to the more mild weather of autumn. The sound of cars or people talking or faint music greets your ears, no matter the time of day or night, and the light pollution is intense. Hope you weren't counting on seeing the stars.

Welcome to Kings, where you'll have your pick of shopping, entertainment, cute date spots, or just about anything else that you can think of! The city has something to offer for everyone. You'll never be wanting for things to do here - just try not to get lost in the subways. The locals may not be the most willing to help out.



Waiting for you to join them in the main plaza of Star Circle are Baraqiel, Shamsiel, and Suriel. You might have to push your way through the crowds to reach them properly, but no one's blinking an eye at your Watchers today. There are other people in costume hanging around already. What's a few angels to add to the antics?

Suriel greets everyone with their usual cheerful smile, fox daemon pressed close to their ankles to avoid getting lost in the crowd. "I bet this world reminds a bunch of you of home, huh? Let's all make the most of it while we're here!"

Baraqiel heaves a sigh, daemon weasel-formed and half-hidden in the folds of their hood as it suspiciously squints at every noise its little ears pick up. "Speak for yourself." They do not seem 100% thrilled with this worldhop, come the new week, but do at least offer something to the travelers gathered. "For those of you less used to cities like this, there are motorized vehicles of varying sizes in Kings - try not to get run over by them."

With a soft laugh, Shamsiel will look at Baraqiel and gently pat them on their upper arm and their falconet daemon will then proceed to take flight from their shoulder. At least they seem to be relieved that Baraqiel gave them a warning for those who aren't going to be familiar with it. "And much like the previous worlds we've been to, please be mindful of what you end up doing here. We are just visitors, after all, and it'd be rude if we left it all a mess."


As for your effect of the week... Your past injuries have cleared, with no phantom pains left to haunt you, your loved ones, or your launders. Instead, you'll find that you are unable to speak dishonestly - any time you try, your words get stuck on the tip of your tongue and never quite make it out. It's honesty week, lads - no more lying to yourselves or anyone else.

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TOWN HALL

[arcsplainist]

[ Assume you knew this was happening somehow, whether it be a note, word of mouth, or some other means; regardless of how you were informed, you now know there is a meeting to occur in a secluded area of the park, away from the crowds and (hopefully) natives who may overhear. ]

Greetings, all of you, and my thanks for coming. Doubtless by now you are all well aware of why we are gathered today, yes? As usual, 'tis imperative that we pool together what we have learned during previous weeks, both new and old, as well as organize where we proceed from here.

[ Alphinaud gestures at everyone present. ]

Let us begin.

GENERAL

[arcsplainist]

COPPER SCROLLS....?

[yueshen]

Did anyone else receive a copper scroll with a message on it? I believe we're supposed to piece them together - I found mine in my sleeve.

[ he will hold out the copper scroll and read it for anyone out loud to hear! ]

"-ne so with their humanity. We think we have met success - they have brought stability, and those whose homesickness was so pronounced have seen the signs begin to recede as if they were home again."

[lefthandpath]

I did.

[he holds his up]

"But on our journeys, oft we have seen the consequence that has come from His reign - even in such small ways, these worlds have suffered for their hubris, for their beliefs, for the simple crime of being. We ca-"

[rerouter]

I found this in my satchel.

[She delicately pulls a similar looking scroll out, reading it aloud for everyone's benefit.]

--gues those that stay so long in another world. A true homesickness. We have lost many a scholar and explorer to it, as their bodies fail them and long for the soil they were born to.

[shinetrue]

I received one as well.

[ he holds out the copper scroll, reading it aloud. ]

"Some of us have no homes to return to. I pray not to God, but to mankind, that we might see an end to this Inquisition so that others may not suffer as I have."

[quiz]

I got one, too~.

[ She holds it in front of herself, reading aloud: ]

-- nnot rest, yet. We cannot let the Authority successfully take free will from us, no matter man or alien being - so long as they have heart, so long as they have thought, the Authority will seek to eradicate them.

SCROLLS

[veraltwin]

[This is the second half of this but top-levels haha, we're using our imagination here folks!!

Anyway, after Rin has shown their prize from the Garden of Eden and all of that hubbub dies down... Alisaie's still there. Gods. Why this.]

The second thing I wished to bring up is this.

[She holds up what looks like a scroll made of copper, oxidized green with age.]

Did anybody else find themselves in possession of something like this today? Mine has writing inside it, but the text is unfinished. It reads:

Our clever companion heard of legends, which have been found across numerous worlds, that speak of the Angels. We sought to emulate it, to anchor ourselves as those that had ascended to the rank of Angel had do

...That is where it ends.

WATCHERS' POSSESSIONS

[arcsplainist]

Right, I should not forget this update.

Again, I would like to remind us all that every week, one of the two groups that vanish do so within a space that is, in a sense, still of this world. Within these spaces we are to locate an item that are belongings of the Watchers', and we are to return them once able. Back in Nerak, I had been informed that Rameel's were to be given to them.

So we are left with one more—Shamsiel's. That is, unless, we are given a second chance to retrieve Baraqiel's; unfortunately, we have yet to be given a way in which this is possible, but let us not lose hope on it just yet.

Nevertheless, should you find yourself whisked away—pray, above all else, be careful.

[lefthandpath]

I can confirm Rameel's have been handed over.

[the stubborn idiot.]

[yueshen]

I will find a way to retrieve Baraqiel's, even if I have to tear down their false heavenly authority from the Heavens myself by his heels and force him to submit to my request with my sword.



[

honesty week be like ]

ASK THE DEAD

[malewife]

I received a feather that allows me to visit one of the dead. So if we have questions, voice and list them so they know what answers to prepare.

[ hewwo ]

addendum

[malewife]

I'll be using it tomorrow and will call one of the alchemists. Be prepared.

DEDA NOTES

[afterword]

Ah, speaking of the dead... some notes in the past have been blocked off, making it hard to read, but people have been working on figuring them out. We'll share what we have here.

[ tada! ]

[bloodread]

[ Looking over. ]

I got one more redacted than this, the only thing that came through was Sholmes and Kitsuragi's names.

[escardos]

Oh, I have a note from Roxy!

[ he'll show the ripped piece of the note: Re: last note Kaeya wrong; not "affect residents". Instead it's what we talked about, like your organic meat. Not "control" either, trying to fix instead.
- R.R. ]

xl what do you have? a BOMB (switch)

[yueshen]

[ oh there is also this by which i mean

xie lian holds up the switch that rochalizo had at the last town meeting! ]

Has anyone learned anything else of this 'Dust bomb?' That includes the dead as well, if you are listening.

Or, perhaps, has anyone obtained any other items that could perhaps be used in conjunction with it? These items would not have any special function to a trial, nor any special power, nor be related to a Watcher.

[grigori]

[ so this has happened ]

CYOA LORE + NOTES

[arcsplainist]

NERAK CYOA THURS.

[afterword]

Here's the letter that we found when our group was returning from our journey on Thursday. The journey itself was from another's memory so if you want details about it you can just ask the... three of us in private. [ ratshakes jan ]

To disobey the divine Authority is to commit sin. To commit more sins to weigh upon one's soul is to collect Dust, to lose more of their innocence, and that is what causes the daemon to settle. Only children remain free of this burden, until they reach the age that it can no longer be avoided. It is for their sake that we must commit this research, to protect our children and those of all worlds from the sins of their forefathers.

While it is the will of the Authority to free the worlds of this sin and the Dust that follows it, a simple undertaking it is not. For it is not something we can do over time; that will only allow margin for error for Dust to slip through. No, to truly claim a victory, to erase the concept of sin itself, it must be done all at once, with no allowance for mistakes.

1/3 (garden of eden redux)

[veraltwin]

[As with last week, Alisaie's going to stand up and head to the front again (why does this keep happening!!!), arms folded as she looks out at all of them.]

I've two things to address today. [Which I, Abi, am splitting into two tags bc hahahahaha :')]

The first has to do with our journey into the Garden of Eden, which I detailed last week. At that time I stated that Uriel had asked us to find where "it" might be born anew.

"It" did not refer to the Kingdom of Heaven. "It" referred to something more tangible than that.

[She nods toward Rin.]

[malewife]

The place Furude Rika, Allen Walker, Herlock Sholmes, and I escaped was a Magisterium research facility, experimenting on children to eradicate Dust. The method sets up children from ages 11 to 17 or so, puts them into metal cages where their daemon would be separated from their human counterpart. A guillotine from what I believe is specialized metal would come down to sever the spiritual link between them.

This was how we witnessed a child die when the scenario tried to take control of Herlock Sholmes and I, then Furude Rika we tried to save, but was too late. Most children do not survive being severed from their daemon, but the scientists there believed this was the only way to truly free themselves from the angels forever, if they could find a way to be without Dust. The bomb is their last, but also likely resort, as very few survive "intercision."

This particular sect of the Magisterium is looking to destroy the Angels if they can't escape them. With the Dust collected from these children they sever, they are creating a bomb that would eradicate them, perhaps if it's large enough it could destroy all Dust.

The note received is another experiment report.

PROJECT – SHADOWS & GOLD
TEST #90
The Magis

Purpose: Does eradicating “gold” result in the destruction of Subject P.

Results: Extreme improvement from previous attempt. Detonation and elimination of desired target was highly successful. Test provided to yield results within the parameters expected with the standard deviation of 2%. Error margins due to lack of refinement in DNA supplied.

Short term effects provided to be successful. Long term effects are positive trending. Specific group sample required for more testing. Long term effects of testing still required.

Conclusion: Greater DNA samples required. New location needed.

To compare to an earlier report from the trip before.

PROJECT – SHADOWS & GOLD
TEST #24
The Magis

Purpose: Does eradicating “gold” result in the destruction of Subject A.

Results: Overall favorable. Detonation and elimination of desired target was mostly successful. Test provided to yield results within the parameters expected with the standard deviation of 5%. Error margins likely the result of the quantities of DNA supplied.

Short term effects provided to be successful. Long term effects unknown. Bigger sample required for more testing. Long term effects of testing required.

Conclusion: More testing required—new subjects needed. New location needed.

We also collected Rameel's items safely and they have accepted them.

[ hurrah... ]

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