what is your name? what is your quest?

[adelphoi]

Who: alisaie (adelphoi) & a whole bunch of youse guys
What: january catch-all! COME GETCHUR QUESTS.
When: all month
Where: errywhar
Warning(s): ??? idiots probably, also violence probably, will update if necessary



[ prompts will come in the comments below!! ]

Comments

[adelphoi]

[ and all at once it falls in to place. given that there are no daemons here, no starscourge, alisaie thinks it is a relatively safe bet that this thing was part of a machine and nothing more - a hauntingly humanoid one, mayhaps - but likely only a machine. no soul, no person within.

still, that won't drive the ghosts from his mind, and there is nothing that can shake him more deeply and thoroughly than a reminder of his origins. her eyes meet his, gentle but firm. ]

If he is, we will not allow it to continue.

[ and, gently squeezing his hand. ]

But for what it is worth, I saw no evidence of anything like that being created during my time here. Machinery, yes, but nothing like a daemon.

[punshots]

[ She sounds so sure as to leave no room for doubt, and her firmness quiets his fears considerably. Perhaps he's overreacting - no, he's almost sure he's overreacting. But there's still that chance that the same sort of horrible operation is going on here than was happening back home, or something similar. If the machine this face belonged to was sentient, if it could think and speak for itself, did it matter if it was only a machine?

A discussion for another time, when they have more evidence, a better understanding of what might be going on here. For now, all they have is this face, and for whatever reason, it must have failed its intended purposes to end up here like this. ]

Then...we need to find out more. Besides how they're...made...if Olympia or Wyver could raise an army like that...

[ Then they're all in a lot of trouble.

Still, he turns his hand beneath his, and squeezes it gently in quiet gratitude for her support, steadfast and constant as always. Having her there for him has changed everything. ]

[adelphoi]

We will.

[ that is the point of this, after all - to take away evidence, to look deeper into what they might be doing here. a place so big and old as this will have so many secrets that it will be impossible to uncover them all, but still they must try, developed weaponry like this has the capability to do great harm. alisaie has faced it before, magitek armor, colossi, vanguards - should machines like this be developed, it would certainly elevate violence.

gently, she takes the mask from his hands and slips it into her canvas sack, away from his eyes, away from his thoughts. it might feel hard and cold, but now is not the time for uncertainties, once they are out of this place he can navigate his feelings. ]

Let us go rendezvous with the others, and see what they have found.

[punshots]

[ He lets her take the mask without much resistance, and after a moment, he exhales sharply and nods. He can't do this here - they're still short on time, and in constant danger of being caught. He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if they got caught now because he's too lost in thought to focus. ]

R-right.

[ He doesn't let go of her hand as he straightens once more. There are other mysteries that they need to uncover, here. ]