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Antumbra Mods ([personal profile] umbralant) wrote in [community profile] antumbrac2020-01-26 02:21 pm
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WEEK 4

WEEK 4


Last week could probably only be summed up as a mess. Three people died, one was turned to currency and the hotel pool remains in a general state of unusability unless swimming in pulpy mush is someone’s idea of a good time. And that’s not even counting the haunted morse code T-Rex. At least the greenhouse is as relaxing as ever, even if someone seems to have made off with a number of succulents and cacti.

But with the new week comes a new set of locations to explore as the fog retreats to reveal another portion of the city. The half moon wanes to a new moon this week, leaving streets even dimmer this week -- hopefully you have some other portable sources of light available if you plan on straying too far beyond the reach of the lampposts in the new areas.

[[Welcome to Week 4! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 4 tab on our Locations page. Once again, feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. You can also privately contact The Lady or Rembrandt.]]
psychophant: (✦ 32)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-27 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[well how is he supposed to learn all about your world's technology if you aren't one???]

Ah, I see. I doubt the Lady would provide anything to create the casing. Well, I suppose we'll just have to hang onto them in case it turns out that they are blastia cores.

[yes this is absolutely an acceptable reason to keep them all, it's not because we like shiny rocks.]
drydrown: we have no use for you here (TCH ♡ looks like you've been busy)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, of course.

[goddddd.]

Alexei would have a better idea of whether they are or not in the first place. Why can't he ever be around when he would actually be useful?
psychophant: (✦ 09)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
That's how it always goes, isn't it? The few times people like that would actually be useful, they're never around.

[you suffer so much, cumore...]
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[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Precisely. He's so pointless.

[...he is not 100% sure if Alexei would be able to tell if these were proper cores or not, but he's pretty sure he'd know what sort of nerdy shit we'd have to do to activate them and find out.]

I don't know if the Kritya are the only ones that can make the main bodies or casings for these things, but if that's the case then I don't know if the Lady even can. Perhaps we'll find somewhere that they can be used, however.
psychophant: (✦ 20)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
If the Lady found them interesting enough, I have no doubts she'd go to the trouble of learning how.

[But there's no telling if she cares enough for that, so who knows.]

What are the Kritya?
drydrown: the magna carta's a nice suggestion (HAUGHTY ♡ judging like john marshall)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
They're a race of people. Not terribly different from humans, physically, but enough that you would know one if you saw them.

Some of them live in Zaphias, though not many. They know more about blastia than we do. Seeing as the Empire controls most of the blastia, I'm not surprised we keep some of them around.
psychophant: (✦ 92)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Nohr's got some of those not-humans-but-looks-sort-of-like-them too, though he's never actually seen a Wolfskin in person, but close enough, right??]

Are they responsible for creating blastia, then? It makes sense Alexei would want a few around to assist when necessary.
drydrown: we have no use for you here (TCH ♡ looks like you've been busy)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Something like that. No one can really make cores, at least not to my knowledge.

Things that are small like this would probably only be useful in a personal capacity? You couldn't make barriers or weapons with them, or purify water for that matter. But they would be more than enough for magic.
psychophant: (✦ 52)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
All the more reason to keep them, then.

[#priorities]

I would like to see how blastia work, the concept of something being able to power both magic and technology in such a way is fascinating. It sounds a bit like what Dist has explained to me of his world, although his doesn't have any blastia at all.

[he still doesn't know what a fonon is, but it sounds kinda similar??? it's like you guys are from the same series or something!!]
drydrown: the magna carta's a nice suggestion (HAUGHTY ♡ judging like john marshall)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ours just has a lot more calling of attacks and a lot less...singing, tbh...]

If I get access to a functioning one, I could show you a few things. I'm certainly not a mage, however.

[...again, you would have to talk to alexei for that, but alexei is useless and also not here.]
psychophant: (✦ 02)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder if it would be possible to figure out on my own...

[iago no]

I would appreciate seeing it, even if it doesn't involve magic.

[...Come to think of it...]

What is your fighting style like? I assume you prefer heavier swords, but do you prefer mounted combat?

[Is Cumore a Mercenary or like... a Paladin? A Hero???]
drydrown: congratulations! (BOW ♡ it's fucking nothing!)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Please. I try not to fight on horseback if I can help it.

[...There is a tremendous noodle incident involving this man and a horse, probably.]

I do prefer heavier swords, however, assuming my opponents are human. Ranged weaponry is fine against monsters and the like, though I don't use guns.

[The Lady used one, but like. Surely those things will never take off?]
psychophant: (✦ 04)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Mercenary or Hero, then!!]

I would like to get my hands on a gun at some point, I want to see how it works. They're fascinating.

[like 90% of the stuff he's learned about here is, but leave him alone, he's a nerd!!]
drydrown: the magna carta's a nice suggestion (HAUGHTY ♡ judging like john marshall)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
They certainly exist, where I'm from - one of my associates uses one. Though the Lady's is different from what I'm used to.
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[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
It's much smaller, for one thing. The way it works is also most likely different... I'm almost certain it uses aer to function, as opposed to whatever she's using.

[redd i fucking hate how everything i've looked up points to yeager's gun not using bullets

why does it not use bullets.]
psychophant: (✦ 92)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[i am so sorry you had to research yeager's stupid gun but also i knew i was right about it not using bullets, don't worry i hate it too]

Why would it need to be larger? [???] I'm assuming "aer" is something different in your world?

[aer, air, god i hate vesperia]
drydrown: we have no use for you here (TCH ♡ looks like you've been busy)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[for future reference it uses hoplon blastia, so it's sort of like the shit the big weapons outside myorzo use to function

it's a big stupid laser gun

pew pew.]


I don't know why it would need to be, I just know his is huge.

And aer is... It's just a universal energy, I suppose? It's in everything that's alive, as well as the world itself. It's the energy blastia draw on to function.
psychophant: (✦ 80)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[i hate this but also bless you for figuring it out so i don't have to!!!!]

Ah, I see. I wonder if it exists in this world or if it's unique to yours...?

[Hmm, curious...]

You said this person is your associate, correct? Tell me more about him.

[and also his stupid giant gun!!]
drydrown: the magna carta's a nice suggestion (HAUGHTY ♡ judging like john marshall)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
He's...

[...how to describe Yeager...

...

......]


...Dazai, more or less.
psychophant: (✦ 40)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
...I cannot imagine trying to work with someone like Dazai.

[He doesn't even hate Dazai, but ohhhhh my god Dazai's a disaster.]
drydrown: we have no use for you here (TCH ♡ looks like you've been busy)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeager isn't completely horrible to work with. A little much, but it could be worse.

He's one of the only people I tolerate, honestly.
psychophant: (✦ 52)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh... He definitely wouldn't have expected that.]

Do you and Dazai get along, then?
drydrown: those shoes with that dress though (EHHH ♡ now wait just a minute)

[personal profile] drydrown 2020-01-28 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
...I don't know. I wouldn't say that we don't...? He was the one who told me about the cacti and such.
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[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-28 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, is he? Well, at least he has good taste.

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