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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.]]

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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.

[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.

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.

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!!]

[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.]

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???]

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?]

[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!!]

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.

Oh? How so?

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.]

[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]

[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.

[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!!]

He's...

[...how to describe Yeager...

...

......]

...Dazai, more or less.

...I cannot imagine trying to work with someone like Dazai.

[He doesn't even hate Dazai, but ohhhhh my god Dazai's a disaster.]

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.

[Huh... He definitely wouldn't have expected that.]

Do you and Dazai get along, then?

...I don't know. I wouldn't say that we don't...? He was the one who told me about the cacti and such.

Oh, is he? Well, at least he has good taste.

I suppose he does.

[...Anyway.]

Yeager is somewhat like that, I suppose. Aggressively odd, and shameless about the oddness. Interested in unusual things. Likes to talk quite a bit, regardless of whether anyone asked him to.

He certainly sounds eccentric. Is he a member of the knights?

[back on terca lumireis, both yeager and alexei are feeling very momentarily awkward and have no idea why.]

He isn't. He's a member of the Guilds that I'm doing business with under the table - he sells weaponry, and...well, I am preparing for war, after all.

Ah, I see, no wonder you don't mind him. That sounds like it's going to be very entertaining when you return.

It's going to be something, at any rate.

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