PLEROMA | VOICE, ALSO FORWARD DATED TO AROUND THEN

[coerthantorment]

[Estinien still isn't sure how he feels about this method of communication, but now that it seems like something may be on the horizon, he'll sacrifice his mental well-being to get it done. He pushes inexpertly into the psychic realm, reaching out to all of those touched by the Pleroma.

It comes through roughly like his voice, but with a persistent sense of wary anticipation tinging it.]

Hail. This is Estinien Wyrmblood... with any luck, I have been able to reach you.

My dreams have been plagued by queer echoes of the selfsame vision we all had upon our arrival. It feels as if the shrines are once again stirring, and that more lost souls have fallen within their hold. If so, we can be sure that the Regent and their new thralls will one more move to claim the victims as prisoners.

We cannot allow this to happen. This time, I plan to meet the Kenoma's forces head-on, challenging them for the strategic positions around the shrines they took for granted last time. I know that not all of us have the training or abilities required to fight against such odds, but for those that do, I implore you to join me. 'Tis possible that we can spare these new arrivals the same dire fate.

Regardless of whether you join me on the field, I would find great value in knowing everything you can offer concerning the nature of the Kenoma's Aion forces. I fought a handful of them in the caverns, but many more escaped my focus.

For those that will lend their strength, but who have gone to the city... it is now within our power to guide you to our more secure location. There are those we can confer here that will help us plan our best way forward.

[At this point, he will let his message drift. Compiling information and threadjacking are very much welcomed! We are shamelessly ripping off the Kenoma here.]

Comments

[goldendeceiver]

[ With any luck the perfect leader will emerge from the crowd and take charge with reasonable choices and enough confidence to put them all at ease.

But Ernesto won't be holding his breath for that one. ]

It certainly wouldn't hurt to pick her brain for ideas, or at the least get a sense of what hasn't worked well in the past.

[inutilis]

Have you spoken to her at all yourself, yet?

[ Abel has not-- but he isn't sure if Ernesto had risked heading toward Greentruth yet. it was quite a trek from the sounds of things, but... hey, maybe Mr. Tequila has some super speed powers?? one can never be sure among the Aion... ]

I'm admittedly more than a little curious to go that way myself, but... 'divide and conquer,' you know? All in good time! ...I can't help but assume she would offer a rather priceless perspective on things, though.

[aquaveiled]

[ A question she actually has an answer for! ]

When sometime dies the aether of their soul is returned to the Lifestream. That is the current of aether that flows through all living things. So when they are reborn, the lifestream is flowing through their physical form and imbuing them with that spirit.

[aquaveiled]

Yes, there is. And...it's very possible we weren't far behind them.

[ She won't go into any specifics, but there were plenty of moments that Himeka felt like giving up and she's convinced that most people suffered those as well. No one asked to be here, but it is their lot regardless. ]

But we also have to accept that just because we know why, it may not change the outcome.

[inutilis]

[ even if Himeka doesn't delve too deeply into that initial thought, Abel understands what she leaves unsaid. that so many of the now-Pleroma had very nearly lost themselves to the Kenoma's thrall hasn't escaped his notice; there were moments in that cavern the shivering madness surely seemed an inevitability rather than an enemy that could be resisted, fought.

but they're here, against the odds.

...and the others are not. ]

Then, all that's left for us to do is try. [ 'try,' and keep trying. Abel is not the sort of man to give up, even when faced with insurmountable odds when it comes to others - especially those in the sort of situation as their Kenoma friends. ]

...We'll find a way, Miss Himeka. Whether it's through reasoning them, or maybe something that could help them purge the Kenoma-- there has to be something. We just need to be patient, hard as that might be.

[goldendeceiver]

I haven't left Godsblood myself either, so I haven't had the chance.

[ No super speed powers from this one, but he's at least a little tougher than he looks. ]

At some point I would like to speak to her though, so I guess I'll have to branch away from this city sometime. Though I'll admit to feeling more at ease here than I have anywhere else on this planet so far.

[aquaveiled]

I'll hold you to that!

[ He could show her one block of a city and she would find that exciting enough. A simple woman of simple needs. ]

That's probably the right call. It doesn't seem like there have been many here in Greentruth that have been travelling back and forth, if at all from what I can tell.

[goldendeceiver]

[ At least she'll be very easy to impress when/if the time comes. ]

That might be for the best. Attention to just how we happen to make that trip is also better kept a secret.

[aquaveiled]

When you say it I think I believe it, Father Abel.

[ She's not so beholden to titles but he seems to be, so she'll indulge a bit for his sake. ]

[aquaveiled]

When you plan on it, mayhaps you can let us know in advance? We may be able to help you through some way.

[inutilis]

Then-- I'll be counting on you to help me see it through, alright?

[ that's right!! she is going to get dragged right on into his Idealistic Quest... because that's just how it is. :') ]

If it's both of us, I don't doubt the odds will be in our favor, so... please keep your faith!

[aquaveiled]

[ There's a sigh on her end. She...has to confess.. ]

I've never once won the Jumbo Cactpot.

[ No matter how many tickets she's bought, religiously (pun intended), not once...was her number drawn. ]

But I haven't died yet so I guess the odds aren't so bad.

[inutilis]

[ ah.

.....ah. AH. Abel can gather what 'Jumbo Cactpot' is using context clues and his incredibly shriveled raisin-brain; so it's like that, is it...? ]

Oh~! Well, between the two of us... maybe our luck is so abysmal that we'll actually end up forming some kind of bad-luck black hole and attracting fortune? Th... that's-- how it might work, right?

[goldendeceiver]

I'll keep that in mind, because any help would be appreciated.

[aquaveiled]

Hm...so they cancel each other out? Yes, that makes sense.

[ That is terrible logic. Absolutely terrible. ]

Then I look forward to our continued partnership.