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eustace "passively fuckable" granblue fantasy ([personal profile] lockedon) wrote in [community profile] aionchat2022-04-13 08:19 pm

KENOMA | voice, forward-dated to the onset of tdm dreams

[ Hello resident Kenomies, guess who???

Actually if you have no idea who this asshole is, that's okay, because rest assured he doesn't want to get to know most of you either. Unfortunately, business calls, and for the sake of not looking like an absolute gaggle of buffoons in front of the Regent a second time, everyone's neighborhood-(un)friendly furry is here to begrudgingly use Mind Twitter™ to make a public briefing.

It's largely voice only, because Eustace prefers to keep things impersonal, and shot through with an undercurrent of business-like terseness. ]


I'll make this quick. Many of us here don't have the experience to engage in a fistfight, let alone any sort of actual war. [ Or whatever the hell is going on here with the Regent and their plan for world destruction. ] For those of you with no combat experience but wanting to learn, Ciel and I are willing to teach you. Both of us are skilled in hand-to-hand combat, battlefield strategy, as well as various weapons. Emet-Selch has also volunteered his services, if you're looking for something outside the usual sphere.

[ Like magic, maybe.

But wait, there's more! From a different person no less. Still voice, and maybe some may recognize this one as part of a very exclusive club of Kenomas who not only did NOT get chewed out by the Regent, but also seemed to have gained their approval?? She’s sounding just as serious, but oddly also gives off the vibes of a science teacher of some sort, hm…]


I am not well placed to teach it, but I do have experience and understanding of magic. The possibilities in Horos are far greater too, the Regent themselves have said that anyone can develop powerful abilities regardless of their beginnings. According to Xishen, Aion powers don't adhere to any particular ruleset, they are mainly reflective of the person developing them: their wants, their needs, their expectations, towards themselves and the world around them. Those of us who already have supernatural powers merely retain traits we used to have in our previous lives.

Knowing that, we can help each other form ideas for personalized abilities you may wish to develop. They do not necessarily have to be combat oriented either, having combat oriented application is enough. For example, conjuring light: such a power would be most practical in navigating across low visibility spaces, but can be used to blind someone else in a pinch. Ways to harness it inwards instead of trying to influence your environment outwards can also be effective, such as reinforcing your own body to become stronger and more durable if you were mainly used to physical brawls before. Don’t be restricted by ideas of magic if you only knew it as fiction before, there’s much that can be done.


[ Eustace is happy to let Ciel explain this particular bit, because he sure as hell has no practical experience in this department. He's already moving on to cover something else anyway. ]

Additionally, preparation includes researching the opposition. If you know anything about the Pleroma, especially about any skills or powers they have, let the rest of us know.

We’ll start things off and group them by individual, prioritizing the strongest ones in combat. Please feel free to add names or faces, it’s fine if they’re a stranger as long as you remember what they look like and the powers they exhibited. I’ll be making a physical copy of notes for what we compile, it will be available to reference on demand.

[ Thanks for being the minutes keeper, Ciel. To close everything out, there's one last switch back to Eustace. ]

If you have any questions, ask.

[ There are indeed such things as stupid questions here, but at least the Regent won't be the one judging you for them. Maybe.

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OOC NOTES—

TL;DR: IC training offer/regain ideas power brainstorming/Pleroma shittalking powers notes comparing 3-for-1! We can handwave the training montages, for the two other points threadjacking is highly encouraged! Pleroma info compiling will happen under its separate TL, feel free to add new TLs under that with a name or url to someone’s icon (because why bother learning what the enemy is called, right) in the subject line if it’s someone your character would ICly want to draw attention to, it’s what Ciel and Eustace are doing based after their own PVP experiences. As per mod clarification to communion, this transmission will “float” around for about a day, which should give characters the opportunity to pitch in on whatever topic they want. We hope this all made sense! Feel free to ping us in the Discord/shoot us a PM with any OOC questions.

Also just in case: black = Eustace, blue = Ciel. ]
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-04-15 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I've worn lots of disguises before! I'm pretty good.

[ For totally INNOCENT reasons......... ]

Do you think there's something like shape-shifting? It's fun and all to dress up, but there's probably some more magical way to go about it. If it's spying you want to do. I bet there's a ton of ways to put that to use....
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-04-15 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Fine, fine, okay, I get it!
It's not like I was planning to totally ignore him if I saw him.
We need to get rid of them all eventually... I understand that.

Say, do you know if he has any powers?
If he's so easy to take care of, just about any one of us could deal with him.


[ in fact, maybe it's best if the strongest among them don't waste their time on him. ]
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-04-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I believe in you, Ciel! If anyone can deal with him, it's you.

[ go girl BEAT HIS ASS!!! ]

[personal profile] expiera 2022-04-15 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Wizards. This is why no one likes dealing with the Mages' Association, and she'd never consider going to the British Museum in any timeline no matter how many offers they pellet her with.

Still, while she can't say she likes how he's ignored what she's really asking, she knows better than to try pushing again. Not the same way, at least.]


It is not something we should treat lightly regardless, he would be best avoided entirely if possible. If you are confident in your abilities in live combat, then please prove it to me. Would you object to a sparring bout, before we are given our next directive?

[No babyfighting here, just man to... woman, because she asked first! At least the general feeling and tone coming from her way is stern and professional, she is very much not doing this for fun either but out of responsibility and obligation.]
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[personal profile] affal 2022-04-15 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
( sorry, misa... makoto has just experienced abel's befriending powers first-hand, so he wouldn't want to see something like that interfere with any of their ability to do what must be done in the moment. )

Sadly, I do not. I only ever spoke with him.

( a pause. through the Communion connection, one could sense makoto is hesitating before continuing. )

This is entirely baseless, but my instinct tells me that it would not be so easy.
But that's just because he reminds me of someone I know. It could be nothing at all.


( J had acted with a very similar off-beat flippancy, and he'd felt free to do so because there was nothing around him that threatened him. that's the basis of makoto's hunch, but there's nothing more to it than that. )
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-04-15 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
If it's to create an ideal world, and to save Light... I can do anything. So I'm not afraid.

[ That much comes out very firm, and a few notches more serious than her typical ditzy and peppy demeanor. There's no point in hiding her motivations when this sort of thing is the basis for most who chose to go with the Regent. And, to be honest, ever since Gen insinuated that Light was already dead... she doesn't care too much if she dies in this conflict. ]

But it would be easier if someone could protect me while I do it. Like a bodyguard! I'd feel better if I could pair up with someone.
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[personal profile] zauneyete 2022-04-15 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Enforcer Kiramman is a law enforcement officer in Piltover.

No magical abilities to speak of. The materializing gun is new. She never had that before, but carried a real gun, so she's a crack shot.

Pretentious, full of herself, the very picture of a Piltovan nobility. Mother is a well known member of the governing body of the city. She does have a strong sense of righteousness, but has glaring blind spots, particularly if she can't feel like she has the moral high ground. Isn't even aware of the own corruption of her law-enforcement organization, or the glaring disparity between her city and mine.

Will also spend a great deal lecturing, if she thinks someone does something wrong.
[ Like she did with him. So willing to be righteously indignant, even if her people stole food and money from his all the time. ] Is likely to be more focused on someone she thinks has done something "morally incorrect", particularly if she thinks someone is being wronged -- imaginary or not.

Loves the sound of her own voice, as well.


[ As if he could keep his mouth shut. ]
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[personal profile] zauneyete 2022-04-15 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Personally, I've been of a similar mind as you. Some of us are less sturdy than others, after all. Or aren't really keen on getting our...bodies destroyed. I'm not quite sure how that one works yet.

[ Self-preservation club, go. ]

Personally, if we have several with the ability to... support our companions, we could likely have some of us spread out throughout whatever... field, or cave, we happen to get stuck in.
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[personal profile] galdorleod 2022-04-15 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ The proposal is surprising, but Howl has to give her credit for this hubris. Maybe there's a good reason for her to be organizing the Kenoma as easily as she is.

That being said, Howl is not quick to accept the invitation. They have every reason to want to conserve their strength right know, and Howl has been given no reason to want or need to prove himself to Ciel.

But, nevertheless, he finds himself considering it.
]

Do I win if I tear your throat out?

[ because, speaking of which, he has not heard any explanation of that or its aftermath. Sort of important when talking about Estinien, now that he's thinking about it. ]

Name the place and time. I will at least show up.
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[personal profile] galdorleod 2022-04-15 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Howl scoffs with amusement. As if Howl hasn't had his own host of wartime experiences. That's a ballsy assertion from someone who knows so little about Howl. But still — ]

Pray tell, what makes you so sure?
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[personal profile] vivificantem 2022-04-15 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I...haven't found that limit yet. I assume it exists, I just haven't personally hit it while I've been testing it out.

[And there's only souch he's willing to do to other people in the name of experimentation.]
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[personal profile] baltimores 2022-04-15 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
He thinks he's on the right side. That by "converting" or "saving" us he'll be doing the right thing.

[ So that's dangerous in its own way. ]
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[personal profile] baltimores 2022-04-15 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Hey.

Yeah, I got nothing on how to make it actually happen, sorry. For all I know it was dumb luck on my end, like I started thinking about things I could maybe do and a little later I could kinda just... feel it. At least the bar seems pretty low.

[ They're all on the same team; he'd help if he could, but this is still all really new to him. ]
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[personal profile] baltimores 2022-04-15 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
You're not gonna convert her. She told me as much.

[ Kinda leaves only one option then, huh? ]
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[personal profile] killandrecycle 2022-04-15 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[The voice sounds youthful, but not childish. Like a kid who never had a chance to be a kid.]

Willing to do whatever it takes to win, are you? That's the right attitude to have. Even if we don't die quite so easily, its not like I WANT to find out what being dissipated feels like. But you're in luck. My curses allow me to do exactly the sort of thing you're talking about.

[Her voice takes on a cruel tone.]

I am definitely not a 'big tough guy' but I guarantee you no one will be able to ignore me on the field of battle.
Edited 2022-04-15 05:02 (UTC)
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[personal profile] vapour 2022-04-15 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
When we were all ill from not accepting the Kenoma, I accidentally projected my thoughts and feelings and he picked it up. They were similar enough that he had to second guess if they were his.
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-04-15 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, now that I think about it, it's probably easier depending on the person...

[ What he says does intrigue her; could Abel have some sort of hidden strength? Her own carefully hidden abilities make the possibility seem more likely. And if she considers the problem of Abel as coldly and as cruelly as she can, she thinks she'd have an easy time of taking his shard if she played her cards right. ]

Do you mean that you think he's dangerous somehow?
I didn't really get that sense when I was talking to him. He seemed like a pretty normal, optimistic person.
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[personal profile] affal 2022-04-15 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Even that explanation is plenty helpful.

I appreciate it.
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[personal profile] affal 2022-04-15 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
Not necessarily.

( there is a pause, but it doesn't seem that he's unwilling to continue. more that it's challenging to put something that's just a gut feeling into words, especially to one that didn't know the individual which was its origin.

so he ends up angling away from that, or at least in part. )


It was in the way he reacted to our circumstances.
In my experiences with him, he responded to our captivity and uncertain future with avoidance and flippant humor.
After the ritual, he focused all of his attention on the well-being of those around him.
It could be that he is simply an optimist with an over-developed sense of empathy, yes.
But in my experiences those aren't the first or natural responses a "normal" person might have. And, as I said, there was something about speaking to him that caused me to remember my interactions with another who was far more than his levity might have initially implied.
But, please, take this with a grain of salt.


( a demon must be keen at reading others, but he is by no means perfect at it. )
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-04-15 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ohh, like having one person with a skill like that per group of fighters? I get it. That's a pretty good idea! It'd be best if we can all work together as a team. If each group sent to each place has different kinds of team players, we'd be pretty tough...

[ Or at least that's the sense she gets from what he's saying. She's no strategist, but it seems like common sense to have one "supporting" type person helping the people actually doing the nitty-gritty of facing off against Pleroma threats. If they're all fighters, who will help heal or do support spells? It's like a video game. ]

But, say, does this mean you've given any more thought to what kind of power you think would be helpful? Since we're having the same train of thought, hehe.
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[personal profile] vapour 2022-04-15 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ well shit. that's a bummer.]

Such a waste, she would have been a fantastic ally.

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