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Aion Teleos NPCs ([personal profile] aionpcs) wrote in [community profile] aionchat2022-07-10 02:52 pm
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THE REGENT'S ADDRESS [OPEN TO ALL]

[It comes on fast, once the Regent has your spirit in their hold. Around you, you may see other Aions stumble in the same moment, as if shaken by the same tectonic motion. An inexorable darkness claws at your senses, and you have only a few moments, hard fought, to reposition yourself so that you don't simply drop to the ground when it overtakes you. It has similarities to Communion, to the way another entity's thoughts and words reach out to your mind, but by the same token it's entirely foreign.

This presence is not like another person, it is like a raging, screaming cacophony that drowns out everything else in its path. Whether you be Kenoma or Pleroma, the Regent's presence in this metaphysical realm is staggering. To the Pleroma, though, it also feels caustic, as if the movement of their aura is enough to erode your own, with time.

Gradually, a new world forms. Unlike other Communions, where you are ultimately grounded in reality, here you can been dragged to what seems to be its own distinct psychic realm. A vast, void-filled courtroom, where only the throne at its front has a defined form. Around you, you see shadows of other people, other Aions, that have summoned along with you... but for the moment they seem spectral and unclear, their identities obscured by the realm's aggressive focus on its master.

The Regent sits at their throne, their body swathed in dark fabrics that drift and flutter like smoke. They have no face to be seen, only a faceted silver mask, without any markings or the barest indication of what might be beneath it. Their size is indistinct, maybe a bit taller than you are. They at first sit reclined, but straight up as their 'guests' arrive.]


It's been a long time coming, my subjects.

[At first, they are the only one that can be heard. Though you feel as if you have some physical presence here, a shadowy body of your own, if you attempt to speak no sound emerges.]

To the Pleroma: well done surviving thus far. Granted, I feel as if my Kenoma have made things easy for you. How strange, that most of you were allowed to wander a city within my empire without recourse. Able to summon that wretched creature to your side, even.

I hope you've enjoyed yourself, in the time you've had, because this will be no more. You've spread your infection in Venera, in Godsblood, and it is only necessary that these wounds be cleansed by the touch of the Kenoma. Your presence gives the people ideas... ideas that would disrupt the fragile peace they've come to enjoy, after so many years of suffering. As a kindness, I will only trim the vine, rather than burn the vineyard. What Venerans have taken up your cause, I will see shorn from my empire. And in Godsblood... an example will be made, as of the Sovereign's moon.

My Kenoma will do this for me. Fight them, if you want. But know that I am no longer asking for your fealty. I am demanding it.

[As if opening their court for questions, you will find yourself more able to act. Those that speak or take action will find their physical forms taking shape, standing in the court as people rather than shadows. If you want to question the Regent, now is the time to do so.

OOC: This post is a free for all! We will try to response as the Regent to people who directly engage with them, but you are also allowed to threadjack and interact with each other if you like. Please note that we will not be responding to tag ins done later than the 12th.]
aquaveiled: (himeka-490)

[personal profile] aquaveiled 2022-07-11 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ He won't get away with this that easily. In fact, he will find her gaze wandering to him several times throughout all the discussions. It seems like she's trying to gauge his reaction to the goings on.

Sorry buddy, she don't give up on people that easily. ]
locumstudentesquire: (Hm??)

[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-07-11 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[this whole conversation: +100 respect points from Ryunosuke.]
subsist: (pic#15697825)

[personal profile] subsist 2022-07-11 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... that's right. they both agreed that it would be nice to have a repeat of that one night again, whenever that may be. it just looks like they've been given the perfect opportunity.

so kaeya smiles, no matter how small it may be, mostly to show that he'd like that very much. it counts as a promise, and it's one he hopes they both get to keep. ]
youngprodigy: (∄ i never knew what i was gonna be)

[personal profile] youngprodigy 2022-07-11 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Guess who has had literally no idea that Zenos has been in Horos for moons!

He stares at Zenos with no little bewilderment, but doesn't actually address the man.]
baltimores: (084; (I can keep going))

[personal profile] baltimores 2022-07-11 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Amos makes sure he has Alphys' attention — a slight raising of his hand, catching her gaze — before he speaks up, voice gentle, an attempt to be encouraging with his own steady presence. ]

Hey. You okay?
devilmancrybaby: official art (the best way to solve problems)

[personal profile] devilmancrybaby 2022-07-11 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah. Good. Luo Binghe has been... emotionally distracted, since the events in Venera, and the prospect of having specific directions to follow from the Regent themself sounds like a welcome means to get himself back on track. What could possibly go wrong!

He cups his hands in a salute, and bows. ]


Your humble servant is at your disposal, Your Excellency.
locumstudentesquire: (The world is TESTING ME)

[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-07-11 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, he didn't expect to get a rise out of them with that one. It sure felt good to say, though.]

...Permit me to ask you a question. And I know this may come off as a trick question of sorts, but I hope you'll indulge my curiosity; you claim to want to create a better world, yes? One that is without suffering?

[That's... Not the actual question, he's just clarifying that they're on the same page here, regarding their Ultimate Goal.]
baltimores: (067; one hell of a rock)

[personal profile] baltimores 2022-07-11 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's with a pleading gaze that Amos tries to catch Yuya's attention, after. After everything in that exchange was heard. ]

Don't do this.

[ Don't challenge them. ]
devilmancrybaby: <user name=meltesh28 site=tumblr.com> (Default)

[personal profile] devilmancrybaby 2022-07-11 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ MAKES EYE CONTACT ]
subsist: (pic#15626270)

[personal profile] subsist 2022-07-11 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ for the most part, kaeya looks as though he is already checked out, paying attention to all the discussions without so much of a shift in his expression. the only times that this was not the case was mostly during the arguments regarding how life doesn't deserve to be snuffed out because of suffering. pain can be overcome, no matter how hard it'll be; sometimes all you need is just a tiny spark of hope.

but what happens when you have none left?

kaeya isn't diluc. he isn't jean. he isn't the traveler. he isn't like any of them at all, so bright and vibrant, and here he is, withering away as though he has nothing left. it makes him wonder whose side he'd be on if he was simply just a better person, like they all are, but he's not. he isn't.

he doesn't think he ever will be.

and when he catches himeka looking his way again, he stares right back at her. what does she want? ]
hippocarnival: (✮ 114 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-07-11 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[He fucking did it.

He gives Amos a sour look, though it's not really aimed at him so much as... everything. The Regent hit far too close in ways that make him recoil, but being unable to confirm that and tear through the logic not for their sake, but for those like Amos--it frustrates him.

He averts his gaze down.]
They're not exactly great at winning people over, either.
wolof: (Hi Cat)

[personal profile] wolof 2022-07-11 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Careful, considering.

The impact they made here. She considered what they said, carefully. Change is temporary, as they said, and Akua feels as though she's had this discussion before.
]

Is it our very nature that remove entirely? I will admit that I have no...fondness for Horos, but the significance of both us and you being here has... Weight, if you will.

[ Capital "W" weight, is how she thinks of it in her own thoughts. ]

Would it work? Or would it start the same cycle over and over again, in different ways?

[ The question holds no mockery, but curiosity. ]
baltimores: (060; personal business)

[personal profile] baltimores 2022-07-11 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is a pleasant surprise.

Amos is distinctly aware of the fact that he owes Howl something, at some point. But knowing, now, that Howl gets it certainly picks his spirits up some.

He nods in his direction, a tacit sign of support. Glad to have you, then. Glad to be working together. ]
warmare: (人でなし)

[personal profile] warmare 2022-07-11 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[They may have never met in person, but Hayame has seen this face before. In Estinien's vision, imparted to explain to her what had happened to him in Venera.

She'd already intended to try and kill this man. Except she can't easily do that, can she?, not for any aion, which means she has to settle for killing his body and taking his shard, like she'd sworn to.

How does he walk? How does he sound? How can she pick him out of a crowd at a distance and find him with an arrow?

Hayame stares back, rage roaring behind her eyes. But her throat is too tight to make a sound.]
baltimores: (092; (once I know you’re clean))

[personal profile] baltimores 2022-07-11 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't take that look personally. Yuya's just a kid. That's the crux of Amos' entire problem.

But even if he'd formulated the best argument, even if Yuya had been able to score a knockout blow against the Regent. Even if he'd said something so swelling and inspiring and true and just that it had ended everything then and there, he wouldn't have been able to win him over.

Because the Regent said they spoke of those born to suffer — and that's exactly who Amos was. It was only through sheer luck and chance opportunity he escaped that fate, but not without a lot of damage done beforehand. The kinship he feels with the Regent — the knowledge that they're right — has never been stronger.

He follows Yuya's gaze down, his voice quiet. There's a distinct undercurrent of distress to it. ]


They don't have to be.

[ Please. Please. He's asked this so many times before, but there's a new degree of urgency to it. ]

It's not too late. You can come over. You can fix this.
locumstudentesquire: (do NOT perceive him)

[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-07-11 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
What... Would that even look like in practice? How could you possibly guarantee such a thing, without creating an existence as bland and apathetic as the sort that the entity in Venera wished to force upon us all?
devilmancrybaby: <user name=gatorix1 site=tumblr.com> ((ooh he's a male ingenue))

[personal profile] devilmancrybaby 2022-07-11 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her killing intent is impossible to miss... he can almost feel it in the air between them. His instinct is to not feel threatened by it, and he has to remind himself that there's no guarantee he can win against another Aion, if he meets her in the real world. Still... whoever she is, it's good for her to be angry.

His eyes narrow, and, smirking, he gives a little jerk of his chin in acknowledgement. ]
gravings: (050)

[personal profile] gravings 2022-07-11 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gray watches as Toge's form emerges and listens to him begin to speak with alarm, remembering the powerful magic contained in his words — and fearing what retaliation he might receive for his outburst. But he catches himself in time, and Gray lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

She doesn't intend to speak up in the middle of all this, but if he happens to look her way, she'll give him a miniscule tip of the head. Perhaps polite acknowledgement, a sign that she understands — but mostly an attempt to calm him down a little, though he surely isn't looking for pacification from a Kenoma, of all people. ]
zauneyete: (Shifts eyes left)

[personal profile] zauneyete 2022-07-11 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
It makes them wait, and what's worse than anticipation and dread?

[ Silco asked, his lips curled in a smile. ] Particularly when you know the swing of an axe is coming, and then there's the Regent, smugly telling you that whatever one does, it won't matter.

[ Tap, tap, his finger tapped on his thigh, thinking. ]

I'm sure they do know. It's quite clever -- and I think they might be enjoying it a little bit.

[ Only sometimes though. He pointed up at the ceiling. ] But only when they aren't being completely foolish.
hippocarnival: (✮ 009 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-07-11 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[He has. He's asked it so many times. And just like every other time, Yuya knows he couldn't.

Maybe... Amos deserves to know why. Coming on the heels of a moment they could just be normal, as if they could have met without all of this...

It's really unfair.

He doesn't look up.]
No, the thing is... I get it. I wanted to hear them explain it because I get it. I felt the same way once and...

And a lot of people died because of me. [His voice cracks.] And it didn't make anything better at all.
zauneyete: (Strut)

[personal profile] zauneyete 2022-07-11 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ As always. Silco only nods in slight deference to the Regent's acknowledgement. ]

I look forward to assisting, in any way an old man can, obviously. Perhaps some of them will come to their senses, if they lose enough battles, that they see the way the winds change. If not, well...

[ A wave of his hand, vague, towards the figures who've already tried, although a mismatched gaze lingered, on the one that held It. He didn't doubt at some point, they would have to start picking the Pleroma off, one by one, if need be. Not that he really cared enough about them to bat his single mobile eye. ]
baltimores: (059; do you want me to leave?)

[personal profile] baltimores 2022-07-11 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ As Yuya's words sink in, confusion sweeps across Amos' face. His brow furrows, his lips slightly parted, though he has nothing to say to that. Not at first. And even if Yuya won't look at him, he'll keep his gaze on him, trying to comprehend just what it is he's saying.

Because he believes Yuya. The kid has no reason to lie; not about something like this, not in this moment. But it's baffling to think that a lot of people died because of him. Puts Amos back on his heels for a long moment.

And then, more an exhalation than anything else, ]
Fuck.

[ More like his way of saying I'm sorry, except he knows apologizing for things you had nothing to do with doesn't help anybody, so, a crude declaration of sympathy instead.

His eyes dart to the throne, as if it holds the answers. It probably does. Back to Yuya. ]


That was you, though. This is them. [ Them. He really is a Lover, through and through. ] It still has to be done. And they'll get it right.

[ A pause, and then softer, but still with some of that desperation creeping back into his voice. ]

I don't want you to get hurt.

[ Please. ]
hippocarnival: (✮ 211 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-07-11 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
I thought I had it right, too. I was so sure... [That he had the right to do that to them. That he was some sort of liberator, arbiter of justice for humanity's sins.

On the other side of it, he can only see the Regent as misguided. Amos only is, too, because he has such a big heart to still worry about Yuya in the face of that.

He reaches to wipe the tears out of his eyes before they get the chance to fall.]
I know you really believe them Amos, but... I can't. I know I'm not a good person, but I can't believe that anyone happy that someone would die is going to get it right.

[He looks up at Amos, finally, with misery.] I didn't really earn a second chance... the least I can do is not hurt anyone else with it.

[And that's not something the Regent will accept, regardless whether they see the harm as justified.]

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