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𝓐𝓴𝓾𝓪 𝓢𝓪𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 ([personal profile] wolof) wrote in [community profile] aionchat2022-08-10 06:12 pm

[PLEROMA] | I heard a rumor...

[ The communion is clear, practiced, and clipped. Business-like. ]

We have quite a few new arrivals, so... Welcome to the Pleroma. I am sure we will all have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you, but it's often polite to introduce oneself, isn't it? My name is Akua Sahelian, and I speak to you now of what I wish were a warm welcome, but instead, of serious tidings.

I do not know how many of you have been introduced to the wider group, or how much information you've been presented, so allow me to give you all a basics, hm?

If you can hear this, you have accepted the Pleroma. You may have already met one, or many of them, but regardless if you met them before -- we oppose the Kenoma -- perhaps not the individuals, but the... force of kenoma itself. Pleroma and Kenoma are no mere forces of Good and Evil -- The Kenoma would destroy this world -- and all worlds -- to rebirth a world of their own making from the ashes. If you have joined with us, then you have found perhaps something to save here -- or perhaps you believe that your world is still out there. Some do, but I will not promise that which I cannot see with my own eyes. Whatever has brought you to us, I'm afraid that I cannot promise an easy fight -- or an easy existence here. Even now, the Kenoma have captured two of our own, and I have no doubt that they will come out with an experience that only a True Villain by the name of the Regent could craft. [ In communion, it sounds like a Title, a Name. ]

We will have to rescue them, and though I wish I could say that only those that are willing to fight should come, the truth of it is that we must collectively join together. There is no choice, and we will need every willing person to join in, to save our allies. If you have experienced combat before -- of any sort -- your experience will be more than welcome. If you do not, please reach out to one us, and we will find a place for you. We all have...grand and great talents, and we'll need every single one, to find victory when our allies are eventually retrieved. You will be needed, no matter what your experience was before you arrived, you will be able to find some use of your unique talents. Please, if you are new, speak up, tell us about yourselves, and ask your questions. I'm sure someone will answer it. Even the smallest of talents, can mean the difference between losing more of our allies an assets, or victory.

I cannot provide details at this time -- no plans have been set -- but I will tell you to be ready.

Speaking of being ready, however... I must turn a part of our discussion to something just as serious, but in a different vein. I think it clear, that we will have to continue to fight those who have signed on to the Kenoma, and while it's an inevitability, particularly in these times -- we need to assess our enemies. We will want to share the names, the abilities, and the demeanors of our enemies, those in the Kenoma who may be a threat, those who would be weak to physical threat, or...

[ A pause, then. ]

I was...dissipated recently. As I regrew, I... knew something. [ Her voice now almost sounds...authoritative. Like she is Speaking something of great import, the communion gives her words an emphasis that she can only imagine, as it would not work in person. ]

While no Sovereign, they are sovereign in this land, and though their plans have been thwarted in some small ways, they have been given a gift. The gift of knowing the true hearts of their followers, one way or the other. They have no use for the frail and the convictionless, after all. Venera and Godsblood are not the only ones that face culling, as the light of the Sovereign fades.

I believe... there may be individuals within the kenoma that have less conviction than others. They may be willing to help, or even defect, although we will be racing against the Regent's own touch. We may wish to seek them out, and free them from the Kenoma, they may come willingly, but they may also come by force. If you have spoken to those who lack conviction for their Sect, please, share that as well. It may be invaluable. If we know who lacks the resolve to stay with them, we can then pursue them, convince them, or bring them to our bases, to be convinced. I know some may find that unpleasant work -- but... Well, let's just say occasionally, capturing your enemy and teaching them of your perspective works.

I'd know.

[ A pause, before: ] Well, now. Please chime in, I shouldn't do all of the talking.
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-11 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[He knew this was going to come up one way or another... Even if he was always kind of suspicious of the sincerity of EVERYTHING Kaeya had said when they'd met, it's still... Ugh.]

.....Sebastian.
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-11 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...hmm. ]

I wouldn't say he looks like a Sebastian. Maybe Ser Ferdinand or Ser Bertram... I know it's hard to tell without the uniform, but he's actually a big-time knight from my hometown back in Mondstadt.
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-11 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[He had managed to piece together that Thoma probably knew Kaeya, given their mutual connection through Lumine, so that part's not a shock at least. He just hadn't gotten around to asking about it yet. BUT.

Incredulously:]


...He's a knight?! Like... Like the sort that wear big suits of metal armor and ride horses into battle??!!
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-11 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Only without the armor, unless they changed things up since last I was there.

[ It's been well over a decade by now... ]

I didn't know him too well since I wasn't nobility or a knight myself. Just one of the townspeople, but I guess if you need more specific info on him, he dual wields cryomancy and hydromancy powers now from what I saw.

[ He wonders if Kaeya learned the latter so he wouldn't have to rely on Childe as a combat partner. ]
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-11 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is useful info for someone who's actually more inclined towards combat.

Ryunosuke's hung up on a different point, though.]


I... I'm hardly an expert on the matter, so you'll have to forgive me, but... Aren't knights meant to be... [awkward pause.] Chivalrous, or something?
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-11 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess, but I don't think it's an actual requirement outside of fairytales. So long as you train very hard or come from one of the noble clans, they'll likely accept you.

[ He doesn't know enough about Kaeya's background to really comment how he got accepted and what he even does over there, but Thoma assumes it's something important. ]

It's the same with the samurai in Inazuma... not all of them could be called chivalrous, but they have the pedigree to train and gain the title.
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-13 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[....

Actually he was just trying to drag Kaeya, but. Thanks for the explanation anyway, Thoma.]
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-13 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
...W... Wait. Did you say 'samurai'? There are samurai in your world as well??
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-14 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Of course! A lot of them serve the shogun, but there are wandering, masterless samurai, too. I didn't think there were other worlds with nations similar to Inazuma even if I meant to ask you about your name way back.

[ But they had more pressing things to deal with at the time... ]

I know Hayame's world also has some similarities, but her world is populated by jinba.
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-14 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[And they have a shogun too? That tracks, he supposes, but what the heck.]

Ah... Yes, as it turns out, Hayame-san and I hail from the same country, just... With a several hundred year time difference. Somehow.

[Brushing right past that time paradox nonsense. AND he's not going to touch the jinba thing. He's still grappling with there being a pre-edo centaur and a kid from over 100 years in the future here.]

But in our world, samurai are... Well, distinctly Japanese, I dare say. So it's a surprise to hear there are other worlds where they exist but... Aren't. That.
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-14 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
I remember her mentioning a Japan there. Kind of strange that the cultures and language ticks are similar, but she didn't know anything about visions nor does magic exist in her world.

[ The whole matter of parallel universes is still bizarre to him. Are there other Thomas out there? What are they all doing, he wonders...

Right, that's a rabbit hole he's not going to send poor Ryunosuke down via Communion. ]


We have people with animal traits too, but I've only met a few. How about you? What's your Japan like?
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-18 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Well... There aren't humans with animal traits there. At least, not so literally... Nor is there any magic...

[Actually the more he tries to think about Japan... He's starting to get pretty bummed out?? He was halfway around the world in England right before he'd showed up in Horos. And he was already homesick at that point, even if he'd left under rather strained circumstances...]

...Maybe I can tell you more over sashimi some time, if you like.
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-20 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
That'd be great! When things calm down, I can grab us a few fresh catches for us to share so we can chat more over dinner.

[ But he kind of went on a tangent away from giving intel on Kaeya– woops. ]

More importantly, you can leave him to me and Lumine, if he shows up. She knows him best, and I can back her up and help her with some strong elemental reactions.
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-22 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
...Considering he was convinced Miss Lumine was dead and gone when I last spoke to him, I imagine just the discovery that she's back ought to shake him up significantly.

I don't think he ever even tried to reach her by Communion after she disappeared. That, or the Kenoma get a very different sensation when trying to speak to those who have left us...
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[personal profile] emblazer 2022-08-22 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
He told me the same, but I knew there was no way our Teyvat was destroyed.

[ He knows it's a little petty, but it's nice to be right and to have concrete proof. ]

I also think she'd be the one he'd hesitate the most to fight since they've helped each other out in the past.