text; un: romano

[badlydisarmed]

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Hello Etraya, a few of the newest arrivals are originally from wherever we told you we're from, but before coming here we were in Etraya's sister city, Solmara. Solmara has overthrown their AI and is ruled by a woman named Alrys. She sent us here on a recon mission to steal supplies, and while some of us were considering it, upon arrival we decided not to.

I can't speak for the others, but I know for a fact if Alrys got wind of what this place is like, she'd start a war. I'm not interested, not because I'm kind and noble (I'm not) but because making two whole cities miserable would be stupid.

Aurora has been informed of everything, but in the interest of transparency I'm letting the rest of you know too.

We will be answering questions but only if they're not stupid and you're super nice about it. Keep in mind we're probably gonna get tortured then killed then tortured again for snitching. 😃❤️🥳👍🚀🦈

PS: Any magical healers out there?

(The PS is not included on the things we will be answering questions about)

Comments

@η.ursae.majoris

[leewards]

I once mentioned that killing Alrys is an easy solution to the problem. I still stand by that and will be going through with it.

[badlydisarmed]

I don't disagree but as a non-combatant I have nothing of value to add to this idea.

text @hank

[bootyshortsforoldmen]

I just assumed she was some AI.

How well protected is she?

un: boltcutters

[imperatour]

I'll help.

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[ascarylady]

You can't possibly believe we'd open a way back up to a place that Romano just stated would start a war with us.

Not without a damn good plan and a whole lot of safeguards.

text; un: piltoversfinest

[clavesregni]

Killing her would only further destabilize what sounds like an already precarious situation. You'd create a power vacuum that could lead to wide-scale violence, and make people already desperate for what scant resources are available to them even more desperate.

I'll go with you. Not to kill her, but to gather information on her and those who follow her.

text @hank

[bootyshortsforoldmen]

Don’t care if you deem these stupid questions. You should answer them anyway.

How did you get here exactly? Alrys do some teleporting shit? Any human can just take shit over like that?

Also no one is getting tortured and no one is getting killed. Jesus.

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[theroadwarrior]

You don't get to ask questions.
You tried to throw us under the wheels.

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[instabilitatem]

I was the one who attacked Aurora. I hurt my friends to do it.

[bootyshortsforoldmen]

Connor

It’s not your fault. And everyone’s gonna know that, okay?

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[odinpusrex]

Are you to remain here?

[Barnabas has very specific Thoughts about the disloyal, so...]

[badlydisarmed]

Apparently, yes. We're from here now, it seems.

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[imperatour]

Why'd she pick you?

[ Like, if Romano was among the best candidates to send should they really be too worried about who else Alrys would send? No offense (A lot of offense.) ]

[badlydisarmed]

I'm both useful and hard to like. Easy to assume I wouldn't be making friends elsewhere and my self-serving nature would mean I'd want to finish the mission.

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[levelshift]

[Well, this is great to learn.]

How and why the fuck did they overthrow their AI? Do you know?

[badlydisarmed]

Nah, it was like that when I arrived and it has been for years. Not everyone likes Alrys, but it's an oppressive regime, there's not much of openly questioning the leadership.

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[ascarylady]

[ Guess this means she doesn't get to interrogate anyone anymore. Sevika simply cannot have nice things, can she? ]

I don't have to be nice since no one's sending you back. Everyone here is too sappy to do that.

[ Even without the torture, they wouldn't. Honestly. ]

How did Alyrs take over? How long as she been in charge? How does she keep control of Solmara? If it's anything like Etraya, you get all sorts of weird people with weird-ass powers.

[badlydisarmed]

I don't know. Several years???? Oppressive regime, immediately silence naysayers, full control of supplies. Weird powers don't help much when you have a personal army full of people who also have weird powers.

@jaycetalis | text

[hexcope]

You too, Robert?

💔

[badlydisarmed]

Wait. Hang on. There's one...

🥺

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[fortitudosalutis]

what supplies did she want you to steal?

[badlydisarmed]

whatever we could find. she wants intel on everything.

i didn't think there'd be anything to find.

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[saudades]

[Oh, this might be ideal. Dazai has been waiting for an opportunity like this for months.]

aurora has mentioned in passing having a direct channel to echo
it stands to reason solmara's AI might as well
does alrys have access to that AI or has it been destroyed?

[badlydisarmed]

the AI is around but they stay away from Alrys. They're barricaded at the hospital, we have no access.

text; un: blake

[plangona]

[ wow okay. this sure is bad and very concerning ]

wouldn't alrys be expecting you back from this recon mission? because it sounds like it is only a matter of time before she finds out.

[badlydisarmed]

if we don't go back she might assume we died, and either decide it's not worth pursuing or send more people.

hoping for the former, betting for the latter.

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[godkaru]

What was wrong with the other place that they wanted you to take resources from here?

[badlydisarmed]

Everything. Local AI is sequestered at the hospital, has been for years, we get supplies but there's not enough and Alrys decides who gets what. War torn place.

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[tinflower]

you have any ideas about what can be sent our way if they try to attack etraya?

how many people, at a guess? did you come in through the hospital?

[badlydisarmed]

she could send an army if she wanted, but as of right now she doesn't know shit about this place so im guessing she'll send a second strike team first. if second strike team gives her nothing then maybe she'll cut her losses.

but i don't know, i haven't been around that long.

text; un: shadowheart

[tocastashadow]

If you want a magical healer, you're going to have to tell me why.

And why should any of us trust anything any of you have to say?

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[instabilitatem]

Because I injured three people pursuing the mission.

Please. They need help.

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[clavesregni]

What else can you share about Alrys? The people loyal to her? What technology and weapons do they have? What skills or magical powers? If she were to invade, what size force could she muster? How many are truly loyal to her, and how many only follow her because they fear her or believe she's their only way to secure the resources they need to survive? What is her ultimate goal? To take over Etraya purely for our resources, or for some other purpose? How scarce are the resources in Solmara? Are they in danger of starvation?

What is the feasibility of sending a small group of our own to scout Solmara, to determine Alrys' exact plans and what, exactly, she's capable of?

[badlydisarmed]

Alrys has been ruling for much longer than I've been around. I'm not particularly close to her, so I don't know shit. They have all sorts of weapons, most of them old, but there's new people coming in every day and she's quick to snatch whoever seems useful and again, I am not privy to almost any of her operation.

Hard to tell who's loyal and who's acting because whoever's not loyal gets fucked up, she likes ruling things, many people are in danger of starvation but none of the useful ones.

Sending people there would be stupid, the local AI can't protect anyone, Alrys has owned the place for too long.

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[shadowsincryo]

A moment of your time, then. I assume Alrys has her loyalists. Among them, who is most likely to be sent to keep a possible attacking group in line?

Just your best guess.

[badlydisarmed]

Everyone I met there was or acted like a hardcore loyalist. I can't tell you who she'd send because she has so very many options.

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[crimsonsphere]

All that stuff that Aurora tells us about how the multiverse is under threat and we're here to do missions to prove that ours is worthy of saving--that true?

[badlydisarmed]

Can't tell you if it's true, can tell you it's consistent with what I was told there.

[hasitsthorns]

So the AI can be overthrown...

It doesn't sound like it's ideal though to do so, maybe, if what you're saying about the state of things there.

I'm a healer though. Let me know how I can help.

[badlydisarmed]

An interloper found a more paranoid healer, if they decide not to help I'll get in touch.

The AIs aren't the problem and yours is very nice.

@cid; text

[levindicated]

Is that so? So how many residents did you leave behind? The brutality of your leader is apparent, and surely she will be angry when she realizes you aren’t coming back.

Then again, they’re probably starving, weak and desperate. How dangerous is she? You must figure we have a serious upperhand to throw your lot in with us.

[badlydisarmed]

I don't have a full head count, but I'm guessing about as many as I'd be throwing into hell if I didn't come clean. Alrys' predates my arrival to Solmara, people there were miserable before I showed up and they were gonna remain miserable regardless of what I did or failed to do.

She's very dangerous, likely has some sort of mindfuck superpower, her people are very loyal to her. Or at least they act like they are.

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[fatedfinality]

Threatening you with a good time, are they?

This Alrys sounds like quite the character. What does she think war with our fair city would accomplish?

[badlydisarmed]

I worry about you people. Why does anyone ever start wars? To get shit.