un: jaycetalis | video

[hexcope]

[In a rare moment of using video on purpose, there's Jayce. To those who know him, he looks the same as he always does. To those who don't- he's an early 30's man with seemingly a permanent five-o-clock shadow, bright golden eyes, and perfectly coiffed hair. The background is out of focus, but to those who know it, it's clearly a part of S.T.A.R. labs. Normally a little more jovial or at least less serious sounding, Jayce looks into the camera like he's giving a press release.]

We’ve got about forty-eight hours or less until Aurora allows that toxin into Etraya. Which means if you haven’t started taking precautions already; start now. Get easily carried food, medical supplies, whatever you think you'd need. Better to be over-prepared than under.

Considering what Aurora's told us about the "mission"... If you’re someone prone to having weapons, do us all a favor and throw them into one of our many, lovely lakes, before you wind up using it on someone else. Or, if you’re going to be touchy about it, let me know, I’ll talk with Harold about how we can get them locked up somewhere for the mission’s duration.

As a reminder to those who don’t want to think about it, and maybe new information to those who are new: if you die here, for whatever reason, you lose something. I don’t know what, you won’t know what, and you might not even know what it is you’ve lost even after you’ve lost it. Maybe it’s an eye, maybe it’s the memory of your best friend. Either way, whatever you're afraid of by not having your weapons on you isn’t worth what you’ll be making someone else lose because of your bad decisions.

If you have any special concerns, worries about any specific denizens in this upcoming mission, now's also the time to voice it.

Comments

audio, un:antigoneiguess

[rudelanguage]

[hi, weapon hoarder here. this is an offensive post. guards, seize that man. 1000 years dungeon and one game of league of legends punishment.

but no really:] You talkin' from experience or somethin'? On dyin' and losing. You seen this revivify before?

[hexcope]

No, I haven't seen it before, but others here can attest to the outcome I'm describing.

[Sorry buddy. He's in business mode.]

[rudelanguage]

Names, Long-Term. How do I ask if I don't know?

text;

[hexcope]

[Instead of replying with a name, he simply @'s]

@ Accelerator

Mind convincing her? Politely?

un: Accelerator; text

[levelshift]

[Ugh, why is he being pinged.]

There. Having fun being responsible?

[hexcope]

No.

Are you going to be okay?

Private;

[levelshift]

[What a loaded question...........................

Instead of just saying "yes" he texts Jayce directly.]

I should get rid of my gun, but I don't have any other way of defending myself without it.

[The thought of him being able to hold his own in a physical fight without his ability is laughable. At the same time, holding onto a gun isn't a good idea if the particles affect him.]

Re: Private;

[hexcope]

YOU HAVE A GUN?

Private;

[levelshift]

[... Jayce.]

Yeah, of course I do.

permaprivate actually

[hexcope]

This isn't an "of course I do" sort of thing to have!

[levelshift]

Well, it is for me. I've had it since my first mission here.

un: Accelerator; text

[levelshift]

[This is such a fun subject to be knowledgeable about.]

Talis isn't fucking lying. If you die you lose something. It sucks, so don't do it.

[rudelanguage]

[delay for text-to-speech to happen implied for ongoing--]

Immediately? Or like, when? Is there a jar involved? Or some stupid rock? Dust?

[levelshift]

Why the hell would any of those things be involved?

[rudelanguage]

It's like -- [she's gesturing while she talks despite this being her just. talking to automated voice in ear. whatever. whatever!!!] Necromancy junk! I dunno! They put souls in stuff! Reanimate corpses, make amalgams. I'm tryina' figure out what I'm putting up with here, okay?

[levelshift]

Magical shit, I get it.

[Sort of. He doesn't have much experience with necromancy, but he understands what she's getting at.]

I don't think anything like that is involved. The process is that when you die you're dead-dead for 48 hours. Then when you come back, it's like you're only waking up from a nap. I didn't even have a damn headache or scars, I checked and I'm positive I had no physical side effects. The only thing that changed was the thing that I lost.

[rudelanguage]

[48 hours... Ritual casting?

after a beat:] Same blood and bones and hair?

[levelshift]

As far as I could tell, yes. I can check that kind of thing with my ability and everything felt identical.

[hexcope]

[After Antigone and Accelerator chat a bit;]

Satisfied?

[rudelanguage]

[distractedly:] I dunno. I dunno, I dunno. I'm not-- [Smart enough to be sure, or clever enough to trust and still worm my fucking way out of shit I'm being lied to about.] Mmrrmh.

[...]

You really want someone my size to dump weapons?

[hexcope]

I know you don't have those claws for appearances only.

[rudelanguage]

Shyeah it'll really stop someone from crushing my ribcage under their oversized, fatass boot. [never even fucking MIND that they can shift bigger! that's not!! the point!]

[hexcope]

Travel with someone bigger. Keep each other safe and sane. I don't have a solution for all of this, Antigone. I'm just trying to stop people from doing something they'll regret.

[rudelanguage]

I'm not gonna regret staying armed, okay? So, so don't worry about that part. You can worry about everyone else, though. If that's fun. Folks out here saying staying holed up isn't enough if they wanna drink blood or whatever the heck. Not me!

[hexcope]

Fine.

[He's disappointed, but otherwise has nothing else to say.]