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

[hexcope]

Disarmament never seems like a good idea to someone who doesn't want to let go of what they have. I hope you don't use it.

[maellum]

Me either. I'm pretty sure someone of your size could snap my neck like a toothpick.

[hexcope]

I'm just a normal man. Same as most here.

[maellum]

And I'm sixteen.

[hexcope]

In the course of my time here, a 15-year-old threw me the across a stadium, an 18-year-old could have probably broken my spine with some acrobatic moves, and a 14-year old currently is threatening to fracture every bone in my hand. I'm not falling for this "but I'm a minor" business.

[maellum]

[Jayce, why are you angering the youths???]

We're not all that violent.

[hexcope]

[He's easy to bully.]

Like yourself?

[maellum]

Like myself. Without a weapon, I'm at the mercy of everyone here. I can't throw anyone or fracture bones with my bare hands.

I'm not eager to be defenseless.

[hexcope]

Sure, but when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

[maellum]

[Sounds like something Gustave would say. It makes her reel it in.]

We don't know for sure what's going to happen. Yeah? It might not be as bad as Aurora says.

[hexcope]

In my experience, the vagueness hides how bad it will be.

But sure. We can both hope I'm wrong.

[maellum]

You've been here a while?

[hexcope]

Practically a year.

[maellum]

And this mission has you worried.

[hexcope]

Yes. Deeply.

[maellum]

I hate the waiting. I wish we could see what it's like right now.

[hexcope]

You want the bad thing to happen... sooner.

[maellum]

I'd like to get it over with.

[hexcope]

It'll come soon enough.

[maellum]

If the suspense doesn't kill us first.

[hexcope]

You don't have to sound so excited for it.

[maellum]

I'm scared, too.

[hexcope]

[He hasn't offered this to anyone outside of Viktor and Caitlyn, but... She's just a teen girl, admitting she's scared. It tugs his heart strings in a way he was trying to avoid with getting too attached to anyone new, and especially before this mission. But he's never been great at reigning in his emotions.]

If you need help, and I'm around and still... myself, I'll do what I can to help.

[maellum]

[It's nice. Maelle doesn't need to be babied, but she does know the difference between being coddled and someone simply being kind.]

What's your name? I'm Maelle.

[hexcope]

Jayce Talis. Wasn't the most creative with my username.

Nice to meet you, Maelle.