[Day 336, backdated, Amulet] A message!

[twinked_witch]

Who: Megaera, anyone in Amulet range
Open: Yes!
When: Day 336, afternoon. (Backdated!)
Where: Anywhere, via amulet, or meet Megaera near the Library
What: Some critical information comes out!
Format: Action preferred.
Warnings: Plot!

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Okay, so! Talking to one of the prisoners got me... A lot of useful information.

A big one is this: They're seeking cores to power a device that they claim is capable of reviving the dead. Where I'm from, that's doable, if expensive, but... It can also go horribly wrong. So it's something to be cautious of.

That said, it is a basis for some negotiation... Or at least for knowledge of what's going on, from their perspective.

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Megaera was simply on her way home to the Library by now, and seemed to be in a better mood than before. She'd done something that, hopefully, would be useful.

Bother her? Talk about the ethical considerations of what she did? Thank her? Something else? Your call.

Comments

[daughterofursa]

[The events of the day have not put Zuko in a good mood. Thanks forever, Colin. And now this news?

She doesn't respond over the amulets, that's too strange to her, instead she seeks Megaera out in person.]

Did I hear that right? They want to raise the dead?

[There's no excitement or hope in that question. She's appalled.]

[twinked_witch]

That's their idea, yes.

There are, needless to say, insane numbers of questions about it... But I will state that, where I'm from, it's possible enough to be a regular thing.

[daughterofursa]

There's no question. It shouldn't be done.

[twinked_witch]

May I ask what leads you to that conclusion?

I need thinking here, because I know my world's point of view on this, but not anyone else's, and their views might reveal something important.

[In other words: This isn't a moral debate, this is about planning.]

[daughterofursa]

[Sorry, this is about morals first for Zuko.]

It's not our place to change what happens to someone after they've gone. What if they've reincarnated? Or found peace in between?

[twinked_witch]

Where I'm from, that's the last prerequisite - you cannot revive those who do not wish to be revived. They know who is trying and can refuse it.

There's some legendary stories about that.

[daughterofursa]

I'm not interested.

[twinked_witch]

Fair enough. Just...

Well, there's more to worry about, besides the nature of resurrections from an ethical standpoint. I can see all sorts of worrying possibilities, and without more information, it's hard to know what to do.

[daughterofursa]

What we do is track these people down and prevent them from using the device.

[It's very simple if you're 100% against resurrection. The only difference from before is that the stakes are higher if they fail.]

[twinked_witch]

And if they've used it already? Odds are they have at least one core.... We could be facing a small army then.

[daughterofursa]

They aren't acting like they have a small army.

Did it sound like they'd managed to use it yet?

[twinked_witch]

She sounded certain that it works like it's supposed to, which makes me think they've succeeded at least once. We've seen cores disappear before, so this likely explains it.

[daughterofursa]

That's a disturbing thought.

[twinked_witch]

The real question is what their endgame is, if any. Or if they've even planned that far - their ability to communicate with one another has been limited.

[daughterofursa]

I'm not sure anyone focused on bringing back the dead is looking forward.

[twinked_witch]

They don't have Amulets. Nor anyone who can get by without them, like I can.

Teaching the languages from scratch is... Possible, but difficult.

[daughterofursa]

I thought you meant...

They told you they speak different languages from each other?

[twinked_witch]

They started off with different languages, yes.

One of them must have taught the others her language so they could communicate. But manually.

[daughterofursa]

So they could be from worlds we know.

[twinked_witch]

It's possible, but not guaranteed. Even then...

[daughterofursa]

I know it's not a guarantee. It's not even that likely.

But we won't know for sure until we've met all of them.

[twinked_witch]

... If they attack us, though...

[daughterofursa]

Then we'll have more prisoners to get to know.

[twinked_witch]

Hrm. Fair enough...

[daughterofursa]

I don't want this to come to more killing.

Maybe it isn't so serious to them, if they think they can just undo it. But it has to be different for us.