Day 292 [open]

[bastionpc]

Who: many NPCs, many characters
Open: Open (see below)
When: Day 292
Where: The Bastion, in different locations (see below)
What: a few conversations need to happen, so here they are! Some are plot-important, some are not, but all are welcome to participate
Format: action
Warnings: none

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phone call, at the phone booth (limit 2 at most in the booth, any number outside of it)

[bastionpc]

[RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING]

Re: phone call, at the phone booth (limit 2 at most in the booth, any number outside of it)

[scary_music]

[Ibuki picks up the phone!]

Yesssss hello! Ibuki speaking from the land of magical jerky cows and donut trees!!

Re: phone call, at the phone booth (limit 2 at most in the booth, any number outside of it)

[dontyoujustwish]

[Anya comes up just outside the booth, having heard it ringing.]

Are they still dialing wrong numbers?

[scary_music]

Nope! Zero-chan's been calling us on purpose now for awhile!

[bastionpc]

[Oh hey two voices! And at least Zero is familiar enough with Ibuki's weirdness that he doesn't get confused by it.]

Hi Ibuki! And...whoever is there with Ibuki.

I just wanted to share some good news with you guys.

[scary_music]

The other person is Anyan-chan, Zero-chan!

Oh! Oh! Good news! Lay the good news on Ibuki, Zero-chan! Let's hear it!

[dontyoujustwish]

Did you find the person you were actually trying to call?

[bastionpc]

Well...not really, no. I was trying to call First Son again, but Ibuki can pass on the message.

Anyway, we're almost done on our end! So we'll be leaving soon.

[scary_music]

Leaving soon? Almost done? What's going on, Zero-chan? Did you make an awesome flying ship to get to the Bastion or something??

[She's pretty sure whatever Zero is talking about was never discussed with herself???]

[dontyoujustwish]

Yes, done with what? Is it something nefarious?

[bastionpc]

You don't know? But I thought First Son told everyone...

[Hmm. That's odd.]

Oh well. But yeah, a few days ago he called us and told us to head a certain way, and that we would eventually reach you guys.

[scary_music]

Really? Really? Ibuki hasn't even talked to First Son-chan yet! You've talked about him but Ibuki's never talked to any First Son-chan!

But whoa! So Ibuki was right that First Son-chan is probably somewhere close to the Bastion? Or maybe it's somebody in the Bastion?!

[dontyoujustwish]

[Odd and also suspicious.]

Perhaps these silly amulets are translating his name.

Could you describe him for us? Is he attractive?

[bastionpc]

I don't know, I've never seen him? But he's a guy, to be sure.

I thought he would've told you guys about us coming, he made it sound like a big deal. Like you guys needed us for something.

[scary_music]

... Huh? Really? Huh? That's kind of weird, I don't think we're really in like danger or needing something???

[Yeah Ibuki's feeling a bit suspicious now like Anya... why would this First Son say they needed them??]

... I doooooon't suppose you remember what his voice was like? Like, can you imitate it? Ibuki has reaaaaaaaally good ears and memory so... so, if you can try to pretend his voice, maybe Ibuki can figure out who he is if he's here???

[dontyoujustwish]

Why are you trusting this person if you've never met him? He doesn't sound very trustworthy, lying to you about the situation here.

[Not that... he has any more reason to trust two strange women on the phone, but Anya is the most honest person you'll ever meet. Unnecessarily honest.]

Are you sure the directions he gave you are to the Bastion?

[bastionpc]

Hmm...it was something about physical labor? Like, building something.

[That's what he remembers about it too, it's not like the lowest guy on the totem pole was told all the details.]

And I can't really imitate his voice, it was just...a guy's voice? But that cuts out like half the population, right?

And I think he directed us that way. I mean, he called it the 'meetup point,' but apparently this phone is in the Bastion, and that's where I've been talking to him at?

[scary_music]

Huhh... we're not really building anything that hasn't already been made by the monument?

Seriously, this sounds weird! And totally suspicious! Like, um... can you find out more about it? Because we don't even know who First Son-chan is so, um, yeah...

[dontyoujustwish]

Yes, he could be directing you into some sort of trap or attempting to sell you into slave labor.

Are you an Ura group, or do you have other sorts of people?

[bastionpc]

There's a mish-mash of people, honestly. Most aren't Ura.

[They kind of picked up stragglers from other worlds here and there. Hell, Zero himself might not even be Ura.]

I don't know if I can find out more, we're leaving in like 12 hours or so, once everyone has had some rest. I can try to find things out and call again before we leave?

[scary_music]

Hmm...

Hey, hey, Zero-chan, before you go, you said before that he mentioned other people, right? Did he ever tell you their names? Did he?

[dontyoujustwish]

[But his name starts with Z! Classic Ura.]

And can you recall anything else he told you about this "meetup point"? I've never heard anyone call the Bastion that.

[bastionpc]

[Zuko starts with a Z too, but she's not an Ura.]

Um...actually, no, he didn't mention anyone else's names. I only know your names because I talked to you guys too.

And the meetup point isn't the Bastion itself, I don't think. I think it's somewhere close so he can meet us there and show us the rest of the way.

[scary_music]

Huhhh...

As far as I knew, none of us even know which way you guys are, which is why this is so weird, Zero-chan! Soooooo yeah, if you should ask around and stuff...

[She looks at Anya] Hey, Anyan-chan, I don't suppose you know if anybody here has a name that means First Son...???

[... she could only help with the Japanese names, and... well, she never looked at anybody's kanji to know if any of them could imply first son or not]

[dontyoujustwish]

No, not that I can think of.

I suppose this could just be some kind of misunderstanding, but that's only if you want to be optimistic. I would be very skeptical of this First Son person if I were you.