[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.]

Amulet

[freedom_engineer]

[Right now, he can't really be bothered to make an in-person appearance. Too much to do, too little time, and way too many worries..]

You've got to be kidding me. They're trying to revive the dead?

Why would they need cores for that? ... Is this another Mancer project? Nathan, do you know anything about something like this?

[Amulet]

[darkshooter]

[...it's a long while before she answers. Perhaps long enough that you've found yourself doing something else by the time you do get a ping- but eventually, there it is.]

What will do?

amulet; look how we keep meeting like this

[fireburn]

What kind of going wrong are we talking about?

[Amulet]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[After the letter today and the discussions that stemmed from it, Rob is busy brewing up a stockpile of Resist potions in case their next encounter with the Reservoir Dogs is via another electrical trap. Or a fire trap. Or a poison trap. Or a frost trap. Or... well if they're using technology he's guessing that a magical trap isn't likely, but he'll brew some Resist Magic potions if he has time after all the others just in case.

In any case, he's not taking time away from the laboratory right now, so he's responding via amulet.]

Reviving the dead is firmly in the realm of fiction where I come from unless it's only been a few minutes since death, and even that's not guaranteed. Then again, a ton of what I've seen here'd be considered outright impossible in my world, so I can't really rule anything out at this point. But generally in fiction, unless the resurrection is done by a higher power it'll either fail or come out horribly wrong, and purely mortal attempts at it are usually considered against the laws of nature by the story. Ending up with a zombie or some other abomination is a pretty common result. Do they know for sure it'll work as intended? And what happens if the person being revived isn't actually dead? Do you end up with a duplicate of the original? Need more information to know what to think.

[amulet]

[heptagram]

[Patchouli forgets a lot that these can be used as communicators. Hearing Megaera's voice is a delight. Those words, though? Less so.]

If there's a risk of catastrophic failure involved, I think we should not allow it to reach that point. How many more details can you give me?

[gianthobo]

[Call him old-fashioned, but AZ prefers to have his conversations face to face, which is why he goes to seek Megaera out in person. Floette is by his side, looking... well. Unusually serious. This isn't a pleasant topic for her, and it's not exactly a good one for AZ, either.]

Megaera? Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

[He keeps his voice quiet, both out of the need to control himself and... well. While there are some here who know his story, he doesn't exactly want to shout it out to everyone.]

[amphibian]

Really?!

And—and you think they're telling the truth? [There's a tentative edge of hope in her voice. Someone's maybe excited about this, at least?]