thebastion | Day 123 [OPEN]

Day 123 [OPEN]

Who: Everyone
Open: Open
When: Day 123
Where: All over the Bastion
What: Obligatory "We just got more people/survived a hellish experience" mingle log!
Format: Your choice!
Warnings: Shouldn't be any?

[So the past few days in the Bastion have been very hectic and a little more than emotionally stressful for everyone. About two days have come and gone since the last very large batch of arrivals have come in to the Bastion, and thankfully since then it's been relatively quiet. It's a good time to compress, meet some new people and maybe have some good food at the distillery courtesy of Rin.]

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[ So he was a member of the big group that arrived the other day. By the way the locals talked, it sounded to Viola like a group that big was unprecedented. She was admittedly curious to know their story. ]

Even with work, I figured a place like this would be more popular.

[ She lifted a hand from the water and motioned for him to join her. ]

You can come in if you want. I don't mind.

[Saix pauses, but not because he's shy. He's just... Even in Vatheon, he's not used to relaxing. Unless he's too injured to go on, he's always had to keep himself doing something.]

[At the same time... It's still not been that long ago since he had to work his body to assist with the attack on the scientists, and the lack of moon here has been a steady pounding at the inside of his head. Maybe rest is a good idea- it seems to be nearing the end of the 'day' from what he's observed at any rate.]

[So, after thinking it through, he starts to tug off his shirt.]

Very well. [But before he gets naked around a complete stranger-] I'm called Saix, by the way.

[ She was a little surprised when he agreed to join her. After waiting for him to answer, she was expecting him to make some kind of polite excuse and leave. Most people were a lot more shy than Viola. It was always a nice change to meet someone who wasn't. ]

I'm Viola. [ She replied, offering a smile. ] Nice to meet you.

I think there's another empty basket next to Arco if you need one. [ She pointed in the direction of her basket, where her pet was sleeping. ]

[It's fairly easy to guess what 'Arco' is without the point, but he nods anyway and walks over to it. He takes care of his hair first before removing his pants- pulling the long blue strands back into a loose and messy bun. Then it's off with the pants, and the underpants. His movements are almost business-like. With his clothes folded and in the basket, he goes to the water's edge. He's a bit careful as he gets into the water. It's not too hot- he's dealt with worse from dealing with Axel- and soon enough he's sunk into the water. A slight sigh.]

It's interesting considering the catastrophe that this place has a hot spring.

[ Once she saw that he found the basket, Viola was polite enough to avert her eyes while he undressed. She leaned back against the rocks again, submerged in the water all the way up to her neck. ]

I get the feeling it was a recent addition. It sounds like this place used to be a lot smaller.

Thanks to the Cores and Shards, I'm guessing?

[That had been one of the easiest things to learn about since coming to the Bastion. It was a primary goal, talked about by anyone he asked.]

[ Maybe he'll be able to fill Viola in on that, since she didn't really get the premise. ]

Something like that. I don't really understand how it works, but I guess they either restore things that were lost or create new things.

That seems to be the case. It looks like my group are not the only ones new to this place, however, judging by your response.

[Or maybe he's just assuming that most people would hunt down information like he tends to when he gets dragged through time and space to a random world.]

[ Viola laughed a little. ]

No, you're not. My friends and I ended up here a couple days before you.

[ Viola wasn't much of an information hound in the first place. As long as she had enough info to get by, she was happy. ]

[ And besides, the more she learned about this place, the more depressing the whole situation became. ]

[Saix literally lacks the capacity to care. But he's working on it. For now he just nods, focused on the conversation at hand.]

What world were you from, then? You seem like you had the fortune of not being involved in Vatheon.

[Although, in the end, with all the knowledge he has and working with Maka Albarn on the heart issue... It had actually turned out positively for Saix. It was certainly better than being dead, at any rate.]

My... world? [ That's still a very strange concept for Viola (one of many). ] It's, well... I live in Forte... [ Her eyebrows knit together in concentration as she struggles for an answer to what, in retrospect, is a simple question. She trails off, muttering to herself, ] I guess that's not really what you're asking.

[ Then, before he can prod for more information, ] What is this Vatheon place anyway. Is it your.. world?

Hardly.

[Under the water, he ends up cracking his knuckles a bit out of habit. What an annoying place.]

It was a place where scientists pulled out individuals from many other worlds, placing them all in a fake paradise to keep them complacent while they did tests on them. Many in those ranks were supposed to be dead, but that hadn't proved much of an issue for the captors. I suppose we should not have fought against them in hindsight. Our victory seems fairly short lived considering things.

[If only they'd been a little more patient... It's almost ironic.]

[ Viola's expression turns to a grimace. Experimenting on people?-- That's just wrong, and it sounds not entirely unlike what the leader of her country was doing to his subjects. ]

[ She shook her head. ] I dunno. How could you not fight that? You can't just sit by and hope that it all passes you over.

[ Spoken from experience, that is. ]

Of course. It was especially problematic because many of us weren't... alive on our own worlds. They could send us back to death on a whim if they chose to.

[Him included- or, at least, he was on the verge of death. As far as Saix knows, there's nothing else left for him.]

[ Viola sat upright suddenly. ]

They could bring you back from the dead?!

Yes.

[A slight sigh.]

Towards the end of things, I understand that they put consequences to those who killed and those who died. Apparently it was bothersome for them, although it didn't seem to happen often.

[ The thought of death as simply 'bothersome' rather bothered Viola. She grimaced. ]

Sounds like it was a really awful place. What a bunch of heartless jerks, thinking death is just a "bother."

When you have the ability to bring the dead back to life, I imagine death loses its edge. If they were truly heartless, things could have been considerably worse.

I dunno. [ She scratched the back of her head. ]

When someone important to you dies and you grieve for them... It seems like it would be even harder to deal with if they were brought back to life and then died again.

I suppose. [Saix isn't sure if he can properly related, so he simply pushes on in the conversation.] The lack of lasting death was well known to people there, however. All newcomers were eventually told about it. That just left making sure how to keep it from happening again.

[ Viola just shook her head. ] I dunno how I'd ever get used to that.

[ And then shuddered. ] You don't think it'll be like that here, do you?

Considering it was something that the scientists were responsible for, I doubt that is likely the case here. However, there's no way to be certain until someone dies. We're in a dangerous situation as it is, so we shouldn't waste lives carelessly.

Unless, of course, that it's someone that is truly a hindrance to our survival or actively detrimental to it. Then we could simply use them as a test subject regarding death in this place.

[ That's some pretty cold logic, bro. ]

I'm sure there's no one here who's a big enough jerk to deserve that. [ She interjects, a tad hastily. ] Most everyone I've met seems pretty helpful.

[ But, in the interest of meeting him halfway. ] We could probably ask the locals if anything weird like that has happened. People coming back to life.

[He's a pretty cold person.]

I suppose that's a viable tactic, although we should be careful. The locals in Vatheon were more or less brainwashed, from what I understand, and of no real help to anyone. Any secondhand information may not be the best information.

I don't think it's like that here. Everyone around here works pretty hard and helps each other.

[ She thinks on it a minute. ] Besides, there isn't really anyone around that could be brainwashing people. All the governments and stuff got destroyed with the Calamity. It's just stragglers now.

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it would really help if her world had a name

ssssh bsing is a forever acceptable RP method

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yes i went there c:

fsdja kaslkd

couldn't resist

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