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thebastion2014-01-22 01:52 pm
bastionmods) wrote in thebastion2014-01-22 01:52 pm
Day 151
Who: Zia, Zulf + the NPCs Nathaniel, Zanya, Zahi + YOU
Open: Open
When: Day 151
Where: Throughout the Bastion
What: Tension has fallen over the Bastion, and it's time to sort out truth and anger.
Format: Any
Warnings: Drama
A few days ago, some residents of the Bastion might have become aware of a confrontation happening at a certain Ura's humble abode. There was some yelling- although not clear- and the result was a very harried looking Rin Okumura forcibly dragging away resident Mancer Nathaniel. The next couple of days have been quiet, but today... Well, if anyone wants to ask about and see what the deal was, it seems like today is the day.
It seems like Nathaniel has finally quit his own self imposed isolation, if only so that he doesn't starve to death. Apparently anger can only sustain a man for so long. He can be seen storming through the Bastion, a thundercloud practically gathered about him, or at the eating area looking very much like he wants to be left alone.
Zulf has been less of a hermit. Anyone who has seen him since the argument has probably noticed his black eye and sore nose. He seems angry as well, although it's quieter and colder underneath all his civility. More noticeably, he's been hard at work building a few fences near the edges of the Bastion- mostly near his tent but also in other areas as well. They're not the best fences, but they're good enough, hopefully. You can approach him at the shrine, his tent, or anywhere, really... He's as available as he's always been. He might even approach you, just to warn about falling off the edge of the Bastion.
Seriously, this place has needed safety railings for ages now. Who's bright idea was it not to include safety railings?RUCKS...
Anyone wandering by the Kitchens today will notice... Damn, that's a lot of yelling. And slamming of things. Should knives be used to chop that hard...? That's right, Rin is in a bad mood and anyone who comes near will immediately know it. The excess swearing is probably a good clue. Unlike the other two, she's unleashing her temper with wild abandon in the sanctity of her kitchen where no one will bug her. Well. Unless YOU bug her...
Of course, these three aren't the only ones noticeable about the Bastion today! It looks like the Ura residents are just coming out of the woodwork.
Anyone who's talked to either of the latest Ura additions knows that Zulf came in with Zia. While not involved with the row from a few days ago, she seems just as worried as Zulf seems angry. It's possible to see her wandering about with her pet Pecker chick. Might see her coming away after a discussion with Zulf, too... Maybe she knows what's going on?
There's also Zanya and her father Zahi who have been apparently a bit more sociable these last few days. There's apparently a subject they're both interested in which they'll approach people about, although they'll do so differently. Zahi will strike up friendly conversation, but Zanya will simply get right to the point: do you have any idea what happened?
Feel free to strike up conversation with any of them, or even try and talk to everyone if you wish.
[ooc: This is your characters chance to investigate just what the drama is all about! In such a small place as the Bastion, it's a bit hard to miss... Feel free to have your characters speculate or gossip with the Ura NPCs about what may have happened or if they caught onto a sliver of what happened (like Zulf and Nathaniel falling off the edge of the Bastion), or for them to go the more direct route by talking to either Nathaniel, Zulf, Rin, or Zia.]
[Long story short is that Rin went to get Venn's journal from Nathaniel. Upon realizing who exactly wanted it, Nathaniel went to confront Zulf. There was an argument on just who and what caused the Calamity... and then Nat punched Zulf in the face, they rolled off the edge of the Bastion, and Rin separated them after they got blown back up.]
[As a reminder! Mod Mandy plays NPC!Nathaniel and NPC!Zahi. Mod Jeni plays NPC!Zanya and Rin. Birdmod James plays Zulf. Helpful player Courtney plays Zia. We'll all get to you on our own individual time, and as soon as possible! Just make sure it's clear in your post who your character is approaching.]
Open: Open
When: Day 151
Where: Throughout the Bastion
What: Tension has fallen over the Bastion, and it's time to sort out truth and anger.
Format: Any
Warnings: Drama
A few days ago, some residents of the Bastion might have become aware of a confrontation happening at a certain Ura's humble abode. There was some yelling- although not clear- and the result was a very harried looking Rin Okumura forcibly dragging away resident Mancer Nathaniel. The next couple of days have been quiet, but today... Well, if anyone wants to ask about and see what the deal was, it seems like today is the day.
It seems like Nathaniel has finally quit his own self imposed isolation, if only so that he doesn't starve to death. Apparently anger can only sustain a man for so long. He can be seen storming through the Bastion, a thundercloud practically gathered about him, or at the eating area looking very much like he wants to be left alone.
Zulf has been less of a hermit. Anyone who has seen him since the argument has probably noticed his black eye and sore nose. He seems angry as well, although it's quieter and colder underneath all his civility. More noticeably, he's been hard at work building a few fences near the edges of the Bastion- mostly near his tent but also in other areas as well. They're not the best fences, but they're good enough, hopefully. You can approach him at the shrine, his tent, or anywhere, really... He's as available as he's always been. He might even approach you, just to warn about falling off the edge of the Bastion.
Seriously, this place has needed safety railings for ages now. Who's bright idea was it not to include safety railings?
Anyone wandering by the Kitchens today will notice... Damn, that's a lot of yelling. And slamming of things. Should knives be used to chop that hard...? That's right, Rin is in a bad mood and anyone who comes near will immediately know it. The excess swearing is probably a good clue. Unlike the other two, she's unleashing her temper with wild abandon in the sanctity of her kitchen where no one will bug her. Well. Unless YOU bug her...
Of course, these three aren't the only ones noticeable about the Bastion today! It looks like the Ura residents are just coming out of the woodwork.
Anyone who's talked to either of the latest Ura additions knows that Zulf came in with Zia. While not involved with the row from a few days ago, she seems just as worried as Zulf seems angry. It's possible to see her wandering about with her pet Pecker chick. Might see her coming away after a discussion with Zulf, too... Maybe she knows what's going on?
There's also Zanya and her father Zahi who have been apparently a bit more sociable these last few days. There's apparently a subject they're both interested in which they'll approach people about, although they'll do so differently. Zahi will strike up friendly conversation, but Zanya will simply get right to the point: do you have any idea what happened?
Feel free to strike up conversation with any of them, or even try and talk to everyone if you wish.
[ooc: This is your characters chance to investigate just what the drama is all about! In such a small place as the Bastion, it's a bit hard to miss... Feel free to have your characters speculate or gossip with the Ura NPCs about what may have happened or if they caught onto a sliver of what happened (like Zulf and Nathaniel falling off the edge of the Bastion), or for them to go the more direct route by talking to either Nathaniel, Zulf, Rin, or Zia.]
[Long story short is that Rin went to get Venn's journal from Nathaniel. Upon realizing who exactly wanted it, Nathaniel went to confront Zulf. There was an argument on just who and what caused the Calamity... and then Nat punched Zulf in the face, they rolled off the edge of the Bastion, and Rin separated them after they got blown back up.]
[As a reminder! Mod Mandy plays NPC!Nathaniel and NPC!Zahi. Mod Jeni plays NPC!Zanya and Rin. Birdmod James plays Zulf. Helpful player Courtney plays Zia. We'll all get to you on our own individual time, and as soon as possible! Just make sure it's clear in your post who your character is approaching.]
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You can be honest and still draw people to the wrong conclusions, Nathan. I wouldn't have lasted five minutes as chief if I couldn't tell when some self-promoting rookie wasn't telling me the whole story.
You don't like Ura, I get it. But that ends now. 'Cause the Ura don't particularly like you Mancers, either. And if all of you keep perpetuating that hatred, we're all gonna suffer for it. Most of us don't know Ura from our own grandmothers, most of us don't know Mancers from any other person on the street. You wanna hate someone? Fine, hate them for who they are, not WHAT they are.
The world, all of these worlds, are gone. WHEN we find the cause of it, I will be more than happy to cave in the skull of the parties responsible. But until then? We've got to keep everyone on the same page, working towards the same goal, even if we don't have the same allegiances.
[There, the rough part's over. Unless Nathan draws it out.]
You reacted, I get that too. It happens to almost all of us. You can't take it back, but you can do a lot of stuff in the future to patch it up. You can be better than that.
You wanna take Zulf to task? I can mediate. Yeah, he isn't some pure, innocent kid in all this. But I doubt he's a world-murdering criminal mastermind. He doesn't fit.
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[The prejudice runs deep here, he doesn't even realize he is lying to himself about it.]
And I am totally fine with cooperating, I just want answers. You were there that day, you saw exactly what I saw when we got to the Observatory. Even if he's not the one responsible for it, he knows something about it. The way he reacted was too sketchy for him to be completely ignorant of what happened.
[That much is true too. He's fine with other people running interference, and in fact it probably would be better if he and Zulf didn't directly confront each other for the time being.]
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How can you hate someone you don't even know? How can you have such animosity for someone you never even met before today?
My people were at war no long ago. Forty-five billion people died. Forty-five, followed by nine zeroes. Eight planets rendered uninhabitable. One several-thousand year old, galaxy-spanning race wiped from existence, and another one broken entirely. I've seen allies die by numbers that would make your head spin. I had to supply power to the weapons that wiped out the home of one of my close friends and his family. They died quickly and meaninglessly, by the way.
I have kicked over two dozen people out of the best jobs they could ever hope to have because they couldn't put meaningless hatred behind them. I have seen innocent people gunned down because of some ancient dispute that nobody even remembers any more.
You are talking like a man clouded by hate for a reason you don't even know. I don't want to hear your justifications. I don't want to hear your denials. I don't want to hear your excuses.
THIS. ENDS. NOW.
[He puts his palm on Nathan's shoulder, and even though he's not amused, there's no hostility in the act. It is meant for stability and to hold his attention.]
Find your evidence, and find a REASON for your hatred. In the words of my wife's grandmother... Put up or shut up. This makes you look bad, this makes the Mancers look bad, and this makes CAELDONIA look bad.
It ends now.
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The only physical evidence I have was the memo sent out to all the Mancers about the suspicious activity, which was destroyed when the Observatory was. But if my word about what I've seen isn't good enough, then fine. I'll find your proof.
[It actually hurts him a little to say that, because he had been expecting Colin to at least trust him when he said that there were reasons to be suspicious of Zulf. Sure, Nathaniel might have taken things a bit far when he punched Zulf, but his suspicions aren't unfounded, at least as far as he is concerned.
And he's not going to address the rest of that, by the way. Personal wounds over wars from long ago have no place in talks about a potentially real problem here and now.]
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How would you like it if I accused you of being the source of the Calamity because you wanted to see your father? How would you like to be suspect because you've got the wrong skin color and knew the wrong person?
You're mad. That's fine, be mad at me if you want. You aren't the first and you won't be the last! I want to be on your side, but you are feeding me evidence that wouldn't convict a vandal!
I don't think you're a bad person, but you are WAY out of line!
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[The shouting only lasts for a moment, before he goes quiet again. Then he speaks with a slightly calmer voice, though he is still angry.]
Actually, no, you're probably not.
[Nathaniel gets the feeling he's getting nowhere. So he'll stop what he's doing and turn away from Colin to start packing up his supplies.
He is so done with today.]
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[Colin watches him decide that the conversation's over.]
You do what you need to do, but don't go doing something you'll regret. You're better than that.
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