Day 151

[bastionmods]

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.]

Comments

[astras]

Is that your friend you were talking about, or someone else?

[ She'd be pretty interested to know the man who built this place, definitely. ]

[fuckthemancers]

...Someone else. He's not here.

[astras]

I'm sorry. It sounds like you miss him ...

[ Unless she's misinterpreting that. ]

[fuckthemancers]

[She's not. BUT...]

That rude and arrogant old man? We may very well be better off without him! [HUFF!!!] He was halfway to the Mother as it was with how many secrets he kept and how white his hair was! Disrespectful to the Pantheon- [Hammer thwack!] Prideful- [Thwack!] And so self assured that it was nothing short of a holy miracle that he never choked on it! [Thwack!]

And he never stopped talking! It was overcompensation, it certainly had to be, because none of us needed to hear all of his ridiculous words! If it wasn't one thing, it was the other. It was as though an encyclopedia had been granted life and a mouth! Mention a place? Oh yes, of course he would tell you more than you ever needed to know about it although if you ever cared to ask me, I would say that ridiculous old man was wrong on more than a few accounts. Glance at the bottles available at the Distillery? He'd make mention of it. For heaven's sake, I'm almost certain he's commented on the state of my shoes before. His mouth always had to be going off, it was absurd! To make matters even worse, he acted as if he knew every little thing. I couldn't stand that man.

He's better off with the Mother. Perhaps She'll be able to keep him quiet for a moment before he does something ridiculously insulting that makes the Gods want to toss him into a hole. Considering he was never particularly quiet about his opinion of them, he would be the type to start something.

[A few more aggravated thwacks of his hammer against the fence, and Zulf is left glaring sulkily at the now rather bent nail he's made. Another slight huff.]

I couldn't stand him on the best of days. It's especially infuriating... He's already survived one enormous disaster, someone that stubborn could survive another, that's what you'd think.

[sorry for the sudden tsun, Polka]

1/? idefk

[astras]

[ 'scuse her as she just stares at your sudden outburst, Zulf. ]

2/?

[astras]

[ ... ]

3/?

[astras]

[ ..... ]

4/?

[astras]

[ ......... ]

5/6

[astras]

... I'm sorry, I obviously ... mistook your initial feelings toward him?

6/6

[astras]

Still, I hope he's all right. Nobody deserves death.

[ She still misses the people who are assumed dead back home due to world explosions. Hell, she didn't even believe that the worst sorts of people back home deserved to die. She would have rather seen them see the error of their ways instead of having to fight them ... ]

[fuckthemancers]

Hmph...

[Zulf starts to toy with the hammer in his hands, gaze a little distant.]

Zia and Kid miss him. If he's still alive, he should at least manage to survive for their sake.

[astras]

I hope you guys find him, then.

[ She smiles sadly. She had some of her friends here, but there were others who were presumed gone with their world. Allegretto was one of them ... she missed him so much, and it was obvious sometimes in the way she still stared into space. ]

[fuckthemancers]

...I do as well.

[Zulf shakes his head a little as if to clear it before looking to her.]

I apologize for roping you into helping me with this and then listen to me go on like that.

[astras]

It's all right, really! I don't mind listening. If you need to talk about it, then it's good to get it out .. right?

[ She could stand to learn a bit of that. What a hypocrite. ]

Besides, I wanted to help. I'm happy to be able to do that.

[fuckthemancers]

Yes, that is true...

[That actually makes him think of something, and he straightens his posture with his hands (and hammer) on his lap.]

What about yourself, then?

[astras]

[ She quiets and stares at him for a few moments. ]

... What about me?

[fuckthemancers]

Is there anything you want to share with a stranger? I know as strange as a situation as this is for myself, at least I'm native to these lands.

[astras]

[ Well ... ]

... [ She looks away. ]

There is ... somebody from home that I miss a lot, too. Several somebodies, but one in particular that I miss the most.

[fuckthemancers]

That's a feeling I believe many of us know well here.

If I may ask.. family or friend?

[astras]

A friend ... a ... a boyfriend.

[fuckthemancers]

...I see. If it helps in any way possible, then my fiance isn't at the Bastion either.

Are- you a person who has any faith in prayer, by chance?

[astras]

Prayer? It's something I'm willing to try ...

[ It might help her feel better, if anything. ]

[fuckthemancers]

Well, if you would ever want to, I often pray to the Pantheon at the shrine myself. As far as I'm concerned, the Festival was simply proof that they're still present in our lives.

If you're uncertain about doing so yourself, I wouldn't mind just including them in my own prayers.

[astras]

If you would be willing to show me the right way to pray to them, then I would like to try it myself .. I think it would be good for me to do.

[ She doesn't know if there's really any proper way to pray, and she doesn't know this place's gods very well. Zulf would be the authority to go to for this. ]

[fuckthemancers]

I'll be more than happy to show you. If you have any questions about the Pantheon at all, I'll answer what I can.

I've already agreed with Seimei to try and write down all I know about Caelondia and the Terminals, and our gods are part of that.