Day 214

[fuckthemancers]

Who: Zulf, some birds and a Pokemon, and you
Open: Open (and a couple closed)
When: 214, midday
Where: By the Monument
What: In which things are written out, birds are a nuisance, and visits are made for numerous reasons
Format: Any
Note: Some time ago, Seimei asked Zulf to write down things about the world the Calamity originated in, aka Caelondia and the Tazal Terminals. Since this information is available to everyone (although written in Caelondian and Ura), you can consider this post as a reference! It's also available as a request sort of thing, if you or your characters have any inquiries about culture, technology, or lore about either place. It'd also help me out with what to write for Seimei (and the mun of Seimei) since, when asked where to start, his IC answer was basically "everything".

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Ever since returning from the sudden expedition a week or so ago, Zulf has been quiet. Not completely and utterly silent, like he's become on occasion- just quiet. There's been a lot of things to think about.

Today, however, at least he's out in public, seated by the Monument. There are papers by him, things written in both Caelondian and the Ura language. There's also some sketches of different outfits alongside them. He's steadily working on both.

Anyone is more than welcome to come over and investigate...

Assuming the large group of Rattle-tails doesn't try to swarm towards them first. Yes, they're here too, a mix of sizes. Yes, there's a tiny little Cubone on top of one of them, waving its bone around energetically. Don't worry, Zulf will give a sharp whistle when they start to swarm and they... should back off before anyone gets slammed into by a giant white bird.

[Locked for Zahi andor Zanya]
After a day of writing, talking, and bird wrangling, Zulf finally finishes and goes to retrieve something. It's just a basket of things gathered up from the Skyway, vineapples and such. When he gets to a certain Ura abode, he knocks on the door.

[Locked for Zia and Raile]
And with that done... Zulf does the search for two of his most important people. Don't think he hasn't noticed some awkwardness floating around here.

Comments

[daughterofursa]

Not that bad, huh.

[Zuko looks doubtful, but maybe if she could ignore half of what he said... But Zuko isn't good at ignoring what people say.]

[fuckthemancers]

He's one of those people who doesn't necessarily mean to drive everyone mad, but it just happens... and Colin, of course, just thinks it's all in fun or for the better.

I think he does try to get along with people here, however.

[daughterofursa]

I don't know about that. He seems to enjoy being difficult.

[fuckthemancers]

I think it depends on the situation, most likely.

[daughterofursa]

Well, I'd still consider taking someone else along.

[fuckthemancers]

Don't worry, I know better than to leave Colin on his own. I believe he's well aware that any sort of diplomacy is something he's not allowed to touch.

[daughterofursa]

Good.

...I'll try not to mess anything up either.

[fuckthemancers]

I'd like to say that it's likely that I'll be doing the most of the talking, as the representative of the Bastion, but that's not a guarantee I can make.

Actually... that reminds me. Do you know of anyone who dropped their amulet back there when you had that confrontation?

[daughterofursa]

A dropped amulet?

[Zuko thinks for a moment, then shakes her head.]

It would have been someone with Ahime's group. Maybe Ryuuji or that lizard woman.

[fuckthemancers]

I see... The person acting as leader when we encountered the group already had an amulet on him, although we only knew that towards the end of the meeting.

[daughterofursa]

Hm. I guess he wanted to know if you'd say anything differently behind his back.

[fuckthemancers]

Exactly. It was rather clever, as could be expected- he seemed like one of the more experienced people there.

[daughterofursa]

He's probably had to be clever, to keep his people alive.

[fuckthemancers]

They don't have the benefit of the Bastion, either. I'd like to change that... but time will tell.

[daughterofursa]

I can't think of anyone here who'd object.

[fuckthemancers]

I should think not.

Still, convincing them will be a lot harder than convincing anyone here.

[daughterofursa]

Well, we've got time, right?

[fuckthemancers]

...Yes, that is how I'd like to look at it.

[daughterofursa]

How else could you look at it? Time seems like the only thing we have in abundance.

[fuckthemancers]

...Do you really want to know the answer to that?

[daughterofursa]

You say that like I couldn't handle it.

[fuckthemancers]

It just wouldn't make for very bright or cheery conversation.

[daughterofursa]

[Zuko just. looks at him for a moment.]

You really don't know me.

[fuckthemancers]

...Colin could catch on fire and his arm would explode, taking out the entire Bastion and probably a few surrounding areas, apparently.

An illness we aren't familiar with could tear through the Bastion, killing possibly everyone.

We could be invaded.

Someone could critically damage the Monument, making it impossible for the Bastion to fully recover.

Something could happen to Nate and Rucks, leaving us helpless if anything happens to the Bastion.

Someone else's end of the world could hit us just like the Calamity hit everyone else.

Whatever is keeping the Bastion and the Skyway floating suddenly fails, and most of us would plummet to our deaths.

I'm assuming that Paarthurnax could easily kill all of us if he decided to do so... Although that's admittedly the thing I'm least worried about which shows how twisted up my world view has become since all of this started.

Someone in our midsts could snap and turn against us, or just slit all our throats in our sleep.

Somehow the Calamity could happen. Again.

We might all somehow get cancer and die.

I could keep going, but the end point is that I don't put much stock into the idea of us having time.

[daughterofursa]

...you've sure had plenty of time to worry about all that.