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I tried looking for more omens and portents that might be helpful for the Jaunt, because I know time is growing short. But I'm not sure how helpful they are.

What I got was this:

Cthonic beasts are symbolic of the power of the earth - implacable natural forces, like earthquakes and volcanoes. The best weapons against such forces of nature are likely to be the best hope against such creatures.

In the Olympian mindset, that means:

1. Removing oneself from the sacred ground such creatures tread;
2. Cleverness, not brawn, is the key to defeating them, unless:
3. One possesses a true, unassailable moral high ground - the gods love justice and virtue.

None of that is untrue, but I don't know how to translate it to something that would help here. And I don't know what would count as 'sacred ground' - is it just this Vale, or is it everywhere else, too?

thornsofmalkav

Hey. So. I used my secret-discovering skill I got from Shekinah to learn something Chara doesn't know about the Protectorate-That-Was and it turns out? Great-Grandpa Malion and the rest of the house of Broken Stone had access to the Mystic Spires. They were, like, privately raiding them for secret weapons and luxury technology.

Anyway, it's kinda too late for Chara to get on the Expedition seeing that they left yesterday, but if any of you on the expedition get inside a Spire and the place is safe enough, could we work out some shit with Portals to get me and Chara there? I dunno if there's any biometric shit, but it can't hurt to have us. And she'd definitely like to see the place--she just didn't go on the expedition because of the whole keeping herself alive to continue the dynasty thing.

And. Like. There's a very slim chance that Chara and I might be able to get more information on that shit? Hopefully anyway.

Also, I've got an idea for distributing shit to every spire pretty damn fast, but I'm gonna need Matthew's help? I'll private message him about it in a sec, but if he's up for it, let me know if there's shit we need brought over besides, like, Gil's special batteries and basic literacy and shit.

( Locked to Matthew )

reallymean

[The psychic broadcast is Private and Protected from any prying minds, locked down to only those veterans of Moebius who are pure Investigators.]

Does anyone remember the Hellstones? As more than just a story.

The rebels planned to steal one, using the Investigators' ability to portal. The Investigators withdrew, it became a bloodbath. The Hellstone was never recovered.

Either it's out there unaccounted for, or one of us took it.

leftbehindagain

Can someone de-infiltrate Chie? I've already used mine, and Kleio asked to talk to her.

reallymean

Was anyone able to get readings of the signal the large Nation-Eater was putting out? Particularly before it emerged?

If we have the data, and a handful of people with the skills to analyze it, I think we might be able to break it down and isolate the part that was driving the smaller Nation-Eaters away. It could help protect the people here against further predation, if we aren't able to evacuate everyone.

lightnovelexperiences

All things must fall! Your trick worked, Anafiel. I’m with Katador Husna Phanouel. And will have WORDS with Penny.

...She’s sleeping and I can’t talk long, sorry, hi this is Deedee. This is... if any Spire was going to be accepting, it would be Wrath. They breathe kything. They had Husna... never mind that. But they’re good people.

Sorry, Joscelin: she’s really unhappy with your “friend” Ios. Nasty breakup among other things. He might want to stay away, or else talk really fast.

But on the other half of that coin...

Is there a Kleio riding with us, or just in the group from Fallenheart? Husna misses her. Husna has so much she wanted to say to her. Please make it happen if you can.

naturaltwohands

I ask of you, fellow Travelers: can one of our number deinfiltrate me into a body that can fight? Guenhwyvar is herself. We both wish to join the coming battle against the nation-eaters, for we have a great amount of experience in battle, especially against the strange, powerful, and arcane.

youandyoualone

With Naoki's help, I believe I have hit upon a way to convert Investigators directly into half-Infiltrators, without the intervening step of being a full Infiltrator.

Both he and I are already half-Infiltrating, but if someone who is otherwise Investigating would want to be a test subject for this, then we might have a chance of them becoming an ally among the people of whichever Spire we end up in. That is to say, as far as we can tell, anyone thus converted would become whoever suited them best within a certain vicinity. And since if they were suited to anyone in Fallenheart, they would have already been Infiltrating...

It merits trying, I think.

rosewater_path

[Everyone will recognize ROSE's voice on the Network, and will see her in their minds' eye, as though she was using Image Projection - but she's gone fully monochromatic, her voice is curiously autotuned, her hair is done up in coiled buns on either side of her head, and she's wearing a simple, pale blue dress or robe the same color as her skin and hair.]

Okay, hep cats and hoppin' kitties. You did it. Now for our end of the deal.

You and everyone we scooped out of Godzilla's Midnight Snacktime get a free ticket back to the Umbrian Vale, any Spire except Stricken Star, any time from fourteen minutes before we brought you out to fourteen days after.

Me and the Heavenly Choir have veto power, but we trust you and we owe you on this one - so we're listening.

If you need more time here to prep we can give you a little while - but the longer we wait here, the more our options on where to drop you off narrow. For every day here, shave two days off the times we can drop you off after; and two minutes off the times we can drop you off before.

I'll open a channel where you can talk to me; a channel where you can talk without me; and a channel where you can vote.

((OOC: voting will close at 11:59 PM CST on 1/9; a fresh Jaunt plotting post will go up immediately thereafter, and the Jaunt will resume sometime on the evening of 1/10.))

lightnovelexperiences

Hey, while we're all here and all ourselves?

My... Patron God? Ruling Arcanum? Not sure what the right word here is... gave me a list of what all of the Arcana are like, according to them.

Penuel is a they, by the way. Definitely not a "she." I asked.

Anyway, I'm going to text you the document verbatim before properly archiving it in the Leonardo Memorial Library or whatever.

How accurate is this according to your own perceptions? They seem to have a particular hate-on for ROSE, because to hear them tell it she flagrantly cheats at everything for the lulz - but Judgement strikes me as super duper Lawful - try not to be shocked - while the stunt ROSE pulled for the Vale makes me inclined to think she's not Evil, just Chaotic.

...people have played D&D here, right? Or do I need to unpack that?

PS: If I ever meet the Priestess I'm calling her Io. It's probably a new name for her and I think she'd be delighted.

comebewe

Who knows how to Sift or Assist, from the Grid? I’ve got data from one of the Shadow Towers I want analysed.

reallymean

Is there anyone who is entirely themself on the Jaunt who remembers how to pilot a mech and doesn't have a better way of fighting the Nation Eater? I think I can keep it from being able to use those waves of dread to knock us out of the fight, but I need to be on the ground to do so.

[Metaphorically. It actually works best if she's a few dozen feet above the ground, but she can't wield Shacklebreaker and fly her mech at the same time.]

My Cataphract may be invaluable in the fight against a creature that size. If one of you can pilot her, I would be willing to lend her out for the duration of the battle.

eldritchwheelies

So.

I've volunteered to DJ for the Fallenheart Vale Benefit Concert.

I'm not going to explain why or justify myself. We all have good reasons to hate the Arcana. Suffice to say my reasons for helping them now are more compelling to me than my reasons to see the OG Miner, OG Crypto, and Dear God Let This End Personified suffer further consequences. Doubtless some of you are asking if I've gone insane, to which I say: that's my secret, Captain, I was always insane. Remember, Harrogate was old news to me from training on my world.

So.

Still listening?

Then I'd like requests for my playlist* for the ball. It's a work of phonomancy, my contribution to the ritual battery we're charging. I hope it helps. Put in requests for music you want to hear, or if you're of a more mystical bent, music you think will assist the ritual.

Thanks for listening.

*(When this post goes up, only the first 22 tracks - the Invocations to the Major Arcana - are up. After talking to Thorne and/or Allura, there are suddenly a lot more songs with hopeful outlooks. Weird.)

Current Music: We Are Giants - Lindsey Sterling 💫

bite_the_hand

There are Nation Eaters in the ruins.

[Although Eren's mental voice is steady, there's a frantic edge to it. His training as a soldier is helping him keep his thoughts clear and focused enough to report what happened to the Network, but it's easy to tell that he's not remotely okay right now.]

My overlay was killed by a pack of them. They were smaller than they were supposed to be. One was a 5 to 6 meter class, and another was a 2 to 3 meter class. There were at least two more, but I only heard them so I can't give an exact class for their sizes.

They have some kind of psychic power that made my overlay fascinated by them, although not enough to affect his judgement much. The larger one acted weirdly peaceful at first but then it attacked without warning. The fascination changed to fear when my overlay managed to stab it.

fearinahandfulof

This... may not be useful given how many there are, but psychic healing works on the cultists, at least enough to make them realize their minds have been tampered with. I think removing the tampering would also be possible, but it would take longer - a few days, probably.

The cultist - ex-cultist - I talked to spoke with the Calculator Council about it, and Ghalib. They're... alarmed.

breakaleginhalf

[Anyone who was talking to Gil before, about five minutes in to their conversation he gets suddenly distracted, and disappears from the network. Not mute, just ignoring it.

About two minutes later, he's shouting. And any Infiltrator Personas that know Ghalib well will hear it too.]

NATION EATERS! In the caves! RUN!!

[After that, there's no response.]

breakaleginhalf

[The voice that chimes in on the network is tired, and aching, and a whole host of other things Gil is very obviously holding back only tenuously.]

Someone needs... can someone go check on Matthew. Please. Liminal Space. He's...

[A long silence.]

...I dunno if he's-- he's not cavosophia. He's not. [It almost sounds more like he's reassuring himself.] But I-- ...Ghalib hurt him.

helborn

Okay, two things. First of all, that raider they found all messed up in the dunes is physically stabilized but probably needs more healing... something seems messed up with her mind. I'm not great at psychic stuff, so if someone wants to see what they can do she's in the Factor tower.

Second - those kids they found today near the Shadow District? I peeked in on what the one who died saw. Some kind of blast at neck range, but there was one of those isopod things on the wall at the same height so I think it distinguishes between sapient minds and not. I don't know if that's helpful for anyone... I can pass the memory on if you want, though... you know. You'd be seeing from the perspective of someone who died, and I know not everyone's okay with that.

desperate_times_right

[Chloe’s mental voice sounds weak and disoriented, as if she’s in shock]

Can someone come to the caves? I need help.

I think Hana’s dead.

razorblade_empress

Met Chloe's overlay a little while ago. She gave me a warning about a pair of siblings, Ghalib and Chara. Says the brother, Ghalib, spends a lot of time recruiting people to Dreampush for him, and oddly enough, the people he recruits become really enthusiastic about Dreampushing for him, to the point that they go out recruiting for him. Given that whoever you're Dreampushing for has total access to your mind while you're 'Pushing and can basically do whatever the hell they want to your thoughts and emotions, I've gotta say that this sounds a little suspicious.

I mean, I'm not sure I trust Chloe's overlay either, but still.

The sister, Chara, supposedly only approaches guys, but she actually did come over and talk to me earlier. I did a quick perspective read on her, and that added another wrinkle to all this: she's royalty. Specifically, she's sister to the king in hiding, who I'm assuming is Ghalib, unless they've got another sibling hidden away somewhere. Chara feels her purpose is to support her brother, the 'rightful Protector of the Umbrian Vale,' and to ensure the line of Malion doesn't end with them. Which probably explains why she primarily approaches men - they need an heir, and responsibility for that's fallen on her. Everything else is secondary to her responsibilities.

Malion, incidentally, was the last god-king. My memory of our last trip here is woefully incomplete, but assuming I'm matching dates correctly in my head, he was still in charge when we were here last, and the Overmind was still a thing.

For the record, Chara is Thorne's overlay. I'm blanking on who 'Ghalib' is normally, but he's also one of us. Short guy, overlay walks with a limp. [There's a short pause while she shares the memory of the likenesses Hana had shown her; 'Chara' is indeed Thorne, while 'Ghalib' is Gil.] These two. Be careful about letting them into your minds, especially him.

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fearinahandfulof - [backdated to day 334] Translation issues
thornsofmalkav - Day 335
reallymean - Veteran Radio | Day 340
leftbehindagain - backdated to week 3
reallymean - a few days after the nation eater fight 2.0
lightnovelexperiences - All things must fall! May our strife fall next! (The night after the mass portal to Fallenwrath)
naturaltwohands - Short and sweet deinfiltration request, shortly before the end of the liminal break
youandyoualone - Fun with Infiltrator Redux
rosewater_path - (The evening after the Liminal Ball, post Sift results)
lightnovelexperiences - They said nothing about not sharing this info, so... [Post-Ball]
comebewe - (no subject)
reallymean - a few hours after the jaunt pause
eldritchwheelies - I invoke the 17 who were 21; may the fallen 17th rise once more (Audio, one thread locked to Thorne)
bite_the_hand - Day 323
fearinahandfulof - [week 2] [backdated to day 318] Gonna wash that man right out of your brain
breakaleginhalf - [Week 2] Less than ten minutes after the last post
breakaleginhalf - [Week 2] Late late late evening 321
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[backdated to day 334] Translation issues

Day 335

Veteran Radio | Day 340

backdated to week 3

a few days after the nation eater fight 2.0

All things must fall! May our strife fall next! (The night after the mass portal to Fallenwrath)

Short and sweet deinfiltration request, shortly before the end of the liminal break

Fun with Infiltrator Redux

(The evening after the Liminal Ball, post Sift results)

They said nothing about not sharing this info, so... [Post-Ball]

(no subject)

a few hours after the jaunt pause

I invoke the 17 who were 21; may the fallen 17th rise once more (Audio, one thread locked to Thorne)

Day 323

[week 2] [backdated to day 318] Gonna wash that man right out of your brain

[Week 2] Less than ten minutes after the last post

[Week 2] Late late late evening 321

[Week 2] [Day 315]

[Week 2] Early morning day 320

[jaunt] [week 1 - backdated to before Jules's death] Royally screwed up

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