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So this may or may not be useful, but I tried a thing while there was a lull in all the... everything... this week and long story short, the Arcana comment box is back if anyone wants to use it. Whether it will result in actual answers, I don't know, but have at, I guess?

tobodlygo

[Forward dated to Liminal Return]

Hey so uh, I'm out of EpiPens as of the last week or so. There was a lot going on, so I didn't want to make a fuss but... Can anyone either a) take my immune system out of my body or b) make more?

Because I've heard about the Floor and I'm not excited about the possibility of getting acquainted because of a stray peanut.

prince_of_pain

[Thankfully, the second time that Noct accessed the psychic network he was much more in control of himself, and had a purpose. He was hoping that his 'message was working properly, as he'd never filtered anyone out before and he really preferred physical social media.]

Okay, if this is working properly, Ignis shouldn't be able to hear this. If he can, then you better not be listening.

[Not that it would do anything. But it better be working.]

So now that I'm not drugged out of my mind from pain, I realized that Spec's-I mean Ignis' birthday passed. Like I figured, he-didn't tell anyone, and I'm usually the one who forces him to celebrate.

Look, I don't know many of you or how many of you are friends with him but like. It would mean a lot. You know. If you knew him and helped out and such.

[He took a deep breath so he stopped rambling like an idiot teenager.]

I'm formally requesting the help of anyone involved with Ignis to set up a small get together for his birthday. Any help with food, presents, and anything else would be appreciated.

seestheworld

[At some point during the week, a livestream pops up on the network. Oddly enough, it appears to be from Minako of all people, which given that so far she's managed to avoid learning any network skills at all might be worth commenting on, at least for anyone who knows her well enough to know that... if it weren't for the actual subject of the livestream in question, which is a tad more important right now: namely the uncrowning and subsequent Fall of one Bartholomew, (formerly) Angelic (former) Prince of the Market.]

I don't know if this is going to affect anyone's plans for the guy, but...

[Enjoy?]

seestheworld

[note: takes place the day after this]

Does anyone know what a Cŵn Annwn is? It's not important to the Jaunt, at least as far as I can tell, but...

[Please don't let it be important to the Jaunt - the last thing she wants to do is tank the entire thing because she accidentally long-distance stole an exotic hellhound.]

dino_zarf

Did you know the Traveller summoning trick can be done backwards? Because it turns out the Travellers summoning trick can be done backwards. I bet you'll never guess who can do the summoning trick backwards.

[It's someone who didn't want a bath]

Does anyone know if there's a way to... hold yourself to a particular place?

grimjeaper

[Within an hour of the sounds of murder subsiding, there's a careful voice on the network.]

Sooooo, uh. Quick-- quick little update on the whole thing we're dealing with right now?

Because I said there was, like- a necromantic lich thing, before? Some updates there. Wish it was good news, but... yeah. Rarely ever is with this type of thing.

So, first off. The dead dude upstairs? Previous host. I got a good look at the scene, had a poke around, and there're signs of a pretty bad struggle before our dude just out and died. Someone was beating it up pretty bad, probably with some kind of holy magic just judging by the burn marks alone. They would've won, probably, except then I think the other lich exploded and fuckin' just-- ran like the wind.

S-- so, uh. Bad news - there's a life energy-eating spirit on the loose. But, uh, goooood news? [Debatably] Seems like it needs a host, so. It can't go far. Especially with that barrier up.

Uh, second thing. I managed to get a couple 'f answers out of the corpse itself. Poor schmuck just - really did not know what hit him; ol' Lichy'd been possessing him for a few weeks, minimum, before he got here and got murdered to the Nine Hells and back. But, I did get two leads out of him, maybe. The guy's employer, whoever that is, and some Hunter he said was following him for pretty much the entire time - and, honestly, knowing ghost bounty hunters, was probably the murderer.

That's, uh. That's all I got.

neverfeltthatway

[Armin asks around who'd like to be involved with the psychic bridge ahead of time - though for now he avoids asking those Travelers who are here from the first time around on this jaunt. As many as 38 investigators from the jaunt are willing to join him in talking with the walkabout-side folks.]

This is Armin, from the jaunt on Mars, trying to get in touch with anyone on the walkabout.

What's going on on that side? Where are you? Is everyone all right?

Like I said, we're on a Mars colony on this side, and it looks like the colonists are going to try and steal a herd of cattle from the oppression corporations in charge, rationing all the food and keeping most of the people in poverty. However, that's not our greatest concern.

This is a place we've been to before, long before Moebius. More than that, this is a time we've been to before. The Arcana have sent us back the Travelers' timeline - or their own, or liminal space's, however you want to look at it - and placed us within the original jaunt. Some of our number are even infiltrating as other Travelers from the first time around - both those investigating and those infiltrating.

We think they may be attempting to revive one of their own number - one of the dead Arcana that would still be alive at this point in the timestream. That's just speculation, at this point - as far as I know, nothing is confirmed - but it seems to fit. What we should do about it, on the other hand, and about this whole situation... may be harder to figure out.

fruitknife

[Suddenly, on the network, there's a bark, followed by a long whine.

Anyone who's met Koromaru can probably guess it's him; certainly Minako would know at once. And while there's not quite words to it, it's not a bark for barking's sake, either, and psychic communication is way better at conveying a dog's thoughts and feelings than meatspace sounds. (You know, unless you have a robot to translate.)

Hi guys! He's booooooored. Is Shinji okay?]

truerevelation

[Absolutely no-one should be surprised by people flailing loudly on the network.

However, the fact that the person flailing is someone other than the usual culprits this time... his voice babbles in and out of the network, in and out of 'audio'.]

What - what - who am... this ain't, what am I doin', I shouldn't be hearing - ugh! Kallias ain't, Kallias can't hear the - but I'm - shit, no, this is wrong... just like last time - ngh ... I'm me, dammit! I am you, you are me, gotta be me...

[Someone clearly does not adjust easily to having two lots of lives shoved into his head at once.]

...help?

--

[Somewhat later on, once Kanji's sufficiently untangled his mind and checked what he can on the network and via his other skills - a message comes over the line, private and protected to the Investigating members of the Rescue Team and/or Wolves:]

Guys ... I just - I've gotta ... I've gotta talk to you before I find a way to punch someone through the network!

Why are people bein' so damn blind? I've been seein' it smacked in my face for the past coupla weeks. The old world's over. And they're tryin' to not get involved? Or wanna leave it to be ruined? The hell am I even seein'?

I ... we need to get this sorted out. And so does everyone else who gives a shit about not just letting this blow up... ngh.

claudiometer

Okay, if there's a big climb-the-mountain fest going on, I have a very important question, before we split the party and possibly end up scattered across a country again.

How many folks can do remote portals, and can someone explain the trick to me? Last thing we need's another Bando where there's only two people who can do the thing and we need to regroup in a hurry.

vrepit_no

All right, Travellers, we have a goal and a way to get to it. There is a portal in a park near the pogemon HQ that leads to a similar landscape to the one we're aiming for. I'm clearing the area and we can use it as a launch point. What do people know about this Nevermore character? Weaknesses, layout of the castle, guard numbers and types - any information is good information guys.

And let me know who's coming to the portal and whether or not you've signed up with the Guardia. There's some good material and supplies there if you need them and it will allow you to move about freely.

chalicejoker

Look, being back in the Bando...it's not good for Matthew or for me. Not after the last Jaunt. Matthew thinks he can open a portal to the Walkabout, and if any of the missing people aren't hiding around somewhere else here, they'll be there.

So we're leaving. I won't wreck anything, he won't get recognized...it's for the best. Don't worry about us.

[There's a very short pause, and then...]

Shit. Shit! That didn't...

thornsofmalkav

Okay. Uh. Wow. I did not expect to be Investigating as a mermaid. Selkie. Finvestigating. You know.

I also did not expect to get all kinds of shiny mermaid knowledge dumped in my head the moment I ended up in the water, but that seems to have happened anyway. So if anyone wants to know anything about that shit, please do ask me. The most important thing is that the Thalassian Mermaid Queen, the Dread Empress or whatever, is as scary as fuck and our cover story should probably be that we ran away from her empire because we didn’t want to become cannibal berserkers. Which are a thing. Oh my god.

Anyway, it looks like we’re in the world with the Labyrinthine Shoals? Like, that’s evidently where we are. We’re in the Shoals. And I guess we’re mermaids? Some of us? Can anyone chime in to tell me if there’s anyone around who’s not a mermaid.

Actually, maybe we should make this a general check-in with, like, name and species. I’ll go first: this is Thorne and it looks like I’m a California sea lion selkie.

thornsofmalkav

Hey, guys? I just came back from this weirdass other place. I'm pretty sure it was like that Tree Hotel that Minako went to back in Newport. I couldn't access the Network or anything. It looked like this:

[And Thorne will stream her memory of looking over the room:

The room is small, intimate. There is no sign of a way in or out. Ping-pong balls crunch underfoot, and empty giftboxes, meticulously wrapped and ribboned, are lined up against one wall, while a humming wall of server blades are racked on the opposite wall. A high-backed, gilt chair with red velvet cushions faces an ornate, full-length mirror, and beside the chair is a mug of steaming hot chocolate on a tiny side table, steaming invitingly from beneath a layer of fifteen half-melted marshmallows.

The stream ends.]

So yeah. That was a thing. Also, uh, I Interfaced with the servers there and they had this to say:

Active Liminal Layers: 4.0
Online Travelers: 84
Online Guests: 1
Offline Travelers: 485

So. Uh. I'm guessing that 'offline' Travelers are the ones in dungeons, but wow. That's a lot of us in dungeons.

( Private to Helena and Naoki )

chalicejoker

How the hell can you make it to adulthood without being able to cook anything? Or even caring what's in what you eat?

Someone else come teach this idiot about food before I deck him.

[Following this argument, Hajime can't take it anymore. Someone come prevent a fight, please.]

rustyhonesty

I'm not very familiar with Trump symbolism, so I was wondering about something. I ended up with a tattoo with arrows and hearts. I'm guessing that's Lovers, but the arrows just confused me a bit.

[He doesn't sound really annoyed. Granted, he's not very happy either, but he doesn't feel like making a big fuss over a sudden mystery tattoo.]

I mean, there was that woman who kept saying how she loved love and weddings... so that would make most sense, right?

[There is, however, something he's annoyed about.]

Also, tossing me right into a section of romance novels with the theme unrequited love is a low blow, whoever decides that.

leftbehindagain

Ladies, what would you say to a little science? All three of us are coming at it from somewhat different backgrounds, but if we put our heads together I bet we could still get somewhere useful with it.

I'd been considering testing the food anyway - mainly to shut Jules-san up, though that aspect's a moot point now. Matthew-san suggested testing it anyway, to try to figure out how lingering the effects are likely to be. And he has instructions for a test for that plague that we should probably take a crack at re-making.

At the very least, testing the food would need three sets of anything we decided to test, and it'll be less suspicious if three separate people do the shopping.

wickedestwitch

So. Two things, good news and a serious question.

Good news first; Drizzt is out of jail and safely with his father and I. Nobody got injured and it all went pretty well all said and done.

And the serious question:

[Wait for it.]

....does anybody know how to perform a wedding?

Next week. Ish. Or sooner?

summerorange

...I think I got it now...

[Don't mind that, fellow Investigators; she's just mentally steeling herself.]

Good morning, everyone. I think that, since we've had some time to get settled into this world, we should start checking up with each other to see what we've learned so far. Even if it's doesn't seem important now, it may be later.

Also...if anyone knows who among us might be their other selves, it might be best to share that with everyone. That way, we can avoid any potential confusion. After all, we don't want the wrong people learning about who we really are.

[Private]

Daiki? Are you...still you?

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seestheworld - [week 2, once most of the excitement has hopefully died down]
tobodlygo - Allergies are Not Fun [Forward Dated]
prince_of_pain - (Dated after Barry's dungeon and Jaunt)
seestheworld - [jaunt] popcorn.gif
seestheworld - [jaunt] [dated to about mid-week 1] Is there a Welsh mythologist in the house?
dino_zarf - Yoted
grimjeaper - [Walkabout] Do you like your spirits scrambled or fried?
neverfeltthatway - [video; psychic bridge ii to the walkabout]
fruitknife - [jaunt] Meanwhile, back in Liminal Space...
truerevelation - A return and a rant.
claudiometer - (no subject)
vrepit_no - Travelers Assemble! [Jaunt]
chalicejoker - Early in the Week 1.5 Mingle
thornsofmalkav - Check-in! (Check fin?)
thornsofmalkav - public + private
chalicejoker - Sorry for the Food Snob
rustyhonesty - First day of Liminal
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Entries tagged with minako arisato

[week 2, once most of the excitement has hopefully died down]

Allergies are Not Fun [Forward Dated]

(Dated after Barry's dungeon and Jaunt)

[jaunt] popcorn.gif

[jaunt] [dated to about mid-week 1] Is there a Welsh mythologist in the house?

Yoted

[Walkabout] Do you like your spirits scrambled or fried?

[video; psychic bridge ii to the walkabout]

[jaunt] Meanwhile, back in Liminal Space...

A return and a rant.

(no subject)

Travelers Assemble! [Jaunt]

Early in the Week 1.5 Mingle

Check-in! (Check fin?)

public + private

Sorry for the Food Snob

First day of Liminal

filtered to Helena and Minako, after Matthew's infodump

Open (early week 2)

Checking in... [Morning After Arrival]