{Animus}

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[There's the usual static hum on everyone's PCD, as the screen goes black. After a moment, a low flute tone starts up, continuing as a background melody throughout. For anyone who hears it, it would sound vaguely familiar, from their home world- though played inexpertly, as if they couldn't entirely remember how it was supposed to go.]


too soon, too early

not quickly enough

calm down, take a breath we're still setting up
we'll take it apart
you always do

we can carry it ourselves
is it really necessary

^finally, that's better
wait what's going on

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we're on a journey to retrieve them

[flameandpassion]

It doesn't -- I'm just asking questions.

So is the one who controls fire the only one who controls an element? What do the rest of you control?

Whose idea was it to flood the city?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Huh.

And...where did you last see yourselves?

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. [She ponders this a second before she says a name.] Anunnaki. [Not really a god in particular but the Sumerian name for the children of Tiamat.]

If you call them false, I suppose you are the one and only? Because if so, you shouldn't let your angels and archangels loose like that.

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

is almost accurate

though not descriptive

it was hers; she was sad it didn't work
We all were.

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

if we remembered
we'd go back and retrieve ourselves ourself

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

[flameandpassion]

[Hers?]

It was a woman? One of you is a woman?

Can I talk to her?

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[flameandpassion]

[zxkjghasdgiks]

Sorry -- it's hard to tell sometimes when you all speak at once or argue with each other -- the PCDs aren't exactly great at sending the right messages from you all.

Is this you, then? The one who wanted the city to flood? Or was it someone else?

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

for now

the other-other her likes floods
the fire didn't like that, but it wasn't its turn
Not that we could read the skies either.

[flameandpassion]

The stars are different here from home -- you should know that. The sky isn't going to tell you anything you need to know.

How do you know the flood didn't work?

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

And of course it didn't work.
Didn't see the bodies we wanted.

[supermistfrog.livejournal.com]

...I want to see whatever I can, really. I just want to talk to you alone. I'm not scared of dying again- I'll just come back or get sent home.

[Or that's what he's telling himself.]

...

Sure.

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

we're never alone

and neither are you
better to get used to it

[supermistfrog.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm not, unfortunately. I meant I wanted just me to talk to all of you by myself.

...

What day is good for all of you to come over?

[A sleepover with the animus- yeah, he's pretty sure Master might just kill him.]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

there's a too many of us

it depends on when we can slip away

[flameandpassion]

[She grins a little, at the 'it's hard to argue with fire', before she focuses on the important part.]

What bodies did you want to see? Do they have names?

[supermistfrog.livejournal.com]

Just some things would be fine, please.

I'll watch out for you. I live at [X,Y], but you probably know that. Sometime in August would be nice if you're able to organize yourselfs.

...

Both of who?

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[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Well what did it look like?

So I can keep an eye out!

[flameandpassion]

[Good to know.]

Do you remember your own name?

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

we'll think about it

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[supermistfrog.livejournal.com]

That's oddly specific denial.

...

Are you planning to escape?