{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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[soundsofdrums.livejournal.com]

You should be able to afford better pest control.

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the exterminators we hired

just made friends with the pests instead
very annoying

[flameandpassion]

[She is silent for a long moment.]

If I come to see you, to talk to you -- could I find out what the rest is?

[soundsofdrums.livejournal.com]

Now that's hardly what I'd call professional.

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...

[flameandpassion]

I used to be able to sense something from all of you -- and I can still sense something in that City. If anyone in this place can help you understand what happened, it's me. The worst that can happen is we're right back where we started, trying to figure out this place -- and the best is that I can try to figure out what happened so we can try to put you all back together.

[She narrows her eyes.]

It's just a talk. No weapons. No fights. No threats. Let me try to help you.

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we know
and so few contractors return our calls

[flameandpassion]

[Dammit. It was worth a shot.]

... fine. You said earlier that you hadn't heard that name in awhile -- is one of you Tiamat? Are you?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Then please do try to focus a bit here. [For Azar's sake. Raven doesn't have the patience for this. Although she's trying hard. But those Animus are just... They start saying something interesting and the next second they don't make sense anymore. It's like trying to talk to a small child whose attention span is less than two minutes in average.]

If there's something I need to know about this burn, then I'd appreciate to hear it.

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oh nothing important

...maybe

[flameandpassion]

[She's trying not to look excited with this, but it's hard not to stop the tiniest upward curve of her mouth.]

Hello.

Do you want me to call you Thalatte instead -- or are they two different people?

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

Whut, Animus, thats the wrong icon, yo <3 <3 <3

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

I can imagine.

How long have you guys been here and did you come here like all the rest of us or was it of your own free will?

...ahaha, it's bound to happen sometimes <33

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a long time

who would pick to be here
only losers

[flameandpassion]

[That makes sense, with what Castiel had said about the name when Rei had asked him.]

So you're part of the same group -- but you each must have different powers. One of you said you controlled fire -- you must have different names outside of Thalatte.

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

[Okay, so Hanna was actually slowly falling in love with Adstringendum. Thanks for that, dudes.]

Uh, yeah. only losers. Anyways, um, what is keeping you here, then?

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Right. [What can she say?]

By the way, any other gods or goddesses you have in your pantheon? I remember you told me if I was able to guess you would tell me if I said the right one. [And she's been doing some researches.] Mars? Ares? Inanna? Seth? Sekmet? Nun? Kali? Freya? Morrigan? [That's for chaos, war and destruction. The sword. "It's all it knows", the voice had said. The last ones are for magic and witches too. Because you never know.]

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a group
we have preferences, you know
the fire's very one _note
'all the elements in creation; the apocalypse of nature'

Apocalypse this, that, the other-
it's repetitive

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guess blindly and we won't answer

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we lost

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Well, I can help you there, what did you lose?

[flameandpassion]

... what do you control, then? What's your preference? Water, earth, air?

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