First week down - Session 33 [Prep] [RP]

“Yes, Michael, you did.”

author: *** Dave H.
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*** Dave H. said:

She purses her lips in thought. Then, “You didn’t mention how ‘the end’ came? What could destroy such a thing without destroying the power or the host?”

Leo is quiet for a moment. “I said I wouldn’t beat myself up,” he says, mostly to himself. “Fine.”

“I asked Concord to move a Keynome - a cosmic object of great power- away from the area where it was buried, which was our school. It was the Vyortovians’ objective. I figured, if we got it outta the area, they’d move to follow it, so we could lead them away from the populated area. The process of moving it somehow was too much for Concord to handle. Sol made it happen, at the cost of himself. So… I… I’m not sure. Answering that requires understanding how Concord’s powers work. And even he doesn’t, not fully. Don’t lose yourself down that rabbit hole. Just trust Adam.”

author: Bill G.
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Alycia stares at him for a long moment. “I’m – conversant with what a Keynome is. Jason and I – there was one over in the ‘Sepiaverse’ that was the heart of numerous shenanigans. Tapping it seemed insane. Moving one, in a rush, under fire --” She shakes her head, gives a slight smirk. “A ballsy tactic. But, then, you’re the person who went toe-to-toe with the Dread Queen. Ballsy doesn’t begin to describe it.”

One finger twirls her hair, absently. “Adam as an individual seems trustworthy. Wielding that much power without fully understanding it – that’s hard to ‘trust.’ Just something to be aware of. Thank you for clearing that up.” Another beat, then. “And my condolences for your loss.”

author: *** Dave H.
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“Wasn’t my loss. I’m grateful for the sentiment, but Adam is the one you want to say that to. I’d appreciate it if you did. If you can’t or won’t, your choice.”

author: Bill G.
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Alycia bristles for a beat, then nods. “I sat in on your brief wake. Mourning implies loss, though clearly Adam’s the one hurt worst.” She smiles. “Regardless. Thanks for the update. It will help me avoid saying something untoward.”

author: *** Dave H.
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Leo smiles. “Well, there’s two other things. First, if you are ‘conversant’ with what a Keynome is, you’re probably a bit ahead of Adam. Tell him what you know, what you guess, even if it’s not much. I know that’d be a big help to him, in a few ways. He’s really alone right now, and I kinda fucked it up and made it worse for awhile.”

“The second is… a guess. If Parker or Waters got shot or something in the field, they’d send another agent for us, yeah? What’s the Concordance going to do now that there’s no more Sol? Do they know? Do they care? I got nothing concrete on that now. But keep that in mind too.”

author: Bill G.
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Alycia nods. “I can talk to him about it, but ‘conversant’ in this case means ‘it’s a massive energy source that has some sort of control over reality and the Vyortovians have a hard-on over them.’ But I do mean to chat with him, regardless.” A raised eyebrow. “I promise to offer him my condolences as well.”

To his second “other thing,” Alycia is quiet for a moment, though keeping the smile on her face. At last she says, “Well. Perhaps that will give us a reason to actually do something. Maybe M-- Auntie Parker will let me come out to play. Unless your Congress decides we shouldn’t get involved in that, either.”

author: *** Dave H.
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“What, Consumer Science isn’t doing it for ya?”

“Well I’m gonna talk to the Vyortovians anyway. Any interested teammates can come along, when it happens. Peace is too important. Fuck congress.”

author: Bill G.
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“If I’d wanted to be bored out of my skull, I know of a number of desert islands with crates of e-rats to tempt my palate.”

Alycia cocks her head. “Leo, Leo, I can only call you ballsy so many times before you start thinking I’m obsessed on the subject.” She chuckles. “Sticking a thumb in the eye of US Government does give me a warm and tingly feeling, though, you know, fuck the Vyortovians, too.” She paces around him, eyes flickering around. “Of course, keeping the politicians and their owners from stopping us beforehand, or striking us down afterward – sitting in a cell is a lot less fun than you might think – and then the other big issue is the Vyortovians themselves, what they want, what we can possibly accomplish, even if they’re working in good faith --”

She holds up a hand. “Right. Too early. But I do want to talk with you about it. This needs planning – something this team sadly lacks.” A broad smile. “But it sounds like it could – just maybe – be fun.” The smile flickers away. “And for a good cause or two.”

author: *** Dave H.
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Leo holds up his hands. “I know they attacked people, did a lot of bad shit. I was there for it, as you observed. My friend’s dad is in the hospital because of those motherfuckers. But you know what? When someone who did a lot of bad shit wants to talk about peace, when they were the aggressors in some cases, when there’s even one slim chance that enemies can stop fighting and start talking, Miss Chan, I’m gonna take that chance, every time.”

His serious face melts into a smile. “And - when it pays off - it’s a wonderful feeling. So yeah. We’ll talk about it at some point.”

author: Bill G.
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Alycia smirks. “Touché. I suspect before this is all over, I am going to get very tired of being reminded of being judgmental whilst in the middle of my own redemption arc.” She eyes him. “You provide the romantic optimism, and I’ll --” And, at last, the finger gun. “-- provide the suspicious cynicism. They won’t know what hit them.”

author: *** Dave H.
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That sounds like a fine conclusion to the topics of their discussion. As usual, Leo’s door is open in the future if she has other questions. Hopefully the other couple of scene seeds planted here will bear fruit sooner or later (e.g. Alycia-Adam).

author: Bill G.
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[Yup. Alycia has the intel she needs to approach Adam now – Mike, we can do that in-game or on the forum – so I plan on that happening. And it tees up stuff related to the Vyortovia thing (and gave me a chance to think about A’s attitude toward it). Very good – thanks!]

author: *** Dave H.
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*** Dave H. said:

[Yup. Alycia has the intel she needs to approach Adam now – Mike, we can do that in-game or on the forum – so I plan on that happening. And it tees up stuff related to the Vyortovia thing (and gave me a chance to think about A’s attitude toward it). Very good – thanks!]

I’m up for either in-game or on the forums, though I will have it known my hands are a bit full at the moment so expect my forum presence through the weekend to be next to nil.

author: Mike
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Hmmm. Then maybe we’ll fit it in in-game, or out-game next week, since my Friday is going to be a bit crazy (and weekend ditto). I’m not sure it will be a long conversation, but I don’t want to rush it.

author: *** Dave H.
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Either in game or post session 34… though I imagine some combat banter may be in keeping with the tone of that session’s promised events.

author: Mike
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author: Bill G.
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All the Arialeo shippers squee …

author: *** Dave H.
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Mike said:

Either in game or post session 34… though I imagine some combat banter may be in keeping with the tone of that session’s promised events.

I’ll be curious to see how Alycia handles combat banter. It’s not something that fits with her experience to date.

author: *** Dave H.
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*** Dave H. said:

All the Arialeo shippers squee …

That ship is afloat and doing fine. But Leo will also tell Summer he’d like her to be there, and that he wants to dance with her, if she’s willing. We’ll find out what she says, once there’s time. He’s still giving her space, but is taking Aria’s advice: “don’t push us away when we want you to pull us in”.

author: Bill G.
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