Week Three Meeting

[latinumsbetter]

[Welcome back to the Eatery. Perhaps the mood is more somber than it was during the last meeting in here, but once again there is food and (non-alcoholic) punch to go around. Quark, Wendy and Vanity occupy the head of the table, but there’s plenty of other seats for both those that helped set up and those that didn’t. Looks like it’s time to put your heads together again and hopefully sort some things out.

Once everyone’s seated and in attendance, Quark pushes to his feet.]

Alright, we’re all pretty tired after yesterday so I’m not going to draw this out. Let’s just get started. [and he motions at Vanity, before sitting back down]


((BIG OOC NAVIGATION))

|| MOTIVE (MURDER PREVENTION IDEAS) | INVEST RESULTS & INFO | ESCAPE ROUTE & WHEN TO USE IT | WORKING ON GOD POWERS (COMBAT TRAINING) | EMERGENCY SUPPLIES | GEN CHATTER ||

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WE GOT MOTIVE

[sweetsynergy]

Okay, so. Typhon canning sucks, and he’s moved on from stick to carrot.

[Vanity folds her arms tightly, leaning back against the counter.]

I’m not gonna fucking pretend this might not be tempting to some people, but let’s try to remember that if he could do that kind of shit there’s about zero percent chance he wouldn’t have undone his own defeat.

[Her foot taps a little, and she chews her lip for a moment.]

Also “reverse one event” is vague as hell, that could mean just about anything. Anyone else got something?

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT MURDER FIRES

[sweetsynergy]

Following up on that, as has been pointed out, anyone here-

[She shoots Quark a look, just for a second. ]

Could decide to kill someone, or have an accident, or- hell, one of the fucking bats could get really pissy and determined. Shit can happen, is the point.

[Her gaze scans around the room.]

If anyone has ideas on helping prevent that, now’s the time to speak up.

[pariunt]

I assume it's vague intentionally. Nothing is off the proverbial table, to sweeten the deal.

He most certainly can't do that, for reasons you just pointed out.

INVESTIGATION RESULTS & NEW INFO

[sweetsynergy]

We’ve been here close to a month now. Anyone find anything new we should know about?

[She folds her arms.]

Not just stuff about the places we all talked about poking at last meeting, anything that might be useful.

ESCAPE ROUTE & WHEN TO USE IT

[phototraces]

[Wendy has been relatively quiet as the other two speak. Then she brings out a sketched map of the areas they’ve seen. She brought some pencils to help others make marks on the map. She clears her throat, tapping it with a single finger.]

At some point we might need to run. If we have supplies, weapons, and have trained our abilities maybe we’ll be safe. Maybe not. That’s something I don’t know—and that’s scary, right? The unknown. That’s why we should have some plans in place before that happens. We need to find a way out of the barrier, first, so any ideas of how to do that or other methods of escape will be useful.

[She glances around at the people gathered then runs a hand through her hair.]

Of course that also means we should talk about our breaking point. What will be the point where we decide running is better than staying?

[liedol]

[ Looking over all this with what can only be called skeptical eyes... ]

... Well, where would we even run to? All you can see out there is the ocean.

[eeeonetwothree]

WHAT IF WE WERE TO CONSTRUCT A PORTAL BACK TO ONE OF OUR HOME UNIVERSES?

IT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE MATTER.

WORKING ON GOD POWERS

[latinumsbetter]

[Quark leans his hands on the table] So, about these god powers that we got. As far as I can tell, we’ve all been working on them separately, which means that not everyone has actually been able to grow theirs. For example, mine seem to rely on having someone to talk to. So we should have a time, I’m thinking the afternoon, maybe, when we actually work on those together. No point having them if we can’t figure out how to use ‘em.

COMBAT TRAINING

[sweetsynergy]

God powers are fine-

[Says the girl who can so far pass for a tape recorder.]

-but we should have more options available for the next time Typhon gets bored and just sends something to fuck us up. We know that’s a “when” now, not an if.

[Guy seems pretty impatient for a supposed immortal.]

A lot of us can fight already, but having everyone combat ready would be better. I’m proposing that those of us who can already fight- Saotome and Omega, NOT A FUCKING WORD- partner up with one or two people who can’t and get everyone up to speed on some basics.

[taintedfayth]

Ah... here is where I must admit that I have yet to discover just what mine is. Given my title, I presume it is something that will be able to aid all of us, but...

[raisethemoon]

I believe what qualifies as my "god power" may be my dreamwalking. It feels...differently than it usually does. But as far as that goes, I'm quite happy to take up guarding everyone from nightmares here.

[ She's already been doing some of that, in fact, but she's never spoken to the entire group at once about it. ]

[murchada]

I can make it rain, I guess. Or shoot lightning.

...Mostly by accident. I can't control it that well.

[rockymountaindie]

[ With...significantly more hesitation than the whole premonition thing: ]

I... I think mine are...more complicated than I first thought.

At first it seemed like just...healing? B-but, it could...hurt Typhon's weird zombie monsters. And then-

I kinda...discovered the other day... I can sort of...uh...bring things to life?

[latinumsbetter]

So my force field seems to rely on talking to and giving advice or something to whomever's in there with me. Also, if I leave it, even sticking my hand outside makes it flicker. I want to get in more practice with it, so I can keep it up longer.

[catsgothistongue]

[Anyway, back on the topic of god powers]

You all saw it with the cyclops, but mine lets me control wind. How strong it is, use it to cut and slice, basic uses like that.

[pariunt]

I can manipulate shadows to protect myself. It's possible I could extend it to others, though I've never tried that.

You'd have to be quite close to me to extend it, I believe.

[liedol]

Oh, um...

[ For a second, Ai looks like she isn't quite sure what she's going to say but then she just sort of. pops a smile and says in a surprisingly matter of fact voice. ]

I actually dunno if I even have any powers. Sorry.

[fillets]

I apologize, but mine isn't particularly interesting! It's more an expansion of an ability I already had—detecting the energy of yoma.

[yourheroine]

Agreed! Aoi's needs somebody else to be nearby.

My battery power transfers to whoever Aoi grabs onto during the action.

[markofnobility]

Mine seems to be aligned with my perception! It has largely worked in battle, but I was able to call on it for a short time while investigating the Eatery before... the trial.

As was mentioned during said trial one of the things it seems able to do is help me process information. Such as how hard a hit it look to dent the table. But I have yet to push it further.

[stringup]

I think what I can do is enchant items, though I haven't tested its limit thouroughly.

[sweetsynergy]

I can mimic people. Woo.

[The grumpiest, most unenthusiastic jazz hands.]

Be useful if we ever need to check someone's exact words and I was there to hear it, I guess.

[brokenhabit]

Mine is um... the plant powers. But I'm not really sure how to really grow them, they sort of just... happen so far?

[ As if on cue a vine suddenly sprouts from the ground and grows up to her shoulder. ]

Oh-- speaking of. Why, hello there.

[ The vine waves a little. Hi mom. ]

EMERGENCY SUPPLIES

[phototraces]

[Wendy taps the side of the map, which has words written on it like ‘water, food, light, bandages’.] About that escape plan. We’ll need supplies for it and any other emergency. Non-perishable food. Water. Medical supplies. Maybe things to make a shelter. Fire making materials so we can make a fire in the wilderness. That kind of thing. This stash will also double as our emergency supplies; who knows what’s going to happen, who might die or vanish, after. I know the basics but that’s it… if we can get volunteers to start collecting things, that would help.

[catsgothistongue]

[Raising his hand as soon as volunteers were called.]

I can help with gatherin' that stuff.

[That's basically 50% of his childhood]

GENERAL CHATTER

[latinumsbetter]

[If there’s anything else your character wants to talk about, feel free to do it here!]

[eeeonetwothree]

[ Omega stands up. ]

I WOULD LIKE A WORD.

[ Omega pauses for a moment, before continuing. He eyes everyone in attendance, before continuing. ]

I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE FOR MY INITIAL BEHAVIOR DURING MY INITIAL TIME HERE. BOTH FOR ATTACKING EVERYONE AND FOR CARRYING QUARK AND CEREJEIRA INTO DANGER. THE FACT THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME A CHANCE DESPITE ALL THAT, AND HAVE CHOSEN TO SOCIALIZE WITH ME DESPITE ALL THAT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ME. AND TO THOSE I HAVE WRONGED AND FRIGHTENED, AND CHOSEN TO GIVE ME NEW CHANCES, THAT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ME AS WELL.

I WAS MADE TO FIGHT, AND I KNOW LITTLE BEYOND AGGRESSION. ATHENA HAS GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO BE MORE THAN THAT. TO BE...A PROTECTOR. I HAVE NOT HAD MANY WHO HAVE BELIEVED IN ME BEFORE. I WANT TO MAKE HER PROUD. I WANT VERY DEARLY TO BELIEVE THAT SHE TRULY WANTS FOR ME TO REALIZE MY POTENTIAL.

FOR ANY OF YOU WHO STILL DON'T BELIEVE I AM TO BE TRUSTED...I ONLY HOPE I CAN STILL YET PROVE MYSELF TO YOU.

[ He bows with his whole body. ]

THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.

[ And he sits back down. ]