[We have a library!!!! Rita's already got a mountain of science textbooks and research papers gathered in her arms. Perhaps too many, as the tower of stacked-up books and papers wobbles precariously, and a heavy book on the top slides off... right as she's passing by Temenos.
If he's smooth, maybe he can catch it. If not, rip to this dude she hasn't even talked to before.]
[ girl you are so valid? rita has scholar written all over her.
disaster strikes near where temenos is also camped out with a large number of books, sitting at a table. and truthfully, he is not the most physical of a person, but his reflexes are decent! (🎲 sisi 🕯👁 temenos mistral rolled: 18 🎲) which is a miracle which means that when the book falls, almost reflexively, he reaches out to catch it with both hands.
it is, however, much heavier than he's expecting, and he makes a less than dignified - ] Oof. [ noise and manages not to completely drop it on his hands but does wobble with it before he brings it back up to the surface of the table. ] Ah. Careful.
his books are a variety of topics! history, science, modern technology, mythology, even a bible? and the one he has open in front of him looks like some kind of astronomy text. ]
Oh, a variety of things. [ he pats his star book though. ] At the moment, I'm trying to get a better understanding of the world around us. No better place to do it than a library - it looks like you're much on the same page?
[Some time after the trial, Rita's just standing out in the street, arms folded and staring at the police station, where the holding cells are.
Unfortunately, whatever her power is, it is not laser vision, and no amount of staring in furious silence seems to be doing any damage to the building.]
That would make sense. [ mmm. he's regarding it too, hand on his chin. ] It'd have to be broken into the old fashioned way, I suppose. It would be an excellent time to know a thief.
[That's the reply he gets once Rita has her phone back, and sure enough, it's not long before Rita shows up at the library. There's a brief, longing look at the books -- she's gone like two whole days with nothing to read! -- but she'll go on and approach Temenos.]
[ lucky for rita, there are lots of books on this table! temenos is all camped out like he was the last time: he's even got a book open in front of him when rita approaches.
he gives her a smile, and gestures to a chair. ]
Yes, I did - come, take a seat. It shouldn't take too long.
To keep it simple: I think that you and I have something in common. A few things, but one above all else - I think you and I are both the sorts who seek out knowledge and understanding in order to seek truth.
[ he folds his hands, setting them on the book in front of him. ]
You're very observant, and I was impressed with your intelligence and skills, Saturday. The situation that we have found ourselves in is perilous indeed, and larger dangers lie ahead. After what happened with Mika - particularly, in the wake of what happened with Mika - it is imperative that we uncover the truth behind every discrepancy and cruelty in this city, and the sooner the better.
I'd like to share information - perhaps work together in discovering the root cause and tear it out. What do you think?
All right. I don't mind sharing information as I come across it. And... [a pause. there's a look on her face like she's considering saying something kind of sentimental, but no, that would be embarrassing, so.] Yeah. I want to get to the bottom of all of this too.
[ girl relatable as hell. ill just put all my feelings right here and then one day i'll die. temenos won't draw any attention to it for her when she trails off, just moving on with grace. ]
I'm glad to hear it - and I look forward to working with you. [ pleased!!! sometimes you just look at someone and you recognize you're both nerds. temenos flashes her a brief smile. ] Perhaps we can exchange other knowledge in the process.
[ but, onwards ] Have you had any luck in talking to the leaders? They seem as out of the loop as we are.
Yeah... from the sounds of it, whoever ordered that execution wasn't the mayor, and no one can identify who actually called for it. The leaders are clueless, the mayor's useless, and everyone just keeps going along with this crap.
I haven't talked to all of the leaders yet, so I can't really say whether they're all suspicious or not, or whether we should even lump them all together when making a judgment... but for Ox's part, if they're putting on an act, they're pretty damn convincing.
It's much harder to maintain a consistent story across eight people, and it is certainly something we'll have to vet carefully, but...after discussing with a few of them, I'm inclined to agree.
[ so yeah, they're on the same page there, too. he frowns a little, putting his chin in his hand - as an aside: ] If you've not spent much time with Amethyst Snake, you ought to. I think you'll find them quite refreshing.
[ anyway. ] They mentioned to me that they wondered if perhaps in the future, there could be another group like ours - the genesis of whatever this program is started with the initial twelve, and then more than doubled to the size of ours now, but only did so after four of the heroes were killed.
The moon incident is curious, to me. I can't imagine it unrelated.
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Date: 2023-09-19 01:32 am (UTC)If he's smooth, maybe he can catch it. If not, rip to this dude she hasn't even talked to before.]
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Date: 2023-09-19 05:17 pm (UTC)disaster strikes near where temenos is also camped out with a large number of books, sitting at a table. and truthfully, he is not the most physical of a person, but his reflexes are decent! (🎲 sisi 🕯👁 temenos mistral rolled: 18 🎲) which is a miracle which means that when the book falls, almost reflexively, he reaches out to catch it with both hands.
it is, however, much heavier than he's expecting, and he makes a less than dignified - ] Oof. [ noise and manages not to completely drop it on his hands but does wobble with it before he brings it back up to the surface of the table. ] Ah. Careful.
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Date: 2023-09-19 06:27 pm (UTC)Oh. I didn't see you there.
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Date: 2023-09-19 06:32 pm (UTC)That's quite alright. [ holding up his prize of not dying. a science book. ] I believe you might be missing something?
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Date: 2023-09-19 06:40 pm (UTC)[She sets her tower of books down on the table he's seated at so she can take that book from him.
And while she's doing it, she might as well snoop and look at what he's reading.]
What've you got?
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Date: 2023-09-20 02:48 pm (UTC)his books are a variety of topics! history, science, modern technology, mythology, even a bible? and the one he has open in front of him looks like some kind of astronomy text. ]
Oh, a variety of things. [ he pats his star book though. ] At the moment, I'm trying to get a better understanding of the world around us. No better place to do it than a library - it looks like you're much on the same page?
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Date: 2023-09-20 06:35 pm (UTC)The technology around here is pretty interesting, I have to admit. It's nothing like what we have where I'm from.
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Date: 2023-09-21 02:01 pm (UTC)[ he looks genuinely interested, propping his chin in his hand. ] What's yours like?
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Date: 2023-09-22 02:27 pm (UTC)[she brings her fingertips to trace the red jewel on her neck... then lowers her hand.]
Or we did, anyway. I'm in the process of developing something new that we can use instead.
Week 0, Saturday
Date: 2023-09-24 01:35 am (UTC)Unfortunately, whatever her power is, it is not laser vision, and no amount of staring in furious silence seems to be doing any damage to the building.]
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Date: 2023-09-24 03:23 am (UTC)I wonder how easy it is to perform a jailbreak.
[ joking
or is he ]
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Date: 2023-09-24 03:25 am (UTC)I've only done it once, but y'know. It wasn't hard.
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Date: 2023-09-24 03:28 am (UTC)[ heh. ] I'm sure Rocket would be thrilled. What a way to remember someone.
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Date: 2023-09-24 05:58 am (UTC)[studying the place...]
Apparently, they've got some way of nullifying our powers in there.
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Date: 2023-09-24 02:25 pm (UTC)That would make sense. [ mmm. he's regarding it too, hand on his chin. ] It'd have to be broken into the old fashioned way, I suppose. It would be an excellent time to know a thief.
[ wheres throne when you need her ]
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Date: 2023-09-25 04:40 am (UTC)w1, monday!
Date: 2023-09-25 08:45 pm (UTC)Come meet me at the library later today, if you've the time.
- Temenos
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Date: 2023-09-25 11:35 pm (UTC)[That's the reply he gets once Rita has her phone back, and sure enough, it's not long before Rita shows up at the library. There's a brief, longing look at the books -- she's gone like two whole days with nothing to read! -- but she'll go on and approach Temenos.]
You wanted to talk?
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Date: 2023-09-26 12:41 am (UTC)he gives her a smile, and gestures to a chair. ]
Yes, I did - come, take a seat. It shouldn't take too long.
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Date: 2023-09-26 01:07 am (UTC)[she doesn't return the smile, but she'll go on over and take a seat.]
What's on your mind?
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Date: 2023-09-26 01:16 am (UTC)[ he folds his hands, setting them on the book in front of him. ]
You're very observant, and I was impressed with your intelligence and skills, Saturday. The situation that we have found ourselves in is perilous indeed, and larger dangers lie ahead. After what happened with Mika - particularly, in the wake of what happened with Mika - it is imperative that we uncover the truth behind every discrepancy and cruelty in this city, and the sooner the better.
I'd like to share information - perhaps work together in discovering the root cause and tear it out. What do you think?
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Date: 2023-09-26 01:50 am (UTC)... Sounds like you're serious about this.
All right. I don't mind sharing information as I come across it. And... [a pause. there's a look on her face like she's considering saying something kind of sentimental, but no, that would be embarrassing, so.] Yeah. I want to get to the bottom of all of this too.
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Date: 2023-09-26 02:07 am (UTC)I'm glad to hear it - and I look forward to working with you. [ pleased!!! sometimes you just look at someone and you recognize you're both nerds. temenos flashes her a brief smile. ] Perhaps we can exchange other knowledge in the process.
[ but, onwards ] Have you had any luck in talking to the leaders? They seem as out of the loop as we are.
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Date: 2023-09-26 02:34 am (UTC)I haven't talked to all of the leaders yet, so I can't really say whether they're all suspicious or not, or whether we should even lump them all together when making a judgment... but for Ox's part, if they're putting on an act, they're pretty damn convincing.
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Date: 2023-09-26 03:53 pm (UTC)[ so yeah, they're on the same page there, too. he frowns a little, putting his chin in his hand - as an aside: ] If you've not spent much time with Amethyst Snake, you ought to. I think you'll find them quite refreshing.
[ anyway. ] They mentioned to me that they wondered if perhaps in the future, there could be another group like ours - the genesis of whatever this program is started with the initial twelve, and then more than doubled to the size of ours now, but only did so after four of the heroes were killed.
The moon incident is curious, to me. I can't imagine it unrelated.