@kira.solo and @xuanyo.mo

[forcevisions]

[Bad username or site: kira @ solo]:
Hello, everyone. There are a lot of new faces around the safe house so I'm going to try to make sure to catch you up as best I can. Insomniac Ball, a city organizer and apparent leader of the religious group that have painted shrines to us throughout the city since we fought those creatures, gave us the locations to something he called “gates.” ([Bad username or site: Loki @ Odinson] and I posted more about this group HERE if you want more information.) Ball claims the gates will prove something about the blue light in our chests, tell us why his people have been worshipping us.

Whether that's true or not, it seems safe to say that discovering what's there will give us more information on what was done to us, how it works, and maybe even how it's limiting the powers some of us used to have access to.

That's why Wei and I have been working on a way to get to them, and we want everyone together on it. The two most promising locations are Mt. Everest and New Oslo.

[Bad username or site: xuanyo @ mo]
Hi, I'm "Wei"! That's me, surprise! My countrymen and I spent our time in New Beijing looking into how to get to and from Mt. Everest without setting off alarms, and we think we're at least able to offer you all some idea of what the trek to the gate will look like.

I don't suggest that anybody who isn't extremely physically fit undertake the journey to Mt. Everest - a lot of people have died in the past on that climb in the past. That doesn't mean we don't need your help. Those going to Mt. Everest will travel under the disguise of eco-tourists creating art, music and more on social media to bring attention to the new, green wonders of the world and the need to preserve and maintain them. If you have connections that will support our disguise or get us a good boat that won't sink, we'd be happy for them.

Yes, I said boat! Travel after arrival to New Beijing will be along the rivers by boat, so this is an extended trip - make sure your jobs are flexible if you want to come. The boat is the cheapest option for this trip in particular. Knowing that, we could really use people good at fundraising and awareness-raising for the other two trips we'll need to go on. Even if you're not interested in making the physical journey, your help and ideas would be appreciated.

[Bad username or site: kira @ solo]
Right, because we’d like to do this again with the other gates once we know what’s waiting at these.

Those who aren’t able to make the trek up Everest can go to the New Oslo location under a different banner. The city is easily accessible by train. For Everest, it sounds like we’ll need food, camping and climbing supplies, and maybe even oxygen tanks in addition to the train tickets. It’ll be a long hike.

I’d like us to get moving in the next couple of weeks. If you can help, or if you want to make the trip with us, we should start making arrangements now.

[ ooc; This IC invitation ties in with the January plot! Further event information is in the calendar, including when to expect an OOC info post. As stated, Rey and Wei Wuxian do not have more information currently about New Oslo, so feel free to have your characters search more about that up on the questions part of the OOC post. ]

Comments

[forcevisions]

Oh?

[selfimage]

What, curious about my romantic affiliations?

[forcevisions]

More curious the more private you act about them.

[selfimage]

A sense of mystery about who's getting boning who is always healthy.

[forcevisions]

I wish you hadn't made me search what that means.
Why "boning"
???
It doesn't even make sense

[strove]

Ah, do you want an anatomy lesson?

[forcevisions]

I understand the anatomy.
It's not a bone.

[ GOD CLARKE. HAN SOLO CAN SEE THIS. DON'T MAKE HER STRAY CLOSE TO THAT. ]

[strove]

[Clarke cannot believe she's giving Rey a lesson in ... this ... before her own daughter.]

It's figurative.

[forcevisions]

It's just so arbitrary!
All Earth slang is.

[ It's hard to keep up with and she KEEPS GOOGLING THINGS SHE WISHES SHE DIDN'T. Which says a lot because there are people who've seen Rey's search history (thanks, EMP). At least she stops herself short of pointing out it's extra dumb because there's not always a """bone""" involved. She found her filter.

But really she's bemoaning that it all references different things from a different angle than anyone in her galaxy would. It's been a year!! She should be caught up!! Why doesn't she speak the language seamlessly in every situation!! ]

[selfimage]

Don't blame me for your inappropriate internet explorations!
"Bone" and "boner" are the verb and noun respectively.

Though one can be boned without a boner, depending on the context.
There's also "pulled a boner," which is- well- not at all related. Several levels of "bone," you see.

[forcevisions]

Is it weird if I say this has been more helpful than most of my trigonometry lessons?

[selfimage]

Well, it does have practical application.

[forcevisions]

Does it?
It's not like knowing the Earth slang is a prerequisite for doing it.

@kate.bishop

[fledges]

No one says "pulled a boner", Loki.

[selfimage]

They certainly do in context, Miss Bishop. Here it is in a sentence: "that boner pulled a boner."

[fledges]

I have no idea what that means. Unless you're talking about your sex life.
Correction: No one under the age of 70 says "pulled a boner".

[strove]

He's not subtle and neither is Jason, formerly known as Matches.

[forcevisions]

Thanks :)

[ She feels more clueless for not having paid significant enough attention before now, but that's Rey for you. Off in her own world. ]

I like him.

[ Source: one interaction she had with Matches. One. Ever. She's easy to please. ]

[strove]

He doesn't like me.

[He won't like her more after this, but the tone in the text is "oh well."]

[forcevisions]

There's always someone.
Glad you're handling it well.

[strove]

Some things can't be changed.

[Besides, Clarke has never been in the business of being liked by everybody.]

[selfimage]

Boo. Mystery solved.

[strove]

Stop acting like it was a mystery at all.

[selfimage]

She didn't know.

[ apparently that makes it a mystery ]

[strove]

Yes, the timing was such that she probably missed the big, explosive memo.

[AKA she and Clarke were on the outs so Rey probably avoided that post, in all fairness.]