@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

@clarke.griffin

[strove]

I'm thinking we may need a separate place to discuss arrangements. Like many things, this form of communication has already ... gone places.

[requiemshark]

Name it. I'll be there.

You don't know me. But I have training, and experience providing security.

[ And, more than anything, he's motivated to get back home. ]

[strove]

I know you offered it at the bar.

Hi, I'm your other boss.

Did you work for some kind of guard?

[requiemshark]

Good to meet you.

[ They've spoken before, before the network IDs got passed around, but it'll be best not to mention that. Start fresh. ]

Sometimes. I was a mercenary back home. Soldier before that.

[strove]

Big change here, then.

We don't know what to expect, but I assume you've done recon, went ahead and scoped things out, prepared people for what to expect?

[requiemshark]

Yeah, I've done that. I can go into detail if you want, but I've got experience with advanced recon.

[strove]

It's not needed. I've fought wars and handled some of this, but not on the front lines. Having someone who can pick up where I'd otherwise have blindspots would do us some good.

[requiemshark]

[ That's an interesting way to phrase it. ]

For the sake of clarity, what sort of blindspots would you be expecting me to cover?

[strove]

How do I put this? Well, I'm a leader, not a general or someone on the ground. I make the decisions.

I know that leads to some failings in what I see as right.

Does that help?

[requiemshark]

[ That immediately puts him on edge. Someone who makes the decisions without seeing their impact on the ground. Even back in the day, when he was Ephemera for real, he'd disliked the command structure. Had a real problem with authority. Said so in all his write-ups. He's only met one leader in the goddamn universe who was worth their shit, and CT still died bad, and alone.

It's probably best they're not doing this in person. Sharkface knows he telegraphs. It'd be all over his face. ]

I can work with that. But I'm not going to be your yes-man. You good with that?

[strove]

I'm not asking you to be.

[It might change under duress. But Clarke knows this is as much of a challenge for her as it will be for everyone else. She likes to lead and feels right in the role, but—it is a burden, too. One she has often carried poorly.

Time to do better.]

So, no worries on that. We're good.

[requiemshark]

All right then.

[ That remains to be seen, but he's worked with people he's hated before. He can do it. Clarke is still an unknown factor, the latest in a very long list of them. He'll just have to deal with that. ]