@marian.hawke

[championofsnark]

Hello you lot. I know people might still be pissed about what went down, so ignore if you don't want an update, however.

So Riverstone sent us medical reports but since I don't know what any of it means, if someone with modern/medical know-how wants to look and explain shite, I'll send it to you. These are the summaries I think I understood:

Our powers don't seem to be biological? So when we used them they didn't show any biological changes? I think? Don't know what that means.

I agreed to do a dream study to try and figure out why I keep showing up in your dreams, they said strangely our brains appear completely awake when we're doing it. No wonder I'm bloody tired.

Also can someone who's been around for a bit explain what the Mariana Trench was?

Added: I got weary of not letting other people take the buck on this one, they gave us the name James Henries and said if we told you lot they'd lose their advantage. Hopefully not, but there you go!

Comments

[variate]

If Riverstone wants us as an ally, I think we have more power than we're giving ourselves credit. Right now, maybe not, but there's potential.
Still, we shouldn't be the ones to link PM and Riverstone, not if we want to claim that potential.

[championofsnark]

Oh, I don't really have any interest in giving PM over to Riverstone if we find said person. We have questions for them separately.

[variate]

Yeah, I agree.
We need to find PM on our own, but now we have to make sure Riverstone doesn't get there first.

[championofsnark]

I think we should assume that Riverstone might consider we'll do that and be watching us. I would, honestly, in their position. But I don't know where we'd start looking. Dig into the histories written about him? See if people remember any more details about him after Zerzura?

[variate]

They know more about us than we think they do, but I don't think they're completely prepared to deal with us.
We all still have powers, too.
Someone has to have something that would come in handy.

[championofsnark]

It would be stupid to make trouble with a group of mages. That's why I wasn't concerned they were going to kidnap us. No one wants us pounding at their door.

People aren't quick to share their powers around here. If anyone has something psychic or mental, that might be helpful. Or good at using these computers, they could steal information through it? I say that having zero skills of my own.

[variate]

We don't need to fight like the people in this world want us to fight.
Most people asking about powers just wanted the list.
This time, we have an actual goal.

[championofsnark]

So what, ask around to see if people have specifically useful powers?

[variate]

Well, we could do an announcement once everything's together.
People are going to have to take a stand sometime.

[championofsnark]

I'm with you, but good luck convincing them of that. I've mostly stayed out of these conversations until now, but it felt like it would be wrong to keep this from people.

[variate]

We need every opportunity we can to move closer to not being used.

[championofsnark]

I would be nice to get to a point in time where we get to use someone else for once.

[variate]

I'll settle for taking back some control.

[championofsnark]

We can barely control our bodies and what they're capable of, let alone our situation here.

[variate]

We should probably get started on that one, first.
How about some dream training?

[championofsnark]

Do you know how to do that? Because I could use it. I'm not sure why I keep ending up in people's dreams but it's how I've met several others here now.

[variate]

No, but I've started.
You have to figure it out somehow.

I'm thinking of picking that training back up, and create group sessions.

[championofsnark]

I seem to be alright at knowing when I'm in a dream and I'm able to freeze my own. But coming and going, I don't.

That sounds brilliant and I will be your first sign up. It'll help too if we end up with more of those prophetic dreams.

[variate]

I'm not as interested in prophecy as I am what we can do if we can start changing things.
Thanks, Hawke.

[ that actually means a lot to him. ]

[championofsnark]

Also I heard people can use their powers or train their powers in their dreams. That'd be helpful if they can't use them out here safely.

[variate]

I think so too.
We've got something that no one else does.
We should use it.

[championofsnark]

I've always been a firm believer in perfecting every skill you can to stay alive.

The magic is making it a little harder to stick by that though.

[variate]

I believe in you.

[ nailed it. ]

[championofsnark]

That's very sweet but it's not recommended.

[variate]

Probably not.

[ but he stands by it. ]