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Cᴀssɪᴀɴ "ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏɪᴅ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴘᴀ" Aɴᴅᴏʀ ([personal profile] evasives) wrote in [community profile] meadowlark2021-01-28 10:22 pm

@cassian.andor

[ someone's been dwelling on the aerie but, like, not in a traumatic way. cracks proverbial knuckles. ]

I had a conversation with Johann Grey, shortly before the gods were freed in the Aerie. My impression is that he had little to do with the Aerie's creation as a universe, and the version of him we saw in there was a position placed upon him by the god that also put us there in the first place. It is something to consider when we examine the roles placed upon all of us, how much of that might be a god’s perspective. He suspected it was largely the work of at least two of them and all but confirmed Gold’s involvement - which given the glowing eyed nature of the kestrel powers, makes sense.

I have caught up and see that James Henries is responsible for the death of the Blue god, but Grey had a friend in the Gold one in the Aerie. He claimed Gold was responsible for the Aerie, as well as the fact that we seem to have woken him up in the first place.

It was the recent expedition in May to Antarctica that woke up the Gold god. It would further explain the surge of golden eyed monsters that followed that earthquake and how they sought us out as Displaced. Ball's followers believe the gods are asleep, that previous god-touched individuals were left with the responsibility of keeping the world safe. We see signs of this throughout the history of this planet, with the hieroglyphics in New Cairo and the murals in New Oslo (my understanding of this world's timeline dates the art of these two societies at thousands of years apart). We, the Displaced, are the first evidence of the god-touch the cultists have seen in a long while. I realize this is old news for some of us, but we are constantly welcoming new numbers, so bear with it.

For those who were not able to reach under the volary, six of the gods were in bird cages, looking like wisps of color. The Gold one freely fluttered around Grey much like a bird. Blue is dead and we have pieces of him in us, Gold is awake, which means there are still five of them out there, presumably still asleep. Johann Grey was searching for a god in Antarctica, and we know he wanted to use Spinetail to wake Blue up. We can theorize he may be looking for the rest.

I do not trust Grey. But I do not believe he is an active threat to us. We do not seem to be his targets in the grand scheme so much as occasional collateral. I hope we can understand the difference, as I am not saying he is not dangerous, but his motivations seem more chaotically selfish than outright evil. He is aware of who we are and used Cassius to predict our continuous arrival in the Marianas Trench, and we know he worked with Henries, as well as Riverstone on Project Spinetail. They were first introduced in 2273 by an ancestor of Meredith Ling, the current CEO. A UN backed facility in New Omsk was used in a cover up for the Spinetail earthquake’s epicenter, which suggests UN involvement as well, but given how tightly Riverstone works with the UN, this is not a surprise. What concerns me more is what Riverstone or the UN might want with a god.

And Grey may still have Judas. He is not a safe man, and tracking him down still presents danger, even if his goals lie elsewhere.
filloryfanatic: (what did u say)

@quentin.coldwater

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
If other people are looking for the gods, we really should be doing the same thing. Which, I mean, you know I'm already all over, but just stating it here anyways.
gossipkinesis: (skeptical ∘ the most face)

@margo.hanson

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you should stay away from any and all gods...
impede: (oh - that's right! because of this.)

@goro.akechi | i'm on hiatus but i had to

[personal profile] impede 2021-01-29 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
I think we should all be in agreement on this. Quentin shouldn't be trusted with such a task.
impede: (you fit that apron well joker.)

@goro.akechi

[personal profile] impede 2021-01-29 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Rather than make a separate post with my own commentary, I can largely concur with Cassian here. I do have a few points I'd like to make.

Johann believes that whoever's after the gods would do it with or without his input. Personally, I believe it's unlikely that they'd be successful without him.

Putting him down would save a lot of grief, even if he isn't our enemy.

If the gods are capable of controlling us like that, overwriting who we are, who's to say this piece of a god isn't doing the same every day? Do you want to be a puppet on someone's strings?

Rather than seek out the gods, we should find a way to diminish their influence, and put what's awakened back to sleep.
ofmyth: (it comes to you)

@thor.odinson

[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-01-29 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
i'll try not to take that personally
gossipkinesis: (Default)

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
oh jesus fucking christ. YOU. just... ignore everything i ever said or did to you in the aerie, please.
gossipkinesis: (annoyed ∘ pissed ∘ pressed)

bahahahha

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
you have no idea how right that is.
ofmyth: (There's no one to save me)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-01-29 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
aye, if you'll extend me the same courtesy
ofmyth: (to fight the horde)

@thor.odinson

[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-01-29 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
aye. if we found one in antarctica, then it may be that we'll find others in other parts of the world.

we ought to be more proactive in this
impede: (you'll be VERY pleased with me.)

[personal profile] impede 2021-01-29 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, lessons about Quentin fucking up with something controlling the fate of others? Do tell. I'm certain we could all do with a little story time.
filloryfanatic: (talking)

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
You know very well that there were extenuating circumstances!
selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (Five years.)

@loki.odinson

[personal profile] selfimage 2021-01-29 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
And yet you've already seemed to have forgotten gold god, us possibly waking the fellow up and the golden eyed monsters connection mentioned above.
Do not be reckless with this.
Edited 2021-01-29 04:21 (UTC)
gossipkinesis: (smile ∘ skeptical ∘ amused ∘ sure)

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
it's a deal then. i'll buy you a drink.
filloryfanatic: (oh god what now)

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
I definitely have not forgotten that, but can you really say you'd prefer us wait for THEM to find them? Besides we had no idea how big we could fuck up before, we know now, we can be more careful.
filloryfanatic: (annoyed at u)

Private

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
DO NOT GIVE MY BULLY MORE AMMUNITION AGAINST ME, FFS.
realists: (ro » prison)

@jyn.erso

[personal profile] realists 2021-01-29 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
For the record, we didn't actually DO anything in Antarctica to wake anything up, we were just there.
gossipkinesis: (smile ∘ cute ∘ flirty ∘ pleased)

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
i'm just saying, let's not tempt fate, coldwater.
selfimage: — ᴍᴄᴋᴇʟᴠɪᴇ — (The laughing gnome.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2021-01-29 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
You've slipped before. Don't think I haven't forgotten taking a mop to that mess.
Besides, finding something before someone else finds it isn't the only way of keeping them from it.
Edited 2021-01-29 04:25 (UTC)
filloryfanatic: (i'm curious)

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
The best thing people can do when they fuck up is acknowledge it and try to be better, which I've been doing since. Can you say you've done the same every time you've made a bad choice in your life?
selfimage: — ᴍᴄᴋᴇʟᴠɪᴇ — (Teenage wildlife.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2021-01-29 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Don't ignore that last part, or you'll convince me you just want to find the gods for the sake of finding them.
filloryfanatic: (listening to you)

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I just felt like approaching the elephant in the room right off the bat was the way to go.

I'm open to that as a safer alternative, what did you have in mind?
gossipkinesis: (Default)

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
i don't story time. that shit is for me to know and roast quentin about, i earned the right.

[ only SHE gets to bully quentin, she's earned it. ]
filloryfanatic: (thinking)

[personal profile] filloryfanatic 2021-01-29 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'd much rather you be the team leader on this, so o captain my captain.
impede: (my little black book.)

@goro.akechi

[personal profile] impede 2021-01-29 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Given that his suggestion doesn't involve preventative action, I believe we both know that that's exactly what this is.
gossipkinesis: (skeptical ∘ cheeky ∘ really?)

Private

[personal profile] gossipkinesis 2021-01-29 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
you have a bully?

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