@quentin.coldwater, text

[filloryfanatic]

Hi everyone. So with potential talk about traveling more, we might want to consider whether it will be worthwhile to create more gates with the places we go to. In order to do that we need relics. We do currently have enough (gates need four) to jump around, I know several of us have them, but it is possible that there are more in the ruins that people didn't pick up when we opened the first gates. It's sort of a 'the more the merrier' in case of emergency with them.

Info: the relics started out seeming normal and then a few days later glowing. They glow when a Displaced holds them, so we will eventually figure out which ones work. Any of us can hold them, it's not like they bind themselves to one of us. The relics were able to help during the monster attack by keeping the mind control/monster turning from happening. So they're helpful outside of the gates, but the gates are the main purpose.

Anyway, I was thinking of going on a quick expedition back to the four locations of the ruins and searching to see if there are more relics we can scoop up. If there are people here who want to come see them for the first time and see if a relic reacts to them, they're welcome to. I'm not sure if there's a one-relic one-person rule, I know that I picked up a bunch of relics and only one of them worked, so take that with a grain of salt. I was thinking maybe in a few days? So people can think about it and our newcomers to be a part of it if they want. We can start with Mt. Everest and then go over to New Oslo, New Cairo, and New Rio de Janeiro.

PS (I know I know shut up Q): Those of us who already have relics might want to make sure it is known to close friends that if they are sent back, their relic should be brought to Red Wings so they may be used by us in the future! I inherited my extra ones that way. I am also happy to show people how to use the gates themselves during this and how to close them. Okay I'm stopping now! Sound out in the comments.


Edited to add: I'm going to scout first to see if the yellow-eyed creatures are down there, because I don't want to put anyone at risk. I'll update if it seems questionable.

[ooc: relevant links! The journey to the four locations, the aftermath log, the ooc aftermath, and plot engagement comment!]

Comments

[warfares]

I've always wondered what it was about Earth that was such a draw.

( no offense. )

Did you know the other world's name?

[nonscriptum]

[ None taken, it's a spinning ball with an assortment of cultures and people, like anywhere else. ]

hadriel. there are a few of us here, actually. there are some similarities between here and hadriel, except hadriel was a dead world. the previous population had been wiped out and all the "new residents" were people picked up from their home worlds.

[warfares]

That was very nearly us at one point.
Were they all from Earth?

[nonscriptum]

no. similar to here, people were from all over. different worlds, different universes. different earths.

[warfares]

I imagine I should be relieved.

( and he is, in that "well, at least we're all in the same boat" sort of way that isn't really that helpful. )

Were you ever told why you were needed?

[nonscriptum]

oh yeah, they were pretty straightforward about that. human batteries. or power cells. sources. whatever you call them wherever you're from. i've heard different terms.

they fed off of our emotions to live.

[warfares]

Power cells.
So they were parasites.

( delightful. )

[nonscriptum]

of the worst variety, yeah. they didn't even bother pretending they were anything else.

and some of the kidnapped residents started to refer to them as gods.

[ Which should tell you his opinion on the relative equivalent here. ]