hexarchate_rpg | Chapter 3.2: Old and new friends, old and new enemies

Sasha has distributed flutes of sparkling water and small glasses filled with a clear liquor. She finds a clear place to stand near the edge of the party--Jedao and Alaric are to her left, the cluster of people around the mothlings falls at about 3π/8--and signals the grid to adjust the light so that she is highlighted and the other partygoers are very slightly in shadow. She asks the grid for a ringing sound and waits for people to quiet. Her voice slightly amplified by the grid, she says, "Welcome, everyone. We have a unique combination of expertise, on the Cantata. I'm glad that you are here." (It's a formal situation, so she uses the plural 'you'.) "While we are gathered, let us toast to the success of the rebellion."

Sasha waits for an answering murmur, then raises her own glass and knocks it back. The liquor tastes like snow and homesickness; but these are her people now. A slight gesture of her left hand makes illumination linger on Jedao for a moment, before the room lights return to normal.

Sasha sees Remi trying to explain that shot glasses are not for mothlings, and grins in genuine amusement.

[We have some really fascinating conversations running in the previous move. I don't want to cut them off, but please put new threads here!

Also, an out-of-character public service announcement: Remi is a youthful, apparently non-sociopathic version of Kujen, plucked from an earlier timeline. He has not yet interacted with Jedao.]

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Remi's expression is worried. "Do you want me with or without the mothlings? I understand they can be distracting. If someone would volunteer to look after them..." He looks at Seyli, Dar, and Shess in appeal.

"Certainly," Dar says. She is wondering whether she can find something more suitable for them to eat than party food, though. If they really eat energy, this stuff must be pretty sparse for them.

Why aren't they nibbling on the lighting?

And for that matter, where is everyone going?

Remi smiles at Dar. "Thank you. Er--if for some reason this goes long, they can be safely handled and placed elsewhere for safekeeping." He whistles three notes, and the mothlings drift toward him; he whistles again, a different fragment of melody. "That first three-note melody--it usually encourages them to come, although sometimes they're a little quixotic."

The mothlings return to the shrimp puffs. Maybe shrimp-energy is tastier?

"So I'm gonna get them some different foods to try," says Dar. And then, seemingly as an afterthought as she turns to go back into the kitchen, "Hey, do you guys know where everyone else is gone off to?"

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Chapter 3.2: Old and new friends, old and new enemies

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[started a new thread at link to answer question]