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hexarchate_rpgSasha 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.]
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.]
Re: A Second Interview - paging Sulen in particular
Date: 2020-02-08 06:49 pm (UTC)Re: A Second Interview - paging Sulen in particular
Date: 2020-02-09 01:53 am (UTC)They will not try to reassure him. Doubtless all of them are bound for terrible fates eventually.
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-09 02:10 am (UTC)"Remi, what are your questions for us?" She speaks with certainty that he will have them.
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-09 02:38 am (UTC)Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-09 03:15 am (UTC)"My goal is to free all of the moths, though I don't know when that will be possible. Given the stickiness of timelines, we might have to move late, as late as Reshad's timeline even, in order to effect permanent change. The moths do not need to like us; I doubt they will like the heptarchate, or hexarchate, any better. But my first priority must be survival. We know that Kujen--as he names himself--is interested in us. I do not wish to confront him directly, but I would like to have defenses against him."
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-09 03:37 am (UTC)Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-09 11:40 pm (UTC)It is at Sasha’s saying that they do not need the moths to like them that her head finally turns a little before stopping. A glance to Sasha, bouncing then to Reshad. Back to Remi, as he awaits a response to his own question.
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-10 04:42 am (UTC)She has little enough to offer, in truth, but she does find a conversational gap and attempt to fill it.
"Confront him? It'd be foolhardy without more information."
"Are we done here? I want to get some more of the liquor before it's all gone."
Considering Sasha's focus on toasting, there's a nonzero chance of that sparking an intra-team explosion. It's the last thing any of them need. She glances at Sasha, catches Xiulan's eye - oh, and won't her read of this be interesting - back to Remi. "No doubt she's well enough supplied for this and more," she says, a rueful tone there to imply that Reshad herself will be helping to test the depth of that supply.
"There's nothing else urgent. I do apologize for interrupting you." She bows to Remi, and steps to the door.
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-10 12:56 pm (UTC)"Don't sleep too late," she tells Remi. "We have two moths to free tomorrow." She stands, but does not move toward the door; she ought, perhaps, to catch Ione.
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-11 12:14 am (UTC)And then: “If you have the data for it, it’d be interesting to analyze potential associations between Crow, Vulture, and Quill.” With a sudden flash of humour, she adds, “Maybe they got their names out of the same hat draw.”
More seriously, they certainly sound like code names and a thematic link is not something to ignore. Just in case.
[If Sasha is going over to talk to Ione, Xiulan won’t hold her up, she just wanted to get these two bits out there.]
Re: A Second Interview
Date: 2020-02-11 01:29 pm (UTC)[GM comment: birbs, birbs, everywhere]
Date: 2020-02-13 02:36 am (UTC)Re: [GM comment: birbs, birbs, everywhere]
Date: 2020-02-19 04:59 am (UTC)For this, I'm fine either way:D Part of Xiulan's character is analyzing for potential patterns, but that doesn't mean either she (or I) expect that to always pan out to something material. Off the top of my head, I could easily see (a) Quill having a feather connotation just being a coincidence with Crow and Vulture, (b) Quill having had something to do with recruiting them and them taking 'inspired' handles because of it, (c) Coincidence by way of someone else randomly doling out handles from a list, (d) numerous other things I am too tired to think of. Whatever makes for the most fun.]