[PLAYER PLOT | HUB SCANNING SYSTEM INSTALLATION]

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Who: Any coven members interested in installing the hub scanning system OR exploring the (???) on the map!
Where: From the mansion to the peak of the hub's tallest mountain.
When: Day 128
Open/Closed: OTA!

[ Come one, come all, it's time to head to the top of the Hub mountain! Whether your character has been involved in the preparations up till now or not, anyone near the mansion on this clear morning can join the expedition that's going out. The mission: to boldly install some monitoring equipment up on top of a mountain, and see what's there while you're in the area. Time for departures and last-minute tinkering! ]

((ooc note: If you'd like to backdate any participation, please feel free to comment to the post linked above -- if not, jump in from here!))

Comments

[rootandbranch]

[Geir likes seeing the grin and the sly tease; Jay's a trickster, in his own way. it's a nostalgic feeling.]

It sounds like she'll answer sooner or later, if she gets more energy. Or at least, that's what she's implying.

[rebells]

Implication isn't any more than just that. [A pause.] Although it is interesting. I suppose she intends us to think she will.

[He glances around to make sure no one is nearby.] I might call another meeting soon, depending on what she says. We'll have more to talk about, at least.

[rootandbranch]

Yeah, exactly.

[Geir tilts his head a bit at the secrecy. he's not trumpeting their mild conspiracy around either, but the whole thing does strike him as a little amusing.]

Sure. There are a lot of new people who might want to come, and we can plan what we're going to do when we get to the new world. Sounds good to me.

Have you met anyone to watch out for--?

[rebells]

A couple people have come to me asking pointed questions. "What do you know about Qri? How long have you been here? How many worlds have you visited?" Things like that. I might invite them; they seem suspicious enough, at least.

What about you? Have you met anyone you think might be a good candidate?

[rootandbranch]

I would ask Alphonse if his brother wants to come! And Madoka has a friend-- her name is Homura. She doesn't seem to like how things were going, either.

I wish there was a way to just ask everyone...

[rebells]

Ah, I talked to Homura. She seemed sensible--inclined towards asking questions, as well.

[He smiles a little; he doesn't mind the secrecy, personally, but he can understand Geir's point of view.]

I think we should keep the meetings quiet for now, but it is troublesome. I can't meet everyone who might fit in there.

[rootandbranch]

That's true. There are still people I haven't met yet, and it's been a while now.

[that reminds Geir of something-- his eyes narrow, and he worries at the ground with his front talons a little bit. there are people he hasn't met, but also people he hasn't seen in some time...]

Oh, right. I meant to ask. Have you been-- keeping track of who's here? With your papers and lists.

[rebells]

[Ah. His expression clouds.]

I haven't, not formally. Perhaps I should start.

Were you thinking about anyone in particular?

[rootandbranch]

[Geir glances away, shuffling his wings uncomfortably.]

Julius and Souda. Souda wasn't around much, but I haven't seen Julius in a while... and when I tried to call him through his signet, it hurt.

[rebells]

[Well, that's not a good sign. He frowns, looking into the distance.]

I haven't seen either of them, either. Julius in particular . . . he signed up for the co-op, but hasn't shown up recently.

[rootandbranch]

...wait a minute, let me...

[Geir's eyes narrow as he tries to reach Souda through his signet. he's not entirely sure he made the connection correctly, as he didn't know Souda nearly as well as Julius, but his wince as he meets the same sensation of pain is detectable.]

--who's someone you know is gone, Jay?

[rebells]

[He frowns--there have been a lot of people who have come and gone from the coven over the past couple of months.]

Did you know--ah, never mind, I'll do it myself.

[The first person he thinks of is Dave Strider, so he tries that, closing his eyes, trying to reach for a familiar presence . . . he lets out a soft hiss as the pain hits him, pressing his fingers over where his shirt covers his signet.]

It seems like more or less the same thing.

[rootandbranch]

. . . then, I guess we know how to check.

[Geir hangs his head and hisses a sigh out between his teeth; somehow, the idea that people he met and liked a great deal could be gone without him realizing makes the whole thing even more unsettling.]

[rebells]

I suppose we do. That will at least help for the future.

[But he frowns again, looking disquieted.]

I can't say I like this. She won't even answer any of our questions about where people go.

[rootandbranch]

Genette still might have some luck with her, but I'm not counting on it.

[Geir thinks about the situation a little more. he still doesn't feel a lot of loyalty for the coven per se, but he certainly likes a lot of people he's met in it...]

...I'll start checking in on people more often.

[rebells]

[He nods. He's been lucky in that no one he more than passingly likes has disappeared, but he's conscious that that could easily change.]

That seems like a good approach. I've been checking in on some people, but I'll cast my net a little wider as well.

[rootandbranch]

Hmmm. At least a couple of people mentioned that maybe we could try to track people with this...

[he motions with his chin towards where the scanning station is being set up.]

I don't know much about it, but it was a good idea. They wanted to find more ruins like these, too. What else is even up here...?

[rebells]

. . . I don't know. It looks like there were people camping up here, but I don't know what for. It's possible they were just explorers, like us. Or maybe they were mining those rocks.

There's still a lot of this island we haven't explored. To the north and east, especially.

[rootandbranch]

I've overflown them a bit, but not really explored much! Guess we'll just have to save that for the next time we're here.

[Geir stands to shake his wings out restlessly and paces a few steps, scooping up another pot to hold close to his eye and peer at. he should take it back for Vern, he thinks.]

The rocks smell like metal. Do we need more of it? No one's making weapons with Brie around...

[rebells]

[He thinks about that.]

I can't think of anything immediate we'd need it for, but metal is always useful. It's more durable than most of the other materials around here. We'd need a forge, however, and some way of shaping it into the form we want.

[rootandbranch]

It can go on your map.

[Geir picks up the pot, and a second pot, decisively. he pokes a bit around the campsite, tugging with interest at a roll of canvas. he's sticking close to Jay, so there's no indication that he's ending the conversation, but he's twitchy from the revelations about the signets, full of restless movement despite the long flight.]