1 ♐ Voice ♐ A brief check up

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[Wow, Darkleer is actually communicating with the network on a whole for once instead of being a miserable hermit. Must be a special occasion. Does anyone know his wiggling day?]

Now then. Have we all cleansed ourselves of the mess and done whatever strange death rituals foreign species feel the need to do?

[Okay, maybe it is just Darkleer being a coldhearted dick. Eh.]

I believe we should focus on the more important matter here. I have seen discussions scattered throughout the network, but it would be best to have all our thoughts and speculations focused in one place on both the destruction of those so-called faeries and on the recent appearance of that Carol individual.

For those of you who are oblivious and prone to missing the obvious, things are changing in this place. It would be best to be prepared.

[Don't be fooled, he's not doing this to be nice. He's doing what any troll knows to do: looking out for himself and the few he cares about. If that means even faintly working with others, well, he'll learn to deal.]

[Also, that's all the network is getting from him. Click goes the camera!]

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[Darkleer hesitates before sending this one out, although his voice is just as stoic and stern as ever.]

Since your children in particular seem to be taking this badly, perhaps it would benefit you to know that those things which followed us were nothing more than mere robots. The technology may have been organic in nature, but it was still nothing truly living. No pain, no loss of life.

That's all.

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[zelda_hylia]

It was nice to have them communicate with us for once, wasn't it? But it seemed like they sent someone fairly low-ranking. There is almost certainly trouble with the administration, here.

Voice forever, sorry, Zelda

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The fact that they sent someone of low rank could mean quite a few things. For all we know, perhaps they mean to use her as a scapegoat in case things go wrong.

No, video is for winners. Are you a loser?

[zelda_hylia]

We certainly can't discount that as a possibility. She seemed... weary, though. Overworked.

[Zelda folds her arms, looking thoughtful.]

Not to mention the fact that she was looking for someone. Wasn't that priestess important, before? Losing track of her can't be a good thing.

...yep. 8T

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I'm afraid I've only heard of her in passing. However, a High Priestess does imply a certain level of authority. I've head her and this Alpha individual as being the most known natives.

It would be fortunate if we could find which individuals have been here longer, to see what they can tell us of them. Perhaps that would help shed some light on our current inquiries.

Oh. Well this is awkward, then.

[zelda_hylia]

[She nods.]

I think this would also be a good time to get the defense force and those that were investigating this place back together. I shall leave both parties a message directing them towards your post. You are right, having the information scattered is problematic.

Video; Threadjack! sorry guys, but Zelos wants in on the scooby dooings

[chosen_gigolo]

I want in on this. I'm sick of not knowing what's going on.

By the way, there might be two powers that be here; a second one trying to counteract the first. It's not unheard of.

oh whoops HELLO THERE still voice forever

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[...Wasn't that the guy who was flirting?]

[...Darkleer won't ask.]

That could very likely be a possibility. Perhaps that is the reason for the Priestess' disappearance. We can't know for certain but something to look into.

Has anyone spoken with this Doctor Alpha yet?

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda looks back at Zelos. Gurl, why you all up on Zelda's couch cushion? She scoots over, but lets him talk on the SFC with her if he really wants to.]

Just sssssh and don't make eye contact

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Thank you.

I was a soldier back on my homeworld. To see everyone scattered in such a way was somewhat frustrating.

Hi~! Responding to everything here in video just to keep it going smoothly

[chosen_gigolo]

[Zelos starts speaking again as Zelda opens her mouth to continue]

Doctor Alpha? I haven't really had much of a chance to study up on the entire situation yet, but wasn't that the guy with the elevator who vanished? You think the same thing happened to priestess?

She's gonna hit you, Zelos. They're in the same room in case you're confused, btw

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda levels a glare at Zelos, compiling a list of people she's going to spam mail to. She stays quiet and lets Zelos talk for now.]

oh no I got it! I just keep replying to the wrong thread, sob, sorry

[aim_exorable]

For now, we only have theories. Maybe so, maybe not.

It would be useful to know if there were foreigners close to either figure, to see if they could tell us more.

Well, it is confusing. Darkleer -> Zelda -> Zelos?

[zelda_hylia]

Doctor Muraki worked in the clinic with Alpha.

[Now she's stealing Zelos' SFC so she can send a spammy message to all the people she thinks she needs to get ahold of.]

That works for me!

[chosen_gigolo]

Hey! That's mine! [huff] Fine I'll just use yours then.

Well that's a start. We could also check out the church. That's where the priestess chick would be hiding out if she's still around, I would think.

Great!

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[He's just going to ignore those shenanigans.]

No, that would be too obvious even for hiding in plain sight. Besides, from what I understand, the church is no more.

[zelda_hylia]

The ruins of the church were explored; I also sent a message to the one who took a look at it. Whoever runs this place has great control over time. They pull people from different points and return them at exactly the same time as when they left. If the high priestess has those powers as well, she may not even be in this time anymore.

[chosen_gigolo]

Oh well that's just wonderful! They never make it easy, do they.

[He folds his arms, grumbling]

That does lend credence to the theory about there being at least two groups though. If they don't know where or when she is, clearly they didn't send her there. Or.. then. Whatever.

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This is reminding me of something...

[Darkleer trails off for a moment before he speaks again.]

When the island was first discovered, another individual discovered some documents which suggested the presence of the scientists. Mentioned in them was how the locals are not foreigners but also not knowing participants in the experiments.

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda frowns.]

I see. Do you still have access to a copy of those documents?

[She leans forward onto her own SFC again, pulling up the documents that Motochika had shown her, the ones that were taken from the church. She sends a copy to Darkleer and leaves it up for Zelos to read.]

These are the ones from the church.

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[Zelos' face contorts into a deep scowl as he continues to read, silent until he's gotten to the last sentence.]

So we're batteries for this Sors thing? Looks like we're caught in the middle of some war.

[He flips back and forth across the pages again]

Nearest I can figure from this is whatever country we're in...Fasest I think? Is trying to stay neutral but some other place.. uhh...

[Click click]

Herzog sent them some kind of threat.

[Another pause while he reviews it again]

Looks like they monitor the network too. Is there any indication on how old this document is? Or if we can find more of it?

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Consider it sent.

[And away they go! He sends two copies, for both Zelos and Zelda.]

This was found more recently. If you wish to discuss more, I would recommend Karkat Vantas. He is the individual who found it.

It's my bedtime </3 Zelda wants to do some thinking anyway

[zelda_hylia]

Thank you, sir. I'm going to read these over and collect my thoughts for now.

[She takes her own SFC, giving Zelos' back to him.]

I have directed the people I thought of to this post. I will be sure to take a look at it again later to see what everyone has come up with.

nightie! we'll keep on keepin' on.

[chosen_gigolo]

[Zelos nods distractedly to Zelda as she goes off, opening the new documents and reading them right there as Darkleer waits. It didn't seem possible, but his scowl deepens even further.]

Figures. Doesn't look like the coral's any more of a God than we are. It might have a consciousness though. There's a tree on my world that does. But otherwise, it's like I thought. They're doing the curses on purpose and recording the outcomes, whatever that is. Maybe they cause us to put out some kind of energy? That seems to be what they're after.


[He sighs and mutters under his breath]

Maybe this place isn't all that different from home. Man people'll throw their faith at anything, won't they.

[He blinks and looks dour as a thought occurs]

You don't think they're literally harvesting whatever energy it is we give off because of the curses for their war, do you? That could have been what the fairies were for, then the opposition killed 'em.

or in my case, we'll fall asleep in front of our keyboards while trying to tag 8T

[aim_exorable]

If there's a way to communicate with it, then I can think of a few individuals who would be familiar with such things. If there are any you know, perhaps we can gather them together and discuss it.

[Darkleer thinks over that suggestion about the war and the faeries' roles in that before he shakes his head.]

If her words can be trusted, than Carol said that they were observation devices. While it's possible that they were there to harvest energy, I highly doubt it. I believe that would be the honor of the coral itself.

lol I was wondering

[chosen_gigolo]

No one I'd care to drag into this in case it goes south.

[There is no way in hell he's going to involved Colette if there's even the slightest chance of retribution from their proverbial jailers. He rubs his face and lets out a frustrated whine, flopping his head back over the top of the couch.]

This is all such bullshit! We don't have enough information.