The Pocket Plane
2 Zorromes, 334
Aaren
Questions I want to info gather:
- Where is Moko and can we help him? (Go down tunnel Diana made? Ask Slavina?)
- What is HomeTown situation and can we help them? (Ask Jerry.)
- Will gathering the Tsarbog peices help us with the Tsar Afon problem? (Ask Slavina??)
- Can we get into Tsar Afon's palace with a reasonable chance of getting out again to get Slavina's fam? (Ask Slavina??? Go look?)
- What about this Bee Goddess Veil thing. Do we need to fix that? (Ask Slavina.)
This will help us determine the urgency of our various tasks
Slavina
Megan, should I make a Mystery/wayfinding roll to get info on these?
Fate
You can. You may also take an average. You'll get information no matter what—the nature of the information and how much you get will depend on your dice roll.
Daina
Anything we can do to help?
Slavina
......I botched
Aaren
Caaaaan you reroll while we bufff you?
Fate
She can reroll if she spends 1L, but you can't buff.
Slavina
I mean..... I kinda wanna save this legend for if we're gonna die, but also I think it's really reasonable for Slavina to botch right now given her mental state
Daina
embrace teh dice my friend.
Aaren
See, I feel that Aaren wouldn't ask Slavina or indeed let her do anything like this until her mental state was significantly better.
Slavina
That's gonna be a few days then.
Aaren
That's fine.
We can get the info on other things while we wait.
And Aaren can find out if she can go ask Vir.
Slavina
Megan, can I get info from my botch roll and then try again in a few days? Does that work?
Fate
Yes, but now I'm confused about the timeline.
Didn't we agree that a few days was too far to skip?
And also, why would Slavina try again? Wouldn't she be convinced that the information she got was the truth? And if everyone else was relying on her to gather this information, wouldn't they trust her judgement on it?
Aaren
I think Aaren wouldn't even let her try until she was doing better.
If Loral thinks it makes sense for her to botch because of her mental state, then..... Well then I'm stuck in a bad loop.
Also, I agree a few days is too long to skip, because we have other ways of getting info that don't require relying on Slavina using powers that exasterbate her problems.
Slavina
What I'm thinking is, most of these things are things Slavina would spontaneously investigate without Aaren telling her too. She does, she gets bad information, she relates this info to Aaren who is like "dude I'm not sure I trust your judgement right now," and when she comes down a little Slavina does some self-reflection and is like "yeah that made NO sense." And tries again.
Fate
Okay. That seems reasonable to me, but I'm having trouble tracking today. Does that work for you, Elena?
Aaren
Yes, that works for me.
Can Aaren make doors though?
Becuase the last tiem we went somewhere else we got stuck there for a year and Aaren really wants more info, and she really doesn't want Slavina to do anything.
Am I worring to much about this?
Should I stop?
Fate
What method would she use for it?
Aaren
She'd investigate the tunnel that Diana made, and extrapolate from there.
Fate
Which is to say... walking down the tunnel? Listening to the song of the tunnel and the door?
Aaren
Both.
Listening first.
Fate
Okay. The song of the tunnel sounds like... well, not much different from the rest of the place. It faintly echoes of Daina's song, intertwined with Mokosits's and Tsar Afon's, but all muted and at a very comfortable distance.
Going down the tunnel eventually leads upward, for a long time or a short time, and eventually leads to a peephole. (The passageway extends further upward beyond that.) Through it can be seen a landscape which appears to be some kind of strange, twisted reflection of Domochlovek. It's roamed by all manner of odd, otherworldly beasts consisted of what appears to be metal—very much akin to the doom doggies, although differently shaped and clearly with different functions. Some locomote along the ground, some fly by unknown means. At the center of the twisted city is a twisted palace, another dark reflection of the Tsarbog's palace.
Aaren can't hear the song of the place through the peephole.
Aaren
Cool! Awesome peephole, Daina!
Can Aaren extrapolate to make her own peep-hole or maybe a letter slot that goes to the Hunter's Lodge? Should I roll? (She did hear Daina make this one.)
Fate
You should roll.
Aaren
Singing singing?
Fate
Sure!
Aaren
5
Fate
The moment Aaren sings of Hometown, and the Hunter's Lodge, the mist parts elsewhere, revealing a broader plane beyond Daina's dream/memory of a childhood room and another, similar passageway.
Throughout the singing, based on the response of the mist, Aaren will learn that it's less about creation and more about revealing what is already there.
(It does not, however, appear to feature any sort of mail slot, despite Aaren's efforts.)
I assume Aaren will want to look through the peephole?
Aaren
Yeah.
Fate
She will see the Hunter's Lodge, a glimpse caught through a stand of trees. Beyond it is the ridge overlooking Hometown.
Except Hometown seems a lot farther away than it ever did the times that Aaren's visited the Hunter's Lodge in the past.
From what she can see, there's some activity, some people moving about here and there, some with clear purpose, some without. And the lodge itself is much changed, with rough-hewn attachment rooms built out from it. The grounds around it are much broader, too.
However, there doesn't appear to be as big a population as Ash's last letter suggested. By far.
Aaren
Are there other places nearby that Aaren can discover peep-holes for?
Fate
Depends on what you mean by nearby. You mean near to Hometown? Or as in other peepholes which are nearby to the group?
Aaren
Nearby to Hometown.
Fate
No.
Slavina
Would Aaren have expressly told Slavina not to experiment with peep-holes?
Because if she didn't say not to, Slavina would DEFINITELY be getting in on this.
Aaren
They would have talked about things that would help Slavina return to her baseline and what kind of things would make her not-grounded-ness worse.
So I dont know because I don't know how this would affect slavina.
Slavina
I don't know that Slavina knows. Normally she'd say going between was probably not a good idea. But..... we're already between?
Aaren
Well, do you want me to roll to see if I think Aaren would be able tell and then tell you?
Slavina
..........sure!
Aaren
... Wanna set a difficulty for me?
Also, Megan, can Aaren roll to try and learn more
? I really want a mail slot.
Failing that, I think Aaren is at a dead end until Slavina recovers.
Thus justifying our delay before info gathering and IC planning.
Fate
She can roll to try and learn more, yes.
Slavina
Oh. Gosh. Uh. 7?
Aaren
Megan, does Perception and SkillSinging work?
Loral, Okay. I'm using my bodies knack for this.
Fate
Yes it does.
Slavina
Sounds good
Aaren
12 for Slavina.
7 for Megan.
Fate
Okay! Uh... I need some questions.
Aaren
- So, the stuff is like, already here and we just find it?
2, Why? How? WHy is it conceeled? - Where else does it go?
- Can Aaren make stuff? Like whatever it is Nora's doing over there? I want a Tree-People Garden
- Can we make the peepholes into doors?
- Can we find doors?
- Is time passing normally?
- Can Aaren hear Mokosits in this space? WHo made it? How can it be closed?
Slavina
Slavina will not be doing peepholes because Aaren says no.
Slavina
While you're waiting on that, I have Slavina's first round of info:
1. Where is Moko and can we help him?
Mokosits is in all of us! We can help him by enacting his presence in the world. (She would have suggestions for various mokositsy things to do, like tell snide puns, howl, and live in aspen trees)
3. Will gathering the Tsarbog peices help us with the Tsar Afon problem? (Ask Slavina??)
No. In fact, our path will be blocked and knotted until we deal with Tsar Afon. Slavina has LOADS of idaes for dealing with Tsar Afon.
4. Can we get into Tsar Afon's palace with a reasonable chance of getting out again to get Slavina's fam?
Absolutely! We'll disguise ourselves as a chamber choir, and escape through the SEWERS! It will totally work because no one goes in the sewers!
5. What about this Bee Goddess Veil thing. Do we need to fix that? (Ask Slavina.)
Nah it's chill.
Daina
Daina likes the Mokosits answer.
Fate
- The peepholes and doors out are already here for you to find.
- Shrug?
3a. A forest upon a mountain. In the distance is another mountain, the very top of which stands some kind of building. At the foot of the mountain is a broad, sprawling city.
b. At the edge of a river, which curves out of sight. A number of barques and boats float upon this river, bearing people of all stripes but primarily people who are wearing Meten-di-netjer clothing.
c. Before an archway of two great, fallen stones, through which is a passage to a jungle.
d. A land surrounded by vast stretches of water on all sides.
e. The center of a town, with a statue standing in the square.
f. At the edge of a bog. You're pretty sure it's the one you just came from.
g. A farm just outside Bakersfield. - Aaren can make stuff! A tree-people garden is totally doable. Normally I'd make you roll, but if you're spending a few days on it, then rolls aren't necessary.
- You cannot.
- Yes. They're higher up from the peepholes. Just keep climbing up.
- Shrug?
- Aaren is maybe catching snippets of Mokosits's song here and there? It's... different. It's... Between. The rest of the answers elude Aaren.
Aaren
Thanks Megan!
Slavina
Awright Megan, we have decided that we'll hold of on the rest of info and planning for now and move to our wake-up scene..... right guys?
Daina
yes pls ]
Aaren
Yeah.
Aaren
Aaren eases into wakefulness, out of habit, as Kelly's dreams start to fade and he begins to stir. She sits up. They're curled near the fire, on the soft grass and leaf litter mix, covered in the blankets dragged from the cart. Aaren lets her voices rise back from where they mutter in her throat at night. She sings softly, the sleeping song, the mist song. Her own song, like a cat streaching their limbs in the morning, as if to rediscover how long they were.
It tastes like morning, just like it did when they fell asleep. The fire, well fed by Daina, is still glowing. Mist surrounds their patch of green.
In the distance, Aaren can hear Nora's song, resonating with the fog, shaping the world.
After a bit, Aaren decides she's not going to find all her holes before it's breakfast time. She gets up and moves to the fire, her noises jingling and clinking in the gentle, muted light.
Aaren stirs up the fire and puts on tea, and starts scrounging up food to hold everyone over until Daina cooks them something. (Day Fruit was excellent, but it got a little boring to have the same texture over and over after a while—and boring food wasn't restful.)
Slavina
Aaren is letting everyone wake up at their own pace now right?
Aaren
Yes. :)
Slavina
Slavina wakes not so much with the ease and grace of a stretching cat as the excited spring of a kitten to a moth. She pops out of the blankets and does a little mini-dance-walk to Aaren's music on her way to a clear space for her morning stretches.
Fate
Kelly wakes not long after. Then his song takes a turn from waking to wishing he weren't awake. He stays there, a moment, unmoving save his breath, trying to sink deeper into himself, possibly past himself, disappearing deep into the ground beneath his stomach.
But he cannot ward off the previous day's events for long, cannot ward off the feeling like there was too much to do. It spurs him to take a deep breath and rise, go off somewhere to relieve himself, and then move to the campfire to await breakfast, while his duties steadily collect into a feeling like a hard rock just beneath his ribs in the hollow of his torso.
Daina
Daina wakes with a bit of a snorty sound. She sits up and gives an all over shake that's equal part wolf and bird. She rolls out of the bed and to her feet gracefully before doing some morning stretches. Extending her senses to her group to just... make sure no ones doing horrible at the moment. "Top o the mornin'" she says just before a yawn claims her voice. She sighs as she bends in half and looks through her legs to under the bed. "Frankie, you there buddy?" She questions worriedly as she lets her arms hang down for a good stretchy feel. She'd spent half the night sleeping in flame and the rest on her childhood bed. She thinks she misses the real thing even more now.
Fate
Yes, Frankie responds. He sounds... normal? Maybe?
Aaren
Aaren hides her dissapointment as her rising wakes everyone else.
She sits down next to Kelly, just to be with him. She's been putting off the feelings of being torn between duties, but that's no longer possible with his feelings so loud.
Daina
She smiles a little and beckons "come be social you silly shadow" she teases gently. "Do you need anything?" She digs in one of her herb bags and holds out some tobacco in her hand and ignites it. Blowing the smoke towards where she thinks Frankie is.
Fate
Kelly, without really thinking about it, leans against Aaren, staring at his thoughts which appear to be somewhere amidst the flames.
From beneath the bed there's a long silence, and then, I do not understand what you want.
Aaren
Aaren wraps her arm around her little brother. With her free hand, she pours tea.
Slavina
Slavina hums a harmony to Aaren's song-of-the-moment as she moves (quickly, flamboyantly, almost aggressively) through her routine.
Daina
Daina sighs softly and ponders a moment. "I want you to be happy and well..." she murmurs with a slight knotting of her brows. "and I want to see your pretty face" she half smiles as the tobacco burns out and she blows the ashes off her hand. Her figure straightening. "I wanna make a way to Babushka with the smoking mouth. Frankie needs something and I know she'll understand him better than I can..... " She looks with some worry to her quiet companions and her concern is in her voice. "Anything I can do for you guys?" she questions as she shrugs back into Bogulya's coat.
Aaren
"Could you cook breakfast?" Aaren asks, "I really want something warm. Something not fruit."
Slavina
"Oh!" Slavina pipes up. She swirls around in a flurry of skirts to face Daina, face bright with excitement. "I can do that!"
Fate
I do not have a face, Frankie says, after a pause which... seems confused, maybe?
Daina
Daina blinks softly to Slavina "Ok well after breakfast we can give that a go ok... for now... want some special tea?" offering the thc cbd tea she'd had before. She heads towards the cart. "Oh Frankie..." she sighs with some amusement and a little worry. For breakfast she finds some flower sugar etc etc and some regular fruits are grown on the cart as she mixes a dough for dumplings. She'd make sweet ones and she questions. "Do we have sugar?"
Aaren
"Slavina, please come sit down. I need to talk to you about your health." Aaren sings. She choses to sing the fire, the food, the world around them. Things that hide her tone.
Slavina
Mel, my impression is Daina can make basically any food she wants so probably we have suger?
Daina
sounds likely but I'm not sure tbh
Slavina
"But I haven't finished my morning rituals yet."
Aaren
"Excuse me." Aaren sings. "I assumed you were done because you were talking to Daina." She looks to Daina. "We have beet sugar in the jars in the cart. We also have some smoked pheasant and potatoes."
Daina
Daina hums softly and nods as she also stuffs some with the meat and potatoes taking that as a request. can I roll for cooking? I wanna see if they're delicious!
Aaren
Aaren sings her thanks to Daina, as her sister correctly interprets her less-then-clear request.
Slavina
Slavina doesn't exactly respond, but she acknowletges Aaren before bouncing off to finish her stuff. She's lost her place a little but is undeterred: she just hops back in somewhere along the path and starts...... washing!
Daina
Daina hums softly to herself, a song that she'd learned from Bogulya. Eventually the words coming back to her enough that she can sing them as she steadily works to make her pack a good meal to nourish souls and lift spirits. She hopes.
Fate
I mean, you can roll if you want. But you may also learn from Loral's example and avoid the botch possibility by taking an average, which probably means that they'll be appropriately delicious.
Daina
yeah no roll XD
Aaren
Aaren rests her head on her brother's, her (green and silver) hair spilling all over his shoulders and back. "How are you doing this morning?" to the tune of her Listening song. She asks it quietly.
Fate
There's a long moment of thoughtful silence. And then Kelly says, "Tired." His voice is a mere murmur, deepened by a throat that's still waking up. He sags slightly, as if the word itself had weight—or perhaps as if with the word went some of his strength. "There's... so much." He eyes Daina and Slavina for a little while. "What are we even supposed to do about any of it?"
Aaren
Aaren doesn't have an answer for that.
But she knows she's supposed to. That's her job.
She shakes her head, her songs transitioning to Thought. Eventually, she sings, "Well, first, we're going to eat. And probably we're going to need to rest today. Then we'll get some more information about where we are and what's going on with mom."
Fate
Kelly settles a little. Somehow that doesn't sound so hard. And he wants that last one, badly. But it doesn't take long for doubts to return. "What about the god?"
Daina
Daina, still singing starts to plate all the dumplings, one of meat and veg and one of fruit with sugar dusting. They're crispy a little on the outside just a touch and the centers are cooked but still soft and warm. She sets the plates down nearer to the others and rises to look for Slavina and her routine. She makes a gentle enquiring chirrup sound.
Aaren
"That smells amazing, Daina. Thank you." Aaren sings. She picks up a meat and potato one and sings it cool while she thinks of an answer to Kelly.
"The way I hear it," Aaren eventually answers him, "We're going to give the god the widest birth we can until we learn how we can help. But, Kelly, he's a god. I think the gods are going to have to deal with him."
Slavina
Slavina's clothed and washed now, and absolutely festooned with flowers. She's doing....... something? She's making little piles of things. Anyways she doesn't mind being chirrupped at and she dances her way over to the breakfast circle and swipes a steaming sweet-bun off the plate.
Daina
Daina gives a little flourishing bow and a quiet tune of 'you're welcome' Smiling as Slavina arrives with her floral splendor. Daina takes a couple of each, the meat going down first and then the sweets. "I'll deal with him with a foot up his arse" Daina grumble growls as her shoulders hunch a little.
Slavina
"Mm Daina this is so good!" Slavina hums between bites.
Daina
Daina perks up slightly and smiles a little singing her thank you song with a few notes of pride in the mix.
Slavina
She stuffs the rest of her dumpling in her mouth all at once and wipes her fingers off on the grass. As soon as her mouth is free Slavina says, "So we're going to Domochlovek now, right? How long 'til we're packed?"
Fate
He settles further. That made a lot of sense. And it's vastly comforting. He'd been so enveloped by the god, all his senses filled so much, that he'd forgotten there was more to the cosmos than that.
(And, for a moment, he feels infinitesimally small. But this too is a comfort. It makes all that depends on him feel small too.)
Finally, he sings assent. Then he reaches over and grabs whatever dumplings are nearest him and crams a couple in his mouth... which proves to be a mistake, as they're hot. He attempts to vent by blowing the steam out the corner of his mouth.
Aaren
Aaren steals the steam from Kelly's mouth automatically, making it difuse faster into the air around them.
Aaren was going to wait, but it's clear that Slavina is done and forgot. "We need to talk about your health first, Slavina. Then we can talk about Domochlovek."
Slavina
Slavina is far too well-raised to sigh and roll her eyeballs at Aaren. But she's totally thinking eyeball-rolly thoughts. "But I feel great."
Aaren
"Yes. I noticed." Aaren sings, her tone still hidden by her songs. "Do you remember when we were in Bakersfield and you started feeling really good? You said you thought you had over done it, and you were stuck half-between?"
Slavina
She giggles a little. "Well good thing that's not a concern—we're all the way between now!"
Aaren
"Unfortunetly, it doesn't seem to matter. You're having the same symptoms. Do you understand?" Aaren slows way down, waiting to see if Slavina will track if there is only one idea in the air at a time.
Slavina
"Okay."
Aaren
"I think if you keep exposing yourself to things that make you more excited, you'll get more and more this way. I think that's a problem because of the way you behave when you feel this way."
Slavina
Slavina stands up as Aren is talking and starts collecting plates and utensils. "What, so I should only do things that are boring and useless?"
Daina
Daina sits on the floor ground and eats. Wide eyes flicking between the two.
Aaren
"No." Aaren sings, pateintly. Sleep has helped. "I doubt that would help. Do you remember the list of things you came up with that might help the last time we talked about this?"
Aaren picks her head up from Kelly, but she keps her arm wrapped around his shoulder.
Daina
Daina hums softly and takes a dumpling over to the bed and lays down on her tummy and extends the hand out to Frankie. "here ya go" she offers with a smile. I think he can eat and it's something he enjoys [as much as Frankie enjoys anything but doesn't need, correct?]
Fate
Whether or not he enjoys something is entirely up to Daina's interpretation.
Daina
XD k
Slavina
In the background Slavina and Aaren continue their discussion. And continue..... and continue..... and continue............
At least Slavina is pretty into it. Even if she seems to require the absolute most convoluted repetetive path to get anywhere Aaren wants her to be, she does get there!
Fate
I... cannot swallow it, Frankie says.
Daina
Daina blinks "Well fuckballs" she sighs "Ok bud no worries. She pockets it. "You going to set up house keeping under the bed?" She questions. "Come on out let's see if we can help you contact the pack eh?" she offers as she moves to the edge of the mist and does a dance of Babushka with the smoking mouth. Willing her mind and heart to focus. Memories of the treehouse foremost in her mind. A small portal, doggy door maybe for Frankie.
Fate
Frankie slides out from under the bed, latching to Daina's feet.
You may roll. Diff 102.
Daina
whoo fuck I ... I mean I guess I shouldn't bother?
Aaren
You can do it over time!
Daina
okie
Slavina
Yeah. Make a start now, and hey..... we might be here a while.
Aaren
It seems like we'll be here for a while. Just roll at it when ever you can. And next time I can help!
Daina
magic dancing I'm guessing?
Fate
Yep.
Daina
6
Fate
The roll interval is very long, though. You can only roll once every six months.
Aaren
!! WHhhhhhaaaaaat D:
Slavina
oh shit
Aaren
That's awful. Is there something we can do to lower it??
Fate
Bribe Ulfynja to not be so protective of her tree house.
Aaren
..... shit. SORRY MEL!
Could she make a door to somewhere that Ulfinya will always look?
Fate
Possibly.
Ulfynja's always looking everywhere, though, so...
Daina
Daina sighs softly as the knock on the treehouse door goes unanswered. She pauses and tries to make a peep hole this time, to her real bedroom.
Fate
How is she going about this?
Daina
Momma dance, fire dance, home dance all mixed up and effort heh
Fate
The mist draws back, revealing more space around the memory of Daina's room. The garden-like space doesn't go very far before disappearing into emptiness.
But no new passageway is revealed.
Daina
Daina sighs softly "was worth a try" she sighs a little and flops down in the most garden like area. "Man Frankie I wanna help you feel better but I don't know how to get you with your pack..." she rubs the back of her neck. "Do you have any ideas bud?"
Fate
There's a loooong silence. Then, I don't know.
Daina
Daina nods a little and pauses "Do you think you could squeeze through the peep hole to the land of machines? don't do it" she hurries to add "I'm wondering if you can though."
Fate
I don't know.
Daina
Daina hmms softly and nods. "Is there anything that... you ... like... ... " she bites her lip. "What's on your mind right this second?" she asks with a firm note that makes it clear she wants an answer off the top of his head.
Fate
Nothing, Frankie says. I am alone.
Daina
Daina sighs softly "Oh I see I'm chopped slivers then" she grouses... mostly in jest.
Daina pauses a second "Hmm hey Frankie... can I try something? I wanna see if we can ... connect more..."
Fate
I do not understand what you want.
Daina
Daina hums softly "I want to do something that will help you understand me way better, maybe me you as well. If you're willing to let me try that is"
Fate
If that is what you desire.
Daina
She nods some "Yeah and if you hate it I'll get rid of it!" She pauses a moment gathering her thoughts.
I want to magic up a mental connection with Frankie in the in between so that we can ... feel each other and get a sense of feelings if they're there or intent at least
Fate
Okay. How were you thinking of doing that?
Daina
[My thought is something like the tethering with Slavina but more ephemeral and shadow like a soft sort of connection of vines from his mind to hers, solidifying their connection and causing flowers of shadow and magic to bloom in their heads. Flowers can commune over long distances so she'd will that desire and ability into the new spiritual blossoming. From head to head and heart to heart.
Fate
Okay! What kind of roll do you think that would be?
As in Magic + What?
Daina
Magic and ... gardening?]
Fate
Okay!
I'm gonna call that a Diff 7.
Daina
K!
damn that's almost my average innit?
I have a 12 on that
Fate
Magic is at 4 and Gardening is at 6 ?
Aaren
..... do you want me to buff you?
Daina
oh right 10 sorry, virtue expression or loyalty? animal Magnetism or Green thumb?
Fate
Isn't Aaren in the middle of a difficult conversation with Slavina right now?
I'm afraid neither Knack works in this case.
Daina
ok welp can just hope for the best then
Fate
You may also wait until you regain some Legend, if you like.
Aaren
... um, she totally finished that, and even if she hadn't, that conversation doesn't require a roll so I can take my minus and help anywya?
Daina
]ok that's prolly better then]
I'll just wait, let's move on]
Aaren
Okay.
Fate
What's next, then, folks?
Slavina
So we're gonna change tracks on account of short time, and try to finish up planning today
Fate
Okay! Sounds good!
Let's get rid of brackets, then.
What's the plan, Stan?
Slavina
Cool.
I believe (thanks to handy remindering from Elena) that we are at the "Slavina gathers more info" stage of things
Fate
You may roll, then.
Wait
Getting rid of brackets
Whoops.
Slavina
NO ROLLING
I"M TAKE AVERG
Fate
Hah. Right. Good plan.
What were the questions again? Or did you have new questions?
Slavina
That's a 7, then. Lemme look up the questions, and would you guys chip in with anythin gnew we want to know?
"Questions I want to info gather:
- Where is Moko and can we help him? (Go down tunnel Diana made? Ask Slavina?)
- What is HomeTown situation and can we help them? (Ask Jerry.)
- Will gathering the Tsarbog peices help us with the Tsar Afon problem? (Ask Slavina??)
- Can we get into Tsar Afon's palace with a reasonable chance of getting out again to get Slavina's fam? (Ask Slavina??? Go look?)
- What about this Bee Goddess Veil thing. Do we need to fix that? (Ask Slavina.)
This will help us determine the urgency of our various tasks"
Fate
Thank you.
Aaren
- How urgent is the bee veil thing and how hard is it going to be? I have no idea what that looks like.
Slavina
- Which cluster of Slavina's family (this includes her birth family, plus all her friend-family) is in most urgent, gravest peril? And how urgent and grave is that peril?
Mel, anything you want to add?
Daina
Maybe how can we help Frankie be the best Frankie he wants to be... if you've got extra questions I guess?
Aaren
Dude, that's the best question.
Slavina
We don't really do a per-question thing, so I don't have to ration them :)
And yeah, let's totally add:
- What does Frankie need to create/heal himself?
Fate
- Mokosits is imprisoned. Tsar Afon is the gaoler. Thus the odds of being able to help him are very low.
- (You were gonna ask Jerri this one? Did you want Slavina to wayfind an answer to this?)
- Yes. Without a doubt.
- No.
- No, you don't! It's still whole and still with you. All that needs to be done now is return it.
- Not very. Just return it safely the next time you're in the area.
- The Hometowner refugee prisoners. They will soon be transported to Domochlovek to face sentencing. It will not be kind. ("Soon" is more a feeling than a measurement of time. It's not urgent enough to be a day or even a week or two away, but the signs of its approach are like the twilight before the coming dawn.)
- A pack.
Aaren
5+6 Oh sweet, he didn't break it? Awesome.
Daina
What does Frankie consider a pack
Fate
That's not something Slavina can answer.
Slavina
Well. Not with wayfinding anyways. She can certianly talk to frankie about it though right?
(I'm thinking lots of time+loooooots of insight and search might give her a good idea?)
Fate
Yes. True. That would work.
Daina
welp can try that
Aaren
Okay, sweetness. So, it sounds to me like we need to get the Peices to help Mokosits, sicne that's how we can help with the Tsar Afon problem.
I think (for now) this also holds true for Slavina's peeps.
I think Hometowner Refugees we should do first, but we need to contact Jerry before we move in taht direction.
Proposed plan:
- Rest the allocated three/four days.
-Daina and Slavina work with Frankie stuff
-Aaren solo with Nora re: communication.
-Kelly needs a job - Get out and contact Jerri.
-Send Frankie out Hunter's Lodge door. - Free Hometowner refugees and get Hometown as stable as possible in a week or two. (In a way consitant with Jerri's desires.)
- See about getting in contact with Frankie's pack
- See if we can get a door to Bkersfield and etc, restablish networks and do a week of helping our peeps around the world.
- Get the next Tsarbog peice. (Sooner is better, week accolactions approx for fellow gamers pleasure.)
Slavina
Okay. I'm good with this as a tentative plan! However Slavina is going to have a really really hard time not going to rescue her birth family right away. Like... she agrees it's pointless and she shouldn't do it, but she also feels like she absolutely should do it.
In other words, I think I'm have to give Megan a loyalty check to do this. Is there a thing I gotta roll?
Aaren
Would you rather role play a solution? I mean, i fyou go into extremity we're going to have to let you go on a solo where you get killed or captured?
Slavina
XD that would be bad.
Aaren
Mel, is the tentive plan okay with you?
Daina
Sure's fine by me
Slavina
No, honestly I don't see how there could be any solution other than Slavina just dealing with it. If she goes into extremity I assume Aaren will just like..... knock her out or temporarily sever her spinal cord or something?
Aaren
No?
She would let her go.
Unless Slavina has previously explicitly said, "Please don't let me do stupid things even if I really care about them super a lot".
Which I am pretty sure Slavina has not, nor will ever, say?
Fate
A check vs. Extremity is the dots of your applicable Virtue rolled against all unchecked boxes.
Slavina
Okay. Odds are really really fantasmally low then.
Fate
Yeah.
Slavina
- I'm good.
Fate
Alright. So. We good on the tentative plan?
Slavina
I am.
Daina
yap
Aaren
I am also on board.
Horray!
Fate
Alrighty!