sanityinruins: (ooh a tough one)
Ye Zun ([personal profile] sanityinruins) wrote in [community profile] asgardgenesis2020-04-09 09:36 pm

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[ At first there is a mask - ornate and golden it's propped up against a simple tea set. Then there is a set of hairpins, a rather wicked looking weapon made from a dragon's tooth and then it swings up to bring Ye Zun into focus. He looks a little tired, and there is a fading scratch in the center of his forehead right between the eyes, but otherwise none the worse for wear. He gives the network a look and then huffs. ]

So. I had almost expect there to be a rather large amount of you having some heated exchanges about what occurred recently. Or at least some annoying chatter about doing things better, or at least vowing otherwise. Maybe have a little fit. Something. Anything.

But outright ignoring is not what I expected from any of you.

[ His lips curl and he fills a teacup, takes a sip and sighs. ] Honestly. Did you really think that we could have done anything at all once we were there?

And yes I am talking about the cave. I am not going to be silent and let others just wallow in the misery and what ifs of something we had no control over. Please forget things like 'we could have done something' or 'there had to be a different way'. How? In all honesty we are not capable of handling what was there. We have a great deal of power and experience in our hands. We are able to fight and fell beasts beyond our knowledge, but none of us are truly healers. What can we do against diseases?

Especially ones born from tainted magic.

Which means we need to figure out what to do in case this happens again. For it will happen; I cannot think of it not given how much more real we are becoming in the eyes of those realms outside of Asgard. The people of those places will start appearing more often, some with hope, a lot with disdain and I will bet that what happened in that cave will happen again, sooner or later.

So, for those of you who are blind to the energies of that place and what clues left in the cave, I will say this: it's not your fault. There was nothing that could have been done. It had been a baited trapped made by a vile act in order to kill and keep on killing once it was freed from the cave. Argue with me all you wish, but that is what I seen and felt.

[ He ends the feed with a flick of his fingers. ]
prodigalmess: (look down)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-04-11 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ What up Ye Zun? It's ya boy Malcolm and he's... honestly not in the mood to argue with you, so he's not going to do it. He died, and that sucked. The whole thing sucked. He's not used to failing a mission so epicly. ]

I think it would at least be prudent if we examined what went wrong and what went right... if anything at all went right.
prodigalmess: (listening)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-04-13 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, don't come near him with a knife or he'll get one shoved right back in his face. Dying sucked, but at least he passed out before it got too bad for him. ]

I'll be honest and say that magic is not my area of expertise, but how can you be so sure that's what happened?
prodigalmess: (listening 3)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-04-16 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's that third point that intrigues him most, because death and murder are like catnip to him. ]

Really? I wonder if it would be possible to go back to the cave and explore or it it's been permanently sealed off.
prodigalmess: (concern)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-04-20 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. It would make sense that they sealed off the cave, considering that the reason they didn't want us to break the barrier was because they were worried about whatever was inside spreading.

But I'm curious about the blood. It was all the way at the back of the cave?
prodigalmess: (yikes)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-04-26 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ And of course they can't question the half-orcs that had been in the cave with them. The gods were not able revive them like they had with the Wanderers. ]

I wonder if the gods would be able to let us in there to explore with some kind of magical protection. That's probably going to be the best way for us to get answers.
prodigalmess: (concern)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-04-29 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. I do believe that the siblings who came to see us had good intentions though. They wanted our help and maybe thought that our powers would be stronger than whatever is in that cave.
prodigalmess: (listening)

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[personal profile] prodigalmess 2020-05-02 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
They think we're more powerful than we are. Apparently whatever you all did before I got here made a good impression on them.

Was this really an attack though? We kind of got ourselves into it.

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[personal profile] dataset 2020-04-12 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Coming from an outsider's perspective, he doesn't disagree with many points said. ]

I agree. We need a plan to avoid anything similar happening in the future.

[personal profile] dataset 2020-04-15 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It might be worthwhile to learn and document the process instead of hoping another will arrive. There's no substitute for experience, but some basic knowledge could be worthwhile.

[personal profile] dataset 2020-04-19 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I would be interested to learn. Could you provide me with directions to this hospital?

[personal profile] dataset 2020-04-26 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

My name is Connor, by the way. I don't believe we've spoken before.

[personal profile] dataset 2020-05-01 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a pleasure to meet you.

[ A pause. ]

Although, I am not human. [ A little bit of a lengthier pause...] And I suppose that implies that you are not human, either?
blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (10)

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[personal profile] blackscales 2020-04-17 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wrathion finds this a little amusing, but the frustration is also understandable. He doesn't necessarily agree with everything here, but some of that is semantics -- and the point itself is interesting.

After considering it a moment he replies, his brow furrowed in thought over glowing red eyes. The low, smooth tones of his voice seem carefully considered -- as if he's still thinking about it all even as he chooses his words. ]


A baited trap? Now that is an interesting perspective. Who would be your suspect? Were that magic to go free it would burn through this whole place, so someone would have to have quite the grudge. Or be immune to it, I would suppose.
blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (11)

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[personal profile] blackscales 2020-04-19 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
If they are willing to talk.

[ They might not be. They also might not know anything at all. The only way to find out is to try, but other avenues should be tabled... ]

The sickness in that cave could burn through more than just Asgard and the home of our new friends. Were it free, it could destroy everything. Using such power is very high risk, and if it is deliberate requires quite the powerful grudge. I have seen it before, people willing to let darkness consume them. If you are correct, we could be in a great deal of danger.
hei_pao_shi: (Surprised in tiny.)

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[personal profile] hei_pao_shi 2020-04-19 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[At the end of a long patrol - he hadn't taken a break from them after waking from his second death, not for a moment willing to be alone with his thoughts - the last thing Shen Wei expects to see is his brother's face. He sounds...rational. Observant. Very nearly like a leader.]

Dìdì. Have any of the others agreed with you?
hei_pao_shi: (Listening in tiny.)

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[personal profile] hei_pao_shi 2020-04-22 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[He is tired, but resting would require being alone and uninterrupted, with far too much time for all that still aches within his heart to rise up and try to claim him.]

I'm alright. May I come to your room?
hei_pao_shi: (Soft.)

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[personal profile] hei_pao_shi 2020-04-26 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Wearily, Shen Wei makes his way to Odinhaus, ensuring that his steps are steady and even by the time he reaches Ye Zun's hall. At his door, he pauses, face smoothing in surprise at the new state of the door. A faint smile tugs at his mouth, and then he knocks.]

Dìdì.
hei_pao_shi: (Listening to you.)

[personal profile] hei_pao_shi 2020-04-28 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shen Wei's brows lift in pleased surprise, even as his stomach rumbles. Has it truly been so long since breakfast? He pulls off his mask, rubbing at the bridge of his nose as he sits.]

Please. Your lotus cakes are unparalleled.
hei_pao_shi: (Earnest.  (Wee.))

[personal profile] hei_pao_shi 2020-04-29 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Another tiny smile.]

Aren't I meant to be the one taking care of you?

[It's strange, yet nice, and Shen Wei reaches for the tea first, soothing the worst of the scratch at the back of his throat. Patrolling as a human is harder than what he once was - he'll have to bring water next time. Setting the cup down, he looks back at his brother, searching for any lingering effects from the cave.]

How are you today?
hei_pao_shi: (Eh?)

[personal profile] hei_pao_shi 2020-05-03 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Shen Wei busies his hands with the teacup, drinking from it in small, measured sips. He knows what he feels, but it doesn't make it any easier to verbalize, especially when he is so unused to admitting to weakness.]

It's difficult.

[A beat.]

Knowing what to do with myself here.