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the papers say we have skalds now to study things for us. tell one of them to come get this stupid glowing sap. sick of thinking about it. can get you more if you need.

should also study why people sleep for a week and wake up like it never happened. weird. concerning

haven't seen mustard since before the snow. guess the gods take things away when you ask. not just give

and if you knew tuuri, she's gone

theprezident

[ Rhys has only just stepped out of the castle when he starts the video. There's not much that has changed about him. His hair is slicked slightly more to the side, with a couple of stylish stray hairs hanging down, and the colour of his left eye is golden rather than blue. Closer to his natural eye color, but still obviously different.

If he doesn't look very happy, well, that's because he was in the middle of something. Meaning that, after a lot of time and effort, they finally managed to open the damn vault, but before he got to actually see what was in that big chest, he ended up here. So, yeah, you can bet he's annoyed. All that work and he's left with a cliffhanger, and now it might be months before he finds out! ]

Hi, everyone. Not sure ... I don't know who noticed I was gone, or how long I was gone, or who's still here, but ... I'm back? Rhys. That's my name. I'm-- Uh. So. Slightly disconcerting fact. I went home for ... a while. Like. Months. Thing is, I don't think I remembered ever being here. I'm a little, uh, confused, still. It's like I need to sort out what order everything happened in and who everyone is.

A lot's happened. Not gonna go into that. Just a ... couple of things. Firstly, if Klaus and company are still here and you're still living in that house, I'd love if someone could meet me halfway with a coat or something because I'm dressed for the desert, not this. Secondly, Gaige, if you're still here and willing to talk to me, that'd be ... great. Or I guess you could just cuss me out more, or punch me in the face, or whatever.

Other than that, let me know if I missed anything exciting? Again, no idea how long it's been. Pretty sure it was winter when I was here last but, I dunno, maybe it's been a whole year. Or more.

[ He does one single finger gun, and ends the feed before he starts making his way through Honir district.

Feel free to run into him in person and say hi. ]

hikikomori_king

I... I ... something is ... very wrong. Please. People keep greeting me, and yet, I do not know who they are? Yet it feels like I should. It happened after I found the gift at the tree. Please forgive me - I do not mean to hurt anyone, but... I do not know what to do.

skaldish

[ Have you missed Tuuri? Because she's definitely posting on the network because of exciting things! She's her usual cheerful self. ]

Hi everyone! Aren't those trees the gods put up so interesting? I even found one thing with my name on it and everything I touched was glowing for a while! It was definitely fun playing around with that. But oh! I have to show you what I got back from home!

[ The view switches around to vehicle that sort of looks like a cat.]

It's our vehicle from home! It's not quite working yet, but I'm sure with some elbow grease it'll be just as good as new. I think I can take care of it because I was a mechanic too back home, but if anyone has any spare tools I'd really appreciate it. [ The view switches back to Tuuri, who is positively beaming. ] I was afraid that it might be too big to request but it looks like it wasn-- [ Abruptly she suddenly blurts out something that has nothing to do with the cat-tank. ]

I hope Lalli and Emil can eventually communicate that they like each other very much!

[ There's an audible gasp as she claps her free hand to her mouth in surprise. Someone was touching Sigyn's tree that wasn't supposed to... And now she's gone and said something that was on her mind. ]

I..I... [ She's flustered but she can recover from this! ] UM...

[ The camera shifts and shakes and is generally blurry and suddenly Tuuri is back on screen, holding a rather surprised cat in one arm. Cats are an excellent distraction from blurting out things! ] We also got Kitty who is from home too! Say hi Kitty! Please?

[ There's a pause of awkward silence of both the Finn and the cat staring into the view before Tuuri, an incredibly flustered expression on her face, stops the video. ]

5thchild

[ there is no reason for this to be Video, but Kaworu prefers to talk to others face to face ]

Hello. I'm Kaworu Nagisa and I've arrived recently. It's the first time I am allowed to be by myself, and while it sounds refreshing, it is quite confusing. I do not fully understand why I was brought here or what my role in this world should be, but I'm patient and I'm certain I will eventually find out. [ he smiles wider. Kaworu likes smiling a lot ]

I have a question, for those who wish to answer it. Are you happy?

hotshock

[As the video starts a wily looking redhead can be seen propped up against the headboard of one of the palaces overly ornate beds, one arm tucked behind his head. His other arm is otherwise occupied with maintaining visual quality. Aside from some empty bottles on his bedside table the room he's in appears to have seen very little use like he's attempting not to leave an indelible trace of his being here.]

It took me a minute and a dislocated finger or two to believe this [nods in the general direction of the bracelet] ain't coming off.

[He might have been told that he couldn't remove it, but he had to follow his own urges anyway.] Fits me like a second skin.

[Tilting his head a bit he surveys an area just beyond the video as though he's taking in the room and his surroundings. Like he hasn't seen it before, but he has, of course.] Nice, right? Languishing in all of this luxurious despair. I feel so fancy...but you're not here to listen to me snap gum and crack wise, right? I'll get to the point.

[He adjusts himself, sitting up a little straighter so the can use his other arm for gesturing, continuing in his casual, unhurried way.]

I'm looking for some someones [he holds up a single finger] a tall guy, bald, and not nearly as handsome as yours truly, but he does rock a nice pair of shades...I'll give him that [holding up a second finger he moves down his list of people]...a talkative, blonde-haired chippy, more spunk than sense most days...but her heart is in the right place...I guess...[holding up a third finger he moves on...are these supposed to be friends? Who knows.]...and a guy with long, dark hair, serious expression...you know...the it's-been-a-decade-since-I-last-had-a-shit kind of expression.

[he looked at the three fingers as though he might be contemplating an additional finger, and an additional person.

Nope. He's good.]

They'll refer to themselves as the Turks...if that sounds familiar then we might need to have a chat.

[He moves as if to end the feed before halting himself and adding finally.]

I'm Reno...of the Turks. [That last bit is important.]

asgardswisdom

[ When the video feed clicks on, Odin appears unenthused, which is saying quite a lot when he typically doesn't look like anything at all. The message is sent to all bracelets after the storm hits, which means the message comes loud and clear to any inside the castle and hazy or disjointed to anyone outside of it. ]

Greetings, Wanderers both new and old. We have spent the duration of your stay seeking answers to what brought you here and what must be done to return you to your worlds intact. While we've made little progress in those specific regards - [ which he again seems rather openly disgruntled about ] - we have made strides in other areas of discovery that may be of interest to you.

( words and plot and stuff for you )

othlir

[ The video begins with a bit of jostling, but when it finally settles, a handsome half-elf man is sat there. He's taken one of Frigg's rooms and decorated it with a bunch of plants and feathers, trying to give it an air of home. It's not quite working, but he'll take it.

He grins at the camera, gives a little two-fingered salute. ]

All right, Asgard. I'll admit you've got some interesting stuff here. That party wasn't too shabby, for one.

I'm here because— well, mostly I'm looking for some people. My family. If you've heard the name Vox Machina I'd like to speak to you, but if you haven't, I've also got some visual aids just in case you've come across them and not realized it.

( non-ic cut for length, just in case )

skittering

need to figure something out. important. maybe dangerous. answer these

how long have you been here

which god

have you been in the forest

have you died here

were you a mage before here

then come look at this plant. i'm by honir's temple

ragnarsson

[The video starts off in Odin's library. Ivar is there and looking a little tired like he's stayed up all night to finish a task. Without any preamble, he holds up a book of a good size that has been bound in leather. This one is new to the growing collection. Opening it, the first page has been done in a rather ornate script. Ivar reads it aloud.] "The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok." He was the most famous Viking that ever lived, a mortal son of Odin. [There's a small pause and his voice seems to be carefully stripped of any emotion on the next words.] He was also my father. [This is probably the first time Ivar's spoken about his father or anyone in his family for that matter for any great length of time.]

I have compiled his life's story so that you all might be entertained and educated, starting from his humble origins as a farmer to when he became Earl and then King, and all his exploits in-between, such as leading the first Viking raids on England and Frankia.

[He flexes the fingers of his right hand a few times and his voice turns a little more gruff.] My hand hurts after so much writing, so I expect a measure of gratitude for such an act.

draumstafir

[ for those familiar with reynir by now, he's still got that generally friendly air about him with the video starts, though there's something around his eyes that gives him a slightly weary quality as well, if you're looking for it.

but then, everyone's been a bit stressed lately, which is rather the point of this post. ]

I guess there's a neat little, um, program I think it's called? On these bracelets that people have been using to share music and stuff from their home worlds, and I think that's really nice! Being able to learn about other worlds, other people's lives... it's really important some times to just take a moment and enjoy those things, don't you think?

I don't have any... copies or whatever of music from back home, but I wanted to share something anyway. To show my appreciation for all the new things people have told me about or shown me since I got here. So I thought I'd sing an old lullaby I grew up with!

[ reynir has a pretty average singing voice overall, though there's an androgynous quality to his tone as he sings a song first in icelandic and then in english: ]

Sleep my little love,
Outside the rain is weeping.
Mommy keeps watch over your gold,
Old leg bones and a little treasure chest.*
Let's not stay awake through dark nights.

There is much that darkness knows,
My mind is heavy.
Often I've seen the black sand
Scorching green meadows.
In the glacier rumbles deadly-deep cracks.

Sleep long, sleep tight,
It's best to wake up late.
Hardship will teach you soon,
While the day becomes night,
That the people love, lose, cry and mourn.

channellings

[initially, when the video flickers on, there isn't anything to be seen aside from a slight outline of fingers where klaus is covering the bracelet with his hand. there's a long pause, a slow, measured breath and he appears on-screen, looking tired as ever, but smiling nevertheless.] Hello, fellow Wanderers, Gods, uh... whoever else may be watching? It's meee, [he is absolutely making spirit fingers,] your local lush here.

As some of you may – or may not – know, I've been collecting plants over the course of months. A few are useless, some are helpful, others are... genuinely ridiculous, but then there are some absolute gems.

Those? Those are the ones I want to share with you, Asgard. [then he's reaching off-screen—

( cut for cw )

beefaroni

[It's taken Asterios a few tries to get this thing to work - technology is still beyond him, really. But he's pretty sure he got it working this time, though he gives the screen a few more pokes just in case. Holding it in one hand, he tries to angle it so it only shows his face, and not his giant horns and his scarred body. He figures the less they see the better his odds. Anyway...]

... It is clear. Staying... a while.

[He speaks slowly, his voice surprisingly soft if you don't know him.]

While here... I am, thinking, maybe... learn, more words. Easier to... communicate? Want to learn words. Any words. But... can offer. Little, in return.

[Pause, trying to think it over.]

Am strong. If need strength... I can, lift. Carry. Break. Fight. In exchange.

Okay. Thank you.

[A beat. Is he missing anything?]

... Asterios. Name is... Asterios.

madcuriosity

So many of you are so calm about the dead walking about and everywhere. Is it really so common in so many other worlds that it's no different than some cloudy weather for you all?

[Not even... a little bit scared, as far she can tell.] There's stories of the dead walking among the living, or even the undead, but they're stories.

Though... I suppose that must be why there are bells on so many tombstones back home. [She hadn't thought that's what they were for.]

asgardswisdom

Greetings, Wanderers to Asgard.

[ It's his first address to the network, and Odin looks… the same as ever, to those that are familiar with him. Neutral, deadpanned, here for business. ]

We've received news of trouble beyond Asgard's boundaries. Those of you from Westeros may be familiar with this threat. It seems an army of undead marches upon us.

[ His expression doesn't change, but there's a Pause, an unspoken 'isn't that just terrific.' But he digresses. ]

Asgard was built for the sole purpose of granting the human race a place to exist and thrive within Yggdrasil, away from any danger that may threaten their fragile presence. This is what we are here for, and we will serve our purpose. Asgard will ride out to meet this threat before it nears our kingdom, to save those that we can and put an end to what we can't.

Whether or not the Wanderers join us for this battle is your decision to make jointly. You've been here for some time now under the relative protection of secrecy, as your presence has gone largely unnoticed by the other beings of Yggdrasil.

[ Another pause, because it's important for them to understand this part. ]

Leaving the kingdom will break that secrecy. There are few in this realm whose attention you might want upon you. Remaining hidden may be prudent, especially with new arrivals among you. Make of this what you will, and decide amongst yourselves. You should be safe here within the city. Once we leave Asgard's bounds, nothing is guaranteed.

If you have questions, ask. Otherwise, we ride in a few days' time.

[ OOC NOTES: this is the NPC post to kick off our event for October! The White Walkers from Game of Thrones are terrorizing the countryside on a path of destruction aimed for Asgard. This post is to ICly discuss whether or not the Wanderers should help in this battle, but it is OOCly presumed that they will. Please feel free to threadjack amongst each other and discuss this between your characters! We will have a top level for threads with the NPCs, but let us know if you'd like to request a specific one in your thread. We currently have: Odin, Skadi, Heimdall, Sigyn, and Honir available for interactions.

We also still have some special volunteer positions open for people interested in tossing their characters at some specific brands of Awful, which you can find out about on the event post. Let us know if you have any questions, and enjoy! ]

skittering

figured out that if you don't want to sleep in the god place, you can make a new place anywhere in the city. doesn't make you go back at night. much better

more people are missing. arm guy if you read this, now you know

dragon hole's closed up too. don't think missing people are in there but also can't prove they aren't

gods say they went back home. didn't know that was possible. don't think they're lying. don't know if they really know one way or the other though

mustard still gross, continue to avoid

hundred days here today. tired of keeping track. someone else do it

ragnarsson

[When the camera gets turned on, the first thing to note is that Ivar's face is streaked in blood that has only just started to dry in places. Someone's been out worshiping with the natives in a fashion very familiar to a Viking. If y'all hadn't gotten the impression Ivar was a bloodthirsty barbarian from a bygone era, the imagery is definitely reinforced with the dripping red streaks on his face. Also is that some around his lips as well? Has he been drinking the stuff too? Honestly, though, he seems quite pleased by what's been going on even if everyone else might be disturbed by the casual slaughter of the cows. His tone starts off very serious, since worship is important where he's from.]

About time this place started getting some proper worship going. I know most of you all are from soft places-- [The scorn in his tone is obvious.] --but blood sacrifices are always the best when giving due diligence to these gods where I am from. Blood demands blood, especially if you want them to be on your side in battle, or to favor you at all. It's really not all that different then slaughtering animals for food, just with more rituals and rites to it.

[Then he switches back to his usual tone that ranges somewhere between insanity and half-truths end tends to indulge in.]

It's a good thing we finally got the right sort of animals around here. Otherwise, I might have had to resort to sacrificing one of you. [He muses for a moment before laughing.] I'm joking of course! [Beat.] Human sacrifices only work if they're willing participants.

[OOC: This post is for a general discussion, so feel free to have threads amongst all the characters and thread-jacking rather then just talking with Ivar. Do let me know if you do want a specific thread with him! He has rather...strong opinions about this.]

keybearing

Hey everyone! So, now I've seen we have animals....you remember how I was talking about making ice cream before? Well, it might take a bit longer to make enough if everyone wants some, but. Come over and we can make our best effort!

[Because of course this is Sora's priority here. Finding out there were animals and having asked the Gods regarding...well, a freezer to keep it cold, of course. He's trying at least, to make plenty of it for everyone, especially with having heard that some people have never had any ice cream before. Of course the initial flavor will be sea salt, which might not be to everyone's tastes but he can also figure some others that are more traditional as well.

He now only has Naminé from home with him, but he is still trying to do what he can. Possibly in part because he knows this is something Roxas and Xion would have liked, and as something to keep him from getting too down about missing them and Ventus. Keeping busy helps. Between wanting to do this, figuring his training in wanting to learn about his new powers here, and continuing his attempts to not get too rusty with his Keyblade, he keeps busy enough. He is probably making a right mess of the kitchen doing this but that is half of the fun aside from the taste testing, right? Of course it is.]

machinamentum

[ Tap. Tap, tap. There's her face, squinting into the screen as she gets the thing working. Then pulls back a little bit further to get comfortable. Eyes green and bright, smile that bright side of manic. Beaming excitedly, though.

She's determined to carry on, in that way particularly determined 20 year olds who haven't worked out they're mortal always are. ] Is this thing working? Eesh, this is slower than my mom's old cleaning droid. Hellllllllo.

Well, whatever. Look - here's the thing. This place sucks, it's got no tech, no robots, no guns. Next you'll be telling me people don't know what cars are. Guess that means no Vault Hunters either. So here's the deal:

You hire me. I kill stuff for you. I don't charge extra for severed limb collection or trophy collection either. If you need a group of bandits or something, slaughtered, I even do group discounts. Easy, right?

I accept payments in: [ She counts them off on her fingers. Which she has to double up because her robotic arm only has three fingers and a thumb on that hand. ] Money, duh. Weapons. The promise that the person will die in a really cool way if I explode their head. Severed limbs. Dangerous and unknown elements or ores. Ammunition. Unused organs if you're really stuck. Doctors always want those. Robotic parts. Especially the robotic parts.

My reference is that guy Rhys. Tall dude. Nerdy. Weird tie. He comes from our planet, Pandora. He's seen my wanted posters, knows all the stories, he can vouch for my reputation. I get the job done, full satisfaction guarantee, if it breathes, I can kill it, maim it, or steal from it.

You betray me to a shitty job though, that's a free for all. I'll take the money out of your corpse. Cool? Cool.

Oh, and I'm Gaige. Sup! [ She finger guns the screen, and kills the feed. ]

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