Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Aug 10, 2015 4:43:18 GMT
"They're fine, Ty. Si'down on the couch. Lemme see if I got somethin' fer yer wings 'round 'ere..." Danny began rummaging through the various piles of... stuff... in search of medical supplies. "While I'm lookin', wha' kinda business we talkin', Red? I'm assumin' it ain' 'bout my delivery services." There it is!
Danny walked back over to Tyrell and set her supplies down. She looked over the wing and scratched her head... It didn't look normal, but she couldn't make heads or tails of it either. "Wha' 'appened to ya Ty?" Danny had forgotten to pull her scarf back up and leaving her face open to see.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Aug 10, 2015 5:01:23 GMT
"Well, not this time." She nodded. "I contacted Lasair some time ago and had asked him to introduce me to the Leader of MI for a bit of a guild talk (the friendly kind)." And she's going off the hunch that everyone present were people Danny trusted and wouldn't mind talking in front of, and that Lasair also wasn't too drunk to mistake people when he mentioned before that he was going to introduce her and Danny to each other. "I didn't expect it to be you, but I guess that's good. Wouldn't be worthy it if you were easy to find out."
Post by Tyrell O'Callaghan on Aug 10, 2015 5:04:34 GMT
Tyrell's eyes focused on Edel's lips first while Danny rummaged around his home. He didn't immediately recognize her nor did he recall when they'd met the first time in Stephen's experiment. After her introduction, he moved to sit on the couch as Danny instructed though did so awkwardly to fit his wings comfortably or as comfortably as he could manage. "Tyrell. It is nice to meet you Edelweiss." Upon seeing Danny return back to him, he set the figurine and fruit down then peered back at her. The wing wasn't terrible, only scraped up. "I was flying with someone," he answered with a frown. "Accident happened when we were trying tricks. I didn't interrupt, did I?"
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Aug 10, 2015 5:49:41 GMT
Lasair walked forward, stepping into Tyrell’s view but stood on the other side of the room from the couch. “Yeah, sorry bout that Danny. Didn’t mean to slip up and tell her right away; was supposed to discuss and arrange the thing with you first. But you’re hard to find sometimes.” That last part wasn’t much of an excuse, but it would do. He leaned against the wall, mostly to stop himself from swaying where he stood, and allowed his eyes to close for just a teeny tiny little bit.
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Aug 10, 2015 6:21:10 GMT
Danny pulled out a bottle of whiskey and some gauze from her makeshift medical supplies. "This migh' 'urt a bit, Ty." Danny uncapped the whiskey and poured it onto the giant Ander's wings without warning him anymore. Best get it over with quick. She didn't look up from her work when she spoke.
"If I 'ad my way, ya wouldn' even know it's me. Fewer people tha' know a secret makes it easier ta keep." She took a small sip of the whiskey after she finished pouring it on the big black wings before setting it aside. "No, ya ain' in'eruptin'. Jus' some talky talk tha' I 'adn' planned on 'avin' jus' yet." Danny picked up a piece of gauze and began wrapping it around the damage to Tyrell's wings. She muttered quietly to herself, "I 'ope I'm doin' this righ'..."
Danny cleared her throat before speaking to Lasair. "Be more careful. Words gets out who's who an' what's what, an' all our lives're in danger. I ain' got much to worry 'bout. I can live in the woods. Bu' think 'bout the other members. Those wi' family an' friends who migh' not take too kindly ta wha' we're gonna be doin'. Safest they can be's as a rumor. A rumor, an' a faceless monster. Nothin' to pin ta them. Nothin' ta put them in danger."
Danny finished wrapping Tyrell's wings and tied the gauze off. Danny's first aid looked more comical and incompetent than actually helpful, but it was the best she could do. "Righ', Red. Ya wan'ed ta talk business, so start talkin'." Danny turned to look at Edel and lowered her gaze ever so slightly.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Aug 10, 2015 6:37:50 GMT
"...Do you want help with that?" The redhead lass asked when Danny muttered that comment about hoping she was doing the bandaging for Tyrell the right way. That warning/nagging at Lasair of why MI should be kept in secret also made Edelweiss think about the assassins side of CAEsAL and the reasons they stayed hidden. It sounded similar, though was caused by different sources. She hoped this talk will go well. "Well, you know I lead CAEsAL, right? I came to propone a mutual-assistance deal of sorts. CAEsAL has quite a few young Anders, and I'd like them so have somewhere to practice and master their magic skills, with someone who actually knows what they're doing. As for what we can offer you, I'll repeat what I mentioned to Lasair before: info, surveilance, cover, protection for moving around more freely if you wish. Humbleness aside I dare say my guild has the best information network around."
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Post by Tyrell O'Callaghan on Aug 10, 2015 6:41:51 GMT
Tyrell fell quiet as he passed a quick glance to Lasair then Edel before finally settling on Danny since she seemed to be speaking the most. The whiskey stung and was shown through the slight way his wings hitched closer to his body before they settled but he remained smiling as oblivious as ever while she tried to wrap the wound.When she was done, he said nothing of how she'd wrapped it but instead offered her a grin and pulled her into a hug. The raven haired ander was careful not to squeeze her too tight and quickly released her after to pat her head. "Thank you," he said quietly with a bow of his head before eyeing Lasair a moment. Afterwards, he directed his attention to Edel to see what she was going to say.
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Aug 10, 2015 18:25:26 GMT
Danny made a 'hurk' sound as she was forcibly pulled into a hug by Tyrell. She squirmed around and tried to escape to no avail until she was eventually released. Great... a pat on the head. What was she, some kind of dog? Danny straightened her coat and cleared her throat as she listened to what the red head had to say before she replied. "So ya wan' us ta teach yer runts 'ow ta use magic, an' give em someplace they can actually learn it withou' bein' chased. First's first, they ain' comin' to M.I.'s place. If we're teachin', they'll be learnin' where I learned. Out in the forest. But don' worry, we can keep em safe. Far as what yer offerin'? What all's Lassy told ya 'bout what we're doin'? It ain' fair ta ask ya ta do somethin' when ya don' know wha' tha' somethin' is."
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Aug 10, 2015 19:15:41 GMT
"Being fair to him, he didn't mention you doing anything. Although I do know you're up to something indeed. You had all been rather quiet for a long while, and then sudden movement? Two crates of antibiotics and some minor trinkets I had purchased for my guild were stolen from the docks along its ship before being delivered - it was too neat for a simple robbery and sure thing it wasn't the BoR, since they avoid stealing from me." A nice courtesy that came along being friends with Caitlin. One does not steal from their friends. It was also the same reason why Edel made sure since the Civil War ended no name of thieves and pirates from the Brotherhood of Rogues ever made it to the CAEsAL assassin lists - one also does not kill their friends' friends. "So, if you care to share what you're scheming, I'm all ears."
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Aug 11, 2015 21:58:21 GMT
"Uh-huh." Was all Danny said in regards to Lasair and his talking. So that's whose stu that was. Danny cleared her throat before speaking.
"Simple. We're fixin' Lodan. We ain' startin' a war or nothin', bu' wha's the easiest way ta take a city down withou' fightin'? Ya 'it its money. Wha' we're doin's gonna cause everythin' ya can imagine ta become 'arder an' 'arder ta get. Food, medicine, clothes, all them bells an' whistles machinists work wit. All gone. I got a friend tha's gonna blockade the city by air an' sea ta keep stuff from gettin' in, an' a couple'a friends'a mine're gonna be dryin' up the stuff already in the city. When the 'ole place's on its last legs, an' humans an' anders alike're strugglin' jus' the same, when folks got more ta worry 'bout than whether ya bleed red'r black,tha's when things'll star' returnin'. But I ain' 'eartless. We're gonna be supplyin' Mingo's wit the way ta keep the city from dyin'. But only jus' enough."
Danny maintained a perfectly neutral expression while she waited for Edel's reply.
Post by Tyrell O'Callaghan on Aug 11, 2015 23:51:08 GMT
Tyrell sat quietly with his wings still as his eyes moved from Edel to Danny and back when each paused for the other. However, the last time Danny spoke drew a frown from the raven winged Ander. His lips move as though to speak and then he stops as he thinks over her words, casting his eyes down to the ground so he would not have to read any other information and could simply think. The logic behind it seemed sound though it troubled him that people should suffer. However, it was better than outright war. "We cannot simply make peace," he spoke up after a moment and looked up at Danny. "Why are you going to do that?" His tone was calm. It wasn't that he was going to protest. He simply wished to know and to understand.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Aug 12, 2015 4:34:44 GMT
"So to sum up, you want to siege the city and then rescue it from yourself." The redhead pondered, a thoughtful look on her face. She had been both witness and participant of the Civil War just 3 years prior, and due to that she could frankly say she hated wars and dreaded everything about them. There -was- going to be a war though, looming closer as they speak, whether Danny was a part of it or not. Because countries are stupid and Sveden is a jerk, and Edelweiss' face remained neutral as well. If there was at least some few things that could be gained from all that, she'd be making sure said things happen. "There's a little tiny problem though: the railroads. The train is controlled by EIRAL, and goes freely in and out the city into the others closeby, I'm sure you're aware of that. Even while controlling the skies and sea transports, you can't stop the flux of incoming merchandize, and if you do manage to damage the trains and supplies drop far too low the EIRALs will move, and units will be swarming Lodan from all sides." She took a deep breath. "Though that process of you trying to break the economy, in part, might be unneeded work. I don't know if you're aware or not, but Sveden is enclosing the land borders and the atrict with Lodan is just starting to show up. Yes Danny, we'll have war - the market will break, and the city will squirm, drained and whimpering - even if you make no effort for that. I do like the idea of collecting supplies though. Medicine, rations, materials, everything will naturally turn harder to get then; gathering as much as affordable while we can till Sveden makes its move, and then redistributing things as we deem fit and needed... it's about what you've been planning anyway, isn't it? Only you'll have an actual villain to crush and be cheered for, rather than having to play the villain part as well."
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Aug 12, 2015 18:54:17 GMT
Danny turned and spoke to Tyrell first. "'cause no one else will. We ain' gonna be treated any better 'less we do it ourselves. Ain' gonna work 'less we make it work. We don' need more kids like Lone wanderin' 'round."
Danny abruptly turned back to Edel. "I don' got all the details 'bout Sveden, but they're playin' they're part in this lil scheme. Sveden was gonna be keepin' the army busy while we're doin' our work in the city. I wanna make it so EIRAL can' beat em unless they let Anders in. Can' beat em unless they get 'elp. Tha's wha' the plan was." Danny folded her arms across her chest.
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Aug 13, 2015 4:07:20 GMT
Danny watched Edel for a moment before shaking her head. "We ain' done yet. I got no problem wit whatcha want outta this, bu' whaddya mean ya got the best network in Lodan? 'less... ya ain' Sourpuss's boss, are ya?" Danny narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Are ya more'n jus' a group'a en'ertainers?"
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