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 Jul 28, 2015 2:18:08 GMT
Open to Amon and any Mingo's who are in his shop at the time. They'd already started work. M.I. had been begun their exploits and Danny couldn't put off her meetings any longer. It was late in the evening. Most of the daytime shops were shutting down for the nighttime revelries. Danny made her way across the rooftops towards the headquarters of Mingo's Merchanics. She needed to speak to Amon. Danny clambered down into one of the adjoining alleyways of the Amon's building and followed it out until she was at the front door. She stepped inside and looked around. Mostly empty... that was good. Now to wait...
"Whew..." Amon sighed. He had just finished up repairing all of the toys from his experiment with Edgar a couple of days ago, but he was still exhausted. At least it was a slow day...
"Time to close up I guess..." he muttered, making his way to the front, only to pause upon a surge going through his arm and seeing a familiar face.
"Oh, hey Danny," he said, "Just closing up, you need something...?" he asked as the Twins followed Amon, keeping a close eye on the Ander lad.
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 2:46:16 GMT
"We needa talk. Anyone around?" Danny didn't see anyone, but that didn't mean squat. Danny walked further into the store and looked closely at the two clockwork dolls.
"Except the dolls, no one else really," Amon replied, making his way to the front, closing the curtains and locking the door before walking to the back and sitting around the counter.
"What's up?" he asked, concerned. He hadn't really seen much of the lad recently...hopefully it wasn't too concerning...
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 3:04:12 GMT
Danny followed Amon before speaking. "'ow much do ya know 'bout the city? Specifically, 'bout the guilds? 'cause you an' I both know there's more'n jus' you, the army, an' the en'ertainers. Like assassins an' the Broth'ood'a Rogues. Queen'a Rogues's real by the way." Danny cleared her throat, took off her hat, and unwrapped her scarf while they were talking. This might take a while.
With a sigh, Amon leaned back a bit, and collected his thoughts before he began to speak:
"Before the civil war, there were ten guilds: the Engineers, the Merchants, the Pirates, the Thieves, the Entertainers, the Assassins, the Army, the Hunters, the Magicians, and the Anderswelters. After the civil war though, some of the guilds combined. The Engineers and Merchants joined to make Mingo's, currently lead by me. The Pirates and the Thieves join to make the Brotherhood of Rouges, lead by said Queen of Rogues. And the Army and the Hunters joined to make up EIRAL, currently lead by a guy we all love to hate," he recited, adding a not-so-subtle amount of displeasure at the new state of EIRAL, a twinge of pain going through his eye and arm. However, he didn't know if Danny knew that BoR was lead by Cait; better safe than sorry.
"The Entertainers...just thrived, being led by Edel. I don't really know what happened to the assassins; didn't think that they were still around." Now he definitely was not going to let Danny know about Edel's or his own connections to the assassins, so long as he didn't know about it already.
"As for the Magicians and the Anderswelter guilds...I have a funny feeling they survived and also merged, but I don't know anything else other than that a fifth guild exists; three on paper, five in actuality," he concluded.
"I've been in Lodan my whole life, and my Old Man Clocks used to be a part of the Engineer's guild. Plus...I sorta looted a bunch of buildings that were abandoned due to the civil war for clockwork doll info," he explained with a shrug.
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 3:52:41 GMT
So Amon didn't know most of what Danny knew. That's okay. "Well, wha' if I told'ja tha' I personally know the Queen'a Rogues, an' can tell ya 'xactly wha' 'appened to the mages an' anders? What'd ya do wit tha' information?" Danny paused for a moment before continuing. "See, wha' it looks like's yer outdated on yer information. Ya don' know wha' all's goin' on in the city. Bu' change's gonna be 'appenin'. An' I'm comin' ta ask ya fer yer 'elp, Amon. See, there's gonna be a shortage'a jus' 'bout everythin' in the city. Food. Water. Medicine. Cosmetics. Machine parts... the list goes on. When I say everythin', I mean everythin'. An' I'm lettin' ya know fer two reasons. One, I wan' yer 'elp wit this. An' two, I'm givin' ya a warnin'."
Danny paced away from the counter for a moment before turning to face Amon again. "The mages an' anders did meet. They did join up. An' I'm their leader." Danny looked at Amon for a moment before continuing. "An' I'm gonna make this city change. I'm gonna change it." She paused to let Amon speak if he needed or wanted to.
"...You're not trying to ruin Mingo's...are you Danny?" he asked calmly, malice dripping from every word. At that, he made a short series of quick clicks and every toy in the room moved and stared at Danny.
"Information on guilds...doesn't exactly matter to me per se; I just like knowing for knowledge's sake. I'm pleased that the magicians and Anders did join up, and I surprised that you're it's leader. As for your change...well...I'd personally say you're eight years too late," he said, making a fist with his mechanical arm. "But please, do go on; I appreciate your warning, and would love to hear more..."
The toys in the room, as well as the Twins, were poised for action, ready to attack if Danny tried to cast a spell, attack, or run.
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 18:09:01 GMT
Danny let out a barking laugh. "Put'cher toys away b'fore ya 'urt yerself ya one eyed-goblin. Ya kill me an' the entire Merchant District's gonna go up in flames. If I was tryin' ta ruin Mingo's, why'd I 'ave letcha know? No. I'm tryin' ta bleed the city dry. Bring it to its knees, force it ta see tha' everyone 'ere's equal. Tha' we all starve, an' tha' we all suffer. An' yer either gonna 'elp, or yer gonna be part'a the ones that're in my way. See, there ain' gonna be nothin' comin' in or goin' outta the city. Tha' means no supplies. No food. No nothin'. The stuff tha's already in the city? Tha's gonna dry up faster'n anyone thinks. An' you? Yer gonna make sure the city 'as jus' enough that it don't die quick. It'll be slow, an' agonizin', an' when it's on its las' breath, it's gonna be picked up again."
Danny paused to hear what Amon had to say as a rebuttal.
"...So let me guess, you guys are going to be the ones that pick us all up and then everyone realizes that Anders aren't all that bad. Yup, I still think you're eight years too late," Amon said with a sigh, relaxing a bit; the tension on the toys and the Twins however, remained.
He sat back a bit, drumming his human fingers on his mechanical arm while he collected his thoughts.
"...No...it's more than that...you guys would also be the top dogs in this place...at the same time though..." Amon said, studying Danny further.
"What is your true goal? Anyone else would be fine just being on top. But with this amount of ambition and passion, I don't see you as the type to simply rule over this place..."
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 18:52:27 GMT
"Yer guess's wrong. We can' be the only ones ta bring Lodan back. No... yer gonna be 'elpin' ta redistribute ta the city. Think 'bout it, Mingo's Merchanics keepin' the city floatin' by freely givin' from their own personal stores. Imagine the kinda PR that'd give ya. An' the city'd be more likely ta trust you than a group'a Anders." Danny grinned at Amon before continuing.
"Yer readin' me wrong, stretch. I ain' tryin' ta take control'a the city. I ain' lookin' ta be Queen'a Lodan. I'm lookin' ta make a difference. Make a change." Danny leaned onto the counter. "'sides, tha' really matter when I'm givin' ya the chance ta take control'a every independent vendor in the city so Mingo's 'as a complete an' total monopoly on all commerce in the city?"
"...Okay...I think I see where you're going with this. But as happy as I would be having Mingo's completely monopolize the industry, it just feels so... underhanded," replied Amon, feeling conflicted. "If something goes wrong, it can easily blow up in my face, regardless if you're aiming for Queen or n-"
Amon stopped.
"...'Queen'...? Why 'Queen?' You're a girl...?" he asked slowly, analyzing Danny. The Ander was pretty much androgynous, but he could pick out a few feminine features and imagine the Ander in a dress. Then another thought occurred to him.
"...Danielle...?"
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 20:04:20 GMT
"Under'anded? Mebbe. Bu' I'll do wha'ever it takes ta fix where Anders are in this city. Tha' means bein' under'anded, sneaky, deceitful, then I'll do it. That means killin', I'll do it. Tha' means I gotta die fer my goal, I'll do it. I'm askin' ya ta 'elp righ' now. I'd rather 'ave yer willin' cooperation than ta force ya to do it. 'cause le's face it, trade dries up an' yer 'osed."
Danny grinned at Amon's realization. "Bingo! I knew ya weren' as dumb as ya looked."
"I look dumb to you? Thanks a lot," Amon grumbled. "Does Stephen know? Cause if he doesn't, it will amuse me to no end knowing the guy who's his supposed buddy and the gal he once dated are the same person," he said with a grin.
"Anyways, back on the serious topic," he continued, clicking mechanical fingers. The toys returned to their original positions, but the Twins still remained on guard. "As I said, feels underhanded; this coming from the guy whose products double as a security system. The problem I see with this is that this can go wrong in many different ways if wrong people find out. As said before, this could blow up in my face, and you'd get away scot-free. If I'm lucky, this blows up in your face and I get away scot-free...no offence. Ideally, if something fails somewhere, we're still in the clear and we can both walk away scot-free. That being said, do you have any contingency plans every step of the way to account for failure? Any scapegoats that are preferably not me or anyone in Mingos?"
"...I still think you have a greater goal in mind. Don't get me wrong: I'd still be willing to help out (not that I have too much of a choice), but if this is a set up for something grander, knowing now would help me prepare to better assist you in the future."
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Danny Ravensdale on Jul 28, 2015 21:04:10 GMT
"I gotta couple plans 'case things go sour. I ain' gonna tell ya 'cause yer still gettin' paid by EIRAL, an' the less ya know the better. Plausible deniability an' all'a tha'. Far as risks go? You don' gotta be takin' none, really. Jus' do yer thing, an' don' look too 'ard when yer s'pplies start goin' missin'. 'elp out the city, make sure it don' sink while I'm doin' my work, an' you'll be fine. 'sides, 'ow long 'ave I kept my people 'idden? Ya ain' got nothin' to worry 'bout far as information leakin'."
Danny blew some of her hair out of her face. "Far as Stephen goes, I ain' seen 'im in f'rever so 'e's prolly moved ont'a fancier friends an' whatnot."
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