[Locked to Residents]

[malnosso]

[Appearing on the journals is a written message as follows. A voice option is provided for a computerized reading of the text.]

Attention Luceti Residents.

The following names are being called to participate in a strike against the cultist hordes:
[the names listed here appear on the journal.]

All subjects are required to arrive at the tunnels at 8AM on the 27th of March for deployment. All listed individuals are required to be present. Subjects will then be escorted to TERRACE for battle preparation and further details.

Target will be Region One, a former Malnosso stronghold, presently in cultist hands. Subjects are advised to prepare for combat in forested areas. Further information will be made available at TERRACE. Questions and answers will not be provided at this time.

[The Malnosso will not reply to this message, but everyone is free to use this post to discuss among themselves, whether using voice options on the journal or doing action threads.]

Comments

[Action]

[skaterbrain]

Yeah, I seen 'im 'round.

[He takes the dolls and puts them in his pocket to give to Rhyme later.]

An' we will. I'll make sure she comes back safe.

[Voice]

[skaterbrain]

Good. Name's Beat. You?

[action]

[winds_voice]

They have all shown me great kindness since my arrival here. They have shown me that humans are not always as... cruel as I have been led to believe. They have also taught me much about humanity and opened my eyes to things I never knew existed.

[He turns to Rudy now, addressing his later question.]

As have you. Perhaps we still have much to learn about one another but I sense that you are a good person, Rudy. I... feel as though I can trust you.

[All Encompassing Action]

[accepted]

Yeah, but you're going to be the one stuck behind while everyone else is gone. You might feel down or do something stupid, I don't know.

[Action]

[godbent]

Good, that's something that I'll be expecting from you guys.

[Video]

[fourthgenerationprincess]

Really? What were you before? ... Not a pony?

[fourthgenerationprincess]

I had my friends to help me. I'll have friends this time, too.

[Voice]

[aerialassault]

Aah. Right. [There's a rapping sound nearby.] Knock on wood. Let's hope they don't pull the big guns on us. That'd be a pain.

1/2

[rashness]

You got it. [And he grins, laughing a moment, until--]

Re: [All Encompassing Action]

[rashness]

--And I promise not to look at none of the pictures too!

[All Encompassing Action]

[rashness]

It's not like I like fighting or anything like that, you know!

[Even if now he's fretting, and it would be better for him to do it than other people]

[voice]

[ledbythewind]

Yes, I am. I'll do my best to get him to stay where it will be safe, for what that may be worth-- can I count on you to look after him on the draft itself?

[All Encompassing Action]

[ribbonbon]

[She hadn't even thought about that possibility until Rin had mentioned it. She straightens up and does her best to put on a stern face.]

Y-You'd better not! Because if you do, I'll know! Uh...But it's not like there's anything weird on there! Really!

[All Encompassing Action]

[implanta]

I suppose so, since I don't really know what an Aria is. I... guess I could, but I doubt there would be many willing to be a shield for me so readily. There has to be some trust involved as well.

[rather_be_surfing]

That's good.

[Not that assurance was going to ease his mind any; she sounded young to him...and he was having a hard time reconciling her having been in battle with everything that could possibly go wrong on this particular battlefield.]

[All Encompassing Action]

[accepted]

Wha- I'm not talking about the fighting! I mean, you're not going and you can't look out for people yourself, you might get down over that. I would!

[Written]

[theboywiththebook]

All right, I can be there in a bit.

[voice]; enjoy the irony

[theboywiththebook]

I know that. Those cultists want to kill people because they're evil. But, I don't want to sit around and do nothing.

And how do you know? Good always manages to get home safe.

[action]

[hero_of_smiles]

Here.

[He'll take her hands and will gently try to make her take one hand off of it.]

It's easier if you use it with one. All you need to is squeeze hard on the trigger on the bottom and it'll go on.

[action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He nods, turning slightly back to the stove to check on the water before looking at Frey again.] I will be sure to have a Thunder rune on hand, should we find ourselves working together out there.

I am interested in knowing if there are others from our world here as well, so I will be keeping an eye out for anyone who may have connection to places I know.

[voice // filtered]

[chikaidestroyer]

Timelessly out of fashion.

[action] [1/2]

[ofwesternwinds]

[For a moment, one might briefly catch the hint of the boy's eyes slightly widening at the spirit's words. Perhaps it might not be readily obvious, but... those words mean a lot more than Eley might think, and they're not ones he'd take lightly. And Rudy knows Eley well enough to know that they're not ones Eley would take lightly as well.]

... I can't say I know all of them, but...

[action] [2/2]

[ofwesternwinds]

[There's a small smile.]

They mean a lot to you, don't they? I'll do what I can.

[action]

[winds_voice]

I... do not make friends easily. In fact, until now I would not have been familiar with a definition of 'friend' either. To have any at all is... quite a major event.

[He looks down now, nodding firmly. It was if they had just made some kind of deal despite never signing anything.]

Thank you. In ancient times you would receive a token with my blessing, but I am afraid we do not have the time nor means for such a ritual here.

[action]

[ofwesternwinds]

You don't need to give me anything. Anything you need, I'll do it anytime.

[That's what friends were for, right? And... Rudy looks slightly downward, admitting something in a rare moment of openness for the boy.]

... To be honest, I'm surprised you asked me.

[And said all those things. It wasn't quite an honor of sorts, but for Eley to say those things... it was still something that meant a lot to Rudy.]