Get on the Down With Fish bus

[arrowace]

WHO: Lilybells, House Wardens, Azdaja, others??
WHERE: Lily War Room
WHEN: Day 71 morning

[ After a few different discussion, Lily and Bluebell have invited some allies to discuss a problem and make some plans. They've probably put out like. Berries and water. Mute and Ananke stand at the front of the room, them speaking and him providing large illusions of the presentation. ]

Lights please. Ananke.






This is Eph'meris. It is not my home but . . . where I was most recently before . . . arriving in the Meadow. Next.








This is Meris. Meris was once the primordial . . . sea goddess that formed Eph'meris and its people. Now she is a . . . festering mass of malice, squatting in the astral sea and longing only . . . to drag all life she encounters with her into the abyss. Next.








This is the Merisian Pillar Array, which turns one or several individuals into the "Pillar" of Eph'meris. It allows the bulk of Meris's hatred, necrotic power, and general "evil bullshit" to be visited on . . . that one or several persons rather than . . . reality itself. It also fortifies those individuals' . . . bodies to bear this malice without being destroyed. It also . . . kills them. Next.









This is a small piece of the Merisian Pillar Array, that we are . . . currently calling the "Gate". It's purpose is to . . . ensure that the energy exerted by Meris upon reality is directed at the selected Pillar, but also that . . . some of this energy may be siphoned off to the Merisian power grid. I am told . . . this is "like electricity but worse" but I don't . . . actually know what electricity is. Next.









I believe these diagrams speak for themselves. Next.









Next.








This concludes the . . . background briefing. Everything should be clear now.

Comments

[featherduster]

[ Nerds... ]

But you think you could modify it somehow, right?

[arrowace]

Minuet has . . . something of a plan. An intention, at least. And . . . we have a goal.

[finalbows]

Please. I don't need a protector. You're better served up and on your feet in the middle of . . . whatever your part already IS in this.

[ much less caustic, ]

Anyway. Naturally, yes. I'm myself.

[secondbornsun]

[ nod ]

Last'a your power?

[ not brought up as like, an argument against it, more just. clarify please and thanks ]

1/2

[spinebuddyandme]

Oh — yeah, hang on.

[ plz hold while Ananke swaps out of the driver's seat. Outwardly, it looks like he has frozen perfectly still for about a second ]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ And he's Scarab's back, peering up at him ]

How many "print outs" do you require?

[endsjustified]

[its ok this is why he said it in earshot of Lethe.

puts a subtle little illusion in place to conceal holding Minuet's hand in the middle of the kitchen though. you're doing great sweetie. proud of you for planning your death and giving advance warning]

[finalbows]

I can think of several ways I would immediately modify this. Look at this entire corner. Redundancies on redundancies -- when you should be devoting all that time and energy to pulling the stress from here.

[ each point at a specific spot is more like an air-stab. ]

And I see what THIS going for, but... you're putting too much strain on ALL the odd degrees of that circle.

[featherduster]

[ Looks him dead in the eye ]

It's potentially mortal danger, for people you barely know.

[arrowace]

The relevant ones.

[ DISH, WET BOY ]

[chasseurdebeaute]

I’m glad there are resources here and that you are looking to make use of them.

[endsjustified]

I'm glad to hear that.

[the corner of his mouth tilts]

As for my own role, I don't have all that much to offer in this, I'm afraid. Just some advice and possibly some organization.

[featherduster]

[ listen here you little shit ]

Temporarily!

[secondbornsun]

[ nods, looking it over—when he raises his pen again it's to draw into the air this time, with light instead of ink, to replicate the rune but with the center filled as 'male' ]

This look right?

[finalbows]

Use the red pen.

[mykidisthebest]

[clearly listening in to see how much Minuet will squirm]

[featherduster]

[ Grimaces a little ]

It's use it for something now, or give it days-to-weeks for this body to give out.

[arrowace]

[ nod nod! ]

[arrowace]

Many . . . people came.

[chasseurdebeaute]

[glad]

[finalbows]

When the space between lines gets smaller than this, [ he pinches his fingers together to show a tiny bit of space ] there's too much ambiguity in the image. Think you can work with that?

[featherduster]

[ WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS????????? ]

[endsjustified]

[quirks an eyebrow at him]

[audacity]

[ well the eye contact means he doesn't say something flippant, even though it's still tempting ]

It's the right thing to do. It could help a lot of people, here and in another world. That's worth the risk.

[finalbows]

I'm just saying, don't be sparing with the criticism. Good grief. ...I'm going to need another notebook for this.