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

[mykidisthebest]

[SIGHS and flicks a berry at him]

It's not fun if you don't play along. I'm obviously going to help, so at least pretend to go through the motions.

[featherduster]

[ ... deflates ]

Obviously, I'll gladly take any help you're willing to offer. I want this to work for Mute. No matter what.

[mykidisthebest]

I want it to work too. It's important to you guys. The boost is only temporary though, so just let me know when it's time and I'll be ready.

[featherduster]

Thank you.

I really mean it.

[mykidisthebest]

Don't thank me just yet. I have to say something really nice about you to give you a boost, remember?

[featherduster]

[ --HE DIDNT REMEMBER ]

Oh no.

[mykidisthebest]

[heheheheh]

I'll think of something sincere, promise. It has to be sincere to work anyways.

[featherduster]

I know, I know. It's just that I might start crying.

[ IT'S HAPPENING A LOT THESE DAYS! ]

[mykidisthebest]

Don't cry. Do I need to bring tissues? It'll only upset people more if you die while you're crying.

[featherduster]

It's probably okay if they're happy tears...

[ He GUESSES? He's never tried it before ]

[mykidisthebest]

It's not. That's worse.

[insistent!!]