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]

[ RAISES HIS HAND WEARILY ]

Just to clarify, electricity is fine when it's produced using ethical and sustainable methods.

Souls aren't that, though.

[audacity]

[ also raises his hand ]

If she's the primordial sea goddess, is there a current sea god or goddess?

[arrowace]

. . . Okay.

[arrowace]

Several on the mainland by region and race, but . . . I doubt Merisians would submit . . . to other gods willingly.

[audacity]

It's more that I was wondering if there's a chance any of them could be convinced into helping with the [ ... ] evil sushi situation.

[featherduster]

[ GLAD THERE ARE NO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS NEEDED ]

What happened to Meris to leave her like this, anyway?

[heavyliesthecrown]

[He was barely able to drag himself from bed this morning. But, because it pertains to Mute, he did come. He has no idea what he can even hope to contribute to this though, and barely understands how any of it possibly works. He cares, though. So while he says nothing and remains quiet in the back, he is at least listening.]

[arrowace]

[ CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? ABOUT OTHER UNETHICAL POWER SOURCES? WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT WITH THE CLASS MINUET ]

I don’t . . . know that either. Though I know . . . she was always cruel and covetous in life.

[arrowace]

[ OK Cres gets hot tea from thermos. Thank you to God’s sleepiest little soldier. ]

[arrowace]

Hmm. Well. Adding more gods to the situation is . . . an idea.

[featherduster]

[ absolutely fucking not thanks ]

It's a strange thing to do, then, making a whole nation.

... Unless she made it for the express purpose of their worship, I guess.

[ HE HAS YET TO HEAR ABOUT A GOD WHO DOESN'T SUCK, TO BE HONEST ]

[arrowace]

To my understanding that is . . . often a factor of divine motivation, yes.

[ they’ve at least heard of gods that don’t suck. Just yet to encounter any personally. ]

[heavyliesthecrown]

Thank you.

[Just going to focus on his drink.]

[audacity]

[ grimace ]

It may be more trouble than it's worth. Gods usually are. But it could also be more firepower.

[arrowace]

[ pets him for luck and power ]

[arrowace]

Firepower . . . we have already. I am . . . unfamiliar with most other relevant sea gods.

[noarchitact]

Piii pii pii pi pi. [ how come your admiration for frogs has gone down? ]

...that is a lot of death. [ looking at the two pie charts. ] So are we just going to try to siphon some of the hatred and death off her, so she's less like that?

[poisonista]

[ He's always up early but this invitation is kind of surprising. Still, he goes to see what's going on, standing in the back to observe this all.

That was a lot of information. What is he supposed to do with it. He's not showing any confusion though, just. Huh. ]

I see.

[ ??? ]

[featherduster]

Gods.

[ (DEROGATORY) ]

[arrowace]

I think . . . the idea is . . . to adjust it that my body may be . . . fully revitalized.

[arrowace]

[ Looks at him. Looks at the spell arrays. Looks at him. ]

It’s wizard shit.

[audacity]

[ thinks a moment, then. ]

The ones I know probably wouldn't do anything, even if they could. Or they'd want the glory, worship, blah blah blah from Meris. So that probably is out.

[arrowace]

Yes.

[audacity]

No kidding.

[featherduster]

[ LOOKS AT HIM LOOKING AT THE RUNES ]

Can you make any sense of that?