video | un: eurypterid [npc]

[assana]

⟪ on your screen, waves in the background, high and lapping at the seawall that surrounds most of stygia, threatening to spill over. it’s a relatively common sight when colder weather settles; what isn’t is the woman in the foreground, cheeks round and full as she slowly exhales an abundance of concerns she clearly struggles to voice. ⟫

I’m… so sorry. Where do I even begin… ⟪ she shakes her head, visibly contrite. when she raises her hand, as if to shush an invisible companion, the tempest behind her seemingly subsides. ⟫ There’s been a terrible mistake. Many... mistakes. Some of you have been inadvertently imprisoned, and I’ve reached out to Amun in the hopes of rectifying the situation as soon as possible. There will be compensation for those of you who were wrongly mistreated. ⟪ her eyes, red-rimmed, flash vehement for a fraction of a second. ⟫ Mark my words.

⟪ whether it’s a promise to you or a threat to the hierarchy remains to be seen, though the apologetic glint in her gaze seems genuine. briefly she bows her head, fingertips to her lips as she coughs and clears her throat, a pink petal flitting in the breeze. ⟫ In the meantime, please know that our Healers are actively working to find a cure to the Harvest’s Curse. It’s not much, but don’t despair just yet. If your symptoms worsen, seek Rosuv in Mirth, and tell him Assana’s sent you. ⟪ her mouth stretches, a forlorn smile. ⟫ Stay strong.

⟪ and the feed cuts. ⟫

⟪ OOC | assana is the npc with blueish hair that you might have run into before! i’ve decided to breathe some more life into her and chose daenerys as her pb. she’s available for semi-regular cr (slower, probably) even tho she’s still an npc, but cr =/= privileges. assana obviously has knowledge that PCs do not possess, but we'll always ensure that all characters have access to the same opportunities.

if you do seek rosuv, you'll find him in a nightclub in mirth; he's a bartender. he’ll give you a bottle of warm oil that you can apply to your throat and chest, for free! it’ll help you breathe easier for a few hours, and has similar effects to cannabis.

you can now reach amun the elusive asshole and ask him once question each! that's his deal for this month ⟫

Comments

[unalign]

I hope so, too.
Calling it a terrible mess is the understatement of the century.

Do you know who's responsible for the arrest order?

[assana]

You're right. There are no words to accurately depict what just happened.
Amun will conduct an investigation. The order wasn't his.
I believe him.

[unalign]

Will he not say something about it?
He didn't exactly make a very good impression last time, and it would be understandable if the others pin the blame on him.

[assana]

I do hope that he does!
I'm... trying to reason with him. He's an obvious target, which... well.
I think he's well aware of that.

[unalign]

He seems like a very self-aware person, but I could be wrong.

Also, a white scorpion. There were papers scattered all over the place back then with that symbol on it. What does it mean?

[assana]

A white scorpion! How intriguing! Was there anything else on the papers?

⟪ spoilers: she may or may not know exactly what it means. ⟫

[unalign]

No, that's it.

The Hierarchy knows what it means, don't you?

[assana]

Well! I'm not the Hierarchy, not exactly.
I doubt they have a perfectly accurate idea of what it means, to be frank!
If they did, we could have avoided... all of this.

[unalign]

Not exactly?

If not an accurate idea, then any kind of idea is helpful right now.

[assana]

I'm the Commanding Officer against Maelstroms! I deal with storms, not people... at least until today.

All I can tell you is that whatever it means isn't good news for them.

[unalign]

For the Hierarchy?

[assana]

Precisely! The foundations have been shaken.

[unalign]

Can we assume that there will be more of what happened last month? If so, then shouldn't we prepare?

[assana]

You mean, attempts to dismember the Hierarchy? Probably, yes! Every year, someone tries. I think it's the first time anyone's really succeeded, at least to that level.

[unalign]

I see. Now I understand why the focus of the arrests is on the newcomers.

[ because it's really only succeeded now after they've arrived. what a terrible coincidence. ]

Is there any reason why people are attempting to undermine the Hierarchy? I didn't think there was unrest among the Restless despite our name.

[assana]

Well, power's a great incentive for one. Why should it be Amun's?
You've seen the man. He's not exactly difficult to... dislike.
Some say he rules too harshly. I don't disagree, but it's been years since masses of Spectres invaded Stygia.
Ever since he came into power, actually.

[unalign]

He has the ability to keep Spectres at bay?

[assana]

Something like that.

[unalign]

Does his power short-circuit every now and then?

[assana]

On occasions. He spends a great deal of his time making sure it doesn't fail.

[unalign]

So it's normal for everyone, then? For their powers to not normally work?

[assana]

I think so?
I mean, it's the general consensus anyway.
I can't say whether some of us are more successful than others.

[unalign]

I see. And there's no way of figuring out what's causing it, right?

[assana]

I think everyone just assumes and blames Oblivium...
I mean, logic rarely applies in this world.
And there are forces here that I've never seen anywhere else.