Fellowship of Animus | First Council of Sages

[sageprincess]

Characters: THE FELLOWSHIP OF ANIMUS aka pretty much everyone
Setting: Floor 38, early afternoon - forward-dated to July 29
Format: Party style - pick your poison
Summary: After repeated delays, Zelda and Gandalf have finally called the populace of the Tower to discuss productive means of dealing with their situation.
Warnings: None yet, will edit should something come up

It's taken far too long to get to this point.

Come Sunday, the various couches and armchairs of the uppermost lounge have been arranged in vaguely semi-circle-like patterns, with chairs from other floors scattered amongst them to increase seating even more. The semi-circles face inwards towards a central point to facilitate discussion among a large group of people. Though this is by no means a party, small slices of Lembas bread are available on tables around the perimeter - though there is no shortage of food, the hungry tend to be less cooperative, all the same.

Outside, the sun shines brightly without a cloud to obstruct it, but the atmosphere inside is much less carefree. Considering the purpose of gathering here this day, it's to be expected. Should this council succeed, it may very well change life in the Tower as everyone knows it. If not, well... one should certainly hope individual efforts begin to bear more fruit than they have in the past.

Comments

[moontothetide]

[Tara does not look well. There are bruise-like circles under her eyes, and she's nursing the remains of a nosebleed. Anyone who speaks with her will find her voice raw and hoarse, and the first thing she does upon entering the room is find a chair and rest her head on her knees.

But she's brought a notebook and a pencil. She's gone to class feeling worse before and still managed a halfway decent grade. This probably won't be that much different. Occasionally, she lifts her head enough to jot a few things down.]

[derping]

[Well, Sora probably has to stop wandering around and sit down eventually. It's when he tears himself away from the crowd and starts looking for a seat that he spots a girl - someone he does know, but it looks like she isn't feeling very well. Does she need help?

Sora heads in that direction, intent on asking. He may not know her, but that doesn't mean he can't be a little concerned anyway.]

Hey. Are you feeling okay?

[moontothetide]

Mm?

[Tara lifts her head to blink muzzily at Sora. She certainly doesn't look okay. In fact, she looks a bit like she just lost a fight, or is recovering from an illness, and her words are a little slurred.]

Y-Yeah, um...I'm okay. Just, um, kind of tired.

...th-thank you, though. Um, it's, it's nice of you to ask. [She offers Sora a hesitant smile. People don't often express concern for Tara, even her friends, so it's nice when someone does.]

[derping]

[He's not so sure about that; she looks more than just a little tired. Still, arguing wouldn't be very nice, either. Still, he smiles back at her, hoping that she really is doing okay.]

Well, do you mind if I sit here?

[He needs to sit down anyway, and it would probably be good to stay nearby in case she really did end up needing help or something. Sora was no doctor, but he wasn't one to ignore a person who needed something, either.]

[moontothetide]

W-What?

[Why would a stranger willingly sit next to her? Hell, Tara still has days where she wonders why her friends would willingly sit next to her. She actually looks around the room, wondering if it's just that close to the meeting that Sora is out of options, before blinking back up at him.] N-No, um...I-I don't mind. [A thought strikes her, and she makes to stand.] Um, did, did you need this chair? I-I can move.

[derping]

[He shakes his head before she can stand, trying to motion for her to stay where she is.] What? No, you're fine where you are! Unless I end up bugging you, or something.

[The last comment is mostly a joke; Sora doesn't have the keenest eye for detail, and just figures that she may have gotten the wrong idea or something. He's so relaxed around people that, sometimes, he forgets that it's not as easy for everyone else. He just sees sitting by someone different as a chance to make a new friend.]

Anyway, I'm Sora.

[moontothetide]

I'm Tara. [She offers him a tentative smile, trusting to the fact that, at least, she's not going to have to find a new seat. Really, though, this boy is so obviously friendly that she relaxes just a bit more.]

K-Kind of wish this happened more often. Um, big meetings like this. I mean, it's, it's kind of nice to see, don't you think so?

[technologic]

[April had just been silently watching the others in the room, but the moment she spots Tara, she'll be making her away over to her with concern clear on her expression.]

A-are you okay, Tara?

[moontothetide]

[Tara starts slightly at the sound of April's voice, blinking dazedly up at the other girl. She promptly tries to make herself look less ill, and...pretty much fails.] Y-Yeah. Um, I'm okay. I, I was just...thinking. [She waves her notebook aimlessly in the air. If April's quick, she might just be able to catch that it's open on a page Tara has titled "Learning to Swim Better", with "Finding Seeds" on the page opposite.]

Nice to see you again.

[technologic]

[April does notice what the titles on the pages say, and it gets a quick curious glance, before concern appears on her expression again.]

Um, yeah, it's nice to see you again... Though if you don't mind me saying, you really don't look good.

[moontothetide]

...I-I don't mind you saying. [Why would she? It's true, after all.]

It's just, um...it's been a long week. I-I've been, um, working on the garden plan. But mostly, um, work. I-I have a job. I...I keep forgetting that bit, until they remind me. [The threat of drowning does not tend to lend itself to a good night's sleep. Nor do hallucinogenic drugs.]

You, um, you look really good, though. Is everything okay?

[technologic]

... They can give you jobs here? [April tilts her head, curiosity mixing in with the concern on her face.]

Um, yeah... I've, ah, just been keeping myself busy with projects lately. [Though said projects aren't going so well.]

[moontothetide]

Projects? [Tara brightens slightly, if only because this looks like a good excuse to get the topic off of her.] Um...w-what kind of projects? Craft type projects, o-or machine type projects, or gardening?

[technologic]

Ah, machine projects. I've, um, been asked to make communication devices, so I've been working on that for the past few days. It's been pretty difficult though.

[moontothetide]

Communication devices? Like...portable communication devices? [Because they do already have the terminals.

Tara grins in what she hopes is an encouraging manner, and nods.] Whoever asked you to do that, it's, it's a really great idea. I mean, the terminals are great, but th-they're not everywhere and, and sometimes it's nice to be able to run and call for help, too.

[technologic]

Yep, portable ones.

Yeah, he wanted them for... a response team or something. But materials are really scarce, and I need to think of a way to set up a wireless network too.

[moontothetide]

Yeah, I, I guess you would. Otherwise... [Tara gestures vaguely through the air, attempting with her hands to encompass the network that currently exists.] Kind of just, um, more of the same, right? M-Maybe you can ask here. I mean, s-someone might know something. Maybe just something different about the network. I-I'm not going to be that much help there.

[technologic]

Ah, y-yeah, I could ask... [April looks a bit nervous about that. Speaking in front of groups of people is still something she's anxious about doing.] ... And I'll, ah, listen to the discussions that'll go on.

[moontothetide]

W-Well, of course.

[She can certainly sympathize on that front. Tara has some things she'd like to say. Whether she'll feel up to saying them, well, that's another matter entirely.]

I mean...th-that's part of why we're all here. Listening to different ideas. M-Maybe even yours'.

[technologic]

N-no, probably not mine. I, uh, get really nervous when I talk in f-front of a group of people... I would probably end up tripping over my words or something if I spoke up.