A dead man's wish

[warriorscribe]

Characters: Everyone.
Setting: Everywhere, July 11th
Format: Whatever you want - it's a mingle log, after all.
Summary: While Naoya gets the reveal started on the network, Enoch takes care of physical copies.
Warnings: Reveal. Info. Nothing else, inherently.

*There's something different about the tower today. Not in a big way, not like the power or glamours are out. For one thing, everyone with a mailbox will get this note, unsigned:

Souls in our world are defined as the self. Even those without anything that can be considered a soul in their own worlds would manifest one here. Souls are extremely resilient - they can be torn out of their body and survive provided they are removed in the right manner. But they shouldn't be of course - the side effects might be disastrous in ways we can't quite understand. It's happened here before. Souls can be torn out of this world the same as in any other. Here though they can split - that's extremely important. They can split and merge if you have the right skillset. Never lose your soul in the Tower of Animus. None of yours are yet lost - but never lose it! They won't come back whole if you let her swallow them up. The power must have gone by now - she'll want to restore the tower. Everyone who ended up trapped on their own worlds is now in grave danger! She can't take souls as Zo can, but she can siphon them and she can squeeze all the energy out of them.

As soon as this message is decoded put it in as many places as possible! Put it on the network make copies and plaster them on the walls. Do everything you can so that as many people read this message as possible. There isn't enough energy to erase everyone's memories!

Remember - souls born here can be split and reabsorbed here. A soul born elsewhere can be split there, but there's no way to put it back together unless you can put it back where it's supposed to be.

Not everything is as fake as it seems. Your souls are here and you have all been drugged to keep certain aspects of yourselves contained but every part of you is here. You can use that against them if you can figure out how to unchain yourselves. I'm afraid you'll have Jason as your first opponent as he's the one with the keys you need. Be careful! There is information everywhere though much of it has been nearly permanently sealed. I can make it possible for you to access it, although you will all have to unlock it.

If that wasn't strange enough, you've probably seen it already. The same message is posted throughout the tower - on bathroom stalls, on walls, on tables. There are easily over a hundred pieces of paper.

And hey... Isn't that the same note "the Observer" put up on the network yesterday evening?*

((ooc: Mingle log for reactions off the network! Have fun!))

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[bowandblade]

A hum, tuneless and languid, passed Gilgamesh's lips at the question in return. In a place like this Tower of Animus, as the note had referred to it, there were only so many ways that he could derive any decent amount of entertainment. Hunting was only more interesting now because he would bring his Master along, and even that would eventually grow boring.

Was it any surprise that he took to seeking his entertainment as he did when he was younger, socializing and peppering conversations with questions?

"It does not matter." He shrugged, the motion obvious with his posture. "Being a king of people grows tiring, especially in times of crisis." This he stated as if it was fact.

[no_longer_a_king]

Which she could admit as far as ruling being tiring was concerned. She paused for a moment, thinking, trying to figure out if he had an angle then remembering she should give him benefit of the doubt. He had not attacked her, tried to use and discard her like a doll and demand to marry him as the Archer she knew had. He was simply curious. Haughty, but curious.

"It can. No matter who you are it can, but it is not as if a King can simply put their crown down and stop, despite how tiring it gets."

[bowandblade]

The answer from Saber brought a smile to Gilgamesh's face, and he laughed airily before lifting his chin enough to stretch his neck.

"No. Once you are King, you will always be King--forever, as your legends are told. But today you are playing the knight instead of the king, following instead of leading."

There was one of the contrasts, right there--this Saber's behavior in the tower versus the behavior of the Saber he knew. As much as he admired and desired that passionate flame he saw in Ayaka, he knew that she often submitted to, and relied on, the King of Knights.

[no_longer_a_king]

Once you are King, you will always be King--forever, as your legends are told.

Or when you wish for a miracle and obliterate your kingdom in your ignorance. Arturia sighed as he pointed out that, yes, she was following instead of leading. But what was she supposed to do? Organize an effort Enoch had already put into motion?

"So what if I am?" she asked, turning to face him now, the remaining papers in her hand, "It takes more than one person to change things within this Tower."

That had proven to be true in every single thing that had happened so far.