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!))

Comments

[unkindnessof]

Aptly put. [ Raven... it can't be said he relaxes, no, but his posture does shift. His gaze flickers appraisingly over Enoch before he says, abruptly: ]

Is this war, then?

[warriorscribe]

War... I don't know. It is certainly a struggle, though what it is a struggle of remains to be seen.

*Hopefully minds and words instead of fighting.*

[unkindnessof]

[ A small, noncommittal noise. Maybe derisive, maybe thoughtful. Hard to tell. ] Few wars—or struggles, if you'd rather—were ever won when their leaders appeared so obviously exhausted. [ The words are critical, but the tone not quite so. ]

I realize you weren't the only one to come forward. But you were the first to do so.

We are not all a united force here... but those you have swayed to your side will be looking to someone as a guide.

Best of luck to you, 'Pandora.' And... [ He pushes off the wall, looking as if he's going to leave, but he hesitates, hand lingering on the wall as he looks elsewhere for a moment. He'd already apologized publicly, but it still was rather impersonal. When he had the chance to do otherwise... ] I'm sorry for last month. Hopefully your nights now will be smoother than they were then.

[warriorscribe]

Few leaders can avoid exhaustion.

*Sorry for being human dude. He just walked down the entire tower and had to keep some of these things from blowing off the side of the tower when monsters attacked.

He goes silent though, when Raven admits to being one of the monsters.* I don't doubt they will be. It wasn't your fault.

[unkindnessof]

But there are things they can do to alleviate it. Delegation, or rest... you can't mean to say you have no one to rely on, can you? [ He can appreciate dedication, but... ] If I can see it... your allies would worry, wouldn't they?

[ He makes a soft noise of disagreement, though, at the would-be reassurance. ] Perhaps so. But I've still wronged people regardless. And perhaps if only more effort were... [ If he'd thought over the clues more, maybe, even with the overall lack of information... ]

It's... disquieting, really. [ He murmurs, voice distant. ]

But this isn't about me. If you should require recompense, somehow, and if I'm able at all to provide...

[ Well. The other man knows his network id and mailroom number, at least. ]

[warriorscribe]

*He's human, exhaustion happens and will show. It doesn't make much of a difference if he's not leading them into battle, does it?

Oh well.*

There's no need to compensate for your actions. *He smiles.* But I'll let you know if I need your help with something.