video ; UN: PARTY {left behind crew}

[wardance]

[ Masamune on the video feed looks irritated, but it's hard to tell if his mood is a reflection of what he feels the need to say, the overall status of things, or simply whatever he is (attempting to) eat. It looks like some kind of biscuit but who knows considering the food situation around here other than seafood.

He's standing and it looks like the backdrop of his current location is City Hall. ]

I hate to do this while we're split, but it's probably stuff you will want to all be aware of sooner versus later.

First, our little native friends had nothing to do with the Dakal genocide situation.

Secondly, it's just a hunch [ except not really ], but there might be a couple psychos in the local population over their opinion on worshipping Ryba. So, we might start having a big problem with creepy sacrifice rituals happening to try and gain favor from the sea witch.

[ a short pause as he finally breaks the cracker/chip/wtfever he had been holding between his teeth. ]

If that's not actually already a thing, I mean.


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- nalawi vs dakal war ended 30-50 years ago
- war started several hundred years ago and had been ongoing rather than a full-out constant barrage of attacks on each other (one battle after another, etc.)
- nalanni loves everyone blahblah

- except dakal when they piss her off for trying to destroy her volcano.
- nalawi convinced nalanni has been taken from them against their will
- all "dark magic", such as rituals and sacrifices and reviving the dead, etc. are not known to the nalawi. ryba's domain. nalawi have worshipped nalanni for several thousand years. ryba and others were worshipped before that.
- one council member ran off wearing crazy eyes. female, dark robes. convinced ryba will "save us all". probably a good idea to find her.
- there's a lot of crazy on these islands.


[ OOC: ooc info details. feel free to thread jack and talk to each other! Masamune will attach a note in a bit with what he learned from his meetings with the Council (I still need to copy the information given from the mods.) Also,feel free to take any info your character reads or heard and run with it to do your own stuff as it's new information discovery/revealed but not a slot for plot participation post/situation.]

Comments

[wardance]

It's too little information for me to make a call on blame, although it does seem with Nalanni being the goddess and clearly the greater power that she lacks justification in needing to kill all. However, this world has rules we are not aware of-- including whether gods care about justificatio, to begin with.

...And, even then, I must be careful not to be a hypocrite.

[ he is silent a moment, obviously a little uncomfortable opening up enough to someone to give them a hint like this into his past, but... it is the only way to properly explain without potential cyclic disagreement. ] ... Hate is a powerful emotion. Innocence becomes entirely subjective when you are strung high enough in feeling wronged. If you have never felt this as a soldier-- where the lines blur and everyone and everything deserves the same fate of death --then, I hope you never have to.

[strictdiscipline]

[Softly, almost inaudible:]

I know.

[Knows of how soul-consuming and deep-reaching hatred can be, how quickly it can stamp out any other emotion, particularly reason and rationale. She's silent, save for the slow inhale and exhale of breath - twice each one - before speaking up again, stronger this time.]

I know. But power means nothing if you don't use it properly, to protect not just yourself but for those who look up to you. If Nalanni sees no qualms with destroying the Dakal without a moment's thought, there's no telling if she'll redirect her anger to them if they ever do something wrong.

[wardance]

This is something I am worried about, too. Especially if she doesn't mind taking all of them out for the deeds of some of them. She might not have good things to say if she comes back and finds some of them have abandoned her.

[strictdiscipline]

We'd best find her sooner rather than later then.

[Unfortunately easier said than done, given they can't even seem to find their own compatriots. How are they supposed to find a goddess with unlimited power?]

[wardance]

would it kill ALASTAIR to be more professional in equipping us for stuff like this.

[strictdiscipline]

[Yes, probably. To everyone's dismay.]

If you can find some way to speak to some of the higher-ranking officers, I'm right behind you.

[wardance]

I guess it's worth trying when we get back to Oska. Even if we can't get them to fully do anything or listen, maybe we can compromise. Are there any other military officers here from the beginning or are we the last?

[strictdiscipline]

[Unseen by the jewelry, her lips tick downwards.]

Both Captain Visconti and Captain Levi appear to have been transferred. If there were other military officers that began the same time as we did, I've yet to meet them.

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[wardance]

(unrelated conversation text)

also, you didn't 'take pictures' at the shoreline at all, did you?

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[strictdiscipline]

[Does she look like she can operate a camera here.]

No. I'm sure some people did though. Why?

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[wardance]

[ y...Es???? ] another team member asked but I forget about functions like that.

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[strictdiscipline]

[so much (misplaced) faith.....]

Are they hoping to identify the bodies?

[wardance]

I think it has more to do with their physical state and the reasoning for it.

[strictdiscipline]

I'll see if I can get pictures and send them your way then.

(ooc: feel free to handwave that she sent him pictures, etc etc)

[wardance]

you're great, thank you

(OOC: got it !)