VIDEO -> TEXT. UN: DAGNY.

[dagnyology]

[ Dagny's face appears on the network. Behind her are snowy plains, where small gnomes are jumping and playing. Her face is flushed from the cold, but she smiles. ]

Hello! I hope you're all doing well! The Timeline has finally computed your mission objective — sorry it took so long! Sometimes he gets a little slow. Now, I know he may seem— different, but he's always been correct! Just... ah, be careful when talking to him? He's a learning machine, and all he really knows is about missions, so sometimes he says some strange things when he goes off topic. But don't worry! He tries his best. I'll connect you to him now.

TIMELINE.EXE IS PROGRAMMED TO RELEASE MISSION PARAMETERS. MISSION OBSERVATION IS COMPLETE AND RESULTS FOR MISSION: Nalawi ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Hello World ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/ Take the hassle and confusion out of the
Mission,
Try this One Weird Trick!

To help NALAWI, you will need to DEFEAT the GODDESS NALANNI so the energy can return to the world.* In doing so, the people of NALAWI will LOSE THEIR POWERS but the world will continue on. If this objective is not reached, NALAWI will BURN OUT PREMATURELY.

*NOTE FROM TIMELINE.EXE: Giant squid of the Sea, too
2 or 0 Not 1! Thank you

[OOC NOTE: This will serve as an IC discussion post. The OOC discussion post is here!]

Comments

[grunehexe]

I would much prefer it that way myself. But if she's already bargained away for her own life, I worry that what we offer will seem like nothing compared to the "lives" of her people.

But it is worth attempting. This world has seen enough loss.

[hellshaped]

From what I understand, she was already dead when she made the bargain. She had nothing to lose. Maybe if we can convince her she has something to GAIN...

[grunehexe]

She had her soul to lose, at any rate.

You have something particular in mind?

[hellshaped]

Give her a chance to join ALASTAIR. Even if she can't save her people, she can save others.

[grunehexe]

I would much prefer that option to needing to strong arm her. Even if her methods are misguided, her motivation cannot be dismissed.

- do you think she will be convinced to abandon the ressurection of her people?

[hellshaped]

[There's a pause before he thinks a response back. It's a difficult question.]

I don't know. It depends how deeply her grief runs. But I sure hope so -- she's as much a victim as the rest of her people. It was only luck (so to speak) that gave her this chance.

[grunehexe]

Luck, yes.

I may be more burden than boon if you should approach her, but if there is anything I might do to aid that cause...

[As much as she wished to help, as she wished to be able to say she could defend herself... She knew that in any situation that could turn violent, her presence hampered more than helped. She hated it- but it was true.]

[hellshaped]

If you know anything about the consequences of raising the dead, that's something. I've dealt with zombies etc. before, but not really beyond er killing them.

[grunehexe]

It is a topic I have read much about. The consequences of necromancy abused, contracting with demons, selling in souls... I was cautioned against them since I was a girl.

[hellshaped]

Yeah, I've heard about the same stuff. Seen a lot of it firsthand, too.

Since she's already raised from the dead herself, I don't know if a lot of that applies. Well... apart from the soul thing, I guess. If the big squid has her soul, I don't know what that'll mean for the rest of them...