if you desire the world, then come and take it

[emberserker]

[Discordia]

@ wolfsbane
Enough is enough. Who knows how long it's been in that place without a proper meeting. I propose we convene back at the base in Invidia. That'll keep the migraines and getting lost to a minimum, plus whoever the Authority is won't cotton on, I should hope.

[Invidia - Authority's Mansion]

[Wolfsbane is entirely fed up. After a few days in Avaritia (it's longer, but who knows in that place), she sends out the notification and sets up shop in the mansion back in Invidia; not too far a commute for anyone no matter where they are, and plenty of room besides. When the others arrive, she's sitting at the table, eating a plate of steak and lima bean salad. No, she didn't make any for you. Okay, those with good senses can probably smell that there's more in the kitchen, but given where they are, it seemed tacky to offer to share.]

I'm sure we've all at least come up with something by now investigating that tacky tourist trap. Share, will you?

(This is an open mingle log for everyone to share the fruits of their investigations! Have fun... or at least vent your frustrations at Avaritia's economy.)

Comments

[daughterofthemark]

What do you suppose that would mean for us? Would we have to out-maneuver all of them?

[mementomoritz]

It would probably depend on whether the Authority is split between them, like it is for the five of us back in Invidia, or if it keeps changing hands.

[daughterofthemark]

I see! It could be either.

[ Thank you for the comparison to themselves! She understands it! Sort of.]

Those even if it keeps changing hands, we may have to deal with all of them anyway.

[mementomoritz]

Then again, we don't know if we'll have to deal with any of them- at least, not the way we did with Esme. For all we know, they could just decide they want us to leave as quickly as possible, and open the way down as soon as they see us.

[Look, you may laugh, but "please just fucking leave" has been a pretty great method for getting people to give her what she wants in the past.]

1/2

[daughterofthemark]

[...the way they did with Esme, right.]

2/2

[daughterofthemark]

[BUT ANYWAY]

I suppose such a thing is entirely possible. Or perhaps they'll be more willing to listen to reason.

[Hope springs eternal.]

[mementomoritz]

Right! [What angst and regrets? Don't know her.] They're supposed to be greedy, right? Maybe if we point out there's six other layers they aren't getting to take stuff from, they'll want to open the path back up.

I know I wouldn't be satisfied with only getting to study one place if I knew there were more out there I could be researching.

[daughterofthemark]

Goodness, do you suppose they've ever been anywhere else? Perhaps even the mere chance to visit Invidia would be of interest to them.

[mementomoritz]

I wonder if we'd be allowed to invite them, as the Invidia Authorities? We could do tours!

[daughterofthemark]

Surely we could? Otherwise we would have precious little actual authority...

[mementomoritz]

Each of us only has one-fifth, though, and we're pretty new at it... I still haven't figured out how Esme did that invisibility trick.

[And she's certainly been trying.]