Superbia Intro Log

[cancrymods]

SUPERBIA

With the dragon of greed thoroughly slain, the Executors are at last free to escape the sensory hell of the Avaritia Underside and descend to the next Layer. There's still sound and chatter, of course, but compared to where you've been spending all your time until now. Welcome to Superbia. And make yourself comfortable... because now that you've arrived, the stairs that guided you down here have disappeared and you won't be leaving any time soon. Feel free to use this arrival log to chronicle your initial misadventures in the Pride Layer of Purgatory. As noted in the location page, several locations will require further investigation if you'd like to get some information on them, so get investigating! Drop a comment down to the Investigation Request subheader if you'd like to explore. Get out there and have fun!

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[alcahest]

[ after getting the Introduction to Executors 101 from Achilles, maybe Amber wants some time to process this new information. but too bad because as soon as he comes out of the guidance counselor's office, he's getting ushered into the sickbay by the same young woman who gave him ice earlier. the commotion with Rei had gotten Mona's attention before, and from what she saw when she stuck her head out to investigate, this boy is a newly awakened resident of Purgatory.

she probably would have made him sit a while longer in sickbay regardless, but knowing he's one of them now, she'll definitely give him a way out of class. ]

Um, I'm with Achilles and the others. [ said over her shoulder as she rummages around in various medicine cabinets. everything about her is gentle, from her voice to her movements to her elegant appearance. ] I think the other teachers probably called me Miss Lisa, but Mona is fine... Ah!

[ she finds what she's looking for and fishes out a bottle of painkillers. she comes to him clutching it nervously in both hands, and looks embarrassed to be offering it. if she was one of their healers, she could actually help, but... ]

I'm sorry... There's not much I can do right now for you. But once class is over, I'll get Medic or Chiron to come and heal that for you.

[alchemistake]

[The last hour and some change has been...a lot, for Amber. Newly awakened, given the whole Executor rundown...he hasn't even really properly met Rei since she fled earlier, but he imagines he'll get to see her again at some point. He'll have to apologize for insulting her dad, which. He has no reason to think Achilles isn't her real dad, so!

He allows himself to be taken to the sickbay without complaint, mostly because his head is still pounding from the hit he received earlier. That kid might not be smart, but he sure could throw a punch, good lord.]

Hey, don't apologize. Anything is better than nothing, right? Heh...

[He takes the bottle in hand as he turns it over, realizing this isn't actually something he's seen before. When turning it over and reading the label though, he can recognize all of the chemicals that actually make it up...it's just in a pill form.

Fascinating.

Anyway, he'll stop admiring the pills and actually shake one out into his hand to take.]

Heal me, though...I'm guessing you're talking about some kind of magic, right?

[Ugh. Magic..if there's one thing he recalls, it's being mistaken for a Wizard, constantly. Little does he know he's about to get his share of that, in due time.]

Good to meet you though, Mona. My name is Amber. ...I'm pretty sure. My head's still a little foggy, but I dunno if it's from getting slugged or...everything else.

[alcahest]

[ Mona shakes her head with a soft smile, and hands him a glass of water to swallow that pill. ] That's how it was for the rest of us, too. We've remembered more about ourselves over time, but I'm not sure anyone has remembered their real name yet.

[ what else can she do for him right now...? he's probably had that ice for a while, she can at least swap it out for a new one. while he's taking the painkiller, she grabs a gel icepack from the freezer and hurries back over. ]

For all of us, there was just — a word that comes to mind, and that's all we have. Mine was Magnum Opus, but it doesn't make for a very good name. I think Amber sounds much better.

[ the way he reacted to heal, though— ] Are you... familiar with magic?

[alchemistake]

[God bless you, Mona. He'll gratefully accept the cold icepack in exchange for his previous one, that one having become more of a gluey slushie in feel at that point.]

Wow, that's...pretty intense sounding.

[Amber at least sounds like a name, even if he isn't sure it really fits him all that well. What does he know about fitting names when he can hardly remember anything about himself?]

I am, a little too familiar really. Not exactly a huge fan? I'm more of a sciencey, practical type of guy. But it...has its uses.

[alcahest]

[ that's something of a relief to hear — it's rare that they find other Executors who are less comfortable with magic, the way she is. ]

I see... [ she nods very seriously. ] I can understand that. We have— some kind of magic, as Executors. But there wasn't any magic in the place I lived, so I'm more familiar with science too. Chemistry, alchemy, engineering...

It was nice to learn those things when I was alive. I liked that... they always made sense.

[alchemistake]

Yeah! Yeah, see, that’s what I love about it too! It just makes sense.

[Life is unreliable; science is forever.]

I’m an alchemist, myself. It’s…kindof the only thing I remember so far, but I do remember everything about all of the things I used to make.