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cancry2021-07-14 01:47 pm
cancrymods) wrote in cancry2021-07-14 01:47 pm
Superbia Intro Log
 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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Yes, though through adoption.
That’s the first time she’s called me “dad” since we made it an official thing, so I think she got a little embarrassed.
[ Which means TEASING TIME. ]
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[LMAO...OOPS....rip in rest, Rei.]
That kindof does make more sense with context, yeah.
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Give me just one moment, please.
[ He leaves the office for a couple of minutes and soon after, there’s an announcement over the school intercom:
“Rei, your father would like to see you in his office.”
And then shortly after, Achilles returns. ]
There. She should be along shortly.
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... I--is something wrong...?
[ logically she knows this can't be anything serious if it's not in the Executor GC and going by everything that's happened so far, this boy is probably a new Eidolon but the anxiety lizard that controls her brain has been banging the YOU'RE IN TROUBLE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE drum nonstop anyway ]
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Oh no, nothing’s wrong dear. I think you should introduce yourself to our new eidolon friend though.
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Heeey, uh...sorry for insulting your dad, earlier? Turns out the whole horn and tail situation is a normal thing and I just didn't realize.
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No, it's fine. ... I should be the one to apologize for being so defensive.
[ She looks pretty embarrassed about the whole thing, for what it's worth.
Assured that nothing is wrong (probably), Rei slips into the room and pulls the door shut behind her. ]
Has Achilles already explained everything?
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[ bruh you're on your way to being seen as BOTHER figure being like that. ]
But yes I've explained as much as I can - though not quite everything. Do you have any questions for her, Sir Amber?
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But after a brief moment of trying (and failing) not to smirk, Amber turns his attention back to Rei- wait, Sir?]
Yeah! Achilles was telling me about this whole Executor thing and, long story short- I want in.
[Be rubs his cheek with one hand.]
I'd rather be making some kind of progress towards something than just rotting in this boring school forever. The science class isn't even that good...
So what do I need to do?
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Well... has Achilles explained what an Authority is to you yet? We're stuck here for now, but I'm certain that if we track down whoever the Authority here is, and we can reclaim their power, we should be able to keep moving.
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[He looks over at Achilles out of the corner of his eye, who...no offense, looks like a monster to Varian just on his own. But he's not going to say that.]
I'm assuming an "Authority" is one of those?
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[ He taps his chin. Explaining that might need a bit more context. He returns to the snack that he singled out to represent Superbia and runs his finger along the top. ]
...Let me explain first.
An Authority is a Specter who has, as the name suggests, managed to gain absolute power over the specific layer. They cannot change the entire layer to their whims necessarily, but it is their domain and that affords them a level of privilege and power. For example it is impossible to physically harm them while they maintain the Authority - any attempt to and they will easily over power you. They are also the ones who close off the way forward, and while we have tried reasoning with them in the past, they have refused to let us through. The fact that we can also not go back this time is also more than likely the work of this layer's Authority. Whoever they are, they clearly want the ones already here to stay here and neither go forwards or backwards.
[ ...When he puts it like that he suddenly... gets a sort of sad feeling. But he pushes it back down. ]
The only solution we have for now for dealing with the Authority is to use our cunning to find a way to take the authority from them or transfer it to someone more cooperative. It's a fluid thing that can change hands at any time, though what makes someone the Authority differs on each layer.
[ He moves his finger onto the Invidia snack. ]
On Invidia it seemed to be whoever became the most "enviable" to everyone else. The Authority was a celebrity named Esme who everyone on the layer strongly envied and wanted to be like. Beating her in a contest was enough to secure that crown from her.
[ And then over to the Avaritia one. ]
And then Avaritia... where money ruled all. The Authority there was a gambler named Greta who had become the wealthiest person there and was ensuring her wealth with more gambling and stealing from others. As you can probably imagine, the solution to that one was a little simpler to figure out, though not quite as easy to pull off.
[ He taps his finger, thinking. ]
Some of us have brought up that back when they were alive there was a concept called the "seven deadly sins". Such a concept did not exist where I came from so I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough to recite them all, but two of them were envy and greed, which correspond a little too well with the last two layers. So it feels like a logical conclusion to think that the other layers might have a similar connection. It's just a matter of figuring out which.
Make sense so far?
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Hm...I haven't heard of anything like that either. The seven deadly sins, I mean.
[It's...possible some form of Christianity exists in Corona but I don't have the brainpower to imagine what exactly so we're just going to pretend it doesn't, MOVING ON]
But yeah, I think so. You did mention going through two of those layers so far...which sounds to me like there are going to be seven before reaching the actual bottom. We're on the third.
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Now as for the “monsters” and their connection to the Authority…
[ He takes the Avaritia snack and turns it upside down, again running his finger over it. ]
There’s something important I’ve left out - and that’s that every layer has an Underside.
In order to pass through the next layer you have to also make it through its respective underside. Down there, revenants are kept safely away from specters.
Revenants… are monstrous beings that specters can unfortunately turn into when they lose sight of themselves and go berserk. They… will try and consume and destroy everything in their path, including other specters.
…All of the authorities we’ve encountered so far… have retreated to the underside once they’ve lost their authority and transformed into extremely strong revenants in a last ditch effort to stop us.
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So that's it. We're basically guaranteed to have to fight them if we want to keep moving.
[Which, well. Isn't the best outcome, but it's the only course of action they have, it seems.]
How are we supposed to fight back, though? Sounds to me like they're going to be really tough.
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[ He focuses his powers for a moment and then makes his harp appear out of thin air. ]
We have the powers necessary to fight back.
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...magic?
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Something like that, at least.
As Executors, it's our duty to protect order in Purgatory... and so, when you become an Executor, you'll be granted the power you need to do it.
[ She holds her hands a few inches apart, to demonstrate. After a few moments, a small ball of ice begins to form between them, growing in size as she speaks until it's about the size of a tennis ball. ]
We all have different strengths and weaknesses... but at the very least, you'll have a weapon to protect yourself with and a power to use. It might not come naturally to you right away, but we'll all be here to help you.
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Something about it feels familiar. And important. But he can't quite put his finger on what that might be.]
Weell I'm glad to hear that, cause uh...me and magic don't necessarily get along. It's not that I have anything against it, of course! I just prefer, you know...logical explanations for things. Science. Something I can actually see and get my hands dirty with, you know?
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Oh, Medic is really going to like you.
[ And then he looks to Rei. ]
Throw that at me, darling.
[ He means the ice ball. ]
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[ And throw it she does! It's just a gentle lob, though. ]
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As you can see, the powers come in all kinds. I’m sure yours can develop as something less “magical” to suit your means.
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That is definitely enough to leave Varian with his mouth agape, because that...he has to admit, was really cool.
So cool, in fact, that he's suddenly standing up out of his seat.]
So, wait, hang on- you said I would have to discover this power for myself, right? Is that something anyone who "wakes up" can do, or do they have to become an Executor first?
[And if the latter is the case WHERE DOES HE SIGN CMON]
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[ She gives Achilles a wary look. Is this student a little eager, or is it just her...? ]
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not here
Rei's father is here? ]