discordia/avaritia | monarch is typing...

[ourtomorrow]

I haven't met many of you. My name is Monarch. I struck the final blow against Esme.

[ He can say that, right? It's a fact. Lion and Ruin did so much - but the one with no choice but to do it had been Monarch. ]

By that point, she had turned into a monster. But when I hit her for the last time, I gained memories. Not mine, but hers.

Esme had a sibling. Lapis. It's Lapis we saw on screens in the Underside. Esme and Lapis were chasing a dream of stardom together, but in the end, only Lapis was chosen. Esme couldn't accept that. She'd hated Lapis since Lapis was born. Esme died full of those feelings.

One instance isn't enough to build a theory upon, but as we search for the Authority of this Layer, people should be aware this occurred. It's possible other Authorities will become monstrous when confronted and we'll regain their memories. It's also possible Esme chose to show me specifically for other reasons, but if so, that's something that might happen to others, as well.

Thanks for your time.

[ And - sent.

Those patrolling Avaritia on their quest for information may find one (1) small boy hiding in an alley spying on the business district. He keeps moving like he wants to check his phone and then stopping his hand. ]

Comments

@outclassy

[heir_to_ruin]

Resenting younger siblings is pretty common, isn't it? I don't know why that's noteworthy.

[emberserker]

[Something feels very familiar when she reads this. Ernesta? They weren't siblings, not really, but she hated her for some reason, more and more as Wolfsbane began to change. Or at least she thought she changed. What happened to her?

Nothing that Wolfsbane wants to address, anyway. Hm.]

She always did want to live forever. Maybe she wanted to haunt us out of spite.

[ourtomorrow]

[ ...It is? What about resenting older siblings?

No, that's not why he posted. ]

The fact the memory share occurred concerns me more.

[ourtomorrow]

It's too soon to tell. But in case someone else has this same experience....

[ It was awful. It was absolutely flat-out awful, and he doesn't want anyone to walk unprepared into it like he did. ]

[phantasmagorial]

At the very least, that sounds like something Esme would do even if no one else does...

[ Yep! That's Esme for ya!!! ]

Are you feeling okay, Monarch? It must have been a shock.

[heir_to_ruin]

[Obviously! Especially when the younger siblings are no good.

Maybe... don't listen to anything he has to say about sibling relationships.]

Things are confusing enough, not having our own memories, never mind mixing things up with someone else's. That is definitely concerning.

[ourtomorrow]

It was.

[ The fact he received someone else's memories wasn't the worst shock, though. That would be the content, at first because of his confusion...

...and then, later, because of clarity. ]

May I ask you another question, Rei-san?

[ourtomorrow]

And we won't know what caused it unless it happens again.

[ Why him? Because he happened to be the one to strike her last? Or is there some other cause, either within Esme's motivations - or himself? ]

[heir_to_ruin]

If nothing else, it's something to be aware of. One is not a pattern but the more info we have now the quicker we can recognize patterns if they do come up.

[emberserker]

Why's it important? Didn't you hate Esme as much as we did?

[ourtomorrow]

In case they're shocked.

[ question: dodged

uneasiness: experienced ]

[ourtomorrow]

That was my thinking.

[ It's kind of neat to see someone else follow his precise train of thought. Sorry to be an awful conversationalist, but he's just going to sit here and feel a part of something for a moment. ]

[phantasmagorial]

Of course. You can ask me anything you need to know.

[ Whether she'll actually be able to give him an answer is, of course, another question entirely. ]

[emberserker]

Very well. I suppose information is information. Have you gotten any headway into who and where the Authority is here? Because unfortunately, I haven't.

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

thank you for letting me know!
i'm trying to record as much data as possible about how all the different types of the dead here function, so any information is helpful ^-^

[heir_to_ruin]

[It's fine, Monarch. But Ruin's not... in a great place, really, so he's going to... well...

That doesn't really require a response, does it?]

@beast

[twibeast]

I'm sorry you had to experience that Monarch.
Fighting isn't easy and experiencing memories that are not even your own while being the one to finish things must have been quite difficult to deal with.

I thank you for having the courage to stand against her and for sharing this with us though. Any information we can get it is valuable.

they tried

[ourtomorrow]

[ Not if Ruin doesn't have one, no. Though Monarch is on the awkward side himself, so he might end up staring at his phone for a while wondering if he's going to get a reply or not. Whether he should ask.

No, probably not. ]

[ourtomorrow]

Nothing definitive. Though I have a source.

[ Except that thread's not done yet so let's hedge our bets and add: ]

Possibly.

[ourtomorrow]

There are that many different kinds?

[ He's happy to provide Authority details, but first, he has to walk into a pit ask about her research! ]

[ourtomorrow]

Please be careful confronting Authorities in human forms, too. Esme transformed after Lion-san....

[ ....beheaded her.... ]

Attacked.

[ourtomorrow]

What's the difference between Authorities and Executors?

[ He has heard Lion's theory, and it's perfectly sound. Somewhat encouraging (after being terrifying), in fact. But....To confirm that answer... ]

[mementomoritz]

oh YES

[Oh no. Science mode activated.]

right away you've got specters, eidolons, and revenants
then you've got eidolons becoming executors or authorities or both
there's all the different subtypes of revenants- not to mention those revenants that seem to be unique examples instead of conforming to a prior type

and that's just the people!!
we STILL don't know what's going on with that peacock esme had OR where all these stores keep getting meat
where! are the cows!!!
(IF THE LAND OF THE DEAD CAN CREATE BEEF EX NIHILO THAT JUST RAISES FURTHER QUESTIONS)

so it's very exciting, really :D :D

[emberserker]

Oh, you've been talking to the Spectres, I assume?

[phantasmagorial]

[ There's a pause before she responds, but given that the 'raisondetre is typing...' keeps popping up and disappearing in a flurry of activity, it seems she's trying to pick her words carefully. ]

There definitely is a difference, but it's a little hard to explain
It's more like something I feel than something I can concretely put into words
I can definitely try, though. But it might be a bit confusing.