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Entry tags:
- !event,
- #innocence,
- archduke j: visionary,
- barnaby brooks jr: lover,
- estinien wyrmblood: firebrand,
- eustace: firebrand,
- father paul hill: martyr,
- kaeya alberich: lover,
- kim dokja: martyr,
- kim kitsuragi: martyr,
- liem talbott: champion,
- majorita: firebrand,
- makoto ("m"): firebrand,
- meteion: innocent,
- ryunosuke naruhodo: champion,
- tartaglia (childe): firebrand,
- yuya sakaki: lover
EVENT #5: SOVEREIGN CITIZENS (VENERA)
Sovereign Citizens
VENERA
In contrast the Aion's last visit, they now arrive in Venera on a completely average day... or so it seems. Unlike Godsblood, Venera has been given no warning as to what's about to befall it; the Kenoma are simply authorized to arrive and begin their bloody work without fanfare. Even their entourage of Achamite soldier don't stick out that much; in the time since the plague left, the city has refilled with occupying forces. Notably, the Hylician ones seem to be keeping out of the way, almost as if they've heard some things and would rather not be involved too closely in what's to come.As opposed to the ghost town it was during the plague, Venera is now reasonably active, with most attending to their usual business. Shops are open, and its people are withdrawn but superficially friendly when meeting strangers. Initially, the targets of the Kenoma hit list will have no way of knowing what's coming for them, but after the first couple attacks word will begin to spread. Those that have recently been engaging in seditious behavior will become harder to find, leaving their usual homes and workplaces to stay elsewhere, and making other attempts to escape the Regent's attention.
Once those alerts have been raised, the Kenoma will have to engage in more detective work to find their targets, questioning other Venerans and seeking out fugitives in the homes of their family and friends. In the meantime, some of those who believe they are in danger may become desperately enough to seek out the Pleroma directly, imploring them for aid. Unfortunately, seeking out one sect may just as easily draw the attention of the other. Most uninvolved Venerans will be too terrified to intervene one way or another, reluctant to aid in the persecution of their neighbors but fearful of consequences. If your Aion travels openly, it will take some effort to pin them down long enough to hold a conversation.
SEEDS OF DESPAIR
Several days into the culling of Venera, the Aions will have witnessed the city gradually withdraw into itself. The streets become vacant as more and more people decide it isn't worth the risk to be seen outside, abandoning work and play alike to hide out in their homes, refusing to answer their doors to all except the most desperate pleading. Those that can't avoid their daily obligations are quiet and morose, trying their best to remain unseen and unremarked upon.
If your character has been observed as a Kenoma, either now or in their previous visits to the city, the citizens will look upon them as if they are the messengers of death. If you are seen as a Pleroma, they will resist your gaze, as if fearing your presence alone might leave them marked. In rarer cases, you will see those with stronger spirits, with glares of hatred or determination. They are powerless now, but seeds have been sewn, and whether they are the seeds of despair or of action are yet unclear.
By the time the Kenoma's hit list has been fully addressed, several have been killed and several more have been rushed from their homes to flee the city entirely. There have been holes left in the tapestry of the community they were once part of. One way or another, their absence will be felt keenly by those they left behind.
If your character has been observed as a Kenoma, either now or in their previous visits to the city, the citizens will look upon them as if they are the messengers of death. If you are seen as a Pleroma, they will resist your gaze, as if fearing your presence alone might leave them marked. In rarer cases, you will see those with stronger spirits, with glares of hatred or determination. They are powerless now, but seeds have been sewn, and whether they are the seeds of despair or of action are yet unclear.
By the time the Kenoma's hit list has been fully addressed, several have been killed and several more have been rushed from their homes to flee the city entirely. There have been holes left in the tapestry of the community they were once part of. One way or another, their absence will be felt keenly by those they left behind.
QUESTIONS
What is the best way for Aions to travel to Venera?
Estinien has plans to get an early start for the Pleroma by teleporting to the Lover's shrine and flying somewhere closer to set up a portal from the ocean caves near the Godsblood Lodestone to a spot of farmland closer to Venera. Paul will be setting up a portal directly from Achamoth to one of the Achamite outposts in Venera.
How much force can the Kenoma use while interrogating Venerans?
While they are generally not permitted to kill Venerans who haven't tried to physically fight them, they will be permitted to apply both physical and mental pressure upon those that refuse to provide them with information regarding the whereabouts of their targets. This duress should be proportional to the resistance the Veneran is offering. The Regent is not inviting them to terrorize Venera on a level to a level they cannot reasonably blaim themselves for.
Estinien has plans to get an early start for the Pleroma by teleporting to the Lover's shrine and flying somewhere closer to set up a portal from the ocean caves near the Godsblood Lodestone to a spot of farmland closer to Venera. Paul will be setting up a portal directly from Achamoth to one of the Achamite outposts in Venera.
How much force can the Kenoma use while interrogating Venerans?
While they are generally not permitted to kill Venerans who haven't tried to physically fight them, they will be permitted to apply both physical and mental pressure upon those that refuse to provide them with information regarding the whereabouts of their targets. This duress should be proportional to the resistance the Veneran is offering. The Regent is not inviting them to terrorize Venera on a level to a level they cannot reasonably blaim themselves for.
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The rest... makes her stare at him like he's insane. Completely and utterly insane. Was he mocking her? It's the only thing she can imagine, considering how obvious it was that she was female, even with her breasts bound as tight as she could manage without straining her lungs. It makes her hackles raise, her sharp canines snap and as she leans forward (down) and all but snaps in his face.]
Do I look like I have a sheathe to you?
[... She doesn't mean the one on the harness around her "waist" that seems to hold some sort of hunting knife.]
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A sheathe!? What--?
[Oh.
OH.
THAT KIND OF SHEATHE--?!]
I-- I, I, I, I don't-- I'm sorry but how should I know, it, it's not as if I was looking!
[His face is a very alarming shade of red by this point. The embarrassment? Overwhelming. He swears he's going to pass out in self defense or something, if this keeps up. Just, this is officially too much, goodnight.]
Please, I didn't mean any offense-- [he pauses, letting out a tiny groan of despair, pleading:] If you would be so kind as to just tell me how you'd prefer to be addressed, th-that's really all I was trying to ask...
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Just like with a certain whoremonger not so very long ago, Hayame's face is steely ice in the face of a man spluttering and flustered, as if the more unbalanced he became the more powerful she grew. (It had to be that way, or she would have been consigned to the fate of a mare years ago.)]
I'd prefer you to just say what you mean to say and stop mocking me as if I do not know my own parts.
[She's never been allowed to forget them.
But is she not magnanimous to demand only such a simple thing as that? It could surely never be said that she was unreasonable.]
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I-it really wasn't my intent to mock you, either... Honest...
[He hazards a chance and pulls out of the bow, though his shoulders remain dejectedly slumped, even as he straightens up a bit.]
It's just, we're supposed to be working together here, right? I'd just, like to know how to refer to you, conversationally... Although I suppose I should have offered my own name first, shouldn't I... Um. I-I'm, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, by the way. Terribly sorry for the offense I caused...
[Full name out of habit, Western order because that's what feels natural in Horosian.]
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He straightens up, but still seems altogether laughable with his rounded shoulders and hung head. What a weak man, to be cowed so very easily as that. He offers his name, and it at least sounds like a name that might not be amiss in her world... But she's been burned before. She knows now not to expect this means he knows jinba or the Japan that she did. --For one, she had never heard of the Naruho-do business.
But his explanation doesn't do much to change the sneer on her face as she returns to her arrows.]
You will not need to refer to me conversationally.
[She didn't really "do" conversation. And she doubted other people really wished to converse about her, either.]
Did you have anything to report about the mission, or no?
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[It WOULD be helpful to know for like. Coordinating plans and stuff, probably. But if you want him to just refer to you as 'that angry horse lady' when speaking to other people then, fine!]
N-no. I, I can't say that I do.
[Awkward pause.]
Um. I'll just... Leave you to your work then, shall I...
[No 'pleasure to meet you', because. Uh. It wasn't.
He's just gonna slink away now and try to pretend this didn't happen :'T]