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Aion Mods ([personal profile] aionmods) wrote in [community profile] aionlogs2022-07-16 03:18 pm

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 Shops are open, and its people are withdrawn but superficially friendly when meeting strangers.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.

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.

perfectlygoodbird: (is all your own)

[personal profile] perfectlygoodbird 2022-08-23 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Meteion lowers her voice, gazing up at 'Yuuto' through lowered lashes. It might be coy, if she knew what that meant, but she smiles at him a little.]

I was...not born. Where I lived, I was created. And there, I did not need to eat. That is something I discovered I needed to do here. So they may have had such things where I am from, but at the time, I did not know them. Nor did I experience them.
hippocarnival: (✮ 070 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-08-24 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. [Created, huh... is that a sad story? He looks a little thoughtful.] Do you... like needing to eat?
perfectlygoodbird: (excited)

[personal profile] perfectlygoodbird 2022-08-25 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I do! It's interesting to experience eating for myself, other than simply experiencing other people's impressions of doing so. There are certain things I had impressions of--Hermes loved baked apples in syrup, for example. But I've never tried them myself. I had been fond of them, before now.

I wonder if I would be as fond of them if I tried them here, though.
hippocarnival: (✮ 167 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-08-26 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
They do sound really good... [Sweet, syrupy apples? Maybe baked?

He grabs one of the chocolate pastries and takes a big bite to satisfy his sweet tooth.]
Maybe if you remember, you could try making them like--Hermes?
perfectlygoodbird: (excited)

[personal profile] perfectlygoodbird 2022-08-27 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I might need help...I've never cooked food before, but...Himeka could show me someday, maybe...

[Well. That assumes her ruse works and she can safely flee Achamoth. But she cannot even speak of that hope to this Pleroma. Meteion can't think that Yuuto isn't trustworthy, but she won't take the chance. She won't put him in that danger.]
hippocarnival: (✮ 144 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-08-28 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
--You know Himeka? [She sounds... friendly with Himeka? Not that he doubts Himeka must not be friendly with some of the Kenoma. Especially those who suffered in that cave together.

For a moment it doesn't occur to him he shouldn't know who Himeka is in his little ruse.]
perfectlygoodbird: (silly little clown)

[personal profile] perfectlygoodbird 2022-08-28 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's then that Meteion sort of...nudges 'Yuuto'. It's more a friendly nudge, because she is friendly, but there's a hint of 'remember yourself', there, too. Any other Kenoma would snap the jaws of a trap shut.

Meteion is not any other Kenoma. After another long second of looking up at him, the birdlike girl continues, as if nothing had passed between them.]


We are...friends from long ago. Not that it's difficult for me to count someone as a friend! But yes. And we both hail from Etheirys.
hippocarnival: (✮ 004 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-08-29 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Yuya realizes belated that he probably shouldn't have mentioned it like that.]

Oh, that's... neat. Yeah. I don't really know her I've just--I mean, she's been around. Her hair is pretty. [And Yuya's shoveling his whole chocolate pastry in his mouth to muffle the rest of that. And stop himself from saying anything else stupid.]
perfectlygoodbird: (blame it on the entropy)

[personal profile] perfectlygoodbird 2022-08-29 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, while Meteion adores "Yuuto" already, she's very worried now. About what the Venerans might be overhearing. About what might get back to the Kenoma. Oh, she won't say a word unless asked, and even then, she'll likely omit whatever she can, but the longer they speak, the more she fears for him.

Which means that it's time for Meteion to move on. At least in her mind.]


You just like to share. [It's a sweet but sad smile she gives him, now, as she stands. Meteion leans in to whisper to him--she'd tap his nose, but she doesn't want to frighten him or make him think she's tracking him, somehow. She wouldn't, even if she could.] You scare me...please try to be more careful? I hope we meet again, someday!
hippocarnival: (✮ 144 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2022-08-30 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Yuya... watches her go. Scare her? But what--

He doesn't really get the chance to answer, too gobsmacked until she leaves. Should... he be worried? He's a little worried.]