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Aion Teleos NPCs ([personal profile] aionpcs) wrote in [community profile] aionlogs2022-06-05 12:28 am

[CLOSED]

WHO: Gray, Meteion, Childe, Silco, Makoto, Kaeya, Luo Binghe, and Eustace.
WHAT: The Regent review some memories.
WHERE: The Regent's throne room.
WHEN: The early days of Visoseri (June).
WARNINGS: N/A

It's in the early days of Visoseri that the Kenoma who witnessed the Innocence Entity will begin to be summoned by the Regent to share with them their memories of the events that transpired within Venera. They've been called upon, they'll be told by the servant sent to retrieve them, because Xishen's report included word that they witnessed the being infecting the city first hand. The Regent will meet with them in their throne room, and there is no room for delay. They are to come immediately, the moment the servant finds them.

Upon passing through the grand doorway to the Regent's hall, they will find the Regent sitting at their throne. Beyond that singular presence, the room is alarmingly empty. While the Kenoma that were first to arrive may remember the dinner tables that were set up in the center, now there is nothing but the throne, which is not even particularly large or attention grabbing. It could be that this sense of emptiness is the point, given what the Kenoma represents. The Regent themself is nearly unreadable, wearing a silvery, faceted mask and flowing robes of black, their body of a height that seems just a bit taller than yours. The only way to know they've even seen you is the way they raise their chin, ever so slightly.

"Come," they will say, beckoning you forward with a wave of their hand. "There is no need to explain. Your memories will do the talking."

Provided you acquiesce, you will feel the Regent begin to probe your thought with a touch of their frigid, clawed hand. If not, you best have a good explanation as to why you are refusing.

[These threads will be done in summary unless a more direct conversation ends up being needed. Please tag in with how cooperative your character is being. Each interview will be done separately from the others. If they have any questions before or after submitting themselves, they may also ask those now.]
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[personal profile] subsist 2022-06-05 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It should have been obvious, maybe, but when Kaeya finally receives the answer he'd been looking for since he'd first learned about their purpose here, he's not sure why it leaves him at a loss for words. What's more is that the Regent follows it up by saying he was prepared to walk down this road regardless of what happens to him, and that causes him to breathe in sharply.

Is this what people meant when they said nothing can get by the Regent?

He thinks back to what he witnessed in that all-encompassing darkness, that expansive void of the cosmos where he felt the loss of the city he grew to love, the loss of those he cared for even if they didn't know about the truth of who he is. There hasn't been any time to process any of that. Being with the Kenoma has made sure of it, but it's only now that he understands why it's slowly becoming easier to accept the role they'll play in this story.

With a hand over his heart, he offers a half-bow, signalling that's all he wanted to know. "... What happens to me hardly matters, if the end result is all the same."

The end will always justify the means, after all.
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[personal profile] subsist 2022-06-06 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
It's a question that gives Kaeya pause once more, if only because it isn't something he's ever considered before. There hasn't been any time to do so back home when there were more pressing matters. Now, however, things are a bit different. His body straightens up, hand lowering back to his side while he sets his gaze at the Regent directly.

"If I'm being honest, Your Excellency," he starts, slow and steady. The truth isn't usually the first thing he goes for, but it's all he has right now. "It's not something I've given much thought, but I suppose the first thing that did come to mind is... freedom."

"The world I came from had relied too much on the gods. If you were not granted their favour, you were often worse off than those who were lucky enough to receive it. The cosmos as it stands here is not too dissimilar from that situation."
Edited 2022-06-06 18:17 (UTC)
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[personal profile] subsist 2022-06-09 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Once he is dismissed, maybe it's for the best if Kaeya leaves it at that, but given that this is the first time he is in the Regent's presence, he would be a fool to go now. He chooses his next question carefully, not wanting to overstep. It's mostly borne out of the question that the Regent asked him.

"... About that," he murmurs, and then he speaks up. "If those of the Kenoma will live on as gods, where does that leave you, Your Excellency? Will you consider your goals fulfilled?"
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[personal profile] subsist 2022-06-09 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Then, we would be your equals?" Kaeya asks plainly. A part of him feels like there has to be a catch, because things are never that simple.