TO: EVERYONE | avengers, assemble!

[falcony]

[ this comes through clear and is broadcast to everyone, though by this point sam is very aware that a good amount of people won't catch it. he tries, anyway, knowing some responses may be off or delayed or corrupted from a select few people, but he's not going to limit this.

he has enough information at this point. something is wrong, and it's not faction-focused. they need to act, and they need to act now. ]

THIS IS A CALL FOR ALL SUMMONED CURRENTLY NOT MIA
IN CASE IT HASN'T MADE IT TO YOU YET- SOMETHING'S HAPPENED
A GOOD PORTION OF SUMMONED AND LOCALS ALIKE HAVE GONE MISSING
AND IT WASN'T THEIR CHOICE
I'VE GOT REPORTS FROM THE FREE CITIES, SOLVUNN, AND THORNE ALIKE
AND FROM MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN THIS SORT OF STUFF HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO ACT FAST

SO I'M SETTING UP A SEARCH AND REPORT SYSTEM FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY OR THIS ISN'T YOUR JAM, FINE
BUT IF YOU WANT TO HELP, HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW:

- ANYONE MISSING HAS CORRUPTED ACCESS TO WHATEVER NETWORK THIS IS, AS WELL AS THE HORIZON

- THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN BY FORCE ACROSS ALL FACTIONS

- WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ENDED UP, BUT AT LEAST SOME OF THEM ARE CONCIOUS ENOUGH TO REACH OUT

-THEY’VE ENDED UP TOGETHER


PLANS RIGHT NOW INCLUDE:

HORIZON PATROLS TO SEE IF WE CAN CHECK ANYONE WHO CAN MAKE IT IN, NO MATTER HOW SHORT
>> I'M GOING TO BE SETTING UP A HOME BASE AT MY PLACE IN THE HORIZON.
>> A LOT OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE
>> SHOW THE WAY FOR NEWBIES,
>> IF YOU STILL NEED HELP, I CAN DIRECT
>> ITS A PLACE TO DROP INFO OR JUST CHECK IN
>> WE’LL HAVE SHIFTS
>> HILDA AND PETRA ARE TAKING THE LEAD HERE

INVESTIGATION INTO KIDNAPPING SITES
>> ONLY GO IN GROUPS
>> AND I SWEAR TO GOD— BE CAREFUL
>> WE DONT KNOW WHAT WERE UP AGAINST

INFORMATION COORDINATION ACROSS FACTIONS
>> YOU MIGHT GET CONTACTED BY SOMEONE NAMED NATASHA
>> SHE'S HELPING ME OUT
>> DONT PISS HER OFF— IM WARNING YOU

REACHING OUT TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES / OFFICIALS TO SEE WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEY CAN OFFER
>> IM GONNA BE TALKING TO THE PM OF CADENS,
>> BUT PEOPLE IN SOLVUNN AND THORNE WILL NEED TO SHARE WHAT THEY LEARN


IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON ANY OF THIS, NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP
IF YOU WANT TO HELP, REACH OUT TO ME
IF YOU WANT TO ASK AFTER A FRIEND, WE’LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT IS TOGETHER

[ in other words….

AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE

and no, sorry nat, he’s not saying it aloud. ]

Comments

[nadine_he_loves]

I do, only because of the contract I have with the Academy for my funding. I can't profit off of any of what I've developed using their money and their equipment. I'd lose my funding and access to their labs.

And that includes the really good sleeping tonics I've developed with cannabis.

[techmaturgy]

That gives me a good idea of where they might be. Thank you, Jaskier. I know what I have to do next.

[aquaveiled]

[ Jaskier, just wait until you hear about the heat death of the universe as discovered by ancient aliens who have gone through an identity crisis. ]

Yes. Or rather it spoke back to me? In sort of acknowledgment. It definitely felt different than when I made contact with Koth. We know the god are real. They can, mayhaps, be made to help.

I will as soon as I'm able. We'll do everything we can to make sure they all make it back safe. I promise.

They're not yet lost to us. Don't give up hope. You can do that, can't you?

[thedevilwhorose]

Oh. Well. That sounds absolutely lovely. Can't wait to meet them.

[Not helpful.]

I'll keep an ear out.

nebulous time later, if this is okay!

[ushiri]

We did a quick sweep of Thorne's northeastern borders.
Found an illusory spell set on the peninsula.

[techmaturgy]

What was it hiding? Did you find out?

[cointosser]

[He's still so mad at her for not telling him about the story of the universe ending that Urianger has related. What other secrets is this insane dragon keeping from him??]

I would be interested to speak to them as well one day, if such a thing is possible.

Don't worry, Himeka. Hope is the only thing I have not lost.

[cointosser]

Believe me, I am very glad to help.

What, then, is the next step?

[cointosser]

[She can't hear him, but he does laugh. That's not what he meant, at all, but it's very... Nadine that intentionally not making profit is what she is thinking of.

He meant that not having money is not something she should fear.]

I would do nothing to interfere with that work, either. I think those you -- donate to -- would be very unhappy indeed if such a miracle medicine vanished.

I meant only you should do as you need to, and not worry about living off the profits you do not make.

[cointosser]

Oh, yes. Me too.

Thank you.

[techmaturgy]

On all of the maps, there's an island off the coast, north of the Singularity. That's where the lines converge.

[nadine_he_loves]

I know. I don't worry about money anymore. I haven't in a while.

It's one thing I'm not concerned about. And I do appreciate that.

[falcony]

[ he presses his lips together, holding back the question she can probably read across his face - is that really safe? does it hurt you? because whether or not he asks it, he knows she'll follow up with it anyway. ]

No, that's a good idea. Having one target might help- they're all being kept together, last we checked. [ he wants to ask, and she can probably see just how much he wants to ask, but he doesn't. instead, a kind of seriousness settles over him as he nods. ]

They're okay- I've heard from both of them, neither have been taken. But okay- okay. Do you want me to tell them? Or do you want to talk to them? They're both good people. [ they both will keep this safe - he's agreeing with her assessment here, but can also tell she's a bit frayed, understandably panicked, and he's trying to get a pulse on what will help her most. ]

We'll get the word out. You'll be safe.

private.

[falcony]

WE WON'T
I WON'T - I'VE GOT A SYSTEM SET UP HERE IN CADENS

BUT I'M ALSO GONNA NEED THE SAME FROM YOU
REGULAR CHECK-INS, UPDATES, ALL OF THAT

IF ANY OF US MAKE A MOVE, WE KEEP EACH OTHER UP TO DATE
OKAY?

[falcony]

YOU KNOW
NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY, BUT YOU'VE GOT A POINT

AND HONESTLY I JUST THOUGHT YOU WERE ALWAYS CUTE
BUT GOOD TO KNOW YOU ALSO PRIORITIZE REST

[theidlemaiden]

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 - 𝘚𝘢𝘮! 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.

𝘈𝘭𝘴𝘰, 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

[cointosser]

The final signal I can manage is from the border of Solvunn, where I am now. North. And I can only estimate you must be right. There's no where else it could be, is there?

Then I should think our next step is procuring a portal. And a vessel.

[falcony]

CAN'T I?
WHAT PART AM I NOT ALLOWED TO SAY?

AND WHOA
HEY
I'M COOL TOO THANK YOU
BUT NAT AND I GO WAY BACK

[techmaturgy]

The island itself is large. I need to further narrow the scope. Jayce and I have a plan, but we'll need to go there ourselves.

[supersoldier]

[As true as this may be, it hardly makes him feel better about the situation.]

Are they always this way?

[This is a new level of risk-taking, jumping headfirst into danger. And really, it shouldn't surprise him, knowing Ciri, but it still settles unwell. Deeply.]

[supersoldier]

Fine.

[A very cold sort of a "fine", the sort that reveals it isn't fine at all, actually, but what can he do? She's already made her choice; already taken with the rest.]

I will be part of whatever initiative there is to find them. Your gamble had better pay off.

[cointosser]

I have only known Ciri a fraction of the time I have known Geralt, but she is alike to him in so many ways... so yes. The answer is yes. And would you like to know the most frustrating, lovely part? They will both insist they are not this way, while absolutely being that way. Every single time the opportunity arises.

[cointosser]

Better yet, if you do the same stupid, dangerous things they do, they will insist you are the stupid one.

[techmaturgy]

If it doesn't, I'll answer for it.

[theidlemaiden]

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 — 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥!

[ Hilda you just said it yourself, please. ]

𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳?