abraxasnet | TO: EVERYONE | avengers, assemble!

[ 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. ]

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I've requested a meeting with the Council and we'll see how that goes...and I'll be reaching out to my contact in Nocwich as well.

I admit I originally thought this was just something going awry in Solvunn as Nero was leading a team with his friends Aloy and Steve to look into Councilmember Josselyn Creed. They've disappeared.

I mentioned it a while back, but we had some reason to believe that people were going missing in the Tertiary Settlement for a while. That plus everything that went down during our trip to Nocwich has made a few of us more suspicious.

But it seems like this is a much bigger issue.

The locals here are praying for the Summoned's safe return. I have to wonder...will the gods actually answer their call?

Take care of yourselves,

- Himeka Sui

Himeka. I'm relieved to see you're still with us.

Do you have an idea how long ago people have begun going missing? Is it viable to believe they have been setting up for this event for some time? Or -- and I regret to think so, considering the last interaction we've had with deities -- did they decide they needed more bodies?

Apologies. I'm thinking out loud. I only --

Keep yourself safe.

You too, Jaskier.

I have thought about that...

I was able to make contact with one of the gods a while ago. They felt kind, so I can reach out to them again. Mayhaps they will have some idea of what's going on if the gods are at all connected to this. And if not, they have eyes and ears where we don't.

I'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully things are more fruitful on your end.

[That is about the furthest thing he's expected Himeka to say.]

You fucking what? You spoke with a god?

[At this point, can he truly be surprised by anything she does?]

Please. Himeka, if you find out anything... please. Tell me. Whatever it is. They took Geralt, and Ciri, and I can't live through this again. Not being left behind.

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[ 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?

[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.

[ She'll make it up to him someday with a horrible rendition of what happened. ]

We'll make it happen. Another promise on my part.

Hope can be the most powerful tool we have. We're closer now than we were yesterday. We'll find them no matter what it takes.

I suppose no one has told you to be careful with promises you don't yet know you can keep, have they?

[He knows what she is doing. It doesn't help, really, in the grand scheme of things, but a bit like a child, he wishes to hear something -- anything -- good from someone else. Because it has been him, telling himself, that they will find them.

But how does he know the gods will answer him on a whim, either? He has encountered so many terrible things, and no god has ever appeared to make them stop.]

I want to keep believing that. I can't allow myself to believe any alternative.

Luckily I have a fairly good record with them.

[ Yes, it's definitely a little placating, but it's also the truth. Hope is so important, more so than she ever imagined it would be. Their friends are truly lost if they don't keep it and continue to push forward with the intent to bring them back. Maybe they won't be hale and whole, maybe they will be broken in ways that cannot be repaired...but they have to try. ]

We watched despair tear our home apart, once. People turning into their worst fears. But hope is ultimately what won the day. I've seen it reshape what was once a desolate corner of the universe, housed only by broken beings waiting for the end. They also learned to hope. And they made their world a place worth being.

We can do this, Jaskier. I promise because I know.

[ The gods may not be able to do anything, but they, as people, can. ]

I'll keep you and everyone else updated on my progress in the meantime.

[It is placating, and in a way, he's still glad for it. Jaskier would not call himself an optimist, to be honest' a realist with hope, more like. But he cannot hold himself up alone. Sometimes he only wishes to be lied to. With comfort.]

You have a surprising way with words. I can see why you have inspired those from your sphere.

Thank you. I know we can find them. For we must.

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