Viktor (
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abraxasnet2023-08-22 10:21 pm
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Entry tags:
- altaïr ibn-la'ahad; the magician,
- alucard; the hierophant,
- cal kestis; the hanged man,
- cirilla of cintra; the devil,
- hilda goneril; the lovers,
- himeka sui; the fool,
- istredd; the high priestess,
- jesper fahey; the wheel of fortune,
- kaz brekker; the chariot,
- louis de pointe du lac; the lovers,
- rhy maresh; the lovers,
- viktor; death
@ everyone
[Viktor’s familiar, hurried script appears once again on its own. Without someone helping to facilitate the post, he is straight to the point, much as he was some months ago, announcing the location of the kidnapped Summoned.]
I’m well aware that most of us are occupied with the hostile creatures descending on various locations across the continent. However:
I’m more concerned with the nature of these phenomena and am currently improving the devices that the Academy will use to take measurements from the rifts. When I’m finished, the data will be more accurate than what the Cadens scientists could gather on their own. If there are similar efforts in the other factions, it is in our best interests to collaborate. I have theories of my own, as well.
[That’s, you know, the hint to pony up some intel.]
In the meantime, for those of you in the Free Cities who might be venturing to the rifts, I will need an escort. I would prefer to collect the readings myself, but I’m willing to part with one of the devices provided you are responsible with it. That may allow us to cover more ground.
As always, if you are in need of equipment or repairs, my workshop is open (unless I’m examining the rifts, in which case I’ll handle inquiries when I return).
- V
[ooc: here is a little bit about what Viktor has going on! for additional plotting/convergence of plots, hit me up on plurk at
whitticus or discord at whitticus.]
I’m well aware that most of us are occupied with the hostile creatures descending on various locations across the continent. However:
I’m more concerned with the nature of these phenomena and am currently improving the devices that the Academy will use to take measurements from the rifts. When I’m finished, the data will be more accurate than what the Cadens scientists could gather on their own. If there are similar efforts in the other factions, it is in our best interests to collaborate. I have theories of my own, as well.
[That’s, you know, the hint to pony up some intel.]
In the meantime, for those of you in the Free Cities who might be venturing to the rifts, I will need an escort. I would prefer to collect the readings myself, but I’m willing to part with one of the devices provided you are responsible with it. That may allow us to cover more ground.
As always, if you are in need of equipment or repairs, my workshop is open (unless I’m examining the rifts, in which case I’ll handle inquiries when I return).
- V
[ooc: here is a little bit about what Viktor has going on! for additional plotting/convergence of plots, hit me up on plurk at
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[Istredd is...easier to figure out than most strangers so far, but Linhardt is not the most socially adept person. But Istredd accepts questions.]
[If Istredd truly is the most capable, then he should. But he shouldn't volunteer just to keep the rest of them out of danger.]
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I wouldn't be against a secondary location for much of this, there is always the possibility I disappear and my library and its information with it. I would want to store any knowledge you have there, but a back up would be smart for us to think about. For now, use the library though.
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A side effect of a small insular group spending too much time together in a gilded cage.
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private
[As in, Viktor is asking himself this as well. Scholarly interest is one thing, attempting to have all the information consolidated in his domain is quite another, especially when Viktor is sure that nobody has a handle on the technological aspect the way he does. Irregardless, Linhardt and Istredd are relative strangers, and despite his willingness to exchange information, Viktor has other friends, ones he trusts with the things he's working on.]
Space, meaning the physical world--or worlds, in this case. Time, meaning the progression of events. I'm referring to the intersection of the two.
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[All Linhardt cares about is the research not going to waste. Everything else is secondary.]
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I'm largely disinterested in the political jockeying of someone who imagines themselves an authority. I want progress--results. I do not need his permission to accomplish my goals, nor do I need to operate under his parameters.
Imagine yourself as a point on a graph with a three-way axis. That denotes where you are, in your own world. Imagine that, in addition to this, the entirety of the graph is moving forward in time. Four dimensions.
Now imagine that graph, and that timeline, exist among other graphs--worlds--each with their own timelines. Some are similar, almost identical to what you know. Others may be reflective of the other worlds you've encountered here. Either way, it is infinite.
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[Also, as a rule, he rarely asks permission.]
I suppose you could consider a fifth dimension a way to act or travel outside of the other four. I'm not sure if you have teleportation magic where you're from, but that could be one example. Unwieldy as it is, there is no limit to the amount of possible worlds.
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I think everyone comes here with their own knowledge and experience and it's valid, but there is a lot that has happened here. For instance, we have a handful of people left from the first Summoning. They've told us what happened with Thorne threw them all in prison, how Thorne experimented on a Summoned, and how they escaped to the other factions. Without that knowledge, we'd be vulnerable to Thorne doing all of it again. Basically, just talking to each other is the best way.
Wanda and I plan on having a group Summoned event so we can go over many topics in person. I don't trust Nocwich much more than Thorne, it's the only way it is guaranteed privacy from our factions.
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Private forever
The first Summoned here were thrown into the dungeons. They tried to execute one of them. The only reason they escaped to the other two factions was two mysterious people called Oliver and Elizabeth showed up, froze all the mages, and opened portals to the Free Cities and Solvunn. That won't happen for us.
I'm not asking you to trust me, I'm asking you to listen to me.
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[The statement both is and isn't a joke. Nobody in Fodlan seemed to care that they were sending teenagers into dangerous situations.]
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[ Is he joking? Who knows. ]
Lucifer is my partner. What makes you think I like the situation? Thorne is dangerous and we have to constantly be paranoid and afraid of what they'd do to us, it's an untenable situation, and I've already been in it for a year. Our situation is completely different than the other two. They have freedom for where they can live, what jobs they can get, how easy it is for them to move around without being watched. They can all carry weapons, they only let some of us, and they can take anything we have at any time.
This is not a place any of us should stay, but we haven't figured out how to leave safely yet. Not to mention that if we did try to flee to the other two, it would put everyone there at risk, or restart the war if they refused to send us back to Thorne.
Every action that we make here could cause consequences. That is something you should think about. I can't control you.
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Can we shelf some of this to talk about when this is over? Please.
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