HOLY ORDER

[livestage]

[The Showmaster leads you through the dark stage and you find yourself entering something that looks like a very nice and expensive classroom.

Each desk is spacious with drawers that you will conveniently find any important item that had been on your person or that you feel like you would need here. Each chair is cushy and swivels.

Sitting on top of the teacher's desk is a young girl, older teen / younger adult in age at most, hair that looks like mint cotton candy that probably reaches down to her ankles. She has a knee drawn up to her body, resting her chin on top as she scours the room of who arrived . . .

And then she looks at you all with pure hatred. You'll notice that her purple eyes shifts when she makes the scowl, it goes from a solid purple to a purple mixed in with this symbol in black also.]

I hate all of you with every fiber of my being, but I love telling stories more I hate you you so I guess I have to do this.

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Then I would ask which course of action you would prefer: choosing square or squares that you deem to have acceptable risk or have to put up with whatever happens if I choose multiple squares?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

...The former.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Then my first thought was that I should pick one square of each category and level so that we might understand both the kind of information available generally in each as well as the price so that we can make more informed decisions in later rounds.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

That's too many for just you! I'll take some of them!

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

You're so kind, Miss Raziel.

Then let's divvy them up, shall we? Might I selfishly request Betrayal 5 as I hope that information will shed some light on the family that was destroyed. Since that is a selfish request, if you could take two squares whose level adds up to 5 as well, I would be very grateful.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

Then, um... would it be okay if I take Character 3 and Event 2?

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Of course.

I think Character 3 is a good choice. I assume that the twins might be in the lower levels, so perhaps we will learn about more people in the Holy Order that way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

[nodding!]

That's just what I was thinking.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

And perhaps later, I was wondering if we could try to see if the the twins want to live more in our space. It seems a bit lonely to be in that hammerspace beyond that door. . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

...I'm fine with it, but it would mean my brother won't be able to visit anymore. He's very afraid of ghosts.

1/3

[leaveofabsence]

Ah, that's a very good point. Well we can—

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

You have a brother on this ship?

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

[ Flashbacks to the night with Mr. Storm ]




We let him in, right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

Lithium. He's with the Forge.

And he doesn't show up in the middle of the night, so that has not been a problem. Um, not that he visits much anyway, but...

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Lithium. Lithium...

[ Snaps his fingers ]

Oh! The man with the unique smile. I never would have guessed you were related.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

Unique smile...

We didn't really grow up together, but even so. We really are related.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Are the two of you close?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

...No. We're not.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Would you like to be? Perhaps we could invite him over for a dinner or something less formal.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

It might be too late for that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

Did something happen between the two of you?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

Bad things keep happening and good things keep not happening.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

If we are talking about bad things on this ship, then there is a good chance that those are not your fault. Or occurred under— I suppose influence is the most adequate description.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ice_69]

I know. It's just... complicated.

Re: DISCUSSION

[leaveofabsence]

[ A light touch to her arm ]

I understand.

If you change your mind though, I'm sure the family would be happy to arrange something.