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raianet2021-06-24 09:35 am
brosbeforeprose) wrote in raianet2021-06-24 09:35 am
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backdated: txt | @weirdshit (Closed Meeting)
Greetings,
You might remember that there was a meeting with the thessyx a few days back. Captain Childe wanted to speak to their representatives, and you don't need me to tell you how important actually making friends with the original inhabitants of this place are, I'm sure.
I won't bore you with the little details - Balthier will just have to tell you himself whether or not he arm wrestled one of the thessyx - but let me tell you about the main points as I heard them from where I was.
[From where he was sitting at the actual table. Obviously implying he snuck in and therefore was not in this conversation is much more fun and importance-free.]
We got answers to some questions - the thessyx aren't shy about any of this, but if you're the shy sort, don't worry, I've got you.
First, as we all know, the shell was full of gifts for the "Children of the Leviathan". That seems to be us.
We, the Children of Leviathan, are the reason they finally came here. Their monarch sensed the psychic impression of the Children of the Leviathan hatching, and since the Children of the Leviathan are the chosen ones of the dragon, and they worship that dragon, they wanted to see us, the Children of the Leviathan, firsthand.
[The dramatic way he's saying Children of the Leviathan is not being expressed in voice-to-text, but it's fine. Repetition will have to do the work.]
Captain Childe wants to negotiate an alliance with the thessyx, and she's willing to let them have access to the basecamp to get it, with some restrictions. For example, no weapons.
But, it seems a lot like the thessyx's main interest with the basecamp isn't the crew, it's us. It'll be worth keeping that in mind in future, but right now, it means Her Captainship is offering to show the thessyx the set-up here, and it might mean they'll help us in return.
Balthier - human, voice like a thunderstorm seducing you, maybe you know him - mostly spoke for the hatchlings during the meeting. Don't worry, he was the perfect gentleman - and mostly steered the conversation back to Captain Childe to do the talking.
I think even without standing on a table and making an inspiring speech, sword held high in the air as a non-existence breeze ripples his shirt-sleeves as I know in my heart he's capable of, Balthier got us some goodwill with the woman in charge around here.
There wasn't exactly time for a Q&A back there, but if the thessyx told you something that's worth sharing, let us all know. If we can gather everything we have about them in one place, it'll help. I've got a few extras of my own as well.
[He has already hit Post before realising that Balthier's voice very definitely reminds him of a close friend...and if he ever told Fenris his voice sounded like a seductive thunderstorm, the broody elf would murder him.]
You might remember that there was a meeting with the thessyx a few days back. Captain Childe wanted to speak to their representatives, and you don't need me to tell you how important actually making friends with the original inhabitants of this place are, I'm sure.
I won't bore you with the little details - Balthier will just have to tell you himself whether or not he arm wrestled one of the thessyx - but let me tell you about the main points as I heard them from where I was.
[From where he was sitting at the actual table. Obviously implying he snuck in and therefore was not in this conversation is much more fun and importance-free.]
We got answers to some questions - the thessyx aren't shy about any of this, but if you're the shy sort, don't worry, I've got you.
First, as we all know, the shell was full of gifts for the "Children of the Leviathan". That seems to be us.
We, the Children of Leviathan, are the reason they finally came here. Their monarch sensed the psychic impression of the Children of the Leviathan hatching, and since the Children of the Leviathan are the chosen ones of the dragon, and they worship that dragon, they wanted to see us, the Children of the Leviathan, firsthand.
[The dramatic way he's saying Children of the Leviathan is not being expressed in voice-to-text, but it's fine. Repetition will have to do the work.]
Captain Childe wants to negotiate an alliance with the thessyx, and she's willing to let them have access to the basecamp to get it, with some restrictions. For example, no weapons.
But, it seems a lot like the thessyx's main interest with the basecamp isn't the crew, it's us. It'll be worth keeping that in mind in future, but right now, it means Her Captainship is offering to show the thessyx the set-up here, and it might mean they'll help us in return.
Balthier - human, voice like a thunderstorm seducing you, maybe you know him - mostly spoke for the hatchlings during the meeting. Don't worry, he was the perfect gentleman - and mostly steered the conversation back to Captain Childe to do the talking.
I think even without standing on a table and making an inspiring speech, sword held high in the air as a non-existence breeze ripples his shirt-sleeves as I know in my heart he's capable of, Balthier got us some goodwill with the woman in charge around here.
There wasn't exactly time for a Q&A back there, but if the thessyx told you something that's worth sharing, let us all know. If we can gather everything we have about them in one place, it'll help. I've got a few extras of my own as well.
[He has already hit Post before realising that Balthier's voice very definitely reminds him of a close friend...and if he ever told Fenris his voice sounded like a seductive thunderstorm, the broody elf would murder him.]
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[Bastards.
Either she asked an ignorant Thessyx, or they lied until the information went to more pertinent Hatchlings.]
Did they elaborate on that? I know they didn't say what they expect us to do, but surely they used pretty words to describe their beloved chosen ones.
[Though, if they wanted something smote on their behalf, they could ask? Instead of these weird games! Ugh!]
The only other thing I heard was they believe the Leviathan made this world. So, we're "children" of a thing akin to a god. Which is terrible, honestly.
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[ He's seen gods among men go south before. Trish has a point, even if she's very reactive about it. ]
They were alerted to our presence through their psychic link, and came on behalf of their queen. I am not convinced that they know why we came now or what is happening with the dragon.
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But sir, gods in JRPGS as a trope though---Can he blame her? There is rarely a mention of a god without some serious ramifications attached.
She's intrigued at his assessment, at any rate.]
I suppose it is possible they're as surprised as we are, but I personally find it hard to believe when they're psychic creatures and we very much aren't.
It's way too easy for them to obfuscate information in a coordinated manner in that way, so I apologize to you and think you did well meeting them at the table, but I would hesitate to find any single bit of information they gave you to be remotely useful or true.
[The distrust here is so real.]
Re: ah i fuckored my html up there
Some caution is always well-merited, but I think it is equally dangerous to assume nothing is true -- we don't want to offend potential allies into enemies, and we don't want to operate without information that it's assumed we have.
We'll just have to see how this develops.
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Then we wait for more scraps, huh?
That's what I've been told before. But fine. I think you're working harder than they deserve, but I know you're thinking of the rest of us too.
[Because she's not mad at Balthier at all and she wants that to be clear as well.]
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When anything turns up and we need assistance to investigate, should I contact you?
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They were more interested in hearing about us than telling us anything about...us. Her Captainship was absolutely thrilled when they kept halting proceedings to ask where Balthier grew up and where dwarves come from.
The answer to the latter is that we walk out of the Stone fully formed, of course.
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More importantly, did you tell them more lies like that?
I sincerely hope you did, with fervent belief in your heart, so that they walked away with information as useless as the kind they saw fit to give us.
[Can you feel it, Varric? Her animosity.
Not towards him of course, he's charming. The Thessyx, not so much.]