week 5 cyoa - six of them

[saturations]

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FORGE BONDS

[saturations]

[that's the point, isn't it?

you want to go home. you want to remind people of the good things in the world. so maybe you should tell each other about those things. a fond memory of someone you love, the sense memory of a place you've visited time and time again...

the world begins with you, after all.]

[ktiseos]

[ok i will start off here too bc-]

It sounds as if the three of you may actually not have encountered one of our tasks, then. When we were given different locations to attend to, and encountered the individuals we knew... we were told we needed to remind them of what is important.

This appeared, ultimately, to be what helped keep them from refracting: a combination of such reminders, and a use of color.

[looks at bass's color problems before they both ran off. help]

[furrier]

... Do you think that's what we're supposed to do for Bass and Riff? First we beat them, then remind them of what's important?

[ktiseos]

We will likely need to fight, yes, but I believe we ought to show restraint in doing so. After all, we do not want to kill the two of them.

It may be best for enough of us to focus on fighting to... "sync" properly, while others put their focus into offering such reminders, or this-- "scanning".

[furrier]

So 3 people fighting and 3 people scanning. Whatever the hell that means.

Did anyone show you how that works?

[ktiseos]

...I have been offered something of an explanation, yes.

[it's just going to have to work]

[theampirequeen]

To scan, you open up your senses and focus on the world around you.

[ this means nothing ]

[furrier]

[ he looks out into the world with focus ]

[aitou]

We might need to adjust the numbers, if they're as strong as they look. But maybe those on the front lines can fall back when they need to, and we can take turns.

[theampirequeen]

Yeah, we ran into some of the people we knew, but they were just... walking around the city like they were people from it.

[ she shudders for some reason. anyway ]

Okay, so basically-- we gotta stop both of them from refracting by doing a whole power of friendship junk at them? And throw color too.

[ktiseos]

I believe so, yes, but they will need to be reminders of some import to them. Things or people they care for.

[theampirequeen]

[ yes power of friendship junk she knows how this works? but she knows and looks pensive ]

Do we just talk at them or do we do the word thing? I dunno if they're much for listening in this state.

[furrier]

It was just talking when we did it...

[ktiseos]

It was, but now that we've some indication of other ways to do it... implanting words may be the better way to reach them.

[theampirequeen]

... Okay, just in case we need to reach them where they can't hear us, you guys deffo need to try scanning.

[vedrskogul]

[ He hates this, so godsdamned much. He's so stressed and his shapeshifting effect is really just going off, furnishing him with claws, a scaled tail, what's looking like four horns atop his head... it's just his first CYOA all over again but worse. But he paces here, tail lashing behind him -- and breathes.

Okay. ]

I was forced to witness a figure, a mixture of Alphinaud -- someone important to me, from my world -- and Bass, refracting. We were told to remind them of what's important. I believe that is the cause for their state, and as I spoke to them of what they held dear and offered amber, they bled less colour, gradually... and then my 'task' was complete.

'Understanding', seems to be an important point. I think. Understanding and the bonds you hold with them -- something to keep them from losing hope to blackest despair.

[ FEELS FINAL DAYS UP IN THIS HOME... ]

[aitou]

Did you speak to them directly?

[vedrskogul]

I did.

[ He gestures to his clothes, where he is just. Totally stained in colourful 'blood'. ]

...It felt reminiscent of holding someone's hand as they died.

[ I'm depressed lowkey ]

[aitou]

So we can speak to them, then...

[He is. A little nervous about this because he doesn't want to have to face a dying Kashuu again... but he nods, taking a breath.]

Okay.

[vedrskogul]

That's if we can get them down from up there. Some combat will likely be necessary.

[aitou]

[A nod.]

It's likely we'll need to wear them down so that they'll listen.

[vedrskogul]

[ He looks out into the horizon without focus unlike Garou. There's clearly some sense of trepidation and just generally being unsettled but they'll have to do what they can. Clawed hands arthurfisting quietly... ]