apocalypsehowcomm | Everybody's Favorite Subject in High School [NETWORK] mar 8

Who: Tim Drake and...
Username: timjdrake
Warnings: compulsion, dealing with TDM prompt STORIED SUSURRATIONS, TBA

[He'll get right to it.]

At the risk of sounding incredibly naive, I think we have the opportunity for a win over the Fears. We're all supposed to be a team here, whether we want to be or not. That means learning about each other and not just learning about the enemy. Our strengths, motivations, weaknesses... and then working to coordinate who is best fitting for each operation with those previous factors in mind. And learning who should step back, and when.

The Eye-- seems prevalent in a lot of our struggles. And to say that I know how difficult it is to keep secrets from others almost sounds like an understatement. I know I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of. And that I've hurt a lot of people. So this is... an opportunity for some transparency, I guess. Not just from me, but maybe from you too. Maybe even fom the staff at ADI who has been here far longer than we have.

Instead of fearing this is one threat that was brought to us, I'll embrace it.

In the library near Dogtown, there are voices. In the history section. If I follow them, I get told... about myself, things that have happened from my world that I haven't told anyone about. If anyone here is curious, I guess this is an open invitation to accompany me there. We can compare notes afterwards, or not. I just know this is something I personally struggle with so... there it is. I've visited several times now. For what it's worth, there doesn't seem to be any lasting side effects.

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I'll come with you. You could have just asked me at home :)

[Idk man maybe i was hoping nobody would take me up on this he writes. He thankfully remembers this is public forum, and Tim never lets that draft see the light of day.

The sentiment stands.]

I wasn't sure if you were busy.

Too busy to help you? Low probability.

I commend thy courage and thy candour both, and will gladly accompany thee thither.

I can no other answer make but thanks.

[Tim has been studying, okay.]

I would trust not bravery in this endeavor but the payoff should be favorable despite it.

[Like, he's almost sure he'd be more coherent writing this out in Russian. Damn.]

[ After some thought, Elidibus decides to respond to this in video format. Because it seems appropriate. Like he's not hiding behind anonymous text. So have a silver-haired young looking guy. He's sitting with a wall in the background that looks like the stock apartment paint/wallpaper of ADI assigned housing. ]

It is a good idea to know more about one another's capabilities so we may work together. Though I hesitate to suggest random whispers be trusted.

Though they may be tame for some now, this could be a means to lower your guard. What might follow should you attend with another could prove far worse.

Yet I would not wholly discount the idea. If you should find sufficient companions who are willing to confront the whispers of the past with you, then it is certainly worth the effort.

wow so if i go to the library ill actually get your life story?

[ Yes, Jeff thinks the voices are ONLY talking about Tim's life. A special haunting just for him. ]

Pass. The last thing I want to hear is a replay of my life and past actions.

Congratulations, you hit that risk. What an incredibly naive and short-sighted suggestion.

There are some things you're not supposed to know, kid.

I'm up for anything that takes on the Fears, but some people can't just turn off their fears like that.

[It's him. He's people.

Besides, he's kind of got a huge secret being an Avatar and all so he's a little sus about this Eye business and transparency.]

Something's getting a snack either way with this. I really doubt this magic library is doing this to be altruistic.

It would not be the first time. Last year, there was an incident where the library computers were set up for a "reading survey" and instead started displaying private, personal information and asking intrusive questions.

[Jaeger. Tim's brow creases a little at the name and of course at the information. He can remember only one of those things.]

If I remember correctly the very first job for ADI that I did involved the Babson boulders in Dogtown. A lot of us had it as a first gig. A partner would see disparaging words engraved in the rocks relating to their lived experience. The words would reflect something personal to the individual observer. Using our own insecurities against us has been a tried and true tactic.

[Jaeger's hard to miss in general, and he's been in Gloucester for close to two years now. He does vaguely remember Tim, but more by reputation than personal interaction.]

It's very unsettling. But you're absolutely right, it's something that this place seems to delight in. I suspect it's a specific function of the Eye...especially given the forms it takes. But whatever it is, it seems to choose the absolute worst things to reveal. The recent encounters with lucid dreaming and memories don't help, either. Ava certainly had her fun.

[And oh, the bitterness does certainly carry through text. He hasn't quite let go of that yet.]

I know - I know we are meant to be helping, but -

[Something about this just feels dangerous. It feels wrong. Messing with forces they don't understand. And to hear that Tim has gone on his own on multiple occasions? It worries them deeply.]

But please, dearest Tim, will you be putting yourself in further danger by going? I do not want you to be hurt.

[It's totally unwelcome to feel that fleeting pang of annoyance; Tim can imagine Rue didn't mean the slight. His smile is meant to be disarming. His eyes maybe aren't all that up to the task.]

And I don't want to get hurt. Skeletons in the closet, Rue. What's happened has already happened.

[They've spent their whole life reading between the lines. Rue can see it.]

Certainly. I trust you and your decisions. Simply - Well, let me know if you need my assistance with anything.

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