Ill Met By Moo-Light

[aelwyn_aberration]

Who: Aelwyn Abernant & YOU?
When: 4th of September, two days after the last night of the circus.
Where: Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe
Summary: A meeting, away from the prying eyes of ADI.
Warnings: TBA?



[Aelwyn mentioned offhand that they should discuss a plan of attack in person, away from the prying ever-present eyes of the ADI. Pretty early in the morning she tells a few people she thinks are tight with enough people to make a meeting work without having to go through the regular channels and one things leads to another and eventually, a meeting is organized.

At an Ice Cream place, which, to be fair, makes a really good milkshake. Aelwyn arrived here extra early, just to check that she managed to actually book the place and keep it away from prying eyes. Luckily, it seems that whatever money she has, it's good enough to afford one booking.

So she's there, at the table, a cup of ice cream in her hand.]

I think we've all got out suspicions, right? And I'd say a lot of us are sick of not knowing when we're being watched by those who claim to be protecting us.

Who wants to start? [Logically, she knows she should, but she's a dramatic bitch, so why should she.]

Comments

[guildmastermind]

True, all boss battles require adequate preparation.

[Not how she meant it? Oops.]

Most of what I've learned is in relation to Pyre specifically. I shared my key points on the network already--even if you're not willing to post there, you'll find it by looking.

There's a few themes that don't seem to connect with one another, though. The funhouse seems separate from Pyre and his performance.

[abrightboy]

Maybe Pyre's performance was only a distraction. Maybe the funhouse is where the real shady stuff is going on.

[Don't mind the guy in the suit who's just sitting down and butting right in.]

[guildmastermind]

Or they're both shady, and working in partnership toward different goals. I'm not so willing to dismiss the performances at this point.

[Shiroe doesn't mind the company at all.]

[abrightboy]

What do you think the point of them was?

[guildmastermind]

We know the entities we're facing are interested in evoking fear, and Pyre's performance did that. They made a point of making Gloucester the first stop where he did his show--the decision likely came down from above, from Fenix. He pushed the idea that ADI had something to do with the Smoke and Mirrors derailment 100 years ago, so it might have been his idea of revenge against ADI.

The funhouse, we understand less about, but from what I've heard, the mirror at the center was the focus for whatever happened there.

[abrightboy]

I ran into a couple of people who went inside. They came out hallucinating. Badly.

[guildmastermind]

Jaeger mentioned he had a problem with that, too. I didn't go inside, I'm afraid. I don't like being lost, even for fun, so I avoided it. I sort of regret that now.

[abrightboy]

I didn't go inside either, and I don't regret it at all.

[Seeing his mentor in that state had shaken him. Gil was the steady hand on the wheel since he was ten years old. Malcolm is supposed to be the basketcase.]

[aelwyn_aberration]

The performance... Pyre's specifically, I think we can know fairly easily what the point of that one was.

It seems to have been some kind of ritual he undertook to fully shed his humanity and sell his soul to the Desolation. That's what he said, anyway.

[bossyboiler]

Why would he willingly do that?

[ She's not disputing the fact that Pyre sold his soul but why willingly? ]

[aelwyn_aberration]

[She furrows her brow like the question just does not logically make sense to her.]

I mean. Immortality and infinite power? Why does anyone do anything? It benefits him to be the predator rather than the prey.

[bossyboiler]

But the downsides?

[aelwyn_aberration]

Stop being downsides once you've shed your humanity. [She shrugs. It's a lot like lichdom, really.]

It's just a question of what you value in yourself.

[bossyboiler]

I suppose.