recrowns | [ who IS emet-selch and is he okay ]

[dumb day for dumb costumes here we go

soo-won is wearing this now, unfortunately, which is only slightly less stupid because he's not wearing the plate on top of his head. everything else is there though.

but worse, instead of the plate he's definitely wearing these shutter shades and i wish he wasn't.

unfortunately he'll probably bump into emet-selch like this because he cannot see]

Oh - I beg your pardon! Excuse me.

[what is this outfit, soo-woo... WHY THE SHADES.

emet-selch takes a moment to look at who it is that's just bumped into him-- ah, the too-agreeable one-- and huffs an annoyed sigh, stepping back.]

If you cannot see to avoid anyone with those things blinkering you, then pray remove them.

[oops. there's just going to be a bit of a laugh at that]

Ah, you're right. I suppose I was just trying to determine if they're meant to serve any function at all?

Would you like to try them on? It is rather funny.

They appear to be mere decoration, and a pointless one at that.

[specifically because he was walked into, this might not be a problem otherwise.]

I will leave them to you.

[grandpa is not hip with shutter shades...]

Mm, alright. I'll try to be more careful with them.

[and as a result soo-won will now lift the shades so that they rest atop his head, which still looks dumb.]

May I pose a different question to you, sir? Or perhaps, more than one...

See that you do.

[or at least just wear them around other people? this is also acceptable, really.

he tilts his head slightly at the question, then with a smaller sigh, waves a hand.]

You may ask, yes, though I make no promises about your answers.

Understandable, of course.

[too agreeable!]

My name is Won - could I ask for your name in return?

My follow-up question is if there's anything you might enjoy.

You may call me Emet-Selch.

[there's no 'pleased to meet you' here, not much true acknowledgment-- just the slightest nod.]

And I should be surprised if anyone found enjoyment here.

A pleasure.

[he'll say it!! but then he'll just laugh]

Certainly not here - we've all probably been kidnapped.

But I meant in general, I suppose. Music? The arts? Food?

[ah. that gets a slight shrug from him, a wave of one hand.]

I have ever been more fond of observation than participation-- though there is always some enjoyment to be found in creation, and in the results of one's handiwork.

[wow that didn't answer anything at all]

I see!

So is that why you've mostly taken to observing everyone else here, rather than participating?

[it sure didn't! you're welcome.]

Both that and the apparent lack of any true progress to be made. For the time being, it seems proactivity serves all of us poorly enough.

I suppose that's true - we'll have to wait for our hosts to finish making whatever 'preparations' they were discussing....

So have you been bored since we arrived?

Fairly, yes. You seem to have kept yourself busy enough, though, have you not?

I have, but a lot of it involves chatting with others.

[and he cannot tell if this man actually enjoys doing so]

Which I assume you have found little trouble doing, given your... demeanor.

[the overly agreeable thing, yet again.]

And has it led you to anything of use, or simply lent itself to remaining occupied?

Mm, I do like people.

[he admits that easily]

I've had one theory solidified, though nothing actually of use for actual action plans to our escape I'm afraid.

A start, at least. If there is anything at all to be gleaned from this place and the others gathered here, it is better than what we all began with-- whether it is an escape route or no.

Unfortunately it's not very much that's in our favor...

It seems like a number of abilities have disappeared - in particular those magical in nature, along with weapons that are normally carried around. Not to mention everyone here comes from entirely different worlds and time periods both.

So we're dealing with a force that's very powerful, and wants us to be unarmed.

I'd noticed the first on arrival, yes.

['then why didn't you say so' nobody asked,]

Troubling, to think all of our inherent abilities could be stifled so, and that we all could have been gathered from afar. It speaks to no small amount of power, though I hope those who sent that message do not wield it.

They're a little scattered, aren't they? We'll have to see if their time to truly prepare to meet us has paid off.

[what a nice way to phrase it]

May I ask what abilities you're missing?

You give them a generous amount of credit.

['a little scattered' may be an understatement...]

But it seems something here is able to dampen magic.

I like to think of it as a combination of optimism and realism.

[they're probably incompetent but he'll be nice about it for now,]

Ah, more magic... I'm surprised by how many worlds have it.

Do you count yours among them, then, or is it unfamiliar to you?

[there's a little more noticeable curiosity, there.]

[hmmm that is an interesting one to answer]

I suppose... there is some magic, rare as it is, that is almost a marriage to mythology, in my world.

[ who IS emet-selch and is he okay ]

week 0, saturday

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