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hadriel2017-08-04 09:53 am
lingeringfear) wrote in hadriel2017-08-04 09:53 am
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Well... seems like there's a few of you who are ready to sell us out.
[His voice is soft- not really angry, but there's a sinister lilt to it.]
And here I thought we were all growing to be one big, happy family. I can't say I'm fond of the necessity of weeding out spies in our city, but... listen, we're all in a flurry about this. We need to do something, and everyone wants a say in how we're supposed to move forward from here.
[Which has been a headache and a half for all of the gods. Sure, they get along in the grand scheme of things, but there's definitely a little clash of ideals going on, and frankly, Fear is tired of the arguing.]
So what I thought we'd do is to have you vote on who's in charge here. Who takes action and comes up with a game plan on how we're going to suss out what the Null are planning. Obviously, Sorrow wants to be our fearless leader, but his methods are a little... direct. Delight and Rage would probably have a little murder mystery party when they get back, Tranquility and Confusion- I'm not sure if they'd actually do anything at all, come to think of it.
[Christ, this is a mess.]
As far as Love and myself go... I can think of a few people I'd like to personally interrogate.
Anyway, cast your votes or ask your standard slew of questions. Yes, I realize that some of the dissenters will be voting, yeah I know that you all want to be in charge instead- there's probably a few of us who might bend our ears to you, but as we can't put a hundred people in charge, it's gonna be one of us.
[A pause.]
Sorry.
[Happy voting?]
[His voice is soft- not really angry, but there's a sinister lilt to it.]
And here I thought we were all growing to be one big, happy family. I can't say I'm fond of the necessity of weeding out spies in our city, but... listen, we're all in a flurry about this. We need to do something, and everyone wants a say in how we're supposed to move forward from here.
[Which has been a headache and a half for all of the gods. Sure, they get along in the grand scheme of things, but there's definitely a little clash of ideals going on, and frankly, Fear is tired of the arguing.]
So what I thought we'd do is to have you vote on who's in charge here. Who takes action and comes up with a game plan on how we're going to suss out what the Null are planning. Obviously, Sorrow wants to be our fearless leader, but his methods are a little... direct. Delight and Rage would probably have a little murder mystery party when they get back, Tranquility and Confusion- I'm not sure if they'd actually do anything at all, come to think of it.
[Christ, this is a mess.]
As far as Love and myself go... I can think of a few people I'd like to personally interrogate.
Anyway, cast your votes or ask your standard slew of questions. Yes, I realize that some of the dissenters will be voting, yeah I know that you all want to be in charge instead- there's probably a few of us who might bend our ears to you, but as we can't put a hundred people in charge, it's gonna be one of us.
[A pause.]
Sorry.
[Happy voting?]
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40
Who should lead the investigation?
View Answers
Sorrow and Hope
23 (57.5%)
Rage and Delight
2 (5.0%)
Fear and Love
7 (17.5%)
Confusion and Tranquility
8 (20.0%)
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The Null have a peculiar culture. They think that all emotion is pollution. But obviously, they are not completely free of it, as their actions indicate. They are in absolute terror of you and are acting out of terror, which is bound to affect their judgement. That is a weakness on their part, and I think there will come a moment when that weakness will cause them to make a bad mistake. Even better, if we manipulate the situation so that they have the opportunity to make that mistake, and then we exploit the hell out of it.
[ As for example, if the Hadriel residents report to the Null that they have killed Hope, and then when the Null arrive to kill the rest, they walk into an ambush. But Curufin will not suggest that yet, as he isn't yet willing to admit he told the Null he would be pleased to receive a god-killing weapon. ]
But more about that later. I have a few ideas but must consult an expert before I can judge whether one in particular is worth pursuing. [ Namely, Chris, the software developer. ] I will also ask Tranquility for more information about the Null.
Thanks for your time! [ Tiniest bit of sarcastic humor. It's not like either of them have anything but time -- provided the Null don't kill them both. ]
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[He shakes his head.]
They're acting out of necessity. They believe emotions to cloud logic and therefore, we are a threat to their logical processing systems. In order to preserve the integrity of their logic, they eliminate the source of the threat. It isn't personal. It's... cold.
[But... alright, he's interested to hear of further ideas.]
Anyway, I suppose that's enough for now. Let me know if you think of anything else.
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But you have known them longer than I have.
Yes, I will let you now if I think of anything else. And in the meantime, I'll ask Tranquility for his recollections and speak to the expert I mentioned.