✘ Round 1 | [Text]

[glacius]

Greetings.

I am new to this city. I seek information on a number of things. I have been told that an individual that goes by the name of 'Arya' may be able to tell me more. But anyone else who is willing to part with information--on the city, on the supposed 'gods' that rule it, or any attempts to escape from it--well, it would be appreciated. If you require it, I will find some way to reciprocate, once I have gotten my bearings.

That is all. [He's tempted to ask about the presence of nonhumans in the city and how they are tolerated, but that strikes him as a bit too specific of a question. He's largely been in hiding since his arrival, both because his mission to earth mandated secrecy and because all previous attempts at contact had ended absolutely horribly for him. Glacius isn't feeling secure or trusting enough yet to give away what he really is, hence the text--it's hard to adjust his large fingers to the buttons and he rarely writes in common, but it doesn't give away his appearance or his voice. It's as impersonal as he can currently be. This will have to do for now.]

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[glacius]

I am new to the city, and want only to leave it so that I may return home. My name is Glacius. [He entertained, briefly, the idea of offering up a false name... but he doesn't like lying, and he doesn't really know enough about human naming conventions to construct a convincing one anyways.]

A woman named Z told me of you, if that helps at all.

[whichend]

I know Z. Thank you for sharing that with me.

[ It helps her trust Glacius, just a little. ]

Very few have gone home, and it seems to be random. Perhaps involuntary. The caves will not send you home, and the gods will not tell you how to leave. They rule this place, and they know far more than we do.

I have been here since the beginning of it all, and I would like the secrets to cease.

[glacius]

[On that, she has his agreement... though he has to keep some secrets of his own, doesn't he? He's still not comfortable openly admitting that he's an alien, after all. He frowns.] But there is a possibility. Good. If you say that it is random, however, I can only assume that they did not find a means of escape. Something to do with the 'Door', then?

[whichend]

The Door is the most likely, yes. We know that Fear opened the Door, so it likely requires the power of a god to operate. But the gods themselves draw power from our emotions, and as the power source, I do not think it is out of the question for humans to operate the Door. Just very difficult.

[glacius]

[This is... very interesting news. Though Glacius does not often outwardly express much, he can feel the low buzz of excitement within. He's not human, but he certainly is sentient, and he certainly feels emotions, so it should be possible for him as well, right?] I see. So either an extreme focus of a specific emotion, or maybe an high concentration of many people exerting the same emotion would allow us to somehow power and use it. Though, I imagine the Door itself is difficult to find or access, if it is a multi-dimensional phenomenon.

[whichend]

[ That does sound exciting, but Arya is less optimistic in general, and she doesn't want Glacius to get ahead of himself. ]

Perhaps. But we may need to have several people concentrate that feeling, and we need to ensure that it is not absorbed by the gods.

[glacius]

[He's excited, because this is the first person positing a means of escape that actually sounds plausible... but that doesn't mean he's going to overlook possible complications. Glacius is not a hasty being. Everything is measured, careful.] Of course. There are still many unknowns, but that is why it is good to begin a conversation about this. For example, my earlier concerns about locating the door, as well as the fact that I have no idea what could be done to stop the gods from absorbing emotions as you had said. I have heard that many of them are dead, waiting to be resurrected now... killing them could be an option, albeit a highly risky one.

[whichend]

Killing them is an option. I know this to be true.

But if you wish to discuss something of that nature, I do not think it should be done where anyone can read it, regardless of their allegiance.

[glacius]

[Well now, that is interesting, and certainly worth keeping in mind... but so are this person's cautions, as well.] Noted. Has there ever been a meeting of sorts, to discuss possible escape avenues and attempt to organize people's efforts?

[whichend]

There have been some. The inquisitor Cecily Trevelyan would know more about that than I.

[glacius]

Interesting. Another name I will have to be on the lookout for. [Maybe at some point when the gods aren't busy harrassing them, it might be worth it to have another one. Glacius is still feeling a bit too wary to suggest such a thing yet, and he wants to get his bearings here first... but it's definitely on his mind.] Is there anything else pertinent I should know about this place?

[whichend]

I will let her know you are interested.

Really, I think everything can be summed up in two words: be careful.

And: good luck.