We Are Our Avatars XI (Open)

[Slenn]

Shana was relieved to have pockets of ignorance patched up.
"So then, your names. I've only had limited amount of information given to me, but is it correct to assume you're also affiliated with White and Blue? Are there others with colors as nicknames like you or was it just you five?"

 

[Chungus]

Basketball Court, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Afternoon. March 4th​

That's right, from "cyto", meaning cell. It's a loose translation, really. This language lacks the words for a more accurate term"

, Kuki answered.

"Anyway. The team of bio-engineers I work with. By and large, we primarily work on developing interspecies treatments."

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Hotel 2, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

"I see. Yesterday's events are a bit of a bl--"

Kuki began to answer Dala, but cut themselves off when Dala breathed the purple fire on those present. This startling Kuki, the jumped up, spilling some of the contents in the breakfast bowl, as they nudged it.

"Hey! What's the big idea?!"

Hearing Dala was involved in the events that in events the day earlier, Kuki looked at Dala more suspiciously.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Dalahar is no demon. He is a lost man with a demonic curse." Candace told Dala.

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Alternative Hotel -
Morning​

[color=e50000]"Sorry."[/color] Dala repeated to Kuki as they called out.

[color=e50000]"No, just us five. Some of the most powerful mages of my world. We formed a circle, to learn about other worlds. Then I got drawn here, and wanted to help out in a way ... I made a deal with the devil, so to speak, and it did not work out. My fault, I have to live with the consequences. I still don't know all of why the others reacted the way they did, especially White. I don't know the whole story, but it seems like she was pressured into doing things too fast."[/color] Dala said.

She turned to Candace: [color=e50000]"He is not. It's no curse, it's literally part of him. He is the demon, and the demon is him. They probably weren't always, but now, I don't know if he could even be separated from it."[/color]

 

[Chungus]

Hotel 2, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

Kuki exhaled with a puff as Dala apologised, sitting back down, and glancing at the stain on the floor. Not feeling like eating any more, Kuki moved away from the bowl.

"He said that's not possible"

, Kuki mentioned, idly walking around.

"Actually... where is Dalahar? He's not standing outside. And where has Ella gone? I haven't seen her in a while."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I hope he can..."

 

[Slenn]

2nd Hotel
"Now the pieces are coming together." She said. "Sorry, it's just that a lot of things happened in the past few days I don't have the complete picture just yet. But you've provided some perspective, thank you."

Basketball Court
"Hmmm... Can you give me some more time to think about this? I mean, I haven't really seen any of this team, and I've only been with you for a few days. I'd rather get to know you a bit better before I make a decision. The BEI in my universe ended up getting a lot of flak from many people once the first cases of 'feral' Fenrir occurred. With all due respect, regardless of whether or not your group has good intentions, I just don't want to risk them getting into the same danger without more information."

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Alternative Hotel -
Morning​

[color=e50000]"This Ella had to deal with some stuff with her organization. I don't know where Dalahar has gone, but I can track him. Right now, however, he should not even have the energy to do anything dangerous."[/color] Dala said to Kuki, then turned to Shana.

[color=e50000]"No problem. I have to explain it, otherwise there is not much point. I want to talk to a Lambda, do you know how to reach her?
I want to know what kind of person this Anik is. If she is not just a fugitive and murderer, we may have a problem. Not with her, but ... Blue is guarding the open portal to my world right now. If she was behind misleading me and White ... I can't close it on my own. And she might have different plans than I had. Her own, less noble ones."[/color]

 

[Slenn]

"Lambda works at the counseling station in the port for this town. That's all I really know."

 

[Chungus]

Basketball Court, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Afternoon. March 4th​

"Sure, that's fair enough"

, Kuki answered, although they were a little disappointed.

"Well, let's move on. See what else there is to see!"

[hr]

Hotel 2, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

Kuki said nothing further, sitting down near the door, and looking outside. Hearing Dala's comments to Shana, Kuki wondered why Dala herself wasn't being taken in for questioning.
[hr]

Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

When Blue arrived, the surveillance team double checked the area to see if anyone else was shadowing her. Seeing this didn't seem to be the case, the representative was cleared to enter Earth.

Off the path, to her right Blue might see a shimmer in the air. This was followed by a pop noise, as the portal opened. "Greetings", the representative said, stepping through, the portal closing behind him shortly after.

The representative was on the short side, with thin brown hair combed backwards, a thin face, and glassy eyes. He wore a grey suit, and had a similar earpiece Blue had been given in his right ear. "I hope you didn't have too much trouble with keeping things from buzzing around you. This place is known for it" he continued, approaching Blue.

 

[Drakmorg]

Vyse threw her head back and groaned. She walked off from Black's cell, leaving him locked inside as she muttered something along the lines of, [color=ef5000]"Wasting my time..."[/color] to herself. Unless she was stopped along the way, she would make for the exit she had seen and try to leave the building.

 

[Vakra jal]

While Dalahar waited for Ella to decide whether his actions were enough, he was thinking about those he would be leaving here. Though only known for a
Few days it was easily the most pleasant company he'd had for decades. It was because of this that he wanted to leave. Whenever a fight or battle would start at best Dalahar would turn it into a hell of a fire fight, at worst a hellish nightmarescape of severed limbs and broken bodies. If at any point anyone targeted Dalahar with the level of force needed to bring him down everyone and everything around him would be put at risk. He was an astartes. Forged to fight in the most brutal and uncompromising battlefields. The idea was to be a shield before those who could not fight, maintaining distance. Despite Dalabars actions in the heresy, he had always justified it as it would eventually save far more lives. Overthrowing the emperor and his puppet council was his previous goal but here everything changed.

Dalahar felt a moment of coldness, with the realisation that he didn't really care. At least he was incapable of caring. The unfailing devotion of a Word Bearer. He didn't need to think for himself, loyalty to legion first and above all. Away from all that, away from orders and purpose and brotherhood, with none around like him. He was thinking for the first time in his life rather than following orders. He had decided to leave to exercise that freedom. To choose his course of action. With his abilities and mind set he was sure to be able to find what was missing, to discover what he wanted to do, rather than what he was told to do.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

Pointe-Saint-Charles

Since she was tied down, the officer couldn't do anything other than curse a few times under her breath.

[hr]

Jail

Vyse was stopped by an officer aiming a handgun at her, ordering her back into a cell.

 

[Silence]

Black chuckled as Vyse left.

[hr]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Alternative Hotel -
Morning​

[color=e50000]"Well, seems like I need to look for her myself."[/color] Dala said, and stood. [color=e50000]"I hope they have phone books here ..."[/color]

[hr]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys -
Morning​

"Greetings." Blue responded, without much enthusiasm. "Yes, they are completely paranoid, but it was no problem for me. You wouldn't be the cause of this, would you?"

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"One of those talking devices?" Candace asked Dala.

 

[Drakmorg]

[color=ef5000]"You just go ahead and do what you have to. I'll be doing the same."[/color] Vyse replied to the officer's order. She kept walking towards the exit, and unless the officer was physically standing in her way, would otherwise ignore him.

 

[Chungus]

Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

"And sabotage our collaborative efforts? Certainly not", the representative answered. Should Blue try to read the representative's mind to verify his claims, however, she would fail. There was no mind present to read.

"It stands to reason, however, that it's only a matter of time before something else tries to interrupt this meeting, so I suggest we try and keep things short."

With that said, the rep cleared his throat, took a breath, then continued speaking with a lower voice, although still clearly audible to Blue. "To begin; In earlier discussion, you mentioned the goals of the removal of ED elements from this realm is no longer one you peruse. Could you elaborate on this?"

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Alternative Hotel -
Morning​

Dala chuckled. [color=e50000]"Close. 'Phones' are the ones. I, however, want to find a phone, or adress book, to look up Lambda's number or adress, to try and call her or just try to talk to her at her place."[/color]

[hr]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys -
Morning​

Blue did not attempt to read the mind. She sighed. "I meant you might be the reason for them being more wary, not you controlling them.

Well, to keep things short: Someone approached me and asked for help about this. She failed. Also, there are far too many ED elements on this world to make this in any way reasonable. Still, removing powerful ones would still be in my interest.
Otherwise, my interest is to bring someone from my world back. Alive."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I did not have much contact with her, but from what I did... She is a strange woman." Candace told Dala.

 

[Chungus]

Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

"And how might the interest of the party I represent align with these goals?" The rep questioned. They assumed the person Blue mentioned that approached her for help was White, but didn't make a comment about this.
[hr]

Hotel 2, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

"Ella should have Lambda's contact information"

, Kuki chimed in, turning from the door, to the others.