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f20202020-09-15 12:53 am
- allison hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- anders ⧒ the white tower,
- beckett mariner ⧓ twin cities,
- cecelia ardenbury ⧓ olin vale,
- count dooku ⧓ the white tower,
- david alleyne ⧓ krakoa,
- declan lynch ⧓ sanctum aurorae,
- finn onaru ⧒ the white tower,
- fuu hououji ⧓ eden,
- jin bubaigawara ⧒ twin cities,
- jonathan walsh ⧓ northwestern imperium,
- kang ⧓ seekers of the new dawn,
- kylo ren ⧓ sanctum aurorae,
- lucina ⋈ ␣,
- luther hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- midnighter ⧒ the white tower,
- number five hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- padmé amidala ⧓ luminary,
- pepper potts ⋈ the white tower,
- rey ⧓ the white tower,
- ronan lynch ⧓ sanctum aurorae,
- rude ⧒ olin vale,
- stephen strange ⧓ the white tower,
- tony stark ⧓ the white tower,
- wei wuxian ⧓ house of m,
- wen ning ⋈ house of m,
- xue yang ⧓ sanctum aurorae
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2020: THE SYNOD IS CONVENING.
THE SYNOD
While the Gates are the simplest form of transportation, those making the journey to the Synod from the White Tower have the option of travelling by train, if they wish. Despite the playfully grim moniker, there haven't been any recorded fatalities on board the Death Train in many years. Or ever, really. Raw, untamed entropy doesn't do anything as simple as kill.
For that delightful reason, passengers will be reminded at frequent intervals not to attempt to leave the train once it enters the active zone of the Porter's defenses, or to do anything that could jeopardise the integrity of its shielding.
The journey is relatively comfortable and takes approximately two and a half hours. A limited menu of pastries and alcohol is available from the buffet car. The smallest tables seat two.
As the train passes through the entropy-saturated wasteland of the Deathdome, the view from the heavily tinted windows of each of the train's four-person cars is impossible to comprehend: every atom of the landscape is in a constant state of flux, scattered in endless possibilities across the multiverse.
WELCOME CARPET
Inside, you get the impression of three towers; no view from outside is possible. You're totally sealed inside for the week, by the same Fate-built tech that shields this place from the ravages of cosmic radiation— the train station is built into the structure, entrance tunnel hermetically sealed.
You're greeted by welcome robots, primitive little things full endless enthusiasm and covered in dents. What they lack in intelligence they make up for in persistence and durability. Each and every ImPort is assigned their own personal robutler.
Though they tend to hinder more than help.
Boop boop boop boop. They provide you with a complimentary swag bag. Inside is one (1) t-shirt, one (1) top of the line tablet (pre-loaded with this year's Agenda and a simple game app that looks suspiciously like 2048), a stress ball, personalised souvenir pen and eraser (but no pencil), and of course, a lanyard keycard for accessing the comfortably adequate accommodations provided for all attendees.
Given the week-long Synod, your room itself is a decent suite, furnished with dark colors, redolent with a smell you can't quite place. You may find yourself assigned an unexpected roommate, which may feel awkward considering you'll find arrayed on the beds, a half-dozen complimentary tickets to the spa, restaurants and the power gym, with its preternaturally durable equipment.
Robutlers constantly remind: do not attempt to leave the Porter facility or do anything to jeopardise the integrity of its shielding.
Talks and panels take place in the convention area, which feels like a miniature city within the Porter's defenses, a hive with padded audience seats, wide stages, and complete with holographic audiovisual equipment that's curiously compatible with presentation software from every city.
Here, ImPorts will present and debate various topics regarded as major concerns for all. [OOCly, players are invited to suggest topics! Scroll down; they will be added below.]
This is also something of an expo, where cities practically demonstrate— or show off their good works. From the latest hovertechnology models to demonstrations of healing powers, playful duels in the forcefield-enclosed stages to magical books that temporarily transfer skills on touch, this is the place to pretend you're showing off your cards... while playing the most important ones close to your chest.
PANELS AND DEBATES
Every night of the Synod, ImPorts gather to dine in a grand hall with a ballroom party. Each dinner is hosted by one ImPort city, gruntwork complete with robutlers-- which guarantees food safety, and complete with multiple cuisine options, cultural decor, and entertainment.
Given the range of cities represented, food options vary from greasy burgers to six courses of seafood and blue venison, and rarefied vegan fare.
When ImPorts aren't here eating, they're most often talking. Ergo, it's not uncommon for low-key drama to break out, but this year, the majority of Synod days seem to be passing uneventfully.
Fortunately, speeches are reserved for daytime. After dinner, it's time to dance.
The last song of the night is always obscure music no one can quite remember the words or melody to afterward. It's a slow dance song meant for two or more partners; the ballroom grows dark and the world seems to fade away. Or rather, it just fades back into one's hotel room.
On Monday, September 21st, shortly before the Gates are due to resume ordinary function and allow attendees to leave, the Porter building suffers a power cut.
Abruptly, all the lights cut out. Music stops. Your faithful robutler freezes in place, unresponsive— though its internal systems appear to be running, the centralised command hub that it relies on has fallen silent.
Though the robutlers are out of comission, technology-minded ImPorts and their tech drones hasten to reassure that systems analyses are underway. Within a few hours, repairs begin, the estimated time being two days.
In the meantime, thanks to the diversity of powers on hand, there is enough food and water. Candles start to circulate. It might even be a little romantic, if it weren't for the chaos outside. Characters might find themselves trapped in an elevator for a few hours, or compelled to seek comfort from one another.
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There's definitely a t-shirt inside, but he doesn't unfold that yet. He sets it aside to be a surprise after they see everything else. With a grin he pulls out a ball like the one in his own bag, gives it a quick squeeze between his fingers, then hands it over to Wei Wuxian.
"I didn't know how to use this very well." He says of the tablet, which he sets aside with the t-shirt and lanyard. "The writing utensil has your name on it."
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"I don't really understand those completely myself but I have gotten a little more used to it since being here. People seem very drawn to that kind of thing here." But since he has never known such things he isn't as enamored with the little tablet.
"At least a few of these items seem useful."
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Come on, he insists wordlessly. Look at the shirt!
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He tosses the ball up into the air and catches it easily when it comes back down. He is curious if the shirt is the same as the other man's or if it is something else that neither of them is likely to understand.
He watches with mild interest.
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This shirt is green in color, as opposed to his, and has quite a few more words on the front. Wen Ning holds it in front of himself and peers down at it. "...Maybe it's in code?"
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"A code? I can maybe ask the other resistance members and see if anyone can decipher it. But I don't think they have anything to do with the shirts."
It is clearly something that is going over their heads. The fashion of this world is definitely questionable..
"If you like it, you can have it. We can find you something to wear that will match it."
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"People wear such strange things here... but the fashion looks fun." Not that he's ever worn anything fashionable aside from what was considered normal for his clan, and he preferred the more comfortable, hand-made clothing he'd had later.
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He might as well see what might be stored on this while he has it. He tries to remember how these function..and does somehow get it to turn on.
"Maybe if you wear it someone will see it and be able to tell you what it means."
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Either way, he can't help but like them. They're tacky in a way that he finds amusing. He's seen plenty of people in funny shirts. Why can't he have a couple of them too?
"I bet you have a whole wardrobe of clothes you've gotten here."
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His original robes wore out a long time ago so he was forced into wearing the clothing of this world for awhile until he realized that there were people that specialized in unique clothing. It was easy to get them to replicate his original robes once he had brought them what remained of his own.
"Some of the clothing here isn't too bad. You are welcome to look through them when we get home."
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"I hope I won't become too much of a hassle." He sets the item aside gently with the others. "You've already put up with so many of my questions. I won't be upset if you hand me off to someone else if you need to get work done."
The other man is sure to get tired of his enthusiasm sooner or later, seeing as he's been there so long.
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"If i thought you would be a bother I never would have invited you to live at the house."
Wei Wuxian has lived alone for a long time. Having Wen Ning around will be welcome distraction from dwelling on his thoughts alone.
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He should have kept the mood light-hearted instead of bringing up his concerns now. But everything about this place feels so impermanent, as if the slightest mistake on his part could make it all fall apart. It doesn't seem real.
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He lets himself smile a little again as he looks at him. "I'm sorry if I ever gave you reason to worry or feel like you were not wanted around. But now we are the team and I have complete confidence that you will never let me down."
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"It's alright, young master. You didn't do anything wrong." It shouldn't be his job to look out for him at every turn. Though it was difficult to really fit in with anyone else the way he was now he isn't placing any blame, and he thinks he could have started to manage things on his own.
It's just that here the situation isn't quite the same.
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"Then let's stop worrying about everything for awhile and just relax. I'm not really planning to attend the conference itself. I'm more here in case I need to be."
It's an important fact finding mission for him above anything else. But he can still do that with a few drinks in his system.
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Well.
He's not much for drinking. Something that smells this strong will probably only take that single sip to hit him pretty hard (though he has no idea how high a puppet's tolerance for liquor is). So, slowly, he puts the top back in place and sets the bottle back toward Wei Wuxian.
"Alright. You don't think they'll talk about anything worthwhile?"
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"Of all the times I've had to attend sect banquets and listen to lectures and things from sect leaders...I've had about enough of listening to people in charge talk."
Most of it just seems to be propaganda to try and get people to follow them and believe what they believe.