December Logs

[darkcharge]

Who: Vanitas + Whomever
When: All throughout Dec
Where: Various
What: Mostly previously discussed threads. I can write individual starts for anyone who would be interested in threading something out though.
Warnings: None, yet




( OOC Note )

[ Want to do something this month with Vanitas? Feel free to contact me at jardaan if you want to do something. Or put a placeholder up and I will write you up something myself. I am very open to having new and old CR and always looking for more to do! ]

Comments

[darkcharge]

[ Even if there isn't a ban... Van probably wouldn't be able to appreciate a play. ]

I read whatever is at the library. And I don't mind going to classes.

[wordsinthesoul]

[Ah… now that's a shame.]

Everything? Ah, well, that's good to hear. Learning's an important thing to do.

[darkcharge]

[ Well uh. Time for another bit of truth? ]

It's all I do.

[wordsinthesoul]

[That gets a considering look- and while of course he's all for taking studies seriously, that's still concerning.]

You don't get into trouble, at all?

[darkcharge]

Not actively. Despite appearances and alignments, I am fine not creating problems for others. In this situation it would be too problematic to deal with.

[wordsinthesoul]

Huh. Well, I will say that I appreciate it. If you did decide to, though- would you tell the rest of us?

[darkcharge]

Where would the fun be in that?

[wordsinthesoul]

[He chuckles.] I suppose that's true. Although perhaps you could use it for misdirection…

[thancred, no.]

[darkcharge]

Usually if I start anything, it is for that reason.

[ Hey just being honest. ]

[wordsinthesoul]

Ah, so you're practiced, then.

…have you ever tried pranking someone?

[darkcharge]

Somewhat, but before I answer anything... I don't ask you near enough questions, Thancred.

[ Which is a first, really. ]

[wordsinthesoul]

Oh? [He blinks, head tilting for a moment- wondering. Well- there's but one way to know, isn't there?]. That's fair enough. What did you want to ask first?

[darkcharge]

What role you play in everything, of course.

[ Because he has no clue... ]

[wordsinthesoul]

Everything? That's a little encompassing… I suppose you mean what I do, then. I'm with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn- perhaps you've heard a little of them from the others? I specialise in gathering information- I'd been working primarily in Ul'dah, though that changed a little when we moved to or Dhona.

[darkcharge]

I've heard a little. Nothing too specific about what Scions do, exactly.

[ So please. Tell him more. ]

[wordsinthesoul]

It's a little tricky, I suppose. We deal largely with threats the forces of the city-states aren't so well equipped to deal with- primarily primals.

[darkcharge]

What makes your little group so special that you can handle Primals?

[wordsinthesoul]

…The ability to fight them without being tempered by them- turned to their will, and against one's comrades.

[darkcharge]

I know what tempering is. How is it that you're so immune to it?

[wordsinthesoul]

I see. One of the others told you…? Might I ask who? [He's curious. And that…] Ah. That is due to the power of the Echo- a power which grants protection and understanding.

[darkcharge]

Thancred, I live with an Ascian and two Warriors. Please tell me how it is I can't know.

[ Honestly... He doesn't understand why so many are surprised by his knowledge when he is also literally invested in tales of Light and Darkness. ]

Now explain how this Echo can provide such protection.

[wordsinthesoul]

…alright. In that case…. [Even if it wasn't so close to Vanitas' being, Thancred supposes he'd be curious. He frowns a little at the mention of Ascian, but- mm. …that line of thought's no good. The Echo is… with any luck, a better subject.]

Our understanding of it is still something we're seeking to improve, but it is generally held to be a gift from the Mothercrystal, woken in times of impending calamity. It is, I suppose… a measure of boundary in its protection.

[darkcharge]

[ Or is it? ]

A measure for protection... Or is it a type of tempering itself? You obtain the Echo from the Goddess of Light, which is the polar opposite to Zodiark. She needs you to continue her fight so how can you be sure that you're not somehow being used?

[wordsinthesoul]

[mmmm oh boy.]

[Thancred frowns brow furrowing.]. I doubt that. The Echo enables its bearer to understand others- to learn, and make a choice based on that. Of those who have joined us, I would consider that they people who wished to help, Echo or no. Each Calamity threatens our homes and lives, after all. [His expression flattens, a little.]. If I have been used- it was not by one of Hydaelyn's servants.

[darkcharge]

And each Calamity brings the pieces of your broken star back together.

[ Which, he doesn't see a problem with. Though Thancred probably should have guessed that considering Vanitas' own condition. ]

Protecting your world is one thing. Listening and abiding by the whims of a goddess that broke the star in the first place, causing this mess, seems like a pretty backwards thing to do.