[behold the backyard of the Alliance hq, where Priscilla is currently running around, barefoot, playing with her foxes. There is a cat's tail occasionally bopping her Forge... which is probably why it's on at the moment.]
[There she goes! stopping by the rabbit cages to feed them and check on their water! The foxes circle her feet, making little keening noises.]
Err, Sophia! ...or are you No-- it doesn't matter! You're going to trip me if you keep-- Why do I talk to foxes? --if you keep--
[Apparently she can't quite get past the word keep, because at this point she looks back, notices the blinking Forge light, and... blinks, herself.]
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Video | Priscilla, that doesn't count as important! XD But it's damn funny.
[Isley can be heard chuckling through the device, and when Priscilla approaches, she will see on the screen that he is seated in the same room he broadcasted from the other day, surrounded by books.]
[And smirking.]
They look like they are having fun with you, Priscilla.
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Is there a reason you sent me this? It's certainly amusing.
[Isley's initial reaction? Is to remark upon the peculiarity of Byakuya contacting him. Given the circumstances, however, and his recent resolutions, he decides against it. Instead his tone is moderate, and his words carefully chosen.]
Byakuya.
I hadn't expected to hear from you. Is there something I can help you with?
I wonder if you could provide some information on available properties: one for commercial and one for residential purposes. It seems my own resources to that end have been exhausted.
[Isley sounds a little skeptical. What makes Severus think he knows anything about the available real estate in Anatole? He's only ever bought one site, and the other two were...acquired by some alternative means.]
Precisely what type of information are you expecting me to provide you with, Severus?
Several people have mentioned your name in connection with efforts to better understand the oddities of this place. Does the Order of Erebos work specifically with the Gate or other areas of research?
The Order operates primarily with interest to the Gate and the city beyond it, Erebos. Having said that, I should note that it isn't a close-minded operation. Much of what transpires in this city appears to be interconnected. For example, the Gate and the Door are similar structures, so excluding the Door from our studies would definitely be a hindrance the study of one may well lead to the other.
We have not yet prioritized studying the ruins or the Mist, but I wouldn't object to pooling resources together to further understand those things, or other aspects of Anatole and the region that are unknown and unexplored. In fact, due to the presence of a different kind of Mist in Erebos, studying the Mist surrounding Anatole may well be something we do in the near future.
[A part of Isley wonders if Anders' recent post to the Network has triggered this response from Yaha, while the other part is taking a moment to formulate a response that is, for once, not so insensitive.]
I'm sorry. That's truly unfortunate news.
[He had no delusions that Orsino would remain dead, but he'd never gone so far as to tell that to the elf, and he's not about to. The emotional fallout would be...tiresome.]
LIEUTENANT YAHA OF THE ALLIANCE TO ISLEY OF THE ORDER; HIS AMIABLE ACQUAINTANCE, LOVE OF PRISCILLA, AND TO VASSALS OF ALL RANKS TO BOW TO HIM, A KING AMONG KINGS.
I write now using this Forge because my words become muddled within my head and mouth. They twist about in the ways of chaos to where I cannot be certain what it is that I wish to be said is said. My pen writes more than what I could ever hope, and for that I am glad the Gods grant me the understanding of words to allow them to flow now. Yes, I carry on in this manner to say that within the party and the garden that I found myself in such a muddled place. Your Priscilla, who while I cannot share the affection that you have, for her need not fear much nor suffer ire from me. Your heart remains with her. I shall write a letter of this sort if it will ease her soul to know that there is nothing between us -- and the truth of that is painful. We shared a chance to enjoy the glory of bloodletting and real battle, not just the spars within the safety of the arms of friends. This is something which cannot be forgotten, nor can I hope to allow it to rest.
What I speak now is of that which is forgiveness is but a word that barely covers what it is that I purpose. What I speak of is a new start where we can begin once more as friends. I would say that drink got the better of me, but the only better that I felt had taken me was grief. I wished for hurt upon others. It is a childish and worthless emotion that I cannot think that you share with me, and for that I am glad. The warning which came to those that came to me upon the death of my father was to not lose myself, but lose myself I did. I lost myself to desire of pettiness and wrath. There was nothing which I could strike out against in the pain of my father's death, so I sought out friends and those who had been patient with my madness up to this point. I fear this sounds as though it is river of excuses, but it is an explanation for my horrid actions and behavior up to this point. I could not deal with my Orsino, my father's, a light which graced so briefly upon my life and was snuffed out far too soon's death.
Please accept the words which I write now which I cannot hope to be able to spill with words from my lips.
I pray to the Gods that you fare far more well than I do.
I regret to inform you, Yaha, but I do not respond well to flattery. Having said that, I would like to address a few statements in your letter.
Firstly, the loss of a parent is a particularly difficult kind of suffering to bear. I understand you, with your already unstable mind, were troubled all the more by Orsino's departure. Outbursts due to that are understandable, almost expected. There are few who can claim they would feel nothing if their parents were wrenched from their lives...but my ire is not to do with your sorrow.
You see, Yaha, I made several concessions for your behavior, more than I should have. I believe it is only fair to you that I put to rest now any misconceptions about our relationship you might have formed. So listen closely.
I would not advise writing a letter to Priscilla. She never believed there was anything between you and I because there was never was. Her displeasure lies with my leniency, and that is all. You and I shared nothing. You and I are not friends. Whatever you think we shared and are reluctant to forget? For me is already forgotten.
As for forgiveness...
No. That is a thing that is earned, not a thing that is begged for. And, to be completely honest, I'm not even certain if I possess the capacity to forgive you. You pursued me, stole from me, took advantage of my generosity, harassed a man of mine who was instructed to help you, and you literally stabbed me in the back. Pleading for pardon is asking a bit much.
The good news? Your prayer was answered. I'm faring quite well! Thank you for that consideration.
If you're reading this, then I guess the Door finally came for me. I was starting to wonder if it would ever happen, but I remember you said once that endings were inevitable or something like that. I don't remember the exact phrasing to be honest, but I remember you said it, and ever since then I thought... the longer I'm here, the less time I have.
Because you're right: it is inevitable, isn't it?
I was also thinking. I'm really from two different times - the moment when I originally came here, when I was kneeling in the dirt at Teres'as feet. And then the time my mind remembers - years later, after you and Raki and all of those beautiful and horrible things. To be honest, I'm not really sure which place I'll be going back to, but... I was thinking that I'd rather it were the first one. Because even if, in that moment, I was scared and angry and confused, I know I'll get through that time and then wander North, and meet you.
I want to meet you again. Even if I won't remember who you are and even if it means just repeating the same things over again. I still want that time. And it's strange, if you think about it, too... because if I go home and meet you again, then after some years, the you I meet will end up here, too, and you'll meet me the way I am now, when I'm writing this. And then I'll go home and meet you again, and then... you'll come back here.
It's like a cycle, really. Strange and sad and full of tears and blood, but even so it's nice to think that in some way, I'll always be with you, or on my way back to you... and you'll always be on the road back to me.
That's supposed to be romantic but maybe it sounds kind of grim considering all the things involved. Sorry about that.
There are a lot of things I wanted to do with you. And if you're reading this then you probably don't know about them because if I do get to do them, I'm going to change this letter so it isn't misleading. I'm saying this because I want you to know... i think about the future, and I want to stay. So please... keep working on researching the Door. Because I want to come back. More than anything else, I don't want to let go. And I'm glad I chose you over my comrades, and everything else I ever had to make a choice about.
Please take care of my pets. I want to see their faces when I come back. And my memory recorders are in the vault in my closet - please take care of them because I'll need them, too. I believe I will come back - just like Arthur did, and just like Senji. And if I don't remember you, or this place, I need you to make me remember. So please try.
And if I do - when I do! - I promise to hold on even harder.
Hey, this is Akihiko Sanada. I was directed to you because you might know more about Erebos. I'm interested in checking it out but want some more information before I do.
The best way, with that place, is to jump in head first. I don't say that to be dismissive or cruel, only that knowing much of anything with regards to Erebos is tricky business. I know all about the things that don't change, for example, but there is a lot there that does, and those things...are unpredictable.
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And I really want to throw Clare off the docks.
But I won't.
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Why are you asking?
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Therefore my tolerance for such juvenile behavior is also no more.
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[...there's a yellow bird on her shoulder.]
Um. Isley?
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Priscilla.
You look quite busy.
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I'll be down in a moment, Priscilla.
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[There she goes! stopping by the rabbit cages to feed them and check on their water! The foxes circle her feet, making little keening noises.]
Err, Sophia! ...or are you No-- it doesn't matter! You're going to trip me if you keep-- Why do I talk to foxes? --if you keep--
[Apparently she can't quite get past the word keep, because at this point she looks back, notices the blinking Forge light, and... blinks, herself.]
Video | Priscilla, that doesn't count as important! XD But it's damn funny.
[And smirking.]
They look like they are having fun with you, Priscilla.
[Just a beat.]
Is there a reason you sent me this? It's certainly amusing.
Video | SOB. IT'S UM. AN IMPORTANT... FOX UPDATE.
Video | Which just makes me think of the Fox Network . . . and Pris being in charge.
Video | It would be a much better network in that case. 9v9
Video | I wonder what shows would air? 6.6
Video | shows about animals and justice!!
Video | What is that, like CSI meets the Discovery Channel? XD
Video | ....YES. 9v9
Video | You know, I'd watch that. o_o
Video | hamster as a witness... commercials for birdseed
Video | A woodpecker as the stenographer.
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[So much for 'hello, how are you?']
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[Not to mention a hate-on for Isley.]
It seems he has been very busy attempting to extort money from Natives, but because of his Network blunder everyone knows that.
Why do you ask, Severus?
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[ This isn't strange at all, contacting him out of the blue. Shut up. ]
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I hadn't expected to hear from you. Is there something I can help you with?
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[Isley sounds a little skeptical. What makes Severus think he knows anything about the available real estate in Anatole? He's only ever bought one site, and the other two were...acquired by some alternative means.]
Precisely what type of information are you expecting me to provide you with, Severus?
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We have not yet prioritized studying the ruins or the Mist, but I wouldn't object to pooling resources together to further understand those things, or other aspects of Anatole and the region that are unknown and unexplored. In fact, due to the presence of a different kind of Mist in Erebos, studying the Mist surrounding Anatole may well be something we do in the near future.
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I live in a large and rustic house that hugs the coast in the northern quarter of the city. It shouldn't be too difficult to find.
voicemail. ALSO LOG?
voicemail. YES PLEASE :D I can set it up if you want - prose or action?
voicemail.I DON'T MIND, EITHER WORKS FOR ME! PLEASE SET IT UP!
voicemail. Sure sure! Gimme two shakes of a leg!
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[What, it's his way of greeting people, leave him alone.]
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I'm sorry. That's truly unfortunate news.
[He had no delusions that Orsino would remain dead, but he'd never gone so far as to tell that to the elf, and he's not about to. The emotional fallout would be...tiresome.]
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[He's clearly not got his act together. There's fear in his voice and a great deal of strain; Anders is on the brink of losing control to Justice.]
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[The boat will be arriving soon...]
[To say Isley is irritated would be an understatement.]
I'm on my way, Anders.
[He should have just let that elf take off his own head. Things would have been so much simpler.]
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I write now using this Forge because my words become muddled within my head and mouth. They twist about in the ways of chaos to where I cannot be certain what it is that I wish to be said is said. My pen writes more than what I could ever hope, and for that I am glad the Gods grant me the understanding of words to allow them to flow now. Yes, I carry on in this manner to say that within the party and the garden that I found myself in such a muddled place. Your Priscilla, who while I cannot share the affection that you have, for her need not fear much nor suffer ire from me. Your heart remains with her. I shall write a letter of this sort if it will ease her soul to know that there is nothing between us -- and the truth of that is painful. We shared a chance to enjoy the glory of bloodletting and real battle, not just the spars within the safety of the arms of friends. This is something which cannot be forgotten, nor can I hope to allow it to rest.
What I speak now is of that which is forgiveness is but a word that barely covers what it is that I purpose. What I speak of is a new start where we can begin once more as friends. I would say that drink got the better of me, but the only better that I felt had taken me was grief. I wished for hurt upon others. It is a childish and worthless emotion that I cannot think that you share with me, and for that I am glad. The warning which came to those that came to me upon the death of my father was to not lose myself, but lose myself I did. I lost myself to desire of pettiness and wrath. There was nothing which I could strike out against in the pain of my father's death, so I sought out friends and those who had been patient with my madness up to this point. I fear this sounds as though it is river of excuses, but it is an explanation for my horrid actions and behavior up to this point. I could not deal with my Orsino, my father's, a light which graced so briefly upon my life and was snuffed out far too soon's death.
Please accept the words which I write now which I cannot hope to be able to spill with words from my lips.
I pray to the Gods that you fare far more well than I do.
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Firstly, the loss of a parent is a particularly difficult kind of suffering to bear. I understand you, with your already unstable mind, were troubled all the more by Orsino's departure. Outbursts due to that are understandable, almost expected. There are few who can claim they would feel nothing if their parents were wrenched from their lives...but my ire is not to do with your sorrow.
You see, Yaha, I made several concessions for your behavior, more than I should have. I believe it is only fair to you that I put to rest now any misconceptions about our relationship you might have formed. So listen closely.
I would not advise writing a letter to Priscilla. She never believed there was anything between you and I because there was never was. Her displeasure lies with my leniency, and that is all. You and I shared nothing. You and I are not friends. Whatever you think we shared and are reluctant to forget? For me is already forgotten.
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No. That is a thing that is earned, not a thing that is begged for. And, to be completely honest, I'm not even certain if I possess the capacity to forgive you. You pursued me, stole from me, took advantage of my generosity, harassed a man of mine who was instructed to help you, and you literally stabbed me in the back. Pleading for pardon is asking a bit much.
The good news? Your prayer was answered. I'm faring quite well! Thank you for that consideration.
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If you're reading this, then I guess the Door finally came for me. I was starting to wonder if it would ever happen, but I remember you said once that endings were inevitable or something like that. I don't remember the exact phrasing to be honest, but I remember you said it, and ever since then I thought... the longer I'm here, the less time I have.
Because you're right: it is inevitable, isn't it?
I was also thinking. I'm really from two different times - the moment when I originally came here, when I was kneeling in the dirt at Teres'as feet. And then the time my mind remembers - years later, after you and Raki and all of those beautiful and horrible things. To be honest, I'm not really sure which place I'll be going back to, but... I was thinking that I'd rather it were the first one. Because even if, in that moment, I was scared and angry and confused, I know I'll get through that time and then wander North, and meet you.
I want to meet you again. Even if I won't remember who you are and even if it means just repeating the same things over again. I still want that time. And it's strange, if you think about it, too... because if I go home and meet you again, then after some years, the you I meet will end up here, too, and you'll meet me the way I am now, when I'm writing this. And then I'll go home and meet you again, and then... you'll come back here.
It's like a cycle, really. Strange and sad and full of tears and blood, but even so it's nice to think that in some way, I'll always be with you, or on my way back to you... and you'll always be on the road back to me.
That's supposed to be romantic but maybe it sounds kind of grim considering all the things involved. Sorry about that.
There are a lot of things I wanted to do with you. And if you're reading this then you probably don't know about them because if I do get to do them, I'm going to change this letter so it isn't misleading. I'm saying this because I want you to know... i think about the future, and I want to stay. So please... keep working on researching the Door. Because I want to come back. More than anything else, I don't want to let go. And I'm glad I chose you over my comrades, and everything else I ever had to make a choice about.
Please take care of my pets. I want to see their faces when I come back. And my memory recorders are in the vault in my closet - please take care of them because I'll need them, too. I believe I will come back - just like Arthur did, and just like Senji. And if I don't remember you, or this place, I need you to make me remember. So please try.
And if I do - when I do! - I promise to hold on even harder.
Love (always, always),
Priscilla
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If you could help me out that'd be a big help.
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The best way, with that place, is to jump in head first. I don't say that to be dismissive or cruel, only that knowing much of anything with regards to Erebos is tricky business. I know all about the things that don't change, for example, but there is a lot there that does, and those things...are unpredictable.
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Voice; Apologies on how late this is.
Not to worry, I've been a bit slow myself due to hiatus, so apologies in advance!
Heh, slow all around. And it happens.
Thanks for understanding! <3