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seventhsong) wrote in animus_network2014-01-06 01:51 pm
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[It's Lorelei. For those who haven't encountered him yet, he looks remarkably (one could say exactly!!) like an older, adult Asch or Luke. Right now he looks fairly sober.]
It might be easy, with how things have gone recently, to give into despair and believe none of us are ever getting out of this place. I have chosen to believe that we will, and that our recent efforts against one of our captors proves that where there is a will, there is a way.
We simply weren't prepared enough this time.
[He frowns faintly.]
But aside from that. There is very little I can offer anyone here as consolation. We made our effort, and we failed. ... But I can offer this. Should we ever escape this Tower, should we lose these collars and regain the power that belongs to us.. ... I can't save your worlds. I can't repair the loss of life that's happened there.
But I can repair mine.
[There's no sense of bragging here at all.]
If ... we can't find a way to restore all worlds lost, but find a way to escape, then Auldrant will be open to any and all survivors of the Tower. You don't have to take up the offer, I will not force you. There will be those who would prefer to have their native homes or nothing at all. But for those of you who feel otherwise ... I offer what I can. And I can offer my world. It won't be your first homes, but it will be a home, somewhere to return to that won't ask who you are or what you are or even what you did. Everyone deserves a home. Everyone.
We just have to survive long enough to get there. Don't give up.
It might be easy, with how things have gone recently, to give into despair and believe none of us are ever getting out of this place. I have chosen to believe that we will, and that our recent efforts against one of our captors proves that where there is a will, there is a way.
We simply weren't prepared enough this time.
[He frowns faintly.]
But aside from that. There is very little I can offer anyone here as consolation. We made our effort, and we failed. ... But I can offer this. Should we ever escape this Tower, should we lose these collars and regain the power that belongs to us.. ... I can't save your worlds. I can't repair the loss of life that's happened there.
But I can repair mine.
[There's no sense of bragging here at all.]
If ... we can't find a way to restore all worlds lost, but find a way to escape, then Auldrant will be open to any and all survivors of the Tower. You don't have to take up the offer, I will not force you. There will be those who would prefer to have their native homes or nothing at all. But for those of you who feel otherwise ... I offer what I can. And I can offer my world. It won't be your first homes, but it will be a home, somewhere to return to that won't ask who you are or what you are or even what you did. Everyone deserves a home. Everyone.
We just have to survive long enough to get there. Don't give up.
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We haven't met, but that would have to change for obvious reasons... Daath is going to be its own headache to sort out.
[He can't imagine the church will take Lorelei running amok well, even aside from all the loss of leadership they've suffered. Ugh, he's one of their highest ranked officials, too, he'll be inevitably dragged into that...]
I imagine commerce is going to change a great deal anyway, if airships become commonplace. Which they no doubt will within a few decades, especially if we bring the scientists from here...
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[If he has to, he will take the church directly in hand the way the other aggregates used to their own cults and worshipers. He didn't like the idea, but even those fanatical about adhering to the Score wouldn't deny the Score's author ... if only for fear of not being given a second song to live by.]
Airships and rail travel, the latter is easier and thus likely earlier. With a little luck I'll be able to keep the Planet Storm running so alternate and polluting fuel sources won't be required. I've read quite a bit on what 'Earth' uses as energy sources and I'd rather not see that repeated on Auldrant.
tardy hard
[The Score is a debate that will inevitably be had later, if this all ever comes to anything. For now, it's probably a good thing that Lorelei didn't bring it up.]
We have airships to work backwards from. Someone will manage.