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Edward Elric ([personal profile] alchemyfreak) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-07-02 04:30 pm

Get In Losers, We're Doing Research

who: Openish - Floor Six Mingle Post
what: Ed and Chloe Initiate Phase II: Research and Explore
when: Sometime After New Arrivals Show Up (July 10th?)
where: Floor Six
warnings: Please hit up Ed's Permissions Post, as he's a CRAU and may recognize your character or talk about being in various other worlds.


The kitchen is laid out with whatever (reasonable) refreshments one can imagine available within the quarantine, snacks and beverages to accommodate varying tastes spread across the kitchen island and counter tops. Enough seating for 20 (10 from the kitchen, 10 from the entertainment area) had been arranged around Chloe's display, however she chose to set it up - since it had been put on her as the tech savvy one between them to do the presentation.

New arrivals, whether they cared for the research and exploration party or not would easily find themselves surrounded by books, notebooks and other papers with various notations - all regarding Riverview, the history of the quarantine, rumors surrounding it and comparisons to other worlds that similarly pull people through portals. These are out in the open and free to browse, should one be so inclined.


[Anyone with relation to floor six is welcome to attend - resident, friend of resident, etc. If you're unsure whether or not your character would get an invitation please contact the player you have CR with. Should your character be the type to show up uninvited, feel free to crash. Pretty much anyone Ed has CR with would be notified, and he'll be making a public post on the network before this event actually takes place IC. However if you have any questions don't hesitate to hit me up: [plurk.com profile] TransmutedSelf]
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-10 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've been here a while," Nico replied, dusting off his hands on his jeans before fiddling with the silver skull ring on his thumb. He'd noticed the same about the way people regarded the place. As if going back wasn't that big of a deal. Loki seemed that way, especially after he purchased the club he was going to be running. It was a bit odd, to Nico, that anyone would be content to remain far, far away from friends or family. Then again, he figured it might be due to personal reasons. Like not wanting to go home or not having anyone to whom a person might go home. He was like that in many ways. Despite what Will Solace had said about people wanting him around at Camp Halfblood, Nico wasn't always sure.

In Quarantine, however, he'd actually managed to make a few friends. Reaper, Loki, maybe even Ed... just to name a few. And Nico didn't much like the idea of losing them. Still, he knew he had duties at home, like to his father and to the dead demigods who needed proper death rites.

For all his searching of ways to get home, to fix the portal, he'd been unsuccessful. Thus his seeking out the dead for answers.

"I don't," he said, frowning down at his hands. "To be honest, there's also the chance the dead could lie. It's happened to me before. I don't think they were lying about whatever's on the planet, though. Something must be there and we might find a way to use it."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-11 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Almost four months," Nico replied. He'd been pulled in with, as far as he could tell, the second batch of arrivals. Since then, he'd searched for anything and everything that could help him find a way to Camp Halfblood. He might not have felt completely welcomed there, but it was the closest thing to a home he had.

Unfortunately, he hadn't had much luck in finding information. What he did have, he didn't mind sharing with people in the event the info could be deciphered by someone smarter than him.

"Yeah, just people," he continued, nodding in response to Ed's question. That's what the dead were, especially the spirits he raised. Few were more than that and Nico was always careful about not raising anything dangerous. The moment he sensed danger, he would usually stop his summoning in exchange for fighting the source of danger.

"I know there's some people hoping to build a space ship, but how well that will work is yet to be seen. I've considered shadow traveling there, but it's a big jump and might wear me out. Plus, I've never shadow traveled to other worlds before. I was brought here much like everyone else."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-13 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Taking another sip of his soda, Nico also took a moment to consider the possibility of taking a spaceship to the planet. Where and when he's from, there are few trips to space and the focus of getting to other planets seems less than what it had been while he was living in the Lotus Hotel ( he vaguely remembered a big boom of alien related arcade games, but that had only seemed to last a day ). Now, he was learning that people come from worlds where space travel is normal. It was a bizarre concept to consider.

But he doesn't have much time to think on it. Instead, he refocused on the question being asked, taking it to be about shadow travel in general since it was a rare skill. "Yeah, I just kinda step into one shadow and emerge out of another. I can bring people with me if I want and even travel long distances," he explained, hoping that would also satisfy any other question Ed had about his power.
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-14 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
"For the most part," Nico said, reaching for more chips. "Sometimes, I can overshoot a location and end up somewhere else, but I've gotten better at it. For a while, when I was learning, I would end up on the other side of the world, rather than one building over. I passed out for a week after that."

Because that's the problem with shadow travel: the farther he goes, the more he takes with him, the more fatigued he gets. Of course, Nico sees no reason to go in depth about his weaknesses. At least not with Ed and not at the moment.
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-19 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"If I go too far, or over exert myself, yeah. That happens," Nico explained, still munching on chips. "That was when I first started, though."

Because when he first tried it, it left him exhausted and drained. Nowadays, he can make jumps at a faster rate and with less fatigue. It was handy, though often times Nico sill preferred walking. Which meant for the time being, shadow traveling to the planet was out of question.
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-20 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't scare easily, do you?" was Nico's response, hand going for the sword at his hip. One brow was lifted and a smirk adorned his lips, one that might come across as a bit creepy, but Nico had yet to do any of his more terrifying tricks. Except one. Slowly, a chill began to fill the room, making it seem darker than it was. An aura of absolute fear filtered from Nico's form, stretching out toward Ed in the form of all the worse memories that he could imagine.

And just as soon as it began, it stopped. The room regained its light and warmth and Nico shoved his hands in his pockets. "That's just a little taste. It's my aura and I can expand it when I want. Plus, this sword isn't just for looks."

The sword he was referring to hung in a scabbard dangling from a silver chain Nico wore as a belt. He drew it and even the sword, which was pitch-black and lethal looking, gave off the same aura.

"Stygian Iron, forged in the River Styx. Let's just say I'm pretty good with it when I need to be."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-25 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Nico has grown so used to looking for the signs of someone freaked out by him that he noted the way Ed stilled. He figured the older man must've had a lot of baggage, because those who did were often the most affected. He murmured a quick apology before nodding, not even minding the annoyed tone he heard from Ed. It was likely Ed was trying to cover for how he might have felt and Nico even felt a little sorry for exposing Ed to that.

"Right," he said, a mildly apologetic look in his eyes. "Demigods often need to fight to stay alive, or protect people. My sword is a bit special, but it also does the job."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-27 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Anyway," Nico began, not sure what to say next. He still felt a bit guilty about subjecting Ed to his aura, but it had been the best way to explain what he could do. Now, he wondered if there was something else he could share that might ease Ed's anxiety a little. He thought about it for a few seconds and then came to a conclusion.

"I can also manipulate earth, form large blocks of stone, burrow through walls... Things like that. My half-sister is better at it than I am, but I can do a decent job when it's called for."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-31 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
"With alchemy right? I saw that post your brother made," Nico replied. He shrugged off Ed's confusion, going on to explain. "Father is god of the Underworld, so we have power over the earth to a small extent. I'm better at making crevasses and cracks than tunneling though."

In essence, Nico was beginning to realize he was a bit of a powerhouse compared to the other people with powers in Quarantine. It made him feel a bit responsible for protecting people; an urge that was not common for him. He figured Ed, at least, was capable of taking care of himself.

"I'm a child of the Big Three. The Eldest Gods," he said, like he was explaining the weather. "Children of the Big Three tend to be more powerful than most demigods."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-31 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
When Ed calls what pretty much is his life a "religion", Nico can't help but snort loudly. In his mind, he thinks of religion as practicing something, like Christians do. Going to church or the like. In his life, in the myths, people like him are the stories told to worshipers. It's a weird realization and he quickly shakes his head.

"It's not really a religion. The gods are real, like you or me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here. It's rare for the Eldest gods like my dad, Hades, or Poseidon, or even Zeus to have children, but demigods are around. The lesser gods have quite a few kids every century. And yes, they're different gods. Poseidon is god of the Sea, Zeus is god of the Air and Heaven, and my father, Hades, is god of the underworld.

Of course, there's other gods. Like Athena, goddess of wisdom. I know a daughter of hers and you could even be a child of Athena. You seem smart enough. There's also Apollo, god of the Sun, music, medicine, and poetry. He's... kinda weird, though. And then there's the evil gods, like the Titans or the Giants. They're all children of Gaea. She was, well, a right bitch."
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-31 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Shrugging as Ed waves off the possibility of being a child of Athena, he gives a wave of his own: his hand as he begins gesturing and walking back and forth.

"You could be a legacy and not know it. Like, Daedalus was the child of Athena—stop me if you've heard this story—and his son Icarus was a legacy. Of course, Icarus died early, flying to close to the sun with the wings his father made, but we can save that for another time. What I'm saying is Godly blood runs in families."
Edited 2017-07-31 02:59 (UTC)
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-07-31 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
No surprise shows on Nico's features at that. In fact, he looks a bit amused and even smug. In a way, it proves his point. That it's less about religion and more about what's real. And the stories, in his life, are very real.

"I met Daedalus. Even put his soul to rest. He lived a long time in a false body that he sustained through magic. My point is, this stuff is not just stories. I mean, where do you think that saying came from?" he asked, gesturing again.
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[personal profile] deathkid 2017-08-01 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
The flush that rises to Ed's cheeks comes as a surprise for Nico. It's one that makes his eyes widen for a few seconds before the smirk soon returns. Ed blushing is rather attractive, but he doesn't even know if Ed is into guys. Something he'll have to figure out later, though. Now hardly seems like the time.

Instead, he gives another wave of his hand and figures he'll continue on the track he's on.

"The stories all have some bit of truth in them. They vary, of course, as all retellings do, but when you get down to it, one thing usually remains and that's the backbone of the tale. The truth of it. Icarus was foolish, disobeying his father's pleas to not fly so far or so high. He paid the price for that."

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