Tower of Ghenjei: An ICanon subplot

[Ranryu she/her]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"I'm sure it'll be fine. TAAron was fine when he was unconscious in it."

" 'kay. I'm holding you accountable if we all die."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff said:

“Find someone else, I guess. Here’s a dragon for your trouble.” Haly produces a chocolate marshmallow dragon. “The head is the best part.”

TAAron sighed, then began eating.

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What type of location do we think we should be in? On the coast, or on a cliff overlooking the void?

 

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"I'm sure it'll be fine. TAAron was fine when he was unconscious in it."

"I don't know... if we intentionally throw ourselves into that thing, it won't matter if we're conscious or not, right? Like, if I throw this rock..." TAAron threw one it, and it was destroyed in a flash of light. "That rock wasn't concious!"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

TAAron sighed, then began eating.

 

"I don't know... if we intentionally throw ourselves into that thing, it won't matter if we're conscious or not, right? Like, if I throw this rock..." TAAron threw one it, and it was destroyed in a flash of light. "That rock wasn't concious!"

“We should find someone to do it for us unintentionally. With the rope thing and all that? Tell them that we need them to do it, and ask them to retie the rope and then turn it on and stuff?”

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Obstinate said:

" 'kay. I'm holding you accountable if we all die."

"That won't happen, probably."

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

"I don't know... if we intentionally throw ourselves into that thing, it won't matter if we're conscious or not, right? Like, if I throw this rock..." TAAron threw one it, and it was destroyed in a flash of light. "That rock wasn't concious!"

"That happened because your Intent was to throw the rock in. If we're unconscious, we'll have no Intent, and as long as the person we trick into activating the machine doesn't have the Intent to throw us in, we'll be fine."

[Ranryu she/her]

Just now, Ookla the Untitled said:

"That happened because your Intent was to throw the rock in. If we're unconscious, we'll have no Intent, and as long as the person we trick into activating the machine doesn't have the Intent to throw us in, we'll be fine."

"I wonder what dying feels like." Wynn mused. "Probably not very fun."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"That won't happen, probably."

"That happened because your Intent was to throw the rock in. If we're unconscious, we'll have no Intent, and as long as the person we trick into activating the machine doesn't have the Intent to throw us in, we'll be fine."

“Yes! That’s what I said!” Happy with herself, Haly summoned a large marshmallow beanbag and sunk backward into it.

Just now, Ookla the Obstinate said:

"I wonder what dying feels like." Wynn mused. "Probably not very fun."

“But it’ll be nice to know! If we do die. Which no way is that happening.” Haly chomped out a bite of the beanbag.

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Obstinate said:

"I wonder what dying feels like." Wynn mused. "Probably not very fun."

"Eh, it's not so bad. Painful, but not as much as you'd think."

[Ranryu she/her]

Just now, Ookla the Untitled said:

"Eh, it's not so bad. Painful, but not as much as you'd think."

"So it feels like losing a shadow game. I can handle that."

She stood up suddenly.

"So how're we gonna do this?"

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"That won't happen, probably."

"That happened because your Intent was to throw the rock in. If we're unconscious, we'll have no Intent, and as long as the person we trick into activating the machine doesn't have the Intent to throw us in, we'll be fine."

"Fine. So how do we make ourselves unconscious and trick someone into launching us in?" TAAron overlooked the cliff that dropped off into the churning void.

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No one answered, so I made the executive decision that it's a cliff.

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"Eh, it's not so bad. Painful, but not as much as you'd think."

"You say that like you have died. If you did, how are you still... here?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

"Fine. So how do we make ourselves unconscious and trick someone into launching us in?" TAAron overlooked the cliff that dropped off into the churning void.

"You say that like you have died. If you did, how are you still... here?"

“Okay. So. We ask somebody if they can launch us, then Nameless pretends to disable it, and accidentally breaks the rope. He asks the person to retie it and goes unconscious.” Haly shrugged. “There’s some holes, but…”

[Ranryu she/her]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

"You say that like you have died. If you did, how are you still... here?"

"Dude. Never ask the mysterious guy those kinds of questions. The answer is never fun or easy to understand."

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Obstinate said:

"So it feels like losing a shadow game. I can handle that."

She stood up suddenly.

"So how're we gonna do this?"

 

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

"Fine. So how do we make ourselves unconscious and trick someone into launching us in?" TAAron overlooked the cliff that dropped off into the churning void.

"We can tell them we've figured out a way through the barrier, then get someone to fulfill some 'send-off' ritual after we enter the machine."

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

"You say that like you have died. If you did, how are you still... here?"

Nameless chuckled. "Of course I've died. A friend helped me get over it."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"We can tell them we've figured out a way through the barrier, then get someone to fulfill some 'send-off' ritual after we enter the machine."

Nameless chuckled. "Of course I've died. A friend helped me get over it."

"Didn't I almost die? Isn't that why I'm in constant pain? I..." TAAron's eyes glazed over as they had frequently before. He began falling...

And fell off the cliff towards the void below.

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Now would be a good time to figure out exactly what happens in interdimensional space.

 

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

"Didn't I almost die? Isn't that why I'm in constant pain? I..." TAAron's eyes glazed over as they had frequently before. He began falling...

And fell off the cliff towards the void below.

"Ah... oh dear. Well, I'm sure he'll be fine until we get there. Probably."

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Yes it would.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"Ah... oh dear. Well, I'm sure he'll be fine until we get there. Probably."

 

“WAIT!” Haly whirled into a wind chime of birds, streaking after TAAron. But she couldn’t overtake him before he got to the void, and she stopped short, her birds clinking gently. 
 

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I assume he already fell through the void.

 

[Ranryu she/her]

9 minutes ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

"Didn't I almost die? Isn't that why I'm in constant pain? I..." TAAron's eyes glazed over as they had frequently before. He began falling...

And fell off the cliff towards the void below.

 

"TAAron?" Dang it. Another one gone.

"Um... Is he dead?"

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff said:

“WAIT!” Haly whirled into a wind chime of birds, streaking after TAAron. But she couldn’t overtake him before he got to the void, and she stopped short, her birds clinking gently. 

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Yes.

A flash of blue passed Haly. Tors had passed her, and made for the void as TAAron passed through.

No... I can't reach him from here.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Obstinate said:

"TAAron?" Dang it. Another one gone.

"Um... Is he dead?"

Haly returned in time to hear this. “No, he’s not dead. He didn’t fall through on purpose. Thankfully.”

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Haly growled in frustration. Well, what now?

Edited November 26, 2022 by Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Obstinate said:

"TAAron?" Dang it. Another one gone.

"Um... Is he dead?"

"Yeah, he'll be fine. As long as he doesn't go insane in the void between worlds."

[Ranryu she/her]

6 minutes ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"Yeah, he'll be fine. As long as he doesn't go insane in the void between worlds."

Wynn visibly cringed.

"Ugh. The Void. Not a fun place. We should probably proceed with the plan then."

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Obstinate said:

Wynn visibly cringed.

"Ugh. The Void. Not a fun place. We should probably proceed with the plan then."

"Yes. Hopefully he stays unconscious until we arrive."

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I'd say the void is probably just pure chaos. No laws from treaties, so basically whatever the Soulless want is what exists. The laws of physics don't apply.

 

Edited November 26, 2022 by Ookla the Untitled

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

8 minutes ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

"Yeah, he'll be fine. As long as he doesn't go insane in the void between worlds."

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So what would you say this void is like?

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

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Hmm interesting

 

Edited October 11, 2024 by The Halcyon Girl

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

The manipulator was searching.

He sat at a desk, hand gingerly placed on a small center piece in the middle of several larger shards of metal that looked as though they had shattered like glass, all forming a shiny circle. The edges of the metal were sharper than any blade could be, and the man had evidence to prove him. His hands were covered in cuts and scars where he had let a shard slip.

How has the boy escaped my notice? He moves so quickly, somehow, that I can't keep track. He, the last of his world. And now the trident has found him.

He only had a single small connection left attached to his target. Unlike what some believed, these types of links were not strings to lead him directly to the boy. It was more complicated, each thread containing information but no location. They had moved from one dimension, to another, and possibly to a third. He just had to find a location to match with his own thread. Unfortunately, the universe was a big place to search.

Then, as though a screen had been pulled away, the manipulator's vision became clearer. But why? Has he...

He had. The boy was in interdimensional space, no longer tied to a location. And because every thing in the universe wanted to be connected, it became much easier for the man to make his own. I've got you now.

Edited November 26, 2022 by Ookla the Inverted

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Haly walked around miserably, waiting for somebody to hurry up and get them out of there. This was ridiculous! 

Could he really go insane?

Haly hoped she wouldn’t find out. Her agitation just kept growing. 

And with it came a tingling in her fingers. 

Oh no. Not again….

”Guys?” Her voice took on a slightly panicked edge. “Guys, help!”