Great Spirits RP (This part is finished, go to Starfall, the continuation)

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 12/3/2024 at 5:29 PM, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Freedom laughed, and Intellect stopped being caveman. “Just a bit of fun. Intellect wants to know how you can see some version of us, as well as how Felicity and the private investigator have… slight extra capabilities. He is still trying to understand the Archstone, poor fool.”

“Well, Intellect, I think your problem is that the true discoveries are made by people a bit insane. The kind of insanity that makes you do something nobody thinks is possible or worth it, and then to keep trying to do it when it doesn’t work. And the object you’re trying to understand was made by the maddest, most audacious genius of them all. You need to accept something truly incomprehensible, and pretend it makes sense until it does. Mad audacity, if I think correctly, does not suit you. And Freedom doing it for you is not a solution you’d accept.” He stops for a second. “That was surprising coherent, on my part. I guess hallucinations and actual insanity aren’t the same. Anyway, you need someone that Intellect trusts but Freedom can empower. Someone high functioning insane to comprehend it, and someone brilliant enough to use it. So you should both give your powers to someone who’s already proved themselves. Like the Duke - although he’s supposed to be dead and also might be too important to be effectively controlled by fits of whimsy and ignorant - or disregardful - of any sort of decorum.” 

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Neither me nor Cole has any exterior motive for such a speech.  

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

4 hours ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

“Well, Intellect, I think your problem is that the true discoveries are made by people a bit insane. The kind of insanity that makes you do something nobody thinks is possible or worth it, and then to keep trying to do it when it doesn’t work. And the object you’re trying to understand was made by the maddest, most audacious genius of them all. You need to accept something truly incomprehensible, and pretend it makes sense until it does. Mad audacity, if I think correctly, does not suit you. And Freedom doing it for you is not a solution you’d accept.” He stops for a second. “That was surprising coherent, on my part. I guess hallucinations and actual insanity aren’t the same. Anyway, you need someone that Intellect trusts but Freedom can empower. Someone high functioning insane to comprehend it, and someone brilliant enough to use it. So you should both give your powers to someone who’s already proved themselves. Like the Duke - although he’s supposed to be dead and also might be too important to be effectively controlled by fits of whimsy and ignorant - or disregardful - of any sort of decorum.” 

“I understand and appreciate the occasional necessity of the crazed, desperate studying of a researcher. But I fundamentally cannot work through this without order. And an understanding of the Archstone would help me… perform certain tasks.”

He paused. “A deal. I will tell you the location of the Archstone, and you will work me through how it works. Accelerate my slow documentation of it.”

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I see what you are doing…

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 12/5/2024 at 12:26 PM, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

“I understand and appreciate the occasional necessity of the crazed, desperate studying of a researcher. But I fundamentally cannot work through this without order. And an understanding of the Archstone would help me… perform certain tasks.”

He paused. “A deal. I will tell you the location of the Archstone, and you will work me through how it works. Accelerate my slow documentation of it.”

 

@Ookla the Dragonslayer
Cole smiles with slightly alarming cheer, glad to have actually come to a deal, especially one that seems to involve him being handed objects of power, and then him - not Freedom - being the one to give Intellect that information. “Great, I will fulfill that deal! Probably! I think the more I do things, the more erratic I get. But for now, I intend to help you comprehend the Archstone. When do we start? Should the others come along?” 

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Now that I think about it, a combination of Madness and Intellect yields my personality. 

Edited December 7, 2024 by Ookla the Inquisitive
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[Through the Living Hope]

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Felicity started to pull back from the hug. “Thank you,” she said quietly. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Mom Friend said:

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Felicity started to pull back from the hug. “Thank you,” she said quietly. 

Aela hugged her tighter for a second before letting go.

"Of course," she said, smiling ever so slightly.

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Aela hugged her tighter for a second before letting go.

"Of course," she said, smiling ever so slightly.

She slid her arm down Aela’s and held her hand. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Mom Friend said:

She slid her arm down Aela’s and held her hand. 

Aela's smile became a little more genuine as she gripped Felicity's hand back.

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kk

Now what?

@Ookla the Dragonslayer

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

36 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Aela's smile became a little more genuine as she gripped Felicity's hand back.

@Ookla the Dragonslayer

You need to find Cole and do whatever you can to stop him from reaching something he is looking for.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

15 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

You need to find Cole and do whatever you can to stop him from reaching something he is looking for.

Sounds great. Where'd he go?

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Sounds great. Where'd he go?

Cole is still in the throne room, the Duke’s armor next to him. He’s speaking quietly, and keeps turning back and forth. He’s also excited about something, it seems. 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

On 12/5/2024 at 9:40 PM, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

Cole is still in the throne room, the Duke’s armor next to him. He’s speaking quietly, and keeps turning back and forth. He’s also excited about something, it seems. 

 

On 12/5/2024 at 7:34 PM, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Sounds great. Where'd he go?

There he is!

 

Intellect nodded. “This makes sense,” he mused. “The stone is located in that town each of you passed!”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

10 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Intellect nodded. “This makes sense,” he mused. “The stone is located in that town each of you passed!”

Cole smiles brightly. “Great! Then I won’t get lost!” He turns to the others and slightly discreetly announces. “We have more things to do! And this time Intellect told me to do them - so they’re probably good ideas for fighting Rage.” 

[Through the Living Hope]

Felicity looked around for someone who worked in the palace.

"Is it possible for us to get rooms? To rest?"

@Ookla the Dragonslayer

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Mom Friend said:

Felicity looked around for someone who worked in the palace.

"Is it possible for us to get rooms? To rest?"

@Ookla the Dragonslayer

One of the nearby soldiers nodded.

 

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Go stop Cole!

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

One of the nearby soldiers nodded.

 

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Go stop Cole!

"Can you please take me to one?"

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Mom Friend said:

"Can you please take me to one?"

The soldier nodded again, and he stepped out of the scene of battle, leading Felicity through the halls.

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

The soldier nodded again, and he stepped out of the scene of battle, leading Felicity through the halls.

She stared at the aftermath for a few seconds, then tried not to look at it again.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Mom Friend said:

She stared at the aftermath for a few seconds, then tried not to look at it again.

The soldier arrives at a room that seemed to be untouched.

[Through the Living Hope]

26 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

The soldier arrives at a room that seemed to be untouched.

"Thank you," she said. She smiled.

@Ookla the Dragonslayer

Edited December 9, 2024 by Ookla the Mom Friend

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Go stop Cole!

Huh? Oh!

Aela ran after Cole.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Huh? Oh!

Aela ran after Cole.

@Ookla the Inquisitive

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

@Ookla the Inquisitive

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Lol what's Cole doing again?

 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

 

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He’s in the throne room talkin to himself.

But he’s about to depart on a quest to take over the world.

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

 

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ohhhh okay thanks

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 12/9/2024 at 12:32 PM, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

He’s in the throne room talkin to himself.

But he’s about to depart on a quest to take over the world.

Cole begins to “sneakily” saunter out of the room. He couldn’t have himself arrested for “killing” the Duke, now could he. That would be bad for whomever tried.