The Citadel

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Tena hugged him. That was nice of him.

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Mack approached the girl after the recruiter had left. 

"Sorry about that, some people have no art when it comes to recruiting. I'm not a fan of most of the popular guilds these days. They spend all their time killing people. Or baking spikeless cookies. Or lurking in dark alleys. Anyway, lets leave politics behind. 

How long have you been in the alleyverse? You must be relatively new here, but then again I've been in seclusion for the past few months." He subconsciously reached up and fingered a pendant hanging around his neck.

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

“Uh, yeah I’m pretty new here. I honestly have no idea how I got here.”

[+Ark1002]

Algernon smiled. "That's fairly normal. Someone stole my memories!"

[MacThorstenson he/him]

"Do you mean in a literal sense, you can't remember anything? Or that you are lost. I can probably help you with both of those, but unsurprisingly they require different methods of help."

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

“Well, neither, I Umm, kind of tried to kill myself...”

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Mack's eyes widened. "This is new. You say you killed your self? And then you just woke up in the alleyverse? Doyouknowifyouwereconfirmeddeadorifanthythi- Sorry, I'll slow down with the questions. Would you mind telling me your story?"

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

“Umm, yeah I guess. So I was going ona vacation pretty soon after Calamity had come. A air epic decided to knock our plane out of the sky and the crash- the crash killed my parents. My epic powers decided that then was a good time to manifest and I screamed. My power amplified the scream much louder then I can do now, and the shock wave ripped remnants of the plane and the epic apart. Then I kind of, threw myself in the ocean. I woke up on the shore here.”

[old man moomba he/him]

Dwig had finally found a drink cup that was large enough for his gauntleted hand. He took a sip of Sprite and looked around. There was an Elantrian talking to someone he had never seen before. Always good to meet new people before the guilds got to them. 

Dwig clanked up to the pair and tapped Mack on the shoulder.

"Mind if I cut in?"

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

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Why is everyone so fascinated about melody! If anyone else walks up to her she’ll probably pass out!

 

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Mack turned, and saw dwig there. 

"Hey Dwig! I haven't seen you in what, years? I think so. My gosh Last time I saw you was back in Era 0!" Turning back to the Epic, he said "Fascinating." He thought for a moment. "I think that the only way that that could have happened is if you entered an aquatic alley and floated here. That's absolutely amazing! The odds of actually surviving that trip are next to nothing! Even when you are awake! You are one lucky girl. But Dang, you are very new. I imagine you are very confused. Do you want a quick run down of the alleyverse?"

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Mack was interested initially because he felt bad for the guilds requesting you to join them. Now, because he's a scholar, hes fascinated about how you got here. And also feels a little bad.

 

Edited December 20, 2018 by MacThorstenson

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

“Uh, yeah sure.” Melody responded, eyeing the person in power armor.

[old man moomba he/him]

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Dwig just wants to meet new people. Now he's intrested in the story as well.

Dwig took a sip of his drink and smiled. 

"I do love a good story. Please, Mack, enlighten us. I've only read the histories. It woud be great to hear them from an acual scholar."

[BooksBeforeDeath]

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Toa feels bad BC I'm still new here, and also your powers are super awseome, and would be kind of OP when trained correctly. Kelsier got Vin on his team, we're all trying to get you on our team.

Toa hugged Tena back, and then started singing it it Spanish 

¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti!

¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti!

¡Feliz cumpleaños a Tena!

¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti!

[Darth Woodrack he/him]

Walker put his hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Hey, are you okay? If not I can ask Dusk to come over and engage Mack in a scholarly debate, and bore Dwig away."

"Well, I think that if they tear eachother apart, it leaves the remnants for those of us who can see what we need to do to take over. It also provides us an opportunity to promote intre guild peace," Dusk responded to Mac.

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

Walker put a hand on Melodies shoulder and she jumped slightly. “No, I’m fine, I might take you up on that though.” She responded, sounded slightly out of breath.

[MacThorstenson he/him]

"Most of what I know comes from the Other Mac, but this is the general gist, with heavy abridgment.

In the beginning Voidus made the DA to experiment with hemalurgy. He created the alleys as a way for the different branches of the organization to interact and share research. The alleys are inter-dimensional pathways that connect to alleys in various universes. The limit on what an alley is, is very loose. Some of them are as wide as star systems.

Eventually guilds started forming between people who resided in the alleyverse but weren't part of the DA. The currently oldest standing guild, besides the DA, is the New Cago court, of which I am a proud member. Other guilds include TUBA, a bunch of bakers that don't use spikes, the Ghostbloods, who are assassins, and the Craftsmen, a bunch of inventors. There are a whole lot of guilds out there, most of which are pretty small. Some people don't join guilds, but its generally nice for convenience and protection to join one or the other. 

Some people to watch out for, uhh at this party, keep an eye on the man in the suit and bowler hat. If he starts concentrating get out of here, last time he was at a party he used his powers or bombard it with asteroids. He is the acting head of the DA while Voidus is away. He is basically a god. 

Everyone else who is evil and dangerous looks evil. 

Watch out what you eat, some cookies give magical powers, others steal parts of your soul, and some are probably poisoned by the Ghostbloods. Others are boring regular cookies. I think that thats everything that you need for now, any questions?"

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Mac looked at dusk. "But don't you run a military guild? Guilds like those don't prosper in times of peace my friend."

[Darth Woodrack he/him]

"Hey! Dusk! Didn't you have some experiment that you wanted to talk to Mack about!" Walker yelled.

"I do not run a military guild. I run a city. Oh, yeah. I found a way to generate enough power to run an entire city from solar, in a confined space space, using light aons," Dusk yelled to Mack. He talked in a perfectly normal tone to Mac.

Edited December 20, 2018 by Darth Woodrack

[old man moomba he/him]

Dwig produced a cookie, and began to eat. He swallowed and took another drink, looking at Melody.

"Are you hungry, or anything?"

Edited December 20, 2018 by Dr. Dapper

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Mack turned to look at Dusk and yelled, "You call that an achievement? I made the equivalent of billions of chrysts and power something that uses as much power as four or five cities with a single Aon program!"

Edited December 20, 2018 by MacThorstenson

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

“No, I’m fine.” Melody said, and definitely did not sound fine.

[Darth Woodrack he/him]

Walker looked at Dwig. He put his hand out, and said, "Hello, I'm Walker," He leaned in, "Go away. Your making her uncomfortable."

"It can also burn through the entire city, destroying it on the way," Dusk said.

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Mack looked at melody with new eyes. "Guys, lets give the girl some space, she doesn't look alright."

He wasn't sure if she was sick, or ready to attack them all. He reached inside his robe to grab his wand and his Aon Plate just in case.

[old man moomba he/him]

"You sure? Maybe you should leave. Or I can go, if I'm bothering you." Dwig winced.

He saw Mack reach into his robe, and his mind went into combat mode, attempting to find the quickest way out if anything bad happened. He quickly dumped some steel flakes into his drink and gulpped it down.

Edited December 20, 2018 by Dr. Dapper

[Lunar Blessing she/her]

“No, no, I’m fine. I just need to sit down.” And she practically fell onto a seat.