Plot Dump the Third

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Who: Anyone who cares about plot
Where: Dissonance app moved to Future is Now dorms
When: Day 103 late afternoon through evening

[On this fine day, everyone will get a mass Dissonance text]

CEO: What - Backstage Science with Intensity and "Friends"
CEO: When - Rest of the day
CEO: Where - Future is Now dorms
CEO: It is highly recommended that at least one person from every unit stop by.

[And if you come to the Future is Now dorms, most of the stuff in the main room has been stuffed somewhere to accommodate as many people as possible. However, it's just one living room so mind the elbows]

[[OOC: If you come to the Future is Now dorm's, you will gain +1 plot notes. No worries about tagging in late and feel free to handwave that your character stopped by to pick up a set of notes]]

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yes. And you are?

[syckophant]

Tenshouin Eichi, or Bordeaux of BARiTONES. I've got information I'd love to exchange for some minor assistance~

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Hmmmm. Yvette told me about you]

Minor assistance. ... Is this something Future is Now related or an information trade?

[syckophant]

This is closer to an exchange of information! Basically, I need someone to keep an eye out for something for me, and seeing as you seem to be the information hub, if anyone can find what I need, it should be you, right?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Depends on what exactly you need found. Can that be divulged before the deal is made?

[syckophant]

[ He actually stops to think about that. ]

I will tell you "what it is", but no more, unless you agree to assisting me. I'm looking for a "backdoor". I need to get somewhere.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

A backdoor to one of the Prince's realms? Your world? The rift? To the people who work in the Game Tower?

I need a little more specifics on destination.

[syckophant]

That's all you get unless you agree to help me. I won't ask you to put yourself or anyone in harm's way, I only need to find the door and then make my way to it.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And what kind of information are you offering in return?

[syckophant]

Information on one of our dear hosts~

And perhaps two, if I should feel charitable.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Do I need to take this into my office?

[syckophant]

Mmmmhh, it'd be smart to, yes. The less ears, the better.

[ Whether it spreads or not after isn't as important, but Eichi is a little cagey! ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Fine. He'll hastily write a "Take One" note on the stack of plot notes before taking Eichi into his lab. Please imagine that I'm actually on top of my shit and the game winners are up to date]

[syckophant]

[ YOU GOOD, Eichi will see all this stuff and make his mental notes(to make physical notes later. ]

Haha, leave it to Future is Now to have this sort of thing~

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Something has to balance out the awful furniture.

So - do you want to start with what you want or what you have to offer?

[syckophant]

Well! I will start by telling you exactly what I'm looking for!

Our dear host Exael apparently has been making backdoors here. Now whether those are literal doors or rips in the fabric of this place, I'm not entirely sure, but I'm sure they're here somewhere, and I'd just love to catch her with them sometime!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And how did you come about this information?

I assume it to be true, since she was able to sneak a small group of us over to her side of the fence.

[syckophant]

You may or may not have heard, but I came from Hell before coming to this Production. I can't remember much about it, but some things are coming back to me as time goes on.

And it seems she's not as sneaky as she thinks she is. Do you know why she might have snuck you guys over?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I've heard of the Damned being chosen as idols, yes. Though I don't keep close tabs on who among us came from there.

[Lies. He does. He absolutely does.]

We paid to meet with her. Through the point shop as a proper channel and everything.

It was fairly early into the production - barely over a month had passed. At the time, we assumed that she would just drop the hologram spiel and show up here in person. But that turned out not to be the case.

[syckophant]

It's not hard to see with me, at the least. [ He opens up his wings and points to the horns that look like a halo ]

Hm! That's... odd. I can see why she wouldn't do it in person, though. Anyway, I need to meet her in person, preferably here, and preferably alone. In return for helping me do that, I have a list of her abilities, and some other information on her.

[ He actually goes into the pocket inside of his jacket to pull out a small notebook. ]

To begin with, I will let you know that our abilities will work on her, which is definitely a big reason for her remaining at arm's length.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What are your intentions for when you do meet with her?

[syckophant]

I need to get to the Delphic region. I have reason to believe I left something there. I obviously can't travel through Hell now that I'm part of the Production, but I imagine she could get me where I need to go.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Does that mean you lived in Pythia's realm as a Damned before you were placed here?

[syckophant]

I... believe so. My memory of that time is really really fuzzy, which honestly only lends itself to the theory, but I'm not really here to share information about myself. I hope you understand.

[ He opens his little notepad then, running a finger down the page. ]

So, is this agreement to help me, or isn't it?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I don't care about your personal information or your personal quest unless it clashes with my own.

But I do care about the inner workings of this place. So if you want to meet with Exael for your own purposes to reclaim what you lost, I'll only help you if you then tell me the pertinent information regarding the meeting, everything you remember about this Delphic region and your time as a Damned.

Keep your life story out of it as you see fit.