BiT live

[temperedinpride]

Who: Cosmo
Where: Lobby
When: 436

[Cosmo is rocking a look. Minus the plague mask, it's just his normal mask. He's got a set of fruity drinks in front of him, and he's leaning back with a drink in hand.]

"Risk" and "Reward".

Half of these drinks are non-alcoholic, most of the rest are quite potently alcoholic, a few are drugged.

The risk is obvious, the reward is engaging in the live. Or perhaps in avoiding the traps.

The drugs are one of three kinds--a potent psychedelic, a numbing agent, and something to get you a little hot under the collar. Do take it elsewhere if you get that last one.

[He sips his drink.]

Of course some say the best way to win at gambling is not to play, but where's the fun in that?

((OOC: tag any toplevels with the aphro as nsfw and you can have like, multiple if you want. I'll toplevel Lahabrea to talk to but you can also just engage with drugs.))

Comments

[tradesecret]

[ fufufu victory ]

Well. I can't say I'm happy that you had to endure what you did just to end up here, but if there's anything I can do to make you feel less alone, I'm happy to do it.

[abovefate]

I don't mind being alone. Don't make assumptions, or I'll change my mind.

[tradesecret]

Ah, sorry, sorry.

[ giving him space. ]

Maybe I'm the one who doesn't like being alone.

[abovefate]

[ he's quiet at that, definitely thinking something ]

Mmm. Pentium said he might come travel with me as well, and he obviously doesn't like being on his own either. Maybe you two should talk about potential destinations as well.

[tradesecret]

We've discussed it a little.

...promise you won't ditch us. The guy on Wild City can come too, if you'd like him to.

[abovefate]

Tartaglia is staying on Teyvat. I'm not his priority.

[tradesecret]

Are you okay with that? Not being his priority.

[abovefate]

No, but if I could have gotten away with killing his priority, I would have already. Unfortunately, I just have to accept it.

Ah, but I will come visit him during my travels. Perhaps you'd like to come as well.

[tradesecret]

[ ahhh, so that's how it is. ]

Mmm... As long as I won't be a bother, I'd like to come. Magic-based worlds are interesting to me, since mine wasn't like that.

[abovefate]

Oh? So yours didn't have anything special like that? How peculiar. Though in my world, most people can't actually use elemental magic.

[tradesecret]

There were just connections to God and the Devil, but only those who inherited blood from either of them were blessed with superior intellect, and logic-defying luck.

What's the difference between "actually" and "not actually" being able to use elemental magic?

[abovefate]

Those few mortals who manage can only do so because they have been granted a Vision. The Gods' favor.

To be able to actually use Elemental magic you'd have to be a far more complex being, like my creator and myself.

[tradesecret]

So the average magic user is essentially "borrowing" magic from a god.

But then... wouldn't that make you and your creator something closer to one?

[abovefate]

There are gods above us still, but yes. Your guess is correct.

[tradesecret]

...is that common?

[abovefate]

There used to be more, but they all killed each other for some stupid war in the past. Of those, only seven remain as rulers over an element and their territory. When I killed my creator, I became the Electro Archon.

[tradesecret]

But then, others decided to do something about that.

[abovefate]

Something like that. Ah, but that's a tale for another time.

[tradesecret]

Only if you're up for it. I won't push.