Group Intros

[oi_theoi]

Who: Anyone
When: Day 143, evening
Where: HQ
What: Intros!

[With the rain still pouring on and off all day, new arrivals will have to stick to touring the HQ. At least there's still some excitement to be had, what with all the lizagons returning to roost to avoid the rain. Try not to annoy them when you make your way down to Level 1]

[ TOP-LEVEL COMMENTS | Kishitani Shinra (pg) | Tet (oc) | Nabuca ]

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[thebestmedicine]

Yeah, since high school.

[misterious]

Really.

[ and she stares at him. And stares. And keeps staring, as if staring at him enough would somehow reveal to her just how broken someone had to be to remain in his company for more than four years. ]

[thebestmedicine]

. . . Did I say something?

[misterious]

I was just wondering why you'd continue to keep in contact with him.

[thebestmedicine]

Oh. Yeah, I have no idea either. I never remembered much, but I figure we just kept running into each other.

[misterious]

...Your memories weren't returned to you?

[thebestmedicine]

I ended up... ah, in the Pillar. And then the planet exploded, I hear, so no.

You know, I never realized Sabra was a different planet, I don't know why it never occurred to me.

[misterious]

Not around long enough to find out?

[thebestmedicine]

Probably, yes.

Ah, I'm Harmony—Harm for short.

[misterious]

[ That is the worst nickname in the history of nicknames. ]

...Nikki. Orihara-san has a habit of calling me "Kiri-kun."

Disregard that.

[thebestmedicine]

[i know isn't it great]

Nikki-chan, then?

[misterious]

That's fine.

If he hasn't told you yet, I work with Orihara-san and Lavi compiling reports on Thusian events. [ Except it's mostly her doing the work, Lavi having issues/dicking off and Izaya dicking off as well. ]

The goal is to keep everyone in the loop without having to pay the gods for information. Previous reports are available in the Library.

[thebestmedicine]

[blinks, processing all this]

"Paying the gods"?

[misterious]

At present, the people brought to Thusia are reliant on the gods for various goods and services, via a barter system.

Gods will accept certain items or acts done in their name as payment.

[thebestmedicine]

Gods... gods as in real gods?

[misterious]

More or less.

[ Are you happy excited or unhappy excited? ]

Similar to those of Greek mythology, if you recall any of that.

[thebestmedicine]

[I am happy INTRIGUED]

Are they safe...?

[misterious]

Not a word I'd use, but they've yet to subject people to games that may result in death.

From their perspective, they put so much effort into bringing people here, it wouldn't make sense. Not that they won't forcibly do harm to the occasional ego. For the most part, they wish to get along well with everyone here; they only arrive when called and provide what's asked of them in exchange for their "pay."

[thebestmedicine]

Huh... that actually sounds convenient. So they really expect us to... ah, repopulate this place?

[misterious]

I think they have the population issue handled. Their aim seems to be restoring society to a point where people are no longer reliant on the gods for everyday things.

[thebestmedicine]

And then what will they do?

[misterious]

Nothing, perhaps.

Once civilization is reconstructed, the acts needed to keep society functioning would presumably sustain the gods enough to where they only need to be called upon in extreme situations;

[thebestmedicine]

Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of... well, them?

[misterious]

[ She's openly smirking now ]

Does it? If acts within their domains are what grant them power, doesn't a society where all those things already happen grant them power without having to directly ask for it? It's win-win, Harm-san.

[thebestmedicine]

[considers, nodding]

Aha... I see what you mean now. So the way it all works now, they are basically bribing us to do things that will increase their influence, am I correct?