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trionicpolarity) wrote2013-12-22 11:28 pm
trionicpolarity) wrote2013-12-22 11:28 pm
A visit with Alpha Trion
[Whenever you feel you are able to stop by, Alpha Trion's library is always open. With his close proximity to Prima's quadrant, the many domed windows of his sitting areas make for bright, pleasant places to curl up with a good data pad and enjoy a relaxing read.
On this day in particular, he's had some of the window panes colored to filter in red, blue, and green light from Prima's glowing tower. It makes the atmosphere more festive, he is certain, and it also changes his routine a bit.
Plenty of acolytes are shuffling around him, some reading through books and others sorting data-pads, adding Trion's ever-increasing collection of books into a vast central reference archive. It's important to keep so much data organized, he knows that even with an army of Acolytes the work would never be done.
However, it does not stop him from trying.
He hears you as soon as you come in through the large, double-doors into the multi-story library. You'd find yourself approached, as well, though the Firstforged is still carrying a few documents as he does so, reluctant to part from his very enjoyable cataloging.]
Ah, there you are.
Please do pardon the mess, its inventory week and I already missed the first half of it due to...well. Unicron sending down a large, reality warping straw. It's been rather inconvenient.
Thankfully, its also gone. I would very much like to hear that story...
[He starts to trail off, before focusing back on the task at hand.]
And I will! But for right now, I think its important that you and I talk about other matters.
[He gestures towards a couch underneath one of the stained windows, and moves towards it to sit. The pile of documents go down beside him, and the other end of the couch is left open for you.]
I'm going to be going away for a while. Lunar cycles, likely, helping to expedite work on Cybertron.
Although this recent Pillar problem has proven to me that you Refugees are adaptable enough to overcome many odds, I still feel it is important that I ask.
Is there anything that you will need while I am gone?
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The conversation will continue on from this point depending on how you respond below. Sae will be around to answer this log until the 1st of January, at which point anything not wrapped up will be summarized. Regardless of what turns the topic takes, Alpha Trion has gifts for his aligned:
Each Refugee will receive an instructional book/datapad on a subject of their choosing. As these are special, magical Alpha Trion books, they enhance the reader with a +1 to learning...
Meaning that your character will have a pretty good handle on whatever the subject is by the beginning of the new year. This is a great chance to learn something new!
On this day in particular, he's had some of the window panes colored to filter in red, blue, and green light from Prima's glowing tower. It makes the atmosphere more festive, he is certain, and it also changes his routine a bit.
Plenty of acolytes are shuffling around him, some reading through books and others sorting data-pads, adding Trion's ever-increasing collection of books into a vast central reference archive. It's important to keep so much data organized, he knows that even with an army of Acolytes the work would never be done.
However, it does not stop him from trying.
He hears you as soon as you come in through the large, double-doors into the multi-story library. You'd find yourself approached, as well, though the Firstforged is still carrying a few documents as he does so, reluctant to part from his very enjoyable cataloging.]
Ah, there you are.
Please do pardon the mess, its inventory week and I already missed the first half of it due to...well. Unicron sending down a large, reality warping straw. It's been rather inconvenient.
Thankfully, its also gone. I would very much like to hear that story...
[He starts to trail off, before focusing back on the task at hand.]
And I will! But for right now, I think its important that you and I talk about other matters.
[He gestures towards a couch underneath one of the stained windows, and moves towards it to sit. The pile of documents go down beside him, and the other end of the couch is left open for you.]
I'm going to be going away for a while. Lunar cycles, likely, helping to expedite work on Cybertron.
Although this recent Pillar problem has proven to me that you Refugees are adaptable enough to overcome many odds, I still feel it is important that I ask.
Is there anything that you will need while I am gone?
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The conversation will continue on from this point depending on how you respond below. Sae will be around to answer this log until the 1st of January, at which point anything not wrapped up will be summarized. Regardless of what turns the topic takes, Alpha Trion has gifts for his aligned:
Each Refugee will receive an instructional book/datapad on a subject of their choosing. As these are special, magical Alpha Trion books, they enhance the reader with a +1 to learning...
Meaning that your character will have a pretty good handle on whatever the subject is by the beginning of the new year. This is a great chance to learn something new!
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[The library was beautiful, to say the least. But he beckoned to her to wait, all the same. If it was serious, or dangerous, best he went in first. Maybe he was being paranoid. But, better paranoia than to lose her.]
[He went in silently, as always, waiting without a word for the FirstForged to notice him.]
I know... some of the story. From another.
[He'd taken notes, after all, as he was asked to. But he falls silent as Trion speaks again. He blinks, pulling his head back like a startled bird.]
[What does he need...?]
What... what does that mean for me...?
[Given how different he was from the others here, after all.]
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I missed utterly everything while we were gone, and my Acolytes...
Well. Lets just say they're not very social.
[Kagerou wasn't the most social of bots, himself, but he did have an optic for details. Alpha Trion appreciated that.]
As one of my initiates, I will be needing you to help take care of my temple. I will also be asking two other Refugees to initiate, so you will have help.
That reminds me...how are you coming with the bird project?
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[Which would probably be easier, given how reserved he is. It would be better than speaking. He'd leave out less details.]
[His head tilts.]
Who else? And... how do I help?
[He shrugs a little, frowning.]
I meant to speak with Kay... but the Pillar... it changed a lot of things. And then I lost time... I don't know how that happened.
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[Since the two of you seem to do the best work together. Its one of the reasons he's considering Kay as an Initiate.]
Kay. Rewind. Skyfire. Possibly Thundercracker, although he has been difficult to find.
As for how you can help, I would like you to work more on the Bird...and also help to keep this Temple safe should any Monsters breach the Haven.
Do you not remember anything that happened while the Pillar was down?
[This does concern him, as he knows how important memories are to Kagerou.]
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[And then he looks startled, his wings flaring. Kay -- Kay would become like him? But then she couldn't go home. Could she? She'd be stuck here like himself...]
[... but she'd have family, wouldn't she? His shoulders hunch a little, arms folding over his chest.]
Kay. You... want to do this to her, too?
[Would she have to be alone? Could he be with her? So she wouldn't be scared--]
[He nods, though, hearing that. He can work on the bird. That's simple enough.]
I remember what happened when it was here. I remember... recovering from it. And then days are missing.
Maybe the Pillar caused it.
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[His optics unfocus, as if looking far off. There were so many pathways that Kay and Kagerou could take from here, and none of them were certain.]
But so were you, when you made this decision. It has been a rocky journey, but I think it has done us both some good.
Ultimately, the choice will be hers. You are welcome to give her your opinion on it, however...so long as you do not break the request I made of you.
[The promise not to talk about the Binding Ceremony.]
Did those days happen after the Pillar had been destroyed, or before?
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[Even if he doubts the request will be granted, he has to ask. For Kay's sake, he has to ask. She's the most important thing he has here -- she's family.]
[She's his world, in this place.]
Do you truly?
[Because he's still uncertain. There's a little shrug.] I haven't told anyone. I don't talk about any of this.
... After. I remember it being disposed of.
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If....
If she says she would like you to be present, then...since you are already one of my Initiates, I...
I suppose I can see no reason why not.
[He's still a bit flustered, but he's willing to give it a try.]
Of course I do. You have been helping me with an important project, and you've been helping to keep order in the Haven as well. I've benefited...
And I think knowing that someone trusts you with the responsibilities has given you a bit more confidence. Unless I'm wrong about that?
[If so, he needed to give Kagerou more inspiration somehow.]
I'm sure you know that memories aren't supposed to go missing on their own, especially not to one of my Initiates. Would you like me to look into it before I go?
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[He nods, wings slowly unfolding a little, as he relaxes.]
All right. Thank you.
[Confidence. Him? Could he really have something like that? He looks down at his hands.]
I don't know. I don't know if it's confidence or something else. So... I don't think I can answer that, yet.
[But maybe in time.]
Yes. But... I don't feel worried. Not about this. [Except he's unconsciously lifted a hand to touch the side of his head, running fingertips over the AI chip's location, without noticing.] How would you look?
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[Because you have a lot to give in turn.]
You are my Initiate...so if I needed to see what you've been up to, I'd access our archives. However, I would not do this without your permission. It would be an invasion of privacy.
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[Certainty. A soul. His partner -- the missing. Those are the only things that come to mind when someone asks what they can do for him.]
[Maybe it's naive... he doesn't know.]
Our archives? The book? Is that what you mean?
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[He understands.]
But you take the past with you as you grow. Such is part of our duties as archivists--to not forget, and to learn from the past.
[From your time with Shadowmaru.]
The book...yes.
[The one he wrote in at the time of your Initiation. He knows you know what he means.]
Would you like for me to check it?
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[But at least he's admitting this. That's progress, right?]
Forgetting isn't something I ever want to do. I'm not sure how to learn, but... I won't ever forget. Not one moment.
[He shifts a little. Part of him wonders, idly, just how much that book knows. How many embarrassing secrets are in it... but--]
It isn't trouble, is it? To check it?
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If he ever does arrive, though, you MUST introduce me. I would be fascinated to meet someone so important to your development.
[It wasn't likely to happen, but still.]
It isn't trouble, no. Interpreting the data is where it gets tricky...
However, I can leave you a message on your link in a few days.
((OOC - which will probably say something like "The creeper's puppet drained the life given in trust. Does this make any sense to you?"))
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[And fix what he still worries might be a mistake. Or something he has to make amends for.]
[He nods a little.]
I -- thank you. I'll look for it.
((ooc - "NO :C" but that sounds good c: ))