un: defeynseattorney

[doubledsofjustice]

I don't remember much about my life before getting to the Bureau, I'll admit, but I do remember that on these missions we'd often share our findings together on one of these posts.

So here's another little hub for sharing that information and perhaps missed connections, too.

I haven't found much myself out by the ruins, but I did notice... has anyone been hearing strange voices?

[ooc: as suggested, you can use this post to share your findings in one cool spot. Mia won't respond to everything, but that means you can pretty much threadjack as you wish.]

Comments

un: PAPYRUS

[spaghettimonster]

I WISH I REMEMBERED GETTING TO THE BUREAU...
I WANT CLOTHES I DON'T HAVE TO BARTER FOR.

I'VE HEARD STRANGE VOICES.
SOMETIMES FROM THIN AIR, SOMETIMES FROM THICK WATER??
LIKE THE POOL AROUND MISO FOU'S.

AND. IN CASE ANYBODY GOES EXPLORING, TO LEARN NEW THINGS.
IN THE DEEP FOGGY FOREST...
IF SOMETHING FOLLOWS YOU, OUT OF SIGHT, DON'T DO ANY BIG MAGIC.
JUST CHANGE WHERE YOU ARE, AND WALK RIGHT BACK OUT.
TRYING TO FACE IT... YOU CAN'T FACE IT FOR LONG.

[It's been a couple weeks and the shock has warn off, enough to try to warn via punning.]

un: defeynseattorney

[doubledsofjustice]

Hold on... You don't even remember coming to the Bureau? The inoculation ceremony, or anything?

At least I'm not the only one hearing things. There was a voice as if someone else was on stage with us at the dance festival, but there was no one besides our team.

[spaghettimonster]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT INOCULATION IS.
LET ALONE A WHOLE CEREMONY ABOUT IT!

BUT, A SECRET STAGE VOICE, HUH.
AND THEY WEREN'T UNDER THE STAGE? OR INVISIBLE?

UN: Wash | Voice

[unrecovered]

Has anyone else run into a red umbrella?

[He's got more to say, maybe in a bit, but right now he wants to make sure he didn't have a sanity break and hallucinate that whole thing.]

UN: dela | voice

[philoxenia]

[ When she replies, she sounds a little out-of-sorts. ]

I did. I didn't realize anyone else might've, though.

un: mccree

[mccreehaw]

Yep. Learned some important things too.

[ He's starting to type it all out too, but chances are Wash has time to respond before he gets it all out and sent. ]

[unrecovered]

Like what?

[unrecovered]

[After a bit, when he realizes what McCree must be doing:]

They take dictation, McCree.

un: sans; voice

[ribticklers]

Yeah, it's hanging out. There's a couple of souls in there.

[Sans will elaborate on neither of these sentences!]

un: defeynseattorney; voice

[doubledsofjustice]

There's souls in an umbrella?

un: mccree

[mccreehaw]

You're one connection I've sure missed having around.

un: defeynseattorney

[doubledsofjustice]

well howdy, cowboy. glad to see you're still with us.

[mccreehaw]

Guess my shooting skills and charm were needed for a little longer.

un: dearsunshine; text

[hxppythxughts]

what do u mean by a strange voice??? ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ) we heard a funny voice laughing at us during the dance competition is that what u mean???

also
i have some good news!!! ＼(≧▽≦)／
i did some technomancy stuff
and im p sure were not inside a computer or anything like that even tho it looks like it!!! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑

plus i fixed some of the glitches w technomancy and taught a bunch of the technomancers at kv labs how to do it!!! Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ
but i think since its not a computer there are probably other ways to fix them (ʃ⌣́,⌣́ƪ) im just not sure how... maybe ill try my healing spell???

[none of this information being offered is troubling at all. just add more kaomoji.]

[doubledsofjustice]

That's right, I heard a voice at the competition, too. That's so strange, I'm not sure the one I heard was laughing, but... it's like they were simply enjoying the show.

I haven't heard of anyone trying healing magic on the glitches. Let me know how that turns out, won't you?

un: dela [backdated like whoa]

[philoxenia]

I found a way to get to the other side of the wall.

At the bottom of the lagoon, there's a chamber--a mirror maze, and making it through, I was able to find a way to that volcano.
What's more, there was that red umbrella. It asked me to "bring more" and "help her." I'm not sure who the "her" is, though.

[doubledsofjustice]

You mean a way past without encountering any of the cursed?


we haven't heard from any of the other Bureau members. You don't think "her" could be the director, could it?

un: PAPYRUS

[spaghettimonster]

BRING MORE WHAT?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE "MORE" IS?

ALSO, THIS IS TERRIFYING NEWS, THANK YOU!!
HAVE YOU TOLD ANYONE??
LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO GUARD THE WALL? OR THE DANCERS?

un: sans

[ribticklers]

got a map from a weird guy

[Attached: map.png]

he says we should check out that really obviously ominous volcano place
but he didn't put those thorns there
(hold that thought)
so we should probably rescue whoever's there
i'm guessing lucretia since those thorns are in the murals too
speaking of
same guy?
sang me and angus a song

[Attached: song.txt, because Sans is not singing it for you, sorry.]

so yeah if we want to believe them
they're the ones who are giving us some extra time to deal with that whole hunger thing
it's hard for them to talk to us i guess
even if they sometimes do it via song
so maybe we can figure out some better way for them to do that

also lucretia had a curse put on her and the hunger got to her
that's not from the singing guy that's something angus remembered

also i shouldn't have to say this but if lucretia or anyone else we're looking for is on volcano heart island
this is a rescue mission
not fight club

so anyway i'm going on break

un: PAPYRUS

[spaghettimonster]

THORN MURAL...
YOU MEAN THAT MURAL WITH THE DRAGON??
OR DRAGONS. I DIDN'T COUNT THEM.

ANYWAY. I UNDERSTAND LUCRETIA GOT GOT BY THE HUNGER.
AND THE WEIRD GUY DIDN'T MAKE THE THORNS...
ARE THORNS NOTORIOUSLY HUNGRY?
SHOULD RESCUERS BRING SNACKS TO THE THORN VOLCANO?

UN: Wash | Voice

[unrecovered]

I asked Legend Lore about the Gilded Wall, and...it gave me a poem.

[He proceeds to recite the poem. He's not good at poetry, but he gets the point across.]

So...yeah. Between that and everything else we know, I wouldn't be surprised if it is Lucretia in the volcano, and if she's the source of the Cursed.

[They already knew Lucretia was powerful, or at least knowledgeable about magic, and Powerful And Cursed is not a good combination.]

voice | un: synagogue

[motherfucking_ghost]

No one gives any straight answers around here, huh? It's all songs and poems.

Sooooo we're all gonna take Mira's mirror tunnel to the volcano, is what it's sounding like.

un: sans; text

[ribticklers]

gonna go ahead and repeat the
"the goal is to rescue lucretia alive in one piece"
thing
even if she's angry enough to blow her top

un: PAPYRUS

[spaghettimonster]

So it might be dangerous to just free her... The Purging dance beats the Cursed with love, but, their boss must be super strong. Maybe even stronger than the dance...

[Lola said anger makes powerful emotion magic too, after all. Imagine being powerful enough to just make the Cursed. Scary!]

...A lot of you remember her, don't you? Do you think we can help her bridle her rage??

un: PAPYRUS - backdated to a little after all the swimming RNGs

[spaghettimonster]

I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS!
SOME BOOKS ARE WATERPROOF.
SO WRITING POETRY WHILE CRYING IS COMPLETELY POSSIBLE!!

ALSO, THERE'S TUNNELS DOWN IN THE CAFE LAKE.
ONE OF THEM LEADS TO A SCARY ROOM.
FULL OF CORAL. AND A BOOK. AND SOMEONE YOU CAN'T LOOK AT.
MAYBE DON'T TAKE A VISIT!
I TOOK A PICTURE BEFORE MAKING A STRATEGIC RETREAT, SO THERE'S NO NEED TO GO THERE.

[Attached is a photo of the described scene; a room of glitchy, glowing coral of erratic colors, some of which hold a book with a significant, plot-relevant title.]