Communion | OTA.

[dreamflowers]

[Is it cold in here all of a sudden? No, that's just Jade's first attempt at opening a line of Communion to the people of Springstar. Instead, it ends up going out to whoever is willing to listen as she's still trying to get a handle on this method of communication.

[Her presence is like freezing saltwaters, with the scent of sea and earth.]

Blazes. It still blows my mind that you people use Psionics to talk to each other here.

[As someone who's pretty adept in Psionics herself, it should be normal, but not like this.]

Anyways, in light of the absolute shit timing of my arrival... I need an outlet. By now I think I've learned the streets of this city well enough to navigate my way around. Buuut I'm looking for some obscure, holes-in-the-wall kinda places or favorite establishments to get a drink at and relax.

Don't think I need to explain why.

Also any tips on how to procure a home would be nice. Think I'm starting to get on the nerves of some of the folks living in the barracks... thing.

[Hi Meridian. Sorry you're stuck with this natural disaster of a woman.]

Comments

[a_noble_flame]

[Oh. Well now that sounds rough. Though that does bring something to mind.]

I've heard sometimes the Acolytes of the Church can bring things out of the Timestream for people. If you talk to Cetina, that is. Perhaps they could help you get some of the stuff you typically use from your own world? If they can bring weapons and animals I don't see why they couldn't bring that over as well.

[tresemme]

Right… fine.

[ it’s possible that they’re not even discussing the same “psionics” now, but in that case, tony wonders how they could have come to the same word with different concepts. ]

We don’t have magic. So what do you mean, when you say it?

[dreamflowers]

Pff. Well, if it was easy, then you wouldn't have to try. That's just the way the world works. In an ideal one, aid would be accessible to everybody. But then, an idealist would prefer a reality where aid isn't necessary at all.

["Mankind wasn't meant for peace." That's what she recalled the Veiled Woman saying in one of her visions. And sure, that may be true, even if it is a hard pill to swallow -- that humanity was made for eternal conflict. These other worlds seem to be no exception.

[Jade takes her cup and drinks, mulling over Dimitri's response.]

Hm. I suppose that's good. Tyranny was a common problem in my world. [pause] Still is, really.

[dreamflowers]

I'm not... particularly fond of churches. Or other such places of worship.

[sigh]

But if it's necessary, I guess it can't hurt to swing by and ask.

[If she can suck it up and make drug deals with self-proclaimed gods, she can do this for her own health.]

[dreamflowers]

[sigh. Yeah, she's pretty sure they're probably talking about different forms of Psionics, but Jade humors him anyway:]

For me, Psionics is a form of magic capable of manipulating the mind and feelings of others, or altering their perception of reality. Simple thought projection and planting visions in dreams is also a part of it, but I've known Psionicists capable of extracting souls -- consciousness, or whatever you wanna call it -- out the body altogether, or trapping them in their worst nightmares.

[hauntedking]

I think it's a problem no matter where we end up. But it's something we should strive to oppose.

[ Dimitri breathes out in a low, soft sigh. ]

People deserve a chance at a good life. Even if we can't give it to all of them.