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lostcarnival2018-01-15 02:54 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2018-01-15 02:54 pm
Entry tags:
- !event,
- 9s,
- @wismuth,
- anghel higure,
- cole,
- commander syrlya,
- frisk,
- ginko,
- jinx,
- john childermass,
- joker,
- jonathan strange,
- julien delacroix,
- lambert,
- mari makinami illustrious,
- miko nakadai,
- mr. gold,
- peridot,
- reira akaba,
- renzo shima,
- rita mordio,
- tallisibeth (scout),
- tyki mikk,
- victor nikiforov,
- yotsuba tamaki,
- yugo,
- yukio okumura,
- yuzu hiragi,
- yūya sakaki
⇨ WISMUTH
Who: Everyone!
When: S2:D6-D11
Where: Wismuth and the Carnival Grounds
What: The carnival enjoys a few days in Wismuth, a coastal city on this planet's version of the American east. However, there are a few things very unique about this version of the planet...
Warnings: The usual, wholesome fun.
When: S2:D6-D11
Where: Wismuth and the Carnival Grounds
What: The carnival enjoys a few days in Wismuth, a coastal city on this planet's version of the American east. However, there are a few things very unique about this version of the planet...
Warnings: The usual, wholesome fun.
PILLAR OF CREATION↴ Upon arriving, things in Wismuth will seem pretty peaceful. It's a massive city, with no shortage of things going on, but things like violent crime and homelessness are at an all time low. You can wander the streets without much scrutiny, presumed to just be tourists, and most people here come across as helpful and friendly. ► VIBRANCY: The main thing that sets this planet apart is its vibrancy - AKA, the raw creative energy its filled with, flowing from its status as a Pillar of Creation. There is no literal pillar, but Wismuth and its planet is a place where Creation's energy comes through strongest. As a result, everything here feels somehow more real, more intense in a way that's hard to put a finger on. Life is abundant, and its bleeds through in every sensation. ► ATTRACTIONS: There are plenty of things to see while going around the city. First and foremost, there is a lovely beach area bordering the ocean, and a number of tourist aimed attractions built around it. There are giant malls, movie theaters, live stage performances, museums and all kinds of other points of cultural interest. Anything you can do in a big city you can do here, but better. ► ALLOWANCES: The Ringmaster will be giving everyone a reasonable amount of local currency for a few days on the town. You can't make any massive acquisitions with it, but it's more than enough to eat out, see some shows, go to the beach, and whatever you like. You can feel free to pick up some casual supplies, like mundane clothing and souvenirs. There will be more given out later, after the performance week. ► PERFORMANCE: Performance week is starting early this time, after only a couple days of exploration. When the carnival has already been on vacation for a month, the Ringmaster figures they may as well get right to it, and then do more touring afterwards. Members of the local populace will find themselves in the carnival once performances begin, dazzled by the other worldly sights. Magic doesn't seem to exist here, despite the fact that it will flow easier for people bringing it from other worlds. |
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Cole could have been human? 9S snorts, disbelieving.
"A human isn't something someone can become. You're either born a human or you're not."
Just as a human who is mutated by magic is still a human, androids who behave more and more like humans are still androids.
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"I think you're wrong," Cole simply says, as he looks over at 9S. "Or you just don't know. After all, your world is so dead. How can you know what can happen or not?"
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More agitated than when they first started their conversation, 9S snaps, "Because someone who isn't a human is always not a human. A human is always a human, even if their shape changes."
It doesn't matter how much magic changes the humans in the Carnival, they're still humans in 9S' eyes.
Except for that singular moment when Rita was a bird and he stopped seeing her as a human. Not because she was bird shaped. But because she was an obstacle in the path of returning Rita to him.
How could he think of her like that? How?
"The state of my world has nothing to do with this."
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And then, without thinking, Cole slips right into 9S's memories, picking up on his thoughts and his worries.
"She is but she isn't, burning bright, fire and flames. She struggles and squawks but my hands hold still. Only I can do this, I need to kill her, hands pushing down, crushing her throat—"
Cole breaks off, looking at 9S with a frown. A human is always human. And yet someone who loves humans, who adore them so much was able to kill one so easily? How can 9S explain that?
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"Stop it."
He doesn't want to think about that time. He doesn't want to think about the time he killed Rita. He had to, he didn't have a choice, don't blame him! She had to die to come back herself.
"It's not like that." He was supposed to find a way to fight back against humans, but the only way he can think of to do that to overcome his programming is to not think of them as humans. Like he had when he hunted down Rita. "I had to, alright!?"
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"Then what is it like?" Cole responds, almost under his breath. "You had to kill her. But she was still human. But androids can't hurt humans."
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But he was able to hurt Rita, even though she's... even though sometimes it feels like she's the only person keeping him from feeling lost in these foreign lands. There are others, but they're not the beacon Rita is.
If she had to die, then no one else was allowed to touch her.
"Stop it," he repeats. "It doesn't matter what I did, she's still human. She'll never be anything less than human, alright?"
He had to kill her so she could remain herself.
He had to. He had to. He had to.
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It was obvious before, but it's even more obvious now. And that was what mattered most. Not the fact that she was human or the fact that she was cursed. But the fact that she was Rita.
Cole is 100% going to try and make this relationship happen and make this android and this blastia expert do a kiss. But right now, he needs to help 9S work through this.
"Not less than human. Just not. And even when not human, she'd still be Rita."
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Sorry if that's an insult to your Inquisitor, Cole, but it's true.
But it doesn't mean that they're not capable of feelings or emotions like a machine lifeform. It just means that they're not as elevated in 9S' eyes compared to a human.
It's why he can treat Cole as an equal, but people like Strange and Lambert, he can't quite totally relax around them. Even when they're behaving like idiots, they're still humans, still his creators, still greater than him.
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Is Cole just going to have to go through and list all the people who turned into animals at some point? Because he can definitely go through and list all the people who turned into animals at some point. If not being human made someone less, then almost every human here was less than human at one point. He's standing his ground, trying to insistently make his point, as if that would help 9S just see.
"The gills were gone, the fangs faded. Some made and molded, souls shaped, an aspect of angels. Not all of them were brought back."
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9S manages to curb the urge to stomp his feet in irritation.
"They're all humans," he insists. "Their shapes can change but they're still human."
They might've been non-human in appearance -- Lambert's dragon ass crushing him on the moon springs to mind -- but even in that moment, they're human in his eyes.
"It doesn't matter how much magic changes them, they're still human."
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This all just seems so arbitrary in Cole's mind. 9S is claiming things are human because they started off human, even if they changed or shifted somehow in the process. "It's not that simple," Cole grumbles, "It's never that simple."
Especially not when a spell can rewrite your entire being.
"Ask others about the vampires," he simply responds. "Or the angels." He wasn't there for either the vampire attack or Portland, he can only pick up hurtful memories from it. But other people could explain it.
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"Yeah, yeah," he says dismissively. Whatever you say, Cole. It IS that simple. But seeing an opportunity to get out of this conversation, he points out the kids in the park, playing happily in the water. "Anyway, after the whole thing with the cat and mouse, I thought you'd like this place better."
The fact that 9S enjoys seeing the happiness of humans is just a side benefit.
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"I do," Cole admits, as he looks over at the kids playing. This is...nice. It's good to be reminded of nice things, that there's some places where compassion isn't needed as much as others. Because as much as Cole adores helping and adores taking care of people, there's a little tiny part of him that hopes for the day where he isn't relevant.
"This is nice," he continues. Looking over at 9S, he gives the android a little nod. "Thank you."
One of the kids slips on a patch of water, falling to the ground with a thud. It looks like he's about to cry. Without even thinking about it, Cole straight up ditches 9S to walk over towards that kid.
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But 9S isn't surprised that Cole's distracted by the kids, and isn't (too) offended that Cole's immediately wandered off to help. He brought Cole here because he'd enjoy being amongst people who are happy and people whose problems are probably easier to solve than the likes of the Carnival members.
When it looks like Cole's completely forgotten he's there, 9S slips away. It's not like he has to tell Cole how to get back home, after all.