[Open] There's a Point Where It Tips, There's a Point Where It Breaks

[zerotohiro]

Who: Everyone in Cerealia who figured out the code words for this meeting
When: Evening of IC 5/31, after Hawke's network post
Where: Sanctuary
What: "A pizza party" aka a meeting about the new masked figure that appeared.
Warnings: N/A, maybe some talks about what Alien-kun had to say, etc.


[It's evening by the time Hiro gets to the Sanctuary. Anyone who had seen him this morning will have spotted him with Baymax, both of them sans their normal armor and Baymax carrying what looks like a giant box. They had preparations to make, after all. He makes his way in and out of the building a few times but by the time the first of their guests arrive, everything's set up.

Upon entering the Sanctuary, Baymax moves to stand guard and collect your CereVice in a box at the door. Please don't cheat, he doesn't like when people aren't playing fair. In exchange for the CereVice, you will receive a form and a pencil before Baymax cheerfully waves you away.

Hiro's sitting on a table at the head of the lounge watching people come in. Hawke had promised these people pizza and cake (Hawke why) and he's delivering on that promise. The stack is about as tall as he is, more than enough to feed everyone who's shown up. He waits until a majority of the people show up before he clears his throat to gather attention.]

...uh, hey! [Well. That's a great, confident start.] I know this was sort of last minute and everything, but I really appreciate all of you coming by and actually listening to Hawke. [Sorry Hawke. But there's a grin which says he's more than appreciative.] I know you're probably here for free food, but there's a couple of things you should know. [Sliding off of the table, he moves to stand in front of what looks like a small mechanical box.]

When we all got back a few days ago, I started thinking about the fact that CERES can watch us from...pretty much anywhere. So I took some plans for something else I've been working on, improvised a little bit and created this thing. It'll deflect the signal from our implants and block them out completely as long as we're in this room. I've tested it out a couple of time already, the whole thing gets thrown off. It's...why I wanted to meet here! Because that sort of leads right to my next point.

[There's a small sigh as he paces the room, Baymax waddling after him. He moves back to the table he'd been sitting on to pull up the mask he'd been given a while ago.]

All of you probably received one of these either from that fortune teller, Aria, or it just showed up. And while we were out there? Some of you probably found the terminal like I did and spoke with a masked figure. [A beat.] I'm starting to realize that it told all of us something different, but the most important part is that it's with the Flamine Federation. You know. The guys who supposedly destroyed our planets. Baymax gave all of you a form--um. [And here he pauses, unsure if it's really appropriate to be ordering people to share information but then again that's what they all need. He's always believed everybody needs to be aware of what's happening.] Basically I guess just...answer what you can and tack it up on the board--[A gesture to a large bulletin board he pulled from who knows where.]--and talk amongst yourselves about what happened out there? Alien...the monsters, that weird altar? A bunch of you saw that, right? What was that about?

[Dear god somebody help him.] ...look, I tried. There's free food. This is about all I could throw together so fast before something else happens here. So...yeah. Let's just start figuring out what's really happening here, okay?

[Vague hand gestures? Vague hand gestures. He shuts up after that and sort of shrinks back into his hoodie, jumping back up on the table to hand out food and keep an eye on the room. All right, colonists. You know what to do.]

[ooc: Welcome to the info-sharing mingle! The idea behind this is for characters to ICly fill out this form (coded by the wonderful Fidgey/Katsura-mun) and have it displayed for everyone to view that information. You can post your sheet in your comment or link it to a post elsewhere in your journal, or even post it in the post I made that the form's posted into. HOWEVER this is open to everyone even if your character didn't speak to the alien and just wants to check stuff out! As a note: characters will start to feel sick after about two hours in the Sanctuary due to the frequency deflector. Sorry about that! Any questions hit me up via PM or plurk at alternatively]

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[unionjackoff]

[England has been trying to give Mosley the benefit of the doubt, as well. something about him... seems very tragic. and although he participated in the sacrifice, England can't help but wonder if there are other higher-ups aware of what is going on, people telling Mosley what to do...

well, he's not that sympathetic to him. anyway, he gives Yu an apologetic look, not quite sure of what to say] I am sorry about your friends.

[manolia]

It is as I'd suspected. [It's cryptic at first, what Chibi says and the resolve that comes over his face. He barely even thinks of offering condolences; he figures he can do it in a minute, or he may have done it before. Instead, he's filled with rage: not the sort that stakes through the heart, but the sort that boils low in the gut, thick and loose until eventually it boils dry.]

[He turns a bit closer to England, though he is still speaking to both of them.] If Mosley said he was doing these sacrifices because the Bridge was freed, but they were still done before she was freed at all, he lied to you. At the least, he did not tell the whole truth. There is something else.

[covenantal]

[ Yu pulls in a sharp breath, his jaw working. He looks from England to Chibi, as if trying to confirm whether or not this is true. He pauses, taking a moment to master his emotions before speaking, and looks at England. ]

... it's alright. Whatever happens, I believe in them. I'll see them again. But is this true? Did Mosley-san say something of that nature to you?

[unionjackoff]

[England's first instinct is to say no. he doesn't know why, because that is a lie. it must be because of the gag order, and lying would save him from the pain of choking. it makes him angry when he thinks about it, that he'd first jump to the lie. this is all so complicated.

his second instinct is, then, to nod. but even just thinking about doing that makes his chest tighten, and he's uncomfortable for that split-second it takes for him to change tactics. he starts writing again, turned a little away from Yu and Chibi so that he doesn't show the struggle on his face]

Mosley said that these sacrifices are performed because the Bridge is now freed. He also said that we, the refugees, are to blame for freeing the Bridge. I don't know what that means.

[by the time he turns back to face them, his expression is calm again, though his brows are still furrowed, as though he is angry, or concentrating very hard on something]

[manolia]

[Try as England might, his stress doesn't escape Chibi; it's written in the way he positions himself over the notebook with tight shoulders, the way his brows are knit. Chibi offers a squeeze to England's arm and mouths 'do not push yourself too hard, it can always wait', then gets to writing.]

He means the raids that I and about fifteen others went on. The intent was to free the Bridge, or at least to figure out what was going on with her in captivity.

I have no doubt we will see them again, in any case, but I suppose I am concerned about why they were taken in the first place. Mosley seems to be framing it purely for the Bridge's ego, but that cannot be the whole picture. This much is demonstrated by that little lie he told.

Though who to press on it: Mosley, the spirits, or neither?

[covenantal]

[ If either of them are looking at him, they likely won't miss the way his eyes go wide.

Hiro. Korra. Mosley. The Bridge.

Yu knows about that raid. Yu knows about it because Hiro told him everything, months and months ago. Yu knows exactly what it means to hear that "the refugees are to blame for freeing the Bridge."

... but wait ... is that ... quite right, exactly?

Breathing out hard through his nose, Yu presses a hand over his mouth and knits his brow, thinking deeply. If Hiro learns this--

Oh god, if Hiro learns this...

Yu mutters a curse behind loose fingers and actually looks away. He suddenly seems very distracted, and it's an effort for him to drag his focus back to the two people he's with. His mind is running a mile a minute. With a rough shake of his head he sets his jaw and picks up a pen, only to circle Mosley's name. The set of his expression is very severe. ]

Don't expect to get much, though. Something tells me he won't be forthcoming.

[ For a long moment, he pauses. Then he, too, starts to write. ]

I know what raid you're talking about. And while colonists were involved in freeing the Bridge, he's lying when he says they were to blame. At least, Mosley deserves just as much blame as we do. He took part in setting her free.

[unionjackoff]

[that response, the written one, earns a stare from England, lip curling in shock and ... anger? probably anger. the Bridge... Mosley set her free? what?

he probably doesn't need to write it, his face asks the question. just WHAT? he'd heard a little about the raid from Chibi and Grell, but the part about Mosley freeing the Bridge is... new]

[manolia]

[Chibi does manage a look of concern for Yu before he reads the note; poor guy doesn't seem to be doing so well... Oh. So Mosley had a hand in setting her free--

Wait, what??]

That's [a few dots where he's tapped the pen against the paper, looking for the right word] curious. Do we know why?

[covenantal]

[ Yu shakes his head, in control of his reactions once again, though he still looks distinctly not happy with this situation. ]

If we do, I don't personally know. There's someone who might.

[ He pauses, then writes just a name: Hiro Hamada. ]

He's the one who told me.

[unionjackoff]

[England nods, cataloging the name for future reference, and hope that this Hiro Hamada doesn't mind being asked questions] Thank you. For the name, and for sharing what you know with us. [so many pieces of the puzzle to put together. it feels like they've barely scratched the surface, even with everything they've done]