EVENT #12: INVOCATION - COORDINATION POST (PART 1)

[abraxasmods]

Event #12 - COORDINATION (1)

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This post is for coordination to prevent the IC Event Log from being overrun by OOC mod and player communications. Forms and instructions are available in this post.

Use this post to:

◎ Coordinate event plots with the mods
◎ Request a mod dice roll
◎ Submit noticeable actions
◎ Write rapid IC exchanges
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Investigations

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Comments

[assembles]

- As far as other interactions in week 1, I think that Steve would guess that based on the fact that she's speaking so passively that she might have been captured the same as them, but she's been there longer or has some sort of magical ability to allows her to be treated differently than the rest of them (since her face has changed). If he was ever able to catch her alone pre-ascension, he would try to reach out to her and let her know that if she was here against her will, they could try to help her. He wouldn't outright say they were planning escape, wanting to see how she reacted to the more vague offer.

- In week 2, after the ritual, Shepard will be assuming that they aren't going to get out of this situation alive unless they take drastic measures. The side effects of the ritual would also make her more paranoid so that she potentially sees the acolyte as the enemy (even more so that before). She would try to approach her by at first coming across as rather quiet/pathetic as she struggles with the ritual's effects to get close, and then would jump her to try and take her hostage/demand answers. If this isn't possible, she would be open to trying it on one of the other acolytes instead. Whether or not Steve is involved in this part of the investigation probably depends on how things would have played out in the week one stuff above.

[abraxasmods]

Though she's not often alone in Week 1, he can catch her by herself at the very end of Week 1 or early in Week 2 before his ritual takes place. She'll look surprised, then glance nervously around her. She tells him that it may be too late to help her, and that opening any door can be costly. It is unclear if she's referring to the ritual or something else. She adds that prayer brings offerings.

Should Steve search one of the untouched praying shrines, he will find a gold charm attached to it.

Attacking the Mysterious Acolyte is possible. She is timid and easily subdued. There will be time to ask her one question before the other Acolytes arrive with their disorienting mist and take the Mysterious Acolyte away at once. They react much faster than usual when it comes to protecting her. They don't seem interested in retaliation, only in defending her.

From hereon, similar to when Henry Creel and Courier 6 attacked her, she will avoid Shepard. If you decide Steve will not be involved, then the Mysterious Acolyte will still allow Steve to approach her but only if he's not with anyone who's threatened her.

[assembles]

As a note, I am carrying on with the gold charm in the shrine section (comment just submitted). I let Mica know to respond here if she wants to pursue the aggressive route with Shepard, but Steve will not be involved in that!

[earthborn]

Hello! Based on what you have said here, (and on the idea that Shepard would either be present for that other conversation), or have the information Steve learned shared with her, **Shepard would not become violent with the Mysterious Acolyte in week 2**.

She's always willing to resort to violence, but if she perceives the Mysterious Acolyte as a fellow victim of some stripe she'll not see her as a useful target. Sorry for my delay in responding, I've been sick as a dog and then catching up on everything that went on during my sick days.