EVENT #3 OOC POST

[abraxasmods]

EVENT #3/JAILBREAK OOC PLOTTING

As of this thread, Relena has been returned to the dungeons to reunite with the other prisoners! However, she will have little time to do so, because immediately following her return, JAILBREAK WILL COMMENCE.

Things to note:

• There will be no NPC interaction with Ambrose, Oliver or Elizabeth. Ambrose is frozen and cannot speak. Oliver and Elizabeth are enemies of Thorne who only wished to open the portals. As of the end of the post, they have left and will not return for the time being.

• Everyone's powers have been restored, but powers cannot be used to force other characters to stay in Thorne or make a different decision. IC, this is due to the massive amounts of magic currently in use. Characters have to use their words to figure out where they're going to go and convince their friends to join them.

• When the hour is up, the portals will close and the natives will be unfrozen. If your character is still in Thorne at that time, then they are stuck in Thorne.

• The three cities do not like each other, and your characters will not be able to travel between cities yet. However, this does not mean that communications between characters who are separated will cease! All characters still have access to the Horizon and may visit each other there. If your character has not yet visited the Horizon, they will first need to join another character who has gone there (via physical contact), and they will then have access to their own Horizon.
  • But characters who begin spending too much time in the Horizon may become suspicious to natives, who will worry that secrets are being shared with their enemies!

• Any prisoners who choose to stay in Thorne will be rearrested. Thornean authorities will be treating all characters with great suspicion and distrust, but previously welcomed guests may be able to establish their loyalty via information sharing and acts of service.
  • If you would like for your character to remain in Thorne but not be rearrested, they can use this opportunity to flee Thorne proper for the neighboring town of Nott. This will allow them to remain close enough to keep tabs on Thorne while also not being at risk of imprisonment.

• Thornean authorities will not chase escapees. To do so would necessitate sending their armies against those of Solvunn and the Free Cities, and they do not yet see the need for all-out war.

• More information about Solvunn and the Free Cities can be found here, but this is not information that characters will have during their hour of decision-making. Oliver's advice to choose based on each locations' relationship to the Singularity is all they really have to go on.

• Individual posts for Solvunn and the Free Cities will be going up within the next few days. These posts will have more information about each location, as well as the opportunity for NPC interaction in each.

• Please use this post to plot with each other where your characters will go, how they will decide to group together, and how they will attempt to convince each other to stay or leave!

Comments

QUESTIONS

[abraxasmods]

Re: QUESTIONS

[gynvael]

If, say, one were to want to rifle through Ambrose's belongings/office while most of Thorne is frozen, would they have the opportunity to do so and would there be anything notable they can successfully find and/or take? Would they be able to go there in the first place within this hour?

Edit: Sorry, to tack onto this, but semi-related, is there also a weapon that can be grabbed off the frozen peeps. Like a sword or something.

Thank you!!

Ralston + OC + Thorne

[brittlest]

Ralston is going to be sticking around in Thorne. Hit me up if you desire "Better the devil you know" type conversations. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY—

Ralston is going to be making an effort to note who goes where and in what proportion so he has intel to hand the Thorne authorities in his back pocket.

If you want your character to specifically be mentioned if/when he makes his report, please opt in by commenting here. Optional: Let me know if it's cool if we do some handwaved observation of your character so Ralston can provide additional ability specs or opinions (particularly if your character showed up on the information swap mingle log). I'd also be down to backtag these interactions if you're interested—I just know 'guy creeps in the bg' threads aren't necessarily very hook-y.

Otherwise I'll be keeping Ralston's observstions to #s and general impressions that I can scope by skimming the log.

Alternatively, if someone wants to figure out that he's taking a tally and distract him, I'd be down for that too! I still want him to get some info collection done, but I'm fine with making that complicated if someone wants to metaphorically or literally tackle that.

[gynvael]

geralt is hard to miss, visually, so i'm totally fine if you want him to be identified in some way. he'll be popping into the free cities.

if you were interested in a little potential cr kickstarted in the background, geralt would notice him tallying and just not do anything about it, but he would certainly remember this if they ever see each other in the future. but i can also just as easily have him not notice if you don't want this!

Alucard / Castlevania / Free Cities

[cryptsleeper]

Okay so, Alucard will be going to the Free Cities for the time being. He has no particular trust that Thorne won't follow any of them yet, and so his theory is that hiding among enemies will be the safest place to figure out where to go next. In the course of the jail break:

He will be fairly disappointed that there is no grand jail break where he could go Full Dad, although it will be confided in very few, if any, people besides Hector.

He won't be trying to convince anyone in particular to go with him, nor is he inclined towards offering help right now. However if asked for his opinion, Alucard will be blunt in saying that given the jail break status, there could be concerns that could involve assassins or hunters for hire.

He is going to be checking his power returns by woofing out and possibly trying some dumb vampire tricks, so there is that on the table. (No belly rubs available right now, sorry.)

So if you want to just reconnect with CR, needs arguments either way, or want to land on the other side with a sad, depressed sack, let's plot

Relena Peacecraft (Wobbly Edition) | Gundam Wing | Get the Fuck Out of Dodge Quest

[sanc]

So... Relena's back! And she has some hot dish and wobble legs and some trauma, all good shit. She is ready to go onto greener pastures and get the hell out of Thorne. Relationship ended with Ambrose, Oliver is new best friend.

She will be heading right to cell 1 as sneakily as possible for a reunion and then flopping onto the floor for a bit until she gets chucked gently into a portal by her best buddies.

She's going to Solvunn with team Himeka after scampering back to her crew. She's got to recover some and I am sure there will be a roundtable of some sort at some point, but for the time being, she'll be happy to share her info with fellow escapees that end up in Solvunn or with folks in the Horizon if they want to come across her and get the tidbits directly?? Hot Tip: Don't become a battery, it's a bad time.

Otherwise, gosh yea she needs a pot of tea, a big bowl of soup and half a bottle of red wine, thanks in advanced.

[coerthantorment]

Your taxi is here.

Also, will Relena be upset if he tries to claw up Ambrose? It won't work but he's sure gonna try.

Estinien Wyrmblood | Final Fantasy XIV | Solvunn

[coerthantorment]

Estinien's primary goal is to scoop up Relena, check on a few other people he's befriended, and then get the hell out of there as soon as possible. Some details:

1) He's heading to Solvunn because he thinks it might be the place Anastasia was talking about, and as such feels they may have information about the Singularity and Ambrose's Stupid Book. Also, destroying the Singularity sounds bad right now.

2) With power being suddenly returned, he's going to be sort of overwhelmed by his dragon magic happening all at once, and as a result it's going to activate his new draconic shapeshifting ability. He's going to grow a tail, horns, claws, and some dragon feet, and will find it very startling. This will take a while to wear off because it's partially based on his emotions.

3) He's not really worried about convincing anyone to go anywhere in particular besides Himeka and Relena who he plans to take with him. He'll be taking note of people who decide to say in Thorne though, if it's made at all obvious.

4) He might try to kill Ambrose while he's frozen but give up on that when it becomes clear it isn't possible.

[stealsthetruth]

We kind of discussed this already but just to reiterate in a place where I'm not likely to lose this, Kay is definitely going to want to check in with him before any of them go anywhere.

More importantly, now that I know she's going there for sure, I can absolutely say that she'd openly declare the cell 1 gang going to Solvunn to be a pretty important factor in her decision. The four of them (plus Phoenix) are officially a team now, because she says so.

She's also gonna be pretty jealous of his cool dragon man mode. Like, she's glad she can turn into a bird, but what the heck??? She wants dragon claws!

Link | LoZ: Breath of the Wild | Solvunn probably??

[hylife]

Link is paralyzed with indecision! He may be a hero, but he's never had to make a decision for himself in his entire life. He has been vocally optimistic and positive about their role here in Thorne, but being forced to witness an execution will open his eyes a bit and, in the moment when everything is happening so quickly, give him enough doubt regarding the kingdom to reconsider.

He is convinced that the Singularity is the key to saving Hyrule (somehow??) so he's quite motivated to protect it, but he can't really condone public murders so he'll be easily convinced to go elsewhere, at least for now. I am leaning toward Solvunn because I rather like the drama of a Hero Character like him winding up in neutral territory and chafing against inaction a bit, but Nott is also an option!

HMU for panicked discussions of what to do, boggling at witnessing a public execution, agonizing over ""their duty"" to protect the Singularity, just shoving the tiny elf into a portal, etc.

[unnecessaryflourishes]

Emet is going to Solvunn so if you want him to either try his hand at convincing (maybe with a new sword?) or just shoving him at the portal I'd be up for that.

Hector | Castlevania | Free Cities

[petcromancer]

Hector will be following Alucard to the Free Cities, undead frog in tow. He doesn't agree with their Singularity-destroying policy, but it's not the first time he's joined a faction without being one hundo on board with their ideology, it's fiiiiine. If nothing else, if the Free Cities get close to actually destroying it, Hector is hoping he'll be close by enough to maybe sabotage the efforts.

-In the Free Cities, he may try to steer his group toward Libertas. It's the place a certain bard might enjoy, and it's closer to the water, and seems pretty irreverent.

-Since magic isn't as big in the Free Cities as in Thorne, Hector may end up supporting himself with actual forging. He can smith mundane things, he just prefers working with magic and corpses.

-Once things settle down, Hector will be in the market for a few things: corpses and a dog (new or gently used). Corpses to forge an assistant or two for day to day work, and a dog because every man needs a dog, he doesn't make the rules.

-For those people who are Solvunning or remaining in Thorne but want CR, feel free to hit Hector up in the Horizon. He generally likes it there and is down to hang out there, public perception be damned.

[productid4]

Phoenix will be sorry to see Hector go somewhere else, but will keep in touch in the Horizon. Things will be rushed on the way out, but he'll still stop Hector briefly to wish him luck and ask him to touch base in the Horizon once he's settled. (Phoenix gets fond of people easy, so sue him.)

Louis on the other hand is going to the Free Cities, and he's in need of someone who can show him how to get into the Horizon and who can forge a proper prosthetic leg for him. He also doesn't believe that anything's free, so he'd be down to work out an arrangement to repay Hector for it.

Ronan Lynch | Thorne

[nightwash]

Ronan will be defending Hot Magic Daddy Ambrose throughout the chaos. I'm not sure if I'll top level, because I'm currently sick as hell, but I will happily tag into any threads if you want him specifically or we can handwave an encounter.

Ronan has two types of magical weapons at his disposal during this fight. The first is his sword, VEXED TO NIGHTMARE, which has a blade made from the sun and pretty much acts like a lightsaber only it's... as bright as the sun, so like, don't look at it directly. The others are his aptly-named mindfuckery orbs, which explode into little puffs of smoke that enchant the target so that they're temporarily stunned and just kind of stand there with a dazed look trying to figure out what they were supposed to be doing. If you need an excuse for why your character didn't intervene or get away with something, you can blame Ronan for doing this to them! Just let me know.

Ronan will eventually be distracted from the fight when he spots Hennessy and chases after her to stop her from leaving Thorne, but I'm not opposed to him suffering some injuries before he gets to that point.

[harmonian]

If people attack Ambrose and Sasarai hears about it, he'd be keen to show up and help protect him. He'd be throwing up a light barrier when needed.

There are reasons Sasarai might not make it (he's new, doesn't fully understand what is happening and is still learning the layout of the area) but if him making it is something you would be interested in let me know.

Nero | Drakengard/Drag-on Dragoon | Solvunn

[extremethirst]

1. Any prisoner need some nice clothes? Nero purchased some nice clothes to give the prisoners, because he thought it would be funny if they had something nice to wear in their cells while Jon was being executed. Sadly, he didn't realize he wouldn't be able/allowed to give his terrible gift; his arms full of clothes and just was hoping that he'd be able to give his awful gift after Jon was executed. Anyway, free clothes! But there is a red dress specifically for Eponine.

2. Nero is headed to Solvunn. Just from the little speech given, he isn't sure which country is more likely to be willing and able to destroy the world. Thorne's close, but he already sees that shit's gonna hit the fan there. Thankfully, the two people he most wants to see wreck shit (Estininen and Martin) are choosing to go to Solvunn and that makes him very happy.

3. Anyone wanna tell him how to get to Horizon? He kind of heard about it a lot but thought it was somewhere that Ambrose took them and not somewhere that he could go. He really should have asked follow-up questions but he didn't (rip).

4. Time to make money. He'll probably do it by hiring his services for murder 'cause he isn't really that good at anything else. So, he might try to do something with that, but one will see where that goes.

[aquaveiled]

Truthfully they will cross paths because of Estinien and Relena but I AM curious as to why he wants to destroy the world? Does he just enjoy the chaos?

Roland Deschain / Solvunn

[towerjunkie]

Roland is going to Solvunn! I'll post in the Solvunn thread when it comes up, so I'm excited to see who else is going there and what kind of CR we can build.

When he fully realises the factional nature of the situation (especially regarding the singularity) he'll actually get on board with it, as he's very pro Leave The Singularity Alone. If anyone's looking for people to yell at about the situation, I'm here for it.

Also if someone going to Solvunn could show a guy into the Horizon that'd be great! Roland is going to (naturally) completely ignore the point of creating his own area and Walk Around Everywhere so if anyone wants an amnesiac gunslinger exploring their space let me know.

Just to note: in the moments before jailbreak he'll have had his guns out, ready to do a heckin' shoot of all the guards to try to free Jon, but luckily he won't have needed to do it. Please feel free to have noticed!

Re: Roland Deschain / Solvunn

[the_archive]

Please come visit Jon's creepy prison in the Horizon.

Sasarai | Thorne but kinda sneaky

[harmonian]

Sasarai is staying in Thorne and will not try to convince anyone else to stay with him. He doesn't trust Thorne but based on his limited understanding of this world so far Thorne is a lot like Harmonia which means he feels like he can navigate the political landscape and survive and thrive there well enough to do some good.

He would be interested in routinely meeting people who leave at Horizon once he learns to access the place as a way of sharing information. He might try to convince people to reach out to him from time to time before they leave. This might mean asking someone untrustworthy but Sasarai is not above finding ways to socially crush anyone trying to make his life difficult. He's a war-time politician, after all; tiny but ruthless.

Obviously, this all means he's keeping a personal tally of who goes where. In all of the chaos he won't be able to keep track of everyone so this tally is opt-in only. Let me know if you want Sasarai to have a general knowledge of where your character went. Keep in mind him knowing might mean someone else in Thorne knowing in the future, depending on how things go in game.

[hylife]

I'm ok with Sasarai knowing where small blond elf went! we could handwave some initial interaction, if you like, or have them meet up in the Horizon at some point. Link will still be interested in the goings-on at Thorne wrt the Singularity (more out of genuine concern for its impact on their own worlds than any seditious reasoning)

Himeka Sui | Final Fantasy XIV | Solvunn

[aquaveiled]

So Himeka is escaping to Solvunn, which fits in well because she is still very neutral about the singularity. She's still not sure how it's capable of what it's doing, what the point of it all is, etc. etc. More info needed. Also, Solvunn is good for magics and boy is she a magic user.

Which, you know, she's getting all her own mage powers back. Since she's been in prison and malnourished and unpracticed for months I'm definitely not having her be at high capacity to begin with, but Himeka is a skilled healer/white mage amongst her other disciplines so in the hour they have to make their choices she will be very inclined to offer what healing she can to any who need it. This would be more like first aid/vitality boost than anything long term, but it can help especially if you need a jump to get out of dodge!

Once in Solvunn...she is definitely going on fetch quests and she really wants her very own pot and pan. She wants to cook again!

And a bath...and some non-prison clothes. And ale. She would really like a drink after all of this. Maybe not all in that order.

She is also available to help people into Horizon since she's just that kind of person. She may not be the best instructor, but she is keen to help.

[hylife]

Link heard cooking and came running

Smurf | Louis and Phoenix Wright

[productid4]

Phoenix is going to Solvunn with Kay. He doesn't understand the Singularity, and trying to control it AND trying to destroy it both sound like bad ideas... plus he just wants Kay out of the way of people who think it's okay to imprison and/or disappear innocent teenage girls. And look at that! All of his clients are free now, so looks like he's out of the job and he'd best go elsewhere now.

He'll try to help anyone he can, but his priority will be minors who look lost or afraid.

Louis has absolutely no stake in this conflict and doesn't really understand the whole Singularity thing (and no one's led him into the Horizon yet), but he knows that he's been lumped in with all the other off-worlders and they're all breaking every law on the books. He thinks it's best to get out of dodge, and will basically take a gamble and go to the Free Cities and see if Thorne's greatest enemy has more information for him to either get back home or build a life here. He'll likely settle in Libertas or Aquila, and he'll likely start gaining influence in its underworld within the week.

On his way out, Louis is on a temporary prosthetic, so he's not exactly good for running. He'll be damned before he asks anyone for help, though, so he's going to hobble as gracefully as he can to the library to pack up a few really good spell books, grab essentials from a few frozen natives (like a bag, cash, and a change of clothes), and then haul out. He's going to get a really cool tech-y prosthetic in the Free Cities later, after he's suitably gathered some clout.

[the_archive]

Okay if Jon contacts Phoenix to ask him to shepherd Martin into the Horizon? Martin's going to Solvunn and Jon's going to FC.

[shadowsran]

Misty's gunning for Solvunn, and there's little to say beyond that - unless someone previously friendly seems especially stuck on the decision she isn't likely to debate it with them - they're your values, you've got to pick them. Solvunn to her seems the safest bet for 1. Not Dying, and 2. Regrouping, Potentially Gathering Information, and Making A Better Informed Decision Later (If You Must) Without The Pressure Of Imminent Death.

High odds she's going to be very inclined to spending free time in the Horizon, so there's potential for native trouble down the line there.

Default is flying solo as she's not looking to link up with anyone in particular, but if she runs into someone headed the same way who doesn't seem unpleasant she's likely to gravitate despite herself. Safety in numbers, and all.

Hennessy - Thorne (for now)

[impressionism]

Hennessy is going to attempt to make a run for the Free Cities, but she's going to be intercepted on her way to the portal by her best frenemy, Ronan, and ultimately prevented from leaving.

I'm down for CR with other fleeing folks on the way, and/or people who are eventually getting reimprisoned. She's gonna be mad as hell about all of this, naturally, so if you wanna make friends with someone who will eventually be able to dream neat stuff into existence for you, here's your chance to get on her good side!

Re: Hennessy - Thorne (for now)

[necrosaint]

Yes, they need to meet before Gideon makes Harrow go to the Free Cities. :>

dai | sam wilson (free cities) + yennefer of vengerberg (thorne)

[falcony]

JAILBREAK TIME!!!!!!!

SAM will have been at the execution, and at the sudden and immediate Frozone Moment, he's going to be getting Jon off the gallows and out of his bindings/situation with Coraline, and then shepherding Jon right on out of here.

After that, Sam is going to be a very busy bee, with his interactions including, but not limited to:

- checking in on anyone who is not frozen to see what they want to do and, if they don't know, trying to help them make a decision. He's not going to force anyone to do something they don't want to, but he will be adamant about people making a decision and then helping them with whatever that decision is.

- making sure/doing his best to make sure NO ONE is hurting/messing with/attempting to attack any of the frozen Thorneans. He won't fight anyone, necessarily, but he will step in and try to stop any attacks from happening. It's going to be a very 'hey we have a chance here don't fuck it up for everyone else' sort of vibe, so if you have characters wanting the safety patron to show up and ruin their fun, Sam can be that.

- anyone/everyone who was in the horizon AND/OR Sam has close CR with, he is going to take extra care to not only check in, but try to convince to go to the Free Cities, which is where he will be headed. Again, he's not going to force anyone anywhere they don't want to be, but he will try to persuade, and if persuasion isn't working, then will tell them to come meet him in his house at the Horizon. And then will probably either give them a hug or a clap on the shoulder or a handshake and tell them to take care of themselves and they know where to find him if they need anything.

- Sam is going to wait until the last possible moment before going through the portal, mostly because he refuses to leave anyone behind. He's going to want to make sure everyone who wants to leave can leave.

Blanket reminder I am up to thread any of this out OR just handwave that it happens, just let me know either way!


Now as for YENNEFER. Girl's got her powers back and there is no making her do anything. She's going to be heading up with the rest of the Witcher family and making sure they get off through their portals, etc. But she, in the end, will be staying in Thorne/at the castle. And once her family is gone/sent off, she is going to be returning and, probably after showing off with her powers a little, taking the stance of protecting Ambrose/the guards/etc.

She's not going to be doing as much during the hour itself, other than gathering as much information as she can about what happened, how it happened, and taking note of who all is going to Solvunn, especially. When the hour is up, she's going to be reimprisoned without putting up much of a fight at all and then afterwards is going to be leveraging anything and everything she learned to get herself out of those cells.

[solmate]

when you don't want to destroy the singularity but you also don't want to disappoint dad 🥲

amos burton | the expanse | solvunn + brad bakshi | mythic quest | thorne

[baltimores]

Amos is going to head to Solvunn initially. OOC, I think he's a better fit for/want him to end up in the Free Cities for a variety of reasons, but based on what he knows ICly, his first instinct would be Solvunn.

He's been on edge in prison for a while and since returning from the Horizon ready to snap/Fight Everyone, but everyone being frozen is going to take the wind right out of those sails, leaving him with no outlet for his pent-up energy (unless anyone wants to do a PCs throwdown!). He'll also have just enough awareness to recognize that if Solvunn is reclusive and neutral, that might be his best chance to mitigate any damage he's on the verge of doing: in his mind, he needs to be out of sight, out of mind, away from other people/society for the good of everyone, so, reclusive and neutral is probably better for that than a military power.

Also he suddenly has gravity powers he's never had before so I'm sure that'll work out totally fine as a live wire in a highly stressful situation. That said, I don't really have any plans for him during the escape; he's probably just gonna reach the conclusion that Solvunn is for the best for him and go; that said, I'm still down for whatever.

As for actually being in Solvunn, I have no idea if he's going to take to it or not, if he'll be able to handle daily life there or not (especially when dude really needs to get into a good bar fight or whatever first to release some tension). While I still ultimately want him to end up in the Free Cities, I don't want to force it; if he takes to Solvunn then he takes to Solvunn, I guess! Though that sure will be demoralizing if he doesn't, so, kinda hoping for that outcome, but that's probably further down the line.

Brad, meanwhile, is perfectly happy to stay in Thorne. Thorne's awesome, he doesn't know what the rest of your guys' problem is — high fantasy and a public execution? It's all the dorky and also dark shit he's ever wanted. He doesn't mind that he'll be treated with suspicion and distrust; hey, if he were in Thorne's position that's exactly what he'd do, too. That said, he's not exactly going to have a lot to actually... do... during this event, as a regular human who's still pretty new here, so, rip, but hanging out with any other Thorne thots would be great.

Since he's new he's not going to have a whole lot to offer in the way of information, but acts of service, sure, he can do that. It's less about taking Thorne's side in the overall conflict and more that he sees the most opportunity for himself in Thorne and is interested in ascending the ranks. Not for like, usurping or anything. Just, you know, standard power accumulation, but he's cool with saying whatever to help him get there. He might even mean some of it, who knows!

He's still gotta get access to the Horizon at some point if anyone wants to help out there. Also he needs a sword. For reasons.

[opioid]

i would loooove to nab some CR with amos since he and eddie are both heading to solvunn!

Homelander // The Boys || Thorne

[moremilkplz]

Homelander will stay in Thorne (Thorne for life, baby!) and will try to assemble a superhero team [short note on this, since all posters have to handmade, tentative plans have been with Alina to draw them up before this jailbreak happens and she's--- in the wind? But these poster will pop up around Thorne soon, asking for volunteers for his New Seven] to keep Thorne and Thorne's interests safe from... troublemakers.

He will still go to Horizon and make his mark on this tiny part that he's claimed, and wander out to recruit talk to more people.

His powers are back (yay?) but since he can't use them to physically hold back anyone who wants to leave, he might want to talk to the few people he knows before they leave. Or, just stand around to Talk Seriously at people about shunning their responsibilities [Jon can show up here, maybe?]

[solmate]

I'm laughing at the idea that she drew the posters but then he potentially never followed up with info about Ducky before the jailbreak happened. She'd definitely chase him down in the Horizon to make him pony up on his end of the agreement (going to hit up that backdated thread now also....)

eddie dean / the dark tower

[opioid]

eddie is going with roland now he's out of prison, which means he's off to solvunn! i really had a rough time these past few months so i haven't been on top of things as much as i'd like in game - if anyone wants to handwave or backdate a thread that would be wonderful! alternately we can do some stuff in solvunn once that log goes up.

i'd love to play around with the horizon too; i gotta work a bit on eddie's domain because i hiatused last month but the basic concept is: you know when godzilla is crashing around the city and he's like twice as big as anything else? like that, and you're godzilla. it's a pretty faithful recreation of new york city but on a small scale, so you're sort of walking around looking down at all the buildings. he'll be happy to show folks around, but also miffed that it's so damn small.

(sorry for the edit!) would also love to do something with eddie's horizon power! i wrote it out here, so i'd like for him to start testing it out in solvunn. >:)

i'm gonna tag out for the prison break i think, so if anyone wants eddie for anything specific please lmk!

alina starkov | shadow and bone | the free cities

[solmate]

Alina is going to head to the Free Cities with Sam and Mal and then.... possibly regret it but also hide the fact that she's regretting it. She can't say she loved Thorne (public executions are a hard sell), but she was perhaps a bit too hasty in choosing them and destroying the Singularity seems bad actually??? Weird.

Anyway she'll probably twist herself into pretzels thinking about how yeah she'd totally be down to destroy the Singularity if it meant the Darkling lost his power. Even if it meant she lost hers too and was stuck here. That's a totally reasonable sacrifice to make that she is 110% definitely super okay with making. For sure. Also uh, and hopefully their universe doesn't get actually get destroyed either she's not gonna think about that.

Anyway, she will also be spending time in her strange sun-fold domain so come get a tan in the Horizon after the jailbreak and maybe incite some cognitive dissonance in Alina by making her thinly argue for the Free Cities since she's already chosen it.

I will probably limit myself on what I take on during the escape from Thorne but if you're really itching for something, let me know!

Ciri | The Witcher | Free Cities

[wiedzminka]

During the actual escape, Ciri will be entirely focused on her family (sorry, prison buds...) so no open top level for now. But!!!

She will be heading to the Free Cities to stick with Geralt and Jaskier, and I'm definitely looking to do open stuff when the location post goes up. If any of her prison acquaintances end up there, I'd love to have them meet up again!

For now, priorities are lying low, recovering from being in jail, getting drunk, giving her fam hugs, and hopefully getting a horse and a sword sometime in the near future. Overall, Ciri feels like destroying the Singularity is probably just as dangerous and bad as trying to use it, but Geralt's convinced her it's best to keep an eye on either spectrum instead of hanging out in neutral ground, and she trusts him.

As a note, Ciri's canon powers are very similar to what the Singularity seems to do (as far as she's aware!), namely travel between dimensions and time. Which means she's convinced that if anyone in Thorne found out, she'd be in big danger, they'd probably try to use her or study her or something so no thanks!! For similar reasons, she's not into the idea of destroying the Singularity. But the most important thing is that she's ICly not telling anyone about what she can do, except for Geralt and Yennefer, and in the meantime will be trying to gather more info on how the Singularity works and trying to figure out how to get her powers back so she can zap her family back to their respective times in witcherworld. It's a complicated life when your mom and dad don't even remember you! :(

[solmate]

I'm happy to continue our prison thread, but Alina is also headed to the Free Cities (but Very Unsure about this destroying the Singularity business) SO I think there is a lot of opportunity to continue developing our CR there too after this event.

kirigan / the darkling / shadow and bone

[sankt]

Kirigan will be...

• standing near the front and off to one side for the execution
  
• defending Ambrose and assorted Thorneans from harm if needed, so if you want to be hit by weird shadow summoner business please apply below (he will not be using the Cut)
  
• doing the above only until/unless he gets distracted by Alina, probably
  
• contributing information to Ralston's tattle mission (said information may or may not be true)
  
• ultimately staying in Thorne

I'm dealing with some ongoing family health issues right now, so my attendance may be spotty. Open to handwaving/discussion.

[coerthantorment]

This may be assumed but you are free to report any of Estinien's misconduct as part of the tattle mission. (I already told Ralston's player they could too, but I figured I'd be thorough.) Also that he went to Solvunn.

geralt of rivia | the witcher | free cities

[gynvael]

Geralt will be going to the free cities and in terms of jailbreak, his path is pretty set. he'll be focused on his witcher family. he's in the free cities exclusively to keep an eye on what they're doing, and currently holds no strong opinion about the Singularity either way (it all sounds bad to him TBH)

However, afterwards:

+ for anyone in the free cities who might have trouble meditating to see their friends, geralt can show them because he's been meditating...most of his life as it is. I'm good with handwaving this as well! Just drop me a line if you wanted to say it's a thing that occurred

+ always up for sparring, especially since geralt is looking to find his groove again. he hasn't gotten to hold his sword in 3 months

+ he's still pretty on edge because of Yennefer remaining behind and other things, so drinking times etc is to be had. Feel free to join him

beyond that, if you're on good terms with geralt, he'll be peeking in on everyone eventually both in and out of the horizon, once he's settled a bit with the fam.

[stealsthetruth]

Kay's going to be a bit sad they're not going to the same place, but she'll want to say goodbye and wish him luck and promise to check in w/ him in the Horizon now and then.

I also kind of wonder if we can handwave some meditation lessons having happened during one of their jail visits, because this girl is RESTLESS and probably needed to learn how to do that lol.

Abigail Hobbs | Hannibal | Nott

[souille]

Abigail doesn't trust the idea of trusting herself to the magic of this place, so she's going to just run for it. She'll end up in Nott, and for now she'll just try to keep her head down as much as she can, though she'll be looking out for others who've escaped from prison in case they can look out for each other.

I'd also like her to get access to the Horizon, if anyone's up for taking her there!

[gynvael]

They're not in the same city, but once she's in the Horizon, I'd love to throw these two together because ~what makes a monster~ is an ongoing theme in his life, as well.