The Powers That Be ([personal profile] powersthatbe) wrote in [community profile] synodiporia_ooc2018-02-08 09:56 pm

Ouroboros Retrograde week 3 summary/week 4 plotting


Lupa struggles to understand his squabbling familiar, and gathers Dreamers with Archetypes linked to communication in an attempt to solve the distressing riddles. Scarstin seeks out Adversaries of his time in an attempt to come to some sort of understanding. The Adversary and Oracle of Resonance's paths converge in the battle in the past. Sayf finally emerges from his Harbinger state, unaware of what's gone on in his absence. Asa's search for clarity brings her into the nightmare warrens of the past, where some of her strange power is made evident. Between nightmare battles, Allura continues to seek out allies in rebellion, and meets in secret with a group of Travelers ready to time travel for a cause. Yuuki rallies the Dreamers to escape the Starquake-racked landscape of the future.

Reiko's attempts to divine the secrets of the Arcana continue, leading her down into the webbed cavern beneath the Dream. Thae makes a dangerous play to get the information that might allow Tachibana to reverse Diabolin genetic engineering. Jules knows exactly what's going on with the Spirit Companions, click here.

Lyall and his pack attempt to calm and communicate with the past-Glatisant, to little effect. In the future, Altair, Sara, and Ace do much the same, to similar effect. Yukino's Oracular ability determines that the gem beneath the dream has perspectives of its very own. Sara pulls together a conspiracy to aid the elven rebellion. Kanji attempts to interpret the signals in the cabochon cavern. Matthew lets Sayf into Liminal Space, where he Submerges with the environment and has a confusing conversation.

In the relative privacy of the psychic network, the Travelers discuss what course of action might best solve the problem of Questing Country. Lyall has an ominous vision of the future of Liminal Space. Delaunay has a vision of his own that points towards several possible solutions to the problem of Sanctions in the earliest era. Kanji collects the cryptic scraps spoken by Travelers' Spirit Companions and Familiars in hopes of working out a meaning from the whole. Kinji suspects the cavern beneath the lake might be alterable with the power of music. Jules gets de-infiltrated, and looks to catch up on what he missed, now with… lower than 100 percent fewer memes. And Helena makes note of the fact that Liminal Space hasn't changed since it first separated from Questing Country.

Next week: Three major endeavors are underway: the exploration of the cabochon, including those intending to play music in time with it to see if they can amplify the disruption of the lightning coming off the crystal web; the assault on the Diabolin arms factory in the Waking World; and the evacuation of Starquake-afflicted regions of the future.

This new week will include two new complications - first, another Starquake, this one Transforming areas in the other eras and actively reaching out to chase down and Harbingerize nearby Dreamers. Second, the Spirit Companions will recover their ability to communicate, and reveal a dire secret: there was no natural Fintan Retrograde. All the garbled communication was deliberate action on the part of external powers - probably the Arcana - who have invaded Questing Country in the form of the cabochon, and whose presence is causing structural damage to the framework of dreaming itself.

What the Dreamers choose to do about that, and how it may relate to the other ongoing collaborations between Dreamer and Traveler, time will tell. Adversaries, especially Rise-era Adversaries, who already distrust their Spirit Companions, may not be bothered to find Travelers and Spirit Companions at odds. Valence-Era Dreamers may wonder if the Travelers, not the Fintan Retrograde, are the Problem the Ouroboros Retrograde was convened to solve. Investigators may have to deal with their own Companions accusing them of complicity. And those worried and confused Champions from the Starquake Era may wonder if the Travelers are behind their woes as well...

Plotting will be divided into subheaders on this occasion, to make it easier for groups to coordinate.
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[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-02-09 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Lyall is going to go down and try healing the stuff the cabochon is hurting, but not to actually try and destroy the thing, cuz he's not much use for that unless Pillar powers are useful in such an endeavor :P
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[personal profile] lunchleader 2018-02-09 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
It's the Arcana's fault, not the poor Travelers! Or so this Oracle's going to insist. But yeah, he's going to ultimately try and inspire his era's folks to help the Travelers destroy or otherwise neutralize the Cabochon. Surely, this is the perfect quest for folks use their hopes and agency for...right?

Oh, and he can totally clear the way to get down there, if anyone still needs to. Y'know, plot skill and all that. <.
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[personal profile] crouching_sin 2018-02-09 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Naoya is probably going to help with this. And by help I mean examine it and maybe cut things a bit. He's not a direct attacker unless you want explosions, and that seems... unwise, here.

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[personal profile] butthemiracleneverhappen 2018-02-09 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Rubelite discovered some of the properties of the Cabochon and will be going down to help deal with it/do further prognostication.

She will also be asking if there is anything - anything at all - with the scope and power of the Arcana that might be doing this besides them, just to rule things out. She's not blaming the Travellers, but she might blame the Arcana.
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[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2018-02-09 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not really going to be present for this (whoops sorry guys) but Kinji is still probably, with Voltron!Matt's primary assistance and that of whoever else wants to help, find the frequency of the lightning and play it so loud that it overloads the lightning.

Then we'll see what that does I guess \o/
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[personal profile] bigbookofd 2018-02-09 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Acionario, Adversary of Resonance, has just heard there’s a musical crystal that needs to be shattered and is has this face.

Also, Usagi’s going, and he has words for the brat. And anyone who thinks that the Travellers had any Agency in this matter.

He may be going Dark Oracle very soon.
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theflyingone: it's not phallic at all (knife stand)

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[personal profile] theflyingone 2018-02-09 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Altair is going to follow Kinji's suggestion, which means hell has frozen over he's going to join the musical contingent and Siren Song of Calm at the cabochon to disrupt and possibly stop the lightning!

He's not sure how to destroy it, but he HAS phased through it. (It's bigger on the inside.) He will come in Dark Oracle of Sight flavor, and is getting more comfortable with his powers that he could try scanning it again for weak points.

Potentially he could explore the "mandelbrot sky" because he hasn't yet, but Interface is sort of a last resort XD. If anyone math/fractal-inclined is around, they'd find it interesting.
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[personal profile] starshaper 2018-02-09 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
Usagi will be here doing something with her Champion powers. ...and then thinking that she should be doing some Rise era thing instead (but she doesn't know about the rebellion though if she did, she would possibly be the least helpful person here by trying to jump from one place to another with her plot skill...) because being this misplaced champion is complicated and if she could be in two places at once, she would but life is full of tough choices! Though Endy will be here with her too so that will help her focus!

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[personal profile] truerevelation 2018-02-09 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
Even though its partner is elsewhere, Piyo is possibly going down here! ... if it can find a lift.
This is a frustrated and confused little bird. With Doppelganger powers. But that thing was messing with its head...

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[personal profile] wholeheaded 2018-02-09 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
The newly-minted Oracle of Rhythm wants in on this whole musical gem jamming nonsense.

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[personal profile] tookashirototheknee 2018-02-09 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Matt will be right in the thick of things, analyzing the sound and playing sound back at a wavelength that will disrupt it. He's unlikely to take charge, but if there's a lack of leadership, his training might kick in.

Also, one of Matt's powers is absorbing the energy of other beings, so he could pull that out if needed. (Adversary of Space can make a Black Hole!)

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[personal profile] chalicejoker 2018-02-09 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still waiting to hear back on how this might go, but Hajime's pissed at the Arcana for upsetting Ryo, and so he's going to try to get as close to the cabochon as possible...and then use Entropy. SENSIBLE PLAN.

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[personal profile] dragoonrouge 2018-02-09 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
If Q'uila can get to the cabochon she will more than happily work to destroy it with her particularly destructive skillset or protect those working on the music angle. Her healing abilities probably wouldn't go amiss if things go tits up.
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[personal profile] venetianprince 2018-02-10 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Felih is also wanting to help with the cabochon. He's got a skill for music and an insatiable curiosity that blends with feline mischief, and he wants to see what happens down there. Besides, if there's a fight to be had, he's confident he can help.

Feliciano may also go down and help, if only because he's got the wings to move up and down and help if necessary.

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[personal profile] acapriciousthing 2018-02-10 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Death is back to being herself this mingle and she is pissed at the Arcana. SHe also conveniently has Siren abilities so she can help out on the musical end of things.

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[personal profile] capital_risk 2018-02-10 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
Reiko will likely be around for at least part of this, in large part because I'm not sure where else to put her. She doesn't have a lot to work with here, but she could probably be persuaded to try a Merge on either the cabochon or the space it's in.

Yukino will probably also be around here, although I don't know if she can glean any additional info from the cabochon at this point. She can possibly whack it with her Persona a few times, if it comes to that?
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[personal profile] verdeleonessa 2018-02-09 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Pidge is part of the Rebellion, going in and hacking the security systems, kicking ass and just generally being Pidge.
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[personal profile] otomechapilot 2018-02-09 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Sara is one of the heavy hitters and coordinating the Traveller side, acting as a go-between. During the actual mission she's gonna sneak in, wait for her moment to suit up, and start blowing the hell out of things with a goddamn princess wand courtesy of of being yolobros with Kinji.

If anyone dies, she'll know, cause the weapons she's drawing on will immediately shatter. She will be Very Unhappy if this happens.
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[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2018-02-09 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Kinji will be backing up Pidge specifically, destroying the security systems when Pidge is done with them, and doing damage/crowd control on a broader scale - all the time in his Super Starninger form! If necessary, he'll collapse the building completely, but with Shiro's assistance he's more likely to just make specific sections inaccessible.

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Shiro is a part of the rebellion, leading and participating in the fighting/liberating.

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[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-02-09 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Jolie is helping here, because she knows this shit and evacuating she can actually do, since it doesn't require a lot of fighting. Anybody want to join her?

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So. There's gonna be a Harbringer unleashing a hurricane with the eye centered around the meadow island. Where said Harbringer will be.


... folks might want to deal with that.

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