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@max-theextinction
This er, seems to be the place a lot of people involved in the supernatural are. l'm...doing some research, I suppose. This is as good a place as any to start. Things have been..weird, lately. I'm not sure what's happening
Oh, uh, my name is Max, I think. At least, someone called me Max, at some point. I mean, I think they were talking to me. Probably.
OOC, rules, etc. under the cut
I swear, if I hear one more fucking siren, I am going to lose my goddamn mind and start throwing things, I have learnt my lesson, don't dig around old buildings, thank you for coming to my TED talk
I have been away a while. Things are... happening. I don't even know what it was. There hasn't been any signal. Research has proved risky.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
nice to meet you max. And, to be fair, I’ve met exactly two Extinctionvatars, and one of them was Eve, so she might be skewing the statistic
-☣️
I'll make sure to be careful then, I suppose. I've been doing some research, and a lot of what I've read seems to focus on the negatives, though the few people I've spoken to seem to be much more positive.
it’s a case of biases. of course we would praise what gives us strength and power. of course mortals would detest what lurks in shadows and feeds on their fear.
-☣️
That makes sense, I guess. This whole– fear system, it's difficult to wrap my head around still. So far, my only information is from old books and, ya know, talking to people when I can.
yeah, like, Smirke’s fourteen isn’t a super accurate system, ESPECIALLY for those who serve the Change
-☣️
I'm starting to realise that myself. Finding new information at this point is getting difficult. How did you learn about all this stuff?
mostly just all of us pooling our knowledge. Kinda helpful that I know an Eyevatar
-☣️
Ah, yes, I imagine that would be useful. They seem to be the ones with the most, er, practical gifts.
I mean, I definitely think that Endvatar have a bit of a leg up in the competition
-☣️
Oh, uhm, yeah. That makes a lot of sense, actually. I mean, it must come in handy sometimes.
I mean, I don’t personally know any Endvatars, they tend to keep to themselves, but, I’ve heard of a couple
-☣️
That sounds about right, I suppose. I'm just glad the people I've spoken to so far seem to be, well, at least not openly hostile.
The Nightamare
The ground is warm. It is hard, pressed into my cheek, scratching slightly when I try to move, and it is warm. The type of warm where you know it was hot before. Residual heat that hasn't yet faded but you know it will not cool down any time soon.
I am sitting up. The wind is strong, and it carries the choking smell of smoke and burning plastic. It hits the back of my throat, and if I could I would cough, but to get the air to do so is impossible. All that pours in is more of that smell, and it is in my lungs and my eyes and it burns like acid. I can't do anything but breathe it in, burning lungful after burning lungful. It feels more a part of me than my own skin and bones, sometimes, melding with something I did not know was there and wish I could forget.
I have been here before. I know that. This place is familiar, though I am sure I have never seen it. It is the feel of it that resonates. The hum in the ground, the emptiness around, the utter silence aside from my own ragged and stuttering breaths.
In front of me is a house, and to see it sickens me. What is it doing, still? Stood there against this bleak and dead and empty waste. It is a taunt. It is a memory I no longer have, and my longing for it makes me ill but when I feel I might be sick all that comes up is burning bile.
I do not want to go inside, because I know exactly what I will see, but my legs are moving despite every fibre of my being fighting against it.
The walls are lined with photographs. The faces in them are real, but they are not correct, not anymore. They do not fit the world as it is now. One of them is mine, or it was. No, is. The context is different, though. In these photos there is a life. Sometimes I forget that it is me, that the life was mine and that there was a time before I was in this wasteland.
In the distance, there is sirens again. Even when they do not play I can hear them, wailing and crying, the bringer of yet another damning change to this world. Everything is shaking and joining the wailing sirens is a scream so terrible all I can do is scream with it.
The burning in my lungs is worse, and there is a visceral tearing in the tissue. Something deep in the bones is wrong. I am not meant to be here. I am a relic in this age and part of me knows that and fights to keep up. Skin sloughs off revealing the shiny white of bone that craves itself a new body that might survive in this world. The taste of blood is overpowering and I am still screaming.
When I can finally open my eyes once more the house is gone. My eyes feel clear and sharp, and the only sign of any injury is patches of deep red and blistering skin, desperately trying to heal and failing. I wish that I could die, have this place let me go, but it is insistent that I keep up.
I do not recognise this place, but I knew what it was, and it knows me. It will force me to change with it until I am unrecognisable, and it will never stop.
I heard you’re doing research on Smirke
@architecture-lover-ash
I- yeah, I am. I haven't exactly gotten very far yet. Found a few books, though! They helped, a little. Sort of.
Why do you ask?
I have a bunch of Smirke books! Probably, like, every non-cursed book! If you want to borrow any, you can look at them!
You do? That would be– that would be great, actually! I've been hitting dead-ends, mostly. There aren't really many of his works just... laying around places.
Oh, yeah, totally get it! I’d take you to see one of the remaining ruins, but… it’s dangerous.
...How dangerous? Like, for structural reasons? Or, you know, spooky stuff.
Both! Especially structural reasons, but the spooky stuff doesn’t help!
Well, the spooky stuff doesn't particularly bother me too much, not anymore, at least. It's sort of become... normal, I guess.
How come you know so much about Smirke, anyway?
Between studying architecture and urban exploring as a hobby, I’ve seen and heard a LOT about Smirke!
Don’t let the spooky stuff become too normal.
Might be a little late for that, but it's not something I'm aiming to get too close to. Still, I need to figure out what's going on, one way or another.
For now, this Smirke stuff seems to be my best bet.
What’s going on? Why are you looking into it?
There was an... incident. I still don't really know what happened, but things have been changing, and I want to know why. Most of my research so far just leads to this Smirke guy and this Institute place in London.
Yeah, the supernatural stuff around here will do that. Here, let’s meet up and I’ll help you go through my books and figure out what you need!
Really? That– that would be perfect! Thank you!
Of course! Do you want to meet at a coffee place?
Oh, uhm, yes, that works. That would be great. Really, thank you.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
nice to meet you max. And, to be fair, I’ve met exactly two Extinctionvatars, and one of them was Eve, so she might be skewing the statistic
-☣️
I'll make sure to be careful then, I suppose. I've been doing some research, and a lot of what I've read seems to focus on the negatives, though the few people I've spoken to seem to be much more positive.
it’s a case of biases. of course we would praise what gives us strength and power. of course mortals would detest what lurks in shadows and feeds on their fear.
-☣️
That makes sense, I guess. This whole– fear system, it's difficult to wrap my head around still. So far, my only information is from old books and, ya know, talking to people when I can.
yeah, like, Smirke’s fourteen isn’t a super accurate system, ESPECIALLY for those who serve the Change
-☣️
I'm starting to realise that myself. Finding new information at this point is getting difficult. How did you learn about all this stuff?
mostly just all of us pooling our knowledge. Kinda helpful that I know an Eyevatar
-☣️
Ah, yes, I imagine that would be useful. They seem to be the ones with the most, er, practical gifts.
I mean, I definitely think that Endvatar have a bit of a leg up in the competition
-☣️
Oh, uhm, yeah. That makes a lot of sense, actually. I mean, it must come in handy sometimes.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
nice to meet you max. And, to be fair, I’ve met exactly two Extinctionvatars, and one of them was Eve, so she might be skewing the statistic
-☣️
I'll make sure to be careful then, I suppose. I've been doing some research, and a lot of what I've read seems to focus on the negatives, though the few people I've spoken to seem to be much more positive.
it’s a case of biases. of course we would praise what gives us strength and power. of course mortals would detest what lurks in shadows and feeds on their fear.
-☣️
That makes sense, I guess. This whole– fear system, it's difficult to wrap my head around still. So far, my only information is from old books and, ya know, talking to people when I can.
yeah, like, Smirke’s fourteen isn’t a super accurate system, ESPECIALLY for those who serve the Change
-☣️
I'm starting to realise that myself. Finding new information at this point is getting difficult. How did you learn about all this stuff?
mostly just all of us pooling our knowledge. Kinda helpful that I know an Eyevatar
-☣️
Ah, yes, I imagine that would be useful. They seem to be the ones with the most, er, practical gifts.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
nice to meet you max. And, to be fair, I’ve met exactly two Extinctionvatars, and one of them was Eve, so she might be skewing the statistic
-☣️
I'll make sure to be careful then, I suppose. I've been doing some research, and a lot of what I've read seems to focus on the negatives, though the few people I've spoken to seem to be much more positive.
it’s a case of biases. of course we would praise what gives us strength and power. of course mortals would detest what lurks in shadows and feeds on their fear.
-☣️
That makes sense, I guess. This whole– fear system, it's difficult to wrap my head around still. So far, my only information is from old books and, ya know, talking to people when I can.
yeah, like, Smirke’s fourteen isn’t a super accurate system, ESPECIALLY for those who serve the Change
-☣️
I'm starting to realise that myself. Finding new information at this point is getting difficult. How did you learn about all this stuff?
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
nice to meet you max. And, to be fair, I’ve met exactly two Extinctionvatars, and one of them was Eve, so she might be skewing the statistic
-☣️
I'll make sure to be careful then, I suppose. I've been doing some research, and a lot of what I've read seems to focus on the negatives, though the few people I've spoken to seem to be much more positive.
it’s a case of biases. of course we would praise what gives us strength and power. of course mortals would detest what lurks in shadows and feeds on their fear.
-☣️
That makes sense, I guess. This whole– fear system, it's difficult to wrap my head around still. So far, my only information is from old books and, ya know, talking to people when I can.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
nice to meet you max. And, to be fair, I’ve met exactly two Extinctionvatars, and one of them was Eve, so she might be skewing the statistic
-☣️
I'll make sure to be careful then, I suppose. I've been doing some research, and a lot of what I've read seems to focus on the negatives, though the few people I've spoken to seem to be much more positive.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
like I said, we’re pretty rare, and the ones I’ve met, half of them weren’t super pleasant. Delphi Sinclair, pleasure to meet you
-☣️
That's... encouraging. So far, most of the encounters I've had with other Avatars have been alright. Guess I've been lucky.
Delphi is a lovely name. I'm Max.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
an avatar. An Extinction avatar specifically. We’re few and far between
-☣️
Oh, uhm, nice to meet you! I've not interacted that much with any Avatars, and I don't think I've met an Extinction Avatar yet.
oh..there a new one?
-☣️
@the-caterers
Er, hello there. New is definitely an accurate way to put it. Honestly, I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.
I heard you’re doing research on Smirke
@architecture-lover-ash
I- yeah, I am. I haven't exactly gotten very far yet. Found a few books, though! They helped, a little. Sort of.
Why do you ask?
I have a bunch of Smirke books! Probably, like, every non-cursed book! If you want to borrow any, you can look at them!
You do? That would be– that would be great, actually! I've been hitting dead-ends, mostly. There aren't really many of his works just... laying around places.
Oh, yeah, totally get it! I’d take you to see one of the remaining ruins, but… it’s dangerous.
...How dangerous? Like, for structural reasons? Or, you know, spooky stuff.
Both! Especially structural reasons, but the spooky stuff doesn’t help!
Well, the spooky stuff doesn't particularly bother me too much, not anymore, at least. It's sort of become... normal, I guess.
How come you know so much about Smirke, anyway?
Between studying architecture and urban exploring as a hobby, I’ve seen and heard a LOT about Smirke!
Don’t let the spooky stuff become too normal.
Might be a little late for that, but it's not something I'm aiming to get too close to. Still, I need to figure out what's going on, one way or another.
For now, this Smirke stuff seems to be my best bet.
What’s going on? Why are you looking into it?
There was an... incident. I still don't really know what happened, but things have been changing, and I want to know why. Most of my research so far just leads to this Smirke guy and this Institute place in London.
Yeah, the supernatural stuff around here will do that. Here, let’s meet up and I’ll help you go through my books and figure out what you need!
Really? That– that would be perfect! Thank you!
I heard you’re doing research on Smirke
@architecture-lover-ash
I- yeah, I am. I haven't exactly gotten very far yet. Found a few books, though! They helped, a little. Sort of.
Why do you ask?
I have a bunch of Smirke books! Probably, like, every non-cursed book! If you want to borrow any, you can look at them!
You do? That would be– that would be great, actually! I've been hitting dead-ends, mostly. There aren't really many of his works just... laying around places.
Oh, yeah, totally get it! I’d take you to see one of the remaining ruins, but… it’s dangerous.
...How dangerous? Like, for structural reasons? Or, you know, spooky stuff.
Both! Especially structural reasons, but the spooky stuff doesn’t help!
Well, the spooky stuff doesn't particularly bother me too much, not anymore, at least. It's sort of become... normal, I guess.
How come you know so much about Smirke, anyway?
Between studying architecture and urban exploring as a hobby, I’ve seen and heard a LOT about Smirke!
Don’t let the spooky stuff become too normal.
Might be a little late for that, but it's not something I'm aiming to get too close to. Still, I need to figure out what's going on, one way or another.
For now, this Smirke stuff seems to be my best bet.
What’s going on? Why are you looking into it?
There was an... incident. I still don't really know what happened, but things have been changing, and I want to know why. Most of my research so far just leads to this Smirke guy and this Institute place in London.
You don't happen to stock books about Robert Smirke, do you? I'm just doing some, er, light research.
- @max-theextinction
Smirke, huh? You'll want to talk to Mal for that. They can show you the back. Or you can make an appointment with the Bookkeeper for more... specialized needs.
I'm uhm, well, I'm not sure if it's quite specialised or not. I'll take anything you've got, really. If you've got anything on his... supernatural research, that would be great.
