un: nami (video)

[cartographie]

[ Instead of pointing the pendant at herself, Nami aims it so that the top of the table she's sitting at is what's in the frame instead. ]

This is a book I took from the chained god's room. [ She begins as she opens the book and starts leafing through the pages, making sure she lingers on each so the people watching on the other end of whatever this not den den mushi based network can get a good look at the contents while she thumbs through ]

There's a lot in here, and, weirdly, some of it looks like it was written recently. From what I've read, it sounds like the men of Ephes turned on the god and chained him up. One historian in here, Gallia Salusa, mentions that because the god didn't have a physical form to start with, the men waited until the timing was on their side, and this god - put himself together, or whatever it did, gaining a form - they think just from slowly accumulating power - so could be chained in the first place. [ She's seen that thing, it's gross. ]

The book also talks about how that worm god thing isn't the only being like this around, but like the chained god before whatever happened to him, happened - they don't have a physical form, and want one

[ Nami shuts the book finally turning the communicator around on herself so she's visible, along with the interior of the rundown windmill she and her crew have posted up in. There might even be one or two straw hats or perhaps an errant clown pirate milling around in the background, who knows? ]

Oh, and, that whale fishman told me about how the borders of Ephes - both land and sea - are much bigger than the space this place is occupying, but after the chained god was captured the dark water's been encroaching from many sides - something that's obvious to the farmers and the fishermen but not as much to everybody else.

[ She sits back in her seat, shrugging plaintively at whoever's on the other end of this not-a-snail, tempted to just end the message there before she remembers herself– ]

I'm Nami, by the way. If you want to meet up, take a look at the book, and tell me more about what's going on here, that's fine with me. I've got a crew to get back to the East Blue and any information is useful at this point.


[ ooc: a link to the initial comment with this info about the book, since Nami is slowly paging through it for the network, feel free to use the info in the comment if you want to let your character clock a snippet or two as she goes or something.

and threadjack away, ]

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audio

[downswing]

( More importantly: )

You escaped the taverns without... retaliatory harm?

( Definitely not for cheating. )

audio too so he can't see her roll her eyes

[cartographie]

[ Not this dweeb again. How many times is she going to have to tell him... ]

For what? We didn't do anything worth retaliation

nami y u gotta be so rude

[downswing]

Fish... have peculiar boundaries.

[cartographie]

You don't know the half of it.

un: ut malum pluvia | audio

[somebadnews]

[ Five has been losing his mind since he found out the apocalypse cult might not be preaching nonsense, so of course he's trying to read the book as she talks over it. Apparently it's not just Matthias' influence that triggered what's happening here. ]

Did the water give it power? [ Rhetorical question. He's mostly thinking out loud here. ] You saw it?

[cartographie]

No idea, so far all I can tell is that dark water isn't doing anything good. What else do you know about it? [ A beat pause, while she grimaces at his last question. ] The god thing? Yeah. I saw it. [ Just thinking about it, and what she had to do to make it there turns her stomach. ] It was gross.

[somebadnews]

It's followed us everywhere we've gone. It's stopped volcanoes from erupting, made copies of ourselves, and apparently... it created the undead. [ The jury is still out where it originated from, but he's convinced it's near the source of all their problems. ]

I didn't know it was taking visitors. [ Unfortunately, she just opened herself up to twenty questions. ] Anything more specific? How well was it chained?

[cartographie]

Great, awesome, nice if anybody I've talked to before this led with that. [ The problem was already fucking huge, and now this? The dark water's not some new creepy thing to this new creepy place? ]

Had to do some talking to get through. [ And that's all she's going to say about the process. ] It didn't look human, it didn't look like anything, exactly. Maybe a worm, but only because it was too solid-looking for the word blob to fit.

Sorry, not up to snuff on the chaining gods standards. Well enough? It didn't look like it could get out.

audio | un: yiling laozu

[weifinder]

Then it's another power that seeks to create form... and managed, after a time. Only the one brought by the dark waters is linked to death seeking form, versus destruction seeking the same.

Huh. Wonder if it came from the other side of a mirror, much longer ago.

[cartographie]

It doesn't sound like it's just destruction and death seeking the same though. The book mentions that these formless powers all covet having a form.

A mirror? Excuse me?

[weifinder]

Does it mention where they're from?

Yes, yes, the dark waters, death that wants to live and all, whatever force you wish to call it, it was invited in from the other side of a mirror. Some sort of ancient magic. Also a theme, ah? We keep running into dangerously magical mirrors that don't cease until they're broken.

video — un: starburst.

[valeas]

( hello, card shark.

she remembers you. )

I would like to take a look. See if there is something else I can sense within its pages.

[cartographie]

[ Hello cool customer. Nami remembers Emilia very well indeed. ]

Any time. My crew and I are staying in the old windmill by the docks, though uh– [ How to put a fine point on it, while still being nice enough that one of the guys doesn't overhear and come complaining. ]

Just be prepared, they all have strong personalities. [ Sorry about Sanji in advance pretty lady. ]

[valeas]

[ Her eyebrows lift in mild amusement. ]

Not to worry. I can handle strong.

[ She can be a handful herself. Her husband once likened her to a cataclysm, and though he'd meant it as a compliment of sorts at the time, he is also known for being fond of what others might find terrifying. ]

Is now a good time?

audio; un: a tentacute observation

[companionsgrasp]

They don't have a physical form and want one...

[He repeated her words with a soft, sympathetic tone.]

That's fair. Have any of them... does it mention if any of them were ever...good? Deserved a chance to gain that form and not be feared for it?

[cartographie]

It says some are divine, and some are destructive, but it doesn't go into more detail. Why? Were you hoping we'd find an ally out there or something?

[companionsgrasp]

W-well, I mean... it wouldn't hurt.

[But that hadn't been what he meant. It wasn't what he was interested in.]

I was just curious. Hm. I wonder what it means by 'divine' as well. If used in opposition of 'destruction' it could be a good thing.

un: witchful thinking ☾ audio

[nochnaya]

You entered the Chained God's room and stole from it?

[ She sounds incredulous. Maybe even impressed? ]

[cartographie]

Just the book. It didn't have anything else to take.

[ Frankly, it's a win that she managed to stop herself from trying to kick it after everything was said and done. ]

[nochnaya]

Ah. So you would've stolen more if you could have. From a god.

[ Now she just sounds amused. ]

un: headless ragdoll | audio

[matermali]

[ A woman's voice with a soft rasp drifts through. ]

I would appreciate the opportunity to see this book, if you are not overly troubled by one more visitor.

[cartographie]

[ That's....one hell of a network handle you got there stranger. ]

Not at all. Especially not if the visitor has a clue and doesn't mind a few questions.

[matermali]

[ Isn't it? And she's just waiting for it to become a prophecy fulfilled at this point, if one can't tell from how she exudes energy and joy with every drag of her words. ]

I doubt I've anything to share that others haven't already offered you, but I shall endeavor not to disappoint. When would you be willing to meet?

text; un: rrrzrr

[serio]

Surprised you're not even charging a modest sum for anyone wanting to take a look at that book. Gonna steal from them when they come over?

[cartographie]

Getting paid in information is just as good, given the situation.

Nice username Zoro.