blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (11)
̶W̶R̶A̶T̶H̶I̶O̶N̶ ([personal profile] blackscales) wrote in [community profile] eastbound2022-08-01 11:46 pm

[ un: black prince / ut malum pluvia | audio ]

[ un: black prince | audio ]

[ It's been days since the kraken first appeared and half of them were forced to commandeer ships to escape. Some might have already figured out why the danger seems to be receding, however slowly, and so there really isn't any need for some big announcement. Certainly not a whole-ass debate over what to do with a magical object that summoned this mess and nearly dragged them down to the bottom of the ocean.

Some would disagree, and one such red-eyed prince insisted on hunting down an old man who thought they'd settled this already.

The feed that starts is audio only, but the clear sound of Wrathion's voice is easily recognisable. He appears to be talking to someone else, and although his tone is neutral enough anyone who has spoken to him at length can likely discern the faint note of irritation in his choice of wording.
]

This... artefact is alive, dangerous. The mermaids are drawn to it. The wards on the box I have secured it back inside contain it, to some degree, but not entirely. I would still have preferred it destroyed, but if you are so insistent on keeping it I must strongly recommend people are aware it travels with us. This party now has two mysteriously living body parts. You don't consider that a concern they deserve to be made aware of?

[ The voice that answers is, for those that recognise it, Five. He does not sound in the best of moods. ]

There's nothing to say. I told you already, we don't know what happens if we destroy it. We don’t need to make this any more complicated, so the best option is to keep it hidden until we figure this out. [ A pause and his tone gets sharper. ] Trust me, I've —

[ At this point, Five notices Wrathion is recording him when he starts to hear an echo. There's a muffled "really?" and a long silence when the device shuts off. When it turns back on several minutes later they seem to have reached an agreement, and Five's voice suddenly sounds clearer. ]

[ un: ut malum pluvia | audio ]

You might have noticed that we're all still alive. We called off Vane's mission, the magic tongue he used to unleash the undead armada is sealed away safely, and everything should be fine.

[ There. All the relevant details. Happy, Wrathion? ]

Congratulations, we won. Now can we get the hell out of here?
somebadnews: (121)

[personal profile] somebadnews 2022-08-03 10:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Does she think he asked Wrathion to be there? ]

I didn’t realize that was your specialty.
reparo: (defense against the dark arts)

[personal profile] reparo 2022-08-03 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't realise it was yours.
somebadnews: (38)

[personal profile] somebadnews 2022-08-03 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
I improvised. If I hadn’t, the tongue would have been destroyed and we could all be at the bottom of the ocean right now.
reparo: (care of magical creatures)

[personal profile] reparo 2022-08-03 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Improvising is my speciality. [She colour-codes her notes and plans out weeks in advance.]

But it's done now, I suppose. I'm just saying, you have a variety of capable people around who can help you with these things, rather than weaseling your way into places on your own.
somebadnews: (78)

[personal profile] somebadnews 2022-08-04 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Weaseling... ]

I'm sorry you're having to miss out on this overwhelming display of gratitude. There wasn't time to make a call.
reparo: (accio)

[personal profile] reparo 2022-08-07 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't let people take it out to experiment on it while we're at sea, alright? I'm fairly sure we're meant to not show our hand and let anyone of the Captains know we have this.
somebadnews: (282)

[personal profile] somebadnews 2022-08-07 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If he was inclined to before, he's too salty to cooperate with any of them now. Goes to show how quickly they'll turn on him. ]

I'm not planning to. I don't know why it was so important to risk telling everyone in the first place.