un : dappled pearls of the parted seas (voice)

[beitangmoran]

[Maybe Five thought Moran was joking when he said he would make an announcement. Turns out, he was not.]

Greetings, fellow travelers.

Now that we are once more on solid ground, I have no doubt our days will be very busy, but as it is, we still have matters to discuss pertaining to our previous trip.

The artefact that was used to call out the giant sea monster, a human tongue which has been ascertained to still be 'alive' in spite of being separated from the rest of its body, is presently under the guard of Master Five.

[See how he didn't say you stole it and tried to hide it, Five? That's his one concession to your pride.]

It is the second such artefact we are now carrying, following the heart that is in Master Kaneki's possession as well. And so far we cannot ascertain their origin, or if they might belong to the same individual or not. And given their power, the question comes to us of what to do with them.

There have been some in favor of destroying them, others wanting to study them. both are, at present, warded, but there is no telling that we might be able to keep containing them for any length of time, and we have all seen what happens when they are not contained.

Their relation to the mirrors, and the undead, is also still nebulous. I think we found out there was at least one mirror on one of the ships, but has someone found out if it was used and what for?

Lady Emilia also judiciously mentioned that they seem to have the ability to excite beasts, which was also a power the Beastmaster possessed, and the Beastmaster was the first we learned of the original and most powerful undead possible being made with mirrors.

I do not believe the fate of those objects should be decided by one alone, given that they can affect us all, and those around us. So what do you think we should do with them?

Comments

un: protector izumi | audio;

[fushichou]

...I'm sorry, we're just carting around what?

audio

[beitangmoran]

Did you not catch the prior transmission where this was discussed? Then again, master Five was very eager not to discuss it.

[fushichou]

I've been kinda distracted by, you know, all the other crazy shit goin' down around us.

un: ut malum pluvia | audio

[somebadnews]

[ Five should have seen this coming. They could have talked about this privately, later, when everyone had already forgotten about it. But Moran seems determined to cause trouble for him. ]

Do I get a vote?

@samsa

[enucleation]

I'm keeping the heart. [ there is nothing for others to decide ]

Are we certain the tongue is human? [ the heart looked human, but it's very much not so ]

un: absterge

[downswing]

War spoils cannot be stolen.



( ...the must grudging of admissions. )

[Video; UN: heavenly four seasons]

[eternallywandering]

Whether you hear me or listen to me or not, I will be frank.

Get rid of them. If you don't know who made them or what they can do, you're just asking for trouble.

[Zishu doesn't mess with mysterious artifacts.]

[beitangmoran]

Understandable. but now that you are apprised of the situation, any opinions?

audio

[beitangmoran]

Why would you not?

[beitangmoran]

If I may ask, what exactly was explained to you about the organ and why it was necessary to keep it?

The people that have examined the tongue are saying it is human. It might be good for more people to see it so we can make certain.

[beitangmoran]

And you will noticed I have not advocated for that, Master Lan. Nevertheless, those are dangerous artefacts.

[beitangmoran]

Honestly, I would be inclined to agree. And so is one of the people who retrieved it. So far, I cannot see any good reason not to.

Master Five seems staunchly opposed, and I would love to hear his reasoning on it given what happened the last time he was in the possession of such a thing.

[eternallywandering]

I await his reasoning as well, but I can imagine several possibilities.

His curiosity outweighs his fear or he has more knowledge about the artifacts than he is letting on.

[Rash people exist. Suspicious, secretive people do too.]

[downswing]

Your qualm is not without merit.

[beitangmoran]

He was very intent on concealing the fact that he had kept it, which I do not think is vey conducive to trust.

However, I do not believe magic is his area of expertise.

[eternallywandering]

Then what is his area of expertise? [Nope, not getting good vibes.]

[beitangmoran]

I am glad you think so as well.

Now for what purpose would we keep the thing? Summon another giant monster? For what benefit? And does it only work at sea? So many questions abound.

[beitangmoran]

You might want to ask him that, if you can get a straight answer out of him.

While he does have powers many would be consider magic, I do not believe he likes calling them that.

[eternallywandering]

Perhaps I will. [He gives a slight bow of gratitude.]

Someone secretive possessing an unknown artifact does not give me peace.

[downswing]

Perhaps why the artefact was retained.

[beitangmoran]

But we cannot answer those questions unless the artefacts can be examined.

Can we find a way to persuade Master Five to let us do that?

[beitangmoran]

Neither I, and especially not given our situation. the sharing of knowledge is vital o our survival.

[eternallywandering]

I will see what I can find out. Should I come across anything particularly worrisome, I will let you know.

un: Black Prince | audio

[blackscales]

I was persuaded that, in the past, destruction of artefacts has proven unwise.

[ A delicate, coded reply -- he's not really sure how many people know about that whole incident. He certainly wasn't aware. Perhaps everyone but him already was? That would be maddening! ]

I'm not certain if that applies to ours, but I do certainly dislike carrying around items that may have unforeseen effects while on our person.

[somebadnews]

And if it goes against the majority, what are you going to do? Force me to concede?