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broken_time ([info]broken_time) wrote in [info]exiles,
@ 2011-08-31 11:44:00


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Entry tags:"women are venus - men are pigs", black knight, crusader, dorrek, gwenny, iron widow, molly hayes

Ladies Night
The Tallus was, predictably but unfortunately, very literal - they got to stay for the funeral. The second the last Exile leaves the doors of the small reception afterwards, they all disappear from Xavier's, and appear in a lush, green wilderness. For those who are used to modern worlds, the air smells cleaner than they have ever encountered, any hint of pollution and the like replaced with the press of vast wilderness.

Once a couple of them take to the air, the first sign of civilization is an impressive one - visible even from a vast distance away, if, perhaps, not the kind of impressive they're used to. Roman columns, polished marble, high stone walls, two palace-like structures, and an arena that would dwarf any modern football stadium can be picked out over the great distance. While smoke rises in places, its wood smoke, no sign of true industrialization present - but the sheer size of the palaces and the stadium make the time hard to discern, as such structures would have been impossible to build in Roman times with the architectural techniques they had, and a city that size would be impossible to sustain without some sort of advanced water supply gathering and waste disposal. Cities just didn't grow in the ancient world, and this place would be comperable in sprawl to many American east coast cities.

There are two other things obvious fairly quickly. First, Dane can feel it right away: Sersi is here... in that city.. Second, as usual, Kev has already been replaced. And due to that replacement, Sarah doesn't mention what the Tallus says right away. She just turns and... stares.



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[info]iron_widow
2011-09-02 07:46 pm UTC (link)
"We can't walk in there blind, Dane. We don't know what to expect. If we've learned anything being on this team, it's that each world is different and we need to be careful."

She looked at Sarah. "I can do quick recon and get a better idea of what we're going to be walking into."

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[info]rogue_star
2011-09-02 08:03 pm UTC (link)
Sarah leans on Molly a little more. "Ok, but be careful. Anyone flying would stand out here, judging by the apparent tech level... and I... won't be much help for a while. I'm not sure what all is broken or fractured yet... don't think there's anything bleeding internally... but still. So we need to take this one carefully.

Oh, and for what its worth, if anyone has any ideas what it might mean...

The Tallus is saying 'Don't tell the Spartans, sound the horn of battle.'" She shrugs her better shoulder. No clue.

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[info]iron_widow
2011-09-03 12:53 am UTC (link)
"I know how not to be seen," Natasha said and then took off.

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[info]steelandsorcery
2011-09-05 01:58 am UTC (link)
"I will wait a little longer. But when I find Sersi, I am going to her." Dane says simply.

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[info]rogue_star
2011-09-05 02:00 am UTC (link)
"And we wouldn't ask otherwise. If she is your Sersi, or needs help, we'll help her. I'm just... concerned about our mission and the Tallus' message. Sersi was associated with the Greek gods, right?"

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[info]steelandsorcery
2011-09-05 02:13 am UTC (link)
"You could say that. She went to many of them, on my world, for aid against the Daemons, but they refused to help us in any manner, saying that humanity needed to learn to stand on its own.

Only the Eternals dared to help us, so we allied with them. The gods have done nothing for me that I cannot do for myself." he says.

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[info]rogue_star
2011-09-05 02:15 am UTC (link)
Sarah nods. "I'm wondering if 'don't tell the Spartans', means we need to be careful with her here? Maybe she's in trouble, or being watched, or something. Or a different Sersi. I have no idea about the other part, but that part seems like a reasonable warning about things Greek and Roman to me."

She hates to say that in front of Dane - but she's trying to give everyone a chance to speak about the options, and sometimes, their worlds and faces they think they know aren't pleasant in some places.

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[info]princessbruiser
2011-09-05 02:24 am UTC (link)
And Molly will just support Sarah. She's not sure how to act in this situation, being new to the team, so she'll just follow her girlfriend's lead.

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[info]a_pal
2011-09-05 03:38 am UTC (link)
Gwenny is impressed that Mr. Whitman has his very own wife detector. She tries to think of somethign helpful to say.

She can't think of anything.

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[info]notallhunkydory
2011-09-07 02:18 am UTC (link)
Dory crosses his arms and leans against one of the trees. He could certainly sympathize with Dane's desire to go and find his wife; but considering how the last universe had been almost-but-not-quite right for Kev and how that had turned out, he just wishes that Dane would be a little more patient.

"So the Tallus is pretty much cryptic and unhelpful all the time," he mutters to himself unhappily. He raises his voice so that the others can hear him. "The Spartans were known for fighting, right? Seems like they'd figure it out pretty quick once the horn is sounded. So...there's a fight we need to kick off, but we shouldn't give the people who can best deal with it any warning?"

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