No party like an pope party??

[archboxer]

[That... that was a thing for everyone. There should be no celebration for Lif but, well, even if Rhea has a very cynical view of such things it's probably for the best that everyone stays together. Her first stop is the cafeteria, after all nothing better to keep people in one spot than free food. There she bumps into Mira, leaving the snacks to her Rhea ends up writing notes to everyone to come to the cafeteria in a few hours.

Some she hands personally and if she can't find someone she slid it under their door. Rin's she slides into her room regardless.

Fortunately, you won't hear a sermon.]

Comments

[emberserker]

Mope yourself. I intend to get to the bottom of this. That execution was more than just a show. We're seeing him transport people just like he did to get us here in the first place.

[drladysounds]

[Maybe that's a better attitude to have, really, but boy Shelley is not in mood for being gung-ho. In times like these, Anna seems to be someone to look up to, at least]

So...he may have given a little bit too info in that show of his?

[emberserker]

It's like the investigation itself. Everything leaves evidence. Don't you think?

[drladysounds]

That's true. I guess it's a matter of finding those little grains of sand of information.

[Shelley seems to be leaving behind the moping, trying to be more serious]

Want to share your thoughts?

[emberserker]

Tell me. That girl who killed him; how real do you suppose she really was?

[drladysounds]

I don't think she was real. She must have been a convincing look-a-like. Not a clone, something more temporary just to kill him.

[She doesn't know who Sharena is, but...there seemed like there was history between those two]

[emberserker]

If he can replicate teleportation and magical seals with this technology of his, why not replicas? I have a similar spell I use in GRANBELM myself, but my Embers aren't perfect copies of my ARMANOX, and I certainly didn't make them talk, either. How does he do it?

[drladysounds]

Not the same way you do, I'm sure.

[In which case...]

It could be an innate ability, I guess? If some of you can do all these amazing things, maybe he can too. We don't know what kind of skills he has.

[emberserker]

Normally I'd remind you that I haven't found any trace of magic here, but Rin had an alternate theory that I'm starting to think might be valid. That is, that there's no seal on the magic, but on the subjects. Even so, I'm going to assume it's all his machines for now. It's the most probable theory with how he goes on about superior technology.

[drladysounds]

That's...plausible.

[Shelley nods like that make perfect sense to her. Oh, the woes of coming from a world where people don't normally use magic. Still, the part about it possibly being his machines continues being the likeliest theory here]

If there's a seal on the subjects will you be able to do something about that? Anything?

[Because at least it sounds like a smaller seal in many ways than if the entirety of magic was sealed away]

[emberserker]

Not yet, but I'm working on it. Surely he can't be as flawless as he thinks. Especially given how much he's already given us just because he likes to show off his power.

[drladysounds]

He's a cocky boy and that's going to be his downfall.

[Hopefully]

We still need to reach wherever he's at, though. That's a problem to solve too.

[emberserker]

Not an impossible one, surely. He's left hanging threads, after all.