the veil is thin . . .

[thespaceopera]

[ On the night of the 16th, the feeling of tension and horrid anticipation comes to a head. Everything stops when the sun goes down-- even the ever-present music in the hoppingest part of the city center. One by one, everyone turns their eyes to the skies. The young and old alike pour out of their houses, some in bare feet, and they point to the velvety blanket of stars.

It takes a second to find it, especially if one is unaccustomed to the starscape. But even a casual observer can see it.

A brightly-shining star, larger than the others, and growing larger.

An announcement cuts across all communication channels that encourages people to evacuate to the space station, but it’s clear that these are just people and they’ll need some help. Supplies, equipment, organization, there’s something for everyone to do.

Civilization is disrupted by a panicked stampede of people vying for limited seats aboard spacefaring craft. Within hours, there will be crushed glass, looting, and chaos.

The clock is ticking. Will you help? Or would you rather watch the dying gasps of a Singing Planet from a safe distance? ]

[OOC: Please see this post for plot details. Phase two has begun! Feel free to use this post as a reaction post, mingle, etc. or make your own!]

Comments

[monolike]

Ah- thanks... [For the potion. He knows Noctis didn't mean it like that, but Sorey automatically recoils from the association with the title of a god. That's definitely not a line of thinking he wants to indulge, not even speculatively.]

It's thanks to the pacts we have. And to Edna. [Sorey lifts a fist, one of the huge gauntlets coming up to hover just outside their arm before dismissing it.] Edna, this is Prince Noctis. He's a friend.

[brothersboots]

[It's Edna's turn to watch Sorey. And they've been healing and breaking up fights and rescuing these stupid people for hours. She's realized that complaining is pointless. Sorey isn't going to stop until everything's done.

So, they watch him and try to get him to rest when they can and rest while they can.

It's second nature to be armatized with him once more and she mentally preens before shrugging.]

Is he the one who had the wedding? [She might not have attended, but she pays attention.] Pretty sure the bride was on the Blameless for a while. She could see me, at least.

[Which says a lot.]

FIXED

[starless_sky]

_{[They are people just like anyone else and if it was his planet going up in smoke he'd want the help of anyone who was nearby. Anybody who could get his people to safety... so it's nothing to Noctis to stop and do what needs to be done. Ignis might call it a 'royal duty' even though these aren't his people. ]}

Ah yeah... Luna was captain of the Blameless for a short while until she came to the First Breath to be with the rest of us. We're from the same world... _{[He answers without thinking about the voice he's hearing. Wait... that wasn't Sorey!]}

You sound like a girl, what the heck? _{[He isn't just tired is he? He's hearing things now? But... But....]}

Is that related to you looking different? Did I finally snap?

[monolike]

No, that was Edna. We're- [Maybe an explanation on armatization should come later, when there's more time.] She's helping me, [he finishes lamely, instead.] I'm more curious about that thing you used, the bottle. It feels like all our energy is back, right Edna?

[brothersboots]

Kinda like a gel, but it didn't taste fruity.

[Not that Edna is complaining. Armatizing is hard work.]

Are we just going to stand here, gaping at each other? Don't we have things to do?