[Luceti] [1st • Written] (backdated to the 12th ok)

[reviling]

[part 1 - arrival]

[ in the world he comes from, knowledge of what exists beyond the three walls that both confine and protect humanity is limited, even forbidden. Though he's ventured beyond the outermost wall - something that only the Survey Corps is capable of doing, and always with sacrifices - Levi knows humanity has only seen an immeasurable fraction of what it once had. He cannot begin to fathom what the rest of the world could be like outside of their short ventures beyond the walls.

So when he awakens in this place, it doesn't occur to him that it could be a different world entirely.

Although the wings are unsettling. Those are new. And itchy as hell. ]

The fuck...


[ in a world where people can transform into titans taller than the monstrous walls that keep them caged, the sudden appearance of wings somehow doesn't seem that terribly far fetched, even if he has no idea how or why, or - more importantly - whom.]


[Part 2 - recon: Written/Action]

[ It's been several hours now, and all of the information he's gathered so far is confusing at best and disturbing at worst. Knowledge of the outside world had been limited, but knowledge of other worlds? Unheard of. He's still trying to wrap is head around it.

After checking for the gear (nowhere to be found, much to his irritation, and thankfully he hadn't had to go far for his uniform), he finds a bench and takes out the journal-like device and studies it thoughtfully. The technology is foreign, and somehow it seems exceedingly fragile - though there is a space to write, and that's all he needs at the moment to help organize his thoughts.

So the following appears, in meticulous, elegant penmanship that he'd only learned a few years ago:]

• No reports or knowledge so far of Titans among general populace
  
• No walls - a 'dome' keeps people in by someone/something called the 'Malnosso'
  
• Inhabitants appear to be from diverse locations
  
• Human experiments...need more information about these damn wings
  
• Captors supposedly provide unlimited food, clothing, shelter. Pretty fucking convenient way to keep people placated.
  
• Currently no 3DMG found; other weapons readily available
  
• Technology much more advanced than anything found within the walls ("Electricity?")
  
• Rumors of a war with a group called the 'Third Party' that seeks to exterminate all living within the dome - motivation unknown
  
• ...animals can talk...fucking creepy; might be useful
  
• Require more information about location, threats, etc. Where the fuck am I and how do I get home.
  

[ooc: intro for Levi! Feel free to respond via journal (he's unfamiliar with technology so expect a WTF reaction for the first few replies), or find him wandering around town.
ALSO: Threads with the AOT cast will very likely contain spoilers for events that happen in the manga after the anime!]

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[elevatoravatar]

"Why are you born with black hair? Why does the sun rise? What causes the sun to bring joy to one and fear to another? Were I to be able to answer any of these questions I perhaps would be far wiser but alas I can not."

She shakes her head and shrugs, "The world is never a fair place, we simply play the hand dealt. That being said, most fools are given ordeals those of other arcana can simply ignore."

[reviling]

I get it.

[so far as it isn't something she's able to control, and there doesn't appear to be any particular reason for it. Like the existence of the titans.]

I'm guessing that includes hunting down the titans you're after.

[elevatoravatar]

"That is what I left to do originally. To destroy the titans that hunger for humanity's souls. However given how the two are tied together, I am somewhat at a loss for how to do so."

[reviling]

[his brow furrows even more deeply at that disturbing piece of news.]

You mean the souls of humans are tied to the titans?

[elevatoravatar]

"Death and Despair are other names for Nyx and Erebus. One brings death, the other feeds off of despair. Someone awoke Nyx, and that is why the wall was needed, then Erebus was awoken and pounds at the wall constantly."

[reviling]

Death and despair are part of life. You won't win if your goal is to eradicate them both.

[elevatoravatar]

"That is not entirely true. If humanity were to be eliminated, the titans that feed off them would wither and die. Still, that is not an option that I find appealing. It is too much like Nyarlahotep's plans."

She shakes her head and sighs, "This is the ordeal of the fool. To find the answer that brings balance. Despair feeds Erebus, who will destroy the wall and awaken Nyx. Erebus can be slain for a bit, but there is so much despair it rapidly recovers. The puzzle is finding ways to balance things so that the titans slumber, since they can not as you put it be killed so easily."

[reviling]

How generous of you.

[his tone is incredibly dry, almost belligerent. Much of what she says now sounds more like a metaphor than anything that actually happens on any kind of physical level, as far as he's concerned. That doesn't mean it isn't worth listening to, however. Yet he's beginning to get frustrated.]

So it's your job to balance out the despair of humanity, is that it?

[elevatoravatar]

"No, that is humanity's job. It is my job to find the human who's job it is."

[reviling]

You put balancing the despair of all of humanity on one person?

Feel sorry for that poor bastard.

[elevatoravatar]

"Perhaps that is why we are fools."

[reviling]

Guess so.

[he looks around the room that they're in, the space she's created. This could be useful for training when his gear arrives.]

What else can this place do?

[elevatoravatar]

"Some use this place to conjure beasts to train against. Other familiar settings. Others still just to practice how they would wage war."

[reviling]

Can you show me how it works?

Sorry about the delay, I did something dumb and was hard pressed for access

[elevatoravatar]

"I believe so. That being said I only have crafted the titan Erebus with but a fraction of its power here. Perhaps the machines are not used to such demands. Still..."

With that she'll go on pointing out what she's learned. Despite Elizabeth's oddness, she seems rather good at explanations of things that can be put into a formula and the creation of encounters here seems to fall under that.