[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!]

Comments

Written

[elevatoravatar]

"The one created by a soul to keep the titans from devouring all of mankind. The one I long to free from the sea of the soul. Are you familiar with it?"

Written

[reviling]

[...created by a soul. No one really knew or remembered how the walls came into being, after all, to the extent that there were those who worshiped them as goddesses, divinely gifted unto humanity to save it from eradication. But this person was speaking of a single wall, not three.]

You could say that.

Where do the titans come from?

Written

[elevatoravatar]

"The titans are older than I am, older than the gods. I know not where they come from, but I know humanity is tied to Nyx, and that is the problem. My quest was to find a way to seal the power of Erebus so the soul guarding Nyx could be free, but humanity is so confusing I know not if it is even possible now. That being said I am a simple fool and it is a long path into the world."

Written

[reviling]

[the words on the page are starting to make less and less sense, and as a result Levi doubts more and more that any of this information could truly be helpful to the titans that he's fought in the past. Especially given...recent insights.

There's a long pause before he replies.]

Are you human?

Written

[elevatoravatar]

"No. I am Elizabeth, formerly one who presided over power in the velvet room, currently the next fool to undertake an ordeal of Philemon."

Re: Written

[reviling]

[none of that sounds familiar. Even so, more questions keep coming up, and all information could prove valuable at some point later.]

Are you really a fool or do you just find it amusing to call yourself one?

[in his experience, most people who are actually fools don't even know it.]

Written

[elevatoravatar]

"That is my card. The one of the wild card, the one of those who can wear multiple persona. A Magician, or a Priestess, the Devil, and Tower, even the Star or Sun can only wear what they are, but a Fool has not yet been shaped by those masks, so they may wear whatever they need."

[reviling]

[....yeah he's lost. Mentally he reviews what he's learned: some kind of non-human entity that fights titans, but not the same kind of titans he's familiar with, and something about cards of magicians and devils and other things. Still, there may yet be something useful in this later on.

He replies back with a simple:]

Don't follow.

[elevatoravatar]

"No, very few do. Such things can be shown, but rarely does one understand before then."

[reviling]

[...hm.]

Will you show me?

[elevatoravatar]

"While I am not opposed to such displays, understand that they are not aimed at you and there is nothing to fear."

[reviling]

[ominous. but it's not like he's unused to fear.]

Understood.

[elevatoravatar]

"I shall be at the practice hall then."

action;

[reviling]

[with some research, he determines that 'practice hall' likely means the battle dome. It takes some time, but eventually he shows up, eyes scanning the terrain and facility itself. It's unlike anything he's ever seen before, like many things in this world so far.

Levi keeps his cloak on, wings hidden, replaced by the winged crest on his back.]

Oi. You in here?

action;

[elevatoravatar]

The woman in the blue dress and funny hat looks over and smiles in an almost creepy way.

"Are you the one who wished to see how the masks a fool wears can vary?"

perma-action;

[reviling]

[he gives her a cursory glance, taking in her appearance. The smile definitely gives him the creeps, but he says nothing about it yet.]

Yeah, that's me.

[elevatoravatar]

She nods and turns, looking to a target dummy as she pulls a card out out of seemingly nowhere. As it bursts into blue flame as Thanatos ( http://hqdesktop.net/wallpapers/l/1280x1024/43/arena_bosslogic_thanatos_elizabeth_persona_3_4_1280x1024_42345.jpg for reference) appears behind her and charges the dummy, tearing into it as if it were part meal and part prey and oozing with feelings of dread.

[reviling]

[his eyes widening are the only indication of his reaction. The thing that emerged was as big as some titans, larger than many others, but was still unlike anything he'd ever seen. He forces down a shiver, and isn't entirely successful.

Levi waits until the noise dies down some.]

...so these masks are your weapons.

[elevatoravatar]

As the dummy is destroyed the beast vanishes and Elizabeth turns, "Yes. And a fool can wear many, while others may only wear one. Such is the will of the cards."

[reviling]

Oh? Why do you get to be so lucky to wear more than one?

[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."