synflux | [OPEN] New Year Roombas

WHO: Taryon and everyone
WHAT: Working on enchantments and programming his pet roombas
WHERE: Main Base Common Area
WHEN: Backdated to December 28th-30th
WARNINGS: None for now

[One month in this new world, and Taryon has already a few projects on his list. First are a few requests for enchanted equipment, then there are the modifications he wants to make on the four roombas he requested. One is enough to clean his room, sure, but they're more than cleaning drones. They're his friends. And they have the capability of doing more than that. Taryon has big dreams for these small automatons: they could become an early alert system, they could be given the ability to search for something specific in his room, they could be programmed to connect with his implant commands.

But first, Taryon must become an expert in programming robots.

He has claimed of the couches in the common area by covering it with papers filled with scribbled runes and notes. Some of the rough drawings are of gauntlets while others are of amulets and boots, while some are of the inner workings of roombas. Taryon, wearing a new thin shirt and vest he bought at a store, is reading through a manual for the roomba as he holds one on his lap - three wander around the floor with small radio speakers attached to their tops. His headset is connected to an international Christmas music playlist, all novelty songs to him, and the music comes out from all corners of the room as the roombas roam and bump into each other.

As teammates and fellow Outsiders pass by, Taryon looks up from his investigation and offers a smile.] Mind your step. Kalimac and Razanur have a habit of getting underfoot.

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[ Wriothesley did not think he could get more surprised than he already was but here he is, eyebrows lifting more off his face at this revelation that there are multiple planes of existence beyond just the current.

Man, there really is so much more to the world than what little he's experienced, huh? He'd always known that, but in the face of all this new information, he's starting to realize just how small and insignificant he is in the great scheme of things.

But hold on a minute— ]

Hell? You mean the place everyone talks about is really real?

Yeah, you have to have some way to travel between planes to get there, but that's where devil's reside. [Not everyone meets one in their lifetime, but the stories of corrupted souls and beings that thrive on enslaving said souls are out there. Taryon leans over to smile jokingly. ] It's not a great place to be, if you ever had any doubts.

[Funny that hell exists in other worlds. Has it been so long since anybody signed a contract with a devil that Wriothesley thinks its all just folk tales?]

But from the sound of it, your world doesn't have recent history with that place.

[ Recent history? More like has there been any history with hell? He can't say he's a well-learned historian by any means, but he's done his due diligence and read what books have crossed his path, and he's pretty sure he's never encountered anything about hell as more than just a concept. ]

I'm not sure we've ever had any type of history at all with the place. [ But instead of sounding fearful or worried, he just sounds interested. ] Is it really as bad as all the stories say it is?

[ Taryon did say 'not great' but that could mean any host of things. ]

But you are still aware about it? [It's strange - it's one thing if he doesn't see many stories in Neo Tokyo about the fey because they don't exist here. But to have stories about Hell without a history?]

Whatever they say about it, it's way grosser. Did you know that the second circle of Hell has a huge tower that never leaves your field of vision solely dedicated to torturing corrupted souls until they become subservient minor devils?

Yeah. That bad.

[ His face twists a bit at that description because…yeah, that does sound pretty bad. ]

Remind me never to visit even if I get the chance.

[ He might like to travel and see new places, but there are some places that are better left untouched. Time for a slight topic chance to something better (hopefully). ]

What was your favorite place to be?

Hopefully you’ll never have a reason to go there.

[He shakes his head. Horrible memories were made there, but he bonded with Vox Machina thanks to closely working together to reach their target and make a harrowing escape. In exchange for a much-needed shakeup forcing him to reevaluate his priorities, he had to suffer.]<\small>

I like anyplace in the world. I was pretty much confined to the family estate or vacation homes when I was growing up, and seeing what else is out there…it’s the best. But my second house is in Whitestone, where two of my friends live. I have a lot of good memories there.

[ On the subject of being able to go out and see the world they can both agree, and Wriothesley nods in support. ]

It really is, isn't it?

[ Not that he's been able to travel much himself, first lacking the funds and ability to do so and then lacking the time. Even if the Fortress had settled into a state where it no longer needed his 24/7 supervision, there's no way he could leave for more than a day or two at a time.

But hey, since they're both somewhat free now— ]

Why don't we go exploring here sometime? It's not like they keep us busy all the time, and maybe you'll get some cool ideas from seeing new places and talking to new people.

I've seen a lot of stores in the downtown area. I think some window shopping will do both of us good. [He calls the roombas over, and they gather at his feet, bumping into each other in anticipation.] Maybe we'll even find some old-fashioned books for the library. There has to be more somewhere.

[The library is perfect, but Taryon misses holding a physical object in his hands. If he could ask LILITH to bring things from home, his book collection would be one of the first requests he'd make.]

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