...This is going to be very much the same thought process, wherein he is wondering if they are to leave the kid behind or not. He can't carry the child himself because he is a twink, after all. ]
A being that can be created by an alchemical process. Though I doubt it's the very same, it does remind me of something I have heard from Frankenstein.
[ He looks to see if anything is notable about the child's hands. ]
[ the child will be looking at nothing...just, perhaps, the door with the note. not that it could be easily seen at their angle but that would be where the child would be staring.... well, that, and the orb.
and as anaxa checks the child's hands, he'll notice that they will be soft and smooth which is all fine, sure. however, their hands will be as soft and smooth as a newborn's hand. barely exposed to the harshness of the world and far softer than any child their apparent age would be. ]
Aye. I've seen it once before, where I'm from. A vessel for another's soul.
[He wonders if this is how Varshahn might act when not in use, if that were the case.
Anyway: You would make miette ponder the orb again... well unless there is something different about the orb at this angle then he turns away from the orb, I am sorry orb, it wasn't meant to be. Instead, he's checking how many sidepaths are sill around the main room. Besides plagues'r'us from the first peek, anyway.]
[ i would make miette ponder the orb again, but there's nothing obviously different about the orb from this angle but if he really does want to ponder the orb then he'll notice that there are yellow stars engraved on the orb that have a shimmer to them. but probably a good thing that he'll look away4 from the orb to look at their surroundings.
though not that it sort of helps as the church sort of appears to be a series of halls and side paths available to them. some filled with more soldiers from earlier and others seemingly empty. ]
[Does the shimmer look similar to a certain other shimmering around town?
If Anaxa is content with holding the baby's hands for a moment, Thancred will take the chance to do a perimeter sweep and get a closer look of at least the doorways still available to them. Are all the rooms the same as the first? Do they repeat on themselves, and does the starry pattern from the ceiling extend to any of them?]
[ the shimmer does look like the shimmer that he has seen around in the [ setting ], especially within the inkiness that had been coughed up by yuki and giyuu before they were taken.
and the rooms are all different and do not repeat, but they all do contain that starry pattern that will stretch throughout each way. though with each further hallway and room, it will expand the reaches of the solar system to the entire galaxy and perhaps even beyond that. hard to say from this angle alone. ]
[ Soft baby hands. He is perturbed, touching them for a second, while Thancred is looking around, and then after that he snaps back to attention. He just can get like that when he's focused - when Thancred comes back after his perimeter sweep, or close enough, he will continue talking... ]
...He discussed a new life he had a hand in creating.
[ So, maybe it's still tangibly related. Though he is not going to assume that this is strictly so; merely the concepts of a sort, judging by what those mumbles had uttered.
Anaxagoras wonders about something considering where the child appears to be looking. But first, he will answer in the most simplest way he can manage. ]
Though, there were problems.
Anything it came into contact with, it melted. As such their body was toxic, from what I understood because their heart made from a volatile, potentially even more dangerous substance. Refined, it is a blue gem known as "Horologium".
Regardless, ultimately, the outline regarding the appearance of the child was already in place from another alchemist, based upon the child of said alchemist, and Frankenstein used that, the notes, and the volatile substance to essentially complete it.
It was a very complex and involved situation, as far as I was concerned. I wouldn't presume this is exactly that what we're dealing with, but the concepts are very much closely related. Especially what I had heard before, with those voices.
[ Slowly, he raises his hand to shield the child's gaze. Does it start moving at any point when he does this? If not, he will simply draw back, and await for whatever else Thancred will say. ]
[ nope. the child will not react in any kind of way. however, it will be clear to anaxa that the child is living from how it will be breathing...though their skin will be cool to the touch, and the jury's out on whether it has a pulse or not since anaxa isn't actively checking for one. ]
Convenient indeed that we have a rather dangerous blue gem right behind us, then.
[Said as he strolls right back up to the podium.]
We've our work ahead of us when it comes to the rest of the rooms. If you've not noticed the stars on the orb, pray take a moment. They look familiar.
[The similarities seem conveniently numerous. But he holds his tongue, eyes tracing back to the little one, even as Anaxa's hand is removed from their unmoving eyes.]
[ Anaxagoras could think 'what could this mean', but let's be real, people. He's a bit too sharp for that. Though, he doesn't know in what direction to take it just yet other than "it seems to be related in some way".
While mulling on the matter, he listens to Thancred mention the stars and their familiarity. ]
The stars? How do they look familiar?
[ Anaxagoras will next check for a pulse while we're at it, because why not? ]
...And Frankenstein did not give the child a name that I know of.
[ Interesting. Well, in the meanwhile, he will stand up to his feet and await his answer from Thancred after he mentioned this. He is not keen to look back at the orb after that earlier nonsense.
Mmm. I wonder if you would want a name as you are. If you feel like a "you" this way. [His eyes will flick to Anaxa.]
The iridescence of the stars engraved in that orb matches our mysterious repeat offender across the town and up into the sky. I'd not want to test it, but... it surely is something to keep in mind.
That aside... going back to the child... Perhaps the heart in question hasn't been added. Maybe this is the "correct body", or however it was the voices put it, but not complete.
[He doesn't sound entirely pleased to hear it, given how that situations seems to have ended.]
In the end, there are no such thing as coincidences.
[ Now that the child has no heartbeat, no real pulse, he says this, but also grants a nod at such words. ]
...Bearing that in mind, we have the choice to either leave the body here or take it.
[ Also, while he ponders on this, if he suddenly wanders, are one of the empty halls nearby? Or is it just another hall full of soldiers that so happens to be close-by? ]
[ it'll be much the same, honestly, the main thing that will stand out for them will be the door that they had seen on the other side of the room with the note on it. but, overall yes, there will be an empty hall to one side of anaxa and then another hall full of soldiers to his other side.
while it doesn't seem like things go on for infinity, as there is a finite number of hallways, the importance of the door may start to become more apparent. (regardless of what it'll mean for the two of them.) ]
[ Well then, since Anaxagoras does not see the merit of going down more hallways with soldiers and empty hallways at this time...or maybe he might, but I am sparing Naru agony, here.
He will return and await Thancred's answer on the body, but also mention: ]
As expected, there is only more of the same.
The door ahead seems like the remaining unique option forward.
[There's visible hesitation on Thancred's face, as he reaches out to tilt the child's chin slightly with his hand. Cold. Like they were a puppet made of wax.
...]
...It's only a vessel. And if this is something Victor remembers completing... I would not disturb it and repeat the same mistakes.
Had there been life behind those eyes, I...
[His lips thin. But his hand drops away with an exhale.]
...Never mind.
Come. Let us away. [Off towards the other door, and the ominous warning at the front of it.]
[ it sure is an ominous warning in front of it and as they reach for the door, this is where they'll formally learn of what will be asked of them moving forward; that in order to open the door and proceed they'll need to:
open the door together
either leave "something" behind
bring "something" with them,
or take "something" from "someone" else.
and it's here that they'll learn the other bit of information needed moving forward:
the definition of what "something" is.
each door that they'll subsequently open will demand more from them
that there is no turning back
understandably, they're going to be given the time to process all of this...as well as decide on what it is that they'll want to do in order to move forward into the next room. ]
Sure, they can always abandon this kid right here. And you know what, maybe he will regret this, but... ]
Perhaps. Though, we can at least bring it up to the door.
...Or even further. There must be a reason we find this child like this.
[ Even if there is no pulse, and it is staring emptily, does it mean the child is really not alive? But, he won't fight particularly hard since he is still not too certain about it either way, and will wait for Thancred's response. Regardless of what it is, he will move to the door and look at the options. ]
[ Anaxagoras supposes it could be the 'something' to bring with...
He gives a bit more thought on the matter of certainty. He could say no, but at this point if he's bringing it up, he believes he is more certain than not, which effectively decides it. ]
So, certain enough. I cannot carry the child, though, so it is ultimately in your hands if you decide to go ahead with it.
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[Brow furrowing, he's following their gaze towards the space behind them.]
A homonculus, perhaps...? I believe that was the word, anyways. [Vrtra was the inly one he'd ever met to use one and call it such.]
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[ Oh.
...This is going to be very much the same thought process, wherein he is wondering if they are to leave the kid behind or not. He can't carry the child himself because he is a twink, after all. ]
A being that can be created by an alchemical process. Though I doubt it's the very same, it does remind me of something I have heard from Frankenstein.
[ He looks to see if anything is notable about the child's hands. ]
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and as anaxa checks the child's hands, he'll notice that they will be soft and smooth which is all fine, sure. however, their hands will be as soft and smooth as a newborn's hand. barely exposed to the harshness of the world and far softer than any child their apparent age would be. ]
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[He wonders if this is how Varshahn might act when not in use, if that were the case.
Anyway: You would make miette ponder the orb again... well unless there is something different about the orb at this angle then he turns away from the orb, I am sorry orb, it wasn't meant to be. Instead, he's checking how many sidepaths are sill around the main room. Besides plagues'r'us from the first peek, anyway.]
What did Victor have to say about it?
while lum is preoccupied....
though not that it sort of helps as the church sort of appears to be a series of halls and side paths available to them. some filled with more soldiers from earlier and others seemingly empty. ]
Thancred: hold that thought anaxa ill brb
If Anaxa is content with holding the baby's hands for a moment, Thancred will take the chance to do a perimeter sweep and get a closer look of at least the doorways still available to them. Are all the rooms the same as the first? Do they repeat on themselves, and does the starry pattern from the ceiling extend to any of them?]
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and the rooms are all different and do not repeat, but they all do contain that starry pattern that will stretch throughout each way. though with each further hallway and room, it will expand the reaches of the solar system to the entire galaxy and perhaps even beyond that. hard to say from this angle alone. ]
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...He discussed a new life he had a hand in creating.
[ So, maybe it's still tangibly related. Though he is not going to assume that this is strictly so; merely the concepts of a sort, judging by what those mumbles had uttered.
Anaxagoras wonders about something considering where the child appears to be looking. But first, he will answer in the most simplest way he can manage. ]
Though, there were problems.
Anything it came into contact with, it melted. As such their body was toxic, from what I understood because their heart made from a volatile, potentially even more dangerous substance. Refined, it is a blue gem known as "Horologium".
Regardless, ultimately, the outline regarding the appearance of the child was already in place from another alchemist, based upon the child of said alchemist, and Frankenstein used that, the notes, and the volatile substance to essentially complete it.
It was a very complex and involved situation, as far as I was concerned. I wouldn't presume this is exactly that what we're dealing with, but the concepts are very much closely related. Especially what I had heard before, with those voices.
[ Slowly, he raises his hand to shield the child's gaze. Does it start moving at any point when he does this? If not, he will simply draw back, and await for whatever else Thancred will say. ]
since we're skipping turns here...
Wibbly wobbly
[Said as he strolls right back up to the podium.]
We've our work ahead of us when it comes to the rest of the rooms. If you've not noticed the stars on the orb, pray take a moment. They look familiar.
[The similarities seem conveniently numerous. But he holds his tongue, eyes tracing back to the little one, even as Anaxa's hand is removed from their unmoving eyes.]
Did the child have a name?
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[ Anaxagoras could think 'what could this mean', but let's be real, people. He's a bit too sharp for that. Though, he doesn't know in what direction to take it just yet other than "it seems to be related in some way".
While mulling on the matter, he listens to Thancred mention the stars and their familiarity. ]
The stars? How do they look familiar?
[ Anaxagoras will next check for a pulse while we're at it, because why not? ]
...And Frankenstein did not give the child a name that I know of.
[ It didn't come up! ]
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Normal children don't have no pulse.
[ Interesting. Well, in the meanwhile, he will stand up to his feet and await his answer from Thancred after he mentioned this. He is not keen to look back at the orb after that earlier nonsense.
Look he still has some common sense, okay. ]
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[He kneels next to them with a hum.]
Mmm. I wonder if you would want a name as you are. If you feel like a "you" this way. [His eyes will flick to Anaxa.]
The iridescence of the stars engraved in that orb matches our mysterious repeat offender across the town and up into the sky. I'd not want to test it, but... it surely is something to keep in mind.
That aside... going back to the child... Perhaps the heart in question hasn't been added. Maybe this is the "correct body", or however it was the voices put it, but not complete.
[He doesn't sound entirely pleased to hear it, given how that situations seems to have ended.]
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[ Now that the child has no heartbeat, no real pulse, he says this, but also grants a nod at such words. ]
...Bearing that in mind, we have the choice to either leave the body here or take it.
[ Also, while he ponders on this, if he suddenly wanders, are one of the empty halls nearby? Or is it just another hall full of soldiers that so happens to be close-by? ]
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while it doesn't seem like things go on for infinity, as there is a finite number of hallways, the importance of the door may start to become more apparent. (regardless of what it'll mean for the two of them.) ]
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He will return and await Thancred's answer on the body, but also mention: ]
As expected, there is only more of the same.
The door ahead seems like the remaining unique option forward.
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[There's visible hesitation on Thancred's face, as he reaches out to tilt the child's chin slightly with his hand. Cold. Like they were a puppet made of wax.
...]
...It's only a vessel. And if this is something Victor remembers completing... I would not disturb it and repeat the same mistakes.
Had there been life behind those eyes, I...
[His lips thin. But his hand drops away with an exhale.]
...Never mind.
Come. Let us away. [Off towards the other door, and the ominous warning at the front of it.]
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- open the door together
- either leave "something" behind
- bring "something" with them,
- or take "something" from "someone" else.
and it's here that they'll learn the other bit of information needed moving forward:
- the definition of what "something" is.
- each door that they'll subsequently open will demand more from them
- that there is no turning back
understandably, they're going to be given the time to process all of this...as well as decide on what it is that they'll want to do in order to move forward into the next room. ]no subject
Sure, they can always abandon this kid right here. And you know what, maybe he will regret this, but... ]
Perhaps. Though, we can at least bring it up to the door.
...Or even further. There must be a reason we find this child like this.
[ Even if there is no pulse, and it is staring emptily, does it mean the child is really not alive? But, he won't fight particularly hard since he is still not too certain about it either way, and will wait for Thancred's response. Regardless of what it is, he will move to the door and look at the options. ]
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[We are AT THE DOOR NOW and processing the sudden knowledge that dawns on him.]
Are you certain?
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[ Anaxagoras supposes it could be the 'something' to bring with...
He gives a bit more thought on the matter of certainty. He could say no, but at this point if he's bringing it up, he believes he is more certain than not, which effectively decides it. ]
So, certain enough. I cannot carry the child, though, so it is ultimately in your hands if you decide to go ahead with it.
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...
He shouldn't. This is so risky. Incredibly risky. But so had--
...
...]
Damn it all.
[It's muttered as he goes back to the pulpit to sweep the child up into his arms easily.]
I've no idea if you can hear me. But hold steady.
[It won't be enough for both of them, though, would it? It didn't feel like it. A price for each person, compounding. So if Anaxa was choosing this...
...
To maul his memory is unthinkable. His feelings, his wish, even worse.
But he's gone without sight in his left eye before. If he were to lose the sense again... he knows he can manage.
It's kept silent, as he returns to the door, casting Anaxa an unsteady look, but nodding all the same.]
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...I don't know how this works, but he is claiming the baby, just you know he can't really carry it.
Thancred will do the effort here. But, it isn't going without acknowledgement, at least. ]
I appreciate it. I hope the child isn't too heavy.
[ But, regardless...
He is ready to leave. He won't know what the other will be giving up in this regard, or if there's something else in mind. ]
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