psychic thread

[agentlenpc]

[The gentle brush against the Strangers' minds comes in early evening. It is, as all mental touches are from Fayura, soft and unassuming, much like a polite knock at a door. Once as many minds are connected as she thinks will open the door to her, she speaks.]

I am curious, Strangers, what you would do with the young man who shot and killed Councilwoman Vera.

Many of you come from worlds where there are laws against murder. While we have no such laws here, when a Blood male in a Queen's Territory kills another without cause, she may demand a price from him. Sometimes, that is his own life if he was negligent enough with his temper and sometimes, it's something less.

My trouble is this: if I execute him according to the laws of the Blood, of which he is not one, the Guilds will rouse their people into a furor and attack not only me, but the people of Draega. If I turn him over to the Ebon Council, the Guilds will do much the same, and that will incite the Council to strike back. And if I return him to the Guilds for accolades instead of punishment for taking a life, the Ebon Council will have cause to rip apart the Guilds and anyone in their way to extract from him the price for murdering one of their own.

Were you me, what course would you take? And please try not to shout over each other; this is as many of you as I could reach.

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[agentlenpc]

You, Lord Daylight, will keep watch on our guest. I will handle the flyover of the city.

[ Allairavar realizes that he hasn't been clear enough. Ah, but that is an idea.]

After this matter is dealt with, if you wish to help with city watch, you may patrol with me.

[ Daylight may have just gotten drafted. ]

[sunborne]

Oh— Oh!!

[ cards on the table: daylight had simply thought he got politely told ‘no you cannot interact with the guy who is going to have the first ever trial thingy here’ but it was, like, done politely. he’s used to that sort of thing at this point in his life.

so to realise he not only is going to keep watch on him but help out on city watch is- is a shock.

but!! a good shock! he can do that! ]

Yeah! I can do that! [ he can totally do that! he can!! he doesn't seem to mind he got drafted, only pleased he can be that useful right now. ]

So if I go with you than I'll know how to behave during the round. Okay. Go that part but- What are the protocols for watching a prisoner here? [ he is. so full of questions. someone needs to be now that dialup isn't around and she can't whittle the immediate list into the most efficient version of it. no consideration, only all the question. ] Like, um, I know I won't be handing him stuff unless it's given the okay by the higher ups and stuff but- Will it be alright for me to speak with him? See if he's doing okay?

[agentlenpc]

[ So much enthusiasm makes Allairavar a touch suspicious. Just a touch though. ]

It's fine if you talk to him. The shields keeping him put are mine, so there is little worry of him getting free. Nothing and no one goes into or out of that room and anyone lingering should be noted. If you haven't learned the Craft that helps detect poison, I will teach it to you.

[sunborne]

[ don't you trust the enthusiasm of basically a giant robot teenager. surely nothing will go wrong.

but to get on track: daylight does try to be a bit more serious now. especially when he learns that he'll need to be able to detect poison while he's on duty. excited as he is to do something he's familiar with again, he's reminded that this is someone's life he needs to protect.

and, gosh darn it, he's going to protect the guy to the best of his abilities. ]

I haven't learned that Craft yet so I, um, appreciate your offer and would like to take you up on it when you have the time to teach me.

I promise to do my best to help you out on these shifts! You can count on me- [ oh shoot. how do you address someone of higher authority than you here? he just got the ranks and titles of the lornful light down before he came here. ] -for this stuff.

[ ... smooth ... save... ]

[agentlenpc]

Then I will stay when you begin your first shift in two days and teach you that bit of Craft. It's simple, but delicate. [ If Allairavar worries about a title or lack thereof, it isn't apparent. ] We can discuss any other particulars then, Lord Daylight.

[sunborne]

'Course! Looking forward to working with you.

And. um, good luck with everything else. I'll do what I can to help on my end until then!