1st SPARK. ( VIDEO. )

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

[ Here’s a face of utter discontent. Those who have never met him may believe that it’s the entire situation that has gotten him so upset, but… No, he is not. Not exactly, anyway; this is just his expression by default. He’s still trying to get used to the device, eyes searching for the place to look at when talking into it. He settles for the screen instead of staring into the camera as others would have. You can't blame a man from the 16th century, though!

It’s not like he wants to talk to anyone, but it seems as though it is an essential tool for information gathering. ]

It is my understanding that we have all been brought here without so much as a forewarning, but judging by the volume of new arrivals as well the as the announcements of such, I am certain that much is already established. [ Pause. ] You have read the letter, you have found shelter, you have picked up and utilized this device. By doing so, you have all silently agreed abide by our captors’ will… just as I have. There is no use to resist a force that is capable to bend the very fabrics of time, and you would be a fool to believe that you have any chance of succeeding.

The majority of you may have to decide on which path to take from here on out, but perhaps you will take my advice into consideration: you may choose to panic and demand that you be sent home, and do so without triumph, or you may choose the path of common sense. Know your place. Understand that you are at the mercy of our captors. Take those factors into consideration and serve under these deities faithfully for the time being. Do not waste your time in idealistic plans to escape; it will not work.

Choose wisely. [ Exhale. ] That is all.

[ Drop device. Exit stage. ]

Comments

[Voice]

[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

You are making an unproven assumption. Or several, rather.

( VOICE. )

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

I have not been proven wrong.

[Voice]

[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

We've barely been here any length of time.

Gods are not omnipotent. Assuming we can do nothing is far more foolish than assuming we have a chance.

If you would like to be complacent, it's your choice. That doesn't mean it's the wisest.

[shigeharu]

[...oh my gosh.

Oh my gosh!

Not that Kanbei's going to appreciate any explosively happy reactions to seeing him alive and in one piece or anything, so Hanbei keeps it nice and chill.]

I'm glad Araki Murashige's hospitality didn't disagree too badly with you, Kanbei-dono.

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[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

[ He's having trouble believing what he's seeing in front of his device... Hanbei is not someone he expected to see again, especially after being told he's gone after the battle of Arioka Castle. He takes a moment to stare at the reply, gathering his thoughts together; the other doesn't need to see the surprised expression - a rare one, of course.

But he soon recovers, finally turning on the feed to reply. ]

...Hanbei.

[ This pause is not meant to be here. ]

They do not wish to leave you in peace, do they?

oh right that was video. i'm smrt.

[shigeharu]

[Leave him...in peace.

Oh.

Well, not that it wasn't completely expected, and he was feeling horrendously tired towards the end of the battle, so even if he doesn't remember dying yet...it hardly comes as a surprise. Still, he'd been hoping...for what? For a miraculous recovery? Of course not, he's not that foolish.

Mostly, he'd just been hoping he would've hung on long enough to at least talk to Kanbei after that battle ended - but he can read his friend well enough to know that if this is his reaction, then there's no hope of that after all.]

Mm, I suppose not.

[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

You have only just arrived, and already you have decided that there is nothing to be done? For all that you claim to have common sense, that is rash in its own way.

Protest can take many different forms. One may dissent without panicking, and one may also submit to authority unwisely.

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[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

I take that you have chosen the former. Tell me, will your dissension take you anywhere?

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[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

I have decided to take my time and study the situation before choosing a course of action. I cannot say what the future might hold.

But yes, I do object, quite strongly, to people being forcibly taken from their homes and held against their wills.

[Video]

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

[Sam can't help it -- a laugh slips out before he can properly stop it, and he's leaning back in a chair, grinning to himself. But the laugh quickly dies in the back of his throat, and he leans forward abruptly, arching his eyebrows.]

... wait, are you serious?

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[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

[ His expression hasn't changed once. ]

Yes. And?

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

You're seriously just going to roll over and accept your so-called fate by gods that you don't even know are real.

[Sam is fairly certain they are real, but that's besides the point.]

Just because someone tells you to do something doesn't mean you should just do it without considering the consequences of your actions.

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[dreamhunts.livejournal.com]

You're saying it's the most logical course of action for us to serve our 'captors?' Ahhh...

[ pretend he's pondering this quite hard for a second ]

Sorry, but I don't see why everyone's so hung up on leaving as if they've been served some great injustice. I have no plans to attempt escape.

( VOICE. )

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

It is a instinctual reaction to the extremity of their resolve. I am simply saving my fellow captives the trouble of realizing how foolish it is to find an nonexistent exit. Only the Gods have the means to return us, and if that was a possibility, it would have been done already.

( VOICE. )

[dreamhunts.livejournal.com]

You're right. But I don't think everyone will be receptive to your words before they try it for themselves. That's the way people are.

video.

[dragonizing]

[ . . . he had wondered for a second if kanbei was serious. that small moment of deliberation only makes him realize one thing: it didn't make much difference to him. ]

Doesn't matter to me what you decided, but bowing's not my style.

video.

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

[ Nope. No jokes here. Also, Masamune, have you gotten taller? ]

And it does not matter to me what your style is. If your 'style' can get you out of here, more power to you. But you cannot.


(ooc: SORRY FOR DELETING MY COMMENT EARLIER. i realized after that kanbei is not at the canon point to...talk about hideyoshi like that...)

video.

[dragonizing]

[ your masamune is a toothpick. ]

Hah. Make sure you're nearby when my claws prove you wrong, OK?

( ooc: It's totally fine! kanbei avoided ten minutes of masamune just... laughing... )

voice;

[therangerking.livejournal.com]

Of which House do you belong to, Stranger?

voice;

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

The Gods here have placed me in the House of Hel.

[ No surprise here. But really, his heart belongs to Japan... ]

voice;

[therangerking.livejournal.com]

Have you thought that your submission to their wants might be unwanted by thee gods themselves?

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[lightinheritor.livejournal.com]

They've asked for our help. Even with how much more powerful than us they must be, would we truly be at their mercy?

[And and besides, you mean people really don't wanna help them at all??]

video.

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

If you must put it that way, it does indeed suggest that they require us in order to continue existing. It would be different if we had a choice in the matter, however... we do not.

[video]

[stayinghere.livejournal.com]

Can't say I disagree, but...at the same time, one shouldn't be forced into beliefs. Not that you necessarily need to believe in these gods or any gods at all to function by their rules, but it seems most think that these ideas have to go hand in hand.

video.

[sparkcold.livejournal.com]

It is not the matter of whether or not we should be forced into beliefs; I did not create this message to fight for what is right or wrong. I created this message to remind the guests here what common sense is. What reality is. Most would choose to disbelieve my claims, but I had expected that.