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abraxaslogs2021-10-15 11:11 pm
photophobic) wrote in abraxaslogs2021-10-15 11:11 pm
Singularity Study Sessions
WHO: Castle Thorne residents!
WHAT: A catch-all study room setting for awakening connections to the Singularity through meditation, and all other things Horizon. When not in use for group meditation sessions, the room is kind of Kylo's... office? where he will be working on his own projects.
WHEN: wibbly-wobbly ongoing, sessions began some time after the prison break and will be open for newcomers in the latest app round to join in too. Kylo's more generalised top-level is a catch-all, feel free to come visit at any time.
WHERE: Castle Thorne
WARNINGS: None at present! If something comes up in your thread, please warn in the subject lines and/or let me know so I can add them here.
(This is something of a mingle log, so feel free to use this space for anything you like. I'll be putting up top-levels for interacting with Kylo specifically, please feel free to do the same if your character would be willing to help others get to the Horizon for the first time or would otherwise have use for a relatively private environment in Castle Thorne!)
Accomplishing anything at all here in Abraxas will require better understanding of the Singularity— and if Kylo and the other Summoned brought in during the first wave of Ambrose's project to touch it by proxy have learned anything, it's that the answers to their questions are much more likely to be found beyond the border of the Horizon than in Thorne's library. There's only so much to discover by studying the effects of the Singularity on this world, or even the countless others it touches. Perhaps it's better to go direct to the source.
For this purpose, Kylo has secured one of the castle's many rooms for use by the Summoned— a space where they can gather and explore their shared connection to the Horizon in relative safety, avoiding the potentially hazardous trek to the physical artifact at the very heart of the world. During sessions, the room is open to anyone who would like to visit the Horizon. Outside of them, the room is reserved for Kylo's personal efforts to study the Singularity. Sometimes, the work goes on behind closed doors. A group of Thornean mages — Kylo's recently formed task force — gather here on occasion, but are notably absent unless specifically requested.
Beyond the common architectural notes of high ceilings, intricate stonework and rich (if somewhat faded) tapestries, the main feature of the room is the collection of sumptuous cushions spread across the floor. Drapes cover the tall windows, while the soft illumination of magical lamplight lends the space a still, restful air. Alongside one wall is a table laden with pitchers of water and tall glasses, bowls of fruit and similar light refreshments, while a pair of long couches have been set up along the other.
Meditation is the key to entering the Horizon, and that's far more easily achieved when everyone's comfortable.
WHAT: A catch-all study room setting for awakening connections to the Singularity through meditation, and all other things Horizon. When not in use for group meditation sessions, the room is kind of Kylo's... office? where he will be working on his own projects.
WHEN: wibbly-wobbly ongoing, sessions began some time after the prison break and will be open for newcomers in the latest app round to join in too. Kylo's more generalised top-level is a catch-all, feel free to come visit at any time.
WHERE: Castle Thorne
WARNINGS: None at present! If something comes up in your thread, please warn in the subject lines and/or let me know so I can add them here.
(This is something of a mingle log, so feel free to use this space for anything you like. I'll be putting up top-levels for interacting with Kylo specifically, please feel free to do the same if your character would be willing to help others get to the Horizon for the first time or would otherwise have use for a relatively private environment in Castle Thorne!)
Accomplishing anything at all here in Abraxas will require better understanding of the Singularity— and if Kylo and the other Summoned brought in during the first wave of Ambrose's project to touch it by proxy have learned anything, it's that the answers to their questions are much more likely to be found beyond the border of the Horizon than in Thorne's library. There's only so much to discover by studying the effects of the Singularity on this world, or even the countless others it touches. Perhaps it's better to go direct to the source.
For this purpose, Kylo has secured one of the castle's many rooms for use by the Summoned— a space where they can gather and explore their shared connection to the Horizon in relative safety, avoiding the potentially hazardous trek to the physical artifact at the very heart of the world. During sessions, the room is open to anyone who would like to visit the Horizon. Outside of them, the room is reserved for Kylo's personal efforts to study the Singularity. Sometimes, the work goes on behind closed doors. A group of Thornean mages — Kylo's recently formed task force — gather here on occasion, but are notably absent unless specifically requested.
Beyond the common architectural notes of high ceilings, intricate stonework and rich (if somewhat faded) tapestries, the main feature of the room is the collection of sumptuous cushions spread across the floor. Drapes cover the tall windows, while the soft illumination of magical lamplight lends the space a still, restful air. Alongside one wall is a table laden with pitchers of water and tall glasses, bowls of fruit and similar light refreshments, while a pair of long couches have been set up along the other.
Meditation is the key to entering the Horizon, and that's far more easily achieved when everyone's comfortable.
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Bryde is a name Kylo has encountered before, but not directly. Bryde is a thought Ronan shies away from, a wound too raw to expose to scrutiny— and Kylo knows enough about such injuries to know when he isn't welcome to examine them. He watches Hennessey shift herself comfortable, then pads over to join her.
"About as much as I have told him of Rey," he murmurs. "Or Luke, or Snoke, or any other figure in my life made meaningless now I find myself here. Dwelling on the past won't help any of us find a path forward. Will it."
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"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and all that."
She's almost sorry he doesn't get the irony of her saying it.
"Bryde was our last teacher. Credit where it's due; he did an okay job of it. But he was a liar, and I was a means to an end. So if you're helping me in the hopes I'll join your magic army you can piss off; I'm not a weapon to be aimed at the poor bastards just trying to exist over in the Free Cities."
She says it without any particular heat. She actually sort of likes Kylo as far as acquaintances go, but she needs to be clear on where they stand. He's obviously angling for power here, and she won't be a stepping stone.
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Now, Kylo just looks vaguely annoyed, though none of his irritation manifests further than the set of his jaw. He lets Hennessey speak her piece without interruption, barely even blinking as he holds her gaze steady.
"I'm willing to teach you how to control yourself," he says. "What you choose to do with that control is entirely up to you. I'm not recruiting for an army or honing weapons, Hennessey. And you should know by now that I am no liar."
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That's all she can ask for, really. And it doesn't matter who he is; she would've established the same ground rules with anyone whose help she accepted. She won't owe anyone more than she's willing to give, and her loyalty isn't on offer.
"So help me see where I'm going wrong. I don't think the Lace is going to jump out at me in the Horizon, so why can't I get there reliably on my own?"
She always has to come at it a bit sideways, and she doesn't like having to trick herself to make a thing work. It means she can't do it under pressure, and as far as she's concerned that's the critical time to be able to do any of the skills they're learning here.
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Kylo's lips press together thoughtfully as he studies Hennessey's face. Her words. The shape of the worries swirling beneath them.
"The Lace," he echoes, curiously. "You're more afraid of it than you are of yourself, of failing... What is it, Hennessey? Why is it so much more to you than the fear of falling short?"
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"You're a mind-reader."
Her eyes flick up to his, searching for some assurance that his response wouldn't be what are you that you have something like that in your head? She can handle dismissal, but that sort of judgment made her feel wrong in a way that made her want to lock herself away from everyone and everything for all time.
"I don't know how to show you while I'm awake. But if you can look at a dream, you'd get a sense of it."