Event Log: Party Royale

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the Party Royale event
Where: All over the city!
When: September 22nd-29th
Warnings: Paintball, loss of consciousness, and partying!

As is par for the course in Hadriel, at some point throughout the day- waking up, making breakfast, doing laundry- you find an item. This isn't just any item though, it's a tried and true paintball gun, shining and just waiting to be picked up. This gun never runs out of ammunition, never malfunctions, and almost always hits the target that you're aiming at, so say hello to your new best friend for the next week.

Touching or picking up the gun will fill you with a competitive surge, which will likely increase when you find the note that's left with it, saying nothing more than be the last one standing. With instructions like that, how could you lose?

Well, you could lose if someone else shoots you. But never fear, there's a plan for that too! Even if you embrace the throes of unconsciousness, the gods have got your back and will eventually teleport you into a grand party where prizes will be handed out based on how long you survived. Awesome! At this party is also the traditional copious amounts of food and drink, as well as everyone's favorite goddess Delight and everyone's slightly-less-favorite goddess Rage!

Happy paintballing, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

► This log covers September 22nd-29th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well
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Comments

[roseofthetyrells]

[this week would seem like a good example of it, yes]

So many of you are from Earth! What's it like?

[Marg knows little of Earth, other than the music is strange]

[she smiles] I was! Three times, in fact.

[circumitus]

In some ways, it's the same as other Earths. Same history, but most people come from nearly a century and a half ago.

[Even though Rey is old enough to have more than enough knowledge of the old days.

[She blinks.] Three times? How is that even possible?

[roseofthetyrells]

A century and a half ago? That sounds confusing.

[says the woman whose world hasn't advanced in technology in a thousand years]

Well, my first husband was murdered. So was my second husband. The third, I was the one who was murdered and I ended up here.

[circumitus]

Not really. It's probably more confusing for the old timers and people off-world who've never even seen a phone before.

[Given the amount of people she's met from even much longer ago, she knows they exist. And Margaery is a shining example of the latter group.

[Her brows raise.] Oh. So, you married three kings then. [Pause.] Sounds rather cutthroat.

[roseofthetyrells]

Oh yes, the phones! I was so confused at first, but it's really very useful. Much more efficient than ravens.

[yeah, she didn't even know what canned food was, much less how to open it at first]

[small, slightly bitter laugh] Oh, it was. The politics of Westeros can be--rather dangerous.

[circumitus]

Took some getting used to. They resemble a much older model from what we use now.

[That must be a sight. The sorcery of can openers.]

To be fair, that sounds like politics in general. Always tried to stay out of them.

[roseofthetyrells]

An older model? There are more advanced phones than these?

[she's still pretty hopeless at most technology. it took her days to realize what light switches were for and then she spent the better part of an hour just turning it on and off again]

That's very wise of you. I didn't have much choice in the matter. Father was determined to win a crown for me and later on, I shared his determination.

[circumitus]

[She nods.] You don't need to worry about carrying them around, for one thing. Some are devices that you can just plug into your ear, or audio-visuals that are connected to eyewear. Contacts, glasses, goggles, helmets... shit like that.

[The compactness of such things were much easier to take when on missions.]

Mn. Guess most women didn't really have a say in that sort of stuff, did they?

[Rey's from the future, but she knows history.]

[roseofthetyrells]

That's extraordinary! How does it all work?

[Marg is both confused by and enamored with all of the technology on offer. Westeros is primitive by comparison]

No, not really. But I made the choice that led to my eventual death.

[protip: never ally yourself to Lannisters. it never ends well]

[circumitus]

Can't tell you how it works, just how to use them. It's tech that was developed some time ago.

[She's a soldier, not an inventor. That was more of her parents' thing. Or, rather, the people who made her...]

Maybe, but it doesn't sound like you had many alternatives.

[roseofthetyrells]

It must be amazing to live in a place with access to so much technology.

[Marg is neither. she just finds herself fascinated by all of the technology she hears about]

No, not really. Stannis would never have had us after we allied ourselves with Renly. Robb Stark only wanted independence for the North and the Riverlands. Had I it to do over again, I'd choose the Starks, but that likely would have ended in my death as well.

[circumitus]

Never really thought about it. That's just how it's always been. [Which is fair, coming from someone who was created by technology.

[A couple of those names (sort of) ring a bell. Rey has known some Starks, but it's such a common name that it could be anyone from anywhere. But still, Margaery has a similar way of talking like them, so it can't be a coincidence... Not everything around here is.]

Ah. Am being reminded again why politics fucking suck. [So eloquently put, Rey.]

[roseofthetyrells]

I suppose if you're raised with it, it's not so exciting. [but to Marg, it's still very exciting and will likely continue to be so for some time

no, it's likely no coincidence. the Starks have a way of popping up in unusual circumstances

Marg laughs] They do indeed, but politics were the battlefield House Tyrell always preferred. Not that we couldn't fight physically, my brother Loras was quite adept, but we always prided ourselves on our political acumen. But this time, we underestimated our enemy.

[circumitus]

More or less. Not that nothing is surprising and innovative. Plenty of new tech has been developed and advanced over the last hundred years.

[Having lived for nearly that long, Rey's got to see technological progress from an interesting perspective, and as different people.]

You seem like the type who fights with pens rather than swords.

[roseofthetyrells]

I've heard of things called computers that can hold entire libraries of information on them but be small enough to hold on your lap.

[Marg wouldn't be able to imagine such a thing. she still has trouble with her phone]

With pens and words, yes. I was good. I was very good. But it wasn't enough to save me when Cersei Lannister decided to destroy the Sept of Baelor. I tried to warn them, but they were so secure in their safety and their gods that they wouldn't listen.

[circumitus]

[She nods.] That's right. There's a lot more than that, too. Come from a time and place where losing a limb can be easily replaced with bionics.

[Which are more effective than prosthetics, from what Rey has seen. She has known a few who have greatly benefited from such technology.]

Their gods. [Rey snorts.] Good to know that people relying on some higher powers to come swoop down and rescue them from the stupidity of other human beings isn't world-exclusive.

[roseofthetyrells]

You mean, electronic parts in the place of flesh and bone? That's incredible! There were so many people wounded in the War of the Five Kings who could have used such things.

[they can't even make working prosthetics in Westeros. for the most part, if someone loses a limb there, they wind up having to beg for money]

No, it certainly isn't. All their faith did was ensure their own deaths along with mine and countless others. To be honest, I'm not even sure I believe in gods anymore.

[circumitus]

Pretty damn useful for victims of war, yes. It's gotten a little out of hand with grinders, though. People who are willing to sever pieces of their bodies for bionic replacements.

[Not that Rey can blame all of them. Some of those cybernetics augment certain human capabilities. Still, it's a weird part about culture to get used to. Hell, Rey's had several bodies to replace the ones that got destroyed, so who is she to judge?]

Well, all things considered, that... sounds fair. Never really knew what to believe. Long as it wasn't hurting anyone, that seemed like a good enough deal.

[roseofthetyrells]

They do? Are the replacements stronger or do they help them live longer?

[Margaery would be very interested in that as technically, this is her second body]

That's the important thing. Not hurting anybody. The Faith of the Seven forgot about that.

[circumitus]

Stronger. Maybe. [Shrug.] Pretty sure most of them do it because they think it looks cool.

[Because that's just the sort of dumbass thing most adolescents would do when cybernetics are introduced to the world.]

That seems to be a common problem with any faith. Once you get the self-righteous pricks who think they're right, they act like they get a pass to do whatever they want because their asshole gods will "forgive" them.

[roseofthetyrells]

I've heard of strange things done for fashion, but that has to be the strangest.

[the young can be incredibly foolish and short-sighted]

It's even worse when they're simply fanatics. No goals other than to bring down anyone who doesn't fit within their narrow view of what the true faith is.

[circumitus]

To be fair, voluntary body mutilation isn't much a new thing.

[She's seen people jab holes into their skulls and skin in all kinds of horrific looking manners. In some way, Rey can sort of see the appeal. At least cybernetics serve a very unique function.]

Mm. Have dealt with fanatics like those before. Not a fan, have to say.

[Guess where her throat scar came from. If she were a normal human, she'd be dead.]

[roseofthetyrells]

It isn't?

[the notion completely mystifies Margaery. though, she comes from a culture where even ear piercings aren't normal]

Oh? I'm sorry to hear that they're not unique to Westeros.

[she's noticed the scars, but feels that it's not polite to mention them unless Rey mentions them first]

[circumitus]

No. People have done even more gross things using jewelry and tattoos.

[Which she'll pass on, thank you. Piercings put you at a pretty nasty disadvantage in combat.]

Yes, well. Seems that it's a thing no matter what world you're in. How not surprising...

[roseofthetyrells]

I'm almost afraid to ask what sorts of things they've done!

[tattoos: also largely unheard of in Westeros. unless you're a Thenn, then you're pierced and tattooed, but Thenns are Wildlings. they don't count]

I wonder if the fault is in the faith or in the men and women who control the faith.