Video; UN: stardust on a train | (OTA for all IC clue sharing and whatnot!)

[shadysided]

Okaaaay, scooby gang. How about you put all your big brainy heads together and start giving each other the scoop?

Because you guys have been running around like crazy, so I figure I'd be... useful and make a group huddle here over the network.

....

I don't usually do group projects, soooo. Have... at it.

Go team, or whatever.

... And also, I don't think Luna's involved at all. I mean, chances were low anyway, but I've been with her a lot and she's really not giving off any suspicious vibes. Her brother Oden might? But he didn't really do anything that weird when I followed him and Luna. Okay, he did say something about having 'an agreement' with Jove and that 'Jove was alone in his idea'. And then he told her not to worry, that she'll get her part of her inheritance when she's of age.

As for the night of the murder, Luna said she had gone to sleep first. That the railroad tracks kept her awake, and when she went to Helios and Terra's door and knocked to try and hang out with them, they weren't answering. Maybe not even there, since I can't imagine why they'd just totally ignore her...

[She scratches the back of her head.]

She's gonna be teaching me some card games later, so. You're all on your own tonight. But I'll keep an eye out to make sure nothing else comes up that might be useful.

[After a deep sigh, she adds — some minutes later, to avoid too many ears and eyes:]

... My dream for the future is to have a long life with my sister. That we can come back to a town that gives us a chance at really living. That my family could be — fixed by the orbs, so maybe we could just... be happy. Just for once.

There. Personal goal accomplished. I hope.

[OOC: FEEL FREE TO INFO-DUMP and threadhop!!! I'm just your handy dandy vessel to do the clue-sharing.]

Comments

[hatejakku]

I was thinking we were unique, yeah, but I forgot about the bandits. That's not a good thought right now.

Agreed. Considering most of the siblings are practically strangers to each other, it's very possible.

[bindsthedead]

I'm all for optimism, but given how the orbs spread chaos and are eager to be used, our only hope that it hasn't is that the limited magic in this world also affects the orb.

Exactly. But he must have some connection to the real Jove- the letter is a forgery, but it was made by someone with access to the original.

[hatejakku]

The orb might be the cause of the limited magic, too. We haven't seen any other place that blocks everything like this. At least, I haven't.

[bindsthedead]

I have. The further you get from the Old Kingdom, the weaker magic gets in Ancelstierre. Past a certain point, there's nothing supernatural at all. Perhaps this world just has a similar nature to that place.

[hatejakku]

That's interesting. It would be easy to think the Old Kingdom is just the source of your magic but that's clearly not the case... It's kind of a disturbing thought, that this can keep happening.

Anyway, I hope you're right. If it is the Orb and we take it back to the station, that's not going to be good.

But if it is the planet, then that means the Orb could be weaker. I wonder what it can still do that would make people want it. Unless it's just some antique.

[bindsthedead]

Particlarly since Degar is using a spell to contain the orbs.

Maybe someone made a bargain to get rid of all the magic long ago?

Well. If it has enough power to reach out to people, it could promise them all sorts of things. And if there's no other magic, what little power it has could still be tempting.