ximilia | text | un; zewu.jun

[ one week into the mission, the orbers will have a video stream pop up on their network feeds. the footage shows the inside of a large dome surrounded by large structures which appear to be manufacturing machines.

there are people dressed in white, all wearing collars, working all around. it is difficult to see what the machines are making. ] this is what is going on inside the seventh circle, from within the dome.

[as the view pans, it's clear lan xichen isn't alone; wei wuxian and yennefer are with him. ]

[the feed of video continues until xichen arrives at a cell and then, well, it isn't quite as useful. still, one more message follows. ] the collars worn by anyone in the dome are set to detonate if they attempt to leave.

be careful if you are tying to go undetected and leave. we used invisibility talismans and were still detected immediately.

[ooc: based on this request here for what they see, but set before they're interrogated. more to come within replies from the trio! ]

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[One hundred rounds without a reload. He'd already known that guns were something to be wary of, but this...he closes his eyes and imagines the way weapons like this would change warfare. It's a horrifying thought.]

So guns versus grisha and every other soldier is only a human shield.

Your kings and generals need a new strategy.

i get a shot in sometimes. [ but, yes, basically. ]

i think the king's strategy is just stay in power.

Another commonality across all worlds. Those in power care only to keep it.

[But then, on a lighter note]Do you only use guns?

Not surprising. I can shoot a gun or use a bow and arrow. Arrows are easier when hunting for food in the wilderness.

[He blinks, surprised. He's so used to people here using guns.]

Are you any good with a bow?

Haven't missed a rabbit yet.

[Don't tell Lan Zhan about the rabbits!]

Hmm. You sound confident. When we get back to the Ximilia, how about a friendly match? There are archery targets in the training room.

You know your way with a bow too? When we get back then.

that's one way of putting it, yes.

I'll look forward to it.

text | un; zewu.jun

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