@ACHEELIES Forgive me, I had no idea there was any knowledge of it during that time @ACHEELIES I suppose I shouldn't have assumed @ACHEELIES Plenty of people around here talking about Americans to get a bloke questioning things and all.
@BROKEBACKSTAB You're completely off. @BROKEBACKSTAB But I can't fault you for assuming. America didn't exist when I was actually alive. @BROKEBACKSTAB I only know of it because the era I'd been summoned to previous to this one was well into the the 21st century.
@ACHEELIES Oy vey I must be off my game @ACHEELIES Still, I didnt realize there was a mission before this. @ACHEELIES Slowly bringing in more people as we along I suppose @ACHEELIES Do you know if there were any more before your arrival?
@BROKEBACKSTAB No, my being in that era has nothing to do with COST. @BROKEBACKSTAB I was summoned to fight in a ritual called the Holy Grail War. @BROKEBACKSTAB I won't reveal much more than that, though. Not unless you happen to be a mage.
@ACHEELIES So summoned within a summoning to fight a war on top of another war @ACHEELIES Sounds like a lot of work but from what I gathered @ACHEELIES You seem to enjoy the fight
@BROKEBACKSTAB As long as I get to fight, I'm satisfied. @BROKEBACKSTAB But there seems to be none of that here. I don't know if I can stand to wait around any longer.
@ACHEELIES A shame, I agree @ACHEELIES Everyone's getting restless @ACHEELIES Maybe people should fight each other to tide them over until the battles begins
@BROKEBACKSTAB It seems like it would be a realm that would quickly devolve. Would require contracts so that treats don't get implied as sexual favors.
@BROKEBACKSTAB Oh yeah? A lucid dream then? @BROKEBACKSTAB If you die in the dream you get kicked out of it. Just like when you're dreaming normally and you fall; your body instinctually jerks itself awake.
@BROKEBACKSTAB Hedge funds, investment banking, corporate politics on the front end. Anything that would leave me bored out of my skull, despite the inherent risk.
[ he will encourage the fuck out of anything that sounds funny ]
@POINTANDKICK Sounds like you work with a very lively bunch
@POINTANDKICK Mm, I hope so @POINTANDKICK Wouldn't want anymore dreams like that to be quite honest @POINTANDKICK I think mostly because I was fighting against a cartoon child @POINTANDKICK Your job/technology sounds much more stable than what I experienced
@POINTANDKICK Oh good, those all sound terribly dull. Shouldn't even come up on the list. @POINTANDKICK Anyway, I'm off on this terribly stupid and hopefully impressive hunt @POINTANDKICK Any requests?
@BROKEBACKSTAB Yeah, gotta be a little crazy to work in dreamshare. Guess it rubs off.
[ And oh. He gets the first pang of missing it. Cobb dragged him through hell and back but he'd seen him get back to his kids. To James and Philippa, who'd only gotten presents and facetime with Uncle Arthur because he hadn't been blocked stateside. Who now had their father back. Dom Cobb, in his normal suburban life and picking up where he left broken pieces.
The rest of the team too. Performing inception had been no easy course, but the thrill still stuck to him, on the inside of his ribs. Despite the risk, despite limbo, despite Mallorie Cobb's projection trying to murder them all, dreamside, they'd made it. An event like that binds people together.
(He hopes they're all safe somewhere. Ariadne in Paris, centuries from now. Yusuf and Eames in Mombasa, Saito in Japan. Will he see them again?) ]
@BROKEBACKSTAB It's had some time to get worked out. Started as military research and then hit the civilian market, sort of.
@BROKEBACKSTAB Whatever tastes or smells the most like paint stripper, that's a guarantee it's a high proof. @BROKEBACKSTAB Don't get caught with your hand in the cookie jar.
[ Oblivious to the emotions Arthur is going through, but he could probably understand it to an extent. He'd seen his fair share of turbulence in his own line of work. Leaving it behind for too long would leave a large empty spot in him. ]
@POINTANDKICK Fascinating. You'll have to tell me more @POINTANDKICK One bottle of pure ethanol coming up @POINTANDKICK Yes yes I understand. Not my first rodeo
[Joel snorts the second Henry inhales— and recoils. Sinking into the edge of the mattress, broad arms folding, there might actually be the twitch of a smirk at the corner of his mouth, though with the strong shadows cast by candlelight, it's hard to tell for sure.]
[ Well, Henry is too distracted by the smell to worry about Joel smirking. He'd find the reaction to be a rare sparkle of a gem though, despite having only known him for a short amount of time. Something, you know- just a small feeling, tells him that Joel is generally a very stoic and serious person.
He scoffs. ]
A little bit.
[ But he goes for it and takes a sip. Fortunately for his pride, he doesn't gag or cough (too hard), but he has to make a face. He hums low in his chest out of discomfort, then shakes his head as the sharp taste goes down hot.]
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