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palamedes THEE sextus ([personal profile] megatheorem) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2022-04-04 12:05 am

catchall for homies

Who: Palamedes and Friends (and Other)
What: the necromantic urge to come back from the dead
When: April (various)
Where: various

Content Warnings: death talk and necromancy inevitable, all else tba

it's a catchall baby, see prompts
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-09 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha, worse where I was from. We were reliant on sponsors so the amount of eh... 'schmoozing,' that is the word? The amount of that we had to do was criminal. Evening upon evening of trying to convince the rich their pocket change was worth investing in ground breaking technology. [he rolls his eyes, there is absolutely a rant here just waiting to really get going.] That was Jayce's area mostly, thank goodness.

At least here I doubt we'll need to kiss up at upperclass parties so much as make a well thought out post on the matter.

[he gets up to grab his own notebook, mostly to find the notes he's taken on paleblood as he's been trying to learn. he has to stop though when he sees that pen, lips quirking despite himself because ah, that was quite the pen. he tries not to sound too amused as he says,] A survey is an excellent idea, along with asking after anyone's experiences with these bloodstones. Eventually we'll want to have an understanding of the unique facets of each blood type- ah, so much to consider here. For example, does the person the bloodstone came from affect its potential power? It's longevity? Do the unique abilities and magic of the individual stay within the blood or is the blood merely a vehicle and power source for those abilities likely within the dna of the person?

[nerds. he has a habit of twirling at his his hair when he's thinking so he starts doing that, explaining why his hair is kind of cow-lick mess in areas. he blinks back to it when asked about mystique, lips quirking again despite himself. pal is endearing, what can he do.]

Hm. [he puts his hand to his chin as if considering this very seriously.] Eh, yes and no. You have a particular academic air that lends well to a certain mystique, and being able to say you are necromancer from a House of repute certainly helps. I'm afraid the general friendly nature rather takes away from it though. Also your choice in pens might take a point or two away.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, needling questions and thinly veiled visits? That would sound familiar. [again very dry. he sounds a little wistful again when he says,] This library- ah, Library- [have to say it in that capitalized way it seems, important correction.] - of yours sounds compelling enough I can't blame them. I would love to see the kind of knowledge you have preserved there.

[especially with thanergy, necromancy, this psychometry. given how hard it is to fine any works on the arcane in his world the Library sounds a lot like a dream come true.

he opens his own notebook, though it's to find the pages he has on observations about paleblood, kept open to offer for pal's perusal when they reach the proper point. it's invigorating to be sharing an idea again like this, more so with someone who keeps up and expands upon each thought he throws out. not unlike jayce, and he really did imagine jayce would be a rarity in his life. he couldn't be happier to be wrong, honestly.]


The absolute ideal would be to find a darkblood without any natural magical talent from their home as well to act as a basis for what darkblood itself works like when no overpowering internal factors are present. More than one survey is likely a better estimate, it would be best to keep any posts we make concise as to attract as much attention as possible. Too much jargon and er... 'fluff,' it might keep people away.

[his fingers itch for a chalkboard or his own pen, deciding to let pal take the lead on notes instead with his impressive pen. it does make him look up at his lab and say,] I really need to finally find a chalkboard for this place. It simply isn't the same having a session like this without one.

[ok, that answer to the pen agenda makes viktor give a little bark of a laugh, the kind like he's surprised himself with it.]

Well truly it would be easy, given it is so dull and easy to forget is there. [he puts a hand over his chest.] Your discretion is safe with me. I am not a snitch, as they say.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
You really are signing up for an endless string of questions. [viktor points out, even if he's not going to pretend that pal's memory on the matter isn't exciting.] Are they 'cagey' because they feared their ideas and research stolen?

[or maybe dangerous, forbidden research is the angle. given hextech started with breaking the ethos and two separate breaking and enterings he can't say those are always bad. if anything heimendinger often bemoans him for leaning on the side of taking risks.

but they have plans to make, including the unfortunate work of having to deal with the public.]
At least the surveys made over the omni will have that backup recording for our notes. That and given the gossip you find on the network people might just be bored enough to indulge us.

Personally? No, I have not dealt with corruption. That is an excellent point, corruption levels will no doubt effect the blood and gem in question. If not the gem then the magic it produces, which could be dangerous. With any luck it would be possible to purify a bloodgem if that were the case, which... hm, that would also be a boon to my research into purification.

[ah the best research, when you can cross pollinate one with the other. he looks quite pleased about it, always satisfied when the natural flow of the world begins to piece together to make a cohesive whole like this.

a nod and he points to one of the large walls.]
I've only ever found small tablets, I've been trying to see if I could find some of that paint that will make a wall a similar texture and able to be wiped down. At this rate the Arcane Scholars might deserve a little heist.

[stealing a chalkboard isn't that much worse than breaking into the dean's office, right?

he pushes himself up to take the notebook, offering his own and tapping at the open page as he does.]
This reminds me, I have a great deal I've observed personally and secondhand on paleblood here if you would like. Hardly comprehensive, I'm afraid. [and he's happy to go back to his seat by rio, the girl making a little curious sound as she noses at the new notebook, viktor letting her as he fishes out a pen of his own, far more boring sadly. simply cannot keep up with that aesthetic flair.]

Luckily there's plenty I can just build us, parts are much easier than machines around here.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, very much so. [viktor has to snort at that, couldn't have put it better himself.] Hence why Jayce took care of the parties and I stayed happily in the lab. Imagine how much work would be done if we had some peace.

Given corruption is largely seen as mental or tied to the soul it may open up some interesting facts about the more physical aspects. [a pause] Another thing we'll need to word carefully, I've found people are eh... what is the term? 'Hush hush,' on these matters.

[which makes research a pain in the ass, but he supposes that's just the nature of people at work. he can't help flipping through the notebook a bit, trying not to get too deeply engrossed in anything he sees but chuckling at 'why a squid?' why indeed. given the whole deer aesthetic he's seen he's wondered why it wasn't that.]

Oh yes, I wonder if we could at least find the ingredients on this omni. [he derails entirely for a moment to consider the logistics of just making chalkboard paint, eying the wall he's been considering as he does. he's still regarding it when he replies,] I'm afraid it showed me the truth about your character. If it makes you feel any better I've broken into a few Academy rooms myself in the day. If you share your spoils I'd even consider distracting the guards.

[this is also not a joke. frankly they have more than enough chalkboards, in his opinion. eat the chalkboard rich, etc.

viktor's journal has very cramped handwriting, as though he expects paper to be scarce and he's loathe to waste any of it. a few schematics, largely common lab items only using lunar energy and how that would function, a kind of odd one for what looks like either a three taloned metal claw or a laser. tons on corruption and beasthood, the odd but concerning droplets of blood on the page.

funnily enough there's an excerpt on psychometry, detailing it as a possible power gained from paleblood or bloodmagic in general. some is written in whatever other language he speaks (arcane's version of czech,) and there's some scathing comments on a margin about the moss king.

he blinks when told he can write in it, feeling a little sheepish because he... probably would have without permission. in his defense this has reminded enough of working with jayce he's back to the habits he uses there, just expecting he's allowed to add to notes because why would he not? whoops.

supplies: gets written at the top of a clean page and he starts filling out some basic materials they might need, humming as he does so.]
I was considering just writing on mine. If I didn't occasionally have company I would have. [he glances up] You don't think chalk is as hard to obtain as the boards, do you?
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Agreed, it would be too easy to skew the data, and even if they didn't we would need to treat the information as suspect in case it was. [his tone is distracted, mostly because he's making mental lists in his head of what they need and what he can easily get himself and keep off the list.

some less important than others.]
Do you have a preference when it comes to tea? I'd stock the place with coffee but I've found that hard to find. [and if pal is going to work here he gets a say in the beverage choices. viktor nukes it with so much sugar it doesn't really matter anyway.

plenty of coughing fits tied to those drops of blood, if he can read as much, which is maybe less worrying than other ways he could be bleeding on his notes.

finally viktor looks up to squint at pal, making sure that they really are on the same page about not really joking about this. hm, this is more chaotic than jayce was usually on board for, isn't that fun? besides-]
They have plenty attached to the walls themselves, they'll hardly miss one chalkboard.

Oh yes, incredibly so. They take one look at the crutch, decide I'm not a threat and then it's a simple matter of pattering on like an absent-minded academic in dire need of an escort if only to shut me up. Works every time. [he nods, a crooked grin as he agrees.] Let's spread the wealth, I would put it.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[it's easier to remember these things when doing it for someone else, that's for sure. viktor nods along, a little note on the powdered milk.] I hadn't even thought of powdered milk as an option, that is... far more efficient. [his favorite drink is a milk with certain spices in his world, pal is enabling him.

viktor perks up at that, not only is it useful for their plan but it's an interesting facet of darkblood.]
Would you mind terribly if I observed some of that practice? I will even be glad to offer general encouragement.

[a touch dry, yeah he just wants to see some cool blood magic and take about a million notes on it. he's trying not to spiral into all the uses a darkblood gem that could mimic telekinesis in a machine could do. he needs to stop getting so ahead of himself.

he nods along, this is a little ridiculous but also not all that odd for the academic world he's been a part of. graduate students especially have done worse and often.]
Very well. I'll go to some more lectures and scope out the place, I think I already know the perfect auditorium for it. There's usually at least two rolling chalkboards there, wasting away.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
As opposed to the errant paleblood I regularly get on my clothes. [just a little dark humor, as a treat.] Would you like me to bring incense? I try to keep a steady supply.

[since the smell of blood attracting beasts and all. honestly he's pleased at a chance to see pal's house, mostly for the chance to see more notes and the telekinesis bit, but also because... well, he's not really the sort used to being invited over to people's houses. sad putting it that way, maybe, but as it turns out making work your life and generally being ignored before that does not give a person a rousing social life.

it suited him fine, but it also means this rather easy back and forth is a little novel. the fact it's fun even more so. it makes him unfortunately realize how much jayce's growing distance in their own world actually did affect him, who knew people thrived on companionship one way or another? the spirit of collaboration and all that.

he immediately brushes those sort of thoughts aside, they do have a heist to pull off. the notebook gets offered back with a list written out, 'chalkboards' added to the bottom mostly because it amused him. it really is mostly scrap parts he can use to make bigger machines, simple things too like petri dishes, vials, lenses. a pretty short list mostly, he's been collecting or will collect a lot of what they need soon enough.]


This is the part Jayce would beg me to just let him go buy it for us. [his lips quirk at the thought, like the futility of it is funny.] Very well, celebrating is saved for a success.

[he is curious though.] Would this Camilla have tried to stop you?
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[viktor waves a hand at the thanks, consider the snack question.] Hm, I am not picky, really. I suppose if there's anything you're used to from your world I would enjoy getting a chance to try it. If we are to be thrown into a hellish beastscape we should at least attempt a little cultural exchange.

[dry but sincere enough, he does think it would be interesting to see something palamedes may consider more familiar. piltover was always so boring with it's food but zaun? growing up in the undercity gave him an iron stomach for most food. if it isn't slimy, moving, or maybe just a little toxic it isn't proper undercity cuisine.

'spirit of innovation' makes him snort softly.]
Ah, that is my favorite excuse to use with him in these matters. That and 'no progress happens without a little risk.'

She sounds like she would have been the one getting us out of a mess, which will not happen because our plan is quite solid. [uh huh. a shame though, the more he hears the more he'd like to meet this woman. he wonders how often people who vanish end up returning, if that is ultimately a good or bad thing for the person.

ah well.]
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-04-10 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, is this one of those matters where I should bring something as well? [he just decides to plainly ask that. the minutia of social script, especially upper class, often eludes him. he sort of doubts pal cares all that much even from a short time of knowing him but might as well ask.

it's probably polite to ask? or a faux pas. once again he thanks the annoying patrons of this world the society here is more interested in survival than this.]


It's good for him, he is too much of a... a 'people pleaser.' [it takes him a moment to think of the phrase before remembering with a snap of his fingers.] Well, as much as I don't wish this place on anyone I do hope I get the chance to meet her. I'd like to hear all the no doubt embarrassing stories she has about you.

[said innocently, offering pal a smile. that's just the price one pays for having a childhood friend meeting a new friend, unfortunately.]

Yes, please send me a message when you're prepared. I'll likely have the key made by then. [honestly another thing he misses about jayce, free access to a forge. not that he'd just have one here but boy, back at home it was wonderful to be able to ask any metalwork he might need on a whim.] And do be careful, will you? I've noticed a bit of an uptick in odd monsters since those meteors and portals started. That and everyone quite bent out of shape about the lack of sunlight.