Digimon: Devil's Ascent (Discussion Thread)

[Kamotz]

Now we're encountering ghosts!!! Seriously. They're the risen spirits of those killed during the Siege and the battle with the Mikaboshi/Chaos Lords. And they're all demented and crazy. They blame the living for not saving them, and then they kill them. And because they're ghosts, they can't be hurt/killed.

So find some ghosts!

[TheSequelReturns]

I'm really sorry for the delay here guys. I've had a lot going on and I've just found it difficult to sit down and actually get anything written.

I'm going to try and get a post up soon, but we're going to be in the process of moving into a new house here for the next few days, and I don't know when I'll be able to get back to the RP.

So for now, you guys can bunny Duo and company till I get back, which should hopefully not be longer than a few days.

Once again, I apologize to anyone who was waiting on me to post, and hopefully I'll be back before I miss too much.

[Kamotz]

Okay, so what we'll be looking for is the "Mark of the Witnesses", a symbol branded onto each of the witnesses. It's small circle, about the diameter of a cupcake, so you'd have to be close in order to see it. And it has some arrows and squiglies and designs in the circle. The specifics aren't so important. Anyway, keep an eye out for that mark and let Michael know.

[Griff4815]

How do we know which ones are witnesses?

[Kamotz]

All the dead ghosts are witnesses.

[Hotshot]

Hey, guys. I apologize for my absence. This is my first chance to be on the internet in, well, four days. I'll try to get a post up as soon as I can.

[Kamotz]

Okay, so I'm guessing that I left off on a rather difficult note to respond to. My idea was to get everyone's responses to the aftereffects of the fight with the spirits, but it's very possible that I just ended on a rather difficult note.

I'm hoping to run this differently than UC, where we were returning to a home "base" after each mission. I want to set this up more like Dark Reign (for those of you who know what I'm talking about), very hectic, chaotic, and breakneck. So we won't really be returning to Anatolia after each attempt to find/stop/fix a broken seal, we'll just be moving on to the next problem.

I know both sequel and Foodguy have RL things that keep them from posting, and Hotshot as well has obligations (that's not to say that Tundra, Griff, or smb...or myself don't, but the others have given me specific notice).

So what's the general consensus, should I move on (and hopefully bring you to a point more easily responded to), or do you guys just need more time?

[Griff4815]

Well, I personally wouldn't mind moving on. I have a really short post written, but it's a bit contrived. If anyone has a post currently in the works, they could just add it to their posts after you post via scene break/time skip. I personally say 'Go ahead and move on'.

[storymasterb]

I'll get something up soon. Just give me a bit, I'm writing a sign-up for Codename BAN-TYO right now, but once that's done I'll get to post-writing.

[Kamotz]

Haha. Wow guys, sorry I haven't posted. Yesterday morning a friend and I decided on a whim to go to Jerusalem for Sukkot. Just got back now. It was awesome. I love spontaneous trips. But it's back to work for me now, never fear. I'll have a post up soon

[Food Guy]

So I take it that we are going to the Sovereigns? Also at the moment Hira is my favourite character to write as, and now I can't stop hearing Tia talk with a Jamaican accent.

[Griff4815]

Yup, I'm pretty sure that's where we're headed.

[Kamotz]

Yeah, we'll be heading to the palace of the Harmonious Compass Gods ("Sovereigns" to the Devas and those who follow/worship them). And while our characters don't know what they'll find, we already do...ho boy! Mephistopheles is racking up quite a record.

Oh, the Sovereign aren't dead, just blinded and extremely weakened. Just to clear that bit up. And is it just me, or is Shoon probably prophetic?

[Griff4815]

Are we going to the Sovereigns' place by foot/air? Wait, maybe that was a dumb question. Umm, are we going to scene skip there, I guess I mean?

[Kamotz]

Yeah, we're stuck humpin it. No shiny teleporting for us.

If anyone else has anything to post in response to things, they can post it now. We'll do a quick travel there, and then keep moving.

[Griff4815]

Hmm, I don't have anything to post. ...Actually I do, but it's with my other characters, so I can do it anytime.

On a side note, did Samael get a new Behemoth? His old one got ripped in half or blown up, didn't it?

[Kamotz]

The behemoth...it's a demonic monster bike. I think it just came back.

[storymasterb]

I'll quickly get out some Bedivere bristling over Michael, and some more of Vritra's world philosophy, then. Incidentally, why do I get the same feeling from this that I did from when Osiris's group went to consult Socrates again way back in DR? Y'know, when they found Volund ripped apart and Socrates staked to the wall?

I actually cannot wait to fight Mephistopheles and his gang... it ought to be interesting to measure up our strengths on his. Anyway, Kamotz, any idea on how we can start working on Vritra's divine spark? I know you said about that one point at which being a god would be inappropriate, but reasonably, I'd like to have her as a full god by the end, definitely by RW. Any chance Thor could give some pointers? Or Svarog, should he return from beyond again?

[Kamotz]

The god-issue will be addressed soonish. But I'll let you know when it's okay to get Vritra moving on that front. There's a seal involved that would definitely hinder your plans.

[Griff4815]

Once we see our resident nosy gogglehead again, Vritra can expect to recieve some pointers from him too... whether she wants them or not (probably not). If its any consolation to her, Tyr's had to go through six months of Tiwaz's advice... but I'm guessing Tyr's probably a bit more accepting of it.