.014// learning

[burning_remnant]

I realize everyone's a bit distracted by fear, or sorrow, or... whatever...
...but has anyone stopped to think about what an opportunity this illness has given you? To learn about your enemy, I mean.

No natural pathogen could account for our different origins, strengths, and weaknesses; but people (and nonpeople alike) are getting sick regardless of

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[only_his_ally]

Clearly, it is a sickness of the soul.

[burning_remnant]

Of course, as I understand it, we have several of the spiritually challenged in our midst - some of whom I know for a fact have no soul.

It would have to be something that each and every one of us has. Vampires, priests, shadows and saints.

[only_his_ally]

Everything needs a soul to exist, regardless of the qualifications of the being -- they are all somehow connected.
Though you mean the wings.

[burning_remnant]

It's the only thing I can think of. We already know that removing the wings will kill us - even the loss of one seems to be a critical injury.

Of course, even if I'm right, there's nothing to be done to prevent fatalities.

[space_temp]

Um, exscuse me, but who, or what, is a Malnosso?

[burning_remnant]

I'm feeling helpful today. Check this out, it should answer the obvious questions, leaving room for the more interesting ones.

[[OOC: Haven't had a chance to tell you, but... haha omg, Mike Nelson! ♥ The next time the Malnosso make a post, we finally have someone to sit in front of them and ridicule them for it~]]

[space_temp]

...So, basically the Malnosso are a group of mad scientists who have captured us and are holding us captive here in Luceti, in order to use us as guinea pigs in their experiments?

[burning_remnant]

Pretty much.

[herobydefault]

Call me crazy, but I don't think the Malnosso are putting nearly as much thought into this as you are. They don't have much of a method, as far as I can see; in fact, they remind me of someone I used to know. It's like being in a lab with someone who just tries whatever comes to mind, writes down the results and then scratches his head when they're inconsistent.

They're sloppy.

[burning_remnant]

Crazy.

From what I've seen you may be right. It makes me wonder what could be accomplished with their power if it were in the hands of someone more competent, or disciplined.

It's one thing to be at the whim of something more powerful than yourself - and quite another to be at the whim of an idiot more powerful than yourself.

[herobydefault]

I walked into that.

Impressive technology for a bunch of idiots, too; makes me wonder if, for them, crossing worlds, changing the genetic structure of a person and making impassible barriers is as easy as a flick of a switch, or if they got the technology from someone else, someone more intelligent.

In fact, how do we even know that the Malnosso aren't lackeys for someone higher up, someone who doesn't have the time or the patience to look after us himself? Groups of scientists never work well unless they've got someone to report to, I've found.

[burning_remnant]

It's a good possibility. Even with a clear chain of command, things rarely run smoothly when you have different minds clashing. I remember a saying about the politics of soup-makers that summed things up nicely.