IC Inbox: cerealia

[shacklebreaker]

"You've reached Simon Blackquill. Leave a message if you are so inclined -- but be brief."

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[swordboning]

I am a little at a crossroads, however. This needs to be spread by word of mouth and I'm not exactly someone who gets along well with people. I'll bring it up at my food stall during opportune moments but that doesn't cover too many people.

[shacklebreaker]

Then you've come to the right person. Simply give me a date and time for when you would like to organise this little excursion, and it shall be done.

[Blackquill might not be a social butterfly, but he's good at making connections if they'll prove useful to him. He wasn't the prison gossip for nothing.]

Whoever I recruit, I will not mention your true intentions for doing this. The less people who know, the less likely CERES is to catch wind of it.

[swordboning]

Hopefully, soon. Arranging a pre-determined signal would probably be smart too.

[shacklebreaker]

Yes. The less indication we can give of our intentions beforehand, the better. Then our observers truly will be caught off-guard.

... I have just one request.

[swordboning]

I'm listening.

[shacklebreaker]

Don't tell Athena any of what we're planning.

She is trustworthy, as you full well know, but if we're to provoke the authorities here, I'd rather she not get tangled up in it. She's already been very determined to have more involvement with this LILITH, and it does not sit well with me.

[swordboning]

I can agree with that. But I want to warn you, I've already given her the proper equipment to fend for herself. Including an armor made from a metal not quite yet discovered in the world. If you catch her with anything like that, it's not because I spoke with her about this.

[shacklebreaker]

As long as she uses it only for self-defence, and does not try to do anything silly or rash, that should not be an issue.

[swordboning]

Whether she does something silly or rash is up to you but I won't make any suggestions to her.

[shacklebreaker]

Hmph, very well.

With that out of the way, perhaps we should do it like this: I'll tell people to try playing ViViD over the course of next week, rather than a specific date and time. If it's protracted enough, there should be enough data for CERES to be unable to dismiss it as a mere glitch. Would you be capable of that?

[He has no idea what kind of limitations Archer has to his powers, if any, so it's worth making sure.]

[swordboning]

My stamina, you don't have to worry about. People will have to see me directly before they start playing. Creations on a legendary level only last an hour or so.

[shacklebreaker]

Is there a way for you to meet with them discreetly to give them the weapons, without CERES' eyes and ears detecting it?

[swordboning]

I'll have Rin set up an area around my food stall that escapes digital surveillance for trading. Or they can come here, I'm rarely anywhere else, unless I'm in ViViD itself.

[shacklebreaker]

Very well. And if you or she could show me how to encrypt messages on the Cerevices to avoid any snooping, that would make my task far easier.

[swordboning]

That's out of my skill set so I'll have her show you.

[shacklebreaker]

My thanks. [It could be a useful skill to have going forwards, too.]

I believe that covers everything, unless there was aught else you wished to discuss?