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[fiendennor]

I dearly hope everyone is safe after the turmoil in Olympia.
Wyver too, I've heard, though I was fortunate enough to not to experience it myself.

Does anyone else find it odd? That tensions were suddenly inflamed in such a way. Normal people turning violent.
Or the refugees ourselves having our own aggressive tendencies reinforced and heightened.

It's hard to believe that all of this is entirely natural, or the result of simple historical tensions.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? Something that has this sort of aggressive effect on the populace?

Comments

[maipokerface]

If it's between those two, the choice sort of seems obvious.

[fiendennor]

I will readily admit my explanation did seem biased, but it's because I agree-- it does seem obvious. I think that the governments are being undermined. By who, or for what reason, I don't know.

[maipokerface]

Who do they think is behind everything in Olympia?
Here some people seem to think it's the Knightryders, other say Mythi's Fang.

[fiendennor]

I'm not sure. To be honest, I'm much better at researching in a library than I am at listening to rumors. Do you know anything about those two groups other than the names?

[maipokerface]

Not really. I know the Knightryders are backed by the king here in Wyver, I think? I had a friend recommend I join them but I'm not really the sort to get involved in things like that so.

[fiendennor]

I see.
That, to me, would make them less potentially culpable.
If they're acting at the behest of the king, why undermine his rule?
(Unless it's a rogue faction of the organization, of course.)

[maipokerface]

I think the only way you can really tell any of that is being in the organization itself. Sometimes you find undermining a king or any other sort of betrayal in the place you least expect.

[fiendennor]

I suppose that's true. So we can't rule the possibility out. That said, I think we're going to have to determine likelihood or probability. And I would call it less likely that a rogue element would be able to sneak around under the watch of their commanders than a third party being able to somehow access these supplies.

[maipokerface]

The question is where do we go from here?

[fiendennor]

I don't know.
That's why I was hoping to gather information.
I feel like any action we take at this point is underinformed at best.

[maipokerface]

Makes sense. Well if you need help, I don't mind since I'm more than a little curious too.

[fiendennor]

Thank you.
You're in Wyver, right? I'm in Olympia, so meeting in person may be difficult given the current environment.

I can fly wherever you'd like to meet, if face-to-face communication is important to you, however.

[maipokerface]

It's not really but we could always meet up on the station. You know, where all the sleepers are.

[fiendennor]

Always a possibility.
Though, perhaps we don't necessarily want the Orbiters overhearing our conversations.
Depending on what we're talking about.

It may be reasonable to be prudent, that's all.