Chapter Two - And the Owl Came Back~ [Video/Action]

[knowitowl]

 [The video feed will come on with a figure that most everyone in Luceti is probably familiar with by now. The large owl towering over the journal and an overcast sky above him as it rains lightly.]

Greetings citizens of Luceti, I am Wan Shi Tong, he who knows ten thousand things.

[Sound familiar?]

In my world I am the spirit of knowledge and I have my own library for the betterment of mankind. As such, I believe my services here would be most valuable to you. 

However, it would seem that for some reason I am unable to enter your library. I would appreciate an explanation or perhaps some assistance in this matter. 

[The feed will then cut off. And in the mean time, the owl will be sitting outside the library. In the rain. He's getting wet out here.]

[OOC: Feel free to either respond or run into Wan Shi Tong getting wet outside the library!]

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[knowitowl]

[That would explain a few things but...]

And how do I know you are telling me the truth?

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[relictusdeus]

Of your attempt to take ownership of the library and [impose] establish rules, I know well... for you revealed your intent very plainly through the journal and inspired a sizable mob of humans to froth at the mouth. As for the events that transpired after our discussion… [He lifts a shoulder.] I cannot say whether what I heard is to be trusted. Alas, I am as much at loss as yourself.

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[knowitowl]

[There is truth to this... but then there is often some truth behind every lie. Still, he has no reason to really doubt him. It is more of an explanation than anyone else has given him thus far.]

I see.

[This is a most perturbing thought to think that he had been manipulated and abused in such a way.]

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[relictusdeus]

So now you understand why I believe the humans shall regard you and all you do with suspicion. [He absently coils a finger around a slim chain around his throat.] A reluctance to accept and to forgive has long been one of their many failings.

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[knowitowl]

Yes, I am aware of the nature of humans.

[Though this is still something he has to process. For if what Isaac says is true, it is not something that can be taken lightly. How could they betray him so readily when he had nothing but the best intentions in mind? Can any of them even be trusted?]

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[relictusdeus]

[It's a question he asks himself every day he wakes in this cage -- and when older, darker memories roll over him and wash away what little good he has seen mankind to be capable of, the answer he's left with remains the same.

What honest goodness there may be is rare and never lasts, anyway.]

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[knowitowl]

Tell me... is it possible they have altered your memories as well?

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[relictusdeus]

The Malnosso have a deep and abiding interest in making playthings of their beloved prisoners' minds... if that is what you mean.

[Though the delivery is calm, there's a predatory fierceness to his pale eyes that makes no secret of his intent. It's an implacable look, one that promises that they will suffer as he has suffered and more, so much more. He's still waiting so very patiently for the day to come, whetting his many blades in anticipation. And they are thirsty.]

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[knowitowl]

I was referring to the memory lapses you said you were having as well.

[He can see that look in his eyes, and Wan Shi Tong can't say that he likes it. Though, after what's been said, he can't say he doesn't feel some anger as well.]

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[relictusdeus]

These I have suffered on several occasions in the two years I have been trapped in this cage.

[And it's not untrue, given the nature of so many shifts he has endured.]

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[knowitowl]

I see. So then it is a common occurence.

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[relictusdeus]

'twould seem so.