by Akh Uur Hoon » Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:15 am
"First things first, Cyprian. The damage done cannot be undone. There will be time, death is patient. My prime responsibility is to prevent further violent calamities, and the path to it isn't through attempting to satisfy the Sensates, whatever exponential their hurt to the actual harm. There is no silver arrow in dealings with entities like the Codex of the Infinite Planes. We have witnessed a string of failures in doing so by various individuals, both stupid and wise. Here we have it, in an accountable place in the hands of a diligent man whose philosophies hardly emphasise self-aggrandisement but serving others instead. It may still go wrong, but that's why I want us here with him to prevent that. I don't have the ego to assume that in my hands the tome would misbehave less. In fact, having spent hours researching the past of the tome, I distrust everyone with strong desires to lay their hands on it."
[I was pretty forthright about Akh's approach to the problem since the very first post of this thread. As we proceeded, I have communicated Akh's disagreement to Thad's methods as well. To go along with what Thad wanted would require of me to stop playing my character and just drift along. I apologise for not making it clear enough OOCly ahead of the scene.]
She turned to Ridnir.
"The mortician's job first. Where do you keep the bodies?"
"First things first, Cyprian. The damage done cannot be undone. There will be time, death is patient. My prime responsibility is to prevent further violent calamities, and the path to it isn't through attempting to satisfy the Sensates, whatever exponential their hurt to the actual harm. There is no silver arrow in dealings with entities like the Codex of the Infinite Planes. We have witnessed a string of failures in doing so by various individuals, both stupid and wise. Here we have it, in an accountable place in the hands of a diligent man whose philosophies hardly emphasise self-aggrandisement but serving others instead. It may still go wrong, but that's why I want us here with him to prevent that. I don't have the ego to assume that in my hands the tome would misbehave less. In fact, having spent hours researching the past of the tome, I distrust everyone with strong desires to lay their hands on it."
[I was pretty forthright about Akh's approach to the problem since the very first post of this thread. As we proceeded, I have communicated Akh's disagreement to Thad's methods as well. To go along with what Thad wanted would require of me to stop playing my character and just drift along. I apologise for not making it clear enough OOCly ahead of the scene.]
She turned to Ridnir.
"The mortician's job first. Where do you keep the bodies?"