Onward with war

[Corwin]

"Some rules are just bad. Few systems are perfect in every aspect, especially if they were born of compromise. Don't worry about it~"

[Anastasia]

Okay, for session prep purposes: Anything to do before Moore arrives?

[Corwin]

Just that Amaryl would also be there.

[Anastasia]

Soon enough Moore arrives and...

Go ahead and intro/set up all of you.

[Corwin]

The meeting takes place in a tastefully decorated lounge, one without windows outside. It is kept pleasantly warm by a fireplace, and has an assortment of comfortable armchairs, a small table and a bar filled with spirits. Seira greets Moore at the door, saying, "Thank you for accepting the invitation. I don't believe you've had the chance to meet Alicia or Antenora before?"

[Nephrite]

"Not personally." Moore answers with a smile. "Though of course I've heard plenty." A bow to each one of them individually. "It's a pleasure to meet you both face-to-face. Since this is the first time, please let me thank you both for the aid you provided to Lifasa during its fight."

[Anastasia]

"It was the least we could do," Antenora says, "What happened to Lifasa was an abomination." She returns that bow with a nod of her own, "Thank you for fighting so hard to liberate it."

[Ebiris]

"Ebony speaks well of you, Moore," Alicia says to the pixie after his introduction, a little nod of her head. "And of course we were happy to give Lifasa our help, its liberation is a testament to what we can do when we refuse to give up."

[Corwin]

"I was hoping to first pool our notes on Calley's ritual together, after I collected a few more insights," Seira tells Moore, hoping to ease him into things through that. She guides him over to the table, where all of her annotated notes appear, with copies for him to take back.

[Nephrite]

"I actually found a few on my own after our last meeting, I had been meaning to update you on those, so this is good timing." He says, taking some of his own notes out of his bag to compare.

[Corwin]

"I expected as much," Seira says happily. "Alicia believes that we should be starting to understand more about the ritual at this point, and I wonder if maybe we'll be able to get there this time."

[Anastasia]

Okay, let me pause you all for a few things. First, Moore, can you post your current completion of this?

Alicia, you've never looked at this before besides just now, right?

Seira, just so that I'm clear, list the insights you're adding?

[Ebiris]

"I'm extremely leery of a ritual which goes to such effort to seem important and powerful without yet giving up any clues as to what it actually does," Alicia says from her chair.

I've never seen this stuff before today, no.

[Nephrite]

I have 128/777.

[Corwin]

This time I have Kascha's information from 21's guardian and the Aurora library (possibly with Elena's help?)