Crossed swords

[Anastasia]

It's a wave. A wave of frustration, fear, panic. It bombards all of you, like a tsunami that drags you along with those feelings.

Donald holds firm, "Look," he shouts. "Why don't you tell us why all of this bothers you so much? Are you that afraid of what happens if you leave here?"

"He's right," Elle speaks up, "Even if we are truly sincere, others won't be, and all it takes is one able to force him away from the Positive Energy Plane. We're looking at an apocalypse with a conscience. Seira, Moore, look at what he did to be forgotten. Even if we're allowed to press the point, there's a damned good reason he's hidden away."

[Corwin]

"So what am I missing, here? Are you using Wildaros to keep hidden and forgotten?" Looking over at Elle, Seira adds, "We only came here because of that, so if it's no longer here won't other people have even less need to come here?"

[Anastasia]

Gimme your own Diplo check there, Seira.

[Corwin]

I went all out and the dice rewarded me!

22:38 <Corwin> roll 1d20+81+4+18+14+15+20 greater heroism+moore's cha aura+improvisation+divine insight+guidance of the avatar +2 more for guys!
22:38 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 172 > [d20=20]

Forgot I had Voice of the Dragon which gives +10 more, so 182/184 vs guys

[Anastasia]

UsedagainstmeusedtotryanddestroymeandcontrolmebecauseI'mtoovaluable.

Findmeusemedestroyaroundmeanditwon'tend.

[Nephrite]

Moore frowns, hearing that.

This poor thing needs to have more friends, he thinks!

[Corwin]

"Whatever happens, I'm not going to fight you after hearing that," Seira tells the Shining Watcher. "I'm not going to try and control you, either. What if I offer you an exchange? I have plenty of avatars and I could have one move over here on a permanent basis, if you don't mind a house guest. It could be nice to have someone to talk to, and if someone does come after you as you fear, I'll stop them."

[Anastasia]

Whatwillstopyou?

[Corwin]

"Why do I need to be stopped? I'm not here to harm you or take you away. I get being worried about the future, but how is my presence here harming you? If you could explain that in a way I understand, that would stop me and I'll go home."

[Anastasia]

Gimme a raw Charisma check, +5 circumstance bonus.

[Corwin]

18:39 <Corwin> roll 1d20+15+18+6+17+2+5 moore+dvr+improvisation+good hope
18:39 <Penuche2> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 74 > [d20=11]

[Anastasia]

The Shining Watcher is silent to that.

It doesn't rebuke you, merely silent, perhaps considering?

[Nephrite]

"...If you might consider this a moment?" Moore speaks up as well. "You've been here so long, but... you've not interacted with anyone, ironically, in a very positive way. Everyone needs friends - they need bonds that they form with others that create support for them. Maybe... this is an opportunity for you to to have friends - allies - who can help and aid you."

[Anastasia]

You said something right, gimme Charisma as well, pixie.

[Corwin]

"Did you ever hear about the black swan event?" Seira asks him, buidling up on Moore's words. "It took place on a Prime-- well, I suppose similar events must've been happening on a number of worlds, but the point is that on this Prime, all observed swans were white in color. Throughout their thousands years of legacy, the mortals of that world never came across anything else to the degree that this featured in one of their metaphores, of 'a rare bird in the lands very much like a black swan'. They used the phrase to express impossibility... and then an explorer discovered a black swan."

Seira presses a hand to her chest, asking, "Do you see where I'm going with this? Sometimes, the unthinkable happens, and we're surprised. We're shocked, and we don't know what to do, because it goes counter to all that we've known before. But even if it's hard to believe that someone might be around you and not wish to harm you at all, through action or inaction, when the unthinkable happens, you can deal with it the same way these people had, by learning to accept it. As a goddess of knowledge, I have to say that you can't go wrong with learning new things."