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the call of chaos ([personal profile] murderingjustice) wrote in [community profile] expiationnet2023-07-29 04:40 pm

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Afternoon everyone.

Now that we've had time to recover and collect ourselves after the recent expedition I believe we ought to breakdown the events and our discoveries. Sharing our information might as well be the essential for us to figure out the true nature of this world and uncover the truth behind the events occurring here.



For those who decided to stay behind: during the expedition with the fairies we came across two types of 'creatures.' Let's call them group A and group B for time being. The group A were clearly humanoid and harmless at first. That being said, they did seem to be covered with set of markings, similarly to 'brands' that appeared among us 'The Chosen.' Group B were more mutated and only vaguely reminded human. They appeared from the shadows. They were actively hostile and aggressive towards the fairies -- and by the extension us. They also seemed to have some level of control over group A.

Some of us were able to 'save' them through either selfless acts or reuniting them with items from the deserted apartments. Group A seems to have returned back to their previous forms, even if their minds don't seem to be quite there yet. But group B simply faded away.

Now, what makes this interesting is the language fairies used to when addressing these creatures. At first, their leader called them 'people' before correcting himself and later used a word 'the infected' to describe group A. Honestly, this leads me to a following hypothesis:

The group B were once humans just like group A. They both were 'infected' with a similar if not the same ailment as the ones with the Brands did. If this is correct it seems like there are at least three stages to infection:
1. A contamination. This is where the brands/markings appear
2. Activation of the ailment. I believe that in this stage the infection has spread to a person's brain, causing them to act hostile.
3. Mutation. Rather self-explanatory. This is the last stage of the infection and the point where the person is beyond salvation.

If my hypothesis is correct it leaves the following questions: what is this 'infection' and where did it originate from? why were the shape of the brand extremely personal to its bearer? why is it the act of the kindness that seem to lift the ailments? are the other variations of the 'infection'?

The last question makes me think of the reported odd behavior of the locals living in Aldrip. If they are beginning to act strangely and similarly lose memories and traces of self we can't overlook the possibility of the whole branding-event occurring again.

That is all I have at the moment. If you have anything to do add I'm all ears.

Goro Akechi.
fatalism: (we'll be counting stars)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
ah, i see. we are going to be very precise with our words tonight.
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-06 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
chuuya is pure entertainment
fatalism: (i can fight)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
fascination with entertainment is a normal thing, is it not?
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-06 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
is is not entertainment you are fascinated with in this case, come ON!
fatalism: (let the shadows fall behind you)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
i am not, no. but you are

i do not think chuuya could keep me entertained


[ after all, entertainment for fyo is mass murder etc etc but then again...]
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-06 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
i am abstaining from this conversation
fatalism: (i don't need the finer things in life)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
ah, am i not entertaining enough for you, dazai?

[ teasing, shifting the conversation. ]
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-06 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
the kids can read this
fatalism: (I don’t ever ever wanna look back)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
then they should stop if they are
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-06 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
stop being CHILDREN?!
fatalism: (touch me slow feel my heart bleed)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
stop reading.
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-06 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
im not puckling their eyes
fatalism: (touch me slow feel my heart bleed)

[personal profile] fatalism 2023-08-06 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
how very demon prodigy of you to consider that
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[personal profile] nullificates 2023-08-08 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm simply saying the obvious