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Date: 2013-08-12 09:07 am (UTC)
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[A family photo. The faces of Sola-ui's children appear warped and distorted, and they are suffering various wounds; there is blood on her face and on her husband's.]

Letter + Package, August 24th

Date: 2013-08-23 08:57 pm (UTC)
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[In her mail today is a letter and a small wrapped package from Diarmuid. In the package is this sling made my Enoch and send to Diarmuid not long ago.]

Mrs. Archibald,

I realize this isn't the bow we spoke of teaching you how to use, but it is something I would like to start training you with. Do you have any knowledge about how slings work? Even though they use no edged ammunition, they are still deadly in the hands of one who is skilled with them. It will give you something to use to work on increasing your accuracy and strength while I continue to search for a proper crossbow for you to use and train with.

Finding a proper crossbow is proving difficult because it is a more modern and complex weapon. Bows can be gathered from monsters or made by those who know the skills, but there are fewer people in the Tower who know how to work with crossbows. I am going to keep looking, of course.

Enoch is the one who made the sling for me. Do you know him? He is quite talented with the weapon from what I have heard.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 12:41 am (UTC)
oathshackledbird: Face (Face)
From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Mrs. Archibald,

You are welcome. Do you wish to practice with it a little on your own first or would you like me to start training with you right away?

I am glad to hear you have been practicing with the weights. Hopefully, none of them have given you any issues. They might be simple, but the Tower still finds ways to make them dangerous.

Enoch is a blond man, very kind and likes to help others whenever he can. I will be sure to pass your thanks onto him. He knows a lot of people in the Tower so I wouldn't be surprised if one of the people you know might have mentioned him to you at some point.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 03:05 am (UTC)
oathshackledbird: Red (Red)
From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Mrs. Archibald,

That is perfectly fine with me. While I am no expert with the sling, there is still a lot I can show you. When would you like to get together?

I am sure Enoch would welcome the thanks. He seems like the kind of man who gives a great deal of himself and asks little in return. Those people always deserve more praise than they ask for.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 03:20 am (UTC)
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Mrs. Archibald,

Yes, this last experiment was not a good one and left a great many people weakened and hurt. I'm still not back at full strength myself though I managed to avoid death when so many others did not.

I hope that you didn't suffer too greatly during all of this.

Please let me know when you would like to meet up and I will be glad to meet with you.

-Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 03:46 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Sola-Ui...

[He slips with her name as he often does when he is worried about her.]

Do you want me to come to you so we can talk? I don't know when I will be back at full strength. There is a rumor that going to your collar check will fix things, but I had a collar check during the experiment and nothing changed. My next check is not until the 31st. It seems I will not be patrolling as usual for a while.

However, it doesn't take me being at full strength to listen if you need it...

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 04:27 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Sola-Ui Mrs. Archibald,

If you are sure... However, if you change your mind, please feel free to contact me.

I...was luckier than most. I am sure that is the only reason I managed to live. I am so distanced from my own world and the people who I was bonded the most closely to there have been dead for so long that they didn't have a lot to throw at me. Only one voice. It was a painful one, but when compared to people who literally had dozens of voices speaking to them it was nothing.

I will recover. Please, don't worry.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 05:02 pm (UTC)
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Mrs. Archibald,

I didn't really have time to think about being lonely during the war. Honestly, I didn't really know enough to question what was going on and once I did...it was too late.

But that is the past now. I am really trying now to move forward from that. After all, I am far from lonely here.

There were a few. People I don't know well, but they had packs following them. I think they were people who very strong connections to their worlds. Usually that is a good thing since friends and family give strength, but in this case it was not such a good thing.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 07:09 pm (UTC)
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Mrs. Archibald,

It seems that way from what I have observed among those I know. They were all being haunted by people important to them for one reason or another. If only stands to reason, the more closely connected you were to your world and the people in it, the more shadows you would have following you.

As for why, Jason was in charge this month. After all that has happened recently, I think a better question would be 'why not?' He has every reason to want to hurt us and taking those who we are closest to and making them speak of our worst fears seems like a sure way to hurt people badly.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-24 08:37 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
[Diarmuid is a little startled by her reply, but then he remembers who she said she had to deal with as her shadows.]

Mrs. Archibald,

I actually believe people have tried and it never went very well. And there are rumors that before my time people kept suggesting via the suggestion box that he should be punched. The reward for their efforts was ending up with a deadly monster under their beds when they woke up next.

Jason doesn't take threats to his safety lightly...

--Diarmuid
Edited Date: 2013-08-24 08:37 pm (UTC)

Date: 2013-08-24 11:16 pm (UTC)
oathshackledbird: Red (Red)
From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Mrs. Archibald,

If his posts to the Network were any indication, he was upset. However with Jason it's hard to tell if he is being honest or not. For all we know, they set up what happened with the elevators to try and turn us on each other.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-25 01:05 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Mrs. Archibald,

While I can say nothing for sure, I think it would be foolish to not assume he and the others are going to keep doing things as we keep fighting to free ourselves. They want us to remain here and docile for them to test on and it is only natural that they fight back against losing what they want just as we fight to gain what we deserve.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-25 01:47 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oathshackledbird
Mrs. Archibald,

The only way to win in to try, harsh odds or not. Besides, it is not just for us that we fight. We fight for all those who have been sent away and can no longer fight themselves. They depend on us.

I will not let them down. I don't care what anyone throws at me.

--Diarmuid

Date: 2013-08-25 01:53 am (UTC)
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Mrs. Archibald,

Thank you. I look forward to seeing you then.

--Diarmuid

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