@DONQUIXOT3, video

[icanfixer]

[ yes it has been some days. yes this is not the first time she's spoken to the network at large. this time, however, she is showing her face and standing quite proudly this morning in front of a parking lot. cars, empty of gas but otherwise whole, scatter the background. ]

Good morn, dear fellows! I have come to thee today to ask a favor, to grant thee an honor, and help this young knight with a missive most important to all!

[ a beat. she swings into frame an umbrella, popping open the apple printed "lance" with a laugh before closing it as she continues, easy-going like she isn't going to be talking about what she is.

unbeknownst to most, don quixote needs this. ]

Thou may have seen some days ago an anonymous message regarding murder. Well! I am here now, asking thee to assist me with something like it -- nay, the exact same! I would like to see for myself, and as proof of the effects for others, what happens when one dies.

I shall not fight thee, unless thou shall wish for it for I am most happy to oblige, and I shall take only one volunteer. Whomever has the daring, the will, and the capacity to kill, I ask that thee throw thy hand up and seek to claim my life! My dear friends need not apply, for I shall reject thee post-haste!

[ she is NOT letting a fellow sinner do it. not her coworkers. she's been fussed at and she's going to be fussed at again. she might let one of the other city-dwellers do it, given they're both fixers (or formerly) but not her coworkers, war vet be damned.

gregor couldn't do it the other time, after all. ]

However, allow me to lay bare the possibilities of what may happen to thee should thou take it upon thyself to do so.

There is a chance thou may forget that which is most precious to thee, that thou will forget the moment of my death itself, and face... certain difficulties in speaking about it. [ she doesn't know if kromer mentioned that, but it's something regardless. ] I may suffer the same. The goal of this is to learn if it is the victim who forgets, if it is the murderer who doth, or if both have it struck from their mind; the secondary goal, a more personal one, is to learn if both may suffer from the others I have mentioned.

... I understand it is difficult to think of killing another, but I can assure thee, such a thing comes up frequently in my work. We are ever prepared to do so, and to die just as well!

[ helps they don't stay dead but she's not. gonna. say that. it might be odd to wonder what effects who in this case, but. well. a lady keeps her secrets. ]

Any who wish to act as witness may attend as well, for we will have need of thee. I thank thee heartily for thy time and thy consideration on the matter.

[ a small bow, hand to her chest and umbrella tucked behind her, and that's that. ]

Comments

audio; un: loveless

[limbical]

Are you sure you're guaranteed to return to life? Just out of curiosity if you're willing to go through with this if that possibility is in mind as well.

[icanfixer]

Yes! I am most confident! The last victim of such an act did, and so I shall as well!

[ ... she's very confident for reasons she can't say either! ]

If, on the off chance, that I do not, then it will have been something new to learn. There is nothing to fear from death. It is a natural part of life, no matter if thou'rt young or old.

[ it's part of the job, and the culture, in her city... ]

voice. un: gepard

[def]

[ there's so many things wrong about this ... ]

You say you're a knight? Laying one's life for a just cause is honorable, but this is not a cause I would support.

How certain are we that you'll come back from the dead?

[icanfixer]

[ oh buddy....... despite the doubts, don's face remains passionately confident and at ease. though her eyes shine a bit too... a fellow knight? perhaps?! ]

Oho, are thee a knight as well?! I should like to converse sometime with thee in regards to thy view on justice, for I much desire to find like minds!

Nonetheless, I assure thee, I shall return to life -- stepping off the very train whence we came! There shall be no tears shed for this Don Quixote!

text | un: NAILS

[nichocolatine]

[ goddang y'all really be wildin' ]

you thinking of doing this now or should i log back in tomorrow and wait for a time and place update

[icanfixer]

It shall be done today! I wish to act in haste, for I am somewhat impatient! I have turned over the thought for some days now, and feel there is no use in putting it off.

[ she gave her word. ]

video. @kaveh

[fussiest]

[ there's a flustered moment as kaveh gets his device working, because this sort of conversation doesn't seem right if it's only had over voice and the messaging that he's more or less equated with bulletin board gossip.

the wide red of his panic comes through in the seeking scan of his eyes as he pushes a few flyaway hairs out of his face and back towards the ineffective claw of his hairclips. ]

Um. Hang-on, you're asking someone to kill you for the sake of an experiment? The trauma for the person killing you and the trauma of you being killed aside entirely - is there really any merit to gaining the knowledge of who remembers what? Especially at the expense of, well, life? How is that a reasonable exchange?

[icanfixer]

[ aww. he's as new a face as the others, and so flustered to boot. but it's nice to actually see someone. ]

That is why I have asked for one with the capacity and will to kill another -- they will have done so before, and should have no problem doing so again. I myself have slain many a villain!

[ despite her round, young looking face and shorter stature considering the umbrella she leans on. ]

The merit is for mine own curiosity, I must admit, though I cannot say why.

un: poison_wing | video

[wingclip]

[Wait.]

I'm sure we can find another way to learn more about death and the effects of this world. But for now there's still much we don't know.

Please reconsider. [There she just said it!]

[icanfixer]

[ oh my god weir is sooooooooo wrong no one wants to fight or kill her!!!!!!! she's going to call him a liar!!!!!!!! make him do it!!!!!!!! ]

I appreciate thy concern, fair lady, but there is no other away. It is something one must experience, and I wish not for another to take my place. The sooner we do learn if our first victim's words are true or not, the better.

[ she knows they're true, for the most part. the memory thing is new. but it makes kromer's attitude at the party sensible. ]

@Kromer, audio

[gripper]

I'll do it.

( haha. )

[icanfixer]

[ haha. don's smile remains, but there's a darker look to her eyes. ]

If no one else doth apply, I may take thee up on thine offer. At the very least, I know thou shalt have no issue with it.

[ since she's done it before. ]

audio; un: TeslaCoils

[codenametesla]

[Admittedly, she just got here, and she knew there was weirdness about the city, but what. the. fuck? She was gonna have to pay more attention to the network, apparently. Normally she'd not want to be even peripherally involved in a conversation like this but...

The woman's idea was intriguing, if terrible.]

I'm sorry, what? Witnesses? I mean I get why, experiment wise, but... wouldn't that cause more problems uh.. 'legally' I guess? Not to mention the traumatic experience that would be.

[icanfixer]

[ oh, she's got some good questions. ]

I am not sure about legality, but it is important to have at least one other around for the sake of it.

[ or maybe if she's too willing it won't count? hmmm. this'll be interesting for the sake of seeing what counts as a crime. ]

I suppose, then, I should say that the witness must also be used to the sight of death, for I shall not be showing it once my foe, whomever volunteers, arrives alongside them. Though it is an ordinary sight in the city from which I hail, I do not wish to leave those who are inexperienced with such a burden.

@Alhaitham

[justscribing]

You're really curious enough about the answer to specifically die for it? That's a lot of personal risk for something we don't have much explanation for. [Interesting? Irrational? Both? Alhaitham can't say this "coming back to life" oddity hasn't caught his attention, but not enough that he's going to put his neck on the line for curiosity's sake.

It's her life, though, he's not going to make any arguments for her to take care of it.]

You'll need a detailed recording of the state of you and your killer before and after your death, including whatever precious memories could be forgotten.

[icanfixer]

[ at least someone has some sense. ]

Oho, thou'rt most correct! I had not thought of that -- I am much too preoccupied with the aftermath, rather than what must be recorded prior.

[ ... yeah hold on the phone's coming closer so she can make notes on it. and then she'll set it back on the car hood she had it on in the first place. ]

My line of work comes with an abundance of personal risk, and while we do not seek death we do expect it! This is nothing unusual where I am from, but I understand that it is not the case for most.

text ↪ un: 十五

[zangetsu]

are you insane?!

[icanfixer]

[ oh it's her friend!!!!!!! beaming. ]

Nay, I am quite sound of mind!

un: 05

[zerofive]

I volunteer. Barring that, I will act as witness.

[icanfixer]

[ !!!!! ]

At long last! I shall once again state to thee the risks, just to ensure that thou'rt aware.

[ ahem. ]

There is a chance that, once I am killed, thou may forget the moment of my death. I may forget it as well. There is also the chance that I forget something important to me, but I would be interested in knowing if that is a shared experience unspoken by the murderer to whom the anonymous poster referenced or if it is one-sided. Additionally, one or both of us may have difficulties with speaking about the incident.

Knowing this, do thee still accept? There is more risk on my side, which I have little issue with, but it is good to lay out the terms proper. Also, would thee like to fight or not?

@moment | video

[elswhisperer]

[ This is the first time Setsuna's chosen to use the video option. The gravity of the situation seems to merit it.

The city has established a precedent in bringing back the dead. It's not just the previous murder victim: a precious comrade of Setsuna's who died six years ago now walks among the living. If that weren't the case, he'd be objecting to this strongly. As it stands... he still doesn't like it. There will be consequences no matter what.

But the risk is Don's to take.

He could volunteer, if only so someone else doesn't have to. He puts serious thought into it. It's the possibility of forgetting what's most precious to him that makes him reconsider. It could be his very goal in life that he forgets, and there's just too much riding on that to risk losing it. ]

I just want to ask one thing. Do you have any hesitations? Any whatsoever?

[icanfixer]

[ oh, it's setsuna. don does prepare for some level of resistance, lifting her chin a little higher set to debate...

... but it doesn't come and she sets back on her heels, tapping the umbrella on the ground. it isn't as if she didn't. doesn't. she's going to have upset people who care about her quite dearly -- already has, in one case, and she suspects he will not be too happy once she has returned home tomorrow morning, if he doesn't catch her right where she caught him.

(thou art a fool--)

it doesn't feel nice.

it doesn't feel nice, and she shifts on her feet. it's always a problem if Fixers become too attached to their allies, of course, but it's different with the company. they have an advantage most don't. if it were not for that, then... no, even then, don quixote can't help but get attached. the other lives showed as much. ]

I do. [ honest, just as she is with her justice. ] But I have swallowed them, for I am certain I will be well.

un. dimitri / voice.

[stubboarn]

[ in a curt tone, he started writing this and then realized it doesn't have the same impact: ]

Notwithstanding the ridiculousness of a knight asking for volunteers to turn into murderers, nothing about your stated goal is important enough to warrant the sentence. Please reconsider.

[ he says please but like, not in a nice way, in like, a demanding way. ]

[icanfixer]

It is important to me, and thus I shall continue. Does it perhaps affect thee in some way?

[ she'll cut to the point. does it matter to him if she dies? ]

un: odasakunosuke ; text

[odasaku]

What does being a knight have to do with asking someone to end your life as an experiment?

[icanfixer]

[ fascinating. she loves new questions. ]

Nothing at all! It is simply what I am.

@stray

[kampfgeist]

still need someone to watch?

[icanfixer]

At this point I am wondering if I ought to charge.

[ please. anyway. ]

Nay, I am fine for now; I have found someone willing to witness, and my opponent intends to bring his own as well. Though if thee wish to see a fight, then be my guest! We shall be doing so to the death, is all!

audio; un: gebura

[bemist]

[ There is no way she is going on video, she is absolutely too livid for that, and it takes a copious amount of cigarette huffing before Gebura speaks up, voice a little hoarse from said cigarette huffing because Don what did she fucking say. ]

Hell no.

[ well, it's succinct enough. ]

[icanfixer]

[ oh no it's the start of the four combo punch ]

Miss Gebura! It is alright, I have found someone who will fight me to the death! I would like to spar with thee as well, of course, but we will have to another day!

[ yup! let's put it that way! ]

video, un: junpei

[coolerjunpei]

[you ever just log into the fuckin internet and see bad news......]

What the hell? We don't need you to prove that!

[does he honestly think adding his protest to the shockingly low pile of protests will stop her? no, not at all. but he's still not going to say nothing; as if he could sit back and relax about this. can we all stop killing each other for like, a week, please!!]

[icanfixer]

[ oh hey bestieeee ]

Fret not, dear squire, for I do not need thee to attend! Remain where thee are, and I shall see thee tomorrow!

audio: un:theredgaze

[immortalpoet]

[IN THE MOST STERN. "BITCH PLEASE" TONE EVER]

Don Quixote.

[icanfixer]

[ ah fuck

her smile drops and her eyes immediately dart away. x3... ]

... Sir Vergilius. I have found a worthy opponent, and I shall receive mine earful tomorrow. May we reschedule to then?

@vogel, audio

[halbird]

[ why didn't she listen, why didn't she listen, why didn't she—

if it sounds like he's running while he's calling, it's because he is. ]

Where are you, Don Quixote.

[ emil sinclair sure is ready to go canto iii ]

[icanfixer]

[ x4............ ]

As I told thee! I will be alright, Young Sinclair! Thee only need to wait for me, as I--

[ did for thee lies unspoken, broken off with a sharp cough. no, it doesn't feel nice. ]

... Hem. I shall not allow thee to come between myself and mine opponent, so do not try!

video, un: 013

[blattella]

Just because--

Wasn't it confirmed we lose memories from this sort of thing?! Do you really want to lose part of what makes you the woman you are, Don?!

[WHAT THE FUCK SIS also do not out him as a bitch coward unable to mercy kill]

[icanfixer]

[ my god she's being battered one after the other now ]

Oh, I will be alright! No matter what I may lose, I shall always remain thy Don Quixote!

[ it isn't like she talks about herself, anyway ]

un: duomaxwell, video

[heeroics]

[ Heero doesn't come from a city where people are brought back from the dead.

He is, however, well acquainted with the inevitability of a soldier's death - and are the knights of old so different?

Don seems to understand. Wufei understands. Sentimentality has no place in war. ]

My colleague has offered to kill you. His sense of honor requires him to fight.

If he fails, I'll finish the job.

[icanfixer]

[ oh, it's the quiet guy from the meeting. mr broody. ]

I shall look forward to fighting the both of thee, then, should it come to that! I have not been able to truly lose myself in the throes of it since arriving here and I must admit, it has made me most antsy!

[ so. part of it is that getting a fight'll help her a lot, that way, on top of being a help information wise to all. ]

@weltyang

[indwelt]

[ on the one hand, he gets wanting to run trials for the sake of research. on the other hand: hello??? but there's been enough back and forth from other parties, and he really doesn't have anything new to add to the conversation so: ]

Will the two of you be sharing your results from this [ .... ] experiment? Do we have a centralized location where all this information is being kept?

[icanfixer]

We shall be! And... no, not as of yet. There have been ideas, but nothing quite concrete.

[ more like ideas on how to keep information they learn a secret from the powers that be, should it be needed, but a central hub... no. if only they had a library. ]

1/2 video; un: aragaki

[petsthedog]

[HEY? EXCUSE???]

Are you outta your goddamn mind?

[petsthedog]

[Ahem. He's. he's calm. He's fine.]

...If you're set on doin' this crazy thing, I'll be a witness.

[Local teen with trauma about getting someone killed volunteers to watch someone die. Certainly nothing can go wrong.]

@deku

[fullgauntlet]

Wait, stop?! Why are you thinking about doing something like this at all?! Please... Y-you don't need to test or prove anything like this?

[Oh no. Here comes someone who's Lawful Good.]

I don't think we want to panic anyone that killing someone has these sorts of results? People might get the wrong idea.

[We don't need Chaos City! Just The City!!]

[icanfixer]

[ oh god bless you deku ]

Thou needn't fret any, young ser! If they find the results to be trivial, they shall kill regardless -- it is merely to get an idea of the full scope, and for mine own personal reasons. One who wishes to end the life of another does not see consequences as anything but a minor detail.

[ ss sssoorry ]

audio; un: dredger

[fossick]

[Ha. She’s actually going through with it. Foolishness — but the nigh admirable sort.]

What bravery on display.

[icanfixer]

[ she'd call him a liar to his face if she wasn't trying to keep being sneaky about definitely not being one of the anonymous posters-- ]

If it is for the good of all, then Don Quixote shall sally forth to it! There is no one more suitable to the task than I, in my humblest of opinions!

[ modest, as ever. do you remember when she was figuratively leashed to her friend, weir? that's what she's missing. ]