The Absurd Rogue
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8/16/2016
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The room is cast in stone, cold as a wine cellar with none of the drink. Nearly every inch of the place save for the floor and most of the ceiling is covered in reports, dossiers, maps, anything that might lend an advantage. In the center, a round wooden table that looks as if it had been carted off from a political office or some such, except that it's surface is marred with cuts and scratches.
Elias Lowe II stands in the middle of it all, eyes shifting from each soul present to the next. "I think we all know what's about to happen. The lines of communication are abuzz, Amelia and Strix have already begun maneuvering to keep the bloodshed down to a minimum, angels that they are... And one of my more reliable officers was killed yesterday. The war has started, gentlefolk."
Ezekiel churns irately. "Send not to know for whom the bell tolls..."
The war has started, but instead of one or two high actions stories, this will occur over a large number of fronts.
When an operative of a faction makes a move, they may write what there character is doing. This can technically happen in any thread, but refrain from bringing this on to the front door of people who are indifferent or opposed, if you'd please. 
After the narrative, the person will make an OOC comment describing what they have done. An agent of the opposing faction (or someone neutrally oriented) can declare they wish to block this action. If they do, that will be an "engagement" and become it's own separate story to be told by the people involved, with the general outcome worked out beforehand by the player characters involved.
You can take any action you want, but things that might be considered effective and interesting would be turning Groups against a certain faction, setting up spies, planning assassinations, shutting down economic assets and so on.
Again, the rules are that no act physical violence against another character will be taken without first obtaining the permission of the creator of that character. It's not only intensely obnoxious and rude, it could cause a lot of problems for the entire story-line.
"It tolls for thee..."
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
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Rysiek
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8/16/2016
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Maria, who was there just because she heard Eli had a problem, was clueless "If I might ask, ehat are we fighting for? Against whom? I just got a lettrr about you having problems from the Professor..."
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The silesian Detective
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Rysiek
The incredible Warsovian. She certainly didn't steal your diamond necklace. That idea is RIDICULOUS...
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maria~Konstantynopolska
The silesian vengeance seeker
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Agata~Grym
I apologize for any and all anachronisms. I am too lazy to check some facts if I am sure they are from the 1890s or sometimes think they are.
Oh, and by the way, I am not polish, I am GERMAN to clarify for heavens sake... tylko po polsku mowie. Um Himmelswillen...
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The Absurd Rogue
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8/16/2016
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Rysiek wrote:
Maria, who was there just because she heard Eli had a problem, was clueless "If I might ask, ehat are we fighting for? Against whom? I just got a lettrr about you having problems from the Professor...
"If you have to ask, perhaps you'd be better off not getting involved." Eli crosses his arms. "This has been in the pipeline for ages, Agents of the Masters have begun to position themselves a little too closely to our greatest friends and allies. If we do not prepare soon, all that we have worked for might soon be destroyed, including our lives and loved ones."
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
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Shadowcthuhlu
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"So, what intel do we have? I assume you haven't walked into this blindly."
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
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Kukapetal
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8/16/2016
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Flesh-Stick: WELL, YOU KNOW I'LL HELP, BUT I'M NOT GOOD AT PLANNING SNEAKY STUFF OR OUTMANEUVERING BRILLIANT CHESSMASTERS. BUT WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO, ELI, I'LL DO IT. I'M TOO DUMB TO BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PAWN, BUT I'M YOUR PAWN.
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Rysiek
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"So our old friends again... and I will get myself involved. I won't let you die Eli. I love you to much for that. You are like my family. And I support mine. So, what do we need... there will be wounded. We need weapons... and the Agents will be clueless without a leader. If he got wounded and a 'doctor' came and accidentaly injected radium into his veins...."
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The silesian Detective
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Rysiek
The incredible Warsovian. She certainly didn't steal your diamond necklace. That idea is RIDICULOUS...
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maria~Konstantynopolska
The silesian vengeance seeker
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Agata~Grym
I apologize for any and all anachronisms. I am too lazy to check some facts if I am sure they are from the 1890s or sometimes think they are.
Oh, and by the way, I am not polish, I am GERMAN to clarify for heavens sake... tylko po polsku mowie. Um Himmelswillen...
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The Absurd Rogue
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8/16/2016
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"Radium isn't the answer to everything, Maria. Nor is an outright assassination of their hierarch feasible if we don't even know who that is."
Eli embraces Flesh-Stick. "You've placed your trust well, love. You have."
To Dirae, he shakes his head and pulls a dossier from the wall. "We have all the intel in the word, we need only to direct it. We know that one of their primary targets is the Brass Embassy and eroding our alliance with Hell, we already have Barker Fox figuring out who's manuervering against us there. My guess is Gazter, but I cannot be certain."
"Our spies have been busier this week than they have last year. What has everyone discovered?"
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
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Rysiek
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"Hm... Then we need to take prisoners, get their base and blow it up... Problem solved... but many causalities... smarter methods?"
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The silesian Detective
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Rysiek
The incredible Warsovian. She certainly didn't steal your diamond necklace. That idea is RIDICULOUS...
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maria~Konstantynopolska
The silesian vengeance seeker
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Agata~Grym
I apologize for any and all anachronisms. I am too lazy to check some facts if I am sure they are from the 1890s or sometimes think they are.
Oh, and by the way, I am not polish, I am GERMAN to clarify for heavens sake... tylko po polsku mowie. Um Himmelswillen...
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The Absurd Rogue
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"Sound like plan, will prepare..." Ezekiel begins to trundle off.
"NO explosives. I've seen what the Revs can do with those things. We need to be surgical to avoid any unneeded bloodshed."
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
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Kukapetal
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8/16/2016
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*Flesh-Stick giggles*
MARIA, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE BEST JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS LIKE ME.
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Shadowcthuhlu
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8/16/2016
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"We can strike at their Great Game connections. Many in the Game have no love for the Masters. Many more have no love of the Neddy men. We would need to alleviate their fears about our corruption to outside forces like Fingerkings or other such powers."
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
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The Absurd Rogue
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"We don't want to fight two wars for the price of one."
"Even still, might have glassman allies that could help." Ezekiel chitters vaguely.
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
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Shadowcthuhlu
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"War in the Parabola? I wonder if we could set up mirror traps to disorient our enemies - something like the carnival of mirrors."
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
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The Absurd Rogue
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8/16/2016
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"No need to set countermeasures for problems we don't already have." Eli concedes. "At the very least, we should wait to see how this plays out. The Bazaarine Stability Pact is what they call themselves. People like us, trying to bury everything. We'll see how they play things."
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
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Shadowcthuhlu
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"No reason not to be proactive in shoring up our defenses at the very least. Or cause another distraction for their forces."
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Kukapetal
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Flesh-Stick: I DON'T GET IT. WHAT'S SO "STABLE" ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO?
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The Absurd Rogue
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8/17/2016
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Flesh-Stick: I DON'T GET IT. WHAT'S SO "STABLE" ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO?
"People want to preserve the status quo and have all their past cruelties forgiven and forgotten." Eli smiles, joylessly. "To some, oppression is the only way. Others know that's only what the oppressors would want us to believe."
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"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
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Kukapetal
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*Flesh-Stick tries to puzzle this out*
"BUT THINGS ARE ALREADY STABLE. I COULD KINDA UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY PUT YOU ON TRIAL CAUSE THAT WAS FOR YOUR PART IN SHAKING THINGS UP. BUT NOW THAT THINGS HAVE SETTLED DOWN, IF THEY MESS WITH EVERYTHING AGAIN, IT'S ONLY GONNA CAUSE ANOTHER UPRISING, RIGHT?"
*he scuffs at the floor with the tip of his boot self-consciously*
"SORRY IF THESE ARE DUMB QUESTIONS."
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Shadowcthuhlu
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"Which reminds me. . ." Dirae Erinyes pulls out a business card with a spiderweb and a bloody X on the back. "Amelia has formally declared neutrality and a safe spot for the urchins."
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
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Kukapetal
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*Flesh-Stick giggles again*
"WOW, AMELIA HAS A HEART? WHO KNEW?"
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