IOLITE

[dramatispersonae]

The small cabin is no longer empty; instead, it's full of simple wooden chairs and a few tables. One table is stacked with baskets of ripe fruit; as for the others...

On one, scrolls bearing messages appear out of nowhere. On the other rests a single scroll and a quill pen to write on it. The top of the scroll reads, "Tell me what you believe in." The rest is empty space, waiting to be written on.

Comments

DISCUSS

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

Wait, that's it?

Re: DISCUSS

[shipwithwings]

It is a very broad question.

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

Do we just include everything we believe in?

Re: DISCUSS

[shipwithwings]

That would be a very long list.

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

Then how do we shorten it?

Re: DISCUSS

[shipwithwings]

"We believe in ourselves"?

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

[ I DON'T ]

I guess that works.

Re: DISCUSS

[whereismypie]

I like how helpfully unspecific this is.

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

It is rather broad.

Re: DISCUSS

[whereismypie]

[shakes his head]

Yeah well. As far as I'm concerned, the thing I believe in most? Family. Blood or otherwise.

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

That works.

Re: DISCUSS

[selfequipped]

"Belief" isn't unspecific.

Re: DISCUSS

[whereismypie]

Oh it's pretty damn unspecific. I believe in a lot of things.

Re: DISCUSS

[selfequipped]

Yeah, but Dean, what's at the heart of your beliefs? What do they form around?

Re: DISCUSS

[whereismypie]

[i know you already submitted an answer, but picking up anyway ♥]

You wanna know that, huh.

At the heart of my beliefs? Family. It's the one thing above all else that's worth fighting - and dying - for. Nothing's more important to me.

Re: DISCUSS

[selfequipped]

Family ... or surrogate family. The people who become just as important.

Re: DISCUSS

[selfequipped]

I know you believe in things. I believe in things.

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

Yes, of course. We all believe in something.

Re: DISCUSS

[selfequipped]

So, I think we just need to look at ourselves and figure out the core of those beliefs.

Re: DISCUSS

[alltherightmoves]

A better world?

Re: DISCUSS

[selfequipped]

There we go. ... To tell you the truth, I think I'm missing what's at the core of my beliefs, but I think trying to ensure that everyone can find their inner strength is important.

MESSAGES

[dramatispersonae]

Characters who have reached their happy endings or who are Legacy-questing elsewhere can send a single message to the current team saying what they think the team should believe in.

SUBMIT

[dramatispersonae]

As a team, submit a short description of the ideals you hold by 11pmEST on Monday, December 1st. (You can submit it earlier if you want, so long as you've gotten input from as much of the team as possible.)

Re: SUBMIT

[selfequipped]

We believe in the following things:

• transparency
• having full explanations, even if we have to determinedly seek them out ourselves or determinedly and obviously ask for one right now.
• that every world has someone within it who's working to make it better.
• that everyone has their own inner strength to seek all of these things, and to never give up.