[Locked Transmission to Residents]

[chikaidestroyer]

Welcome to our new arrivals. The first half of each month, for as long as I remember, has been identifiable as a time when several newcomers to Luceti appear. This is now widely referred to as the New Feather cycle, though it's only a term coined within the last two years

Comments

[selenic_soul]

Thank you, Albert. I've felt like I was missing something since I got here. But what about those people outside of the barrier? If we can't talk to them, how do we know they're there?

[chikaidestroyer]

We know they are there because two different sources, with no known shared objectives, have acknowledged their presence. It's not an exact science, but it's more than believing this barrier is the extent of this world.

[selenic_soul]

I wonder if they're doing as well as we are or if they're other Filial. At least we know that there are others but it'd be better if we could find a way to talk with them. There's too many questions and not enough answers. I don't understand why they take our powers if we're powerless against them anyway.

[chikaidestroyer]

That would be another goal then, though we have no way to begin tackling it.

And, though we cannot know for sure, I have an idea that the reduction of our powers is not intentional, but a side effect. But there certainly has to be a reason for it. Like you said, too many questions and not enough answers.

[selenic_soul]

Jacob keeps saying he wants to help us but he's hiding things from us, too. I'm sure he knows how to get to them or who they are but I doubt he'd tell us.

A side effect... Maybe they took them from us to stop us from killing one another but they could just bring us back if that happened. I don't think we'll ever understand this.

[chikaidestroyer]

There must be a reason for it. We don't even know if interacting with those outside of the barrier would be to our advantage or not. It's still a question to ask Jacob.

The only way we can truly lose at this point is by refusing to ask questions.

[selenic_soul]

Jacob wouldn't tell us about things that are going on that might affect us. I know that things are difficult for him as well but we're not going to be protected by having things hidden from us.

You're right, though. I know that asking is better than not asking. We can't get answers unless we do.