asgardmeridiem | Lux Opening [OPEN]

Who: YOU. This is an OPEN log, heck yeah.
What: Lux's Grand Opening
When: Day 69, all night
Where: Lux, in the Baldr District
Rating: PG-13 to be safe—If the rating goes up in a thread, please let me know!

Welcome to Lux —

It's been under construction for about a month, and anyone in the Baldr district (or who just liked to wander) surely would have noticed the bar's construction. It was only a few days ago that the sign was finally put up—Lux.

Maybe you saw the owner's post on the network and decided to come see. Or maybe you were just walking past and was curious about the crowd of people who had gathered. Regardless, you'll be welcomed into a ritzy bar and lounge. There are some locals mingling about, and jazz is drifting through the air, since the owner is currently playing.

Should you decide to stay, you'll find that the drinks and food are very generously half price for grand opening. Or, if that's not to your taste, then surely the music and crowd will make up for it.

Welcome to Lux, the bar owned by the Devil himself.

quick jump to threads

outside lux ☄ around the bar ☄ general mingling ☄ by the stage ☄ speak with the owner

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[After Jacob sits, Nina sits back down in her chair.]

Thank you.

It's been... strange. For a while, I was convinced this was a dream. [Gods... powers... everything was so surreal.]

And I was told about my power, but I haven't tried to do anything with it yet. [A thoughtful pause.] I don't even know how to use it.

How about you? How long have you been here?

It certainly is very strange, if you come from a place where nothing like this doesn't exist. I certainly don't blame you for feeling that way.

What power do you have, by the way? Out of curiosity. There are people here who are very helpful and can show you how to use it.

[He shrugs slightly.] A while. Around a couple months, I believe? It feels like much longer, oddly enough, considering time flew quite fast for me back home.

[Being immortal kind of did that to people, really.]

Damage drain. And you?

A couple of months... [She sighs a little.] It makes me wonder how long we're going to have to stay here.

Healing. I'm in Sigyn house. Damage drain and healing are rather similar, though in the first case, I've heard, the user suffers for it...

[A thoughtful nod.] Whenever we win the war. There's no telling how long that will be, though. Could be a few months, could be years.

[Nina smiles when he says he's in Sigyn. It was the House that Nina would guess Dr. Tenma would be placed in, though she would never want him to come to such a dangerous world. He belonged at home, helping others and living as happy of a life as possible.]

There are many of us who are trying to find a way home. [And, with Johan here, Nina becomes more hesistant about returning to her world. She knew she couldn't leave him.] But, I wonder if it's possible to leave. I just have so many questions. If the gods are so powerful that they could bring us here and stop us from going, why do they need us in the first place?

Maybe it is, we just haven't found a way yet.

[He leans back slightly, running that question over in his mind.] Well, honestly, I would say it's because we have a purpose for being here. It's obvious that the gods cannot fight their own wars, so they must have brought us here to fight their wars for them.

[His gaze saddens slightly, because really, that was what he had done back home. He brought people to the island to win that eternal argument with his brother and to fix the mistake he had made all those years ago. Jacob was powerful in a way, yes, but even he couldn't solve such a problem like his brother alone.]

[She listens to his words with interest.]

That makes sense, but I can't help but think we're here for a different purpose than what they're telling us.

[He tilts his head, curiosity piqued.]

Really? And what purpose would that be?

I'm not sure, but I have a feeling that whatever it is, it'll bring destruction or disaster.

...

[He furrows his eyebrows, slightly frowning, though more at the idea than at Nina.]

You don't think it'll lead to a happy ending, is that it?

[She nods sadly in response, before she glances at his face and sees his expression.]

Ah, I'm sorry. I don't mean to be so negative, and of course, not everything's bad. [She met many kind people, and she might have a second chance with her brother here.] It's just... I'm skeptical of the gods' intentions.

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[A slight nod as he listens to her.]

No, it's alright. I understand how you feel. It's hard to know what the gods are up to if they do not reveal themselves too often.

But that doesn't mean you shouldn't have hope.

You're right. I suppose it's just a little difficult to remember sometimes.

[He nods again, glancing as a waiter passes by before his gaze drifts back to her.]

Do you think it's bad, then, that you've been brought here?

Not bad necessarily... I just don't like the idea of being forced to be here.

How about you? What are your thoughts on this world?

My thoughts?

[Jacob leans back in his chair slightly. Back home, he was like the gods here- he brought people to the island to prove his rival wrong.]

[But how did it feel, being the one called to perform a duty he didn't particularly ask for?]

Honestly, I do like it. There are many things here which I would have not learned if I had never come here. I can't exactly make judgement on the gods and their reasoning, though...maybe desperate times call for desperate measures.

I could understand bringing us here if they needed our help... But I've heard of the terrible things they've done. They've hurt a lot of people. What's the reason for that?

[And here is where Jacob falls silent.]

[Because the one thing he regrets, the one thing that he had carried in his heart for years upon years upon years was how many people had gotten hurt and died under his jurisdiction.]

[But he couldn't help them. He couldn't prevent them from hurting one another or from killing each other, because he wasn't supposed to interfere. They had to find the right way on their own.]

[Maybe these gods here aren't so different. But then again, they put themselves more in the spotlight and specially did things to hurt the people they brought here, like when some people had gotten their powers back...]

[It was all very confusing.]

I honestly don't know. Perhaps it is to prevent further people from getting hurt, perhaps it is out of spite.

But either way, they're beings who are not like us. Perhaps they see things in a different light.

Lux Opening [OPEN]

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sorry for the lateness orz

You're perfectly fine! It's no problem at all! :)

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