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Entry 113, Day 251
Jan. 9th, 2008 12:27 pmThose clouds of birds aren't birds. They're a murder, but not of crows. It's clear now: they're harpies, like the creatures in Homer's poems and mythology, bird-women. And they're storming the airships of the 'Stewards' like--I'm not sure what it's like, but like crows on a carcass, falcons hunting, or aerial warriors.
They must be the ones who sent the confused film messages--they, or those allied with them. So it was a fragmented record of their journey sent to us. And they made good on their promise that they were coming. Was that what the black-haired woman in the film was really?I was sure we would be obliged to somehow pay for their entrance or their help, but that has yet to happen. They may linger. It's almost exactly as I suspected and told the Intelligence branch of the resistance. They didn't seem to believe me when I insisted these films were significant. Do they see better now?
They're monstrous, yes, I've seen them too, but don't take them for granted. They're clearly fighting against the Stewards and I've yet to hear of one of them attacking a citizen unprovoked. As if one could imagine the City would lie undefended when the 'deities' told us so often that it was necessary to keep the City alive to keep the worlds we come from alive. I saw the defenses of the Carousel, and now I've seen the harpies. I can't imagine these creatures are the higher powers at work over the 'deities', but they may be the the army that defends this place against creatures like the 'Stewards'.
I heard about the animals who were here the spring before I arrived. Were the harpies present then too? And I still wonder where the 'Stewards' came from and how they got here.
No matter--those are questions to be asked in peaceful times. The harpies are repelling the 'Stewards' and amazingly so. Of course it had to be a creature that could fly to truly destroy them.
There are as yet 'Stewards' still stranded on the ground--more than a few of them too. But they're severely weakened now. Perhaps it would be safe to go up and stay up for a while. I dared to come out of my hiding place when I heard about the harpies--I fled with Merry as soon as she was rescued. I can't thank her rescuers enough for her life and safety. We were safe, but I have missed the sunlight.
There are still stewards down in the streets. I'm no soldier, but I am a fair shot.
[Private to Merry || Unhackable]
Merry, are you all right? Are you well? Are you better?
[//end filter]
~C.
[ooc: To hell with filters XD Once he's certain that Merry's all right (private message could be considered in-person, if you want, Merry-mun), he'll be hiding out on the roof or peeking out of windows and trying to snipe some of the last of the Stewards--it's canon that he's a good shot...Riff calls him an "expert marksman," but we won't go that far...]
They must be the ones who sent the confused film messages--they, or those allied with them. So it was a fragmented record of their journey sent to us. And they made good on their promise that they were coming. Was that what the black-haired woman in the film was really?
They're monstrous, yes, I've seen them too, but don't take them for granted. They're clearly fighting against the Stewards and I've yet to hear of one of them attacking a citizen unprovoked. As if one could imagine the City would lie undefended when the 'deities' told us so often that it was necessary to keep the City alive to keep the worlds we come from alive. I saw the defenses of the Carousel, and now I've seen the harpies. I can't imagine these creatures are the higher powers at work over the 'deities', but they may be the the army that defends this place against creatures like the 'Stewards'.
I heard about the animals who were here the spring before I arrived. Were the harpies present then too? And I still wonder where the 'Stewards' came from and how they got here.
No matter--those are questions to be asked in peaceful times. The harpies are repelling the 'Stewards' and amazingly so. Of course it had to be a creature that could fly to truly destroy them.
There are as yet 'Stewards' still stranded on the ground--more than a few of them too. But they're severely weakened now. Perhaps it would be safe to go up and stay up for a while. I dared to come out of my hiding place when I heard about the harpies--I fled with Merry as soon as she was rescued. I can't thank her rescuers enough for her life and safety. We were safe, but I have missed the sunlight.
There are still stewards down in the streets. I'm no soldier, but I am a fair shot.
[Private to Merry || Unhackable]
Merry, are you all right? Are you well? Are you better?
[//end filter]
~C.
[ooc: To hell with filters XD Once he's certain that Merry's all right (private message could be considered in-person, if you want, Merry-mun), he'll be hiding out on the roof or peeking out of windows and trying to snipe some of the last of the Stewards--it's canon that he's a good shot...Riff calls him an "expert marksman," but we won't go that far...]