Meeting of the Minds

[breakfastmetaphors]

Who: Everyone who chooses to participate
Where: Breakneck Cay
When: December 5th
What: A summit to get down to business and get this situation sorted out, L-Elf-style
Warnings: Possible violence?
Style: Any
Status: Open

Upon arriving on Breakneck Cay, if you can navigate the shoals safely and find safe mooring, you'll notice that the beach is more or less abandoned unless you count the countless shipwrecks an snarled piles of debris strewn across the shore. If you approach the jungle, you'll notice a makeshift sign pointing towards a path leading into the trees. There's a lengthy note tacked to it with a detailed map, an exhaustive list of rules and etiquette for participating in a military summit, and probably more if anyone actually got past the part with the map.

The meeting is to be held in a strangely silent clearing. Upon arriving, you'll find L-Elf sitting on the huge stone in the center, fast asleep. It's immediately obvious that this is not a social occasion or it at least wasn't planned by someone with any idea how to make guests feel comfortable. There's nowhere to sit except on the ground and definitely no refreshments. It might be a good idea to send someone back to the ship to pick something up if you want to make it through this thing.

Comments

[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

Yes, it would help us consider potential actions later. The navy or various people of this world should have something they can say about him, either through recorded accounts of legend or hearsay.

[Any little bit would help in assessing the possible future. It would also potentially help them understand the shards and what they really mean.]

[breakfastmetaphors]

That's something we should organize, then. We need to figure out where the hub of Naval intelligence gathering is and infiltrate it. Someone will know where it is.

[Even if it's meant to be secret, someone will know. Even the most secret of bases needs supplies.]

[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

The question is where to start looking for them.

[There was always someone out there that could start the trail. The hardest part was finding that someone.]

[breakfastmetaphors]

I believe the Spades have raided several naval bases. They would be the ones to ask, provided they agree to cooperate.

[In this instance they might, though that isn't usually something that can be counted on.]

[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

That is quite a possibility....

[breakfastmetaphors]

They've sent representatives, which is more than most would have expected.

[It wasn't entirely unlikely as per his calculations, but it wouldn't have surprised him if it hadn't happened.]

If they're showing that much willingness to cooperate, they may show more.

[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

Do you think they are the sort of have paid attention to such information? I suppose at least information on how the bases tend to be would be helpful at the least, we could then see if infiltrating one would not be too difficult.

[She had to agree with the potential, as much as she found the Spades frustrating.]

[breakfastmetaphors]

They're paranoid enough that they would look for intelligence information, but only regarding topics that interest them. If they know where to look, though, that's all we need. All I need is a location and a general idea of defenses to come up with a plan for infiltration.

[It's been far too long since he's had a mission of that sort, anyway. He can't have his skills going rusty.]

[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

How willing do you suppose they will be in sharing such information? And do you think we would be able to get them to tell us?

[breakfastmetaphors]

They have no reason to hide the information. If they decide to be difficult, there are other ways to get it out of them.

[If you read the journals enough, the easiest way to exploit their whole "family" mindset becomes quite clear. He figures he could get anything out of them that he wants to. Underhanded intelligence gathering isn't his usual method, but there are times when brute force isn't efficient.]

[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

That is true, I will trust in your methods.

[She didn't particularly mind what methods were used as long as the end goal was reached and it wasn't too detestable. Of course that did depend on the end goal.]