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    Guru had been meaning to meet with Campanella for sometime but had been distracted by setting down some grass roots as he got his capital flowing and the work that involved. Now he'd committed so the workaholic in him couldn't back out of it. He'd gotten a little dressed up for the occasion at least, wanting to show a little deference to the respected scholar. He wanted to get to know the man a bit beyond what he'd seen at Consilium, plus he had ideas and the head of the Mysterium in SacTown was a good place to start.


    They'd agreed to meet in the Circle but Guru didn't really feel comfortable going into any of the other sections unaccompanied. He just didn't want any potential heat that might come with that in a mistaken encounter. So he made sure to meet Campanella outside but sweetened the deal by baking a tray of brownies that had a molten peanut butter center. They'd need heated up a bit for the molten bit to be true at least.


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    Vulgar +1
    Active Spells: 3/5
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    [2R] Analyze Artefact (Deep Scrutiny of Artefacts, Prolonged, 1 scene)
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    [4] Aura Perception (Concentration, 1 scene)

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    PRE

    Campanella appears, drawn by cosmic forces lured by the promise of brownies. His colour today is grey: light grey for his slacks and his jacket; a darker slate colour for his waistcoat. His shirt is a cream hue, bespoke, and his cuff links gleam metallic in the light. His shoes creak with newness. It would appear the Moros preferred to break in his shoes the old fashioned way, through a day or two of toil and discomfort. The mystogogue's features are nevertheless placid.

    A scarf with aspirations to being the stole of a religious elder is looped over his neck and hangs down his chest.

    "Magus Guru! A pleasure! Please."

    Campanella greets the Shaman with a friendly air tinged with a hint of caution - not aimed at the younger mage but just being aware of their surroundings.

    He was already eyeing the brownies.

    The Moros lifted a hand, politely gesturing to the Circle proper.
    Campanella|Moros|Mysterium
    Gnosis: 4
    Occult Skill: 3

  4. #3
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    Monthly Spells:
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    Guru wondered if it was the lack of Silver Ladder in Sacramento that made the Mystagogues the default fashionistas of the Consilium. He wondered if Campy always dressed up and then can't remember him in anything Guru would consider casual. He offered Campanella a wide smile as he began following him into the circle proper. "Oh please, just Guru is fine, thanks for agreeing to meet with me. It's a mixture of business and pleasure I'd say. I've had a couple of ideas itching at the back of my head and I figured you'd be the best one to talk to. Plus, I've gotten to spend time with Aurora and Phoeynx outside of work I haven't gotten to do anything with you. So I figured, dessert and discussions would be good yea?


    "I don't really know much about you outside of work besides the fact you enjoy antiques and fine dining. We can stay as superficial or get as deep as you like, you set the pace as you like." He smiled and would set the tray down and set the forks he'd been holding along with it next to it. "Not gonna be as impressive, you really only get a good molten effect right out of the oven."


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    PRE

    Campanella led Guru right through the nave to one of the side 'chapel' spaces. In the real abbey, the space would crowded out with tombs but here the space seemed much larger and was much more open. Campy had located a couple of plastic garden chairs and a round table; the cheap decor meshed weirdly with the empty chamber and its vaulted ceiling and stained glass.

    "That would not surprise me. I keep to myself very much these days. Suits my nature and my research."

    He leaned forward to inspect the brownies and as he did, he raised an eyebrow.

    "Get to know me? Ideas itching at the back of your head? You should seek out Crystal and his Mind magics."

    The Moros' lips curled as he made the poor joke. He was already selecting a brownie and gave a grunt, dismissing the Shaman's self depreciating words.

    "Yes I enjoy antiques. They are also my source of income. Do they not say do something that you love? And for the record, I enjoy the work for the objects themselves, not for the company of the ... community I have to work within. It is my chosen field; may way of keeping the Mysterious out of the wrong - or ignorant - hands. I figure if a Supernal artefact is going to show up anywhere it will be as an antique of some sort."

    The strategy had paid off in the past. He devoured a brownie quickly, reached for another and savoured it.

    "Lets start with these ideas of yours..."

    The Moros said when he could stop chewing.
    Campanella|Moros|Mysterium
    Gnosis: 4
    Occult Skill: 3

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    Monthly Spells:
    Pulse of the Living World: Pot-3
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    PotLW/Sense Life (2/2)
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    Guru understood what Campanella said, Guru had a hard time being still but when you're in the process of discovery and you're in the thick of it he's lost days before that way. It might have been a bad joke but it did get a chuckle out of him. Guru had sat down and began cutting himself a brownie, slowly chewing chunks of it himself. when Campanella spoke Guru made sure to listen.


    "Makes sense, what do you do with counterfeits?" A mundane question but Guru could almost guarantee he'd encountered them and was curious what the response would be. "They say that, still trying to figure out how true it is. I am enjoying it more now that I don't have anyone else to answer to." A common thread for the Shaman it seemed. "I know what you mean, I don't fit in with a lot of chemists. Though other ones..." He laughed, his peers being an interesting mixed bag at times.


    "Makes sense. I'll have to bring over the one I found sometime, not a rush since it's hidden away right now. My ideas?" Somewhat surprised by starting with business, already shifting forward in his seat, fork abandoned. "A couple. Ok so, beginning. Like many other of our craft I'm interested in the final art. The perfect material. I'm still so early in my development that's a much longer down the road achievement.


    "But it doesn't mean I can't start with theory and foundation, yea? There's the perfected material and then perfected metals, yes? If there's perfected metals why can't there be anything else? Why can't we push carbon, sulfur, or more complex chemical compounds through to perfect them?" He was standing at this point, one foot on the chair as he leaned in. "Cause you do it by pushing it through another realm yea? Have we tried the same materials in other realms? Have we tried all, a combination?" He wouldn't stop, the questions would have continued but he actually had to stop to catch his breath.


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    Vulgar +1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 3/1

    [2R] Analyze Artefact (Deep Scrutiny of Artefacts, Prolonged, 1 scene)
    [4R] Dark Matter (Matter Sight, Prolonged, 1 scene)
    [2R] One Mind, Two Thoughts (Prolonged, 1 scene)

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    [4] Aura Perception (Concentration, 1 scene)

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    PRE

    "With counterfits? Depends. If it is a misconception or deliberate ploy to keep the Mysteries safe I'll simply perpetuate it - and recycle said object back into Sleeper hands. If it a Supernal counterfit... well I don't know. Yet. I've never come across one. The Supernal does not counterfit: an objects true purpose can become confused, lost, or deliberately falsified. Time and this Fallen World see to that. My job is to cut through the clutter and find the Truth. And once I know that I can decide what needs to be done with any given Artefact."

    He paused to eat and let Guru speak. The Moros eyes glittered at the mention of Alchemy.

    "You think I am at the end of the Road?"

    Campanella managed to interject once. He started to smile.

    "Oh perfected metals can be achieved. As for perfected materials - who know? That is truly specialised knowledge and I do not doubt there is some knowledge on the subject somewhere but it will be incredibly hard to access. Knowledge is like a seed that is scattered on the wind. Very hard to trace but I can guarantee that where it lands it will take root. Seems to me what you need are... allies and friends... to help you find what you seek."

    His grin became almost predatory.

    "There is an Atlantean Order that can help in your quest."

    His grin faded.

    "If you are inquiring if I have done such a feat then the answer is no. So far. I believe I have the capability but my studies are leading me in another direction at the moment. Plus my interest is in more practical applications of the Art, using it to supplement the practices of the Arcana."

    He popped the last chunk of his brownie into his mouth and chewed thoughtfully.

    "You should seek Magus Corn out. He has very similar interests to your own. I am certain you could be of much assistance to each other."
    Campanella|Moros|Mysterium
    Gnosis: 4
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    Monthly Spells:
    Pulse of the Living World: Pot-3
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    That hadn't been what Guru had been talking about but the answer had been better than the question so he listened intently. Artefacts weren't his specialty so it was fascinating to learn something knew, artefacts could lose their way...and then off his mind went at a thousand miles per hour with a new question chain.


    He ended up smiling when asked if he thought Campanella was at the end of the road. Guru honestly didn't know but his roots were in philosophy so he shook his head. The only thing I know is that I know nothing. Campanella's statement about ally's and friends and that look, he'd seen that look before. He laughed and couldn't stop the finger from pointing at Campanella. "Shit you look like Avis did when..." He blanked and starred forward. "She asked someone, something." He waved off the repressed memory unconsciously.


    "Anyway, you're not necessarily wrong. Kinda why I came to talk to you. I figured if anyone knew if it had been attempted or accomplished before it would be you. Seems like it hasn't" He sat down as if deflated, his fingers coming up to massage his temples. He brought his hands down and sat back in his chair, his head still throbbing from the flood of ideas and preparation that would be necessary. His lips were still moving slightly as he talked through the steps in his own head before his mouth opened and then shut.


    "I don't know. Don't get me wrong I like being a team player but I like deciding when I'm playing if that makes sense. It's just, I dunno. I don't know how you'd benefit from having me so it makes me suspicious." His tone was still, perhaps even irritatingly, cheerful. It wasn't an accusation, it was just an observation. A data point, but one point could be wrong.


    "I've got some field experience in with our work, so that helps. I've thought about different delivery and dispersal methods. Like filling a paint grenade with a gel or saline..." and he trailed off realizing he'd started ranting again and just offered a very embarrassed smile. "Sorry. I don't mean to do that, no disrespect intended.


    "I figured when I had a more firm plan or idea I'd rope him in too, as far as I know we're the only ones with any passion for the art. Oh." He snapped his fingers. "That's what I was going to say before I started rambling. I like the practical applications but research has always been my passion."


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    [2R] Analyze Artefact (Deep Scrutiny of Artefacts, Prolonged, 1 scene)
    [4R] Dark Matter (Matter Sight, Prolonged, 1 scene)
    [2R] One Mind, Two Thoughts (Prolonged, 1 scene)

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    Vulgar +1
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    [4] Aura Perception (Concentration, 1 scene)

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    PRE

    A comparison to Avis. Now Campanella did laugh. He continued to smile, studying the Shaman with glittering, hungry, eyes.

    "Why so down? I'd have thought my lack of knowledge would be a boon. It means that there is potential there. A new form of study. At the very least, the impetus to make an experiment. At least once."

    His hand hovered over another brownie.

    "You think all Mystogogues look like me? Not all of us are hide bound scholars."

    His hand still hovered, as if it could not make up its mind. Campanella was too busy following what the Shaman said, nodding as Guru turned abruptly to a discussion of delivery methods.

    "I find working with fine powders to be... fun... Of course - no disrespect at all! We are a small community, and those of us with a similar interest in the Art are rarer still. I'm glad you've chosen to speak with me."

    Now he simply waited for the younger mage to unleash...
    Campanella|Moros|Mysterium
    Gnosis: 4
    Occult Skill: 3

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    Monthly Spells:
    Pulse of the Living World: Pot-3
    Organic Resilience Pot -3
    Evidence Shroud Pot: 3
    Scene Trackers

    Curtain Call:


    PotLW/Sense Life (2/2)
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    "Down?" Genuine confusion in his voice before he shook his head and smiled. "Crushed under the weight of possibility. I have to pick a path and walk, that's discovery." He said it as if it was so simple but it at least he understood the weight of it. "You. Aurora. Crystal." A finger ticking off each member except Corn who Guru would not consider a fashionista. He scrunched his brow as the thought pulled him forward, a pleasant distraction from his future endeavor at the moment. He couldn't think of anyone who dressed better, Naga dressed professionally but not at the same level.


    Guru's eyes went wide and he shook his head when he said he was using fine powders. "No, no, no. Any open flame, even a spark from friction can ignite that. Unless that's your intended effect. Hmmm. That'd be a good way for a higher understanding of Matter to mimic a lesser understanding of Forces." And there he went again, lost in thought as he tried to do some theory in his head trying to pull it all together. Then Campanella brought him back down, smiling to the man. "No, thank you. I don't often get to bounce my ideas off people and yours is an opinion I'd trust on the matter. I know knowledge isn't without price though." He motioned to the brownies, he knew that was just the price to get the door open. "It seems I'll need to expand the reach of my studies, I might need a Mentor to reach the higher understanding of Matter down the road and I know that'll have a higher price."


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    Vulgar +1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 3/1

    [2R] Analyze Artefact (Deep Scrutiny of Artefacts, Prolonged, 1 scene)
    [4R] Dark Matter (Matter Sight, Prolonged, 1 scene)
    [2R] One Mind, Two Thoughts (Prolonged, 1 scene)

    Tangled Threads

    Health:
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    Armor 4
    Defense 2

    Vulgar +1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 1/3


    [4] Aura Perception (Concentration, 1 scene)

    [5] Third Eye (Mind Sight, Prolonged, 1 scene)

    [2R] Unseen Aegis (Armor, 1 scene)

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    PRE

    "The Supernal has a way of stabilising volatile powders. Until the spell bound to them is unleashed, that is."

    Campanella the staid Moros grinned impishly.

    "Pick only one path?"

    Now he raised an eyebrow - an comical gesture given he was still grinning like a little demon.

    As Guru continued, the Moros returned slowly to seriousness. He lapsed into silence, given respectful weight to the turn the discussion was taking.
    Campanella|Moros|Mysterium
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