Log:Cord at the Castle

2020/05/23 	 Titan Phantom

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Phantom left a message with Titan to let him know he ran into Ghost at last, but there's complications. He asks to meet where Ghost's body is, if possible, but any place of his choosing would do.

Titan indicates that Phantom should meet him at hte Undermoon Embassy. He waits outside to meet him, so he can act as a guide inside.

Phantom is surprised it's not far from the base they're squatting in. With permission of one of the former team members that owned the base originally. He moves around to come from a different direction, he arrives and slows as he looks at the castle gate, then wonders if he's at the right place. "I thought this was a place for miniature golf..." he comments.

Titan raises a brow, "Miniature golf?" He laughs loudly. "No...it's the Undermoon Embassy. There are...guards. You'll see them. I'll show you were Ghost currently is." He then leads Phantom through a few halls...to an interior room, where Ghost is currently in a magical sleep.

"I thought it'd be...y'know. Bigger," Phantom rubs the back of his head. From the outside, the castle looks like the size of a large house. He follows along, and nearly trips as his clairvoyant senses reveal the place to be bigger on the inside. He catches up quickly with a few quick steps.

Titan smiles. "It's plenty large. Magic, and all that. It's deceptive."

"Yeah," Phantom says, definitely off-kilter. "I don't really know much about magic. Which is part of why I don't think I can do much to help with Jillian. I ran into a number of memories of her. She's...uh. Surprising." He motions around them in general. "This is super confusing, because all of the memory fragments of hers that I wandered into involved war and space battles and shooting down whole ships of opponents."

Titan lets out a long breath. "She's had a long life. That was a large portion of it." There are a couple of chairs near where Ghost is sleeping, and he takes a seat. "So, what were you able to find out?"

Phantom nods, turning towards Ghost's body and trying to sense any presence of her mind. "It's...not good. You didn't tell me she doesn't speak English. It was tricky to communicate with her. I showed her a psionic projection of you. Either I didn't make a good representation of you, or she just didn't recognize you at all because of her fractured mind." He rubs the back of his head and half-turns his head in Titan's direction. "Sorry, but I haven't seen you in any of her memories yet. But I haven't seen any fairytale castles, either."

Titan blinks. "She did speak English. At least when I knew her." He thinks about it. "If all of her thoughts were about...war, and you don't see me...and she doesnt' speak English..." He rubs his chin, "Maybe it's a...memory echo of her from before we met?"

Titan says, "Or something like that?"

"It could be...but the memory echoes couldn't communicate back. This version of her did. She manifested a ...giant bunny wearing clothes in a meeting at the police precinct. I stepped into the astral plane and found her. I tried digging through her thoughts to communicate, and that finally let me communicate with her," Phantom explains. "But she communicated in simple terms. She thought she was dead," he says worriedly. He quickly clarifies. "I told her she wasn't! And that she needed to go back to her body. But..." he trails off, not sure how to let Titan down easy.

Titan sits forward, "But...what?"

Phantom gulps a little. "She said it was too late. The cord was cut."

Titan blinks and sits back again. He's otherwise quiet for a long moment. "You know...in this world of wonders, I used to believe anything was possible. Anything. Anything at all. But I'm...starting to run into things I can do nothing about. Or things that I'm too late to deal with."

"Sorry," Phantom says quietly. He thinks a moment, but then offers hopefully, "But that doesn't mean there's nothing that can be done. Maybe someone has the magic to still bind her back to her body, if I can lead her back to it. Somehow, she was able to partially manifest in the material plane. Not very long. Just a few seconds. And not physically, but her spirit was able to break through. She could've been wrong."

Titan nods. "If she's here...the Fae healers or mages might be able to assist too. We'll have to see if it's possible. It's worth a shot. I've been...spending a lot of time here, but she hasn't reappeared to me yet."

"I don't think she can find her way back on her own. I tried to get her to come with me, but she refused. She was committed to helping us deal with this group that's been trying to kidnap kids," Phantom explains. "It's hard to tell, but her memories seem to be progressing further. She doesn't age, but her responsibilities and rank seem to go up? Maybe it'll just take more time for her memories with you to return." He taps his chin. "I'll keep trying to get her here, now that I know exactly where her body is. If I can't, I'll try to contact you if I can get her to stay long enough. Maybe you can talk to the mages here and see if they know anything about...uh..reattaching souls or fixing broken cords?"

Titan nods. "I can see about that, sure. And I'll make sure you have access here. I'm one of the leaders for the Princess Guard, so I have access. Clearly."

Phantom's white eyes grow big. "Oh. Uh. Wow. Okay. Thanks," he says awkwardly as he realizes who he's talking to. On top of a known actor. "You were right, by the way. The first time. She recognized that strange weapon when I showed her that. It made her willing to talk to me."

Titan smiles slightly. "She took great pride in her gear. And her abilities."

Phantom smiles. "I'm sure she took pride in you, too. She just needs time to remember that part of her life."

Titan nods slowly. "Eventually. Probably." He then smiles again, with a hint of sadness in his expression, "If she doesn't remember me...that's...okay. As long as we can return her to her body, that's the important thing."

Phantom looks surprised. At least his eyes do. It's hard to read the rest of him as easily. "I'm sure she'll get that back. Just give it time. The very first time I encountered her, there was awareness of you. It wasn't understood, but it was there. I think...I think maybe it just needs some time and coaxing. She appeared to you once already. I think that's a good sign, right?"

Titan nods, "Yeah. I...do think she might remember me eventually. But we'll have to wait and see."

"Have hope, man. I'll do what I can to help you get her back. Promise," Phantom offers encouragingly. "And hopefully the mages can do the rest."

Titan sighs, "Yeah. But...based on what you told me, I have to prepare for hte idea that she'll never be rejoined with her body. I'm going to have to come to terms with that. It's a real possibility."

"Oh. Right." Phantom steps over to one of the chairs and takes a seat. "Well. She's not gone. There's at least that," he sighs, trying to think of something that'd be comforting. "Though...I suppose that's different for you. You can't astrally project."

Titan chuckles. "Yeah...not exactly the same. I mean, it's still heartening. But it'll takes some adjustment."

Phantom nods. "I can see how that could dampen a relationship, yeah," he realizes. For him, Jillian is still very real and solid.

Titan nods...with that hint of sadness in his expression again, "Just a bit. My track record hasn't been very good with relationships."

"Seriously?" Phantom asks in surprise. "But you're...you're famous!"

Titan stares at Phantom...and then laughs. "Yeah. That helps with hookups. It doesn't necessarily help with long term relationships. My last two long term relationships...with with Princess Stephie...Lorelei, who ended up in a politically motivated marriage and whose child is now on the team I'm helping to lead. And then the relationship with Ghost."

Phantom lets out a low whistle and averts his gaze by looking at his feet. "Whoooa. Awkwaaaard."