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Dick Grayson ☼ ̶R̶o̶b̶i̶n̶ ☼ Wren ([personal profile] hackingyoursensors) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu2013-06-14 01:40 pm

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When I arrived here, I assumed the barrier had been meant to keep us in and that the Emperor controlled it. By now, I think it's obvious that that's not the case. The barrier is meant to keep things out. When Tu Vishan dove underwater, the barrier stayed up and held back the jingashi. But they broke through and, judging by the kedans' reactions, that had never happened before. In fact, I asked around. It hasn't ever happened before, not until lately.

Point two: a satellite falls out of the sky, breaks through the barrier, and lands on Tu Vishan. First of all, this suggest that there is-- or was-- some kind of long-distance communication technology. It also suggests that the barrier is weakening even more. Before, it took the stress of thousands of jingashi to weaken the barrier. Now all it takes is debris. Big debris, sure, but decidedly less stress than the jingashi.

As for the Emperor, it's possible she's contributing power to maintain the barrier, but it doesn't originate from her. Tu Vishan is the one maintaining it.

I know everyone's concerned about what's coming, but we can't let that distract us completely from the big picture. My point is that we need to slow down and rethink what we think we know. Since the barrier is our first line of defense against any outside invasion, let's start there. What do we know, what do we think we know, and how can that help us?



[The text has been helpfully translated into French, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, German, and Japanese.]
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[personal profile] iguanasolution 2013-06-14 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh right, uh- is Annabeth over there? Might wanna get Leo too, and Nico and Jason and. Everyone else

... I just don't want to read his every time.
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[personal profile] fatedchaos 2013-06-14 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
If you guys need me to, I can translate the text into whatever's easiest to read. [Because, you know. Being able to read, write, and speak Ancient Greek and Latin is totally legit for any seventeen year old girl.]
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[personal profile] kelpful 2013-06-14 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man, that's right. Could you do both Latin and Ancient Greek? Because that would be awesome. [You are getting the biggest smile right now]
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[personal profile] fatedchaos 2013-06-14 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem, give me a few minutes. [Latin's easier than Ancient Greek, but bam. Insta-translation of the post. Enjoy that, demigods.]
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[personal profile] kelpful 2013-06-14 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh. You're amazing. Thanks, Vanessa!
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[personal profile] fatedchaos 2013-06-14 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fffft no.] You're welcome! I always knew those skills would come in handy some day.
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[personal profile] necromania 2013-06-16 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
That was quick. Thank you.
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[personal profile] fatedchaos 2013-06-16 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a mind for translating dead languages, what can I say.