UserWiki talk:Aquelon
I am going to use this to test out the wiki drafts I have made and see 1. how long they are and 2. whether the formatting exploded. Watch this space for Tacos-related teasers, I guess!
Things don’t end neatly. Things don’t end at all.
’’’And Beyond’’’
(explain why the heck schenn came here, the homesickness and the understanding and all that tension.) Schenn was initially very overwhelmed by Los Angeli, finding it overwhelmingly loud, overwhelmingly infinite, and entirely too many things at once. McKinley Otten was a non-overwhelming presence that helped her get acquainted, while Yummy Elliott was a big help in showing her around when Schenn began to get used to the place and became extremely curious about it. She became fast friends with both, and also with Basilio Fig, and can often be found helping them raise plants and hanging out mostly silently.
The torn-off second page of a tourism pamphlet was found in the hotel room Schenn used when she first arrived, reading as follows.
the Infinite Cit(ies) welcome you, Wanderer, and WE hope you enjoy your time here, WE suppose.
Los Angeli’s recent history is defined by the moment when WE realized WE would never be the place we were before, again. the moment when everything, already weakened, fell apart.
DID YOU KNOW? many blaseball players from Los Angeli used to have different names!!! for instance, sexton wheerer used to be sexton wheeler, NaN used to be █████ █████, lee dNO NO NO, and wyatt pothos used to be Wanda pothos! isn’t that a fun coincidence, Wanderer? isn’t it a fun coincidence how frequently this sort of thing happens here, Wanderer?
there’s just one short warning WE have for you, Wanderer, just one thing WE implore you to keep in mind, just one bit of privacy WE value more than anything else…
Schenn’s curiosity, stubbornness, and interest in space reminded several of her teammates of the deceased Nicholas Vincent. Elliott was quoted saying, “Well, I can’t say she’s the spitting image of xem, because of the whole spacesuit thing, but like, they have a lot in common. Which is kinda worrying.” Reportedly, when Schenn heard the specifics of Vincent’s demise, (Give Wanda A Bad Day here)
there’s no way to put this nicely, no apology that can undo what WE did. and honestly, WE would do things much like that again, and have. perhaps not further incinerations, but certainly not kindnesses. ...WE would say you don’t have to stay here, Wanderer, but at the moment that is just as empty a promise. the most WE can offer you is privacy. WE will keep OUR secrets locked up, of course, and OUR sprawl seemingly contained around you. and also, WE can offer, WE are not the people who inhabit OUR streets. they’re innocent in this. if this Cit(ies) is not your home (and WE wouldn’t expect it to be), then at least your companions can come close. OUR admittedly useless apologies, Wanderer.
Season 24
Schenn was one of the players in charge of driving the Chariot, the Tacos’ heavily-improvised rocket ship, during Season 24, although Vito Kravitz and Lucas Petty did most of the driving. Silvaire Semiquaver/IF-cartographer was often seen helping her with navigation, and the following is a recording from the Chariot’s emergency black box, dating back to the evening after the Coin’s death. For purposes of legibility, names have been unscattered in this transcription.
- SEMIQUAVER: Steady. Keep going.
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: I’m told the black hole’s gravitational pull has likely not increased enough to warrant significant directional change yet.
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: …
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: Hey, Wanderer. You were from Ohio, right?
- WANDERER: (morse code) no
- SEMIQUAVER: ...Must’ve been mistaken. I bring this up because, well…
- SEMIQUAVER: I’m from Tokyo. And both of those teams are in the black hole.
- WANDERER: (morse code) Oh. Oh, right.
- SEMIQUAVER: I don’t know if that means th--
- WANDERER: (morse code) Good.
- SEMIQUAVER: Hm? Oh. “Good?” I take it you aren’t a fan of the Worms?
- WANDERER: (morse code) The team’s… fine. Wasn’t close with most of them, though. Ohio isn’t.
- SEMIQUAVER: So it’s a problem with the place, rather than the people? I can respect that.
- SEMIQUAVER: Though, I don’t know for sure what happened to any of those places. Haven’t passed by any of them to see; it could just be that the stadium is gone, or even just the players.
- WANDERER: (morse code) As long as that creeping rot of a place is--
- OHIO?: not dead
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: …
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: ...Do you have radio? With everyone else asleep, it feels…
- WANDERER: (morse code) Like we’re alone out here? And yes.
- SEMIQUAVER: Not quite how I’d describe the situation, but please do see if anyone else is on the radio.
- WANDERER: (morse code) Radio’s on.
- SEMIQUAVER: This is the Tacos’ Chariot, is anyone receiving?
- WANDERER: (morse code) We’re watching the black hole swallow the meager comfort of the stars and it’s… eerie. I didn’t think I’d miss any of the things in there, but I didn’t think they were so… so fragile, either.
- SEMIQUAVER: You’re right… the way the black hole swallows up even the most indomitable forces in its path is… well. We’re still on course, and likely to stay that way long enough to return to the desert.
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: ...
- WANDERER: (morse code) Do you ever miss where you used to be?
- SEMIQUAVER: Do I ever miss where I used to be? Tokyo was great. ...Do you?
- WANDERER: …
- WANDERER: (morse code) Everything’s better now than before, and I know this, and the only good thing there was already gone, and
- SEMIQUAVER: So whether you do or not doesn’t matter.
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: ...So whether or not that matters also doesn’t matter?
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: And there’s obviously still the-- (burst of radio noise) oh, looks like someone is picking up our signal.
- LOS ANGELI: chariot, WE are receiving. this is ground control Los Angeli.
- SEMIQUAVER: Understood. I still have insufficient information to determine where you are relative t--
- LOS ANGELI: it’s irrelevant.
- SEMIQUAVER: Mm.
- LOS ANGELI: anyhow, WE are just confirming that you do appear to still be on course…
- LOS ANGELI: and that upon further reflection, Wanderer, you are not the only one unsure how to feel about what they were before all this.
- LOS ANGELI: ...introspection. not OUR strong suit.
- LOS ANGELI: Over and Out.
- SEMIQUAVER: Well, that was quick.
- WANDERER: …
- SEMIQUAVER: Not a lot of steering to do, right now, still a few hours before we have to consider making any adjustments. If you wanted to wake Vito and Lucas up and get them in here, we could.
- WANDERER: (morse code) Nah. It’s not exactly fun out here, and I’d rather not be in this situation in the first place, but at least I’m not alone.
- SEMIQUAVER: At least there’s that. Alright then, onwards it is.
On Season 24 Day 91, with the black hole bearing down on the league, Felix Garbage was swept Elsewhere. Reportedly, Schenn froze up for a solid ten seconds in a clear panic and then dove in after him.
Schenn had previously learned (describe undertaker in a tonally appropriate way) from fellow Firefighter Justice Spoon, but had not used it since joining the Tacos, expressing that although Elsewhere was an interesting place to explore, it was very empty and lonely. It can be assumed, however, that she decided being Elsewhere was better than leaving someone else Elsewhere alone over the long upcoming offseason.
Reports on Schenn’s status as of the end of Season 24 vary.
Trivia
- Schenn's maiden and only voyage lasted ███████████.
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- Her pre-game ritual is "Warding off demons." The
identityidentities of these demons remain unclear. - She is often spotted occupying the garden that once belonged to Atlas Guerra, and although she is never seen working within, the small produce garden is productive and healthy once more.
- While still in Ohio, Schenn pitched one game against Wyatt Pothos, whose first name Wyatt Masoning the same first name that Schenn would later go by: Wanda. This pitcher matchup only happened because of the Jazz Hands’ catastrophic reverb earlier the same season. Schenn lost 3-7.
