Digitalis Old English folklore said that foxes wore the flowers on their paws to silence movement and stealthily stalk prey. Healing, pain, insincerity, insecurity
And the wish is just for them. [it's not even for the people they brought in, so that's even less incentive, she thinks.] "Altercation within the parameters of the dimension and world from where you came and an upgrade in power." That's what they said would be ours if we found a match.
[so. she has questions.]
The idea of a wish for them does sound a little flimsy though. It didn't sound like any of them had witnessed a ritual before.
That's about what I can tell. You'd think they'd make that more appealing if they wanted to up their chances of us dying. [again, she does not want to die, but if they want sacrifices...]
...death isn't always the end, but that doesn't change how it complicates things. And it doesn't change everything that's left behind.
Especially when we don't know what could be waiting for us here on the other side. [yeah. yeah it could be worse than death when it's cult shit.] Then we have to make sure people aren't taking unnecessary risks, right? Stay alive as long as possible until we find a way to prevent the ritual for good.
Better than no plan at all. [...] There are some of us here who seemed to think this was going to happen even before the masked people arrived. I'm a little worried they'll take that as a sign to do something without thinking just to survive.
And if people are still panicking tomorrow? [it's more of a thoughtful question than really thinking it'll be a thing, if only because she's already decided she respects him and is curious how he thinks.]
[that's a good question actually. it doesn't entirely surprise her that lavi would say something that, given what she knows about him, but she does have to kind of take a moment to think about it.
it's not that cloud is their leader, although they do tend to follow his lead and listen to him (for better or worse.) their group functions in a way where every member has a role and has their own important goals. they help each other and work as a group. but with so many different personalities and all of them basically strangers she could see a united front being something they need.]
Depends on what that leader's personal goals are. You can be a good leader but still not have the best interests of everyone in mind. [you can be a hero and then go batshit and try to ruin everything.] But I don't think having a few people to help people and be people to try and organize things for us is such a bad idea. Not everyone wants that responsibility, but with these new stakes even one wrong move could lead to a big consequence.
True. What you need isn't really a leader. It's just the idea of one.
[ They don't need to be perfect. They don't need to be an unassailable leader. A real leader could even be a cause for schism if someone doesn't agree with the rest.
Sure. Walk for about five minutes and you're bound to run into at least five people. [haha.] We'll stay connected, and...I'll keep doing what I can. Some people are a little harder to get through to than others, but there's always tomorrow.
[give people a chance to calm down and if not, well, that's another bridge for another day.]
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[so. she has questions.]
The idea of a wish for them does sound a little flimsy though. It didn't sound like any of them had witnessed a ritual before.
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So in short, not enough information to suggest there are any promised benefits that actually outweigh the possible losses.
And I do believe in the existence of the second -- even if it's only in writing, "death" is a pretty big deal.
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...death isn't always the end, but that doesn't change how it complicates things. And it doesn't change everything that's left behind.
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[ In certain ways. ]
All the more reason to avoid it.
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That'll have to do in terms of plans, for now.
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[fight or flight is a bitch.]
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Let's at least have a short sleep first before we start running into action.
Always good to take a step back... look at it again after we're finished panicking.
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Do you agree with the thought? Though I guess it begs the question of who it'd be.
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it's not that cloud is their leader, although they do tend to follow his lead and listen to him (for better or worse.) their group functions in a way where every member has a role and has their own important goals. they help each other and work as a group. but with so many different personalities and all of them basically strangers she could see a united front being something they need.]
Depends on what that leader's personal goals are. You can be a good leader but still not have the best interests of everyone in mind. [you can be a hero and then go batshit and try to ruin everything.] But I don't think having a few people to help people and be people to try and organize things for us is such a bad idea. Not everyone wants that responsibility, but with these new stakes even one wrong move could lead to a big consequence.
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[ They don't need to be perfect. They don't need to be an unassailable leader. A real leader could even be a cause for schism if someone doesn't agree with the rest.
Just need a reason and a way to unite. ]
Keep networking... and stay in contact then.
At least that won't be too hard to do here.
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[give people a chance to calm down and if not, well, that's another bridge for another day.]
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[ He supposes that's true. Night falls, dawn comes. Sooner or later. ]
Get some rest, Ms. Gainsborough.
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Don't stay out too long, okay? [but with that she gives a little smile before she disappears. to tomorrow.]