Digitalis Old English folklore said that foxes wore the flowers on their paws to silence movement and stealthily stalk prey. Healing, pain, insincerity, insecurity
I noticed. [WHO IS DOING THIS i was half-convinced it was you and char tbh.] It was gone when we slept in the church the other day, and then it came back, and it was gone again when I checked today. I've asked a few people and nobody's been able to read it so far, so...
[ WE JUST KEEP TRYING TO TAKE THE BIBLE REPEATEDLY... definition of insanity behaviour etc. ]
I thought I'd told a number of people not to. Everyone I've personally told seemed fairly understanding, but I guess I'll never know.
[ If he had like. A pen and paper. He'd just post it to the bulletin board at this rate but he doesn't, so the best he can do is manstand as the Bible repeatedly gets taken. ]
You did just say the bigger the deterrent the bigger the temptation. [if you tell people no, they may just do it out of spite. people be wild.]
...pretty weird to think that the cultists would probably know though. [like she says this, but somehow the tone is more "yeah this may as well happen" rather than being very perturbed about being watched.]
[ He looks exhausted just thinking about the idea of someone agreeing with him to his face and then going off to be a goblin. He wishes he was more the type of person to be like 'ok ur funeral' but unfortunately, he really does wish people wouldn't.
He sighs. Please be known that you're appreciated for being reasonable Aerith. ]
Enough to worry about already without all of that, but not much we can do in the immediate... the best we can do is recollect our thoughts a bit and see to it tomorrow.
[someone please help daan actually. the mention of tomorrow seems to distract her from that original topic though because...well.]
Right. People might start looking for their partners, or at least trying to figure out how their powers work. Could get pretty messy pretty fast. [in a way she thinks it could be a little interesting to at least try to figure out what's available that might be able to help. in practice, she's pretty sure a lot of people are going to be feeling A Way tomorrow. she will look back on these feelings tomorrow when we inevitably have some insane effect and also wish it were more simple.]
I asked War what sort of rewards would be granted if people did find their matches. I might ask one of the others, too, just to understand a little better. But right now it didn't sound worth the risk of losing someone else if something happens to us. Or the other way around.
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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At least you know before it can happen. [good luck avoiding it forever. also she just looks a little :unamused:]
Maybe we should make an even bigger sign telling people to leave the leeches alone.
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Unfortunately, it's very possible the bigger the deterrent, the bigger the temptation.
...
The Bible's gone repeatedly missing.
[ WHY!!! ]
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[why.]
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I thought I'd told a number of people not to. Everyone I've personally told seemed fairly understanding, but I guess I'll never know.
[ If he had like. A pen and paper. He'd just post it to the bulletin board at this rate but he doesn't, so the best he can do is manstand as the Bible repeatedly gets taken. ]
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...pretty weird to think that the cultists would probably know though. [like she says this, but somehow the tone is more "yeah this may as well happen" rather than being very perturbed about being watched.]
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He sighs. Please be known that you're appreciated for being reasonable Aerith. ]
Enough to worry about already without all of that, but not much we can do in the immediate... the best we can do is recollect our thoughts a bit and see to it tomorrow.
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Right. People might start looking for their partners, or at least trying to figure out how their powers work. Could get pretty messy pretty fast. [in a way she thinks it could be a little interesting to at least try to figure out what's available that might be able to help. in practice, she's pretty sure a lot of people are going to be feeling A Way tomorrow. she will look back on these feelings tomorrow when we inevitably have some insane effect and also wish it were more simple.]
Have you thought about what you might do?
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I'll pass... thanks.
I'm not interested in feeding whatever monster they've nestled in me.
Besides, if I do that and then I die, someone else does too.
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I asked War what sort of rewards would be granted if people did find their matches. I might ask one of the others, too, just to understand a little better. But right now it didn't sound worth the risk of losing someone else if something happens to us. Or the other way around.
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Sounds a little bullshitty to me. Less about Death themselves more than how easily they'd claim something like that.
It's all the same. Commune with the gods, get what you want -- but the price will outweigh a wish before long.
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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.]