As much as I understand their plight as caretakers, I unfortunately must encourage the continued distant dream of explosion. I'm not very interested in Australia is all.
[Frumpkin stands up to precariously arch on Essek's shoulder to try to get more pets from Ace! Volcano man!! Nevermind, Frumpkin leaps across to Ace's shoulders.]
I am usually one for stealthy engagements, [not ace, he can tell, ace is more like a mighty fucking nein] but... in certain circumstance.
Though... as I've said, I do understand being in a position of playing the field when you have more power, and something like that throwing a knot in all of those plans.
[Sorry, he was an NPC, and he was an NPC trying to sabotage a larger ideal.]
I assume the auditor will not allow any meetings much like the leader of the cult from our own little game. Hm.
[ ace is a steady human tree (volcano) to jump on, and he is Fucking Delighted by frumpkin choosing to do this. yay :D cat pets :D
oh right the murder game ]
I'm not much for stealth when it comes to fights. [ he can be stealthy... in theory ... when hunting... and nothing else let's not talk about his stealth mission ] But yeah, I get the strategy of trying to play along to draw them out. You think the "hosts" are likely to be able to do something like that?
[ it's not dismissive, he has a better point esteem of the current npcs than he did the ones in his game, but he also doesn't have great experience with people working inside the system being able to do much for him in the end. it's a bias!!! ]
Cult leader?
[ you were in a cult type of vibes except he doesnt know he was in a cult ]
[Frumpkin paces across Ace's shoulders back and forth, rubbing on Ace's head. Under the hat(?) and maybe bumping it if so. A general delightful nuisance.]
I can't say at this time. Some may be complicit in what is occurring. For some, it made be just a job. For others... [Not that he has experience with it...] They may be undercover themselves.
[You know!]
Yes. A cult had pulled in a group of sacrifices, and they planned to use the group to summon a god so a wish could be granted.
[ frumpkin is even allowed to throw the hat off that's why ace has cords for it. it'll just fall down his back and frumpkin can have free hat hair rubs(?) ]
Right now, none of them seem like they're willingly along for the ride, at least.
[ which is the bare minimum, but also, with a sigh: ]
[Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Frumpkin will spend a majority of the time loving on Ace's head, but then end up draping across Ace's shoulder. Essek has been betrayed so many times since arriving here with this therapy cat.]
[ ace's only goal is to adopt all these cats. he is so delighted by frumpkin the therapy cat right now ]
Stupid. [ ace be nice. he's scritching under frumpkin's chin where he is draped on his shoulders ] We were brought in under the pretense of being "heroes", or something, but then the point was to get us to kill each other to give power to the moon who was some guy who wanted a book that could rewrite reality.
[Hope all the people with cats die so Ace just gets to collect them like he wants.
Anyhow, WHAT?]
...The guy wouldn't happen to be named Ludinus, would he?
[This is mostly a joke, but also a very hilariously fearfully asked question. He wouldn't even know to be afraid of this at all if not for the fact he met LAUDNA prematurely, dammit.]
It was. To the cult. [ANYWAY,,,,,] Because of the ritualistic summoning, the group pulled through for sacrifice were pairs of a monster. They could find each other if wanted and receive boons for it.
But their lives would be tied together going forward.
Nothing, probably. It's not like anyone can actually solve it without the rest of the letters getting a yes or no, right? [ but since it wasn't the puzzle: ] Did you mean the regular writing? Be Wa?
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Frumpkin is still with him, of course, riding along across the shoulders. This is why he needs the lint roller.]
I told you.
[As Ace passes by.]
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I didn't really doubt it. It was the same last time, though I guess they had a little more answers to give this time around.
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As much as I understand their plight as caretakers, I unfortunately must encourage the continued distant dream of explosion. I'm not very interested in Australia is all.
Or proving the merit of our struggles.
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[ frumpkin is a good kitty and gets soft scritches despite his >:/ tone ]
That jackass "auditor" should keep his opinion to himself.
[ whys the auditor gotta be a man... sexist... ]
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I am usually one for stealthy engagements, [not ace, he can tell, ace is more like a mighty fucking nein] but... in certain circumstance.
Though... as I've said, I do understand being in a position of playing the field when you have more power, and something like that throwing a knot in all of those plans.
[Sorry, he was an NPC, and he was an NPC trying to sabotage a larger ideal.]
I assume the auditor will not allow any meetings much like the leader of the cult from our own little game. Hm.
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oh right the murder game ]
I'm not much for stealth when it comes to fights. [ he can be stealthy... in theory ... when hunting... and nothing else let's not talk about his stealth mission ] But yeah, I get the strategy of trying to play along to draw them out. You think the "hosts" are likely to be able to do something like that?
[ it's not dismissive, he has a better point esteem of the current npcs than he did the ones in his game, but he also doesn't have great experience with people working inside the system being able to do much for him in the end. it's a bias!!! ]
Cult leader?
[ you were in a cult type of vibes except he doesnt know he was in a cult ]
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I can't say at this time. Some may be complicit in what is occurring. For some, it made be just a job. For others... [Not that he has experience with it...] They may be undercover themselves.
[You know!]
Yes. A cult had pulled in a group of sacrifices, and they planned to use the group to summon a god so a wish could be granted.
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Right now, none of them seem like they're willingly along for the ride, at least.
[ which is the bare minimum, but also, with a sigh: ]
What's with all these places and gods and wishes?
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It seems that way.
[Essek has such little trust...]
What was yours like?
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Stupid. [ ace be nice. he's scritching under frumpkin's chin where he is draped on his shoulders ] We were brought in under the pretense of being "heroes", or something, but then the point was to get us to kill each other to give power to the moon who was some guy who wanted a book that could rewrite reality.
[ yes. ]
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Anyhow, WHAT?]
...The guy wouldn't happen to be named Ludinus, would he?
[This is mostly a joke, but also a very hilariously fearfully asked question. He wouldn't even know to be afraid of this at all if not for the fact he met LAUDNA prematurely, dammit.]
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Uh... I don't... think so? Did that guy even have a name?
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Nevermind it. [YOU DIDN'T GET HIS NAME, ACE.] Likely, it wasn't. Just... familiar.
[What is it with insane freaks and the moon?]
Did it end badly?
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[ maybe sometimes moon people... are worse. but he shakes his head ]
Nah. We kicked his ass and got the book. Everything ended well enough until...
[ wELL. gestures around them ]
What about your cult?
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[Why.]
A weakened god was summoned and defeated, and tokens used to help the group pulled in. Some wishes granted. It was better than it could have been.
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[ shaking his head ]
I guess the point is you beat the cult. So so far, it sounds like everyone's made it out of theirs without permanently losing people.
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It was. To the cult. [ANYWAY,,,,,] Because of the ritualistic summoning, the group pulled through for sacrifice were pairs of a monster. They could find each other if wanted and receive boons for it.
But their lives would be tied together going forward.
[He nods at the last part, though.]
I suppose that's why we're here. We survived.
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[ he shrugs at that though ]
Right. We survived and someone's idea of making sure we should've is doing the entire thing over again, like it'd change the outcome.
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Heya. Exploring too?
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Frumpkin is also here to snoop around as cats do.]
Yes. What... is this?
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Trash heap, looks like. You've never seen one?
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Frumpkin will rub against Ace's leg as he passes by to inspect some of the garbage.]
I've seen trash, but never like this. Have you found anything?
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[ is that truly the issue. frumpkin is a good cat ]
A lot of things that I think were meant to be horse-shaped. Like this guy!
[ holds it up ]
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I... see.
[He sort of makes a face about the display of the horse... sculpture.]
Why... does it look... like that?
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[ hehe
yeets it away over his shoulder ]
Most of it is worthless.
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He sort of winces as it goes flying away, but he has no connection to that weird thing, so. Better this way.]
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
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he grins at essek like he yes!! exactly!!! ]
That's why I came here looking! But I think cubing the trash destroyed anything worthwhile.
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There may be small things inside of the cubes, [Gelatinous cube behavior.] but I don't know how worthwhile it would be to try breaking them open.
The scribbling was... peculiar.
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I think it's too dense to bother. Anything that survived would have to be pretty small.
[ ? ]
The hangman? You think so?
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Oh, the puzzle? It was peculiar, too. I guess we shall have to see what becomes of it.
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Nothing, probably. It's not like anyone can actually solve it without the rest of the letters getting a yes or no, right? [ but since it wasn't the puzzle: ] Did you mean the regular writing? Be Wa?
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Has anyone tried?
[This is just because he is from a fucking magical series.]
Yes. "Bewa...re" perhaps?
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[ maybe writing would change it... (it did not) ]
Probably. Beware what, though? We already know what's coming.
[ murder. ]
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Maybe it is a joke.
[He hates this all already.]
In any case, this section is curious but disturbing.
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[ which is the same thing actually... but: ]
Because of the weird creepy hallways?
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[Someone thinks it's funny to scare them.]
Just the whole... energy of it in general.
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[ before it got its balls cut off and vanished ]
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Yes. Being toyed with is a little insulting.
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[ disdainfully. mood switch... ]
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[He has already been stuck somewhere before for two months!!!!!]
All we can do is go forward.
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[ all they gotta do is go forward... ]