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[ they only know the fountain or the church. she seats herself down next to him. ]

What's done is done... It isn't the way any of us wanted that to end, but... I want to think she will be freer.

[ bleeding out is a horrible way to go, and having more overseers on this side is a stressful thing to think about for what they need to do, but... that is... one kind of good thing. ]

[Why go anywhere else when there are perfectly good seats right here... The best seats in the bar....... But yeah! It's fine! Everything is fine, probably. Or maybe nothing is fine. He's tired and he doesn't want to think.]

She will be, at least. I just hope that she feels it, and that the freedom isn't too heavily dampened by everything else.

It may take a while.

[ her kill count is so high. only kate rivals it. ]

But even if she is someone who wants to take action, there is something about being here that helps. Even if she doesn't care to be with too many others, there are enough who help.

[ kindness in the right way helps. ]

[Kindness in the right way helps, and true enough, there are a plethora of kind people here. He's a little hesitant, but he does smile - a little flicker of one.]

Well. I can't disagree that being here is likely better than being there, for now. Especially for someone who's been under the thrall of a monster for so many weeks.

[ASHLYN HAS BEEN POSSESSED FOR SO DAMN LONG.]

It's difficult to know how much she wanted to live was because of the monster and how much it was because of her own wishes.

[ she does think not all of it was the monster. ]

We'll have to do what we can in the time we have left.

[He also does not think all of it was the monster because what relatively normal 15 year old wants to die.]

We will, yes... Things will likely start to speed up as we get closer to the final ritual, but we can take time to help the newer arrivals to adjust, if nothing else.

[ is anybody normal in this game but yeah it's normal for anyone to not want to die ]

By our timetable, we only have a week left, but we can focus on one thing at a time. Tomorrow, the arrivals... and whatever Mr. Nehan provides. [ their plot information. ] The next day, we can decide what to do next in more detail.

[ endgame plotting whoa ]

Edited 2024-07-29 03:59 (UTC)

[ENDGAME PLOTTING WOAH.]

We've been fairly good about that, at least. Being able to manage one thing at a time.

[Sometimes they die along the way but it's fine it's fine.]

...I suppose we'll see what tomorrow brings.

[ it's fine... what kind plot or mystery can be solved without a little death? ]

Soon, it will be the end of this, one way or another. What kind of end do you seek, Lucas?

[MORE DEATH.]

...Ideally, one where these cultists pay for their sins with their lives. [He's a vengeance Catholic.] But even more ideally, one where we're all able to leave and return to our homes, potentially with answers to problems that we didn't have before. What of yourself, Robin?

[ she expects most of the people here want all the cult members to die. she doesn't exactly share that view, but she can understand it's what the people want and won't protest it. she likes peace, but she's not always pacifist. ]

I like that ideal scenario. I, too, want an ideal end where everyone can be granted a bit more peace and happiness in their lives where it was may have been difficult to have before.

[ she wants people to have the boost, but she also wants people to have the ability to save themselves if they so choose. ]

[A little nod. Even if they aren't on the same page about violencing cultists to death with their own paws, they're on the same page about this.]

It doesn't exactly make up for all of the ills that people were forced to face here, but... It would be nice. To have a bit of good after it all.

[ she thinks that some fates are worse than death. that's all. ]

I'm not sure if there is anything that could immediately offset all these weeks we've had to endure. [ violence or some fixing of some insane canon problem. ] It will take some time after. To recuperate and to rebuild.

[ she is both idealistic and realistic, grounded enough to know what it means to fly. ]

I do hope that people will get the time they need to do that.

[Some people will and some won't, most likely, but he'll be optimistic here anyway.]

I hope so, too, but I can't say how many people will be kind to themselves once they leave here.

[ some people here are stupid or stupid and full of catholic guilt. ]

[Who here would be both stupid AND filled with catholic guilt...]

Many people here have troubles putting down their burdens or their work, true enough.

[ wow.... who would... but maybe scien is better at forcing catholicim away. ]

It's a reoccurring conversation topic, how so many don't know how to take a break. It's too many of us.

[NOT THIS.]

Unfortunately, I believe it's harder to teach someone to rest than it is to teach someone to work...

The amount of parties there have been... that's a way to force some kind rest.

[ although depending on the party game, it could end up more harrowing than restful. ]

[They deserve their harrowing parties, they're all nightmares. Or most of them, anyway.]

Even if it's just for a few hours, you do have a point. Perhaps we should have had more.

[This is a joke.]

[ she can probably tell it's a joke. she smiles. ]

You can show a little more skin. Truly let loose without letting your hair down.

Now that would be far too scandalous.

[He says this even though the shit he'd said about exposing his skin was literally just to get away with murder.]

I'd like to see you cause a scandal.

[ that has nothing to do with murder.

she knows. she thinks pulling the religion card like that was bad. ]

Why in the world would you like that?

[Mostly he is just amused though DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM TO MISBEHAVE. Though he should, in non-murderous ways.]

It would be fun. I think we would have a grand time.

[ a little misbehavior that doesn't involve murder is harmless in the long run. ]

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