>>631428
Yeah those are hallucinations. We already know your house is warded. You are safe, Daithi. Calm down. Well, actually, I wonder if it's our presence that's causing the hallucinations?

Tell her you don't want to start a committed relationship until you've at least given everyone a chance. You haven't had a real date with Arthur yet, so...

Also Cedric and the aliens are lost in the forest. You know, the forest where the Great Devourer was spooking the cultists? We need to go find them.

[check status of pawns]
Stay with us Dai, they're hallucinations. Have you taken your medicine? Sorry Lu, We're experiencing
technical difficulties.

Kaktus 2015/03/28(Sat)15:29 No. 631468 ID: 65a774
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>[check status of pawns]
[“The Diligent one”: Depressed, Terrified, Hungry. “Strength”: Annoyed. “The Tower”: Worried. “The Chariot”: Tipsy. ”The High Priestess”: Happy. “Lucius the Magnificent”: Annoyed.]
>[message to white: alright we're working on something to make it easier for you to find Dai's place, just keep checking in with either us or purple until you find where you're going or a recognizable landmark.]
[White: Well, Lucius was able to jury rig a compass, so that’s something… I think it will be enough to find our way out of here, but any help will be appreciated.]

>Yeah those are hallucinations. We already know your house is warded. You are safe, Daithi. Calm down.
(They are not real… n-not real… t-they are j-just figments of… of m-my… not… urgh…)
>I mean there's a sign pointing at your mom saying demon…
(She’s not! She’s n-not a… no, I’m not… I… p-please…)
>Telling you to eat your girlfriend… Also I think the letters say "they're all meat" over there sooooo.
(NO! I WILL NOT- I’M NOT HUNGRY! I CAN LAST! I WILL NOT TRY TO… to…no!)
>Do like how one blood splattered line is not blood but pink telling you to hug Lucrais.
…
I’m trying my best here…
…Lu?
Hmm? Wha- HEY! … … …

>Lucrais, Dai's kind of hallucinating right now. He thinks there's some soldiers around getting ready to attack the two of you... There aren't really soldiers doing that, are there?
(There are guards, but they seem to be patrolling.)
Good evening, Master Daithi, Lady Lucrais.
‘vening.
>white is currently lost in the woods with both wonderer and Lucius do you got a flare or something we can shoot up so they can find this place?
Um… Guard? I believe someone has gone and lost themselves in the woods nearby… can you help them find this place with a flare or something?
I’ll see what I can do, my lady.
>Hey Lucrais, can you take Dai with you somewhere a little quieter? I think the stress from all this crap that has happened the last few days is getting to him.
(That’s what I’m trying to do, geez…)
>Tell her you don't want to start a committed relationship until you've at least given everyone a chance. You haven't had a real date with Arthur yet, so...
So… um… maybe another day?
…Dai, cutie, I can’t say that kissing each other is the start of a committed relationship.
Oh… err… I thought… um…
Even if it involves us kissing certain parts of each other~
Err-
Besides, if you’re trying to decide whom to choose, isn’t it better if you got a bit of a… um… taste test first? Literally this time~
Err… heh… um.. I-I-I-erg-
Dai, you dork, just come with me to your room, lie down and let me help you relax…
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-
…Did you just break down?

>Did you just break down?
no I think he's just giving the standard reaction to being hit on by a pretty lady.

>I’m trying my best here…
thanks diligent. any idea what's triggering these things anyways?

[message to white: We got the guards doing something that should help... also can you ask Lucius why we have him claimed as a pawn? I mean we might actually be able to switch to him and try and help once we make sure things are fine over here.]

Wait, is dai hungry?

>>631468
(Ugh that can't be right)
[check status of pawns, again]

Okay look, no sexual acts, okay? Cuddling and kissing is fine. We might be going over to help Lucius in a second... wait, we might not need to. What compass direction is this house from the forest?
[relay that direction to White]

If we don't need to switch to Lucius, we can go back to Nickolas.

>>631530
I still want to try to switch to Lucius at some point to ask him some stuff, there's a few things that I feel could be important that he's not telling us about. And one thing that's absolutely not important that I'm curious about. But Dai still seems to be kind of scared and there's still that thing of his that we may need to help with soon, so we might not want to switch quite yet. Well, unless he thinks he can handle it on his own for now and wants us to switch.

Kaktus 2015/03/29(Sun)06:52 No. 631563 ID: 65a774
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>[check status of pawns, again]
[“The Magician”: Depressed, Lustful. “Strength”: Annoyed. “The Tower”: Lustful. “The Chariot”: Getting drunk. ”The High Priestess”: Happy. “Lucius the Lost”: Annoyed.]
>[message to white: We got the guards doing something that should help... also can you ask Lucius why we have him claimed as a pawn?]
[White: We’ll keep an eye out for- wait, he’s a pawn? Really?]

>Thanks diligent. Any idea what's triggering these things anyways?
Stress, hunger, strong emotions…
>Wait, is dai hungry?
(No, I… I was but… I actually feel fine now.)
Strong emotions, while not as filling as a person, is a good snack for those that are a bit peckish.

>No I think he's just giving the standard reaction to being hit on by a pretty lady.
Indeed it is… and isn’t I the prettiest lady here?
Err… I… um…
You’re so cute when you’re a complete dork like that, Dai… I can’t wait to get my mandibles into you, cutie… hehe…
>Okay look, no sexual acts, okay? Cuddling and kissing is fine.
What? But… geez, he’s an adult, can’t he d-
They a-are right… um… w-we shouldn’t r-rush things, Lu…
… …fine, but you’re still going to lie down and relax with me. I’ll give you a massage or something…
Oh, that sounds lovly.
>What compass direction is this house from the forest?
Err… let’s see… I think it’s… um…to the right of the school? That would be-

>I still want to try to switch to Lucius at some point to ask him some stuff.
-but I might be a bit foolish, I’m not that stupid, geez!
Sometimes I wonder… hey, look, you were right. The fire did lead us straight to Dai’s mansion!
See, no need to be so paranoid! And even if it was a trap-
This ooone is still coooncerned abooout thooose flooowers…
I don’t know how those roses got there, but we can safely ignore them now.
…why do I get a feeling we should be paranoid about those instead?

[You’re now in control of Lucius the Foolish.]
[White: We found our way to Daithis place, so no need to worry.]

hay

hay lucilicious

guess who

>…why do I get a feeling we should be paranoid about those instead?
They were left behind by the thief who is stealing the keystones. Where were the flowers, and did they form a trail?

:|

We know that our pawns/kings gain skills faster than normal, but we don't know if it can affect pawns that aren't from the system. Wanna try it?

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>:|
Huh? What was that?
What was what?
Err… it felt like I just disappointed someone…
…huh?
Sirs?
>hay
Huh?
I need to check you with this holy symbol before you come in. It’s a new procedure ordered by the master of the house.
>hay lucilicious
It’s Lucius… and who said that?
You are clean, master Cedric.
>guess who
Wanderer?
This ooone is The ooone whooo wanders!
…Lizard that’s freaking out is clean…

>They were left behind by the thief who is stealing the keystones. Where were the flowers, and did they form a trail?
Cedric? You were there or… err…
What are you talking about? …better yet, who are you talking too?
You are also clean. Good, welcome to the estate of Lady Ceana.
>We know that our pawns/kings gain skills faster than normal, but we don't know if it can affect pawns that aren't from the system. Wanna try it?
Pawns? What- I- Who- err-
Are you alright?
I’M NOT CRAZY!
…I didn’t-
I’M NOT HEARING STRANGE VOICES IN MY HEAD! GAH!!
Err… maybe the lizard should stay outside for a moment?

Just get him inside and find a mirror.

Oh for feth's sake, it's us Player Teal, we somehow claimed you and now we can communicate into your thoughts directly. I mean we Are strange, but now you know it's us, we usually talk to you through Dai and the like.

So, uh, hey Lucius, it's us, Teal. You know how a lot of stories set up some specific system of magic or something, then have something that seems to go against that system as a plot point? You seem to be that something, so congratulations I think. Anyway, we wanted to ask you a few things, but we don't really want to bombard you with too much right now, so we'll start with what could be important. Back when you were caught between those inquisitors and Ealasaid, we scanned you and it came up with a fairly interesting and regal-sounding name. What was up with that?

> It’s Lucius… and who said that?
now you're luci-licious. And come on, no guesses? Fine. But seriously, tell us about those roses, they might be important.

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>For feth's sake, it's us Player Teal, we somehow claimed you and now we can communicate into your thoughts directly.
TEAL!? Wait, YOU CAN READ MY THOUGHTS!? (Don’t fantasize about Lu’s big bum, don’t fantasize about-)
>Now you're luci-licious. And come on, no guesses?
I guessed it was Wanderer messing with me!
The ooone whooo wanders!
Yes, yes, the one who wanders… and please don’t call me lickous or whatever it is. Can’t you call Lucius the… um…
Lucius the frustrated virgin?
Oh, shut up.

>Anyway, we wanted to ask you a few things, but we don't really want to bombard you with too much right now, so we'll start with what could be important.
Err… sure? I guess? Wait, you can hear me right now, right? …and you can’t read my mind, right? Just what I’m… errr… thinking out loud, right? Right? Um… I hope you don’t… err… don’t fantasize about Atena’s huge butt, don’t fantasize about Atena’s-
>But seriously, tell us about those roses, they might be important.
Right, we saw some roses lying around… and petals… we… um… that’s about it, really. They were kind of placed all over the place at random intervals…
>Back when you were caught between those inquisitors and Ealasaid, we scanned you and it came up with a fairly interesting and regal-sounding name. What was up with that?
Scanned? You can scan me? I… um… don’t know? I did introduce myself with a phony regal name to someone we talked too before we found that pretty hiver lady…

>[Scan him].
[“Lucius the… umm…”: Confused.]

Congrats you are now Lucius the ummm

Hmm, looks like you're able to influence what shows up when you get scanned. That could be useful, though you might want to practice it. Other players are able to scan as well, and if it keeps flipping around between different names like it has been, it's going to look really suspicious. Try imagining yourself as a mercenary. Not any specific one or yourself as one, just a generic merc.
[Scan Lucius]
Anyway, are you willing to talk about what kind of equipment and cybernetics you have now? We've had more experience with that kind of high-tech stuff than most of the people in the world you're in right now, but since we're kind of locked away from the outside, we don't know much about what specific technologies you guys have reached.

>>631583
Those roses were the calling card of one of Yellow's pawns, who is likely The Great Devourer, powerful enough to spook an entire camp of cultists. Next time you see roses in a strange place... you are probably in grave danger. Count yourself lucky you didn't run into them.

You're definitely scanning as whatever you imagine yourself as. Try imagining yourself as, say, an unimportant soldier. Or Arthur.

Also yeah we can totally hear you trying not to think about Atena's and Lucrais's butts. I didn't know you were interested in Atena. I wonder if that would work out?

>They were kind of placed all over the place at random intervals…
Come on, stop thinking about ass and remember, This is important. A thief left those behind and he might hit this house next, we have no idea where he is or what he's capable of.

> I did introduce myself with a phony regal name to someone we talked too before we found that pretty hiver lady…
Right, about that. I did have a few choice words lined up for you after you hit on the empress' daughter, the pawn of the most brutally ambitious player we've ever seen, who has a vested interest in killing you, but you bullshitted so well I'm going to use small words instead of mean ones. Stop dicking around. You are one touch away from being teleported right in front of a firing squad.

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>Congrats you are now Lucius the ummm
I am the what?
>Come on, stop thinking about ass.
Oh sod, yo- I mean, I didn’t think- err…
>I didn't know you were interested in Atena. I wonder if that would work out?
Not at all, I would wager, as she seems to have her eyes on Daithi… and I think I saw her checking out that Arthur fellow but I’m not sure…

>Hmm, looks like you're able to influence what shows up when you get scanned. Try imagining yourself as a mercenary. Not any specific one or yourself as one, just a generic merc.
Err… right?
>[Scan Lucius]
[Neutral Creature(Friendly): Mercenary]
Did it work?

>Those roses were the calling card of one of Yellow's pawns, who is likely The Great Devourer, powerful enough to spook an entire camp of cultists. Next time you see roses in a strange place... you are probably in grave danger.
Oh, so that was… ah… I… um… I’ll keep an eye out for roses, right…
>Anyway, are you willing to talk about what kind of equipment and cybernetics you have now?
Um… well, I got this visor… um… it can see all kind of stuff and spectrums and… err… zoom function and… stuff? And I got my suit that’s supposed to be some kind of advance scout armor or something… um… I’m not actually trained to use it effectively but I know that it can camouflage itself as all kind of stuff… err… and then I got a V.E.R knife… I don’t know what exactly it stands for but it can cut through pretty much anything. That’s about it, really…

>Stop dicking around. You are one touch away from being teleported right in front of a firing squad.
Geez, sorry, I’m trying my best here… I’m kind of way over my head, you know! I’m just some computer engineer, not a soldier! …I didn’t even want to go on this stupid mission… *sigh* I miss my basement apartment…

…hey, wait a min- where did everyone go!? Hello? … …why does everyone leave me behind all the time! *Sigh*…

well you did kind of space out. also that name thing worked perfectly, so if you want we can help you out with that to make it harder for people to track you. Also you seem to be in your default armor look instead of whatever you're pretending to be. I also have a question, why can't you see us anymore? I mean back when we were the rope in a tug of war contest between being corrupted and purified you said you could see us, why can't you do so now?

Oh and if you want we can find some place quite and just talk. Us asking questions and you just venting. Looks like you could us it.

>>631598
It worked! Oh, you should probably not walk around without your hologram up. Not everyone here knows who you are, and you entered with a different appearance.

Try looking at the stuff around here with your visor's different modes. Also I suggest going to join Atena and Daithi's parents in the drinking game they're having.

I think we should check up on Nickolas next. He's been annoyed for a while.

>I’m just some computer engineer, not a soldier! …I didn’t even want to go on this stupid mission… *sigh* I miss my basement apartment…
Well once you leave this place, you're the universes' only hope for peace. We won't be around to see it... and now that I think about it, if this place goes into the 'real world' and everything supernatural disappears, neither will any of our kings... but making that sacrifice might be our only choice. It's your job to make sure it's not all in vain.

>Did it work?
Yeah, that's what you'll want to do any time you're near the Princess.
>V.E.R knife… I don’t know what exactly it stands for but it can cut through pretty much anything.
Vibrational Energy Reactant, maybe? Being able to slice through anything typically involves a special form of energy and fine vibrations, and only doing so when touching something would be a reaction, so, makes sense to me.
>I’m kind of way over my head, you know! I’m just some computer engineer, not a soldier!
...Isn't that exactly the occupation you want to have in this situation, though? This is a dedicated computer simulation, after all. Think about that, what part of a dedicated server would be hidden from the terminal access? Because the school's a part of that.

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>Well you did kind of space out.
It’s still rude to just leave me here, geez!
>It worked! That's what you'll want to do any time you're near the Princess.
I think I’ll try that whenever I’m near anybody from now on.
>Oh, you should probably not walk around without your hologram up. Not everyone here knows who you are, and you entered with a different appearance.
Oh, right, the power in this is starting to run low. Don’t worry, it will have recharged in a few hours… it’s just; this thing wasn’t made to be used for more than a day. At least, this model wasn’t.
>Vibrational Energy Reactant, maybe? Being able to slice through anything typically involves a special form of energy and fine vibrations…
Hmm… I don’t know… I’m pretty sure it’s in that fancy science language. It does kind of vibrate when you activate it, though… the knife, that is.

>...Isn't that exactly the occupation you want to have in this situation, though? This is a dedicated computer simulation, after all.
Made by a species that has been dead for longer than we’ve existed… who had technology thousands of years more advance then us. Computer geek or not, it’s like for a medieval peasant trying to understand a FTL capable star cruiser.
>Try looking at the stuff around here with your visor's different modes.
I’ll guess I can try… I don’t know how seeing infrared will help right now bu- huh, that’s kind of neat… when I switched so I can see electromagnetically disturbances everything turned into numbers... no, wait, now it’s gone.
>Why can't you see us anymore?
I can still see you. I just didn’t have my visor in the right mod. You’re not really visible in the normal visual spectrum, after all.

>I suggest going to join Atena and Daithi's parents in the drinking game they're having.
…I guess getting drunk would be fun… where are they? I have no idea how this place is laid out or how big it is, really.
>Oh and if you want we can find some place quiet and just talk. Us asking questions and you just venting. Looks like you could us it.
…well, I guess that would be nice too… um… it’s just… so much has happened the last few days… the last week really… I… I just want to go home again, watch a movie… play some games… do some role-play… just… relax… I don’t really know what I’m even doing here anymore…
>Well once you leave this place, you're the universes' only hope for peace.
Oh, geez, thanks for not putting too much pressure on me… and I’m the universe only hope for peace? What can I do!? I’m just some nerd! Who would listen to me! *Sigh* The universe is fucked, isn’t it?

>I think we should check up on Nickolas next. He's been annoyed for a while.
-you nuts!? What would happen if this moving blind thing you’re following would disappear!? Won’t you be smote just like you almost were last time?
Don’t worry, I’m about twenty-five percent certain that it won’t go away! Besides, it will probably take them an hour or two to even notice us down here! …and even if they tried to kill-
And why do you have a key to Lady Ceana’s mansion!
-near instantaneously and painless… well, mostly painless… but still-
Why wouldn’t I have a key to Daithi’s home?
-while we wriggle in pain as we’re slowly consumed from within by- wait, what were we talking about again?
…what?
Ah, here’s the center of the moving dead zone! Splendid!
Again, what?

What...............................................................wat.

hey Nick, hey Libby, how's it going Issaru, so this place is now safe right? Pretty much all of our pawns are her right now along with some of purple's and white and cedric are here as well, and wanderer. So you guys come here because the school was to much of a hot bed with black being an ass or is there some other reason for this visit?

>Oh, geez, thanks for not putting too much pressure on me… and I’m the universe only hope for peace? What can I do!? I’m just some nerd! Who would listen to me! *Sigh* The universe is fucked, isn’t it?
Not really, You're not alone, Wanderer will be there and from what we know of his race they're incredibly peaceful unless pushed. You could probably get him and whoever he works with to do most of the work, all you'd have to do is try and get you're people to listen. Shouldn't be hard, what with you actually having a prolonged contact with them that would make you the best expert they have on his race and as long as you can get them to talk to each other rather then fighting things should just smooth out from there. I mean you said that your race and the Hivers are working together seeing how the humans are cheap fucks, so if your people decided try working with Wanderer and his elk the hivers are just going to have to naturally go along with it and then the humans will be outnumber 3 races to one so in the interest of not getting blown to kingdom come they'll hope on board as well. The Snake people race will probably have the easiest time getting in seeing how they really haven't pissed any of the races off and would probably be overjoyed to join if it meant trading ideas.

>>631763
Oh that's why Nickolas has been annoyed. He's had to listen to Issaru babble on constantly.

Okay, what dead zone are you guys talking about? It sounds like Lucius here is generating it, somehow. Also, hey, all our pawns and close allies are in the same building. It's officially a party. Well, hang on, where's Thyna? You know something occurs to me, if you Serpens can restore ears and regenerate lost tongues, can you restore other body parts? Like lost limbs or eyes or... butts? Or would that be too overt? People would start asking questions, I imagine. Why hasn't anyone asked why the deaf guy and mute girl suddenly weren't, anyway?

Hey, with all your tech stuff, is there any way to detect where the keystones are? We have one, if you need an example.

OH SHIT I almost forgot about the first contact thing and dubious promises of nonviolence. Well fuck so much for keeping Lucius away from them I guess. Nickolas, time to be an arbitrator again. At least it's not like they can kidnap him out from under the noses of all the guards here.

Lucius, say hello, try not to panic too much and for chrissakes don't run away. Those three hooded guys are Serpens in disguise. Scientists, not military. At worst they will want to do invasive tests on you.

>Computer geek or not, it’s like for a medieval peasant trying to understand a FTL capable star cruiser.
Where there's a will, there's a way! You'll simply end up uplifting the Sakkilans.
>when I switched so I can see electromagnetically disturbances everything turned into numbers... no, wait, now it’s gone.
DON'T do that. That upsets the AI core, and it might be possible for the serpens to track you by that.
>You’re not really visible in the normal visual spectrum, after all.
Unless you happen to have a mirror,strangely. It's probably more along the lines of a stealth field--One that effects anything looking directly at our position, but not indirectly.
>Who would listen to me!
People tend to listen to those who ascend... Which is what Uplifting does to you. Learn the tech here and use it to influence things. Benevolently, that is. You go out maliciously and you'll face MORE opposition than if you went benevolently.
>Ah, here’s the center of the moving dead zone! Splendid!
...Wait, WE are the dead zone, or Lucius?
Oh by the way Nick, we're just keeping Lucius company. Turns out his whole believing "I'm just a pawn of the machine" spiel made him a pawn we could claim... Why he ended up claimed without our consent is still a mystery, maybe he believed us to be a superior due to our influence?

Seriously, Lucius, man, I bet you could render yourself not a pawn by believing yourself in control. Try believing yourself to be a player in this, not a cog, for a bit. [Check nearby pawns]

...Lucius please don't imagine yourself as a player, us being able to talk to you is an advantage you can't afford to lose.

>It does kind of vibrate when you activate it, though… the knife, that is
What else would we assume vibrates? Wait...do you have a vibrating dick mod?

>Dead zone
Ok. So it seems one of our alien friends may be generating a dead zone field, that or White.

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>Seriously, Lucius, man, I bet you could render yourself not a pawn by believing yourself in control. Try believing yourself to be a player in this, not a cog, for a bit.
(What? You mean, I… um… no, I don’t… I can’t really… I’m not a cog… I’m nothing but… *sigh*… I’m just some pathetic fool that’s was in the wrong place…)
>[Check nearby pawns]
[“Lucius the Pathetic Fool”: Sad. “Strength”: Annoyed.]

>What else would we assume vibrates? Wait...do you have a vibrating dick mod?
(…why would you even think to ask something like that!? I’m pretty sure no one sane would… and… that won’t even work! The hell, man?)
>Where there's a will, there's a way! You'll simply end up uplifting the Sakkilans.
(Uplifting!? How? I can’t understand how any of this work, let alone able to teach someone else how it works!)
>DON'T do that. That upsets the AI core, and it might be possible for the serpens to track you by that.
(Right, that would be bad…)
>You're not alone, Wanderer will be there and from what we know of his race they're incredibly peaceful unless pushed.
(I just hope you’re right… I don’t want to be in this war anymore.)
>as long as you can get them to talk to each other rather than fighting things should just smooth out from there. I mean you said that your race and the Hivers are working together seeing how the humans are cheap fucks…
(Err… we’re not really so much working together as… well, more of a mutual ceasefire. We don’t raid in their sectors, they don’t raid in our sectors… we don’t kill them, they don’t kill us… that kind of thing. But you’re right, maybe having three species against them will be enough to make the humans reconsider.)

>Hey, all our pawns and close allies are in the same building. It's officially a party.
Oh, are there hats!? And cake!? I do hope everyone here is over the coupling age so we can make it a grand coupling! I haven’t been to one of those since… well, since I left my home planet!
Grand what now?
Oh, right, I forgot. You believe that subject is taboo, don’t you? Forget I said anything.
>Oh by the way Nick, we're just keeping Lucius company. Turns out his whole believing "I'm just a pawn of the machine" spiel made him a pawn we could claim...
(So he’s a pawn now too? I do hope you can keep him on a leach, then.)
>Nick, hey Libby, how's it going Issaru, so this place is now safe right?
Why, yes, it should be. Hmm… how’s it going? Why, my momentum is currently-
Wrong going, boss…
I mean, I feel fine, mostly… I really miss being able to swim around freely in a vast deep sea or just lying down in a pool full of cultivated algae… and not to mention all the coupling…
>So you guys come here because the school was too much of a hot bed with black being an ass or is there some other reason for this visit?
Well, I did try to warn Issaru that both Black and Purple had s-
We saw a dead zone that was moving and we simply needed to examine it! Think, this is just what we need to reach the gate of demons!
He didn’t really listen to w-
Why, with this moving zone removing ourself from this world will be a piece of cake, yeah! As simple as… as… um… coming up an appropriate metaphor!

>Lucius, say hello, try not to panic too much and for chrissakes don't run away. Those three hooded guys are Serpens in disguise.
Err… you’re those s-scary killer snakes?
Indeed, I belive so! And you must be a new species we’ve just found! Good, I’ve been looking forward to dissecting you! Do not worry, we will not waste time killing you first! …or using any kind of sedative… after all, if we can’t examine your pain receptors while we’re slowly cu-
>OH SHIT I almost forgot about the first contact thing and dubious promises of nonviolence. Well fuck so much for keeping Lucius away from them I guess. Nickolas, time to be an arbitrator again.
No one is cutting anyone!
It was just a joke…
Of course it was…
>Scientists, not military. At worst they will want to do invasive tests on you.
Indeed, we still want to do some tests, if you’re willing… just some samples and the like.
I don’t know…

>Hey, with all your tech stuff, is there any way to detect where the keystones are? We have one, if you need an example.
Why, I have no idea! It will be a jolly good time finding out, won’t it! Oh, I do hope we manage to make it implode! Those tests are the best ones!!
>Okay, what dead zone are you guys talking about? It sounds like Lucius here is generating it, somehow.
It is originating from him, yes… too bad we can’t dissect him and find out if it’s biological…
If I see you so much trying to pick up a knife near me, I will gut you!
>If you Serpens can restore ears and regenerate lost tongues, can you restore other body parts? Like lost limbs or eyes or... butts?
Hmm, it should be possible, yes, but a bit more complicated. Hearing was easy, I just switched a Boolean and nothing more. The tounge was a bit more tricky, but nothing super advance… but limbs? Hmm… all those muscles…. And a abdomen? That’s going to be tricky. Way to many parts in one of those.
>Why hasn't anyone asked why the deaf guy and mute girl suddenly weren't, anyway?
Because I’m still pretending that I can’t hear and Thyna doesn’t really talk a lot?

>At least it's not like they can kidnap him out from under the noses with all the guards here.
HALT! What are you doi- ALARM! WE GOT INTRUDERS!!!
Err… wait…
Capture them and throw them into the cells with the other prisoners!!

Coupling, aka sex.

Grand Coupling, which would be an orgy, apparently with more food though.

As it is though, is there a chance to talk them down?

>>631979
Nickolas how did you get in here without talking to the guards first? The only "intruder" should be Lucius, surely? Regardless just tell them you're friends of Daithi and he said it was okay to stop by. Also can't you just tell them who you are? You are somewhat of an authority figure.
[@White: Please tell Ceana that she has more guests. Nickolas, Thyna, and uh, some of Nickolas' associates. Security is giving us trouble.]

Lodgings may be difficult.

[massage to purple: if Cathal isn't to drunk could you tell him to send his wife down towards her trophy hall where she keeps all her vases and swords she's collected throughout her life? Their guards think some of our pawns plus the aliens we're watching over are intruders and we kinda want to stop things from getting out of hand.]

[message to white: hey you find any of our pawns while you're here? Nick stopped by because the Serpens he was watching noticed something and it lead them here. Now the guards think they're intruders and if we could get this cleared up sooner rather then later I'd be pleased.]

So Nick, how likely is it that they'd but a story about you being a teacher from Dai's school who came by to ask why he's been stealing the school's church's wine and how he expects to pay for it. Your assistant is your assistant of course, Libby is school staff that know where Dai lived since you found out he wasn't on school grounds when you went to ask him about the wine, The serpens are just travelers who saw you we're going somewhere and decided to follow you to see the sights and wouldn't take no for an answer (just have them talk to Issura and they should understand), and Lucius is one of Dai's friends who you believe plays some table top games every now and again with Dai. You where asking if he's seen him around. Outside of course, he just followed you in. Also the where you came in at was unlocked. Just buying time until we can get someone over here to fix this.

>… I’m just some pathetic fool that’s was in the wrong place…
I cannot for the life of me figure you out. If you don't respond to the call of a greater purpose, why did you join the military? If you're so useless, how did you end up as a sole survivor? Do the sakkil even believe in heroes, or do you believe all living things are just gears spinning on their predestined course? If you believe you're a cog, how can religion be illegal if all machines have an engineer? Okay that last one is hardly your fault but still.

>Oh, I do hope we manage to make it implode! Those tests are the best ones!!
non destructive testing only please, their cost can be measured in sentient life required to retrieve them.
> too bad we can’t dissect him and find out if it’s biological…
Lucius, you're pretty spec ops, do you have any jamming equipment on you?

>ALARM! WE GOT INTRUDERS!!!
Nick, explain that you're Arthur's mentor and that you need sanctuary, and to at least ask the lady of the house before throwing you in a cell.

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>[massage to purple: if Cathal isn't too drunk could you tell him to send his wife down towards her trophy hall? Their guards think some of our are intruders.]
[Purple: On it.]

>I cannot for the life of me figure you out. If you don't respond to the call of a greater purpose, why did you join the military?
(I was drafted. I didn’t have a choice. All Sakkilian that comes to age must serve at least one year in the army.)
>If you're so useless, how did you end up as a sole survivor?
(Because I’m a freaking coward that panicked and ran at the first sign of danger! Shit, I even dropped my rifle and just… just left them a-all to die… I… um…)
>Do the sakkil even believe in heroes, or do you believe all living things are just gears spinning on their predestined course?
(Just because we all have a place in the world doesn’t mean some cogs are more important than others.)
>If you believe you're a cog, how can religion be illegal if all machines have an engineer?
(Err… what? I have no idea what you mean by that… um… and the grand machine is a philosophy, not a religion. We don’t worship a cog or anything.)
>Lucius, you're pretty spec ops, do you have any jamming equipment on you?
(Spec ops? I’m just some newbie in an armor I don’t have training for! I don’t know, maybe this armor got some kind of jamming or something…)

>nondestructive testing only please, their cost can be measured in sentient life required to retrieve them.
(Aw, you’re no fun…)
>Nickolas how did you get in here without talking to the guards first?
(Libby got the key to the backdoor and no one was there at the time.)
>Nick, how likely is it that they'd but a story about you being a teacher from Dai's school?
(Very unlikely, as they probably recognize me as a priest.)
Hey, I know you… you’re the priest from the school, no?
>Can't you just tell them who you are? You are somewhat of an authority figure.
Indeed I am. I’m here to talk to master Daithi about… some missing bottles of wine.
…and the rest of these cl-
You know, you should be ashamed! How dare you even consider throwing us into a cell without first consorting with the lady of the house!
Err… well, I-
I will have to simply state my feelings to her personally about this performance of yours.
T-that won’t be necessary, sir. I meant no-
Ah, my guest have arrived! I hope you took good care of them, captain.
Of c-course, madam. I- err… excuse me, I need to finish my patrol. Men, keep on moving.
Sir!
… …you’re a few more than I expected, to be honest…

>Coupling, aka sex.
Yes, we gathered that.
It does sound rather intre-
don’t encourage them.
>Lodgings may be difficult.
Wait, you’re all sleeping here tonight?
Um… well, I can go back to the school but it’s getting a bit late…
It’s not a problem, I’m sure we can solve it… um… let’s see… if we move lady Baideal to the other guest room we’ll have a double bed and a normal bed left… not counting Dai’s bed, but I guess he’ll sleep in there himself. And we do have a sofa that’s nice to sleep on…
Do you have any bathtubs, my lady?
Um… well, not that you can sleep in, no… I guess we have the large pool in the basement but that’s not reall- wait, who are you guys again?
I am Issaru, renewed scientist and explororer! And that pool sounds lovely! Take us to it at once!
Err… okay?
Oh, and Lucius, please come with us so we can do some tests, alright? …and Thyna, so I can look into that problem you have… and libby too, as we never finished out talk, did we! Now, do you have some bath salt too? Maybe so algae? Or some crystalline-
Wait, stop, what is going on here?

>>632020
...well, I guess all our other pawns know. We may as well tell you too. Those three in brown cloaks as well as the Lizard in strange armor are visitors from another world. Other worlds, really. Oh, the armored "human" with Cedric is one too. They have... strange customs. Lucius less so. He's just sortof depressing.

They are our allies, and Black, an enemy player like us, is out to get them for some reason. So, try to keep their presence here on the down-low. Purple, one of our player allies, already knows about them. Or maybe Purple only knows about Lucius and One Who Wanders.

Sorry for imposing on you like this, Ceana. This was unplanned. We could continue our earlier conversation, but... perhaps not while Nickolas is here.

>Because I’m a freaking coward that panicked and ran at the first sign of danger!
You didn't when you went into that dungeon with naught but a knife. If I recall correctly you were the first one in.
>the grand machine is a philosophy, not a religion.
It's a belief in an irrational or unseen force, the difference is splitting hairs.

Aliens. Long story short, it's best for everyone if they stay safe. The lizard in the strange armor is Lucius. Keep in mind that the term 'lizard' is pejorative in his culture so he prefers 'Sakkilian' and will get even whinier if you don't refer to him as such. He is in the military, but I'm struggling to understand if he's a Grunt or a POG or what. The excitable gentleman in the hood is Issaru, a Serpens scientist. His species has trouble with abstract concepts like creativity. We don't know if that's because of their caste systems' crippling overspecialization or if it's just a thing that they do. The mercenary Cedric brought with him is called an Uredo, who's a plant. He's a fast learner, but he doesn't register danger very well.

>Wait, stop, what is going on here?
short answer, the guy in the funky armor and the three guys in hoods are legit gods who are trapped on this world for the time being and we're trying to help them while dealing with Dai's love life, personal problems, other players who are trying the damnest to dick us over, and deamons. I can give you the long answer if you want.

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>You didn't when you went into that dungeon with naught but a knife. If I recall correctly you were the first one in.
(That was before I really realized that things in here can actually kill me!)
>It's a belief in an irrational or unseen force, the difference is splitting hairs.
(Err… I don’t believe in some unseen force! I just think people should work and share and stuff! That’s not some wacko religion!)

>Short answer, the guy in the funky armor and the three guys in hoods are legit gods who are trapped on this world for the time being.
…wait, what!? God!?
Why, yes, and we de-
Don’t even think about it, Lucius.
*Grumble*…
>It's best for everyone if they stay safe.
Right… so, that’s why they need to hide in here?
>They are our allies, and Black, an enemy player like us, is out to get them for some reason. So, try to keep their presence here on the down-low.
Huh uh…

>The lizard in the strange armor is Lucius.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
>He is in the military, but I'm struggling to understand if he's a Grunt or a POG or what.
I’m a technician! You know, making sure the computers on the ship is running like they should!
>The excitable gentleman in the hood is Issaru, a Serpens scientist.
You don’t happen to have a lab with a nice slab, do you?
Err… no?
Ah, what a shame…
>The mercenary Cedric brought with him is called an Uredo, who's a plant. He's a fast learner, but he doesn't register danger very well.
A plant? As in… a spy?
As in a bush that moves around.
>They have... strange customs.
So, can we sleep in that pool of yours or not?
Err… sure?
>Lucius less so. He's just sort of depressing.
H-hey!?
It’s true, though.

>We could continue our earlier conversation, but... perhaps not while Nickolas is here.
(Huh? Why can’t Nickolas be with us?)
So, where is Daithi anyway?
He’s having dinner with Lucrais.
Ah, then we better not disturb him…

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WARNING! NSFW content ahead! You’ve been warned!

S-so… um… w-what do y-you think?
It’s… it’s so big!
…err… it i-is?
It will be tight fit, but I think I can get it in without too much… err…
H-hey, b-be careful with that! I-it’s sensitive…

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Don’t worry, I’m used to handle stuff like these.
Y-you a-are!?
Just lie back and relax, Dai…
Err… I gu-

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Knock, knock, I hope we don’t- oh, whoa… sorry if we walked right-
Hey, careful with that! You’re handling that thing all wrong, Lu, you need to be more gentle then that!
Err, don’t-
I know how to make someone like- hey, let go! Give that back!
Here, let me show you how you polish a polearm!

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Be careful with that!
Let go! You’re not rubbing the tip enough!
…
You clearly have no experience with something as big as this.

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Wait, s-stop! Y-you’re g-going… ng…
See? Look how nice it looks now!
No thanks to you.
…while that is a very nice WarStorm figure you two are playing with, I have to wonder why Lu is half naked.
Hey! That’s none of your business.
She… err… wanted me to give her a nice massage before she spotted my dragon rider… um…

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yeah, we definitely don’t want to disturb them right no- wait, where did everyone go?
…now you know how I feel all the time…

Yeah just another day.

>yeah, we definitely don’t want to disturb them right no-
Motherly instincts?

>(Huh? Why can’t Nickolas be with us?)
Well...
>…you mean he’s been cursed by… by some kind of demon or something!?
There's a neutral grounds, between "Demon" and "God." These are the ones with the power and will to save a life that's already a lost cause, but doing so results in placing a bit of themselves into the soul.
"Bob, the Jailer" and "Steve, the Light" are two such examples of those neutral immortals. Bob is often considered a traitor among demons, while Steve is considered a God.
>You knew she was a daemon, right?
>I’m pretty sure anyone who worship a demon, or even get close to one, becomes a fanatical, insane cultist.
The common term for them is "Day"mons. D-A-E, not D-E. You could, alternatively, call them Faeries, as another term for immortals that won't be confused for demons. Some of them, like Justice and the King Clad in Gold, are very much like demons, but others, like the Benevolent One and Steve are very much like gods, and do not mind being treated as such. The polarity present in this singular group can be misleading, but it's present for a reason: They walk the middle line, having traits both considered good and bad. Fertility, a capacity for life, a Mantis's longing for a harem; strife, a capacity for death, a soldier's lust for blood. That's a bit exagerated, of course, Daithi doesn't need to spill blood, but perhaps once a month, he will need to get into a serious fight to retain his Life given.

>>632273
Right so like we were saying, The Benevolent One is a daemon. She's also named appropriately, if what we've heard of her is true. We have met other "nice" daemons, Ceana. You were lucky you contacted one who listened to your prayers. It seems that her aid caused some side effects, though.

Might I ask what's in those pills Daithi is taking?

>I just think people should work and share and stuff! That’s not some wacko religion!
Doing to others as you'd like others to do to you is a tenet of just about every religion.
>I’m a technician! You know, making sure the computers on the ship is running like they should!
Then who gave you a pulse rifle and sent you away from the computers? If you're a technician, you shouldn't have been in that ambush in the first place, and were probably right to run.

On the topic of religion, there aren't any gods here anymore in the technical sense. You probably already know how they died off. All the other beings of great power left are daemons. Because of her influence in saving his life, Dai is to a certain extent influenced by daemons. Before now it was the voices in his head, but now he's going through something like puberty. We thought you ought to know, but we also thought Dai should be the one to tell you, but he feels terrible about the whole thing, and plus with the inquisitors running around... He's mostly been doing alright for himself, but he might need some support.

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>Motherly instincts?
It’s called common sense. When a lady and a boy that likes each other at that age are alone, you better give them some room.
>Yeah just another day.
I don’t know… people usually call me stuff before they start ignoring me.
Err…
>Then who gave you a pulse rifle and sent you away from the computers?
They needed someone who knew something about tech and I was the one who was the most expendable.
Because you’re a new recruit?
Because none of my superiors liked me and wouldn’t care if I was left for dead.
I’m pretty sure that’s a sign of bad superiors.
>If you're a technician, you shouldn't have been in that ambush in the first place, and were probably right to run.
Still, I’m probably going to be on latrine duty for the rest of my life… if we get out if this mess alive, that is.

>Might I ask what's in those pills Daithi is taking?
I… err… don’t fully know, actually…
>Right so like we were saying, The Benevolent One is a daemon. She's also named appropriately, if what we've heard of her is true. We have met other "nice" daemons, Ceana.
As far as I know, demons that act “nice” have far more sinister motives. It’s just that, an act.
>The common term for them is "Day"mons. D-A-E, not D-E. You could, alternatively, call them Faeries, as another term for immortals that won't be confused for demons.
I’m pretty sure no matter what you call them they’ll still be the same being of evil and darkness.
>Some of them, like Justice and the King Clad in Gold, are very much like demons, but others, like the Benevolent One and Steve are very much like gods, and do not mind being treated as such.
Wait, are you trying to say that enslaving and brainwashing people into believing you’re some kind of higher being is a good thing?
Err… I’m pretty sure that’s not what they meant… at all…
>Because of her influence in saving his life, Dai is to a certain extent influenced by daemons. Before now it was the voices in his head, but now he's going through something like puberty.
WHAT!? My little grasshopper is being possessed!?
Um… please, calm do-
>Daithi doesn't need to spill blood, but perhaps once a month, he will need to get into a serious fight to retain his Life given.
And that vile creature it holding his life ransom!?
I think you’re misunderstanding th-
>We thought you ought to know, but we also thought Dai should be the one to tell you, but he feels terrible about the whole thing, and plus with the inquisitors running around... He's mostly been doing alright for himself, but he might need some support.
Whatever demonic creature that hold sway over him needs to be slain! Or at least banished! I need to speak with his father… he can contact the Inquisition and deal with that demon!
Err… are you sure you want too- I mean, he’s your son and-
It’s for his own good!
I’m pretty sure if you need to say that it’s not.
Get out of my way, Atena.
No. I might not know exactly what’s going on here, but you’re angry enough to do something you will regret. You need to calm down first.
…

> As far as I know, demons that act “nice” have far more sinister motives. It’s just that, an act.
It's more like doing the right things for the wrong reasons.
> Wait, are you trying to say that enslaving and brainwashing people into believing you’re some kind of higher being is a good thing?
That's the cultists. Daemons are capable of keeping non-corrupted servants, we've seen it in the northlands. The revolution there is backed by daemons on both sides, but the rebels aren't corrupted, they're volunteers fighting the undead.
>My little grasshopper is being possessed!? And that vile creature it holding his life ransom!?
No, Dai is still Dai and he's in no danger. If he were possessed those tests he was given would have shown something and if he were in mortal danger he would tell you. Think, you prayed to save his life, and that's what happened. If you take away whatever The Benevolent one did now, he could die. It's a part of him that can't be removed.

>>632760
No, that is not what we're saying. You don't need to murder your son. That isn't going to help things.

Okay, let me rtry to put it another way. First, though, I should add that we are very certain that this information is accurate. We have a lot of experience dealing with daemons, it's important that you trust us. If we were less certain, I would say so; I'm not going to put any of your lives at risk by overstating our certainty.

1: Daemons are not pure evil. They are fully sentient beings, and can be as good or evil as those of any other race. While many of them are enemies of the world, and those daemons are very dangerous, many others have chosen to protect it and help its people; some of them are simply interested in mundane things, and others seem to honestly feel compassion for mortals. We've seen daemons fall in love with mortals, and even willingly sacrifice their lives to protect them. Many of the gods worshipped by certain cultures are actually the same type of being as daemons, but have chosen to protect people from the more malicious ones.

2: Daithi is still Daithi. He hasn't been replaced by an impostor, or possessed by an evil spirit, or lost his soul; your son is still the same person he's been all this time. However, he isn't the same as an ordinary mantis, when "The Benevolent One" answered your prayers to save his life, whatever she did gave him some of her traits; we're not entirely sure how it works, but it's not like a monster attached to him, it's just who he is and has been since back then. We didn't want to bring this up because Daithi wanted to tell you himself, but since you've just decided to kill him, you've forced our tentacle.

Are you getting all this? Large portions of our last messages seem to be missing. Did you just overlook them, or is something interfering?

>>632760
Ceana you're not listening to us at all. Calm down, control your temper. First off, Daithi isn't corrupted or possessed in any way, he's just born different. Second off, daemons aren't inherently evil! How can you claim to know the nature of daemons when you contacted one without knowing it?

Hey, look, a distraction. It's One Who Wanders, the Uredo/plant guy. Go talk to the alien, please, before you do something you regret.

>>632779
Let's not outright say Daithi has daemonic traits. Though I guess that's a bit late because Tokoshoran decided to lie about it while also making it sound like something's wrong with him. God damn it.

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>Large portions of our last messages seem to be missing. Did you just overlook them, or is something interfering?
(People tend to hear what they want to hear, buddy… and now you know how I feel when people ignore me!)
>You don't need to murder your son.
WHAT!? H-H- WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SUGGEST THAT I WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!? I want to help him!
By bringing him to people that are famous for burning people connected to demons alive?
I- err… that’s not- I- I didn’t-
You thought they would help him, yes, we know.
>Ceana you're not listening to us at all. Calm down, control your temper.
If you want to do what’s best for Daithi, you need to calm down and think for a moment.
… …y-you’re right. I need to calm down and think… it’s just… knowing that some… something has hurt my little grasshopper makes me so… so…
Deep breath, Ceana, deep breath.

>Daemons are not pure evil. They are fully sentient beings, and can be as good or evil as those of any other race.
Anything intelligent is intelligent enough to choose, right?
…
>How can you claim to know the nature of daemons when you contacted one without knowing it?
… …but… don’t they drive people mad?
>That's the cultists. Daemons are capable of keeping non-corrupted servants, we've seen it in the northlands.
…a-are you sure?
>We have a lot of experience dealing with daemons, it's important that you trust us.
I hope you’re right, Teal.
…I guess I’ll trust you…
>We've seen daemons fall in love with mortals, and even willingly sacrifice their lives to protect them.
Really? Huh… that’s interesting.

>Daithi is still Daithi. He hasn't been replaced by an impostor, or possessed by an evil spirit, or lost his soul; your son is still the same person he's been all this time.
I… I know… but… there’s something else, isn’t there?
>If he were possessed those tests he was given would have shown something and if he were in mortal danger he would tell you.
But… you said a demon saved his life, right? Then the tests are flawed or…?
>Think, you prayed to save his life, and that's what happened. If you take away whatever The Benevolent one did now, he could die. It's a part of him that can't be removed.
…this part? What is it? What does it make him do?
Err… well… umm… you see… he’s… err… kind off…

>Hey, look, a distraction. It's One Who Wanders, the Uredo/plant guy.
Oh, Hello The One Who Wanders.
Wait, that’s an actual walking plant?
Greeetings, friend Lucius, friend Atena and friend daithi’s brood parent.
It’s Ceana, please.
…areee you preeeparing anotheeer brood?
Err… yes?
Ah, that’s why you’re so big! Sorry, I’ve never seen a mantis that’s expecting before.
Can you please not call it brood…
This oneee is apolooogizing. …um… The Oneee Who Wandeeers has a strangeee requeeest… can this oneee feel br-… err… coming child?
Um…
He asked if-
I know what he… err… she… err… wait…
This oneee is not geeender.
He doesn’t have, you know, those organs… being a plant and all.
Oh… this is just… um… weird.
Welcome to the club.

why did wonderer's eyes just change color... is he embarrassed?

Oh and you know how you feel that deamons do nothing but bad things, we know of something far worse this is going to do horrible things if we can't stop it. You know those three in the hoods that came in with Nick? They're aliens as well and the group leader is the boss that controls this world, I mean he's only reset it over a dozen times trying to get it to a point that doesn't end with half the world being enslaves, endless war that cripples everything to stagnation, are the world just slowly dying. However his right hand man and the leader of his security force wants to kill him while he's down here, blame it on a accident, take over as leader, then strip this world of life ending EVERYTHING so she can head home and get her 15 minutes of fame. And on that topic, Atena how goes the evacuation plan for the school should it become a battle ground? Also Maybe have one ready to go for the whole town incase this thing is bigger then we think it's going to be unless one already exist.

>I… I know… but… there’s something else, isn’t there?
"Diligent."
>Then the tests are flawed or…?
The tests are for Corruption, not for Daemons. If a daemon is commiting acts of malice, they will leave behind Corruption.
Do note: The Deceiver here, who claims to be the same being as The Benevolent One there, is a liar, as her name suggests. While Benevolent is also known as Deceiver, she is worried that this hostile Daemon will take her place. ...At least, that's what I gathered from what Diligent was able to understand.

Diligent is the Soul of Daithi, by the way. A fragment Benevolent tore from herself and placed inside Daithi so he could live--not quite a Daemon, lacking any form of immortality whatsoever, but having the other powers. Daithi controls them; "Diligent" is only separate due to Daithi's up-til-now rejection of that part of himself.
>Oh… this is just… um… weird.
Wanderer is fine being called a he, so just handle it that way.

>>632804
Wait one second, why is he not wearing the armor? Also he's coming from the wrong direction. Also what's going on with his eyes? A Shapestealer maybe? His eyes are orange though not red, also I thought this place was warded... Is that how Uredo convey embarrassment? On the other hand, paranoia says it's Yellow's pawn.
[scan Uredo]
If that's really The One Who Wanders, well, there's no harm in it is there? I do wonder where his armor went and how he's coming from over there. Did he just wander the halls, true to his name, and loop around to the other side?

As for the "something else" and why the tests all come back negative... well... why don't you just think about it for a while. I want to find out what's in those pills... who would know, if not you? Would your husband know? I doubt they're poison or anything. My guess is a mild tranquilizer, considering his hallucinations seem to mainly be caused by nerves. That, or placebo. That'd work too.

>>632833
pls no. No telling her Daithi is part daemon. Not yet.

> Anything intelligent is intelligent enough to choose, right?
Precisely. They're evil because they're powerful. They have the mentality of children with magnifying glasses over an anthill.
> But… you said a demon saved his life, right? Then the tests are flawed or…? There’s something else, isn’t there?
They detect corruption, but Dai isn't corrupt. He's something else.

>this is just… um… weird.
Weirder than usual. His speech is usually more consistently drawn out, we've never seen him use filler linguistics or his eyes change color, and he should be inside his new suit of armor... and are his prosthetics on a different side?

>>632883
The prosthetics are fine, it's just a mirrored sprite.

Well, as long as you're okay with it I don't see any harm in allowing Wanderer to touch your abdomen, Ceana. Though, I wonder why he wants to. Maybe it's 'cause you're the first pregnant member of your species he's ever encountered? Heck, it's likely you're the first pregnant mantis any Uredo has seen. And he's a scholar, so his record of such an encounter being the first would be a big deal for him.

>>632853
>>632883
It's very, very unlikely that Wanderer here is an impostor. According to what Arthur told us of Shapestealers, they can't fake non-organic materials, which presumably includes Wanderer's cybernetics. (This also means they wouldn't be able to impersonate Lucius, which is good to know.) Also, as far as we know, Shapestealers can only take the shapes of the species they were before becoming a Shapestealer. So one that was a human can only impersonate humans, a mantis only mantises, and a lizard only lizards.

That said, we should still play it safe and check Wanderer on the far outside chance he's some kind of heretofore unknown new kind of Shapestealer. For that we just need him to come in contact with a holy symbol, right? And that hourglass on the pedestal is a holy symbol, yes? So politely ask him to pick it up and bring it to you when he approaches, Ceana.

Now, before you guys do anything more, I'd strongly suggest you take this meeting somewhere more private then the hallway. We don't want staff or guards wandering in and seeing Wanderer, now do we? Or worse, Lady Baideal. Ugh, I do not want to have to try and explain this to her.

Lucius, could you use your visor's x-ray mode to check that nobody is eavesdropping on us, then while en route keep scanning about to make sure nobody is going to walk into the hall and see Wanderer.

Ask Wanderer how careful he was to make sure that none of the manor guards or staff saw him after he took off the armor. The last thing we need right now is one of them running to the Inquisition with a tale of a green tentacle demon... Actually, Purple can cover that up for us if it did happen. Well, even so, we still don't want to risk the staff or guards seeing Wanderer out of disguise.

>>632809
I... Er... That... Ugh, I just don't have the energy to correct you. Guys, if you want to know what the bigger threat to the world then the the daemons is, just speak with Issaru and get the story from the source rather then from our often half-mangled memories.

Kaktus 2015/04/06(Mon)12:00 No. 633147 ID: 65a774
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>[scan Uredo]
[“Uredo” not in codex database!]

>Why did wonderer's eyes just change color... is he embarrassed?
(Don’t ask us! We’ve no idea how his biology works.)
>Wait one second, why is he not wearing the armor?
Heeeavy and hard tooo moveee in.
>Also he's coming from the wrong direction.
There’s more than one corridor in this place, you know.
>Shapestealers can only take the shapes of the species they were before becoming a Shapestealer.
Actually, they can take the form of pretty much anything organic. It’s just that they don’t get the necessary skills with their new forms, so a human would have a lot of problems trying to walk around as a mantis.
>we should still play it safe and check Wanderer, so politely ask him to pick up the hourglass and bring it to you when he approaches, Ceana.
This oneee?
Yes, that one. Thank you.
This oneee serveee.

>Now, before you guys do anything more, I'd strongly suggest you take this meeting somewhere more private then the hallway.
We should have some privacy in here.
Oh, cozy.
>Lucius, could you use your visor's x-ray mode to check that nobody is eavesdropping on us.
It’s not exactly an x-ray but… I can try.
>Ask Wanderer how careful he was to make sure that none of the manor guards or staff saw him after he took off the armor.
Thereee was a feeew whooo saw this oneee. Theeey all smelleeed weird and wereee jolly.
You mean they were drunk?
This oneee beliveees theeey wereee undeeer influenceee.

>Well, as long as you're okay with it I don't see any harm in allowing Wanderer to touch your abdomen, Ceana.
This oneee thank yooou.
Yeah, sure… just don’t go to low.
>Though, I wonder why he wants to. Maybe it's 'cause you're the first pregnant member of your species he's ever encountered? He's a scholar, so his record of such an encounter being the first would be a big deal for him.
Hmm… that does sound like something a scholar would do…
Wait, if he’s a plant… maybe this the first time he’s ever met anything pregnant at all?
This oneee gooot animals on hooome wooorld.
Ah… that’s a no, then.
>I want to find out what's in those pills... who would know, if not you? Would your husband know?
Err… maybe? I guess I can ask him next time I see him.

>The tests are for Corruption, not for Daemons. If a daemon is committing acts of malice, they will leave behind Corruption.
Right… if you say so.
> They're evil because they're powerful. They have the mentality of children with magnifying glasses over an anthill.
I don’t think you’re making my opinion of them improve.
>Atena how goes the evacuation plan for the school should it become a battle ground?
Err… that’s not really my job? But I do believe the head magister is considering something like that?

Now… where do you capture test subjects fitting for our coming experiment?
The pub?
The what? Ah, yes, the local drinking hole! If we found someone drunk enough I’m sure they wouldn’t object to a few tests, will they? And we might not require wiping their minds afterwards either! Good, good…

Sounds like someone is eager to run some testing on some poor sap in the pub. Welp, welcome to aperture.

Van Gogh's starry night, you have good taste Ceana.

also from the sounds of it you might want to make sure you keep your husband away from those guys. Don't think they'd do anything permanent but still. Also make sure they don't leave the building because right now this place and the school are the only places where those trying to kill them can't find them.

>>633147
Ceana unless you want some drunk random strangers as guests you might want to tell Issaru not to bring his test subjects here.

Also uh, we've told you pretty much everything we know about daemons... but would you like to meet one? There's nothing quite like a personal encounter with a friendly daemon to change one's mind.

>>633158
iirc there are some pubs nearby which are inside the safe zone. They're smart enough not to expose themselves.

Tell Issaru no. Everyone's already on edge because of the daemons, they'll attract attention to themselves and could lead the enemy right here.

Kaktus 2015/04/07(Tue)12:48 No. 633263 ID: 65a774
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>Van Gogh's starry night, you have good taste Ceana.
Van what now?
>We've told you pretty much everything we know about daemons... but would you like to meet one?
…wait, what!? You actually- but- I… you mean... I… err… you’re co-
They are not corrupted no. That’s what we’ve been trying to tell you. They don’t corrupt everything they touch.
But… are you sure it really is some kind of spawn of darkness!?

>Sounds like someone is eager to run some testing on some poor sap in the pub.
Err… we better put a stop to that.
>From the sounds of it you might want to make sure you keep your husband away from those guys.
From the sound of it I might want to keep everyone away from them!

>Tell Issaru no. Everyone's already on edge because of the daemons, they'll attract attention to themselves and could lead the enemy right here.
Hey, whatever you’re thinking of doing, stop it!
Huh? We’re just-
No experimentation on people you don’t know.
But on people I do know, then?
Err… well, with their consent, I guess?
Great! Then you and Lucius here will be perfect test subject for our coming tests!
Err… wait, you’re going to test what?
Hmm, and I do hope to run some test on this “One who wanders” too.
What tests?
But first we need to repair this lovely lady and see so that everything work correctly.
But what kind of tests are we talking about? Blood tests?
Then we can do some tests with the rest of you. I do wonder if your kind will be able to break down our differently built bio structures if ingested or inserted while- actually, I wonder if we can break down your differently bound protein chains effectivity… and will you be able to take care of our prolate spheroids if protein is exchanged?
…err… what?
So many questions, so little time. Now, let’s go! We need to head to our makeshift lab immidatly, my dear test subjects! No time to waste!
Err… you still haven’t-
NO TIME TO WASTE! LET’S GET THAT BUTT FIXED!
Um… sure?
…just let them go and do… whatever they are planning to do. I for one am going to keep my distance.

I think he's trying to fix Nick's friend. I mean he did give her tongue back and Nick's hearing back but just to be on the safe side

[message to white: hey is Nick still with you? If so can you let him know that Issaru is with his friend if he doesn't know already]

> But… are you sure it really is some kind of spawn of darkness!?
Yes.
We're also friends with 2 or at least allies, 1 is up in the air, we're fighting one around here currently it seems, and up north in what I think is still some ways off by at least a few months we're currently involved in a war between the deamons we're friends with and the one's that we're enemies with. Currently we managed to get peace talks up and running between the two but I just know that someone is going to fuck it up, and I honestly don't think it's going to be the deamons. Oh and if you're wondering why, the deamons are pretty much immortal and tend to hold one hell of a fucking grudge so we're trying to get them to get over that and stop fighting each other as we got some good information that if they keep it up the world will be torn apart and if we boot them out completely then the players (people like us) will tear it up themselves trying to further their own goals. I mean we already found a way to end the famine problem that started the deamon war with a method that removes the "eating people" problem. Because if the enemy deamons win they basically tear the world apart, the barbarians rule while the deamons themselves enslave the civilizations that were in charge, If the friendly deamons win then they go back to there world, seal the gate, and then the players throw this world into never ending war trying to accomplish there own goals till no one is left standing, and in the off chance that we managed to get everyone to play nice the world just seem to rot with the deamon gate close so we're trying something else this time around. We've been busy.

>>633263
I think the "tests" may be sexual in nature. It sure sounds sexual. Insertions? Consuming biological fluids? (haha, knowing what we know from Will We Dream, it's DEFINITELY sexual)

You know, I was going to chide you for calling them spawns of darkness but I actually don't know how daemon reproduction works. Or if they even reproduce. One thing's for certain, daemons were brought into this world for a purpose, by the "gods". Since then they seem to have evolved past that purpose. As for the friendly daemon we have access to, yes, we're sure they're a daemon. We have met another like them in Serath, when we were fighting on a different front. That particular type of daemon was bound to a particular place, their true body kept alive by the emotional energy of non-sapient constructs, while they experienced life up in the mortal world by possessing the stillborn. I'm not exactly sure how the one around here works, as we have not found their body.

So, do you want to meet them? You will of course have to swear to secrecy. If you told anyone in the inquisition it would be... bad.

> But… are you sure it really is some kind of spawn of darkness!?
Well technically- oh fine whatever yes. You'll see they're not all bad. Just weird, like the aliens.
>I for one am going to keep my distance.
Well someone is going to have to keep an eye on him. He has worse threat recognition than One who Wanders, and he had the excuse of wearing a helmet the first time.

Kaktus 2015/04/08(Wed)11:29 No. 633426 ID: 65a774
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>[message to white: hey is Nick still with you? If so can you let him know that Issaru is with his friend if he doesn't know already]
[White: No, sorry, he’s not here at the moment.]

>I think he's trying to fix Nick's friend. I mean he did give her tongue back and Nick's hearing back.
That would explain the whole “butt fixing” thing…
>I think the "tests" may be sexual in nature. It sure sounds sexual. Insertions? Consuming biological fluids?
Sexual?
Then I’m definitely staying away from them!
I’ll have to make sure they don’t try to take some poor servant or anything.
>Well someone is going to have to keep an eye on him. He has worse threat recognition than One who Wanders!
This oneee think this oneee shooould feeeel insulteeed?
I don’t really want to babysit even more aliens tonight…
Err… I’ll do it… I can keep an eye on them!
…really?
Y-yes, sure… I’ll make sure they don’t… err… do anything… um…
Just don’t come crying to us when they start probing or whatever they have planned.
…wait, you think they’ll really try and probe me!?
I wouldn’t be surprised. Now, quick, before you lose sight of them!
Wait, I might ha-
Now!
I’m going! I’m going!

>You know, I was going to chide you for calling them spawns of darkness but I actually don't know how daemon reproduction works.
They have to have spawned from some dark pit somewhere…
>You'll see they're not all bad. Just weird, like the aliens.
Right… because that’s so much better…
>One thing's for certain, daemons were brought into this world for a purpose, by the "gods".
To be evil?
>So, do you want to meet them?
…err… I don’t… I mean… I’m not sure about this… what if you’re corrupted and this is just some ploy to trick me into being eaten alive by one of those things?
I’m pretty sure there would be simpler ways to trick you than this…
Hmm… maybe?
>You will of course have to swear to secrecy. If you told anyone in the inquisition it would be... bad.
… … …if you are corrupted or just… mislead, I will have to report this.

>We're also friends with 2 or at least allies, 1 is up in the air, we're fighting one around here currently it seems, and up north in what I think is still some ways-
Wait, slow down a-
>-Currently we managed to get peace talks up and running between the two but I just know that someone is going to fuck it up, and I honestly-
Peace talks? Between wh-
>-method that removes the "eating people" problem-
Wait… EATING PEOPLE!?
>-they basically tear the world apart, the barbarians rule while the deamons themselves enslave the civilizations that-
Tearing the world apart!? Enslaving civilizations!?
>We've been busy.
Geez, I don’t eve-
I’m pretty sure you misunderstood what they just said, ma’am.
It’s just… this is too much!
Oh, am I coming at a bad time?

>>633426
Yeah okay I think it's probably best for you to ask Libby about daemons. She's got a lot of knowledge about them and could probably explain things better than us. Or at least, explain things slower so you don't misunderstand.

>Oh, am I coming at a bad time?
maybe, we seem to be shattering Ceana's world views a little. So what brings you around her then?

>…if you are corrupted or just… mislead, I will have to report this.
If we're so much as mislead to the level that we are accidentally putting people in danger, then yes, it will need to be reported, but only if there is proof of stuff.
>Wait… EATING PEOPLE!?
Almost. Using powerful abilities requires "Consuming" entire cities, so we need to remove those powers from them. Those we are allies with do NOT use such powers.
Hush about Steve now.
>Tearing the world apart!? Enslaving civilizations!?
Do you see why we want to FIX things? Remove powers, convert threats into friends, etcetera? Killing them is killing the world, since the Gods tied their existence to the world itself, so we can't let that happen.

>Oh, am I coming at a bad time?
Libby has spoken with a few Daemons. Go on and ask her about it, check her for corruption, etc. Especially, ask her about Magus, and how he was friends with the Mortals despite Daemonhood.

>This oneee think this oneee shooould feeeel insulteeed?
Well you were wearing a helmet when you faced down those daemon hunters, but you really should have learned your lesson after that and avoided the empress' daughter.
>To be evil?
Bingo. The perfect enemy. The gods tired of fighting each other and made daemons in some sort of alternate dimension so they could fight them instead. That's why daemons don't die, they just get sent back to their home dimension. Killing them 100% dead and gone forever damages the fabric of reality.
>what if you’re corrupted and this is just some ploy to trick me into being eaten alive by one of those things?
If we were corrupt, we'd still have no reason to kill you. We'd just withhold all this information and continue to do whatever the hell cultists do in their free time. This isn't the kind of stuff that a mother's intuition can find out.
>if you are corrupted or just… mislead, I will have to report this.
...I have no idea how you could report invisible teal squids to the inquisition, or how you could believe that we could make this up, but okay.

>>633447
(we should avoid mentioning city consumption altogether. )

>>633451
(Good point. I move to strike that from my own statement.)

Kaktus 2015/04/09(Thu)10:06 No. 633587 ID: 65a774
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>If we were corrupt, we'd still have no reason to kill you. We'd just withhold all this information and continue to do whatever the hell cultists do in their free time.
Err… I guess? Wait, what do cultists even do on their free time?
Doing the will of their dark god, spreading corruption and organizing orgies?
>If we're so much as mislead to the level that we are accidentally putting people in danger, then yes, it will need to be reported, but only if there is proof of stuff.
Right.
>...I have no idea how you could report invisible teal squids to the inquisition, or how you could believe that we could make this up, but okay.
Well, isn’t the inquisition leader the same… um… thing as you? You know, an invisible squid voice? I’m pretty sure he would believe me.
…I would want to say that stranger things has happened, but a swarm of corrupted, invisible squids is probably one of the more strange things that’s come to pass.

>The perfect enemy. The gods tired of fighting each other and made daemons in some sort of alternate dimension so they could fight them instead.
Great, so the gods created inmantis monsters to ravage the world because they were bored!?
Sounds like a normal night of Q&Q to me. Never let your player get bored for any length of time, or whatever fantasy world you’ve made up will burn... or melt… or be consumed by giant pizza elementals. You get the idea.
>Do you see why we want to FIX things? Remove powers, convert threats into friends, etcetera?
Yeah, I already know demons are bad news, geez.
>Killing them is killing the world, since the Gods tied their existence to the world itself, so we can't let that happen.
Right, don’t kill them… but can’t we banish them? Or imprison them? You know, kicking them out of the game?

>Yeah okay I think it's probably best for you to ask Libby about daemons. She's got a lot of knowledge about them and could probably explain things better than us.
Huh? She does?
Err… sure?
Wait, how do you-
I got some well-read friends?
>Especially, ask her about Magus, and how he was friends with the Mortals despite Daemonhood.
Magus? Why would a demon ever be friends with mortals?
Because demons are mostly a bore? And I don’t think Magus can really be compared to most demons. Dude is a mortal now, isn’t he?
…wait, now? He was a demon but he’s a mortal now!?
Kind off, yeah.
…err… but, ho-
For the last time, no.
Aw, you’re no fun.
I’m still trying to figure out exactly how he did it so I can do the same but…
Hello, Lady Lucrais, Sir Ar- wait, did you say “do the sa-
You know, it’s getting awfully crowded in here…
Well, we have nowhere to go now that Daithi is busy in the little boys room.
Said he was feeling a bit ill… pff, He probably just chicken out from his “duties”.
Considering what he has eaten today, I wouldn’t be surprised if he felt a bit ill.
Things like this often happens when you start eating a new diet.
…wait, what’s that su-
Everyone, be quiet! Libby, what did you say about this Magus!?
That he loves food and became mortal for it?
No, after that.
…I don’t know how he did it?
Right after that.
Err… I don’t think I said anything after that…
…are you sure?
Pretty?

Okay so now what.

I am going to smack you all in the face, why? Just because.

[check pawn's status]

Ceana, quick question, back in your adventuring days what would you normally fight against? Did you ever actually fight anything deamon related so you have this knee jerk reaction when people bring them up or what were some of the more common things you fought?

>Great, so the gods created inmantis monsters to ravage the world because they were bored!?
There's no heroes without strife, and that Q&Q analogy is really quite apt.
>You know, it’s getting awfully crowded in here…
You'd think everyone would conglomerate in a room with more chairs.

>>633587
Oh hey Lucrais. We were just talking about daemons. Do you have any questions? Comments? We want to make sure everyone's on the same page here so that if we have to talk to any more daemons we'll know how everyone will react.

psst Libby, we know he became mortal after his daemon body was hacked up. It's possible that if you can tie yourself to that mantis body strongly enough, your daemon body can be killed without killing "you". His mortal body almost died in the process, however. You would need medical attention if you tried it. Also, um, he saw it coming. His future-sight, or memories of previous timelines or however it works, ended on the day he was to become mortal or die. Also uh, I kindof want to use you as an example of how daemons aren't all evil, so that we can eventually reveal Daithi's true nature to more of our pawns without them freaking out. Are you okay with that?

>…are you sure?
(Ah, right, Lucrais is in the dark)

Lucrais, do you mind taking a look for the guys Nick brought in from the church for us? They wandered off and Lucius went chasing after them. Kind of worried those lot might do something stupid.

Hey how did the drinking game go, anyway? How drunk are you three?

Kaktus 2015/04/10(Fri)14:29 No. 633746 ID: 65a774
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>[check pawn's status]
[“The Magician”: Dumping. “Strength”: Annoyed. “The Tower”: Bored. “The Chariot”: Tipsy. ”The High Priestess”: Concerned. “Mercenary”: Intrigued.]

>psst Libby, we know he became mortal after his daemon body was hacked up. It's possible that if you can tie yourself to that mantis body strongly enough, your daemon body can be killed without killing "you".
(…so you mean he “died” and his mortal body was too stupid to notice?)
>I kind of want to use you as an example of how daemons aren't all evil, so that we can eventually reveal Daithi's true nature to more of our pawns without them freaking out. Are you okay with that?
(Err… sure? I’m not really that good but… if you want to?)

>Ceana, quick question, back in your adventuring days what would you normally fight against?
Um… I wasn’t really an adventurer but we mostly fought with the barbarians from the untamed lands. I was a general under the third Mo’rka invasion, you know. Of course, there was a bunch of cultist out there too, so I’ve experience fighting demons spawns of all kinds.
>There's no heroes without strife, and that Q&Q analogy is really quite apt.
But heroes are supposed to save people, not creating the problem from the start!
>You'd think everyone would conglomerate in a room with more chairs.
Yeah, why are we standing in the middle of the corridor?
Um… because that window is nice to look at, yes?
>Oh hey Lucrais. We were just talking about daemons. Do you have any questions? Comments?
Um… I don’t know… what’s there to know about them really? They are all just soul eating monsters anyway.
>Hey how did the drinking game go, anyway? How drunk are you three?
I don’t currently drink alcohol, thanks to my condition.
I’m just tipsy.
I need, how you say, more juice in the system before the fun starts, yes?

>Lucrais, do you mind taking a look for the guys Nick brought in from the church for us? They wandered off and Lucius went chasing after them.
Um… sure?
I’ll be with you, yes?
I’ll come too… don’t really have anything better to do.
>Kind of worried those lot might do something stupid.
If they are anything like Lucius, then you’re already too late, friend.
>I am going to smack you all in the face, why? Just because.
OW! What the hell!?
That was uncalled for!
…um… so, Libby, I was wondering i-

Kaktus 2015/04/10(Fri)14:29 No. 633747 ID: 65a774
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[Message from Yellow: The very gods has spoken and they demand justice! This world is dying because of you, monster! Only your death can brings salvation!]
[Yellow has declared war on you!]

Kaktus 2015/04/10(Fri)14:30 No. 633748 ID: 65a774
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[Yellow: The nightmares will consume your pathetic weakling for a king!]

>>633748
Daithi! Your enemy is behind you, by the pedestal with the hammer. A man with a staff, wearing a white mask. Eliminate the interloper, take back your dreams! Diligent can see him, so should you.

[@Yellow: The gods are dead, and have been for millenia. You speak to impostors. Or maybe it's just the whisperings of your corrupt mind. Black has twisted you with... something.]

[message to yellow: well if it isn't the one who fell to the blackness and turned his back on those who trusted him. Also define god, we've come across lots of things saying they are gods lately so what god do you follow? A deamon playing savior, a being from beyond the stars, a mad man with to much time and ego on his hands? Which god do you serve then and what proof do they have that we are doing what you say?]

[message to purple: hey this might be out of the blue but yellow just declaired war on us out of no where saying we're killing the world, any idea what he means by that or are you just as clueless as I am?]

hey, for anyone still around lessening yellow just declared war on us so if you're walking around and just see someone that you don't know but they piss you off to no end it's probably because they're one of yellow's pawns and you should be careful because they're probably going to try and attack you.

[scan corruption]

Is dai hallucinating, because I don't think in one second he ended up killing everyone.

>>633848
It's probably not real, but I'm not entirely sure if it's Dai hallucinating, since he was clearly... Busy right before this all went on, and it started the moment Yellow started sending messages.

He called it a nightmare. It's a dream.

Waaait. Did we just lose time, or what? Is Ceana having a nightmare now?

>The very gods has spoken and they demand justice! This world is dying because of you, monster! Only your death can brings salvation!
[Taunt Yellow: You wouldn't know salvation if it were brought to you upon a silver platter and whacked upon your head. Us being the "source" is because we fail, which you are trying to bring about, idiot. I demand to speak with your superiors! Bring those Gods to us, now!]

Seriously hoping war doesn't stop taunts.

>>633747
...Oh, by the way, the hourglass is gone. Fix that into your mind, it's clearly an anchor into reality, if it has to be removed for the nightmare.
Also, what the hell is infront of the hammer? Judging from the darker scene, it's a... Scepter? As held by some figure in a mask. Either that's the Daemon's avatar, or Yellow.
Daithi, follow Diligent's tug. He can see the figure.