[valid. karlach's all jittery at the idea, tail angrily waving.]
I'm absolutely with you, meds. There's some Gods that care about their people, but Mystra's not one of them. She's too far, too distant. Gale just can't see it because she's dangling a carrot in his face.
[... sigh.]
He deserves better than her. Someone who actually cares about him and not just what he can give.
[ He can full-heartedly agree with that sentiment. Writing flickers back like fragments of thoughts -- SLAVE, POINT OF NO RETURN. ]
He told me he has a bit of a complicated relationship with her... granted, I think any relationship with the occult can't be anything less than complicated, but I think it makes a bit more sense with your input.
[ He nervously pulls down his sleeves on instinct, given Karlach has his blanket and he's not sure where the word would've appeared. Not that she said it was, but he can make a damn guess. He glances down though, seeing nothing there across his front. Where is it... ]
Ah. I wasn't -- I wasn't forced to work in slavery, if that's what concerns you. No, I did work in various things including in a manor, but I was paid...
[ He still seems a bit uncomfortable, pulling the blanket over his shoulders. ]
...Slave to the occult, is probably what it is. I've seen what happens when people sink too deep into their beliefs.
[he generally seems pretty uncomfortable with being touched, she's found, so she is brief when she rests a hand on his arm, tail wriggling behind her in an agitated sort of way.]
You're not wrong. It's Gale's story to tell, but... [big sigh.] It's bad. Working with Gods, demons, devils, any of them on a personal level - all that happens is you get fucked over. You lose your heart.
[a beat. she laughs, but it's bitter, and it's a noise that doesn't really suit her. sounds strange, even to her.]
Sometimes literally. [...] Sorry that's happened to you. Wish it hadn't.
[ ...Moves a bit of dirt with his foot... feeling... self-conscious... ]
...Maybe not. But that's why I do feel some concern for Gale's well-being, and others who have mentioned interacting with the otherworldly, even if it may be unwarranted or nosy.
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I'm absolutely with you, meds. There's some Gods that care about their people, but Mystra's not one of them. She's too far, too distant. Gale just can't see it because she's dangling a carrot in his face.
[... sigh.]
He deserves better than her. Someone who actually cares about him and not just what he can give.
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Although by the way you say it, it sounds like she's an active correspondent trying to lure him... that's exceptionally rare where I come from.
Even if in the end, it does all boil down to using people.
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[there's a little flicker, and the words being used crawl across her shoulder and then out of sight.]
If she wasn't capable of snapping me to dust, I'd kick her ass to the Hells.
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He told me he has a bit of a complicated relationship with her... granted, I think any relationship with the occult can't be anything less than complicated, but I think it makes a bit more sense with your input.
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-- Hang on, slave?
[sorry, she can't help herself.]
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[ He nervously pulls down his sleeves on instinct, given Karlach has his blanket and he's not sure where the word would've appeared. Not that she said it was, but he can make a damn guess. He glances down though, seeing nothing there across his front. Where is it... ]
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... You don't have to talk about it, but that one makes me worried.
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Ah. I wasn't -- I wasn't forced to work in slavery, if that's what concerns you. No, I did work in various things including in a manor, but I was paid...
[ He still seems a bit uncomfortable, pulling the blanket over his shoulders. ]
...Slave to the occult, is probably what it is. I've seen what happens when people sink too deep into their beliefs.
Relevant to the current discussion... I think.
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You're not wrong. It's Gale's story to tell, but... [big sigh.] It's bad. Working with Gods, demons, devils, any of them on a personal level - all that happens is you get fucked over. You lose your heart.
[a beat. she laughs, but it's bitter, and it's a noise that doesn't really suit her. sounds strange, even to her.]
Sometimes literally. [...] Sorry that's happened to you. Wish it hadn't.
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...
My parents.
...
Lose your mind, in their case.
I watched it happen over quite a long time.
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Gods. That's fucking awful. [genuinely.] Slower is so much worse.
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But I guess I do wish it didn't happen.
Fifteen years ago now, though. Plenty of time's passed since.
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That doesn't always mean it doesn't hurt, though. Time or no.
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...Maybe not. But that's why I do feel some concern for Gale's well-being, and others who have mentioned interacting with the otherworldly, even if it may be unwarranted or nosy.
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You're not wrong to feel it, honestly. [big sigh.] Gods, sometimes it feels like I haven't got enough hands to grab the scruffs.
[this is mostly a joke.]
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You're their babysitter, huh?
[ Can't relate. ]
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Feels like it sometimes. [she doesn't mind though.]
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[ He has no proof of this. ]
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Thanks, though Gale did stick his nose in the danger book, so I don't know how true that is.
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At least looking through it doesn't cause any issues.
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[:nyeh:]
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No lasting effects from reading from it out loud...
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she just gives him the most like SIGHS look.]
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As far as I know, I was among the first couple to peruse through it, and the first to remove it from its premises.
It's unreadable but when I was forced to bring it back, I somehow was -- able to read out loud from it. Briefly.
For obvious reasons, I don't want it to happen again... and it's why I had been warning other people to not do the same.
[ FOR THE LOAD OF GOOD THAT DID!!!!!!!!!! ]
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People get curious. Especially when you tell 'em to not do something.
[huff.]
Same thing happened to Gale. By the way. I didn't do it, because I don't want read cursed shit from probably devils.
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