Daan is just sitting here. It's not like he's actually got any books open either, at best he's giving them a flip through, scanning a few pages to get a grasp of its contents, and moving on. ]
[ and he hands him a scrap of paper with a messy scrawl.
it reads:
"—ter what happened today, I don't think you could call this place safe by any stretch of the imagination. We've seen it react now in nearly a hostile way to our presence, and I don't know how long we can stay. Even so, the fact that it exists at all is beyond my expectation.
I suspect some of them want to reach out and make contact with the others, to ease their grief. I understand. But on the other hand, the cult realizing that this place exists—that there might be any space, no matter how small, that they cannot observe—would be catastrophic. What little safety and advantage we do have would be forfeit, and the cult is likely to wipe the slate clean and start over. And in truth, I have no proof that there's a way back.
So, is it worth hoping that they can keep a secret? Perhaps it is cruel, but I want to err on the side of caution." ]
[ nobody is more tired of mentioning this slut than caelus but-- ]
Before we came here, Aventurine was trying to prove something about 'death' in the Dreamscape. I know we're not in the sweet dream anymore, but what if 'death' isn't what we think here, either?
...Sure, but we're not in your Penaconian dreamscape, and he was surely as clueless about this camp as the rest of us? And to add, he was murdered by a madman cyborg with an amplified vendetta.
I would be outright impressed, and more than a little appalled if he came back and told me it was somehow all on purpose.
We're not in a paradise of slumber. We're in a material hell.
[ ...That being said... ]
But I do suppose we don't have any corpses to remind us they're dead, and the strange and bizarre are every-day occurrences here.
...Whatever this place is, or what it's referring to though, it sounds like it's a dangerous place too -- and baesd on this clause about the cult's reaction, I do think it'd be wise to not spread it too widely in the open.
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Daan is just sitting here. It's not like he's actually got any books open either, at best he's giving them a flip through, scanning a few pages to get a grasp of its contents, and moving on. ]
Find anything that might be useful to us?
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[ the books he's been looking at have a distinct lack of pictures. lame.
caelus pauses, then turns on his heel. ]
I wanted to show you something.
[ daan and his infinite luck are fine and safe. ]
Do you have a minute?
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Sure. What is it?
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[ and he hands him a scrap of paper with a messy scrawl.
it reads:
"—ter what happened today, I don't think you could call this place safe by any stretch of the imagination. We've seen it react now in nearly a hostile way to our presence, and I don't know how long we can stay. Even so, the fact that it exists at all is beyond my expectation.
I suspect some of them want to reach out and make contact with the others, to ease their grief. I understand. But on the other hand, the cult realizing that this place exists—that there might be any space, no matter how small, that they cannot observe—would be catastrophic. What little safety and advantage we do have would be forfeit, and the cult is likely to wipe the slate clean and start over. And in truth, I have no proof that there's a way back.
So, is it worth hoping that they can keep a secret? Perhaps it is cruel, but I want to err on the side of caution." ]
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[ Reading it... frowning. ]
Where did you get this?
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[ Help me. ]
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[ it's so not alpha to have your metaphorical tail between your legs ]
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[ JUST REFUSES TO BELIEVE HE FOUND IT IN THE TRASH I GUESS ]
Can you at least tell me when?
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[ what's so hard to believe about the idea that he found an extremely useful clue digging around in the garbage? ]
What do you think?
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The voice it's written in... is it Mr. Nehan, possibly...?
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Before we came here, Aventurine was trying to prove something about 'death' in the Dreamscape. I know we're not in the sweet dream anymore, but what if 'death' isn't what we think here, either?
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I would be outright impressed, and more than a little appalled if he came back and told me it was somehow all on purpose.
We're not in a paradise of slumber. We're in a material hell.
[ ...That being said... ]
But I do suppose we don't have any corpses to remind us they're dead, and the strange and bizarre are every-day occurrences here.
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except then his eyes go dead because nothing is impossible. ]
I agree with you. I don't think anyone brought here knew it was going to happen.
[ but nothing is impossible ]
But it is strange we have no sign of these murders once the ritual passes, and I think me finding this paper in the first place could mean something.
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I was hoping you could help me figure out what it's telling us. I'm not keeping it a secret, but I don't want to spread false hope.
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It's curious, isn't it.
...Whatever this place is, or what it's referring to though, it sounds like it's a dangerous place too -- and baesd on this clause about the cult's reaction, I do think it'd be wise to not spread it too widely in the open.
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[ yes, this implies he went to the sixteen year old ninja before daan ]
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I can pass it onto anyone staying in the cabin, at least. The more eyes on it and the more people trying to dissect it in private, the better.
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[ alpha to alpha ]
If anyone asks--found it in the garbage. All right?
[ thumbs up?? ]
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[ Help Caelus your fondness for trash... ]