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[whip_poor_will]

Hey.

[That's it. That's the post. No tl;dr info-dump, no questionnaire, no nothing.

[Is she doing this social media thing right?]

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[whip_poor_will]

No offense taken! It is a common misinterpretation. One that I can't fault anyone for

[Since most people who tend to see her are already dead.]

Very well.

I shall be down there in a flash.

[And poof! She is. Though there is no indication of her position changing, and certainly no "poof" to be heard. It's like she was already there despite also being at the highest point of the cave city.]

[doctoral_bird]

right ee oo

[ Malkus wasn't goin' nowhere, so there wasn't any trouble. His legs were going pretty numb, though. He sat there, looking like he'd been tucked into bed with a heap of wood. Only his head and arms were peeking out from beneath the heavy lumber. This'll be one of his less favorite memories when reminiscing on all of his friends, but that was only because of his predicament. It'll be interesting to see the type of character someone impervious to this realm's madness would be like.

At the same time, the notion of that frightening shadow up there coming down was a little more intimidating. ]

H-Hello? OH! Christ!

[whip_poor_will]

[OH SO SORRY MALKMAN.

[A quiet, smoky sound of a laugh escapes her. One second she was on the highest point of the underground city, the next she is perched on top of the bookcase, pinning Malkus to the ground. Even stranger, her weight does not add pressure to the frame, like she isn't there at all.]

It's fine. You don't need to be afraid.

[Says the weird shady lady with a moving shadow. That that that is apparent from this angle.]

[doctoral_bird]

[ Despite not feeling much of anything, Malkus still made certain to make the appropriate "Oof!" sound once he'd realized someone was on top of his predicament. It felt necessary, if not delayed by... more than a couple of moments. ]

N-Not much fear'd do me right now. Hell I'm sure "Fear" is behind this... Somehow.

[ He gave a weak little airquote to get across the culprit. It was difficult, sometimes, to talk ill of the parasites when they had those names. Damning "Hope" and "Love" made him feel almost like a bad guy. ]