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There's a creature here who killed my friend, and injured my brother. I don't know what it calls itself, but my friend describes a woman with eyes as black as pitch.

[ His eyes are far too bright to be human, a feral fire lit behind them ]

Have a care for yourselves, for it has, apparently, killed at least once and tried to do so more than that.

[ And then almost absently ]

Findekano, my king, I ask your blessing on my hunt.

[ And you know, permission to torture and play with his prey but he won't say that aloud ]

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But what about people who are dead in their worlds? We can't go home again.

You would be welcome in mine. [ He offers quietly ]

I am sure that others would welcome those who had no place to go also.

[she is seriously knocked for a loop and just. gapes for a moment]

Seriously?

Yeah, I'd hope so. For their friends.

I would not offer if I did not mean it. [ He assures her ]

I have little enough of my own, but I know of places that you could go to, to find a new life.

Well. Thank you.

There are a couple of people I could ask. I'd have to get used to things like no running water and no electricity, but I could do it.

They are rather convenient - I have grown rather spoilt, I think! Although running water we had worked out - it isn't hard - but electricity I think I will miss.

I've always had both, except for the time after the Null attack. It was a pain, but I could do it. And I'd eventually get used to it.

I have known times with and without - I much prefer with! But without works just as well, although I do rather miss hot water, when I don't have it. [ He nods ]

What is your world like?

My world? It's Earth. So it has running water and electricity and some technology. Not as much as most Earths since it's from further in the past than most people's Earths.

[there. that's nice and vague]

A lot of people seem to come from Earth. [ he muses ]

I wonder if the similarity in names means that the world I know will be known as Earth one day, or if they are entirely separate. I would like to see what Men become, I think.

[hoo-boy, is Laura the wrong person to ask about what men become]

I think most people mean well?

[ lol ]

I like to hope so! Whether that 'meaning' translates into fact is another thing, of course.

[/cries]

Yeah, that sure is. Some people do better with the fact than others.

Sadly true. [ He sighs ]

I will point to our 'hosts' as prime examples of failing that skill.

Oh, I know. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather be here than stay dead, but all of the gods failed charm school.

Failed rather miserably, at that! Ah well. Perhaps time will teach them differently.

People have been here, what, two years? If they were gonna learn how to play nicely, they would have by now.

Immortals don't see time the way others do, sometimes, so I will remain hopeful. But I think you have the right of it, sadly.

Yeah. We're kind of fun little playthings. Take us out of the box once a month and eat our emotions, then put us back in the box.

Essentially.

[ He sighs softly ]

Tolerated because that's what they need. I wonder what they were like with the original inhabitants.

No idea. No one's told me much about 'em.

Nor I. I do wish we could lay hands on records - but there seem to be none, and our hosts have proven that their word is... less than reliable.

You mean, they're a pack of liars? Don't worry about keeping your language nice around me.

Well, I hesitate to say that they don't know any other road... [ Mendaciously fair ]

But they probably don't.

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