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[bythewaves]

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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[bythewaves]

Sadly true. [ He sighs ]

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

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[outofthefire]

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

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[bythewaves]

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

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[outofthefire]

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

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[bythewaves]

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.

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[outofthefire]

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.

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[bythewaves]

Essentially.

[ He sighs softly ]

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

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[outofthefire]

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

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[bythewaves]

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.

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[outofthefire]

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

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[bythewaves]

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

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[outofthefire]

But they probably don't.

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[bythewaves]

Probably not, no.

[ he agrees wryly ]