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[aroundthecoroner]

So, uh, anybody seen any gods lately?

[No, this isn't the start of a shitty comedy set, it's the start of a shitty network post. Michael doesn't make these often; this might be his third in more than a year. But this situation seems to warrant it, and if no one else is talking about it yet... well. Someone's got to.]

I don't think it's a coincidence that the power's out, the water doesn't work, and those monsters are coming into the city whenever they feel like it.
That and, um, I haven't been able to contact any of the gods?
They don't show up in the temples, either.
I'm probably the last person to notice this, but I think something's, uh, pretty wrong here?

[Anyone familiar with him will know that this isn't a result of speech-to-text; he really does just type that way.]

Or I could be completely wrong and just missing them.
So, um, discuss I guess.
What's our plan if they really are gone?

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[theweakhavepurpose]

dont die.

[aroundthecoroner]

[Hm.]

I mean that's a good plan, but there's more going on here.
Like, without them, we're sort of toast if the Null show up.
And how are we supposed to get home?
We don't know how to work the door.

[evocation]

i hate everything and all the gods suck
we should have known some shit like this would happen
idk, maybe we can eat some of the monsters?
i don't have any spells that create water, but i don't think that would work as a longterm solution anyway

[aroundthecoroner]

I think some people are already eating monsters.
And there's at least some water around here.
The problem is all the other stuff.
What if one of us dies?

[nonscriptum]

i'm guessing none of this is good [Not that he believed moving to the ice planet was ever a good plan in the first place.] so just stay on your toes?

at least if the null show up it's not like the gods are here for them to fight

the downside is that they might kill us

[aroundthecoroner]

Yeah we didn't exactly do them any favors.
I think most of us are on their hit list at this point.

[Himself included. Actually, he's probably on there twice if you count the Visitor.]

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[fogsong]

You think the network stays up without Hope? I'm pretty sure people had problems back on the islands when they got too far away from him and the city.

[ She could be wrong, she's aware of that, but she thought that had been an issue while people searched for the fragments. She wants nothing more than for the gods to be gone but something smells fishy. ]

[aroundthecoroner]

To be honest I have no idea how the network works.
Do you think this is some kind of event?
Didn't they do this one already?

[sallyfaced]

Do you think they're in trouble?

[aroundthecoroner]

I, uh, hope not?
I'm not sure how we'd be able to fix it.
I mean we took care of the Null but to be fair most of that was them, too.

[circumitus]

should have the power grid back online soon.
will only be a limited energy source but it's better than sitting in the dark for 14 hours with shit wandering into the city.

havent been able to contact the gods either. always wondered if something like this would happen, so been preparing for it for a long while.

[aroundthecoroner]

Preparing how?
Like, preparing to survive, or how to find them?

[hot_mes]

so I noticed, but I'm waiting until the usual time the DOor opens. if it still works like clockwork, I think it would benefit us to go in there and see about controlling it

[basically he's not counting the gods out yet but if they can get control of the Door first, win!]

[aroundthecoroner]

Can we get in there without Sorrow?

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[theladyofhighever]

I am new here, so forgive me if this has been asked.
Have there been times when you were without our captors before?
What were the solutions then?
This place makes survival difficult, but not impossible.

[aroundthecoroner]

Only once, that I was here for.
They pretended to be gone along with everyone else in the city.
They wanted us to panic, thinking each of us were alone.

[And it worked! Great!]

But I don't know, this is different.
Events last a week, so I guess we'll see?

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[completelycrazy]

Ehhh theyll be back. Sucks that they bailed on us but I mean Fear can get them around. It's not like they dont know where we are.
Or! This could be another event. Maybe Fear needs more juice after all and they wanted all of us to panic.

[aroundthecoroner]

You know that's, uh, a good point.
About the Fear thing.
I don't think this is an event, unless they're doing the same thing again.
But they just did that a few months ago.

[puzzlingly]

survive

「Pretty obvious in his opinion.」

[aroundthecoroner]

Well... yeah.
I meant about getting home and stuff.

[Video]

[imhisaunt]

[Distraught Delmar is Distraught]

Does that...does that mean if we die...we....we just...stay that way??

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[aroundthecoroner]

[Oh boy. Michael doesn't want to scare Delmar, but he also doesn't want to lie to him.]

I mean... I guess the gods can't bring us back. But there are a lot of powerful magic users here. Maybe one of them could do it?

[Thanks for the tip, Kyna.]

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[bespectacledsnake]

You really are a bearer of good cheer, are you not?

[A pause for thought because while it is a rather depressing thought, this person isn't wrong either]

I do not suppose a search party will produce anything of value.

[It's not like posting 'Missing God' signs around town is an option.]

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[aroundthecoroner]

Yeah, probably not.
And I'm not trying to be a downer, just figured we should, I don't know.
Hash out a plan?
Figure out whether we need one?

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[hasitsthorns]

Yeah, I went looking for 'em right away - Sorrow at least - and he's ignored me before but not like this.
I hope they're alright.
But I was always ready for the day we might not be able to be revived again.
Happened in Haven too.

[aroundthecoroner]

I mean, I guess it's just like life back home.
But people here have gotten used to not dying for good.
I think we're reckless.
Was that the case in Haven?

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[such_a_teez]

I don't think they're gone. I think this is an elaborate way for them to draw out more emotions from us. We suffer, we feel strongly, they feast. Then they return as heroic saviors and we feel strongly again and they feast more.

I could be wrong, but I think all we have to do is wait it out. Even if some of us die, they'll revive us.

[aroundthecoroner]

I mean I hope so?
But I don't know if I'm willing to put all my faith in that.
This is uncharted territory, something might've actually happened.
And with how many people are telling me they think it's an event, I doubt we'll feel that good about them when they return.
Assuming they do.

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[sciencelizard]

i dont think theyre here
there was a time before this where not all of them were able to be reached
it was like this
they were just like
gone

its really scary lol

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[aroundthecoroner]

Were they really gone, or was it an event?
I'm trying to figure out if they did this on purpose or not.