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[lingeringhope]

I have a request.

This may already be common knowledge, but the creatures that attacked you on this world are in fact what remains of our original host species. I thought they were all dead - we all did. Thanks to the efforts of some of you, we now know there are some still alive, and that they were cruelly experimented on and damaged by the Null.

I cannot allow them to continue as they are, in pain and lashing out around them. I ask that you capture them, as humanely and gently as possible, and bring them to my temple. I have created a place for them to live below it, and I will be able to heal them there. Once they're in my proximity, they should no longer be violent.

We will be leaving this world soon. I must save as many of them as I can. Though they attacked you, they're blameless in all of this, and they have always been a non-violent species. They attacked out of fear and pain.

I know that you will not wish to help me for no reason, so for each of the hosts you are able to bring me, I will grant you either a blessing or a gift of another kind, if it's within my power.

Thank you.

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HOST DELIVERY THREAD

[lingeringhope]

[This is an ooc thread starter for anyone who delivers a host to Hope's temple. Please comment here with how many your character/characters bring in and what they would ask for in return!]

[originallutece]

What kind of blessing, precisely?

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[redcosmedic]

Just call it a bribe like a normal person.

[lingeringhope]

Mine supplies you with the power to heal.

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[lingeringhope]

I believe the proper term would be a 'reward'.

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[redcosmedic]

You just said yourself, that you know we wouldn't want to help you for no reason. Thus, it's a bribe.

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[completelycrazy]

Man, you should've told me you wanted more of the little dude's captured. We've still got the supplies from catching the first one back at the lab, though, so you're in luck.

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Do you think these hosts could take over for us once we sort out the Null problem?

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[lingeringhope]

I would be happy to accept help and give nothing in return.

[voice]

[hot_mes]

I don't want your blessings. I just want to help.

[he's been poring over the Null research and wants so badly to be the healer but what can he do when gods can snap their fingers...]

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[lingeringhope]

Thank you. I appreciate all that you've done so far.

It's possible. We would need to collect enough of them, and of course make sure that they will be safe in the future.

[hasitsthorns]

So, like, what if we don't actually want anything? Is that cool too?

[ Healing powers are neat and all, but- She'd rather just help out because she can than feel like it's solely for some reward. ]

[caeruleae]

These creatures. [She thinks for a moment.] Do they have any resistance to magic?

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[redcosmedic]

I didn't say I was against the bribe, just call it what it is.

[originallutece]

Useful. For how long? And to what degree? Can it be used only on myself, or on others as well?

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[closerift]

You're really as cynical as we humans, do you know that?

[ It's with exasperated fondness that she addresses him, sighing lightly. ]

Some people may actually want to help just for the sake of it, you know.

[voice]

[lingeringhope]

I would appreciate any help you can give.

[lingeringhope]

Of course. I would appreciate any help you are willing to give.

[lingeringhope]

No, though I would ask you to injure them as little as possible. They have been put through enough already.

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[lingeringhope]

If it comforts you to think of it as a bribe, then please do so.

[caeruleae]

Of course. That's why I ask—I know spells that can send them to sleep, if the hosts are susceptible. They wouldn't feel a thing. I could also attempt to make them smaller, for easier movement. All of it would only be temporary.

[voice]

[hot_mes]

I'm a surgeon. I've studied everything that was found in that bunker, I'm sure I can treat them. With such limited time, I don't know if there's a way to make sure all of them get to you alone, might as well split the work.

[completelycrazy]

Hey, no problem. Thanks for your help, too. Any idea how many there are out there? It'd be nice if we could grab all of them.

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[sciencelizard]

You, uhm, you h-have the tracker info, right? So you know where they are? If we can show people where their home is, maybe we can send some sort of uhm, goodwill mission?

[She's been thinking about this a lot recently, and if there's anything she can do before they disappear, she desperately wants to do it.]

[hasitsthorns]

Alright, cool. I know they can be kind of spunky but... I wanna' help you guys out.

Both of you guys. [ A beat. ] But, like, we're still your favorites right?

[ She's joking. Still, she is curious about the bond the gods have with these hosts. ]

[stonebird]

I shall do my best, Lord Hope. They have no reason to fear one such as me. Perhaps that will make me more successful.