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[thechoiceisyours]

[Chris smiles and gives a small wave at the camera when the feed starts, then turns his hand to show Hope's blessing on the back of it.]

So uh, who else got one? And are they all from Hope, or...?

[This is so cool you guys he wants to see who else got what. And for something else slightly less important by still cool--]

Oh, also, my iPhone was up and working for a bit thanks to Pell, and I managed to get some music off it. I'll share on the condition no one makes fun of my taste.

[The last comment is a joke--he's really not going to be too hurt by jabs about his choice in music--but the offer is serious, and attached is a download of the music he's copied off so far. It's kind of a slow process, so there's still more on the phone that he can transfer later.]

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[keep_smiling]

I met a bloke here who flies. Strange looking, kind of hard to miss, but I never got his name. Thought maybe someone like him might be the key to finding a way out of here.

[As far as that question, Elmer does answer like it's the most normal thing in the world:]

Well, once upon a time, I was an alchemist of sorts, and I had a friend who summoned a demon and he granted it to us. That's pretty much it. Pretty crazy, right?

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[thechoiceisyours]

Huh. Weird.

[But interesting; he will keep that in mind. And okay, wait, what?]

You summoned a demon?

[Yeah, sounds pretty crazy, even to Chris.]

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[keep_smiling]

Yep. Turns out demons aren't as bad as you think they are. Or at least this one wasn't. I wouldn't say things went perfectly, but we got what we asked for, didn't we? And he didn't even eat our souls or whatever it is demons might do.

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[thechoiceisyours]

[Wow, what do you even say to that?]

So he just like, gave you immortality for free?

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[keep_smiling]

[He looks a little sheepish for a moment.] Weeeeeell, there are some, shall we say, stipulations? Which I won't get into. But rest assured it's not a perfect thing. But here I am, over 300 years old and still around to tell the tale.

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[thechoiceisyours]

[He's definitely curious on the stipulations, but if Elmer doesn't want to talk about them he won't push.]

I uh, can't even imagine. I'd just turned nineteen when I got here.