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[lingeringfear]

[There's something distinctly different about Fear when he turns the video on this time. He seems even less human than normal, not breathing, not blinking, as if he's forgotten how to manipulate his form so that it actually appears lifelike.

He manages to move his mouth as he speaks, but the motion doesn't quite sync up with the words echoed in through the mic.]

...so I've finally failed.

[His eyes are unfocused, but he looks downward, contemplative.]

I only got half the city out. It won't be enough- we can't start over, not without Hope. So it ends here, I suppose.

[He takes in his first breath since beginning the recording, letting it out in a long sigh.]

I'm sorry.

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[unitas]

They're not hallucinations, first of all; the things you see there are very real and very much a part of you as long as you remain there. [ Hallucinations? Does she look like she does such parlor tricks? That's more Tranquility's game (which, as funny as it was, was so not funny when it affected her for the time it did). ] Second? I've taken over the whole city with this before. If the gods loosen their fucking grip a bit, maybe it can spread and everyone will get to experience their worst nightmares.

[manofmettle]

Noted.

Can you keep the monsters inside the fog from killing people? Undoubtedly, everyone's going to be throwing themselves at the fog to provide Fear with the power he needs. But this isn't a time when we can afford casualties.

[unitas]

I can't keep them from killing me. [ She might as well be honest. ] I may have control but I'm in just as much danger in that place as the rest of you, though I do have the benefit of having a guardian that will protect me in most situations.

[ And she understands the place like she does the back of her hand, another added advantage. ] ...But if I keep on the move, I may be able to intervene before things get dire for most people.

Just, don't forget we have Hope on this side. I'm sure if we keep Fear funded then Hope will keep bringing us back until there's no longer any hope left, I bet.