🔥 gale

[ablazement]

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[alldoomnogloom]

[ showing her. its just some of the lil blue spots. ]

I was in the Refectory, with Marina, and the dog. There was a bit of a mess in there. Footprints and broken doors and tables. Some sort of fight, I'm sure.

[ablazement]

So one of them fought.

[...]

I don't get it, is this the ritual starting?

[alldoomnogloom]

Two of them. Two sets of footprints. One of the doors was off the hinges - quite a powerful fighter, all things considered.

[ sighing out. reaching over with the other hand to just. patpat her on the tail. ]

One has to imagine so. But Death too? Odd, that.

[ablazement]

[she does not let go because if she does she will be unable to stand here, she'll have to pace. this is anchoring. but she takes the pat.]

If Death died because they were trying to look out for us -- [OUUUGH mad. her hair has little licks of flame in it.]

[alldoomnogloom]

[ hmm. ]

Hard to say at this point. They often referred to themselves as a betrayer of sorts, though whom they were acting against remains to be seen.

Perhaps it is a message. Obey, or you will be treated the same as the rest of the sacrifices.

[ablazement]

Fuck that.

[she growls it.]

What are we going to do about it?

[alldoomnogloom]

I'm not certain.

[ but she's asked, so he'll do his duty as party leader (in his own head) and make a decision. ]

For now, we should discuss what we've found. And then I expect we shall wait until the other overseers show their faces again, as I imagine they will have thoughts on this outcome. With any luck, it will be soon.

[ablazement]

[noooo she doesn't want to discuss she wants to beat the shit out of whoever is responsible!!!]

You couldn't find the others either, huh. [...] I hate this. Talking's not going to get us anywhere, we haven't even got bodies to look at or talk to or whatever.

[alldoomnogloom]

No. Perhaps they are laying low for the moment.

[ another patpat on the tail. ]

I understand. But talking is our best weapon so far. Someone will eventually know something, with any luck.

[ablazement]

[she lets her tail finally slide away, and exhales to try and shake the rage off. it's hard.]

Not any fucking good at talking. [grumbles. she's just pouting, now.

it makes her less sad, at least.]

[alldoomnogloom]

I certainly don't find that to be true, Karlach.

[ i mean, she's plenty good at the punching things part too, but ... ]

You've quite good at speaking on many difficult subjects.

[ablazement]

... Thanks.

[a pause, and then:]

Gods, Gale, there's so many kids here. [speaking of difficult subjects.]

[alldoomnogloom]

[ yeah. well, he's been fairly detached - pretty gale-typical grin and bear it and still with his upbeat cadence and a full two steps back from the emotional implications of whatever is about to unfold - but this statement makes him grimace fully. arms crossing over his chest. ]

Yes. There are.

[ablazement]

[she admires the way that he can keep calm in situations like these, but - this is sort of a relief. that he's as upset by it as she is.]

I won't let them get in the line of fire. [that's just. it's really important.]

[alldoomnogloom]

[ unfortunately, karlach, we have little control over the Die. but you know, downfalls of not knowing what genre you're currently in and all.

gale nods, looking down mostly at his boots. ]

I agree. But we may not be on a battlefield as much as standing in the middle of an encircling inferno.

[ablazement]

[agitated tail flickies...]

Then we keep the littles to the middle and stand on the edges. [stubbornly!!]

[alldoomnogloom]

[ she'll get more arguments from astarion than him. the line of chaotic good -> true neutral -> neutral evil ]

We shall do our upmost.

[ablazement]

[that is SUCH a pipeline.

she sighs, and then:]

... You didn't see the Bhaal cult, did you. With the hands?

[alldoomnogloom]

With the hands?

[ he's shaking. where is this going. he can take a guess. ]

[ablazement]

They were roaming the Gate. They chased a person down on a list, paralyzed them, and took their hand off, then killed them. The hands were proof for their initiation thing.

[SO YOU CAN. SEE WHERE SHE IS GOING WITH THIS]

[alldoomnogloom]

[ making a face. yucky. i don't know if he's seen the TERRIBLE PENTAGRAM but he'll have thoughts about that too. ]

I can see where you're going with this. So, sacrifices beginning, and either this cult is truly no different than the ones we've encountered, or cults simply aren't branching their styles out enough.

[ablazement]

[snorts at that, because she can't help herself, but.]

Yeah. Think they could stand to be less samey with their rituals. [...] Stay close, alright?