audience: aerith

[mygod]

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[residentflorist]

[:pikasob:

but she nods.]

I must. [she says this semi-seriously, but...] Nine hours was a lot for all of us. I think it's a fair question to ask how you're holding up. Even if you didn't know Death well, you were working together weren't you?

[but they say they're fine, so.]

...did the three of you know Boothill was responsible? Or were you just as blind as we were?

[mygod]

It is why I never have made an strive to form attachments to others. They... other people - friends - get in the way of duty sometimes.

[ they shake their head. ]

Even if we did, we would not be able to help any of you without us befalling the same fate as Nehan.

[residentflorist]

[why are you all like this actually.]

Sometimes those attachments find you instead. [she shrugs. but she shakes her head to that.] I wasn't asking because I expected you to be able to help us more than you were able to. I guess I was just wondering how much you knew before setting up today. Especially since all of this was for a ritual.

[...with that said.]

But we didn't find who killed him. So what does that mean now?

[mygod]

[ no reason. ]

Oh, they have, as annoying as that had become.

[ stop attaching. ]

After all that happened earlier, since we have had more time and more information, we dug a little further. We believe the cult had a hand in what happened to him.

[residentflorist]

[enjoy your attachments.]

When you say that...does that mean it really was more purposeful? A ritual performed to make him attack one of our own for a sacrifice.

[mygod]

[ no ]

Who, Nehan, or Boothill?

[residentflorist]

Depends if Nehan was also under the influence of a monster. I meant Boothill originally, but...should we be considering both?

[mygod]

No, I just needed clarification to answer you. The four of us are not aligned with any monster affinity, so Nehan wouldn't have been affected.

I do not know if the smaller ritual's results were intentional. We will look into it more. Even if it wasn't, the end would be the same. The monster's existence could destabilize who shares a connection with it.

[residentflorist]

Just the other powers then. [a vague gesture to the air like she's indicating the magic book they have.]

Boothill's...contained now, isn't he? Does that mean we have more time to find another option besides killing him, too? Something else to separate the monster from him.

[mygod]

The symbol at the pyre is holding him for now, yes. I don't think we have much time to find any other method.

If we leave him, I can only assume the symptoms would possibly get worse.

[residentflorist]

But even if they do get worse, does that mean the symbol won't be strong enough for much longer to find a better solution? [can we simply not keep a cyborg in babyjail to find a way to remove his temper tantrum monster?]

[mygod]

It will likely overpower the symbol, yes. Or, worse, the cult will take notice of what's happening.

Who knows then? Perhaps I will be next. Or Pestilence. Or Famine.

[residentflorist]

Perhaps so. [gazing...do you still have your traitor word just out there for god and everyone.] Does that worry you?

[mygod]

[ yes... it is out there on their chest, just chilling. ]

If I'm honest, yes.

[residentflorist]

[gentle gazing...]

What can be done to make sure that doesn't happen? Can something be done when we don't fully understand what happened to Nehan outside of suspicions?

[mygod]

[ reluctantly, they shake their head slowly. ]

I'm afraid even we do not have all the answers, as frustrating as that is to admit aloud to you all.

We are making attempts to adjust as we go along without catching the attention of the larger cult.

[residentflorist]

[she looks at them questioningly for a moment.]

It shouldn't be a surprise to us that you don't know everything. [this isn't even mean? she just means that this is a new situation for all of them.]

...the veil that you guys put up when you come to see us. Is there any way for the cult to trace back to when that goes up? [i.e how close is the cult going to watch now?]

[mygod]

You're correct, but many are frustrated we have nothing substantial to offer sometimes.

[ but everyone is also mad, understandable. ]

Let's hope there isn't.

[residentflorist]

[hum. she assumes that war, perhaps, will just go "it's fine stop asking" but she asks anyway.]

Does it bother you that people are frustrated? [or is it about just not having answers period?]

[mygod]

[ it's fine, stop asking.

it sounds like they start to say something, but then stop to reconsider. maybe they were going to be mean, maybe they weren't. ]

I understand the resentment, but we are doing what we can with what we have.

[residentflorist]

[no, i think they should be mean. and she seems to pick up on the hesitance, watching them for a moment.]

If you're worried about offending me, you shouldn't. [she would prefer if you just said what you wanted to say man.] But I believe that. It's hard to imagine any of you three want to be doing this part any more than we do.

[mygod]

[ quit encouraging the meanness. ]

It's fine. I'm sure the questions and resentment will disappear with time. At least, the ones about loyalty and what's happening.

[residentflorist]

Oh. Did you finally give up thinking people would stop asking questions about you in general? [they are all kind of nosy so that's kind of war's fault. she has actual questions about what's happening but she has to comment on that anyway.]

[mygod]

[

a long suffering sigh. ]

[residentflorist]

[there there.]

Your magic's a little unfamiliar. That shouldn't be a surprise. [that people would ask. bro you are literally out here with a floating, magically vanishing book.]