audience: aventurine

[mygod]

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[mygod]

[ ? ]

The child?

[ hello???? ]

[tactic]

[ He just... shakes his head. ]

She had to. I was out of my mind while we were exploring a lighthouse, and I didn't leave her much of a choice.

[mygod]

Ah.

[ more thoughtful now... no longer on the brink of laughing... ]

... And your mind is put back together?

[tactic]

It's back to what it used to be.

[ Has his mind ever been put together yippee. ]

[mygod]

Hmm... That's for the best.

[ frowning now ]

And your physical injuries?

[tactic]

Almost all better now! Did you know our hospital went up in flames yesterday?

[mygod]

[ a

deep sigh ]

I did not. Why?

[tactic]

I'm not sure. The others found Lucas' body inside while the hospital was burning and barely made it out themselves.

[ Insanity is now occurring in their once semi-peaceful graveyard. ]

When Lucas revived, I asked what happened, but he didn't seem to know either.

[mygod]

[ ah.

famine stiffens a bit at that report in particular, and cuts to the chase as soon as aventurine is done speaking: ]

How is he?

[tactic]

[ Quickly notices. ]

Better now, but... I think he's being unreasonably hard on himself.

[mygod]

Well that's to be expected.

[ sighs. anyway, MOVING ON, ]

Any other developments?

[tactic]

Uh. Yeah. Whatever that was.

[ FAMINE? YOU AND LUCAS? ]

[mygod]

Irrelevant. Just keep the idiot alive and clear-headed.

[tactic]

He hasn't been making it easy for us, but I'll keep an eye on him.

[mygod]

Of course he hasn't, because he's a miserable wreck.

[ LUCAAAAAS famine just sighs ]

Anything else?

[tactic]

[ Thinks about how he fucking turned into a child. ]

... The usual perils, I think.

[mygod]

"Usual"? Even though you lack all your monsters on that side?

[tactic]

Well, we get the locations you guys previously had, and I'm assuming those places are coming with their monsters too.

[ He hasn't been stupid enough to explore. ]

[mygod]

Ah. They do. Be cautious.

[ before ishtar happens again.... ]

Hm... If everything else is stable, that should be fine for now.

[tactic]

If we're on the same schedule as the previous weeks, we should be finding another tome tomorrow.

[ A thoughtful pause, and then, ]

This place is growing bigger. It's expanding every week, and the locations don't disappear on us the way they do for you.

[mygod]

Share the updates regarding the tome. I do believe that the changes are useful.

Are you familiar with jigsaw puzzles?

[ shakes in penacony ]

[tactic]

[ Tilts his head to the side. PENACONY? ]

I am.

[mygod]

Ah, good. They're my primary hobby, which will make this easier to explain.

From my assessment of the pieces of information I've received, it is akin to puzzle pieces being found each week. Work is being done on both sides in order to collect these pieces. Individually, they're just blobs of color and odd shapes. Together, once more are collected and put next to each other, they will begin to fit into place.

Even if things don't make sense now, they will.

[tactic]

[ He's quiet as he listens, and it's hard not to get his hopes up hearing all of this, but he's learned over the years to always be cautious.

... Still, it's information that he gladly welcomes. ]

We've already noticed a possible pattern with the tomes this week. It's just the two of them, but a third one should be able to confirm it for us. I'm hoping... that things are beginning to make sense. Gradually.

[mygod]

[ unfortunately famine is the unwavering confidence type, so maybe they're not the person to listen to about this either ]

It's been a month's time. It is both a long time and nothing at all. However, I've experienced extended periods of stagnation.

This is not that.