[ karlach doesn’t know how much trouble she’s in for the break-in. i just can’t remember if boothill outright told him so i guess i will sit on my hands.
he blinks at the other part. ]
What—here? [ he points back and forth between the magical little hole in the wall they’re talking through ] Or—here? [ he circles his finger in a little loop. ] Because I’m up to speed on the whole “soup” metaphor.
I think Gale got the gist of it quickly enough but I am going to throttle him if he tries to stay over there out of some misguided sense of duty or obligation. [ THE WIZARD HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH and it’s mostly his and karlach’s fault ]
[The vibe is he's shaking his head and it comes through so well he ends up shaking his head a bit.]
At first, plenty of them spoke to me about needing to stop the killing, but a few of them did realize what you were actually trying to say. Hopefully, they can figure out a way to compile everything. If they ask, we may... be able to offer a short time for a veil, so they can speak, but I don't know.
The time is drawing closer for the cult's ritual to be complete, and with numbers dwindling so heavily on that side, they may pay us more careful attention.
Anyhow, I did what I was able to have them consider that side. Many of them were interested in bringing you all here, even after it's over.
Ashlyn and I discussed asking you about that. I’m not sure how… focused she’ll be all things considered. I think they need to collaborate without fear of the cult eavesdropping.
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Bluntly, I think they need to start picking each other off in “accidents”. A “fight” gone wrong and a few lives lost. Plan a number of people who aren’t touched so we don’t hit zero but do go under six. [ a dry smile ] Ingredients for the soup that don’t need to be organic.
They would need to collaborate without alerting them, yes, or all of this will go bottom-up almost immediately.
[He hums, resting his chin cupped in one hand.]
That is one of the better ways, but you know how they are. Going through with it in the moment is much different than theorizing. A lot of them are soft. They don't want to hurt anyone else, and it's difficult to do.
[Very briefly, both brows rise. He searches Astarion's face a moment.]
That depends on if you even can. Your plane and this plane don't seem to be fully connected for everyone, only us. You would have to talk to Nehan about it.
Are you prepared to kill the people you care for, Astarion?
You didn’t miss me stabbing Karlach the other week. All I’ve heard about here is how people need to die, and we need at least five people left behind — but it doesn’t sound like anyone’s asked if we could do something about it.
Despite the events of Thursday night, my dear, I am very good at killing.
[ but also ooc awol this week being 3D so send help i can’t commit before friday anyway ]
Well, that one was out of a desperate necessity. I suppose this would be a form of necessity, too, but the people you would kill would perhaps not be afflicted by monstrous possession.
[Just a dark tease. He's aware Astarion, of all people, could put a knife in someone, even reluctantly.]
I can do so with incentive, with or without necessity darling. Incentive being “we don’t all die for this fucking cult’s god” would work. Or buy me a drink.
[ he absolutely can stab without warning. thank you for understanding. ]
Alas, getting fished in the way I did didn’t let me show this off.
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he blinks at the other part. ]
What—here? [ he points back and forth between the magical little hole in the wall they’re talking through ] Or—here? [ he circles his finger in a little loop. ] Because I’m up to speed on the whole “soup” metaphor.
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Soup metaphor...?
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[ he has been on the receiving end of this too ]
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[MY GOD!!!! A flood of exasperation pours out.]
They're offering explanations by using soup as a metaphor?!
[As if he didn't do this same thing to Gale the very first time they all met.]
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[ honestly his agitation is very funny. ]
I think Gale got the gist of it quickly enough but I am going to throttle him if he tries to stay over there out of some misguided sense of duty or obligation. [ THE WIZARD HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH and it’s mostly his and karlach’s fault ]
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At first, plenty of them spoke to me about needing to stop the killing, but a few of them did realize what you were actually trying to say. Hopefully, they can figure out a way to compile everything. If they ask, we may... be able to offer a short time for a veil, so they can speak, but I don't know.
The time is drawing closer for the cult's ritual to be complete, and with numbers dwindling so heavily on that side, they may pay us more careful attention.
Anyhow, I did what I was able to have them consider that side. Many of them were interested in bringing you all here, even after it's over.
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Bluntly, I think they need to start picking each other off in “accidents”. A “fight” gone wrong and a few lives lost. Plan a number of people who aren’t touched so we don’t hit zero but do go under six. [ a dry smile ] Ingredients for the soup that don’t need to be organic.
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They would need to collaborate without alerting them, yes, or all of this will go bottom-up almost immediately.
[He hums, resting his chin cupped in one hand.]
That is one of the better ways, but you know how they are. Going through with it in the moment is much different than theorizing. A lot of them are soft. They don't want to hurt anyone else, and it's difficult to do.
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Can we kill them?
[ astarion ] If they decide who they want to leave alive, then we’d likely not have the same hang ups. Knowing what we do.
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That depends on if you even can. Your plane and this plane don't seem to be fully connected for everyone, only us. You would have to talk to Nehan about it.
Are you prepared to kill the people you care for, Astarion?
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You didn’t miss me stabbing Karlach the other week. All I’ve heard about here is how people need to die, and we need at least five people left behind — but it doesn’t sound like anyone’s asked if we could do something about it.
Despite the events of Thursday night, my dear, I am very good at killing.
[ but also ooc awol this week being 3D so send help i can’t commit before friday anyway ]
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[Just a dark tease. He's aware Astarion, of all people, could put a knife in someone, even reluctantly.]
I don't doubt your blade prowess.
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[ he absolutely can stab without warning. thank you for understanding. ]
Alas, getting fished in the way I did didn’t let me show this off.