[ aventurine's clothes are just LITTERED AROUND THE PLACE....... no spray bottles all of you, his home is boring and he really doesn't keep much clutter. lots of flowers and herbs is all.
anyway this would be a psychotic idea but all things considered he gets it. ]
...The problem is if they start dying too quickly, it'd draw the cult's attention and they're likely to just wipe everyone out and start over. We wouldn't be safe here either if they start investigating more closely.
I think they're plenty capable of killing each other on their own. Perhaps we should just trust them to set the pace.
[ he folds his hands against his chest and looks up at the ceiling again, thinking. ]
...It's really up to them. They might kill him because he's not a child anyway. [ everyone this game loves murdering adults ] But I don't think there's any good way for you to... speed things along without putting things at risk. Sorry.
[ it's possible? they can't account for the living, especially not him—he barely even knows them for how long he's been dead. ]
I think they're working through it. Pestilence and War can put up veils, but having those in place for too long has its own problems. [ ... ] Let's liken it to... an ant farm. They're not watching constantly, or closely, but if the whole colony starts to die in huge swathes, or disappears for too long, they'll take notice.
I’m fine suggesting that to War and Pestilence. [ me out here like did this bitch ever even ask muelsyse her name i gotta get on that. ] How long do they have? Until the… not next ritual, the time of the one after?
[ ……… ]
… [ a little grumbly ] Yes. I’d prefer it to him being over there alone. [ he has so many people over there shut up. ]
...You really don't need to suggest it. I know this is difficult to hear, but like I said, you're all better off letting the living set the pace of these things. Your letters and whatnot are confusing and scaring them.
[ they are being counterproductive by trying to encourage people to die and trying to take things into their own hands. ]
I know you don't want him over there on his own. But I'm sure he also wants to see you all again. [ so let gale handle it, with the decisions he thinks are best. ]
Besides us? I'm not sure how many will deign to visit in person. They operate in different dimensions. You can try to take out your grievances on the god they're summoning, that would make a deeper cut.
[ sometimes the best way to get revenge is to leave someone alive but take away everything they live for ]
Hm... It does take plenty of resources and effort to make the ritual a success. Unless the upper... 'management' as you might call them is taken out, there's no guarantee they'll stop entirely.
But none of us are involved in the cult leadership, so I'm not sure what state they're in these days. It's kept secret, even from us. Sorry.
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About whether the dead could help out with this whole “leave only five behind” thing.
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he cants his head a little. ]
As in, can you kill them from here?
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he is having a little visual snoop though. ]
Yes. Precisely that.
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anyway this would be a psychotic idea but all things considered he gets it. ]
...The problem is if they start dying too quickly, it'd draw the cult's attention and they're likely to just wipe everyone out and start over. We wouldn't be safe here either if they start investigating more closely.
I think they're plenty capable of killing each other on their own. Perhaps we should just trust them to set the pace.
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Not even Gale?
[ sometimes you just casually ask a man if you can ghost stab your boyfriend ]
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[ genuine question kinda... they've already established that coming here isn't a bad thing, even if the way over sucks. ]
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You have eyes, you saw him over this weekend.
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I'm aware of what it's like to survive too long.
[ he folds his hands against his chest and looks up at the ceiling again, thinking. ]
...It's really up to them. They might kill him because he's not a child anyway. [ everyone this game loves murdering adults ] But I don't think there's any good way for you to... speed things along without putting things at risk. Sorry.
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… Or they might try and keep him there, as a responsible adult. Or he might make sure he stays over there.
[ exhausting. let gale come over here and have a jamba juice and a nap and a hot spring dip he deserves it. ]
I’m not sure what their plans are. Or if they even have a plan. [ a huff. ] Not even with a veil?
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[ it's possible? they can't account for the living, especially not him—he barely even knows them for how long he's been dead. ]
I think they're working through it. Pestilence and War can put up veils, but having those in place for too long has its own problems. [ ... ] Let's liken it to... an ant farm. They're not watching constantly, or closely, but if the whole colony starts to die in huge swathes, or disappears for too long, they'll take notice.
Everything takes moderation. That's why it's tricky.
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[ just throwing out ideas now. ]
Will they look twice at a random mid-week bout of infighting between their sacrifices that turned sour?
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[ astarion and nehan don't understand how murder proposals work though ]
Are you just hoping he gets here ASAP?
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[ ……… ]
… [ a little grumbly ] Yes. I’d prefer it to him being over there alone. [ he has so many people over there shut up. ]
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...You really don't need to suggest it. I know this is difficult to hear, but like I said, you're all better off letting the living set the pace of these things. Your letters and whatnot are confusing and scaring them.
[ they are being counterproductive by trying to encourage people to die and trying to take things into their own hands. ]
I know you don't want him over there on his own. But I'm sure he also wants to see you all again. [ so let gale handle it, with the decisions he thinks are best. ]
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At least tell me we get to thank these cultists of ours at some point. I have so many things I’d love to say to them.
[ with a knife ]
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Besides us? I'm not sure how many will deign to visit in person. They operate in different dimensions. You can try to take out your grievances on the god they're summoning, that would make a deeper cut.
[ sometimes the best way to get revenge is to leave someone alive but take away everything they live for ]
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Oh I do like that idea. Steal it right out from under their noses and ruin it.
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Mm. Even if they want to try to conduct the ritual again, it'd be a blow to the organization. Hopefully a crippling one.
[ he's not like, an optimist, but he thinks foiling this whole plot will cause some damage. ]
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it’d be fun. ]
If their god’s summoned and it failed, would they even be able to try again?
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Hm... It does take plenty of resources and effort to make the ritual a success. Unless the upper... 'management' as you might call them is taken out, there's no guarantee they'll stop entirely.
But none of us are involved in the cult leadership, so I'm not sure what state they're in these days. It's kept secret, even from us. Sorry.
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...Revenge isn't my priority right now, but I understand. [ a nice bonus. ]
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A pity. It’s refreshing. Good for your mental health or whatever.
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I wouldn't go that far... [ he is a Revenge Guy but ] Every time I've gotten even, it hasn't been very satisfying.
[ mental health is fucky that way. ]
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…
[ he laughs. ]
True, isn’t it? Freeing, but it doesn’t fill the spaces that are left empty by whatever you wanted revenge against.
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