audience: laudna

[mygod]

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[mygod]

For as sour as he was, [ they have no room to talk ] he has left an empty place at our table.

We plan to be more careful going forward. I will cover for us more for a while so they suspect less. It's something I'm accustomed to doing.

We should be fine. If not, it is a hazard of what we are trying to do.

[undread]

This is why I didn't want to trust you. Because it is quite heroic, you know. And most people who claim to have heroic intentions are full of shit.

[mygod]

[ they laugh suddenly, but it isn't a nice laugh. ]

Oh, I assure you. I am not a nice person much less a heroic one. I have never claimed to be either. I believe many here mistake my politeness for kindness. That will be their own undoing.

[undread]

That's a relief, to be honest. I suppose people who do not have grandiose aims are often swept up in this sort of business. I'm sure you have your reasons.

[mygod]

For being here?

[undread]

For helping us, despite apparently being generally a nasty person.

[mygod]

[ :| ]

Well. Sometimes... you just... change your mind. Is all.

[undread]

What were you hoping to achieve, by joining them?

[mygod]

I have not joined them. They have just shown me a kindness I did not think I would ever receive from what amounted to strangers.

[undread]

...The cultists?

[because that's who she was asking about you weirdo. not cute little hints that make me scan for all of the justifications in the world i can think of to namedrop someone.]

[mygod]

...Oh.

[ look, they may or may not make mistakes. doesn't everyone make mistakes?

sometimes you make mistakes, okay. ]

Right, yes. I want to find out if it can be done. The summoning of a god.

[undread]

That reasoning is rather delightfully insane, but now I'm curious to learn more about your friends!

[mygod]

They're not -

[ WHY ]

Why do you want to know? Not that I will give you information on -



- my friends.

[undread]

Well, you spoke of them so fondly, and it made me curious. Couldn't you give me vague information?

[mygod]

[ the hesitation is probably them deciding whether or not to say anything at all. ]

There are seven of them. They are terribly annoying at the worst of times and terribly stupid at the best.

[ (fond)? ]

[undread]

[only seven of them? i guess i was wrong it can't be mighty nein...]

That's so funny. My little group of friends is also seven! I wonder why that number is so common for friend groups.

[mygod]

[ seven and not nine... definitely not them. ]

I can't say, but that is one to many. Do you become bothersome to every person you meet wherever you travel together?

[undread]

[she




considers this.]

I'm sure some people find us delightful.

[mygod]

[ mhm. that's what they thought. ]

You throw a wrench into almost every plan and plague each and every day with the fear you will just show up to make trouble, don't you?

Familiar. Perhaps your friends could be friends with mine.

[undread]

Perhaps so.

[except the truth is bells hells just left caleb and beau to fucking die]

Or enemies. It's hard to know which until you meet someone.

[mygod]

[ shaking. ]

Well, yes, they do make about as many enemies as they do friends. I'm sure you and your friends can relate.

[undread]

Well, lately we have not done too poorly. Since the world is on the brink of destruction and everyone is quite concerned about it, all of the heroes and powerful types are being very friendly towards us.

It is rather nice. They pay for our shopping trips and have us teleported wherever we want to go...

[mygod]

[ they exist there in silence for a long moment. they're probably blinking, but she can't see that, of course. ]

Your world is on the brink of destruction?

[ their voice pitches



ever so slightly higher as they ask. ]

[undread]

[hehe. don't stress about it! i'm sure it's fine.]

Oh, yes! We have to save the world so the gods aren't all destroyed by the monster who lives on the moon and Ludinus becomes god instead, or whatever it is he's trying to achieve! I'm not even sure.

I bet you didn't know that, did you? Quite impressive and accomplished heroes! We get sent on special missions and are generally do-gooders of the highest caliber. [she clearly thinks this is a little funny.]

[mygod]

...

[ their hand very, very slowly starts rising up to cover their mouth. over the mask. just standing there covering their mouth.

they draw in the longest, deepest inhale. pause. ]

Excuse me, I must go.

[ they turn around and if you have ever seen someone move so fast and so fluidly away, goodbye.




and then in half a moment, they are zooming back so fast again. ]

Wait - hold on a moment. You - you said there was a monster on the moon?