I saw one, I think. [a half-grin, almost wry.] People don't tell me much when it comes to strategy, so if there's more than what I'm thinking, I haven't.
We should be sharing as much as we can, strategy or otherwise.
[ smiles back at her, bumping their shoulders ]
I only saw one so far, but I know there are more. Satoru or Lavi might've found them out. [ sighs ] It's still... not a lot though. And I don't know where they're coming from.
I'll ask and see. [she bumps him back, easy, and then flops her head back against the couch.]
The one I saw - actually, I've got it, a copy. Was it this you saw?
[she has it on her, so she'll show him, if only because she's afraid to say it out loud:]
—ter what happened today, I don't think you could call this place safe by any stretch of the imagination. We've seen it react now in nearly a hostile way to our presence, and I don't know how long we can stay. Even so, the fact that it exists at all is beyond my expectation.
I suspect some of them want to reach out and make contact with the others, to ease their grief. I understand. But on the other hand, the cult realizing that this place exists—that there might be any space, no matter how small, that they cannot observe—would be catastrophic. What little safety and advantage we do have would be forfeit, and the cult is likely to wipe the slate clean and start over. And in truth, I have no proof that there's a way back.
So, is it worth hoping that they can keep a secret? Perhaps it is cruel, but I want to err on the side of caution.
caution, for the ritual is not without its troubles. The god we seek to bring into our realm might still be a fledgling. A newborn. It needs to be protected and the steps to bring it into the realm completed perfectly, else it just become just as mortal as those who brought it into the world. ]
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[ Scrubs his face. ]
Have you been hearing about the notes, at least?
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I saw one, I think. [a half-grin, almost wry.] People don't tell me much when it comes to strategy, so if there's more than what I'm thinking, I haven't.
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[ smiles back at her, bumping their shoulders ]
I only saw one so far, but I know there are more. Satoru or Lavi might've found them out. [ sighs ] It's still... not a lot though. And I don't know where they're coming from.
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The one I saw - actually, I've got it, a copy. Was it this you saw?
[she has it on her, so she'll show him, if only because she's afraid to say it out loud:]
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No. I saw another one.
[ Wow, he conveniently has a copy too.
caution, for the ritual is not without its troubles. The god we seek to bring into our realm might still be a fledgling. A newborn. It needs to be protected and the steps to bring it into the realm completed perfectly, else it just become just as mortal as those who brought it into the world. ]
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a beat, as she reads - she's a little slow, forgive her - and then she raises her eyebrow. she has a lot of thoughts about the note she's got, but.]
... Huh. That's a neat little loophole. So do we want to fuck up the ritual or make sure it goes through?
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Not that I'm exactly willing to test that.
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[ irritated ]
We don't know where these are coming from, so I don't know how much faith to put into them.
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Think I'll put a little in, though. A little faith. Just so we can make it through.
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A little, yeah. We don't have much else.