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( Oh, Delight... This is why you're everyone's favourite.
But that option doesn't sit right with Kate. )
Spent way too much energy making sure you're all fed. ( It's a weak quip, one that masks the fact that somehow, somehow she's actually quite invested in making sure they're alright. )
Got people from all sorts of places here. Has to be a solution in all of that.
( God, is she really trying to Faith encouraging speech? This is not her forte at all. )
But that option doesn't sit right with Kate. )
Spent way too much energy making sure you're all fed. ( It's a weak quip, one that masks the fact that somehow, somehow she's actually quite invested in making sure they're alright. )
Got people from all sorts of places here. Has to be a solution in all of that.
( God, is she really trying to Faith encouraging speech? This is not her forte at all. )
I think there is.
[She hums softly, tipping her head to the side.]
But I'm not in charge. [A pause, then Delight flashes Kate a more lighthearted smile.]
That's probably for the best, huh?
[She hums softly, tipping her head to the side.]
But I'm not in charge. [A pause, then Delight flashes Kate a more lighthearted smile.]
That's probably for the best, huh?
Hmm... I could probably do pets, yeah! It would be a little more energy though.
[Just to be fair!]
How many gifts do you want? And what do you want? I'll let you know if it's doable or not.
[Just to be fair!]
How many gifts do you want? And what do you want? I'll let you know if it's doable or not.
[Well... That sounds good to her.]
It shouldn't be too hard! Maybe just throw a slumber party where you can all watch it together and I'll make it for you!
It shouldn't be too hard! Maybe just throw a slumber party where you can all watch it together and I'll make it for you!
Well... any kind!
[This doesn't seem too hard, does it?]
Just tell me about it.
[This doesn't seem too hard, does it?]
Just tell me about it.
Uh, three?
[She's going for the gold here.]
An acoustic guitar, and then, uh, a couple of steaks if you can do it. But like, beef steak, not... Alien or monster steak or something. And the pet isn't a specific pet, I was just wondering if you could get me a kitten. Any kitten, as long as it's cute. And... alive. Obviously.
[She's not sure if this is some genie/monkey paw scenario where she has to be super specific with her requests. She's never made a deal with a super powerful being before unless she was actively trying to try them. This is weird.]
So what's that gonna cost me?
[She's going for the gold here.]
An acoustic guitar, and then, uh, a couple of steaks if you can do it. But like, beef steak, not... Alien or monster steak or something. And the pet isn't a specific pet, I was just wondering if you could get me a kitten. Any kitten, as long as it's cute. And... alive. Obviously.
[She's not sure if this is some genie/monkey paw scenario where she has to be super specific with her requests. She's never made a deal with a super powerful being before unless she was actively trying to try them. This is weird.]
So what's that gonna cost me?
[She should have prepared one before she called, but...Of course she didn't.]
Last time I got to go see a movie, Ash and I snuck in while the ticket taker was distracted. [She laughs quietly. Of course, that ticket taker was a dirty old man and likely to be distracted by any female.]
We got too much popcorn and I don't even remember the movie, but it was a really fun evening.
Last time I got to go see a movie, Ash and I snuck in while the ticket taker was distracted. [She laughs quietly. Of course, that ticket taker was a dirty old man and likely to be distracted by any female.]
We got too much popcorn and I don't even remember the movie, but it was a really fun evening.
( MAYBE IT IS... BUT WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT. )
Don't get to be happy if you're in charge. Too busy cleaning up messes.
( General you. She knows Faith's relief at not being placed in charge after everything was said and done, knows how constantly her own mind has to think think think about the state of the clinic back home. Leadership is tiring. In a way, she's almost glad for the loose structure of Hadriel's, even if it means she doesn't always know what her purpose is there. If uselessness prickles at the back of her neck occasionally. )
Don't get to be happy if you're in charge. Too busy cleaning up messes.
( General you. She knows Faith's relief at not being placed in charge after everything was said and done, knows how constantly her own mind has to think think think about the state of the clinic back home. Leadership is tiring. In a way, she's almost glad for the loose structure of Hadriel's, even if it means she doesn't always know what her purpose is there. If uselessness prickles at the back of her neck occasionally. )
[Hmm. He feels slightly uneasy about the idea of inviting randos into his place- oh wait. He can just use one of the empty houses. Boom. Done.]
hell yes
i'll invite everybody
lemme know when its ready
also thanks
xoxoxo
hell yes
i'll invite everybody
lemme know when its ready
also thanks
xoxoxo
[Several hours after Henry and Saber were killed, Rey still can't wrap her head around what she saw. What everyone saw. And she has no doubts that reaching Delight here will be of any use.
[Still, she has to express herself somehow:]
[She'd compose a more scathing, threatening response to what happened, but Rey is a little busy at the moment. Just not busy enough to leave their resident traitor some hatemail. Get bent, asshole.]
[Still, she has to express herself somehow:]
[She'd compose a more scathing, threatening response to what happened, but Rey is a little busy at the moment. Just not busy enough to leave their resident traitor some hatemail. Get bent, asshole.]
That sounds really fun!
[Genuine, pleased with the idea.]
What sort of fabric do you want?
[Genuine, pleased with the idea.]
What sort of fabric do you want?
I see.
[That's quite a bit, but she thinks she might be able to make it work. She has to move fast though, conserve as much energy as possible.]
I think you could do that! As far as the cost... [There's a pause and the smile fades slightly as she considers it.]
What kind of skills do you have?
[That's quite a bit, but she thinks she might be able to make it work. She has to move fast though, conserve as much energy as possible.]
I think you could do that! As far as the cost... [There's a pause and the smile fades slightly as she considers it.]
What kind of skills do you have?
I guess you're right. Cleaning up after the party is always kind of a drag.
[She sticks her tongue out, cheery again.]
[She sticks her tongue out, cheery again.]
Oh, cool!
[A pause.]
Well- I'll grant you these things if you promise to use your abilities to protect others, if you ever need to. Can you do that for me?
[A pause.]
Well- I'll grant you these things if you promise to use your abilities to protect others, if you ever need to. Can you do that for me?
( Exactly. All those empty booze bottles and some idiot who needs to go to A&E... )
Aren't wrong there.
( But. Well. Delight seems to be cheered up and Kate can't think of anything else. )
Have this done soon enough.
( She gestures to the temple's fading paint job. She can find artistically inclined people again, she's sure.
Of course, the game has other plans. But she doesn't know that right now. )
Aren't wrong there.
( But. Well. Delight seems to be cheered up and Kate can't think of anything else. )
Have this done soon enough.
( She gestures to the temple's fading paint job. She can find artistically inclined people again, she's sure.
Of course, the game has other plans. But she doesn't know that right now. )
Here is a movie! Thanks a bunch!
[Attached to Delight's message is a video file. Once downloaded, Tucker is free to watch it as many times as he likes. Unfortunately, Delight doesn't really understand movies or acting.
What this video is is a few clips of seemingly unrelated scenes and movement, not dissimilar to the strangely eerie netflix test video. The first scene opens with a man, who does not look familiar, nor does he look unfamiliar. He has short brown hair and is clean shaven and looks instantly so forgettable that the genericness of him is almost odd. He's sitting at a plain table and he's smiling- not really at anyone or anything, just smiling.
There's a cup of water next to him. He lifts it and drinks from it and puts it back down. He keeps smiling and drinking his cup of water. After roughly two and a half minutes, the cup is empty and the scene changes.
There are two women walking, side by side down one of Hadriel's streets. Like the man before them, they both look generic and their normalcy makes them not-entirely-human. They aren't speaking, but one of them bursts into laughter as if she's just heard a joke. The other follows suit. They laugh together for a moment before the first one stops laughing and the second one stops a few moments after, both of the laughs being the exact same length of time. They're silent as they turn a corner and walk out of sight.
The third scene emulates a recording to the network, wherein a child is pointing at the camera. "My name is Aaaaaa, and I want to tell everyone that I'm new-" There's a pause, and he blinks and flickers back to his original position, resetting, "-that I'm looking for a sparring partner-" Another pause, "-that my friend is gone-" It happens over and over again, the resets, the subject matter changing each time. "-that the gods are mean- that I adopted a pet- that the Guard is seeking new members- that this event is nice- that the bar is open- that the Null are invading- that I found some new food and I want to share it-"
It flickers again, returning back to the original setting at the table with the man and his empty glass. One of the women who was in the second scene is in the background, walking past him and into a room. She bursts into random laughter again and the man laughs too.
The fifth scene is seven hours and fourteen minutes long. It's a video of the man sleeping.
The video continues like that, mostly unconnected scenes, extremely alien with no plot or rhythm to it, just blank people who aren't really people acting in a way that an alien might see a person act and try to imitate, but without the element of humanity to it to make it believable. Many of the scenes repeat. The video lasts for forty-seven hours.
Have fun.]
[Attached to Delight's message is a video file. Once downloaded, Tucker is free to watch it as many times as he likes. Unfortunately, Delight doesn't really understand movies or acting.
What this video is is a few clips of seemingly unrelated scenes and movement, not dissimilar to the strangely eerie netflix test video. The first scene opens with a man, who does not look familiar, nor does he look unfamiliar. He has short brown hair and is clean shaven and looks instantly so forgettable that the genericness of him is almost odd. He's sitting at a plain table and he's smiling- not really at anyone or anything, just smiling.
There's a cup of water next to him. He lifts it and drinks from it and puts it back down. He keeps smiling and drinking his cup of water. After roughly two and a half minutes, the cup is empty and the scene changes.
There are two women walking, side by side down one of Hadriel's streets. Like the man before them, they both look generic and their normalcy makes them not-entirely-human. They aren't speaking, but one of them bursts into laughter as if she's just heard a joke. The other follows suit. They laugh together for a moment before the first one stops laughing and the second one stops a few moments after, both of the laughs being the exact same length of time. They're silent as they turn a corner and walk out of sight.
The third scene emulates a recording to the network, wherein a child is pointing at the camera. "My name is Aaaaaa, and I want to tell everyone that I'm new-" There's a pause, and he blinks and flickers back to his original position, resetting, "-that I'm looking for a sparring partner-" Another pause, "-that my friend is gone-" It happens over and over again, the resets, the subject matter changing each time. "-that the gods are mean- that I adopted a pet- that the Guard is seeking new members- that this event is nice- that the bar is open- that the Null are invading- that I found some new food and I want to share it-"
It flickers again, returning back to the original setting at the table with the man and his empty glass. One of the women who was in the second scene is in the background, walking past him and into a room. She bursts into random laughter again and the man laughs too.
The fifth scene is seven hours and fourteen minutes long. It's a video of the man sleeping.
The video continues like that, mostly unconnected scenes, extremely alien with no plot or rhythm to it, just blank people who aren't really people acting in a way that an alien might see a person act and try to imitate, but without the element of humanity to it to make it believable. Many of the scenes repeat. The video lasts for forty-seven hours.
Have fun.]
Of course!
[Not like anything is going to happen soon or anything... surely not.]
They'll be on my altar shortly.
[Not like anything is going to happen soon or anything... surely not.]
They'll be on my altar shortly.
Sure! I can do that. There'll be some at my temple in a few hours!
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