PC: Daan

[sootprints]

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[recession]

[ I'm going to say he's rubbing his eye so he doesn't immediately notice but is she back in her clothes, does she look the way she presents in the icon and everything? ]

...It could've been a bigger mess, but a mess nonetheless...

[sootprints]

[ yeah! with her clothes back, she looks like this. ]

If nothing else, I'd like to know exactly who is watching us and how.

[recession]

[ He looks at her.

...

And then tiredly rubs his eye some more. Um...? ]

Kate...?

[sootprints]

... Yes.

[ ...... a bow. ]

I apologize for not showing myself to you before.

[recession]

...Er. That's fine...

[ By all means. He's met Karlach. Kate is definitely not as intimidating as her on first view, but it's probably better that this isn't his first meeting with her. ]

Were you hidden on purpose before?

[sootprints]

Yes.

Most people would be fearful of someone who looks like me. I thought it would be dangerous to be seen by strangers.

[recession]

That's an understandable fear.

[ Not to call her weird or anything but objectively. At least both of their 'one degree from human' folks are really self-aware about it. ]

You appear to be smoking.

[sootprints]

... Ah. The soot.

[ it's starting to thin out but. yeah. ]

It comes out in response to certain emotions. It's nothing to be concerned about.

[recession]

...You'd know your physics best. If you aren't concerned, then I won't be.

[ Can't wait for the reveal that Kate is getting shorter and shorter due to stress-sooting. ]

Everything else is already plenty-worrisome.

[sootprints]

Yes... this "sacrifice" business, most of all.

[recession]

Yeah, exactly.

...A few months is pretty generous of a time frame though, isn't it?

I do have to question the logic behind grabbing everyone so early...

[sootprints]

If it's a ritual sacrifice, it may be something that requires some preparation.

[recession]

Not to give anyone ideas, but you'd normally leave the live portion towards the end of the preparations so they don't get any ideas.

[ The priorities of this cult are really funny. What are they doing for the next two months. ]

[sootprints]

... It depends on the ritual.

[recession]

I guess there's something to be said for the sheer audacity of permitting forty people to run around with weapons.

[ Fools, or very confident in their ritual? ]

[sootprints]

Ah......

Yes, that part makes no sense to me.

[recession]

If we're lucky, it'll be a choice they regret making.

[ Not that we're going to kill them. We just want to fuck up their ritual a little bit, okay. ]

...

Begs the question of why a dog, but whatever.

[sootprints]

That... also makes very little sense.

Does the ritual need a dog? Would any animal sacrifice suffice, instead of using people? There should be some logic...

[recession]

He is a very smart dog... but it's undeniably a little ridiculous. Unless the ritual required a little spot of animal blood?

[ Sardonic. ]

No point in trying to figure out the ritual's rhyme and reason though. Our focus should be to escape.

[sootprints]

True... It would just be easier to predict the enemy's moves if I could understand anything about their methods.

Rest assured, escape is my greatest priority.

[recession]

Clearly, they enjoy the method and show of the ritual even if it's ineffective.

[ The robes, the flower crowns, the ridiculous fire and them all around it in a circle. A lot of work for what. ]

So maybe they'll be too busy preening and pruning the fine details while we work out some solutions.