PC: Daan

[sootprints]

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[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.