[ it takes him a second to place where he heard that term before, but then he remembers — anders told him about that in some detail weeks ago, so this suddenly makes a lot more sense, actually. ]
Sounds like you got to experience part of the plight of the mages firsthand, then.
Yeah, sounded a right nightmare the way he described it.
[ me looking back at that thread and the context for how it came up is actually kind of hilariously ironic but that is not occurring to him right now so. anyway. ]
Did the demon take her form, or did she just show up offering to save you from it?
after a moment, thoughtshare gives a vision - a first person, incredibly blurry view of a body, laying on glowing-green rocks. it looks familiar, but it's so difficult to properly see who it is with the level of sight that's available. and then a hand settles on jiaoqiu's shoulder. he looks up, and his vision clears. bright, like the sun. feixiao smiles down at him.
silence, for a moment, and then: ]
I had no idea that she might have been a demon at all. [ Your sight, to make sure nobody important to you could die ever again, in exchange for helping me out. That's always what I've promised you. ]
[ ah... he does find himself squinting to try to make out more details about that body... which is stupid, when he's seeing it through someone else's vision in the first place. and he can see why he'd want to grab onto that clarity she seems to have been offering. ]
Thought she was genuinely there to help, then? ...S'pose it wouldn't be much of a test if they told you what to expect ahead of time.
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[ it takes him a second to place where he heard that term before, but then he remembers — anders told him about that in some detail weeks ago, so this suddenly makes a lot more sense, actually. ]
Sounds like you got to experience part of the plight of the mages firsthand, then.
[ oof. ]
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[ like, he gets the radicalism, honestly. a deep breath. ]
It was nearly impossible. You're faced with a problem, and they offer you a solution, with a familiar face. I couldn't... I couldn't say no.
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[ me looking back at that thread and the context for how it came up is actually kind of hilariously ironic but that is not occurring to him right now so. anyway. ]
Did the demon take her form, or did she just show up offering to save you from it?
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after a moment, thoughtshare gives a vision - a first person, incredibly blurry view of a body, laying on glowing-green rocks. it looks familiar, but it's so difficult to properly see who it is with the level of sight that's available. and then a hand settles on jiaoqiu's shoulder. he looks up, and his vision clears. bright, like the sun. feixiao smiles down at him.
silence, for a moment, and then: ]
I had no idea that she might have been a demon at all. [ Your sight, to make sure nobody important to you could die ever again, in exchange for helping me out. That's always what I've promised you. ]
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Thought she was genuinely there to help, then? ...S'pose it wouldn't be much of a test if they told you what to expect ahead of time.
[ ... ]
So you took her up on that offer?
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I did, yes. [ a sigh. ] And when I woke up once again, I had invited a demon in.
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Did it just take you over then or what?