[Poor girl indeed. He sits inert, tracing the stem of the bottle with one thumb.]
She was with us, you know. A dozen people, give or take, stuck in the fucking showers all night, door locked. I thought maybe there was a bolt jammed, or a...I don't know. Emergency shutdown. Especially when our phones weren't working.
I thought waiting it out was the smart move. Didn't try any harder for a way out. [He pauses. Bites at the inside of his lip, then kisses his teeth.] She was playing corny little games. Trying to lighten the mood.
[ he's not really one for physical comfort most times, but affection week means he rests a hand on richie's arm, watching him for a moment. ]
Marcoh mentioned there were a few of you there. [ ... ] That sounds like her. She was a rehabilitation worker in Hell, so she knew how to handle a tense situation.
[ a slow, weary sigh. ]
I don't know that I can accept she's dead, just yet. I'd like to see the body first, if there is one. But... if she is, we've lost a bright light.
[the way i continually fail to abuse affection week unless it's sad pizza party hours where everything is platonic, breaks keyboard. He doesn't move to reciprocate, but his head turns a little.]
...Yeah.
[Also flurry are you using Karlach's trauma trigger phrase against me now. I heard about that shit you asshole Camille talked to Astarion!!!]
I don't know that we can expect to hear the full story tomorrow, frankly. Or even later. Whether it's because the angels are also out of the loop, or...Christ on a bike, JQ. Doesn't it feel like she was set up to you?
[ i know i'm struggling even WITH affection week i miss cuddly characters dies
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I hate to come to that conclusion, but... [ his ear flicks. ] All the doors locked, we were forcibly put to sleep, and Charlie, a known associate of Hell, was found dead in a place she must have traveled a great distance to get to. Charlie, who expressed to me that her Heaven was judgemental and disapproving of her. It's a little hard to believe that's coincidence.
[I mean richie is handsy but not necessarily cuddly. just annoying.
Also die]
Yeah. She told me, uh, they had a...wee culling situation.
[To put it lightly.]
I do wonder how much our angels are or aren't aware of. There was that message, seems like a mistake but it could easily be a purposeful slip. We don't have any other sources of information, so what else are we supposed to believe?
But then again, I don't get the sense they're enthused about how things are set up. Maybe what's going on is above their paygrade.
I don't know that it was so intentional. I won't discount your theory, of course, it could have been, but my general impression of our guardians is that they do genuinely want to see us succeed. [ ... ] I think this was unexpected.
But not too unexpected. There was an emergency protocol already in place. You don't have those if you're not expecting at least one catastrophic event.
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Who is?
[He'll pat the sand next to him.]
Come sit, JQ. Unless you're on your way somewhere.
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No, I have nowhere to be. [ ... ] Poor girl.
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[Poor girl indeed. He sits inert, tracing the stem of the bottle with one thumb.]
She was with us, you know. A dozen people, give or take, stuck in the fucking showers all night, door locked. I thought maybe there was a bolt jammed, or a...I don't know. Emergency shutdown. Especially when our phones weren't working.
I thought waiting it out was the smart move. Didn't try any harder for a way out. [He pauses. Bites at the inside of his lip, then kisses his teeth.] She was playing corny little games. Trying to lighten the mood.
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Marcoh mentioned there were a few of you there. [ ... ] That sounds like her. She was a rehabilitation worker in Hell, so she knew how to handle a tense situation.
[ a slow, weary sigh. ]
I don't know that I can accept she's dead, just yet. I'd like to see the body first, if there is one. But... if she is, we've lost a bright light.
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...Yeah.
[Also flurry are you using Karlach's trauma trigger phrase against me now. I heard about that shit you asshole Camille talked to Astarion!!!]
I don't know that we can expect to hear the full story tomorrow, frankly. Or even later. Whether it's because the angels are also out of the loop, or...Christ on a bike, JQ. Doesn't it feel like she was set up to you?
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also c: ]
I hate to come to that conclusion, but... [ his ear flicks. ] All the doors locked, we were forcibly put to sleep, and Charlie, a known associate of Hell, was found dead in a place she must have traveled a great distance to get to. Charlie, who expressed to me that her Heaven was judgemental and disapproving of her. It's a little hard to believe that's coincidence.
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Also die]
Yeah. She told me, uh, they had a...wee culling situation.
[To put it lightly.]
I do wonder how much our angels are or aren't aware of. There was that message, seems like a mistake but it could easily be a purposeful slip. We don't have any other sources of information, so what else are we supposed to believe?
But then again, I don't get the sense they're enthused about how things are set up. Maybe what's going on is above their paygrade.
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I don't know that it was so intentional. I won't discount your theory, of course, it could have been, but my general impression of our guardians is that they do genuinely want to see us succeed. [ ... ] I think this was unexpected.
But not too unexpected. There was an emergency protocol already in place. You don't have those if you're not expecting at least one catastrophic event.