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Take the glove off.

[ But -- if he does -- touching the feathers with his bare skin causes the memories to unfurl in his mind, like he's experiencing them himself. The first and the second. ]

[he tucks both gloves in a pocket without protest, yeah. it is actually kind of boring to watch him absorb these memories; even with the buffer of someone else's emotions colouring them and all the fuckery going on, they're some battlefield shit, and that's where he is least visibly swayed by anything going on.

once he blinks out of the second one:]

Well, that does clarify greatly. My thanks.

[ It's OK because memory feathers are still less work and energy than another mindmeld ]

Are you helping him come up with a plan?

I'm offering suggestions, much as I offered them while masquerading as you yesterday.

[frowns]

This is sorely testing the limits, though. A true lack of advantages, an environment where it is almost impossible to engineer new ones, erratic power functionality, and very little wolfsbane to fall back on as a safety measure.

. . . Yeah. I'm stumped too.

Best I can figure is trying to lure him out of the mists in order to deal with him, but that comes with a whole bunch of its own problems.

Yes. Let us hope Shadow Fiend can both track and call him with the staff; if lycanthropy interferes with those functions, they will have to go in deep.

[leans an elbow on the table, resting the point between his eyes on a knuckle. fuck there is so much. how is there so much already. they and their teams both literally exploded three days ago]

...I don't know when Thistle will do their own undertaking either, though Lupin promised to notify. I hope they don't coincide.

[ Watching him ]

. . . If you just decided "that's a problem for Rose to solve," you'd be well within your rights.

[ Minuet isn't gonna do that of course but Charon is allowed to be smarter than Minuet ]

It should be a problem for Rose to solve. If we had assurance their moving as a flock would offer them protection, or if the mist was less inimical, I would barely concern myself with the affair--save to check for souls to retrieve.

Unfortunately, I'm not confident we won't just end up with six werewolves to recapture. Or more, since they require at least one Weed to assist.

Edited 2023-08-17 17:50 (UTC)

'M trying not to think about that.

We must. Planning is particularly prone to going to hell here, but the more the risks are accounted for, the better a chance to pivot in the moment instead of simply eating dirt.

[sighs]

I considered asking to go. There is actual, feasible assistance I could magically provide. But I am too slow, and unable to protect myself.

Not even if Lethe were helping you with his weird mysterious boost powers?

[scowls at him a lil bit]

I did suggest Lethe. I hate asking, though.

[ What!!! ]

If he has objections, I'm sure he'll voice them. Loudly.

It's the fact that he probably won't that's concerning.

[he hasn't really stopped thinking about that secondhand call, among other things.]

Everyone is tired, that's all. I think our switching over for a day set the uneventful low point for the week, somehow.

Well, yeah . . . it seemed like it was a good time for everyone besides us, anyway.

[they should talk about it but they’re not quite off the Rose emergency yet. shakes his head a little]

Are you going to go?

To find Angel Devil?

Yes.

Hell no.

If it went wrong-- if I got bit, I mean, and we don't have enough wolfsbane-- . . .

[ Juuuuust kind of . . . trails off . . .]

Good.

[there’s a brief hesitation, like he could explain that more, but he is so tired actually]

There’s at least a day’s leeway to finalize it, so. Well. We’ll see. I’ll try to think of any other ways to equalize the field we have.

Is Rose gonna wait that long?

Yes.

[SLIGHT RETCON DUE TO SIMULTANEOUS THREADS, but]

Thistle tomorrow; Angel Devil the day after, apparently.

Thistle--

Wait, what??

[resists the urge to fold his arms on the table, put his face down on them, and start laughing wildly in despair]

Did Lupin not tell you they were going to the ram demon's cave soon?

He told me about their plan, like, over a week ago?? It was TBD then. They're going tomorrow?

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