Baa-trayal

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Sheep
WHERE: The Pasture
WHEN: 109 afternoon thru evening

[It happened so suddenly--no matter where you were, even if you didn't get caught up in, you suddenly saw the massive, ghostly body of Death standing over the pasture. Whether you were in your barn, the cafeteria, exploring the meadow or forest, it didn't matter. You suddenly found yourself sucked into seemingly another realm, experiencing memories and feelings and urges that certainly did not belong to you. A ritual is being performed, but it was not caused by Weed or Sheep or Blossom. Not, Death herself called this one, in an effort to call attention to. . .something, who knows.

As you eventually wake up from the ritual--possibly with injuries or horrific memories, you will find yourself at the fountain.

Blossom, Stormy, and Lady are also there, soundly asleep. And also tied up. Death is tired of their shit okay.]

[ooc:
SESSIONS | WINNERS/RESULTS | SPIRITS | ROOM NOTES | POST BAA-TRAYAL MINGLE

Note: I'm setting this as 109 since the last game was 107, so there's two full days to back thread stuff yall might need if need be!!]

Comments

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

[looks down at him with quiet concern]

You’re sure?

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

[nods, firm]

It's fine now.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

[relaxes his arms around him then; not quite letting go, but making it easy for him to break his grip and get up]

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

[stays...where he is... ( '-')]

How long are you holding onto Minuet's soul for, exactly?

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

I don’t…know.

[guilt, but also affectionate bafflement]

It doesn’t want to leave.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

Maybe he's embarrassed to have lost a fight against you.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

We didn’t fight.

[there is a kind of soft horror in that, something that should probably be screaming horror but hasn’t processed through the shellshocks of the day fully yet]

Just…

He doesn’t want to wake up yet. And I can’t find it in myself to begrudge him the sleep for a little while.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

Didn't...?

[did Minuet just

let Charon eat him]






Is it unethical to beat up a recently revived one-armed man. Hypothetically.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

Yes.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

For the record, you can't eat him again either. Even if he says it's okay. It's not allowed.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

[the deep shamed hurting upset self-recriminating urge to put his face in his hands oop no he’s trying to instantly repress that too now!!!]

I assure you I do not normally want to kill the two of you and absorb your souls.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

I obviously know that. But you still felt like yourself, right? That's usually how possessions work. If you ever get the urge again, it's helpful to have a strong impression that you shouldn't act on it.

[...pats his head]

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

[jerks back and away from the touch]

…

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

...

[takes the empathy bracelet off and sets it on the coffee table]

If you're feeling strung-out, you should rest up. You'll feel better after a shower and a nap.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

Thank you for the advice.

I think we ought bring Minuet downstairs, however.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

[stands up and runs a hand through his hair with a sigh, before looking to Minuet's body]

Sure. That won't take long.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

Mm.

[picks Minuet up, frowning at the still missing arm]

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

[heads downstairs, opening the doors for Charon to make it easier]

Can you ask him if he wants us to stick an arm back on?

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

I can’t ask him anything at this time.

He did mention he wanted the prosthetic back on rather than a limbus replacement, though. I am not sure that just, ah, jams on the same way as limbus might.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

Oh. It needs the...port, right? To connect the prosthetic to.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

Yes. The…

[shrugs a little, not knowing the terms]

I’ve seen it, anyway. I wonder if we can use a little bit of limbus to expedite attaching one?

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

I don't know. It's supposed to connect to the nerve endings in his arm, I think. That's how he's able to move it so easily. At least that's what they do in scifi shows.

We can take a stab at it while he's not in his body.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

Mm. Limbus seems to create those connections automatically as long as a sufficiently approximate form is made, so that’s why it comes to mind.

[carting the body down]

We’ll have to get the port and prosthetic from his room, though.

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[mykidisthebest]

I can grab it. I saw it before. I'll meet you in the morgue.

[he is absolutely going to cheat and just shadow travels right into Minuet's room to grab the prosthetic and port]

Re: POST RITUAL MINGLE

[endsjustified]

[our teamwide suite of cat burglary skills that we truly only use to lovingly rob Minuet’s room…

he probably beats Charon to the morgue tbh; he blinks when he comes in and Lethe’s already there]