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WHOMST: shep
WHEREN'T Pasture
WHENST DAY 110

[DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY(S)

Maybe you're prepping for some bad decisions! Maybe you're organizing shit. MAYBE YOU ARE SIMPLY VIBING AND WAITING FOR THIS TO PASS OVER.

Either way, maybe time to knock stuff out.

no really do it for my sake so i'm not juggling it while running a heart game next week--

anyway what up!!! maybe some dudes are wandering about as well.]

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D-don't compare me to that child!! And you all should talk, you're talking about trying to dive into the Wolf King's psyche!

Stop acting like him, then!

And I had nothing to do with that idea. ... Is it really such a bad one?

Is jumping into a monsters innermost self while surrounded by thousands of tortured trapped souls a bad idea???

Ma'am????

[ well it DOES sound crazy when you put it like THAT ]

I-I just said I only knew the basic outline of the idea! And I thought countermeasures had been taken to make it safer, or something!

W,well maybe someone is doing that but they haven't told me either!! So, we're even in that regard.

Well... Speaking of things being even, I did have something to ask you.

Wha, really? What it is it?

You used some kind of magic to summon us all to the pasture, right? To form a link between worlds? Is that something anyone can learn, or is it a birthright of sorts?

Oh! Um, well, yes, but I had to study years to learn it. It's cuz I'm, well--[gestures the whole PART DEMON thing]

I just tried translating how we extract dreams to reality to removing souls from other realities! You can't see it since you're not a shepherd, but even now, there's a thin thread connecting you back to your world.

I've been trying to figure out how to willingly reverse it or break it so people could go home all this time, but so far the results haven't been consistent.

... I want to learn more about it. I already know how to swap souls between bodies, so the theory might be similar.

Wha--you do??

How?!

[SHE HAD TO STUDY THAT MONTHS. PEOPLE CAN JUST DO THAT? HECK]

"How"...? Exactly the same as you, it sounds like. I spent a few years reading texts and teaching myself.

No I mean! How do you do it?

Hm? First, you have to make sure you're in physical contact with both targets, to ensure the spell covers the entire body—

[ Automatically starts to explain, then has an obvious lightbulb moment. ]

... And I might be convinced to write down the rest of the theory for you, if you were willing to return the favor.

Guuuuh.

[clenches hooves!!]

F,fine. If you guys come back okay from the Wolf King, I'll tell you. You don't even have to defeat him--j,just come back alive, okay?

And I'll tell you everything. And you should tell me too!

[ Her grin widens with surprised satisfaction. That actually worked!!! ]

You have yourself a deal. I wasn't planning on dying regardless.

I'd really prefer if none of you die!!

I can't exactly stop other people from being reckless fools!

... But fine. I'll do whatever is in my power to ensure the others make it back as well. I was already responsible for the other Weeds, anyway... Happy?

You really are responsible. . .wow. . .

B,but. Mm, it's a deal.

[ A huff and a nod as acknowledgement. ]

... Maybe it looks like that in comparison to you, but I've spent most of my life making a mess of something or other. But when your only choice is to step up, what else is there to do?

[oh no that sounds too relatable. she hates it.]

I, suppose so.

. . .

I'm trying, I really am.

. . .

[ For a moment or two, looks like she's debating whether to say the next part. ]

You don't have to do it alone, either, you know. All this time, you've had no shortage of people willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and help you. ... That's worth more than you realize. Don't waste it.

Ah--!

[looks like she wants to CRY]

Even though I dragged you here. . .even though I messed up and dropped your souls in limbo, and the Snake fished you out and corrupted your collar. . .you're still thinking of helping me?

I really makes it hard to believe I'm worth more than all the kindness you all have granted me.

I-I never said I would be the one to—!

[ But she cuts off her own kneejerk objection with a groan. ]

... I really did hate you at first. But every time I said something spiteful, said you didn't deserve any consideration, someone would always speak up in your defense. So, my point is... there's no reason to run in circles all on your own. You'll just keep getting the same result if you keep trying the same sorts of ideas over and over, right?

If you're grateful for everyone's kindness, start by accepting it in full.

[well now she is just going to cry,]

i'm trying,,,,

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