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WHO: Rose (+ visitors)
WHERE: Rose
WHEN: Day 34

[post baby ritual, the fridge has mysteriously been decorated with baby photos of Akrinak, Angel Devil, Azdaja, and Leviathan. look at how adorable you all are.

but if you're not cooing/bragging/cringing over your baby photos, then what ARE you doing around the barn?]

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[Shadow Fiend is in and out all day doing chores, hunting, butchering, foraging, etc. as is her wont, but she may be occasionally caught in the kitchen, cooing over the baby photos.]

I'm glad that ritual's over, but you were all some pretty cute brats!

_{[ studiously ignoring the fridge pictures as he has lunch at the kitchen counter because the most prominent one of him is of his 2 weeks old self playing airplane with baby Muffin and he can't destroy that, wtf

Finally he says, ]}

...oh, I've an appointment later today I ought tell you all about.

Edited 2023-09-24 19:05 (UTC)

An appointment???

[you can have appointments here?]

What is this.

[SOME of us have no recollection of this ritual.]

You don't remember? There was a ritual where a bunch of people got turned into babies. I had pouch thing full of pictures from it afterwards, for some reason. Look, this one's you!

[points out a picture of baby Azdaja sleeping in a steak]

This is... also a good chance to tell you the rest of what I learned about the individual we conferred about, earlier today...

In a fit of pique at some point in the past, he seems to have, possibly accidentally, sworn himself to the service of a demonic master. The contract with this 'Malfeas' inflicts him with an irresistible geas to destroy; he says he will wreak havoc upon the pasture in a year and day, destroying and devouring until it is no longer extant as a community.

If it's all true... It seems persuasion is particularly useless in this circumstance.

He also said he's just as strong now as he'll likely be if we're all still here when that day comes, so I've issued a challenge to a formal duel to the death in an area clear of collateral to measure his mettle.

Edited 2023-09-24 19:18 (UTC)

You couldn't have challenged him to a duel to first blood instead? Or a knock out?

I mean, I'll bring you back if you do die, it just seems a little excessive...

If it's not life or death, we'll hardly learn anything of import. This isn't for fun.

I guess...

[she doesn't like it though :|]

Well, I'm gonna watch, so I can help deal with whoever loses. Should we tell Akrinak about it too, do you think?

Edited 2023-09-24 19:24 (UTC)

I don't see why not... He's done this sort of thing before on his own, anyway.

Honestly, shepherd mine, I'm not concerned, overmuch. I think this will be a learning experience as much for him as for us. He seems accustomed to great power, and those who are... can struggle to adjust this quickly.

In the event that it seems like my body may be destroyed beyond repair... I'll remove myself to the barn. I'm not losing it to do a chivalric favor for some random Weed. I'm not able to do much of anything else for a while after casting that spell, but... that's my plan.

[nodding]

Alright. I'm still gonna watch, though, in case something goes wrong.

I'll put on a most wondrous show ♡.

[LOOK HOW ADORABLE HE IS.]

[ eavesdropping

i wanted to lay in the lazy river oh my god ]

Long time no see, Final Boss.

It was very cute how you thought that.

One of us had to be cute. I stand by what I said; you were way too suspicious.

Or perhaps you just don't know how to deal with children who didn't grow up in your world.

I don't know how to deal with children that did grow up in my world. That's separate.

[He chuckles.]

I'm sorry that fighting me would have ended up being such a disappointment.

[LOOK AT HOW ADORABLE HE IS!!]

You were so small and round!

I guess I should also tell you about the Patches and Stormy thing, huh? Not that it'll be relevant to your upcoming duel, exactly, but. It'd be good for you to keep in mind.

Not so round. I did have a tail.

Please do.

_{[ YOU STILL CAN ]}

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