sheep_game | Get on the Down With Fish bus

WHO: Lilybells, House Wardens, Azdaja, others??
WHERE: Lily War Room
WHEN: Day 71 morning

[ After a few different discussion, Lily and Bluebell have invited some allies to discuss a problem and make some plans. They've probably put out like. Berries and water. Mute and Ananke stand at the front of the room, them speaking and him providing large illusions of the presentation. ]

Lights please. Ananke.

This is Eph'meris. It is not my home but . . . where I was most recently before . . . arriving in the Meadow. Next.

rotting cartoon piranha in front of fantasy space backdrop

This is Meris. Meris was once the primordial . . . sea goddess that formed Eph'meris and its people. Now she is a . . . festering mass of malice, squatting in the astral sea and longing only . . . to drag all life she encounters with her into the abyss. Next.

ai generated diagram mixing alchemical, magical, and electronic diagrams

This is the Merisian Pillar Array, which turns one or several individuals into the "Pillar" of Eph'meris. It allows the bulk of Meris's hatred, necrotic power, and general "evil bullshit" to be visited on . . . that one or several persons rather than . . . reality itself. It also fortifies those individuals' . . . bodies to bear this malice without being destroyed. It also . . . kills them. Next.

This is a small piece of the Merisian Pillar Array, that we are . . . currently calling the "Gate". It's purpose is to . . . ensure that the energy exerted by Meris upon reality is directed at the selected Pillar, but also that . . . some of this energy may be siphoned off to the Merisian power grid. I am told . . . this is "like electricity but worse" but I don't . . . actually know what electricity is. Next.

Pie chart indicating that they are mostly made of "Death" and "Assorted agonies"

Pie chard indicating a healthy mix of friendship, bloodlust, admiration for frogs, agonies, and death

I believe these diagrams speak for themselves. Next.

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Next.

This concludes the . . . background briefing. Everything should be clear now.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[with no particular inflection]

If Lethe is willing, perhaps his boosting your skills will help provide the additional edge you need.

[ Echoes meekly, ] If Lethe is willing...

Up to you two to talk that out.

It would give you up to twice the energy to work with, though.

[ Thinks about him and Lethe discussing something like this in any length or depth and just starts sweating profusely. ]

Mmmm... we'll see.

[a little crook of his eyebrow]

Will you actually?

[ LOOKS AWAY, HE'S NOT MAKING ANY MORE PROMISES THIS WEEK ]

[its ok this is why he said it in earshot of Lethe.

puts a subtle little illusion in place to conceal holding Minuet's hand in the middle of the kitchen though. you're doing great sweetie. proud of you for planning your death and giving advance warning]