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[outofsynth]

So we aren't doing this, right? The inn is the only safe place we have left. We'd have to be stupid to ruin that by turning against each other.

I know I said I was worried about the magic being gone, but there has to be a better way to deal with this. We just need more time to work out what that is.

[He is definitely saying this in writing only because it will reach more people and not at all because he's terrified to risk opening the door to his room while he has a crescent sun on his wrist.]

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[itisa]

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[outofsynth]

Why are you drawing a dog?

[itisa]

[...Oh. Oh, Min. Honey. If you missed it, he's not going to point out the little x-eyes. This time.]

...Whimsy, in this rough time, I guess. ૮ฅ・ﻌ・აฅ

[Whimsical... death??? Sure.]

[outofsynth]

[Maybe he will clock them later when he isn't busy being annoyed about not being taken seriously. Or maybe when Ryan points them out to him.]

This isn't exactly the time for whimsy. Don't you want to find better solutions?

[kingincognito]

I have spoken to him. He seemed insistent that this is the only way. I still hold out hope that there is an alternative. There must be. I am going to spend my time researching what I can.

But the Inn is only a building. If the enchantments protecting it fail, and we are all without our abilities... It will be difficult for us to fend them all off.

[outofsynth]

To be honest, I don't know if this even is a solution. It seems more like we're being tricked into playing along with some kind of twisted game.

Are you going to the library?

[kingincognito]

Likely, yes. In any other situation, I would not trust it. But he made a point. Beiwe and Ourania seem to be locked out. I'm sure they are fighting back as hard as they can, but they don't appear to be trapped in here with us in the same way he is.

I'm going to try. Considering it is a space outside of the Grove, I almost wonder if abilities will be available there. But if not, at least I might find some information.

[outofsynth]

You shouldn't trust him now. If he can grant immortality, then he has magic and should be able to help us already. If he's trapped here, he has no magic and is messing with us because we're desperate.

Has anyone managed to get there since this started? I know it's been too dangerous for most of us to risk it.

[kingincognito]

Hence my desire to find another way. He typically sleeps during the winter, but last winter he certainly had enough power to flick us around like insects.

I haven't been, though I've been wanting to try. My brush with death has led me to being considerably more careful, but we are fast running out of time to be cautious.

[outofsynth]

I'm glad you're not rushing into anything. Things have been scary, but I hope no one's desperate enough or has bad enough intentions to resort straight to this without at least giving us chance to find some other way first.

Are you planning on going there alone?

[kingincognito]

Indeed. We can only hope.

It would probably be better if we go as a group, to be honest. Even if just a small one. We are all equally vulnerable right now.

[outofsynth]

Yeah. That's what I thought.

[There's a fairly long pause before he continues.]

I think I'd probably end up making it even more dangerous, but if you can't find anyone else I could come.

[kingincognito]

You are welcome to come along regardless. I will never say no to an extra pair of eyes.

[outofsynth]

[WOW HE'S SO THRILLED.]

If you really think it would help then of course I will.

[kingincognito]

[ It's fun! It's adventure! ]

Any help is help enough. Thank you. I will let you know when I plan to move out.

[outofsynth]

[He is going to die horribly.]

Thanks. Let me know if the group does end up too big. I'm fine either way.

[chonomai]

( she keeps her handwriting neutral, something stark and unrecognizable but clean. people might be a bit sensitive. )

What other options are there? Don't get me wrong, I also hate it. But it is the only solution anyone has offered at all... Which is frankly infuriating.

[outofsynth]

We don't know, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to find them before jumping straight to killing each other.

We don't even have any proof that this is a real solution.

[chonomai]

I'm not, I promise. I'm not sure how this works at all.

[outofsynth]

I don't think any of us are. That's why it's so important we take the time to think about this.

[bluebasketballed]

come on do you reely think any of the goody too shoos here ar going to just go on a pointless murder spree of there naybors? i dowt anybody is going to bust down doors trying to kill others who want to live. even if he brings us back after, wede still hav to deel with the soshal conseqwences of coldblooded murder forever

espesially not wen you can be sivil abowt it and just ask politely to kill or be killed.

[outofsynth]

No one should be doing that either.

[bluebasketballed]

yuve been doing a lot of telling peeple what to do and not a lot of comming up with alternativs

[outofsynth]

My alternative is we take a step back and think about this before making mistakes you can't take back.

[bluebasketballed]

but if you come back after you die theres nothing TO take back?? imajine ime rolling my eyes here

[outofsynth]

Imagine I'm rolling my eyes. We have no way of knowing whether he was lying about that without someone actually dying.

[bluebasketballed]

people alreddy come back but alrite smartass you want to plase a bet?

[outofsynth]

No! Didn't you read any of this? I don't want anyone to risk this.

People come back here, but there are still consequences. They still lose something when they die.

[bluebasketballed]

well then, if yuve got something to lose, just dont die. simple

[outofsynth]

I wasn't planning to. Neither should you.

[charlastan]

YOU'RE NOT WRONG

UNFORTUNATELY SOMEONE'S BOUND TO CRACK EVENTUALLY SO YOU'RE PROLLY BETTER OFF ASSUMING EVERYONE COULD AND WOULD KILL YOU.

[outofsynth]

That's why I brought this up so fast. If we can get everyone to agree, then we can work on a better way to get out of this together.

[charlastan]

YEAH THAT PART'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAPPEN. DON'T GET ME WRONG - THIS IS DUMB AND WE SHOULDN'T BE TRUSTING THIS GUY - BUT ALL IT TAKES IS ONE PERSON TO SCREW IT UP FOR EVERYONE ELSE

I BET THAT FOREST JERK JUST WANTED TO GET US ALL PARANOID UNTIL WE WHACK ANYTHING THAT MOVES NEAR US. DON'T TRUST ANYBODY 'TIL IT'S ALL DONE, YOU'RE JUST GONNA REGRET IT.

[outofsynth]

We shouldn't be trusting him. I don't get why that isn't obvious.

I thought most people would agree to this easily.

[tempurahair]

You can rest assured! I, for one, have no intentions of acting on this offer. It is far too risky, both in the sense that we cannot prove that the false god will act on this power outside of his word, or that we will even return to begin with!

[namuthing]

yeahhhh someone's absolutely going to die this month.
we couldn't even do the easy thing and stay inside last month.