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[miseriainfernum]

You have reached Harry Du Bois.

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[morganknight]

Hey, if that ever happens, call for help if you can. I did... so much damage during all of this. There were a lot.

[Please permit the man who is staunchly and stridently against killing a moment of dismay.]

[miseriainfernum]

Of course.

The same goes for you, you know?

I've been in some terrifying situations, before.

[morganknight]

Naw, I'm fine. Didn't have any dead loved ones show up for me so I can't even think about complaining. Really, I was just happy I could help other people.

[Fun challenge: Guess how much of this is a lie, how much is truth, and how much is actually both at the same time!]

[miseriainfernum]

Well, I didn't either, really.

Though I couldn't tell you if I have any dead relatives to haunt me! I think my parents are still alive, anyway.

Even if I was spared this time around, you never know with this place. It could be worse, so I don't mind looking out for people.

[morganknight]

That'd be a really shit way to find out, huh?
So I'm glad it didn't happen, believe me.

You're not wrong, there'll be something else down the line for sure.

[miseriainfernum]

Here's to things staying relatively normal.

I heard people were being given bracelets that took their memories. I don't really trust that not to go disastrously.

[morganknight]

Honestly I don't even know where to begin with that. It seems to be a thing here.

[miseriainfernum]

There's always some kind of disaster happening around here. I don't really get it, honestly. You'd think the locals would be more worried.

[morganknight]

Hoo boy, that's a rabbit hole I'm not sure I want to go down right now. Let's just say my opinion is that to have all the wonderful fantasy things, you have to accept the bad ones too.

[miseriainfernum]

I guess so.
I guess it's similar to people who still live in areas prone to natural disasters.

[morganknight]

I think of it more like a cabin in the woods. Wonderful view, close to nature, but also... close to nature.

[miseriainfernum]

Yeah. Guess some people are just way more used to nature than me.

That sort of danger is pretty far removed from what I'm used to. But people? That's the danger I know.

[morganknight]

It's possible to grind that danger out of people, too. Just extinguish their spark. Saying that is, I think, the strongest possible argument against doing so.

[miseriainfernum]

You see that sort of thing in Martinaise. It's the area I was investigating the murder in. Extremely poor, even poorer than the area I'm from. It was just left to rot after the war ended.

[morganknight]

Poverty's sure one way, although not the ideal one. The ideal is a state that produces no emotions whatsoever. Comfort without luxury, no fear of either falling back or advancing forward. Drones in cubicles.

[miseriainfernum]

Oh, I see.

Revachol's situation means things like that are rare, at least in my area. The only "state" in my country is run by capitalism.

Your situation sounds just as miserable.

[morganknight]

There's still some of us pushing back, so the fight hasn't been entirely lost yet. No matter how it might feel sometimes.

[miseriainfernum]

That's good.

It's only too late when there's nothing left. Before then, there's always time. Always a chance.

[morganknight]

If Mages were the sort to give up, they wouldn't be Mages. Supreme stubbornness comes with the territory.

[miseriainfernum]

Honestly, it sounds like in another world, I might have been a Mage.

I've been told several times that I never stop.

[morganknight]

You also have to believe in something so strongly that it doesn't matter what anyone else believes.

[miseriainfernum]

I feel like that's a good trait.

More people should have it, honestly. Magic or no.

[morganknight]

You'd make a good Mage. Not that I have the slightest idea what Tradition you'd fit in.

[miseriainfernum]

Well, now I'm curious.

What sort of Traditions are there?

[morganknight]

The Akashic Brotherhood, who pursue unification of self through martial arts.

The Celestial Chorus, who believe in the One who is the source and foundation of all existence.

The Cult of Ecstasy, who transcend the world through experiences of all sorts.

The Dreamspeakers, who communicate with the spirts of all things.

The Euthanatoi, who guide the Wheel of Creation by pruning that which obstructs it.

The Order of Hermes, who master rituals and spells in the pursuit of perfection.

The Sons of Ether, who pursue Science with a capital S and usually an exclamation mark.

The Verbena, who rely on the inherent power in all things in Creation.

The Virtual Asepts, who see information as a metaphysical object subject to manipulation.

[miseriainfernum]

Whoa, there's a whole bunch of them!

It's like a Wirrâl class choice.

Which one do you follow?

[morganknight]

Have I really not gone on about martial arts enough in your presence that it isn't obvious? Because if that's true you're the first person I've spared that in.... ever?

[miseriainfernum]

You know, I'm not sure.

Maybe I'm still having memory problems.

There are so many different kinds of magic I've learned about here.