Yeah just another day.

>yeah, we definitely don’t want to disturb them right no-
Motherly instincts?

>(Huh? Why can’t Nickolas be with us?)
Well...
>…you mean he’s been cursed by… by some kind of demon or something!?
There's a neutral grounds, between "Demon" and "God." These are the ones with the power and will to save a life that's already a lost cause, but doing so results in placing a bit of themselves into the soul.
"Bob, the Jailer" and "Steve, the Light" are two such examples of those neutral immortals. Bob is often considered a traitor among demons, while Steve is considered a God.
>You knew she was a daemon, right?
>I’m pretty sure anyone who worship a demon, or even get close to one, becomes a fanatical, insane cultist.
The common term for them is "Day"mons. D-A-E, not D-E. You could, alternatively, call them Faeries, as another term for immortals that won't be confused for demons. Some of them, like Justice and the King Clad in Gold, are very much like demons, but others, like the Benevolent One and Steve are very much like gods, and do not mind being treated as such. The polarity present in this singular group can be misleading, but it's present for a reason: They walk the middle line, having traits both considered good and bad. Fertility, a capacity for life, a Mantis's longing for a harem; strife, a capacity for death, a soldier's lust for blood. That's a bit exagerated, of course, Daithi doesn't need to spill blood, but perhaps once a month, he will need to get into a serious fight to retain his Life given.

>>632273
Right so like we were saying, The Benevolent One is a daemon. She's also named appropriately, if what we've heard of her is true. We have met other "nice" daemons, Ceana. You were lucky you contacted one who listened to your prayers. It seems that her aid caused some side effects, though.

Might I ask what's in those pills Daithi is taking?

>I just think people should work and share and stuff! That’s not some wacko religion!
Doing to others as you'd like others to do to you is a tenet of just about every religion.
>I’m a technician! You know, making sure the computers on the ship is running like they should!
Then who gave you a pulse rifle and sent you away from the computers? If you're a technician, you shouldn't have been in that ambush in the first place, and were probably right to run.

On the topic of religion, there aren't any gods here anymore in the technical sense. You probably already know how they died off. All the other beings of great power left are daemons. Because of her influence in saving his life, Dai is to a certain extent influenced by daemons. Before now it was the voices in his head, but now he's going through something like puberty. We thought you ought to know, but we also thought Dai should be the one to tell you, but he feels terrible about the whole thing, and plus with the inquisitors running around... He's mostly been doing alright for himself, but he might need some support.

Kaktus 2015/04/03(Fri)10:27 No. 632760 ID: 65a774
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>Motherly instincts?
It’s called common sense. When a lady and a boy that likes each other at that age are alone, you better give them some room.
>Yeah just another day.
I don’t know… people usually call me stuff before they start ignoring me.
Err…
>Then who gave you a pulse rifle and sent you away from the computers?
They needed someone who knew something about tech and I was the one who was the most expendable.
Because you’re a new recruit?
Because none of my superiors liked me and wouldn’t care if I was left for dead.
I’m pretty sure that’s a sign of bad superiors.
>If you're a technician, you shouldn't have been in that ambush in the first place, and were probably right to run.
Still, I’m probably going to be on latrine duty for the rest of my life… if we get out if this mess alive, that is.

>Might I ask what's in those pills Daithi is taking?
I… err… don’t fully know, actually…
>Right so like we were saying, The Benevolent One is a daemon. She's also named appropriately, if what we've heard of her is true. We have met other "nice" daemons, Ceana.
As far as I know, demons that act “nice” have far more sinister motives. It’s just that, an act.
>The common term for them is "Day"mons. D-A-E, not D-E. You could, alternatively, call them Faeries, as another term for immortals that won't be confused for demons.
I’m pretty sure no matter what you call them they’ll still be the same being of evil and darkness.
>Some of them, like Justice and the King Clad in Gold, are very much like demons, but others, like the Benevolent One and Steve are very much like gods, and do not mind being treated as such.
Wait, are you trying to say that enslaving and brainwashing people into believing you’re some kind of higher being is a good thing?
Err… I’m pretty sure that’s not what they meant… at all…
>Because of her influence in saving his life, Dai is to a certain extent influenced by daemons. Before now it was the voices in his head, but now he's going through something like puberty.
WHAT!? My little grasshopper is being possessed!?
Um… please, calm do-
>Daithi doesn't need to spill blood, but perhaps once a month, he will need to get into a serious fight to retain his Life given.
And that vile creature it holding his life ransom!?
I think you’re misunderstanding th-
>We thought you ought to know, but we also thought Dai should be the one to tell you, but he feels terrible about the whole thing, and plus with the inquisitors running around... He's mostly been doing alright for himself, but he might need some support.
Whatever demonic creature that hold sway over him needs to be slain! Or at least banished! I need to speak with his father… he can contact the Inquisition and deal with that demon!
Err… are you sure you want too- I mean, he’s your son and-
It’s for his own good!
I’m pretty sure if you need to say that it’s not.
Get out of my way, Atena.
No. I might not know exactly what’s going on here, but you’re angry enough to do something you will regret. You need to calm down first.
…

> As far as I know, demons that act “nice” have far more sinister motives. It’s just that, an act.
It's more like doing the right things for the wrong reasons.
> Wait, are you trying to say that enslaving and brainwashing people into believing you’re some kind of higher being is a good thing?
That's the cultists. Daemons are capable of keeping non-corrupted servants, we've seen it in the northlands. The revolution there is backed by daemons on both sides, but the rebels aren't corrupted, they're volunteers fighting the undead.
>My little grasshopper is being possessed!? And that vile creature it holding his life ransom!?
No, Dai is still Dai and he's in no danger. If he were possessed those tests he was given would have shown something and if he were in mortal danger he would tell you. Think, you prayed to save his life, and that's what happened. If you take away whatever The Benevolent one did now, he could die. It's a part of him that can't be removed.

>>632760
No, that is not what we're saying. You don't need to murder your son. That isn't going to help things.

Okay, let me rtry to put it another way. First, though, I should add that we are very certain that this information is accurate. We have a lot of experience dealing with daemons, it's important that you trust us. If we were less certain, I would say so; I'm not going to put any of your lives at risk by overstating our certainty.

1: Daemons are not pure evil. They are fully sentient beings, and can be as good or evil as those of any other race. While many of them are enemies of the world, and those daemons are very dangerous, many others have chosen to protect it and help its people; some of them are simply interested in mundane things, and others seem to honestly feel compassion for mortals. We've seen daemons fall in love with mortals, and even willingly sacrifice their lives to protect them. Many of the gods worshipped by certain cultures are actually the same type of being as daemons, but have chosen to protect people from the more malicious ones.

2: Daithi is still Daithi. He hasn't been replaced by an impostor, or possessed by an evil spirit, or lost his soul; your son is still the same person he's been all this time. However, he isn't the same as an ordinary mantis, when "The Benevolent One" answered your prayers to save his life, whatever she did gave him some of her traits; we're not entirely sure how it works, but it's not like a monster attached to him, it's just who he is and has been since back then. We didn't want to bring this up because Daithi wanted to tell you himself, but since you've just decided to kill him, you've forced our tentacle.

Are you getting all this? Large portions of our last messages seem to be missing. Did you just overlook them, or is something interfering?

>>632760
Ceana you're not listening to us at all. Calm down, control your temper. First off, Daithi isn't corrupted or possessed in any way, he's just born different. Second off, daemons aren't inherently evil! How can you claim to know the nature of daemons when you contacted one without knowing it?

Hey, look, a distraction. It's One Who Wanders, the Uredo/plant guy. Go talk to the alien, please, before you do something you regret.

>>632779
Let's not outright say Daithi has daemonic traits. Though I guess that's a bit late because Tokoshoran decided to lie about it while also making it sound like something's wrong with him. God damn it.

Kaktus 2015/04/03(Fri)14:40 No. 632804 ID: 65a774
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>Large portions of our last messages seem to be missing. Did you just overlook them, or is something interfering?
(People tend to hear what they want to hear, buddy… and now you know how I feel when people ignore me!)
>You don't need to murder your son.
WHAT!? H-H- WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SUGGEST THAT I WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!? I want to help him!
By bringing him to people that are famous for burning people connected to demons alive?
I- err… that’s not- I- I didn’t-
You thought they would help him, yes, we know.
>Ceana you're not listening to us at all. Calm down, control your temper.
If you want to do what’s best for Daithi, you need to calm down and think for a moment.
… …y-you’re right. I need to calm down and think… it’s just… knowing that some… something has hurt my little grasshopper makes me so… so…
Deep breath, Ceana, deep breath.

>Daemons are not pure evil. They are fully sentient beings, and can be as good or evil as those of any other race.
Anything intelligent is intelligent enough to choose, right?
…
>How can you claim to know the nature of daemons when you contacted one without knowing it?
… …but… don’t they drive people mad?
>That's the cultists. Daemons are capable of keeping non-corrupted servants, we've seen it in the northlands.
…a-are you sure?
>We have a lot of experience dealing with daemons, it's important that you trust us.
I hope you’re right, Teal.
…I guess I’ll trust you…
>We've seen daemons fall in love with mortals, and even willingly sacrifice their lives to protect them.
Really? Huh… that’s interesting.

>Daithi is still Daithi. He hasn't been replaced by an impostor, or possessed by an evil spirit, or lost his soul; your son is still the same person he's been all this time.
I… I know… but… there’s something else, isn’t there?
>If he were possessed those tests he was given would have shown something and if he were in mortal danger he would tell you.
But… you said a demon saved his life, right? Then the tests are flawed or…?
>Think, you prayed to save his life, and that's what happened. If you take away whatever The Benevolent one did now, he could die. It's a part of him that can't be removed.
…this part? What is it? What does it make him do?
Err… well… umm… you see… he’s… err… kind off…

>Hey, look, a distraction. It's One Who Wanders, the Uredo/plant guy.
Oh, Hello The One Who Wanders.
Wait, that’s an actual walking plant?
Greeetings, friend Lucius, friend Atena and friend daithi’s brood parent.
It’s Ceana, please.
…areee you preeeparing anotheeer brood?
Err… yes?
Ah, that’s why you’re so big! Sorry, I’ve never seen a mantis that’s expecting before.
Can you please not call it brood…
This oneee is apolooogizing. …um… The Oneee Who Wandeeers has a strangeee requeeest… can this oneee feel br-… err… coming child?
Um…
He asked if-
I know what he… err… she… err… wait…
This oneee is not geeender.
He doesn’t have, you know, those organs… being a plant and all.
Oh… this is just… um… weird.
Welcome to the club.

why did wonderer's eyes just change color... is he embarrassed?

Oh and you know how you feel that deamons do nothing but bad things, we know of something far worse this is going to do horrible things if we can't stop it. You know those three in the hoods that came in with Nick? They're aliens as well and the group leader is the boss that controls this world, I mean he's only reset it over a dozen times trying to get it to a point that doesn't end with half the world being enslaves, endless war that cripples everything to stagnation, are the world just slowly dying. However his right hand man and the leader of his security force wants to kill him while he's down here, blame it on a accident, take over as leader, then strip this world of life ending EVERYTHING so she can head home and get her 15 minutes of fame. And on that topic, Atena how goes the evacuation plan for the school should it become a battle ground? Also Maybe have one ready to go for the whole town incase this thing is bigger then we think it's going to be unless one already exist.

>I… I know… but… there’s something else, isn’t there?
"Diligent."
>Then the tests are flawed or…?
The tests are for Corruption, not for Daemons. If a daemon is commiting acts of malice, they will leave behind Corruption.
Do note: The Deceiver here, who claims to be the same being as The Benevolent One there, is a liar, as her name suggests. While Benevolent is also known as Deceiver, she is worried that this hostile Daemon will take her place. ...At least, that's what I gathered from what Diligent was able to understand.

Diligent is the Soul of Daithi, by the way. A fragment Benevolent tore from herself and placed inside Daithi so he could live--not quite a Daemon, lacking any form of immortality whatsoever, but having the other powers. Daithi controls them; "Diligent" is only separate due to Daithi's up-til-now rejection of that part of himself.
>Oh… this is just… um… weird.
Wanderer is fine being called a he, so just handle it that way.

>>632804
Wait one second, why is he not wearing the armor? Also he's coming from the wrong direction. Also what's going on with his eyes? A Shapestealer maybe? His eyes are orange though not red, also I thought this place was warded... Is that how Uredo convey embarrassment? On the other hand, paranoia says it's Yellow's pawn.
[scan Uredo]
If that's really The One Who Wanders, well, there's no harm in it is there? I do wonder where his armor went and how he's coming from over there. Did he just wander the halls, true to his name, and loop around to the other side?

As for the "something else" and why the tests all come back negative... well... why don't you just think about it for a while. I want to find out what's in those pills... who would know, if not you? Would your husband know? I doubt they're poison or anything. My guess is a mild tranquilizer, considering his hallucinations seem to mainly be caused by nerves. That, or placebo. That'd work too.

>>632833
pls no. No telling her Daithi is part daemon. Not yet.

> Anything intelligent is intelligent enough to choose, right?
Precisely. They're evil because they're powerful. They have the mentality of children with magnifying glasses over an anthill.
> But… you said a demon saved his life, right? Then the tests are flawed or…? There’s something else, isn’t there?
They detect corruption, but Dai isn't corrupt. He's something else.

>this is just… um… weird.
Weirder than usual. His speech is usually more consistently drawn out, we've never seen him use filler linguistics or his eyes change color, and he should be inside his new suit of armor... and are his prosthetics on a different side?

>>632883
The prosthetics are fine, it's just a mirrored sprite.

Well, as long as you're okay with it I don't see any harm in allowing Wanderer to touch your abdomen, Ceana. Though, I wonder why he wants to. Maybe it's 'cause you're the first pregnant member of your species he's ever encountered? Heck, it's likely you're the first pregnant mantis any Uredo has seen. And he's a scholar, so his record of such an encounter being the first would be a big deal for him.

>>632853
>>632883
It's very, very unlikely that Wanderer here is an impostor. According to what Arthur told us of Shapestealers, they can't fake non-organic materials, which presumably includes Wanderer's cybernetics. (This also means they wouldn't be able to impersonate Lucius, which is good to know.) Also, as far as we know, Shapestealers can only take the shapes of the species they were before becoming a Shapestealer. So one that was a human can only impersonate humans, a mantis only mantises, and a lizard only lizards.

That said, we should still play it safe and check Wanderer on the far outside chance he's some kind of heretofore unknown new kind of Shapestealer. For that we just need him to come in contact with a holy symbol, right? And that hourglass on the pedestal is a holy symbol, yes? So politely ask him to pick it up and bring it to you when he approaches, Ceana.

Now, before you guys do anything more, I'd strongly suggest you take this meeting somewhere more private then the hallway. We don't want staff or guards wandering in and seeing Wanderer, now do we? Or worse, Lady Baideal. Ugh, I do not want to have to try and explain this to her.

Lucius, could you use your visor's x-ray mode to check that nobody is eavesdropping on us, then while en route keep scanning about to make sure nobody is going to walk into the hall and see Wanderer.

Ask Wanderer how careful he was to make sure that none of the manor guards or staff saw him after he took off the armor. The last thing we need right now is one of them running to the Inquisition with a tale of a green tentacle demon... Actually, Purple can cover that up for us if it did happen. Well, even so, we still don't want to risk the staff or guards seeing Wanderer out of disguise.

>>632809
I... Er... That... Ugh, I just don't have the energy to correct you. Guys, if you want to know what the bigger threat to the world then the the daemons is, just speak with Issaru and get the story from the source rather then from our often half-mangled memories.

Kaktus 2015/04/06(Mon)12:00 No. 633147 ID: 65a774
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>[scan Uredo]
[“Uredo” not in codex database!]

>Why did wonderer's eyes just change color... is he embarrassed?
(Don’t ask us! We’ve no idea how his biology works.)
>Wait one second, why is he not wearing the armor?
Heeeavy and hard tooo moveee in.
>Also he's coming from the wrong direction.
There’s more than one corridor in this place, you know.
>Shapestealers can only take the shapes of the species they were before becoming a Shapestealer.
Actually, they can take the form of pretty much anything organic. It’s just that they don’t get the necessary skills with their new forms, so a human would have a lot of problems trying to walk around as a mantis.
>we should still play it safe and check Wanderer, so politely ask him to pick up the hourglass and bring it to you when he approaches, Ceana.
This oneee?
Yes, that one. Thank you.
This oneee serveee.

>Now, before you guys do anything more, I'd strongly suggest you take this meeting somewhere more private then the hallway.
We should have some privacy in here.
Oh, cozy.
>Lucius, could you use your visor's x-ray mode to check that nobody is eavesdropping on us.
It’s not exactly an x-ray but… I can try.
>Ask Wanderer how careful he was to make sure that none of the manor guards or staff saw him after he took off the armor.
Thereee was a feeew whooo saw this oneee. Theeey all smelleeed weird and wereee jolly.
You mean they were drunk?
This oneee beliveees theeey wereee undeeer influenceee.

>Well, as long as you're okay with it I don't see any harm in allowing Wanderer to touch your abdomen, Ceana.
This oneee thank yooou.
Yeah, sure… just don’t go to low.
>Though, I wonder why he wants to. Maybe it's 'cause you're the first pregnant member of your species he's ever encountered? He's a scholar, so his record of such an encounter being the first would be a big deal for him.
Hmm… that does sound like something a scholar would do…
Wait, if he’s a plant… maybe this the first time he’s ever met anything pregnant at all?
This oneee gooot animals on hooome wooorld.
Ah… that’s a no, then.
>I want to find out what's in those pills... who would know, if not you? Would your husband know?
Err… maybe? I guess I can ask him next time I see him.

>The tests are for Corruption, not for Daemons. If a daemon is committing acts of malice, they will leave behind Corruption.
Right… if you say so.
> They're evil because they're powerful. They have the mentality of children with magnifying glasses over an anthill.
I don’t think you’re making my opinion of them improve.
>Atena how goes the evacuation plan for the school should it become a battle ground?
Err… that’s not really my job? But I do believe the head magister is considering something like that?

Now… where do you capture test subjects fitting for our coming experiment?
The pub?
The what? Ah, yes, the local drinking hole! If we found someone drunk enough I’m sure they wouldn’t object to a few tests, will they? And we might not require wiping their minds afterwards either! Good, good…

Sounds like someone is eager to run some testing on some poor sap in the pub. Welp, welcome to aperture.

Van Gogh's starry night, you have good taste Ceana.

also from the sounds of it you might want to make sure you keep your husband away from those guys. Don't think they'd do anything permanent but still. Also make sure they don't leave the building because right now this place and the school are the only places where those trying to kill them can't find them.

>>633147
Ceana unless you want some drunk random strangers as guests you might want to tell Issaru not to bring his test subjects here.

Also uh, we've told you pretty much everything we know about daemons... but would you like to meet one? There's nothing quite like a personal encounter with a friendly daemon to change one's mind.

>>633158
iirc there are some pubs nearby which are inside the safe zone. They're smart enough not to expose themselves.

Tell Issaru no. Everyone's already on edge because of the daemons, they'll attract attention to themselves and could lead the enemy right here.

Kaktus 2015/04/07(Tue)12:48 No. 633263 ID: 65a774
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>Van Gogh's starry night, you have good taste Ceana.
Van what now?
>We've told you pretty much everything we know about daemons... but would you like to meet one?
…wait, what!? You actually- but- I… you mean... I… err… you’re co-
They are not corrupted no. That’s what we’ve been trying to tell you. They don’t corrupt everything they touch.
But… are you sure it really is some kind of spawn of darkness!?

>Sounds like someone is eager to run some testing on some poor sap in the pub.
Err… we better put a stop to that.
>From the sounds of it you might want to make sure you keep your husband away from those guys.
From the sound of it I might want to keep everyone away from them!

>Tell Issaru no. Everyone's already on edge because of the daemons, they'll attract attention to themselves and could lead the enemy right here.
Hey, whatever you’re thinking of doing, stop it!
Huh? We’re just-
No experimentation on people you don’t know.
But on people I do know, then?
Err… well, with their consent, I guess?
Great! Then you and Lucius here will be perfect test subject for our coming tests!
Err… wait, you’re going to test what?
Hmm, and I do hope to run some test on this “One who wanders” too.
What tests?
But first we need to repair this lovely lady and see so that everything work correctly.
But what kind of tests are we talking about? Blood tests?
Then we can do some tests with the rest of you. I do wonder if your kind will be able to break down our differently built bio structures if ingested or inserted while- actually, I wonder if we can break down your differently bound protein chains effectivity… and will you be able to take care of our prolate spheroids if protein is exchanged?
…err… what?
So many questions, so little time. Now, let’s go! We need to head to our makeshift lab immidatly, my dear test subjects! No time to waste!
Err… you still haven’t-
NO TIME TO WASTE! LET’S GET THAT BUTT FIXED!
Um… sure?
…just let them go and do… whatever they are planning to do. I for one am going to keep my distance.

I think he's trying to fix Nick's friend. I mean he did give her tongue back and Nick's hearing back but just to be on the safe side

[message to white: hey is Nick still with you? If so can you let him know that Issaru is with his friend if he doesn't know already]

> But… are you sure it really is some kind of spawn of darkness!?
Yes.
We're also friends with 2 or at least allies, 1 is up in the air, we're fighting one around here currently it seems, and up north in what I think is still some ways off by at least a few months we're currently involved in a war between the deamons we're friends with and the one's that we're enemies with. Currently we managed to get peace talks up and running between the two but I just know that someone is going to fuck it up, and I honestly don't think it's going to be the deamons. Oh and if you're wondering why, the deamons are pretty much immortal and tend to hold one hell of a fucking grudge so we're trying to get them to get over that and stop fighting each other as we got some good information that if they keep it up the world will be torn apart and if we boot them out completely then the players (people like us) will tear it up themselves trying to further their own goals. I mean we already found a way to end the famine problem that started the deamon war with a method that removes the "eating people" problem. Because if the enemy deamons win they basically tear the world apart, the barbarians rule while the deamons themselves enslave the civilizations that were in charge, If the friendly deamons win then they go back to there world, seal the gate, and then the players throw this world into never ending war trying to accomplish there own goals till no one is left standing, and in the off chance that we managed to get everyone to play nice the world just seem to rot with the deamon gate close so we're trying something else this time around. We've been busy.

>>633263
I think the "tests" may be sexual in nature. It sure sounds sexual. Insertions? Consuming biological fluids? (haha, knowing what we know from Will We Dream, it's DEFINITELY sexual)

You know, I was going to chide you for calling them spawns of darkness but I actually don't know how daemon reproduction works. Or if they even reproduce. One thing's for certain, daemons were brought into this world for a purpose, by the "gods". Since then they seem to have evolved past that purpose. As for the friendly daemon we have access to, yes, we're sure they're a daemon. We have met another like them in Serath, when we were fighting on a different front. That particular type of daemon was bound to a particular place, their true body kept alive by the emotional energy of non-sapient constructs, while they experienced life up in the mortal world by possessing the stillborn. I'm not exactly sure how the one around here works, as we have not found their body.

So, do you want to meet them? You will of course have to swear to secrecy. If you told anyone in the inquisition it would be... bad.

> But… are you sure it really is some kind of spawn of darkness!?
Well technically- oh fine whatever yes. You'll see they're not all bad. Just weird, like the aliens.
>I for one am going to keep my distance.
Well someone is going to have to keep an eye on him. He has worse threat recognition than One who Wanders, and he had the excuse of wearing a helmet the first time.

Kaktus 2015/04/08(Wed)11:29 No. 633426 ID: 65a774
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>[message to white: hey is Nick still with you? If so can you let him know that Issaru is with his friend if he doesn't know already]
[White: No, sorry, he’s not here at the moment.]

>I think he's trying to fix Nick's friend. I mean he did give her tongue back and Nick's hearing back.
That would explain the whole “butt fixing” thing…
>I think the "tests" may be sexual in nature. It sure sounds sexual. Insertions? Consuming biological fluids?
Sexual?
Then I’m definitely staying away from them!
I’ll have to make sure they don’t try to take some poor servant or anything.
>Well someone is going to have to keep an eye on him. He has worse threat recognition than One who Wanders!
This oneee think this oneee shooould feeeel insulteeed?
I don’t really want to babysit even more aliens tonight…
Err… I’ll do it… I can keep an eye on them!
…really?
Y-yes, sure… I’ll make sure they don’t… err… do anything… um…
Just don’t come crying to us when they start probing or whatever they have planned.
…wait, you think they’ll really try and probe me!?
I wouldn’t be surprised. Now, quick, before you lose sight of them!
Wait, I might ha-
Now!
I’m going! I’m going!

>You know, I was going to chide you for calling them spawns of darkness but I actually don't know how daemon reproduction works.
They have to have spawned from some dark pit somewhere…
>You'll see they're not all bad. Just weird, like the aliens.
Right… because that’s so much better…
>One thing's for certain, daemons were brought into this world for a purpose, by the "gods".
To be evil?
>So, do you want to meet them?
…err… I don’t… I mean… I’m not sure about this… what if you’re corrupted and this is just some ploy to trick me into being eaten alive by one of those things?
I’m pretty sure there would be simpler ways to trick you than this…
Hmm… maybe?
>You will of course have to swear to secrecy. If you told anyone in the inquisition it would be... bad.
… … …if you are corrupted or just… mislead, I will have to report this.

>We're also friends with 2 or at least allies, 1 is up in the air, we're fighting one around here currently it seems, and up north in what I think is still some ways-
Wait, slow down a-
>-Currently we managed to get peace talks up and running between the two but I just know that someone is going to fuck it up, and I honestly-
Peace talks? Between wh-
>-method that removes the "eating people" problem-
Wait… EATING PEOPLE!?
>-they basically tear the world apart, the barbarians rule while the deamons themselves enslave the civilizations that-
Tearing the world apart!? Enslaving civilizations!?
>We've been busy.
Geez, I don’t eve-
I’m pretty sure you misunderstood what they just said, ma’am.
It’s just… this is too much!
Oh, am I coming at a bad time?

>>633426
Yeah okay I think it's probably best for you to ask Libby about daemons. She's got a lot of knowledge about them and could probably explain things better than us. Or at least, explain things slower so you don't misunderstand.

>Oh, am I coming at a bad time?
maybe, we seem to be shattering Ceana's world views a little. So what brings you around her then?

>…if you are corrupted or just… mislead, I will have to report this.
If we're so much as mislead to the level that we are accidentally putting people in danger, then yes, it will need to be reported, but only if there is proof of stuff.
>Wait… EATING PEOPLE!?
Almost. Using powerful abilities requires "Consuming" entire cities, so we need to remove those powers from them. Those we are allies with do NOT use such powers.
Hush about Steve now.
>Tearing the world apart!? Enslaving civilizations!?
Do you see why we want to FIX things? Remove powers, convert threats into friends, etcetera? Killing them is killing the world, since the Gods tied their existence to the world itself, so we can't let that happen.

>Oh, am I coming at a bad time?
Libby has spoken with a few Daemons. Go on and ask her about it, check her for corruption, etc. Especially, ask her about Magus, and how he was friends with the Mortals despite Daemonhood.

>This oneee think this oneee shooould feeeel insulteeed?
Well you were wearing a helmet when you faced down those daemon hunters, but you really should have learned your lesson after that and avoided the empress' daughter.
>To be evil?
Bingo. The perfect enemy. The gods tired of fighting each other and made daemons in some sort of alternate dimension so they could fight them instead. That's why daemons don't die, they just get sent back to their home dimension. Killing them 100% dead and gone forever damages the fabric of reality.
>what if you’re corrupted and this is just some ploy to trick me into being eaten alive by one of those things?
If we were corrupt, we'd still have no reason to kill you. We'd just withhold all this information and continue to do whatever the hell cultists do in their free time. This isn't the kind of stuff that a mother's intuition can find out.
>if you are corrupted or just… mislead, I will have to report this.
...I have no idea how you could report invisible teal squids to the inquisition, or how you could believe that we could make this up, but okay.

>>633447
(we should avoid mentioning city consumption altogether. )

>>633451
(Good point. I move to strike that from my own statement.)

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>If we were corrupt, we'd still have no reason to kill you. We'd just withhold all this information and continue to do whatever the hell cultists do in their free time.
Err… I guess? Wait, what do cultists even do on their free time?
Doing the will of their dark god, spreading corruption and organizing orgies?
>If we're so much as mislead to the level that we are accidentally putting people in danger, then yes, it will need to be reported, but only if there is proof of stuff.
Right.
>...I have no idea how you could report invisible teal squids to the inquisition, or how you could believe that we could make this up, but okay.
Well, isn’t the inquisition leader the same… um… thing as you? You know, an invisible squid voice? I’m pretty sure he would believe me.
…I would want to say that stranger things has happened, but a swarm of corrupted, invisible squids is probably one of the more strange things that’s come to pass.

>The perfect enemy. The gods tired of fighting each other and made daemons in some sort of alternate dimension so they could fight them instead.
Great, so the gods created inmantis monsters to ravage the world because they were bored!?
Sounds like a normal night of Q&Q to me. Never let your player get bored for any length of time, or whatever fantasy world you’ve made up will burn... or melt… or be consumed by giant pizza elementals. You get the idea.
>Do you see why we want to FIX things? Remove powers, convert threats into friends, etcetera?
Yeah, I already know demons are bad news, geez.
>Killing them is killing the world, since the Gods tied their existence to the world itself, so we can't let that happen.
Right, don’t kill them… but can’t we banish them? Or imprison them? You know, kicking them out of the game?

>Yeah okay I think it's probably best for you to ask Libby about daemons. She's got a lot of knowledge about them and could probably explain things better than us.
Huh? She does?
Err… sure?
Wait, how do you-
I got some well-read friends?
>Especially, ask her about Magus, and how he was friends with the Mortals despite Daemonhood.
Magus? Why would a demon ever be friends with mortals?
Because demons are mostly a bore? And I don’t think Magus can really be compared to most demons. Dude is a mortal now, isn’t he?
…wait, now? He was a demon but he’s a mortal now!?
Kind off, yeah.
…err… but, ho-
For the last time, no.
Aw, you’re no fun.
I’m still trying to figure out exactly how he did it so I can do the same but…
Hello, Lady Lucrais, Sir Ar- wait, did you say “do the sa-
You know, it’s getting awfully crowded in here…
Well, we have nowhere to go now that Daithi is busy in the little boys room.
Said he was feeling a bit ill… pff, He probably just chicken out from his “duties”.
Considering what he has eaten today, I wouldn’t be surprised if he felt a bit ill.
Things like this often happens when you start eating a new diet.
…wait, what’s that su-
Everyone, be quiet! Libby, what did you say about this Magus!?
That he loves food and became mortal for it?
No, after that.
…I don’t know how he did it?
Right after that.
Err… I don’t think I said anything after that…
…are you sure?
Pretty?

Okay so now what.

I am going to smack you all in the face, why? Just because.

[check pawn's status]

Ceana, quick question, back in your adventuring days what would you normally fight against? Did you ever actually fight anything deamon related so you have this knee jerk reaction when people bring them up or what were some of the more common things you fought?

>Great, so the gods created inmantis monsters to ravage the world because they were bored!?
There's no heroes without strife, and that Q&Q analogy is really quite apt.
>You know, it’s getting awfully crowded in here…
You'd think everyone would conglomerate in a room with more chairs.

>>633587
Oh hey Lucrais. We were just talking about daemons. Do you have any questions? Comments? We want to make sure everyone's on the same page here so that if we have to talk to any more daemons we'll know how everyone will react.

psst Libby, we know he became mortal after his daemon body was hacked up. It's possible that if you can tie yourself to that mantis body strongly enough, your daemon body can be killed without killing "you". His mortal body almost died in the process, however. You would need medical attention if you tried it. Also, um, he saw it coming. His future-sight, or memories of previous timelines or however it works, ended on the day he was to become mortal or die. Also uh, I kindof want to use you as an example of how daemons aren't all evil, so that we can eventually reveal Daithi's true nature to more of our pawns without them freaking out. Are you okay with that?

>…are you sure?
(Ah, right, Lucrais is in the dark)

Lucrais, do you mind taking a look for the guys Nick brought in from the church for us? They wandered off and Lucius went chasing after them. Kind of worried those lot might do something stupid.

Hey how did the drinking game go, anyway? How drunk are you three?

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>[check pawn's status]
[“The Magician”: Dumping. “Strength”: Annoyed. “The Tower”: Bored. “The Chariot”: Tipsy. ”The High Priestess”: Concerned. “Mercenary”: Intrigued.]

>psst Libby, we know he became mortal after his daemon body was hacked up. It's possible that if you can tie yourself to that mantis body strongly enough, your daemon body can be killed without killing "you".
(…so you mean he “died” and his mortal body was too stupid to notice?)
>I kind of want to use you as an example of how daemons aren't all evil, so that we can eventually reveal Daithi's true nature to more of our pawns without them freaking out. Are you okay with that?
(Err… sure? I’m not really that good but… if you want to?)

>Ceana, quick question, back in your adventuring days what would you normally fight against?
Um… I wasn’t really an adventurer but we mostly fought with the barbarians from the untamed lands. I was a general under the third Mo’rka invasion, you know. Of course, there was a bunch of cultist out there too, so I’ve experience fighting demons spawns of all kinds.
>There's no heroes without strife, and that Q&Q analogy is really quite apt.
But heroes are supposed to save people, not creating the problem from the start!
>You'd think everyone would conglomerate in a room with more chairs.
Yeah, why are we standing in the middle of the corridor?
Um… because that window is nice to look at, yes?
>Oh hey Lucrais. We were just talking about daemons. Do you have any questions? Comments?
Um… I don’t know… what’s there to know about them really? They are all just soul eating monsters anyway.
>Hey how did the drinking game go, anyway? How drunk are you three?
I don’t currently drink alcohol, thanks to my condition.
I’m just tipsy.
I need, how you say, more juice in the system before the fun starts, yes?

>Lucrais, do you mind taking a look for the guys Nick brought in from the church for us? They wandered off and Lucius went chasing after them.
Um… sure?
I’ll be with you, yes?
I’ll come too… don’t really have anything better to do.
>Kind of worried those lot might do something stupid.
If they are anything like Lucius, then you’re already too late, friend.
>I am going to smack you all in the face, why? Just because.
OW! What the hell!?
That was uncalled for!
…um… so, Libby, I was wondering i-

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[Message from Yellow: The very gods has spoken and they demand justice! This world is dying because of you, monster! Only your death can brings salvation!]
[Yellow has declared war on you!]

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[Yellow: The nightmares will consume your pathetic weakling for a king!]

>>633748
Daithi! Your enemy is behind you, by the pedestal with the hammer. A man with a staff, wearing a white mask. Eliminate the interloper, take back your dreams! Diligent can see him, so should you.

[@Yellow: The gods are dead, and have been for millenia. You speak to impostors. Or maybe it's just the whisperings of your corrupt mind. Black has twisted you with... something.]

[message to yellow: well if it isn't the one who fell to the blackness and turned his back on those who trusted him. Also define god, we've come across lots of things saying they are gods lately so what god do you follow? A deamon playing savior, a being from beyond the stars, a mad man with to much time and ego on his hands? Which god do you serve then and what proof do they have that we are doing what you say?]

[message to purple: hey this might be out of the blue but yellow just declaired war on us out of no where saying we're killing the world, any idea what he means by that or are you just as clueless as I am?]

hey, for anyone still around lessening yellow just declared war on us so if you're walking around and just see someone that you don't know but they piss you off to no end it's probably because they're one of yellow's pawns and you should be careful because they're probably going to try and attack you.

[scan corruption]

Is dai hallucinating, because I don't think in one second he ended up killing everyone.

>>633848
It's probably not real, but I'm not entirely sure if it's Dai hallucinating, since he was clearly... Busy right before this all went on, and it started the moment Yellow started sending messages.

He called it a nightmare. It's a dream.

Waaait. Did we just lose time, or what? Is Ceana having a nightmare now?

>The very gods has spoken and they demand justice! This world is dying because of you, monster! Only your death can brings salvation!
[Taunt Yellow: You wouldn't know salvation if it were brought to you upon a silver platter and whacked upon your head. Us being the "source" is because we fail, which you are trying to bring about, idiot. I demand to speak with your superiors! Bring those Gods to us, now!]

Seriously hoping war doesn't stop taunts.

>>633747
...Oh, by the way, the hourglass is gone. Fix that into your mind, it's clearly an anchor into reality, if it has to be removed for the nightmare.
Also, what the hell is infront of the hammer? Judging from the darker scene, it's a... Scepter? As held by some figure in a mask. Either that's the Daemon's avatar, or Yellow.
Daithi, follow Diligent's tug. He can see the figure.