Can they really be saved? A̧͎̪ͩ̉͠͝ṛ̴͇̽ͬ̋̏̎̚͟͝ͅͅé̵̡̡̦̲́̅͝ ț̨̦̦̽͡_̮̪̗̿̋ͪ̒h̃̓̄ͮ͐̃̑̚e̶̼͙̲̞̝̯̍͝͞͝y̛̦͋̂ͧ̕͡ even themselves a̴̡̡̩̻̙̙̟̠̫̞͎͔̱ͬ̏̓͌͊͐ͧͪ̅̒͐͒̆̋ͦ̆͌͘̚ͅn̛͖̣̦͇͌ͧ͒y̶̶̡̘̳̝̯̥̯͎͉̱̤̦̳͎͐ͯ̎̃ͯͩͤ͊̕̚͞͝m̵̡̢̮͔̹̘͂͌_͔̦̙͚̻̣̹̾̍͌̏̔͝o̵͎̗̞͚̮̥̺̣̜̪͎ͨͩͭ̎̍̇͜r͓͖̒͟͢_̸̶̥͓̜̺͕̋̉͒̔ͯ͆̏ͣ́ͭ̌ͣ̆͊̕̕͟ͅe͖̮͍̻̽ͦ_͎̺̾ͮ ?
[it's good, really, that they're without the bond currently working. why? because Lucifer's mind is 1) a chaotic, mind-splitting mess 2) a constant repetition of I hate you.
it's hours until Istredd gets a response. he's usually responded even if he's been actively working. this long stretch is out of sheer, complete, frustration with everything.
some nobody probably died for it.
it's fine. they didn't have information, anyway. he's certain.]
Your exhaustion d̴̷̸̠̫͉̘̥̖̮̼̬ͩͨͮͤͤ̅̋̉ͩ͒̌̚̕͠ǫ̴͙̞̜̣̳̲̬̗͒ͤ̒̔ͥ̈́ͩͥ̈͆̄ͫ͟͠ͅȩ̭͓̏̿̍ͦ̊͌͐ͅs͎̘͆͌̎̇ͤͪ̽̑̎̾̎ͭ̈́͟͜ͅn̶̴̵̸̡̧̢̡̛̜̥͍̙̠͔̙͇̺̫̘̫͓̱̙̻̓̅͑ͯ̎̆ͬ́͐̾͆͋ͯ̅͂ͧ̚͟'̸̷̴͕̘̤̯͚̬̾̿̿̾́̔̋ͦ̕͢͢͠͝ͅţ͖̩̙̺͍̻̙̖̥̘̘̥͑̄̈ͥ̾̎̒ͦ̓́ͧͮ̑ͯ͢͝ͅ m̛̘̱͎̺̦̭ͯ̒͋ͅā̴̠̥͈ͩ̐͝͠_̴̗͎̻͓̤͚̠͐̍̓̄́k̬͆͛ͪ̃́̉́e̚_̸̢̠̙̤̠̻̘̙̫̬̪̣̼̐ͨ̓̂͐̿́̌́͐͗͑͑̓̿̀͋̽͂ͪ̚͢͟͢ͅͅ mine any less important.
Try getting between two ș̶̕ṳ̵͆̇p̴̠̾̚e̷̳͌r̶̡̖̄n̴͎̊a̷̳͗t̶̺͂̏ŭ̷̥r̸̳̤̒a̸͙̽͂l̴̺̹͛ ̸̲̿̅p̸̻͆͛e̵̞̿o̵͈̼̓̚p̵̦̏l̶̼͌̂e̴̦̗͋͊ fighting to the death out of d̸̞̣͆r̸͔͛ù̵͕g̴̛̹g̶̺̑ę̶̟̇̏d̴̰̩̓ insanity. After being psychotic f̸̖̬͝o̵̦̯̿r̶̺̀ ̵̭̅̈́h̵͔̀õ̸̢̆u̸̼͂̇͜ŕ̴͕̎s̴̛̫because the cure had consequences!
What consequences, I̡̢̛̛̭̪̞͋ͪͥs̷̴̝̻t̷͓̝̼̟̬̗͇̟̰͖̝ͩͥ̍̑̐̓̍ͦ͟͝_̶̜͇͖̰̗͔͈̂̋ͯ͋͊̉ͫ̽͐͜͠͠ŗ̟͍̯̯͚̬̥̥̖̄̄ͥͧ͑̑͐̕e̎ͥ͒̈͌_̫͔͕̦̻͒ͮͯ̀̇͘͟͜͞͡d̴̡͙̪̭͈̺͔͎̲̘ͨ̅͗͌̾͋̐̊͢͟d̶̘͙͓̩͚͙̖̞͖ͧ̊͛̅̄̈ͯ̒͆ͩ̑ͮͯ͋̊́̽ͥ͐̓̉ͩ͘͡͝ ?
Lucifer, I h̵̲͑́a̵̡̤̅v̵̝̇è̷̗͝ ̷͎̼̈́ť̵̮͓͝ő̸̙ ̴̜̪̂̏ḅ̶͗̚ͅe̵̙͒ strong for everyone but I̷͎̊̓'̶̻̥̿m̵̾͜ ̸͈͔͠n̷̝̼̎͝o̸̜͗̀ẗ̶̡͎ ̷̞̄s̸̮̚t̷̲͔͐̔r̶̞̮̍ȯ̵̢͗͜n̶̮̄̑g̸̻̬̈́.̸͖͊ I'm nobody.
Goddammit he's not built for platitudes and even if he could manage to fake it Istredd probably wouldn't believe it coming from him, so he gets something that he just might listen to and accept.]
So now you're sick but maybe not insane, great. Guess what. Nobody is one of the only sane ones they've got, then.
It's more than they have. It's more strength any of them have.
[ He was fairly close to having a panic attack, it's been a hard twenty-four hours on top of a terrible week and a half, but Lucifer does surprise him. And then, as per usual, when it shouldn't be possible, he makes him smile. ]
Look at you, being comforting.
[ Lucifer may not be able to sense his feelings anymore, but he can probably read the tone in his words sometimes. ]
İ̴̭ h̢̛̭̣̦̼̰̖͖ͣͩ̈́̏̄͂̒̒̋͒̇̄ȃ̵̸̸̱͔ͥ͋͋v̴̦͕̘̮̪̗̜̹̈́͊͢͢͞_̯̦̦̯ͮ͆̕͝e̵̪̞̳͕͚͎̩͙̝̎͂̈ͭ͒͊̓̒̄̋ͧ͗̌̉ͪͬ̕͟͠͞ g̴̡̺̖̠͚̭̲̪͔̥ͬ̈́ͬ̿̀̋̃͠ọ͒̔̎͗́ͥ̈́ͧ̓͘͟͡t̡̡̛̻͕̣̯̻̝ͭ̾͗̓͒ to be nearing a quota a̹͙̹ͥ̄͝t̝͔̟̀ͪ̌ͨͫ̂̓͢͠ t͛̎̀̚͜h͖͔_̢͉͉̳̤̭̣̺̰̳͗̄̀ͨͨͨ̄ͧ͆̉̄̎̊̅̕i̳͇̺̐̄ͩͣͅs̫̜̤͙͉͒ͦ̔̒́ͨ͡ point.
If only you could sustain yourself off it j̡̗̞̟̤̥̹͆ͫ͒̒̿ͮͪ̑ͥ̑͜͟͡ṷ̷̸̴̲̝͕͔̙̱̰ͦͥ͂͗̌͌̓ͭͮ͒͢͠ş̩̤̣ͤt̵̴̢͍̹̳̜̲̣̦̳̾̽̈̄̈͌ͧ̿ͨ̌̀̎̍̎ͧ͞ t̥͕ͪ̀ḩ̸͈̥̮̟̾ͥ͡͠e̵͍ͬ́̈͝ s̷̸͔͔̰̲̙̀͐́͒̈́ͯ̅͛͆͐͆͘̚͡a̱̩͐m̵̶̢̯̜̯̜̮̝͚͔̑̃̌̆͌̈ͭ̅ͬ́ͮ̃̏͞ḙ̵̶̩̲̬̗̲͖̤̣̦̲̜͙͉̊͂̋͗̊̽́ͤ͛͒͑͗̕͢͝ͅ.
[I got thrown in the dungeons for trying to get at Ambrose.
I got a fisherman eaten by a sea creature on the lake.
I've gotten to torture prisoners for information.]
Rhy and Kyle are currently my roommates. W̴̴̗̤̲̰̰̣̺͊̃̿̉͋͐̅͛͑̚͡͝h̶̷̷̺̹̮͉͉͙͐̀̏̍̀̀̾ͬͬ̌ͬ͆̆̄̉͠ḛ̺ͨ͆̅̐̉͑n͙̬͂ w̷̠̣̦͚̫̦̹̟͉̤͒ͥ̈̽̋̈̄̀̐̚͠͠͝e̝'͡rȅ̹͖̭̄ͅ ņ̡̞̆͌ͣ͟ò̵̶̦̭͔̝͚͌̾͛͒̐_̶̢̳̲̤t̶̸͕̣̝̮̼͓̻͕̩ͯͩͯͨ̿̋̓̓̾̿ͭ͛͘ ru̻̙͂̉̂ṉ̶̴̢̜͈̪̅͐ͩ̽ͮ̚ṇ̸̂i̧̢̱̙͇̪̯̞̠̊̀ͦ̍͑̏̒ͮͦ̈̅ͦ̐͘͝ņ̶̴̹̖̣̳͍̂ͦ̾̈́ͦ̐̌ͤ̓͊͛̋͗͠ͅg̸̡̡̳̥͍͂͊̔ͥ͟͢ a̴̬̦̳̠̺̬͑ͧ̒͘b̀ͯo̸̦u̢̖̞̗̮̗̐̎̓̄ͪ̽t̘̬͓ͦ̾ͩ́.̵̸̷̛̜͇̳͈̭̹̃ͮ̓ͮ̎͊̓ͣ̈̚͘ Some semblance of safety for them.
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Tell Thorne we'll ň̴̲͕ͅe̵̢̧͙̒͋ͅe̵̯̗̼͗̉d̵̢̫̱̘͌ ̶̧̈͊͝a̸̩̝̎͑͆̇ ̷̼̤̳̀͒͛̓l̸̡̡̤̭̚o̶͙͑̋̂͗t̷̢̰͚̾͒̿͘ ̵͈͍̭̍̐͛õ̷̰̹͊̍͠f̸̺͂̑͊ healers.
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Ẃ̶̤͖͝ͅi̴̦̾͂ͅs̴̘̝̠͓̽͗̃̽h̴̡̯̗̫͛ ̶̥̲̤̈́m̸̱̑̑̋̿ë̴̙̭̣͍͒ ̵̣̞́luck
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[well]
AN ENTIRE DAY LATER
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it's hours until Istredd gets a response. he's usually responded even if he's been actively working. this long stretch is out of sheer, complete, frustration with everything.
some nobody probably died for it.
it's fine. they didn't have information, anyway. he's certain.]
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W̷̪͍̍̑͗͊̒i̶͍̮͌̆ṫ̷̡̩̦͔̔̑́̇͜ḣ̷͙̬̰̱̣͝ ̶͈͛ą̶̙̔̓̃͒͜͠ ̵̡̦̟̥̪̦͗̓́̉͌͊p̴̠͋̈̈̈́̌ŕ̵̢̨̛̊̈́̕̕i̸͉̮͑̈́ç̷̭̮̋̔e̸̡̯̤̣͈̮͂.̸͈͌̾͗͝
Upside to ritual, they can s̷̘̒͗e̴̪̗̍͘ȩ̸̛̎ ̷̢͔̾t̵̼̯̿ḧ̸̫́̀r̶̤̔ọ̶̝́ṵ̶̂g̷͕̚h̶͎̻͆ the illusions.
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[He broke that line of thought off for once, not the indiscriminate text corruption.
He shouldn't follow it up with anything but, well.]
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[ Yes he is message shouting essentially. He is much more tired and fucked up thank you very much.]
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[aka: bite me]
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[ He is very stressed out. ]
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Lucifer, I h̵̲͑́a̵̡̤̅v̵̝̇è̷̗͝ ̷͎̼̈́ť̵̮͓͝ő̸̙ ̴̜̪̂̏ḅ̶͗̚ͅe̵̙͒ strong for everyone but I̷͎̊̓'̶̻̥̿m̵̾͜ ̸͈͔͠n̷̝̼̎͝o̸̜͗̀ẗ̶̡͎ ̷̞̄s̸̮̚t̷̲͔͐̔r̶̞̮̍ȯ̵̢͗͜n̶̮̄̑g̸̻̬̈́.̸͖͊ I'm nobody.
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Goddammit he's not built for platitudes and even if he could manage to fake it Istredd probably wouldn't believe it coming from him, so he gets something that he just might listen to and accept.]
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Look at you, being comforting.
[ Lucifer may not be able to sense his feelings anymore, but he can probably read the tone in his words sometimes. ]
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[ He's allowed to say it. He's too fucked up to care anymore. ]
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Dark humor is like food. Not everyone gets it.
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I got a fisherman eaten by a sea creature on the lake.
I've gotten to torture prisoners for information.]
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An entire day later lol, last day of week two
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AS PROMISED, as soon as the escape happens
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