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.
No one's even sleeping! Just blackout passing ȏ̷̵̫͕̫̣̬̹͍̱͆̋͑̄ͥͣͫ͡ͅu̗̟̪ͤ͠t̝̠̃̓́_̷̶̞̥͔̪͓͔ͤ̋ͫ͆̈́ͬ̔̽̑͂̾ͧ̌́͆͢͞ ẉ̸̴̢̖͕̻̠͉̞̫͖̯͇͇̓̓͋̔͑͆̇̄̾ͨ̄̏̚͢͜͝͝h̛̻͖̱̝͉̯̫̹̜́͐ͮ̄̉ͧ̇̊̒͟͞ě̷̵̴̛̻̘͚͂̀̀ͮ̋̓ͨ͛ͯͨͪ͊̇͘͟͞͠͡͡n̥̞͓̺̒̉ͩͥ̓ͧ͒̚̚_̟ we're not trudging a̬r̛͙͓͙̺̗ͫ́ͧ́͒ͩ͟o̵̵̶̡̠͎̺̤̼̜ͦ͆̅̇͑ͪͪ̀̐́̍̕̕̚͝ư̵̦̺̹͇̥̅̊̉̐̾̾̚̚̕_̢̲ͤ͌n̢̧̯̣͉̮̮̼͉̳͇̬̝̟̼̖̟ͩ̉̾͗̀̔̌̂ͥ̄̑͊͐͘͞͠ḑ̷̵͉͖̰̯ͧͬ̌̓̈́̓ͬ͠ Thorne's territory! Fake it 'til you break-it, it's great. Super.
Same. Hard to sleep. T̃̌_̡̔̿̋͢ö̜̺̘́͒͐r̛̟̭̓ͧ̊̑͢t̷̹̟̟̓ͬ̄͛́͠ú̦͙̅͊_̸̣̼̾̕r̴̢̻͍͖̩̳͖̊ͯ͐ͯ̉̈e̴͎̽̔̀_̨̲͚̟͐͑͜͡ Ḭ̺͎ͧ̓͐͡ ṭ̛͍̹ͬͧͧ́h̸̟̻͔̔͐ͬ̊̑̉̿̚ͅī̧͈̻͎͛ͮ̑̆ͣ͑͘n̈̀ͨ́̂̈́̈̆͝͡k̽͝ Ground moves, shrieks. Vines strangle.
If I g̿ͥͫe̍t̷͓̳̳́ͬ́͊ͯ́͝ ỏ̹̪͈̏u̒t̆ oͯ͂f̸̞̰̘̹̗͂ͣͧ̽ͤ this, we're locking the door and s̸̝̠͓̉̍́ͩ͠ḽ͖͚ͥͫ͘e̩̍́ę̸͖̪͈̉̊ͮp̨̥̹̯͆́ͣ̽̓̊ͤ̿ͩi̮̳ͫ̅͊͊ͮ̌̏͊̚n̖̟̘ͭ̔̒g̖̎̃ for days.
Haven't p̵̧̠͈̖̥̤̯͇̹̙̞̏̀͢_̷̛̯͎̪͗ͮ̀̎̿͑͟ǎ͇̮̚͡i̘̙ͯͧͭ̈̿͋́̍̈͞d̶̶̢͙͕̤̣̮̞͚̥͆̀̊̋͋͌̓͊̋ much attention. Lots of woods.
Hayle would've been worthless. Out oͫf̵̵̩͕̩͉̭̠ͧͧ́̋̑ͩ̿͘͢ ț̭̭̂̉́̓ͯh̷̨̛͈͙̦͇̟̜̜͉̓̂̉ͭͬ͊̈͗ͦͧͯ̚͠e̷̴̟͔͔̓͠ way. We're narrowing in. W̴̩ͬe̵͖̻̱̭͈͙̭͇̦̖̿̍̏ͣ͒͆̃̌̆͂ͬͯͬ͐ͮ̔͘͢͟͡ a͍̖̝̽_̷̝͓̭̩̄́̿̀ͤ̚͝͝ͅr̵̶̨̨̡̖̣̙̼̻̟̱̼̘̤͚̗̹͎̝̟͔̀̽̈́͗́ͬ̆̐͆̃̓͛̓̐ͩ͘͜è̶̡̛̙͇̘̲ͮ_̢̨̧̯̘̗̯̤̰̜̜̰̳̝̝̫̥̐̾ͤ̿ͤ̊̓ͯ͐͝͠͞͡͞ͅ.̴̢̣̺͉͇̬̖̯͔̟̲̤͍̗̝̹͕͖̞̺ͥ͒ͭ͗ͥ́̒ͧ̃ͯͯ͗ͣ̇͌̑̅̚͟͝͡.
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[Something in him cracks a little and because their minds aren't connected anymore, he lets his thoughts stream uncontrolled.
It wouldn't be your fault if you can't find us. I know you've done everything you can. If you don't make it in time, I'm afraid of what will happen to you. That it'll break something in you, when you thought there was nothing left to break. I'm afraid Yennefer will rage and damage her image, the only thing she'd have left without me, Geralt, and Ciri.
I'm afraid I'll never see you again, not even to say goodbye. I don't want this to be the end of my life, failing other people.]
There's ąͮ̓̍ cr̬̈̆̐ë̮͔͍ͭ̉äͭ͊ͦ̈́ţ̞̟ͩu͔̬͇_̀r͎̭͇͊́̽ͦ̚ë̴̲̼͇͍̜̖͛ͧͫͬ̚_̚ held by the shrines. Maybe a god. I have a key to the last one.
Gods don't typically repay being free with kindness to w̙ͬ͆̽ho̧̪̱̣̿ͬ͂̍͗ f̮͊̉̕r̗̗̗̠͙͔̈̾̃̂͜ę̸̫ͨ́́ͪ̏̅̚ͅę̸̸̲͈̯̟͓̑̽̎̓͘d̷̶̨̛͈̬͍͉̜̖̾͂̈́̕ t̴͍̞̼̎ͭ͋̆͞_̘̐͝h̢̗͑͆̂ẽ̢̛̞̭̺̯̞͙̥̝̓̔̊̅̔̔̒̓͗ͨ͠m
I̷f̶̵̷̺̞̯̖̩̘̮͎͎ͣͨ́̈́̒́̃͠_͎̗̻͗ͮ͢͝ y̴̸̸̨̨̡̧̛̪̯̪̦̥̲̦̦̣͋̿̃̑ͨ̀ͦ̏̓̑͌̈̋̇ō̷̧̨̼͖̟͈̘̲͙̤̫̖̖̏͛ͫ̐̊͗̉̈̀̔͘͢u̓͜ d̡͍̼̥͛ͪͦ̆̔͟o̠̬͡͝ í̥͓͈̦͙͈̖̣̦̝͒́͌ͪͫ̌̆̈ͩ̿͞_̌̏̔͝t̶̢̗̣̮̤̯̳̥̅̈ͫ̇ͫ̇̐̚ make sure there's someone ỏ̥͌r͚̖̽ͮͦ̊̀͒͆͌̂͐͟ ş̴͚̞̩͉̖͍̮͚ͥ͐̾ͨ́̾̔ͧ͗ͪ̋̑ͭ͗ͭ̚o͔͛́̀͟mͮ̋̈͜e̮͈̬̗͕̖̩̝̮̺̝̪̲̎́ͨ̊́̂ͮ̌ͥ͋̑̎ͅthing else to get in its path.
Ţ̧̣͚͍ͦ̽̇̈ͪ̒͜͝r͔͍̠ͤu̩̙͖͉̫̾̈ͭ͊ͪͧ͗́ṡ͇̍̒͛ͧ̃͝ṯ̡̤̘̰̇̄̐̈́͊̂_̸̈́͗͝ m̮ͩͬ̚͡ề̡̦̥̩ͅ I planned on putting the acolytes r̛͔̈́͞i̶̶̴̢̢̤̯͈̖͎̙̟ͪͧ̇̽̒ͤ͡g̳̖̝̜̤̙̈ͬ͐̈́͜ͅh̛̗̤̞͚ͯͦt̨̥͊͝͝ i̯̓̿͡n̨̖̹̑́̇̍̇ͩ́̚͠ its path.
But it's a last resort. We may have found something. Illusion m̏a͂ͪgi͋͠cͮͩͭͅ d̮͖͇̅͞ǫ̛̱ͭ̐̄e̻͕ṡn't work on the others now. They can see something I can't.
Frustrating. Can't dispel it with n̻̉̌̾͜oͧ m̝̱̃ͤ́ͯͮͩ͡ä̬͖̭̭̂ͩ_̴̄ͥ̆g̻̗̈́̌̃i̧̼̘ͣ̑č̷̹̦̣ͦ́͢.
Only t̞͒͗ẃ̈ͬ_̐ǫ̈́ tḭ͙̩ͫ̓͘͜͢m̛̠͙̭ͥͮͧ̚͝ë̢̻͕́͋̿͐͝s̭ͧ I've felt rage. At Stregobor and your father.
[ So both of their fathers, essentially. Apparently neither of them are too old for daddy issues or likely to be past them any time soon. Istredd's just much more subtle about his.
He does the old college try of really attempting to reach out for Lucifer's familiar mind. He knows it well now, their connection so strong it lasted in the Singularity. He didn't tell Lucifer that the depth of bonds depends on the people, that not all of them are like theirs. And the obnoxious thing is he can almost feel it. It's more like feeling goosebumps out of no where, like someone stepped on your grave. As if something was there and he could reach out but somehow miss.
That in itself makes him angry because it's one of the things he should be good at. This stupid situation.]
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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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If I g̿ͥͫe̍t̷͓̳̳́ͬ́͊ͯ́͝ ỏ̹̪͈̏u̒t̆ oͯ͂f̸̞̰̘̹̗͂ͣͧ̽ͤ this, we're locking the door and s̸̝̠͓̉̍́ͩ͠ḽ͖͚ͥͫ͘e̩̍́ę̸͖̪͈̉̊ͮp̨̥̹̯͆́ͣ̽̓̊ͤ̿ͩi̮̳ͫ̅͊͊ͮ̌̏͊̚n̖̟̘ͭ̔̒g̖̎̃ for days.
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he's sort of used to Kyle
Jack sleepwalks so he's probably never sleeping normally anyway
he maybe shouldn't imply. right now. when Istredd doesn't come back.]
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You got s͑e̷̳͂̾̒ḙ̦̈́ m̤̎̾̅ͩ_̎or̡͙̬͔͆̀ę̰͇ͩ͆̅͡ ôf͓̰̖̽͂̎͢ Thorne? Anything good?
If you went to Hayle U̴͔͒̌n̩̘̐͘͢i̟̬̥ͭ̈́ͅv̱͛e̖͔ͧrͫ_̽͗̄̾s̸̭̗̯͛̇̍i̱t̘ͦ̈̔y̅̓̄ I̵͆̎͢'̞̓́m̥̟̔ g̏o̲͙̫̿̍̒̈́i͖̠ņĝ͉͔̯ͅ t͇o̵̠͙͢͞ b_͎̼̱͍̄̽e̠͘͢͝ pissed.
[ Istredd desperately wants to visit there, okay? Think of all the magic books. ]
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[Something in him cracks a little and because their minds aren't connected anymore, he lets his thoughts stream uncontrolled.
It wouldn't be your fault if you can't find us. I know you've done everything you can. If you don't make it in time, I'm afraid of what will happen to you. That it'll break something in you, when you thought there was nothing left to break. I'm afraid Yennefer will rage and damage her image, the only thing she'd have left without me, Geralt, and Ciri.
I'm afraid I'll never see you again, not even to say goodbye. I don't want this to be the end of my life, failing other people.]
There's ąͮ̓̍ cr̬̈̆̐ë̮͔͍ͭ̉äͭ͊ͦ̈́ţ̞̟ͩu͔̬͇_̀r͎̭͇͊́̽ͦ̚ë̴̲̼͇͍̜̖͛ͧͫͬ̚_̚ held by the shrines. Maybe a god. I have a key to the last one.
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But it's a last resort. We may have found something. Illusion m̏a͂ͪgi͋͠cͮͩͭͅ d̮͖͇̅͞ǫ̛̱ͭ̐̄e̻͕ṡn't work on the others now. They can see something I can't.
Frustrating. Can't dispel it with n̻̉̌̾͜oͧ m̝̱̃ͤ́ͯͮͩ͡ä̬͖̭̭̂ͩ_̴̄ͥ̆g̻̗̈́̌̃i̧̼̘ͣ̑č̷̹̦̣ͦ́͢.
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[As though that would be enough for Lucifer to pull across the continent. As though that would break through their block.]
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[ So both of their fathers, essentially. Apparently neither of them are too old for daddy issues or likely to be past them any time soon. Istredd's just much more subtle about his.
He does the old college try of really attempting to reach out for Lucifer's familiar mind. He knows it well now, their connection so strong it lasted in the Singularity. He didn't tell Lucifer that the depth of bonds depends on the people, that not all of them are like theirs. And the obnoxious thing is he can almost feel it. It's more like feeling goosebumps out of no where, like someone stepped on your grave. As if something was there and he could reach out but somehow miss.
That in itself makes him angry because it's one of the things he should be good at. This stupid situation.]
I have to try and cure someone else.
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Oh, it's been swell.]
[Fail. Again. What happens.]
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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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