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[abreedapart]

With what happened last time there were explosions and shit like this, now may be as good as time as any to share some information. Maybe it'll be helpful to you investigation types.

[ There's a brief pause while Shalimar tries to collect exactly what she wants to say. There's a lot of shit she still isn't comfortable letting people here know about her. Trust has never been her strong suit. ]

I've got a talent for finding things and deep in the forest, well, we definitely found some shit. There are other people here, kind of like us. One of them spoke to us. He didn't seem to thrilled to be doing it, but he was more tolerant of my questions that I expected. His name is Lessch, but if I were you I wouldn't go looking for him or his people. Don't think they really want to be bothered by us. [ She's pretty sure they don't even really like the people here. ]

If you do find him or any of his people out there be polite, be respectful, and try not to freak out over how they look. [ A beat ] They're lizardmen. [ Animal people are perfectly normal okay. ] From what we could understand based on what he was telling us, their world was destroyed and they came here a long time ago the same way we did. Not really sure if I'm a fan of the implications that may have. [ And she couldn't deny she was worried there. ]

He said something about there being a bridge, I'm guessing he meant between worlds? I don't know, this is beyond even the weird shit in my life. Evidently the bridge stringed worlds together, it had a power source that leashed it, but now the leash is gone and anything can travel through. Guess our hosts had a little accident.

[ Another beat ] Besides that he warned us not to go too deep into the forest. Guess there are trees in there that don't like us outlanders and might eat you. [ And that's where she just ends things. ]

Comments

[asthecroweflies]

Look at any tourist destination and tell me humans are considerate of the places they explore.

...we've got moving trees now. Splendid.

[abreedapart]

You don't really need to tell me how humans treat non-humans. [ She knew that all too well. ]

Pretty sure they do more than just move.

[asthecroweflies]

I, uh, was talking about the environment, you know, litter all over National Parks and what not.

...such as?

[abreedapart]

Right. Sorry. Here's hoping nobody tries to destroy their forest.

The fact that the trees attack.

[asthecroweflies]

Do you think they could retaliate if they did?

...balls. Did they attack you?

[abreedapart]

Yeah. They can and would.

No. For some reason they left me alone. Guess I blended in.

[asthecroweflies]

You...blended in? How's that?

[abreedapart]

I'm good with nature.

[asthecroweflies]

That is a rather broad statement.

[abreedapart]

Also a true one.

[asthecroweflies]

Okay, so...there are people out there, supposedly who were here before anyone else was here but all the natives say the remember being here before the world ended.

[A beat.]

Those stories don't add up.

[abreedapart]

Nope, they don't. Sounds like there's a lot going on here that we're not really aware of.

[asthecroweflies]

Do you think the Aspects are hiding something, or did that "Creator" of theirs keep them more in the dark than they realize?

[abreedapart]

Bit of both I'd say.

[asthecroweflies]

What makes you say that?

[abreedapart]

People that live in the shadows always keep things from their subordinates. They tell them just enough to make them think they're not being kept in the dark though.

[asthecroweflies]

And that's what you think we are to them? Subordinates?

[abreedapart]

No, I think that's what the Aspects are to the Creator.

[asthecroweflies]

Right, who's suddenly stopped talking to them.

[abreedapart]

Which seems pretty strange, don't you think?

[asthecroweflies]

Pretty strange, yeah, though if it's a god, it's hardly the first time in legend that one's created something and then left them to their own devices.

[abreedapart]

Sounds like you're familiar with that.

[asthecroweflies]

There's a lot of talk of miracles in the past, but has anybody walked on water in the last 2,000 years?

[abreedapart]

Few people I know can do that.

[asthecroweflies]

You live in an interesting world if one person can do that.