[superhell pcs] lavi

[voidshift]

Comments

[voidshift]

Well, we don't have any proof that they didn't. Or that it isn't just named after multiple concepts of 'hell', since not everyone seems confused about it.

[and they largely seem to be from different places? so.]

[bookpapers]

[why did so many people accept hell, lavi also accepted hell, why did so many people]

I do remember dying though. So maybe it doesn't really matter what kind of illusion this is, if our souls are here.

[voidshift]

Which is an entirely different kind of problem. If this isn't the afterlife we expected, why and how are our souls here?

[bookpapers]

There's [a guy? person? monster?] someone in my world who can trap souls after death. It's not that complicated a ritual, and he can take anyone's.

Not saying he's responsible for this -- but maybe it was just as easy for these guys to grab us.

[voidshift]

Oh. A warlock? Just one of them?

[he doesn't sound at all surprised to hear it.]

Ours can do the same, but I don't think they can do anything on this level.

[bookpapers]

Even if all of yours team up?

[imagines multiple counts]

[voidshift]

Hm. There was the time a group of them opened a permanent rift between worlds.

[he's contemplating.]

...Maybe, but there's no reason to have done it.

[bookpapers]

[squints]

What was the reason the first time?

[voidshift]

[very tiredly:]

War. Staging an invasion from one world to another.

[bookpapers]

...Yeah, doesn't sound like they're our guys.

[there's war and there's kidnapping thirty one people and giving them cold pizza,]

[voidshift]

Most likely not, no. It's been years since we've had that kind of trouble, anyway, they wouldn't start it up again now-- and I don't think these are the type of demon they'd work with.

[bookpapers]

They don't seem very... demon-y.

[head scratch]

Can't tell if that's to lower our guard though.

[voidshift]

Likely. One told me they were using our conversations to decide how to better torture us.

[bookpapers]

[lavi immediately grimaces,]

Ain't that what the profiles' for? Lots of info there already.

[voidshift]

And we gave them plenty more, I'm sure. Did you answer anything they asked you?

[bookpapers]

[thinks]

Kind of? They were mostly trying to dodge my questions. Gave me a lot of non-answers.

What about you?

[voidshift]

Very similar. Seems like there's only so much actual help we get, out of them.

[bookpapers]

What a pain...

[...]

You think we can give back as good as we get with 'em? Torment the tormentors...

[voidshift]

Oh, likely, if we're annoying enough.

But one of them did say they prefer painful physical torture, so they may change their methods if we do.

[bookpapers]

[he makes a face that's the equivalent of 'nooooo not physical torture....']

Not sure if that wants to make me tread lightly, or zoom straight out the gate.

[voidshift]

They seem to want to personalize it, at least somewhat, so... I think it's up to you.

[do it lavi do it.]

[bookpapers]

[wow, this is enabling...? he gives rynlan a wry look,]

Thanks. What about you? Got any plans?

[voidshift]

Personally, I'd like to feel them out a bit more. I've only talked to two of them so far.

[bookpapers]

Which ones?

I 'talked' -- [he makes the little quotation marks with his fingers] to Rosé, Bloody Mary, and Blue Hawaiian. I like Rosé. They're funny.

[voidshift]

Bloody Mary and... Malibu Sunset? I think so. Their names are a little ridiculous, but I didn't mind the first one much.