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[bearshermark]

[A wide-eyed Elliott appears on video suddenly, hair tousled like he's been running his fingers through it a lot. His voice holds a note of urgency]

Guys.

I've been looking at my notes, and there's stuff about- about all this. Like I don't fully understand everything, but I just--

The stones are- the gods-

[He reaches back for something and reads off of it]

Even the altar. Like. They're all malachite?? Malachite is 'a gift from Nevedomost'. The priest's name is Neved?? 16 recesses. But there's only 8 stones listed.. Oh, he's- he's unbalanced.

Even- even the palace guard Uspor- Usporiadat? Zmat in the market. What kind of--

The King being sick or possessed after he went out there. Anthony could sense it- the deities battling in the hills?? Are there really?

[He glances around, possessed by a growing frenetic energy]

This is- I can't- I need to do.. something with all this.


Edit:

My notes. Add stuff if you want?

Elliott N. would like to share a document with you.

Comments

[darkforcerising]

Did you pound back like five red bulls?

[bearshermark]

No!! I was just looking at-

We might be talking to gods whenever we go there!??

[A face like Anakin should completely understand why he's wigging out like he has downed 5 red bulls]

[darkforcerising]

Across the portals?

[Look, Anakin didn't read anything, he'll need to be spoon fed some information.]

[bearshermark]

Yes??

[Like what else would he be talking about with names like this do u even portal]

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[hardtoignore]

Where are you? Text me back at my private number.

Text

[bearshermark]

I can barely trypwe tmny fingers wont estop shaking

home rn

u k?

Re: Text, no longer on the open network

[hardtoignore]

You’re scaring me to death dude
Are you okay do you need a doctor
is your mom home???

Re: Text, no longer on the open network

[bearshermark]

FINE Im fine I promise hust

does this nave to eb texct rmn

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[smilingarmor]

OK, first of all, breathe, Elliot darling. You won't be able to do anything if you work yourself up into a panic.

Then, once you've calmed down a bit, tell us about this theory of yours.

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[bearshermark]

[He's breathing. He's breathing so well he might need to stop before he passes out]

Sylv! We- I can't. There's.. I have notes. I can't.. oh my god.

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[smilingarmor]

[Elliott's clearly discovered something momentous, or thinks he has. But it's not going to do him a lot of good if he passes out.]

I mean breathe slowly. Sit down and take slow, deep breaths for a moment before you pass out from hyperventilating.

[bearshermark]

[He's right, he's probably really right, but breathing more slowly when his heart is hammering this hard and his palms are slick is easier said than done.

Excuse him a moment Sylv, he's going to flop down and stare up at the ceiling for a minute where if passes out, he won't hurt himself.

It takes a minute or two before he settles, but he doesn't sit up just yet, so Sylv just gets to stare at an odd sideview of him laying down]

Okay. Okay. So uh.. [The heels of his palms dig into his eyes] There's- there's things happening in that other world, right? The King is sick or possessed and people are becoming possessed and acting crazy. I think.. Well, I don't know but there's.. I think maybe a lot of it has to do with the- the deities.

Okay?

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[ashenscipher]

You think... gods are just, what? Living life over in another universe...

Okay, now that I say that out loud, the possibility seems both impossible... but also possible.

[bearshermark]

[Finally someone he might be able to talk to. He breathes.]

Not- not ours maybe- if we have any, but the other world, yeah. They're just there, I think. Not themselves- not balanced.

[ashenscipher]

Alright. Start at the basics. First, you think they are the gods because their names are similar?

Could they just have been named for them?

[bearshermark]

Okay okay.

I mean yes that could be a thing. But there's already three.. maybe four? What was the librarian's name...

[Elliott zones out a moment to think, then shakes his head]

Anyway, uh.. yeah, that'd be a heck of a coincidence? I mean I don't have proof of course, but the.. the ones battling in the hills. Maybe I should go there and look into that. If there's anyone, ask what their names are..

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[howkickassiam]

Dude, you okay? You sound like you're hyperventilating.

[bearshermark]

Yep. Great. Fine. Perfect. Thanks for asking.

[He's none of those things, but he's visibly trying to calm down]

Just uh, some stuff going on.

[howkickassiam]

Yeah, because that's what a person who's doing perfect would say.

What's prompted all this?

[not_as_i_do]

[Martin may be new to this, but ... well. some things will always grab his attention]

You know, I can't say I understand most of this, but I can still appreciate good research when I see it. If I come across anything that isn't here, I'll add it for you, dear boy.

[bearshermark]

Thanks! I'm sure there's stuff I'm missing; this is just what I've noted for myself so far. Happy to collaborate with anyone else interested. I'll update it if I find more stuff too, of course.

[not_as_i_do]

For what it's worth, they seem to have a pretty heavy focus on eggs. Have you found out if there's some particular meaning to these little stones they're giving out to people? I've got one, and a bunch of little wooden beads.

[traceofeffort]

[Lisa had gone down to play when she'd gotten back from the other side, so it was late by the time she saw the post; that didn't make it any less surreal, and by the time she'd caught up with the information and taken everything in fully, she couldn't help herself.]

Elliott, you're amazing, but you need to take a breath or you're not gonna be able to do anything before you fall over. Deep breaths, then tell me how I can help.

[bearshermark]

[Pops back on as soon as he sees her message]

I'm doing better now, thanks! But what's helpful I think is just more information? Maybe looking into the unrest more- people might be possessed or corrupted- I don't know enough about it. Anthony could sense it but he didn't seem interested in sticking around.

..Of course, I don't want anyone to get hurt either, so. But really, anything you might have noticed or heard would be good.

[traceofeffort]

Sure you are. But yeah, I'm trying to see what I can find out. It's just taking time... a lot of time. I'm curious about that corruption, but I don't have any way to tell that if I can't see if from looking.

Still feel like we shouldn't interfere?