[network] @curiouschloride | Day 360 | Video | There'll be peace when you are done [open]

[motherserpent]

[CW: references to religious violence; disrespectful discussion of both Abrahamic and Nahuatl religions fairly likely in comments.]


[OTA]
[The Tess who appears on the screen is a rather tired-looking Tess.]

I, uh.

[She glances down; clears her throat awkwardly.]

If anyone actually, uh. Actually took the blood sacrifice thing seriously? I need you to just not. Please. Offer's rescinded, no blessings for blood. Even if it worked--and it's not going to work; I was just being--I was being stupid. Even if it worked I don't...I don't want that. And I'm sorry, I'm sorry I said all that stuff. I'm sorry for the things I called everyone.

[Her face contorts in guilt, but she forces it neutral again.]

And...if anyone's seen my snake? I know you don't owe me anything, but if you could let me know if he's okay, I'd just...I'd really appreciate that.



[Private to Flynn]

Flynn, I...I'm really sorry. That wasn't okay; none of that was okay. I shouldn't have put you in that position. I'd get it if you didn't want to talk to me again.

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@igjwerkekhgjghkl; video

[fuckingwolverine]

Stupid.

[Says Lilly, scowling at the screen as she is wont to do.Seriously, you're a different person every time she talks to you; what's up with that? Also, she's a little sour that Tess can speak English now. She'd kind of liked the novelty of teaching her the names of random household objects.]

Don' like you.

[It's half a lie; she looks more favorably on Tess than she does on a lot of people here.]

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[motherserpent]

[Sorry, Lilly; dual natures kind of suck when they get thrown out of balance. Tess lets out a hollow laugh.]

Yeah, you and a bunch of people, I bet.

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[fuckingwolverine]

[She's tempted to be a little sulky for a while and just hang up, but curiosity wins out.]

Why'd you wannit?

@hexappeal, Voice

[sleight_of_fate]

This place is funny that way, especially when you die and get your brain mangled for a few days.

[He's not going to put the video on, figuring she feels bad enough. Though he does hope Brian sees this...]

I still have something for you, though.

>audio

[motherserpent]

[It's kind of a relief to match media; to stop showing her face.]

You don't have to do that. You never really had to give me anything.

>audio

[sleight_of_fate]

I know. But I like to keep my word, when I can. And this particular favor doesn't hurt anyone.

[It might even make Tess feel a little better, who knows.]

How're you feeling, other than the whole awkward post-possession thing?

@betterhalf; text

[darkincrement]

If snake is a new nickname for Hotstud, then you're out of luck.

[ He saw that flirting. It was going on infront of his salad his post before. ]

>text

[motherserpent]

Not the snake I meant. Did something happen to him?

[darkincrement]

Who knows.

[ Wouldn't be surprising either way. ]

I did find the other one.

@Enoch, voice

[warriorscribe]

[He hadn't replied. He had felt too helpless to make that attempt. But he had been listening. She was tempting his close friend, after all, and Beckett of all people was never someone he would want to see resort to this. He'd known Tess wouldn't really want it. She seemed like a normal person, after all, if not ordinary.

And this town had given him more than his fill of bloodshed in the name of someone who never wanted to hurt anyone.]

I'm glad you're back to yourself. I...I hope nobody took it seriously, but, thank you, for denying those who would even that much of an excuse.

>audio

[motherserpent]

I hope so, too. No one messaged me with...with pictures or anything. And I didn't feel anything, but I don't think I would feel anything if someone did it. I think all of that is gone for now.

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[warriorscribe]

[He still can't believe she had any interest from any older hands who had been here long enough to know better, honestly.]

It is, for all of us. I-...oh. I'm sorry. I thought I had nothing of worth to say to try to stop you. But now that I think of it, my own powers were granted by my own world's God. If His powers can be blocked, why not another deity's?

[He was so convinced he was useless that he didn't realize he might not have been, this once. As usual, it takes basically nothing to make him blame himself for things he had no hand in. Such is Enoch.]

...I should have tried. I'm sorry.

@bucky; text

[advanced]

You want to explain exactly why you were asking for sacrifices in the first place?

[Because if that was a death loss, it was a hell of a death loss.]

>text

[motherserpent]

Because I forgot what it was like to be human and I was thinking only of myself.

[That's the emotional why, though, not the technical one. And, well. Cat's out of the bag.]

I'm a goddess. Belief and sacrifice give me my strength back home. I don't do human sacrifice, though. Not when I'm in my right mind.

[advanced]

[Bucky doesn't believe in god any more. He used to, he had been raised a Christian like all the people of his neighbourhood, but life had worn that belief away until it was gone. He doesn't believe that she's a goddess; something powerful, perhaps, something that calls itself a goddess.

But not a real one. No real divine being could get themselves trapped in a place like this.]

And what sort of sacrifice do you ask for when you are in your right mind?

@librarian; video; private

[cahooted]

[Flynn looks rather tired himself, the injuries still fading, but he seems to be getting better. The shock has waned off and he looks less scattered than he did down in the cells.]

I mean, if you still talk to me after what I did that would be really hypocritical of me.

[He gives the camera a small smile.]

Sorry I did such a lousy job distracting you. It's good to have you back.

permavideo, private

[motherserpent]

It doesn't feel great to be back, but...I'm glad I am. And don't tell that clown asshole, but I'm kind of glad I got killed before I could do anything worse.

[cahooted]

Well, I'm not, I'd rather you wouldn't have died but... I can get behind that.

@godsend, video

[termineur]

[ Gabriel waves at the camera like a dork. At least he looks happy. ]

Welcome back. We've got your snake, Tess. He's fine. Been using us like heating pads ever since we bumped into each other.

[ He pulls back the camera to show a feathered serpent curled around him. He looks down to address the snake. ]

Hey, Tess is on screen. You wanna see her?

not here

[darkincrement]

[ Gabriel why ]

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[motherserpent]

Roy?

[Tess immediately comes to attention, all but lighting up with anxious hope. Roy moves just as suddenly, his tongue rapidly flicking in and out as he shifts to be able to see the tablet screen.

Tess gasps when she sees him, tears springing to her eyes.]

Thank you--thank you, I thought--hi, Roy, I know. I know, I'm sorry. I know you weren't going to hurt me; I'm so sorry.

[termineur]

[ Gabriel is currently doing the work of a Tablet Stand- it's the same thing he'd do for a cat or Stephen's cloak. Even magical creatures deserve some relief around here.

So he just nods, grinning- and then grinning to something off camera. ]

Think you were both pretty confused right then.

@clowncutie92; voice

[clowngirl]

So now whaddya want in exchange for blessin's? Make up your mind, sister! I'd say lives depend on it, but it's prob'ly a li'l too late for that.

>audio

[motherserpent]

I'm not planning to give blessings out at all, considering I don't actually have any blessings to give right now.

[clowngirl]

So basically you're just the worst at this whole god thing. [There's a pout in her voice.]