un: lalli | video and text (open to both factions)

[lallipop]

[The video is only about five seconds or so of footage, filmed by someone who doesn't really seem to know what they're doing. It's set in what looks like a forest--the edge of the Gods Wood, to be exact--centered on a patch of recently displaced mud and grass. In the middle is a dirty, soggy, beaten up old wooden sign, apparently dug out of said patch of mud by hand.

Written on it are the words BALANCE MUST BE RESTORED.

Then, in a separate post entirely because Lalli isn't good at this:]

found this
what's it mean?

Comments

[lallipop]

by making the sign or burying it?

[lallipop]

then it's probably not a warning

[lallipop]

[Is there a way to shrug over text? Someone teach Lalli the shrug emoji.]

maybe it doesn't like the branded things

[purpose]

Rituals aren't uncommon. There are some that are used to will intentions into being, but it's usually done with candles. From what I've learned, it's more like a prayer than magic. Something done with the hope that it might come true, not with any guarantee that it will.

If I had to guess, it was buried because of nature, not magic, but there are others that would know more than I do.

[notimefordreams]

I thought about nature too but if that's the case --

[Sarah pauses there a moment. The notion she's coming to isn't a pleasant one.]

If they didn't deliberately bury it but it was just time that did it, they must really not be afraid of being caught. Just leaving things like that behind shows arrogance but it shows a level of confidence too, don't you think?

[royalboar]

But surely you were not guided there for no reason at all.

[purpose]

It does. They've gone so long without detection that they've gotten arrogant.

They could have used it as a message before the harvest. A way of telling the other branded what was planned and where without risking a meeting between them all.

[comburst]

i can give them another look through, but i can only get to the court books for obvious reasons.

[warfares]

What did you think it was?

@selina

[catsy]

[hewwo, she's butting in]

It could have been killed by them. Ghosts are supposed to stick around if they have "unfinished business."

[lallipop]

[This is more conversation than Lalli's ever had in his whole life.]

it didn't feel like a ghost

[But also, like, what does he know about how things work around here.]

[lallipop]

dunno

[Don't ask HIM how this place's weird spirits work.]

[hipshoots]

Sure. We'll have to look into it on both sides.

[comburst]

which side did you get thrown in?

[lallipop]

obviously it's a sign
i don't know what it MEANS

[hipshoots]

Moon Temple. I'm not big on studying, but I'm sure word will get out and people will be researching this.

[warfares]

[ this is hands down the stupidest conversation he's had in a while. possibly ever. and that's saying something.

the temptation to ask if lalli is honestly just fucking with him is high. ]

The network.

[ the idiot goes unsaid but can be very much felt. ]

Why post to the network if you didn't expect questions?

[ idiot. ]

[lallipop]

[Look, this guy has had two (2) whole years of childhood education in the rural post-apocalypse he's doing his best.]

because i wanted to answer MY question

[catsy]

There's a difference? [this is not her area of expertise, fwiw.]

[lallipop]

spirits live in nature
ghosts are dead people

[Apparently, that is the extent of his explanation.]

[royalboar]

I see.

Well if you happen upon anything else, do not hesitate to share.

[Little more to add than that for now; at least until something can be made of this discovery. ]

[comburst]

let me know if you hear anything.

[atreefull]

( very good, he's so proud. )

I'm Aziraphale, I help out at a bookstore in Kyst if you're interested in seeing what else you can learn outside of the main libraries.

[hipshoots]

Will do.

[potential]

[ unfortunate the only expert he knows in this arena is not available. ]

Could you call it back? Can you call any spirits back here?