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[fogey]

[ well, there's no way to say it, except to say it, so: ]

One of us died today. Big guy, blond hair. I don't know his name. I found his body.

[ that's his schtick, isn't it? finding bodies. ]

What I do know is that he fell on some rocks near the beach. Looks like an accident, no foul play. The fall shouldn't have killed him.

[ could've, if the bastard really were that unlucky, but it's unlikely. besides: ]

But it did break his lantern. Seems like Winters was telling the truth about that after all. Before anyone asks:

1) No, I didn't see it happen.
2) Yes, I checked for a pulse.
3) No, I didn't do it.

[ juST COVERING HIS BASES THERE ]

One more thing. I had to step away to get my tablet. When I came back, both he and his lantern were gone. No one else was here, I'm positive. They just vanished into thin air.

[ ooc | so as of today, rosinante (callada) is dead :C feel free to threadjack in this post and use it for discussion or whatever! ]

Comments

[fogey]

[ he doesn't ask "what's identify" only because it's probably clear enough from context ]

What do you mean it was like using it on yourself?

[evocation]

when you use identify on a person instead of an object you get a vibe from them
idk how to explain it
i guess it's like when you see the silhouette of someone walking towards you in the dark, if you know them well enough, you can tell who it is from the way they're walking?
does that make sense?
it's a little like that, but magic based
so it didn't feel like i was casting it on an object, it felt like i was casting it on myself
i bet if i used it on someone else's lantern it would feel the same

[fogey]

Yeah, it makes sense. Might be redundant, but I think you should try that, just to be sure.

So the lanterns are part of us, and breaking them kills us. That makes sense, but not completely. If someone broke their foot, they wouldn't die.

[evocation]

it's probably connected to us more deeply
like
okay, so in order to use magic i need something called a focus
it can be anything, but there's this whole ritual i need to do to attune it to me, and after that it's sort of a part of me
if someone touches it without permission it feels super gross, and if someone destroys it i can feel it and it fucks me up for a while
so maybe the lanterns are like that, just more intense

1/2

[fogey]

And you need that item, or you can't use magic?

[fogey]

[ wait ]

What if we need the lanterns in order to survive here? What if something about them is keeping us alive?

[evocation]

that would be some hot bullshit but it sounds right

[fogey]

It'd explain why it's so crucial to keep them intact, anyway

[evocation]

yeah, it totally would
have you tried lighting anything with yours?

[fogey]

No, because I'm not an idiot.

[ sorry...wade... ]

[evocation]

hey, i'm just trying to
gather data or something
this is scientific

[fogey]

[ god fucKING help us ]

Do you know of anyone else who has?

[evocation]

besides wade?
nope
do you want to volunteer?

1/2

[fogey]

[ he actually has to stop to think about that

like.

maybe??

it is for science. ]

[fogey]

What the hell.

[ that's a. that's a yes. why not. ]

[evocation]

sweet
what are we going to stick in it?

[fogey]

No cigarettes.

[ that's a line, apparently. ]

Saw some candles at the store.