[text] @keeper; cw: character death [open]

[beaconkeeper]

Heyyy everybody. I'm the LH Keeper. I know you guys probably got some questions for me but like sit tight first OK? I promise I'll answer eeeeverything you wanna know in just a sec. There's a couple things I wanna say.

The first one being, hi! I'm Robin. It's SO good to finally get to chat with you all, like jeez I've been hella bored over here. That party you guys just put on looked really fun. :( I'm sad I missed it! But that's kinda how it goes when you're the Keeper. Rastus said there's been a lot of talk about like fulfilling our roles and stuff, and this is mine! I'm in the lighthouse because it let's me do a bunch of stuff to manage the town and help keep the world safe, but it means I'm stuck out here all by myself and I don't get to do the fun stuff I want to do sometimes. Which is why I'm so so SO happy that you guys and gals got me hooked up to the network again! Thank you so much!!! ❤❤❤

Oh right, and you guys have had a lot of questions about what I'm protecting the town from, haven't you? Me and Will talked and he's super sure it's best if HE gives you the skinny on all that since he said he would and he wants to make good on his promise, you feel? So he's gonna do that after the ferry gets here so all the new people can get the info too. Sound good? Sorry you gotta wait just a liiiittle bit longer but there's something else I think we should talk about first...

The forest spirits are still reporting the numbers so I don't know exactly how many we're up to yet but... A lot of people went missing and probably died from how things went down after the party. I'll put all the names in the next bulletin (sorry I didn't do one this week btw! things have been kinda crazy...) but if you want to ask about your friends and stuff in the meantime, I'll do my best to tell you what I know. Maybe some of them will come back? We just have to wait and see.

But... you guys probably saw this in that post Rosinante and Riku and Peter did, but just in case you didn't: Captain Winters died, and so did Five. I didn't see what happened exactly but I saw the spirits starting to come for them all and I tried to stop them but they didn't listen. They get really angry about people coming to the lighthouse or me trying to leave, even the ones that are usually really nice.

I hope they'll both come back but I don't know if they will, so, just in case... Winters would want you all to take care of the town for him and move on you know? He won't be around when the ferry comes so make sure you all fill the new people in on what's happened and how to survive here. All that really important stuff he's been telling people is up to you guys to spread around now.

*BIG SIGH* OK WELL I don't want to end on that super negative note but now I'm all sad sooo ask me questions and stuff, and Will will tell everyone about what I'm keeping the town safe from real soon. It really is nice to meet you all!!

Comments

[beaconkeeper]

Uhhh all of it, I guess? Those green eyed spirits might have something to do with it sometimes, but it's mostly just the idea of being stuck here. And having to adhere to a power system they didn't agree to.

So, like, dealing with me, lol.

I get it! I do. But if you guys don't trust me and start a mutiny, that's not going to get any of us very far. That's kinda what happened with the last group. The town was really divided on whether or not I was the enemy. It escalated, and eventually a big chunk of 'em went around killing the ones that didn't agree. Bad news.

So I guess... If you want to avoid that, the best thing to do is just think for yourself and make sure no one's jumping to conclusions. I don't really care if not everyone likes me, but we do all have to work together.

[featherknives]

well i can see from where they come from
'you have to listen to this person or you die' sounds like taking away people's freedom to choose
you know
that thing you have when you're alive and decide where you wanna go and what you wanna be?

bet those guys that went nuts felt like they were cornered with shackles on their wrists
scared animals with nowhere to go, trapped in this perpetual darkness

but you mentioned green-eyed spirit that induces madness
any more info on that sucker?

I don't think anyone's trying to start mutiny
we are just concerned what will happen next because spirits don't trust us anymore thanks to the little foghorn fiasco
even I don't dare wander further than village, and woods and wilderness is in my veins

[beaconkeeper]

I mean, I don't disagree? But don't hate the player, hate the game. The system sucks but it's not like any of us designed it, me included.

The green-eyed spirits are pretty much just... supercharged forest spirits, I guess? They're a lot like the regular ones you'll meet around town, but they can mess with your head. Make you see or feel weird stuff. It's reeeeally hard to tell what's real and what's not when you're under the influence of one.

Seeing one is super rare, though. I've never seen one before! Not in person. They tend to stay hidden. That's how they do their best work, I think. "Best".

Wait the spirits don't trust you? Have you tried talking to any of them since the party?

[featherknives]

just pointing out how things are down here
some don't crack under the pressure, some do

supercharged? alright, noted
I don't know if we'll see one but now that I know of them, how do we protect ourselves?
is there any protection from them at all even?

'sides of the postmaster and librarian i've seen no spirit near the invincible
there are some lurking in the village but
either they run away and group up with the others, in defense
or they take a threatening stance, which i can only assume it means 'don't come closer'

which makes me kind of sad.
i met a really shy one at the party...i wonder what happened to them...

whatever trust they had around is almost all gone. that's how it feels to me

[beaconkeeper]

Good question. I don't know of any ways to defend against them... But I think just knowing that they're around and can mess with your head is helpful? Then you'll know that any weird stuff happening out in the woods has a source.

Hmmm... They can be a skittish bunch. I'll talk to some of them and see if I can smooth things over. I'm sure they'll give you guys a second chance. They're good for that.