( HUNTERS - WEEK 4 )

[abhoth]

For this week, there will be no sudden loss of control for those who have signed their souls away for the greater good. As long as they're in the Curio Shop by 6:05 PM on Monday, nothing out of the ordinary will happen. All they must do is knock on the shop's door, carefully as if to not draw attention towards themselves, and the door will creak open by itself much like the previous week. As per usual, inside this strange room they'll find Craftly seated at a round table. Shelves of antiques line the walls and the smell of peppermint tea wafts through the air. A thin tendril slips across the table from Craftly's sleeve, hooking around his cup of tea. As smug as ever, he smiles to the group. "Come in, Hunters. It's time for us to begin". ( quick navigation ) ic rulebook | locations | statuses | room assignments private conversations | ic profiles | graveyard | full navigation hunter's handbook

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[nowyouseeit]

[an idea is starting to form in the back of his brain]

Craftly.

You said a large sacrifice would be required in order to bring back the dead, right? Something much bigger than the sacrifices we make on a weekly basis.

[brushes his thumb against the handle of his handgun]

Would sacrificing the being who runs this place to bring back the dead be sufficient enough? And. . . would that stop any future rituals from occurring?

[abhoth]

You can't sacrifice a god, so no. Not only is it insufficient, it's impossible. The rituals will continue regardless of what you offer.

[nowyouseeit]

[frowns deeply, visibly disappointed]

Even my weapon is useless against a god, huh.

. . . well, it was worth it to ask.

[abhoth]

[There, there. Kaito gets a bottle of chocolate milk for his troubles, tbh.]

[nowyouseeit]

[LOOK HE'S A DO-GOODER HE JUST HATES!! MURDER!!]

[takes the chocolate milk and immediately pops the lid off of it]

So what sort of things could we sacrifice to bring them back?

[abhoth]

[He frowns.]

This world runs on equivalent exchange. And I... cannot offer all the answers.

[nowyouseeit]

["equivalent exchange."]

Are you implying a life for a life, then?

[abhoth]

No, that would be the same as leaving the deceased where they are.

[nowyouseeit]

So something else, then. Something worth the value of a life. . .

[something they haven't found yet? hmmm. . . at least Kaito has lost some of that stiff wariness he arrived with, though]

Thanks for the danishes, by the way. They're pretty good. [a beat] All of my questions aside, 'm pretty glad they didn't vote to execute you at the last trial.