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...Blossom?
'Cause, I'm pretty sure Blossom exists.
'Cause, I'm pretty sure Blossom exists.
Your Name, think about it. She hops from one vessel to another with ease. She exists, but does she really? What do we really know about her? Even the Snake seems unaware.
And I'm not about to have him be made to look like a fool.
And I'm not about to have him be made to look like a fool.
Can you really trust Red? I mean, all right, I won't dismiss it entirely, but, how can she literally "not exist"? You mean she's a ghost?
I did hear a little bit of the Snake talk about her recently. I can share what I know from the Boss's own words...
[she'll retell this little interview.]
I did hear a little bit of the Snake talk about her recently. I can share what I know from the Boss's own words...
[she'll retell this little interview.]
. . . He doesn't know that much at all about what's been going on, Your Name. The truth is being obscured from him.
[ She'll recount a few conversations she's had with him. ]
That's why I've been tirelessly working to gather information for the last two weeks.
[ She'll recount a few conversations she's had with him. ]
That's why I've been tirelessly working to gather information for the last two weeks.
...Yes, I'll admit that does seem the case. I've come to similar conclusions. He sort of came here with a bad impression and then ran with it. The idea that the sheep don't want to be sheep and would rather just go home than help Blossom seemed like a surprise to him.
Though, hm... would it interest you to know what I have in my possession?
Though, hm... would it interest you to know what I have in my possession?
A complete document accounting for when the sheep went into the mist, what they encountered, their personal analysis, threat levels, what they did to prepare, what they did to inoculate themselves against the werewolf curses, and...
Their meeting with the Wolf King. Including an artistic depiction of him.
Their meeting with the Wolf King. Including an artistic depiction of him.
. . .
Interesting. And I'm assuming you shared this with the Snake already?
[ in an ongoing thread yes i know shh. ]
Interesting. And I'm assuming you shared this with the Snake already?
[ in an ongoing thread yes i know shh. ]
[ ty ;; ]
Yes. That's the rub, isn't it? I promised I would show only the Snake... per my agreement with Zenith, Clover's Shepherd. Also known as the: "I will kill you," guy.
But... maybe I could persuade him it would be in his interests if you were to know, too.
Yes. That's the rub, isn't it? I promised I would show only the Snake... per my agreement with Zenith, Clover's Shepherd. Also known as the: "I will kill you," guy.
But... maybe I could persuade him it would be in his interests if you were to know, too.
I have a workaround.
You promised you would only show the Snake. So logically, you would leave it in your room.
It isn't your fault if you left your room to tend to some things and I just so happened to sneak in through a portal to look, is it?
You promised you would only show the Snake. So logically, you would leave it in your room.
It isn't your fault if you left your room to tend to some things and I just so happened to sneak in through a portal to look, is it?
... [she sighs]
I can't do it, Faith. If I so blatantly use that sort of loophole, especially with someone as vindictive as Clover's shepherd, it's gonna spread that I'm taking them all for idiots. I need them to believe in me just enough to give me the time of day.
Heck, even telling you I have the document is just a little bit of a betrayal already, though of course it was only "not show it to anyone else."
Give me a day or two. Clover's Shepherd can be manipulated. If I can convince him you would know more than the Snake, and that you're unlikely to be a threat, I can give it to you. --Especially if you're willing to let me let it slip that I know you ask Red 'things'.
I can't do it, Faith. If I so blatantly use that sort of loophole, especially with someone as vindictive as Clover's shepherd, it's gonna spread that I'm taking them all for idiots. I need them to believe in me just enough to give me the time of day.
Heck, even telling you I have the document is just a little bit of a betrayal already, though of course it was only "not show it to anyone else."
Give me a day or two. Clover's Shepherd can be manipulated. If I can convince him you would know more than the Snake, and that you're unlikely to be a threat, I can give it to you. --Especially if you're willing to let me let it slip that I know you ask Red 'things'.
That's fine. I make it no secret that I've been seeking out information. And Clover's shepherd doesn't scare me. Let him come to me.
Thank you for trusting me.
And about the Snake, you know... sometimes people need to believe in things that just obviously aren't true. They need it to keep their emotional state grounded in the face of absolute horror. For example, the Snake's reaction to exactly what the Wolf King portrait depicted, and how his immediate jump was: "Well, he's still benevolent, he's obviously just been twisted by Blossom."
But if Blossom doesn't exist, then that's like removing a domino in a long stack he's set up.
And about the Snake, you know... sometimes people need to believe in things that just obviously aren't true. They need it to keep their emotional state grounded in the face of absolute horror. For example, the Snake's reaction to exactly what the Wolf King portrait depicted, and how his immediate jump was: "Well, he's still benevolent, he's obviously just been twisted by Blossom."
But if Blossom doesn't exist, then that's like removing a domino in a long stack he's set up.
And that's why I asked you to swear not to say anything to him yet.
What we need to do is look into this further. He told me he should be summoning more like us soon. If we can trust them to assist us, all the better. Our priority right now, beyond continuing our main mission of sowing discord in the pasture, should be gathering information so that we can give the Snake the truth.
What we need to do is look into this further. He told me he should be summoning more like us soon. If we can trust them to assist us, all the better. Our priority right now, beyond continuing our main mission of sowing discord in the pasture, should be gathering information so that we can give the Snake the truth.
Right. We can't crush his feelings. We also have to get this right. 'Blossom' might not exist, but maybe someone is using an 'illusion' of a Blossom who once existed? Like everyone claiming "I am Spartacus," or some such thing.
Ah. These Sheep are really lost without us, aren't they? It's kinda amazing, too. If Weeds like Edgelord and poison-girl weren't willing to go with them into the mist, they wouldn't have found out any of this.
Ah. These Sheep are really lost without us, aren't they? It's kinda amazing, too. If Weeds like Edgelord and poison-girl weren't willing to go with them into the mist, they wouldn't have found out any of this.
For the record, I may have to work on pushing the mist back since it's dangerous to us. The Snake is aware of this and it has his full support, since our mission is the top priority. And we can't complete the mission if we're dead.
Oh! One last thing, about Blossom being more 'an enemy you make in your mind, and not a literal entity who exists.'
If Blossom doesn't exist... then, whose blood and wool did I give to the Snake?
If Blossom doesn't exist... then, whose blood and wool did I give to the Snake?
The vessel she was occupying, of course. Why do you think I've never bothered with that?
But, I got it from her without killing her! She could technically be in the same one.
[pouting... okay she might've been imagining she was the cool huntress.]
[pouting... okay she might've been imagining she was the cool huntress.]
Mmm, no, she jumps to another vessel when she feels threatened. None of them are specifically "her."
Your puns need to be put out to pasture.
I'll show you shearing.
[tugs on her hair]
[tugs on her hair]
Owwww...
[he yanks her head back while she yelps in pain.]
[he yanks her head back while she yelps in pain.]
[Eventually Your Name takes Splash to someplace dark in the alleys of the town.]
All right, watch this shadow, and wait.
[she taps her collar]
Greatest serpent, hear my plea,
Answer this summon from she who calls thee.
Though your time is short, and there's much at stake:
Appear to us now, the one we call Snake!
All right, watch this shadow, and wait.
[she taps her collar]
Greatest serpent, hear my plea,
Answer this summon from she who calls thee.
Though your time is short, and there's much at stake:
Appear to us now, the one we call Snake!
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